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Is the only way to wipe the sd card is to use CWM? Is there any other way? Also, will this have any negative effects to the device? Does the system require specific folders to work/run?
First you need to make a backup of your rom using CWR, or i prefer 4ext ( mainly cause i can enable usb mass storage while in recovery once plugged into pc)....
2nd ..You should copy all contents from ur storage by connecting ur phone to pc
3rd. place existing folders from sdcard storage to a backup folder a.k.a Nexus 7 backup folder. This will also include your backup under clockworkmod/backup/xxxx_xx_backup.
4th...format sdcard in recovery(4ext) allows for multiple partitioning options..
5th..once formatted...download any ro and boot up..once booted up compare all folders in sdcard to those of backup on pc u created earlier and copy folders to new formatted sdcard..
6th.. note you created the backup earlier which is housed in the clockworkmod/backup folder on pc. Make sure u copy that folder onto sdcard along with i.e dcim, movies, pictures, gameloft..etc...etc..basically all files from ur pc folder that contains all the sdcard contents explained in step 3.
Hope this helps
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First you need to make a backup of your rom using CWR, or i prefer 4ext ( mainly cause i can enable usb mass storage while in recovery once plugged into pc)....
2nd ..You should copy all contents from ur storage by connecting ur phone to pc
3rd. place existing folders from sdcard storage to a backup folder a.k.a Nexus 7 backup folder. This will also include your backup under clockworkmod/backup/xxxx_xx_backup.
4th...format sdcard in recovery(4ext) allows for multiple partitioning options..
5th..once formatted...download any ro and boot up..once booted up compare all folders in sdcard to those of backup on pc u created earlier and copy folders to new formatted sdcard..
6th.. note you created the backup earlier which is housed in the clockworkmod/backup folder on pc. Make sure u copy that folder onto sdcard along with i.e dcim, movies, pictures, gameloft..etc...etc..basically all files from ur pc folder that contains all the sdcard contents explained in step 3.
Hope this helps
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I am not on any custom Rom at the moment. I'm currently running stock and stock kernal.
All I wanted to do was start fresh since my storage has become some what messy and unorganized. I already made a back up using cwm. I just wanted to wipe the sd card in the device. I already have my important files backed up including ePub, mp3, apk files etc
I'm just concerned that if I wipe the sd, the nexus 7 won't run the way it should.
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I am not on any custom Rom at the moment. I'm currently running stock and stock kernal.
All I wanted to do was start fresh since my storage has become some what messy and unorganized. I already made a back up using cwm. I just wanted to wipe the sd card in the device. I already have my important files backed up including ePub, mp3, apk files etc
I'm just concerned that if I wipe the sd, the nexus 7 won't run the way it should.
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Settings>storage>erase USB storage
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Settings>storage>erase USB storage
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I dont see erase USB storage as an option.
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Use ADB from the CMD :
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
Take a look with what I am dealing with in the screen shot. It says the system has 13 GB in the system but only 3 GB left. If you add up all the apps you can easily see there is no way I used 10 GB of storage. It just doesn't add up. Can't really figure out what's going on.
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Take a look with what I am dealing with in the screen shot. It says the system has 13 GB in the system but only 3 GB left. If you add up all the apps you can easily see there is no way I used 10 GB of storage. It just doesn't add up. Can't really figure out what's going on.
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I think you have the "Dead Space" that android commonly sees.
Like you already asked you need to reformat your tab etc, that is THE ONLY way to return the dead space back into usable.
Maybe: backup and restore->factory reset, is the option you are looking for?
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I think you have the "Dead Space" that android commonly sees.
Like you already asked you need to reformat your tab etc, that is THE ONLY way to return the dead space back into usable.
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Maybe: backup and restore->factory reset, is the option you are looking for?
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If I do the factory reset, I have a few questions.
One, will it cause me to lose root?
Second, will it also wipe the storage card? ( I would assume so)
Third, I never heard of this dead space issue. Why does this happen?
Don't know about root. But that should be easy enough to get back. I was ballsy enough to press the option thought it would prompt me before wiping and it did .
See screenshot.
