Yesterday as I was trying out games that were compatible with my new bluetooth controller, I tried downloading The Dark Knight Returns (since it was a compatible game and I had purchased it when it was on sale some months back on the Play store). Well, apparently I did not have enough space to install the game unfortunately. So when it seemed as if it was near it's finish downloading, there was an error message that was on the status bar that let me know I did not have enough space. So the file did not finish downloading or installing. When I exited the install, i noticed that the storage space error was still present. So I restarted the phone. Still had the same error message and very minimal storage available when I checked the internal storage. I cleared the cache of the Play store, tried clearing dalvic cache on Titanium (wasn't sure if that'd work) and also looked in Root File Explorer for any files that may have been installed by the game. Couldn't find any files so I was unsure where they were located, but the storage was still low. I uninstalled one more app, went back to the play store, tried to continue installing, and it finished install this time. Then I quickly deleted the game and my storage space was back to normal. My question is this. Is there any way in the future where I can delete this data without having to complete an install? I am rooted on JB 2.1.1. I have Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, and some other tools. This storage error has happened on a couple different occasions and I'm wondering if there is still some partially downloaded app data still on the phone somewhere using up space. I have been unsuccessful in my search for an answer to what seems to be a fairly simple problem, but then again maybe I'm not looking in the right place. Any help would be great!
Thought this would be an easy one that somebody would have solved. No?
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I would assume its partial download data... No idea how to fix it other than guesstimating your free space and how much the app needs tho...
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I'm going to try to do that, but my estimation of available space is not always correct since some apps require more space than necessary to install. I'm referring more to what has already been done so that I can remove anything that may currently be partially installed or downloaded.
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So i have this strange problem any app that I try to install from Google Play or manually .apk i get "Out of space" message and I have 514Mb free and the app i try to install has 20mb. As it seems is a pretty common problem, but none of the fixes i found worked...
What i've tried:
1. Delete .obex files from /data/app or system/app. There is no .obex file in them.
2. Cleared cache.
3. Cleared dalvik-cache.
4. Luky patcher fixes under "troubleshooting"
5. Delete titanium backup.
None of them worked... I have the 8gb vs and 500mb are very useful...
Only solution is to free up more space...
kiarfuzzy said:
So i have this strange problem any app that I try to install from Google Play or manually .apk i get "Out of space" message and I have 514Mb free and the app i try to install has 20mb. As it seems is a pretty common problem, but none of the fixes i found worked...
What i've tried:
1. Delete .obex files from /data/app or system/app. There is no .obex file in them.
2. Cleared cache.
3. Cleared dalvik-cache.
4. Luky patcher fixes under "troubleshooting"
5. Delete titanium backup.
None of them worked... I have the 8gb vs and 500mb are very useful...
Only solution is to free up more space...
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free some space, get rid of your illegally obtained apps that you used lucky patcher on.
you cant install any apps that will take you under 500mb free space. its not an issue, its how it works. there is a reason for this. your phone needs space foe caches, or it will not run properly. also, you will notice that if you do go below, you will not be able to conbect to googles service, and your blue bars will go gray.
plus, why are you using lucky patcher? you do realize that its frowned upon? plus, it comes from a not very safe russian hacker/site.. you do realize that almost every android virus comes from that area. i cant even imagine what viruses are included in lucky patcher. maybe its even a virus affecting you.
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free some space, get rid of your illegally obtained apps that you used lucky patcher on.
you cant install any apps that will take you under 500mb free space. its not an issue, its how it works. there is a reason for this. your phone needs space foe caches, or it will not run properly. also, you will notice that if you do go below, you will not be able to conbect to googles service, and your blue bars will go gray.
plus, why are you using lucky patcher? you do realize that its frowned upon? plus, it comes from a not very safe russian hacker/site.. you do realize that almost every android virus comes from that area. i cant even imagine what viruses are included in lucky patcher. maybe its even a virus affecting you.
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I installed lucky patcher strictly for this problem, as I found in other threads here, in which it was mentioned that it may help with this storage issue.
500 mb limit seems to much... On my old Optimus 2x it was at 100mb and on Optimus one on 20 or 50mb.
If this is the case, is there a way to modify this 500mb limit?
kiarfuzzy said:
I installed lucky patcher strictly for this problem, as I found in other threads here, in which it was mentioned that it may help with this storage issue.
500 mb limit seems to much... On my old Optimus 2x it was at 100mb and on Optimus one on 20 or 50mb.
If this is the case, is there a way to modify this 500mb limit?
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then i apologize.
all my other devices it was at 100mb too, except my gnex which is at 300mb. but seriously about lucky patcher, it is probably one of the most susceptible apps for virus attack.
i dont know of any way to change this limit.
i cant get past this limit too, under 500mb it will notify me, cant install apps, but can use that space for other files.