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Don't know about root. But that should be easy enough to get back. I was ballsy enough to press the option thought it would prompt me before wiping and it did .
See screenshot.
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Thanks for that. I am currently trying to back everything up at the moment. I'm nervous but I'm going to give it a shot. Let you know how it goes.
I was thinking, maybe if I went in to staples and showed them that the storage card was showing me incorrect info, maybe they would swap it ouf for me for one of the newer 32 gb ones. I'd even pay the $50 difference if the 16gb drops down to $200
Might be worth a shot lol
bustinstugots24 said:
Thanks for that. I am currently trying to back everything up at the moment. I'm nervous but I'm going to give it a shot. Let you know how it goes.
I was thinking, maybe if I went in to staples and showed them that the storage card was showing me incorrect info, maybe they would swap it ouf for me for one of the newer 32 gb ones. I'd even pay the $50 difference if the 16gb drops down to $200
Might be worth a shot lol
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Okay, so I reset the tablet and nothing really has changed. It didn't format the storage because pretty much everything I had it in there before is still there except for music and videos etc. i still have root access. I still only have 3 gb available so something is definietely wrong. I'm just not really sure what to do. The system even rebooted in tablet mode which I had it set to before. What does anyone think the next step should be?
bustinstugots24 said:
Okay, so I reset the tablet and nothing really has changed. It didn't format the storage because pretty much everything I had it in there before is still there except for music and videos etc. i still have root access. I still only have 3 gb available so something is definietely wrong. I'm just not really sure what to do. The system even rebooted in tablet mode which I had it set to before. What does anyone think the next step should be?
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Anyone that can help?
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Anyone that can help?
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If you've formatted your system you're not a noob so you've probably already done this too, but run ES File Explorer > Manager > SD Card Analyst.
Do you use CWM to backup you roms?
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If you've formatted your system you're not a noob so you've probably already done this too, but run ES File Explorer > Manager > SD Card Analyst.
Do you use CWM to backup you roms?
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I grew the balls to just format the SD card using CWM. I was pretty nervous but it did reboot and it wiped everything.
I now have 13.0 gb free out of 13.2. Pretty pleased. Finally!.
I was also able to keep root as well.
Nice. Thanks for finding this out for the community!
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Nice. Thanks for finding this out for the community!
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No problem. I was really nervous. In all honesty though there has to be another way. I mean I have root access obviously. Lets say you get some regular user who doesn't know much and they just want to wipe their device clean. What exactly are you supposed to do? why isn't a factory reset wiping out the storage card? It is very strange.
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No problem. I was really nervous. In all honesty though there has to be another way. I mean I have root access obviously. Lets say you get some regular user who doesn't know much and they just want to wipe their device clean. What exactly are you supposed to do? why isn't a factory reset wiping out the storage card? It is very strange.
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Because the SD card is where you store pictures, music and other stuff, a factory reset wiping that would be a long process(copying it off then back on) and most of the time not required
and the space not showing up in storage settings menu, it only shows stuff in the default android locations, just a fyi
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I have a 16GB Nexus 7 that I'm about to pass on to a family member as I just bought a 32GB Nexus 7. I have a full back-up of the 16GB made with ROM Manager. Can I copy that back-up file onto my 32GB and then use it as a Restore or Recovery file? I'd love not to have to redo all the programs and configurations I have but I don't want to screw something up. If that won't work (or even if it will) is there another way to accomplish the same thing? Or should I just start from scratch on the 32GB?
Titanium backup is really good, and if you have the pro key you can batch restore.
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I've used Titanium Backup before and have seen its benefits. That would certainly be a time-saver compared to restoring everything from scratch but not, I don't think, a replacement for CLONING the entire O/S (or whatever it's called). Right now my 32GB Nexus 7 isn't even rooted, although I'm assuming I'll have to root it in order to have the level of control I'd need to do a full recovery. My central question is whether using the Recovery process on the 32GB to implement the installation that I have on my 16GB would work or whether it would brick my 32GB or something.
The only things I can think of involves rooting, so if you don't want to do that... Sorry I can't help
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You should be able to do a nandroid backup and restore the data to the new device. I've done that with my Mytouch 4G and Nexus One before, not sure if there is anything different with the N7. Worth a try.
Can you do a Nandroid backup on a device that doesn't have an actual SD card? The Nexus 7 has a portion (partition?) of it's internal memory that it designates as the SD card. If the Nandroid backup copies the entire internal memory of a device, wouldn't that mean that it was trying to copy the partition where its own backup file existed (meaning that the contents were changing as it was backing up)? Or would Nandroid ignore that partition? I'm willing to give it a shot, I'd just like to have the benefit of whatever experience exists about its feasibility. And -- I have NO hesitation about rooting the Nexus 7 32GB. I've rooted every Android device I've ever owned. Is there a preferred rooting method for the Nexus 7? I can't remember what I used to root my 16GB Nexus 7. Maybe SuperOneClick?
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Can you do a Nandroid backup on a device that doesn't have an actual SD card? The Nexus 7 has a portion (partition?) of it's internal memory that it designates as the SD card. If the Nandroid backup copies the entire internal memory of a device, wouldn't that mean that it was trying to copy the partition where its own backup file existed (meaning that the contents were changing as it was backing up)? Or would Nandroid ignore that partition? I'm willing to give it a shot, I'd just like to have the benefit of whatever experience exists about its feasibility. And -- I have NO hesitation about rooting the Nexus 7 32GB. I've rooted every Android device I've ever owned. Is there a preferred rooting method for the Nexus 7? I can't remember what I used to root my 16GB Nexus 7. Maybe SuperOneClick?
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nandroids do NOT copy internal memory. so you are good. you can attempt to backup/restore a nandroid from one device to another, but i wouldn't suggest it.
however, a Titanium backup of all your user apps with their data would probably be your best bet.
just make a backup of your user apps and data
copy the important files on the internal memory of the 16gb to your PC
unlock and root your 32gb, move the files over from the PC to the 32GB, download titanium backup, and restore the user apps with data. and it will be it.
OK, I can see the wisdom of using Titanium backup to move most of the programs and settings and NOT to attempt restoring a Nandroid backup from the 16GB onto the 32GB. One last question -- what is the preferred way to root a Nexus 7 now? I have read a TON of postings on the subject but don't have a clear picture of what method (if any) is generally considered to be the most reliable and flexible way to root these devices. I am able to use ADB to root manually but I don't fully understand what I'm doing, I just try to carefully follow the instructions. I would prefer an "automated" process if a preferred one exists.
Hey I'm having a similar situation and was wondering if using Nexus Root Toolkit to back up would work?
Yes, you can clone via Nandroid between different storage size devices.
I did it last Saturday from my old 16Gb to my new 32Gb.
Did a full Titanium Backup and a Nandroid backup with CWMR. I then copied all of internal storage (including the Nandroid) to a folder on my desktop machine (it took about half an hour to transfer about 9Gb, gotta love Asus I/O speeds).
One I got my new 32Gb, I turned it on, used Nexus 7 Toolkit to unlock it and install CWMR, then rebooted with it plugged into my PC (at the Select Language screen).
Then I copied all the files from my desktop back over (took another half hour) and once that was done, I rebooted into CWMR and did a restore and wiped cache/dalvik and battery stats.
From there I rebooted, let Dalvik rebuild itself, and I was back to my old setup, everything working, widgets and all. Storage was also correct, I had 21Gb free.
Ran Titanium Backup again, made sure all my apps were reattached to the market, and life was good. Google does see it as a new device, however, so you may need to de-authorize your old device in Google Play Music, other than that no worries.
You don't really need to have a Titanium Backup, Nandroid will do everything that needs to be done, I just liked having the safety net.
I'm having a lot of problems with Nexus 7 Toolkit. On my new 32GB Nexus 7 I've got USB debugging checked. I'm connected to my Windows 7 PC as "Media Device MTP" (my only other choices is Camera PTP). I can get to Fastboot no problem. When I start Nexus 7 Toolkit my device is recognized and a serial number is generated. I've unlocked my bootloader (during boot up the Google logo now shows an unlocked padlock). But when I try to get it to root it goes through several steps and several restarts until it generates the following error messages: "adbd cannot run as root in production builds", "error: protocol fault (no status)", then the daemon starts successfully and I get "failed to copy root\su to system/bin/su : read-only file system" and "failed to copy root\superuser.apk to system/app/superuser.apk : read-only file system", then finally two "unable to chmod" error messages about those two actions.
I assume that all of this stems from one problem but I can't figure out what it is. Help?
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I'm having a lot of problems with Nexus 7 Toolkit. On my new 32GB Nexus 7 I've got USB debugging checked. I'm connected to my Windows 7 PC as "Media Device MTP" (my only other choices is Camera PTP). I can get to Fastboot no problem. When I start Nexus 7 Toolkit my device is recognized and a serial number is generated. I've unlocked my bootloader (during boot up the Google logo now shows an unlocked padlock). But when I try to get it to root it goes through several steps and several restarts until it generates the following error messages: "adbd cannot run as root in production builds", "error: protocol fault (no status)", then the daemon starts successfully and I get "failed to copy root\su to system/bin/su : read-only file system" and "failed to copy root\superuser.apk to system/app/superuser.apk : read-only file system", then finally two "unable to chmod" error messages about those two actions.
I assume that all of this stems from one problem but I can't figure out what it is. Help?
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Which root option are you choosing in N7 Toolkit? Option 3 is your best bet, as it doesn't rely on ADB for the heavy lifting, as it slides the root access in via Recovery.
lesdense said:
OK, I can see the wisdom of using Titanium backup to move most of the programs and settings and NOT to attempt restoring a Nandroid backup from the 16GB onto the 32GB. One last question -- what is the preferred way to root a Nexus 7 now? I have read a TON of postings on the subject but don't have a clear picture of what method (if any) is generally considered to be the most reliable and flexible way to root these devices. I am able to use ADB to root manually but I don't fully understand what I'm doing, I just try to carefully follow the instructions. I would prefer an "automated" process if a preferred one exists.
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I am about to do the same thing from one Nexus 7 16Gb to the latest Nexus 7 32Gb and I will again use Wugfresh's Root Toolkit method. It is a simple system and one can unroot at the end of the process. I did that to get to KitKat.
Hi there XDA !
I can`t find an answer for my problem..even google did not helped me!
I bought Nexus 7 32Gb GSM (tilapia) to try out Ubuntu Touch and to play with other OS`s and roms. I flashed the device many times with native roms and with Multirom so the last events are: removed all secondary roms (Plasma active,ubuntu core and ubuntu touch), removed multirom with multirom_uninstaller, upgraded bootloader to 4.23, upgraded radio to 1231_0.18.0_0409, flashed stock Android 4.3 and installed again Multirom (multirom_v12_n7-signed) with kexek kernel, installed Bodhi linux.Then I tried to put back again Ubuntu core and the process was stopped with msg like "there is not enough space".When i check in "Storage" tab in Android the info is Total space 6.02Gb and available 5.81Gb..
Is there any junk left after the old roms and how can I fix this mess?
Please help!!!
I remember I was having a lost memory issue, not nearly as bad as you, but if you have root Explorer or some way to get to /data/media/0/multirom check the ROMS folder and ensure it is empty. If it isn't, then you still have old ROMS there. Not sure if that will help but let me know
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bass0324 said:
I remember I was having a lost memory issue, not nearly as bad as you, but if you have root Explorer or some way to get to /data/media/0/multirom check the ROMS folder and ensure it is empty. If it isn't, then you still have old ROMS there. Not sure if that will help but let me know
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I`m sorry but I can`t find /data/media/0/multirom ! The folder /data is empty ! Right now I don`t have multirom installed. I used Root Browser and ES Explorer cause Root Explorer is payed
Is there someone who can help me ?
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I`m sorry but I can`t find /data/media/0/multirom ! The folder /data is empty ! Right now I don`t have multirom installed. I used Root Browser and ES Explorer cause Root Explorer is payed
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If /data is empty then you have no files on your SD card I'm guessing? If you have files on your SD card then you are looking at the data folder in your SD card and you need to get a root app which allows you to see the data folder on the root of your system
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Blown_ouT said:
Hi there XDA !
I can`t find an answer for my problem..even google did not helped me!
I bought Nexus 7 32Gb GSM (tilapia) to try out Ubuntu Touch and to play with other OS`s and roms. I flashed the device many times with native roms and with Multirom so the last events are: removed all secondary roms (Plasma active,ubuntu core and ubuntu touch), removed multirom with multirom_uninstaller, upgraded bootloader to 4.23, upgraded radio to 1231_0.18.0_0409, flashed stock Android 4.3 and installed again Multirom (multirom_v12_n7-signed) with kexek kernel, installed Bodhi linux.Then I tried to put back again Ubuntu core and the process was stopped with msg like "there is not enough space".When i check in "Storage" tab in Android the info is Total space 6.02Gb and available 5.81Gb..
Is there any junk left after the old roms and how can I fix this mess?
Please help!!!
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I had the same problem and it was caused by nandroid backups, duplicated 0/0/0/0 folders (with allll my files mirrored) and misc junk items in my system. I used disk view app to determine where all my space went and deleted all the appropriate files. This was on my 16gb N7, which lost 12gb once. That's how I was able to recover most of that space. Now, whenever I do nandroids on my 32gb N7, I move them to my computer immediately. I also make sure to clean up with root cleaner every so often, wipe cache and dalvik, etc. Get the disk view app, it will show you where your space has gone. I was able to recover almost all of my lost 12gb on my 16gb N7 by doing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382756
I understand this is an old thread, but I recently had the same thing happen AGAIN on my Nexus 7 32gb. This time I updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.4. After the flash, I had 6gb of usable space. I reflashed 4.2.2 to no avail, updated my recovery, and checked all my files/folders. I found an interesting, unexpected solution...
I upgraded my bootloader to 4.23, then I re-locked it, and then re-unlocked it. Voila, it was back to my normal space (something like 27gb usable). I read somewhere this worked for someone else, so I tried it, and it worked. Locking & unlocking the bootloader could help others reclaim their missing unused space.
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I understand this is an old thread, but I recently had the same thing happen AGAIN on my Nexus 7 32gb. This time I updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.4. After the flash, I had 6gb of usable space. I reflashed 4.2.2 to no avail, updated my recovery, and checked all my files/folders. I found an interesting, unexpected solution...
I upgraded my bootloader to 4.23, then I re-locked it, and then re-unlocked it. Voila, it was back to my normal space (something like 27gb usable). I read somewhere this worked for someone else, so I tried it, and it worked. Locking & unlocking the bootloader could help others reclaim their missing unused space.
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An alternative that is much easier if you're familiar with fastboot is:
fastboot format system -w
It completely erases your rom and the entire user data partition. The partitions will have to be reformatted in recovery, but you'll be sure that there aren't any orphaned folders anymore.
brandon_edge1994 said:
An alternative that is much easier if you're familiar with fastboot is:
fastboot format system -w
It completely erases your rom and the entire user data partition. The partitions will have to be reformatted in recovery, but you'll be sure that there aren't any orphaned folders anymore.
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I'm always happy to learn new methods- the more, the better. Thanks! Also wanted to add, I didn't have to update the bootloader, I just chose to. It would have also worked had I simply locked & unlocked the BL. It was super easy & didn't have to reformat anything. Anyway, I have a list of commands I'm compiling & saving for future use, so I'll add yours to the list.
absinthesummer said:
I understand this is an old thread, but I recently had the same thing happen AGAIN on my Nexus 7 32gb. This time I updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.4. After the flash, I had 6gb of usable space. I reflashed 4.2.2 to no avail, updated my recovery, and checked all my files/folders. I found an interesting, unexpected solution...
I upgraded my bootloader to 4.23, then I re-locked it, and then re-unlocked it. Voila, it was back to my normal space (something like 27gb usable). I read somewhere this worked for someone else, so I tried it, and it worked. Locking & unlocking the bootloader could help others reclaim their missing unused space.
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I had the same problem with my 32gb nexus 7 2012. And this method worked. Thanks man.:good:
pol359 said:
I had the same problem with my 32gb nexus 7 2012. And this method worked. Thanks man.:good:
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No problem, glad it worked! Worked for me (twice haha)
I've been loading Rom after Rom on my S4 and settled on the GoldenEye 29 Rom.
Now.....after all is said and done, when plugged into my PC, it's only showing 9.57gb total.
16 gig phone.......... Strange??
I'm going to do a full factory wipe to bring i tback to the way it came out of the box
and start over.........How?? How to format the entire phone? EVERYTHING....bring
the directory structure back to normal?
Thanks.
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I've been loading Rom after Rom on my S4 and settled on the GoldenEye 29 Rom.
Now.....after all is said and done, when plugged into my PC, it's only showing 9.57gb total.
16 gig phone.......... Strange??
I'm going to do a full factory wipe to bring i tback to the way it came out of the box
and start over.........How?? How to format the entire phone? EVERYTHING....bring
the directory structure back to normal?
Thanks.
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Bloatware.
dssking said:
I've been loading Rom after Rom on my S4 and settled on the GoldenEye 29 Rom.
Now.....after all is said and done, when plugged into my PC, it's only showing 9.57gb total.
16 gig phone.......... Strange??
I'm going to do a full factory wipe to bring i tback to the way it came out of the box
and start over.........How?? How to format the entire phone? EVERYTHING....bring
the directory structure back to normal?
Thanks.
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If you want to bring it back like new use Odin and flash the same firmware you're currently on back onto the device
But the amount of storage you have does not look unreasonable. Did you make any nandroid backups? They take a lot of space
Edit, a search found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40717698
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Hey Guys.
But we are using custom roms. So how would it still take up the extra 6 gigs missing? Or am I forgetting something?
Unless I am missing something, you are not going to see more than that. I think the area that Samsung set aside is not changeable. And your numbers are consistent with what others report. My 32gb phone shows 23.81 availabe and 13.11 free after taking into account what I have loaded. It won't show 32gb. I am also running CM11 M6, a light rom in comparison to TW roms.
If I am off on this you more techy guys can set me straight--
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Hey Guys.
But we are using custom roms. So how would it still take up the extra 6 gigs missing? Or am I forgetting something?
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The partition sizes are set. Custom roms don't change those. Userdata is what you have available the rest is allocated by android. Even if you don't use all the space in other partitions you don't have access to that storage
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The partition sizes are set. Custom roms don't change those. Userdata is what you have available the rest is allocated by android. Even if you don't use all the space in other partitions you don't have access to that storage
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Thought So--:good:
Understood................makes sense. Good thing about the SD slot...........
I know what you're going to say, and before you say it, look at this (imgur . com/4tFTFBB) and tell me what I'm doing wrong because I sure as hell don't have any idea.
P.S. if Android has a ~4 gig partition on available space I'm going to look real stupid.
Do you use CWM? The backups for that don't show but but obviously use a lot of data. If not then this is an error, you can fix with factory reset.
If CWM was a part of TWRM then I installed it. I never explicitly installed anything by that name though.
Edit: About a year ago I had installed all the stuff I needed to root the phone but after much tinker I finally soft-bricked it and had to do a factory reset. At that time I had TWRP installed so I could flash Roms and whatnot, I noticed ~4gigs was missing after I installed Xcom:EU but I've looked for any file pertaining to xcom to no avail. I updated the OS, at the time, in an attempt to get Android to somehow recognize the missing space, but again, no dice.
P.S. I'm sorry I didn't add this information earlier.
If you have a 16 gb device you'll end up with about 12 gb of usable space. The other 4 is used by android for it's partitions
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So the 8 gig Nexus 4 doesn't have more than 1 gig of storage space?
Nyshan said:
So the 8 gig Nexus 4 doesn't have more than 1 gig of storage space?
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Android uses 3+ gigs,I don't remember the exact number. So for the 8 gig device you'll end up with around 5 that's usable.
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So, moral of the story, I'm still missing ~4 gigs which is completely unaccounted for and doesn't come back even after a factory reset.
You'll have to flash factory image then.
use an app callrd disk usage to check if its really "missing" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Yeah, apparently Android uses a full 4gigs for it's OS. I remember having more room on my device a year ago but I guess I'm just making pointless posts.
Sorry guys, case dismissed.