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i cant get past this limit too, under 500mb it will notify me, cant install apps, but can use that space for other files.
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Hi, i am having this problem on MT65xx phone, the storage is showing only 17mb when connecting to PC and i cannot install any apps, let a lone external ones meant to solve the problem.. can anyone please help ??!
Is there way to remove this limit?
Sorry for digging old'ish topic. Im yet another user that is really annoyed with 500 mb limit.
Seriously I need some fix for that. anything that could work, as far as nandroid is enough to make back secure is acceptable. have xposed and so on.
I found quick workaround for installing apps, which may help, usually works. (a tiny bit, but still something!)
requires root
-get the apk file. I personally use google if aptoide fails (its somewhere in the aptoide files on /storage/emulated/0 or any other internal storage path you have.
-get root explorer or any other file manager that is able to broswe the whole android file system
-go to /data/app/ and drop there your APK file. I personally allways change its name to actual package name but honestly I dont know if thats requirement.
-change permissions to rw-r--r-- (no specials, in numbers 644)
-perform reboot
-your app is installed and ready to use.
Hello everybody,
Please forgive me if I’ve been not able to find a correct answer to my question searching in the forum…. bun now I’m going mad, so I come with the question (on my LG G2 D802 32Gb, 1x month old, rooted with Kingo, stock ROM, w/out TWRP):
Hello,
My problem is that with my LG-G2 32Gb (model number LG-D802), only rooted, with stock rom, and only a few apps installed, I’m no longer to install applications, as the system reply with “insufficient space” error message.
Actually I’ve got removed most of the images, and no MP3 are left in the handy, but even if 20Gb on 25Gb are still free (please let me know how to get a detailed view of the used space/directories, and I’ll post it here) I cannot use them to install/update applications.
I’m able to upgrade some apps from Google store, but most of them are files below 5Mb…. Applications downloaded from Firefox, or newer install from Google Store, or applications bigger than 5Mb brings in the error message.
Please help me, I’m getting crazy!
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any question.
Best regards,
Marco.
Can someone help me please?
Thanks in advance,
Marco.
Try to delete data and cache of play store and play services, but I doubt it will work. Full wipe is propably the only way to fix this, as far as I know.
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Makrilli said:
Try to delete data and cache of play store and play services, but I doubt it will work. Full wipe is propably the only way to fix this, as far as I know.
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Thanx Makrilli!
Which folders are containing cache of play store and play services?
I'd prefer to avoid a full wipe but...... is there any way to backup applications, their settings, system setting and so on, ir order to restore all of them after a full wipe in order to get back the phone with all my items, but without the insufficient space issue?
Look here maybe http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602234
Also if you go to apps/downloaded on the bottom you see used and free... How much u have there?
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In Apps/Downloaded it indicates 5.0gb free on 20gb. May it help?
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Go to settings>apps>all (I'm not sure what it is literally as I'm on aosp) and look there for google play store and google play services, and wipe their data and cache from there. About backups I'm not sure as I'm using titanium backup but it needs root to function :/
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Makrilli said:
Go to settings>apps>all (I'm not sure what it is literally as I'm on aosp) and look there for google play store and google play services, and wipe their data and cache from there. About backups I'm not sure as I'm using titanium backup but it needs root to function :/
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Using SD Maid i've been able to clean several cache/unused/lost megabytes...
Now Apps/Downloaded indicates 4.6gb used on 20gb, but still cannot install some apps.... .
I don't mean deleting some folder from internal storage. I'd just suggest to go to settings and from there delete the data of those as I suggested. Also try to delete your google account and add it again.
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anon0001 said:
Using SD Maid i've been able to clean several cache/unused/lost megabytes...
Now Apps/Downloaded indicates 4.6gb used on 20gb, but still cannot install some apps.... .
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erm so you had 5gb used before and now sd maid deleted something and now you have 4.6gb free ?
can you post a screen shot ? and then take x-plore or (or some other file manager that can do that) and long press sdcard and select properties. its gonna tell us how much stuff you have on your "sdcard"
use a file size tool. Forget which one it was, but you can get all files shown with size and sort them by size wherever they reside. Then you can google which is causing this.
I wager its a logfile thats dramatically increased. edit this one maybe: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gridsizefree
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Obviesly everybody on this thread is trying to help you and that's cool. But I really think if you have over 20 gb of free space, I think it's something else than lack of space, I and one of my classmates have had this exact same thing in the past. Only factory reset helped
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It starts to be tricky somehow....
Uninstalled old version of Whatsapp, than installed the latest sized 10Mb. (downloaded to download directory with Firefox), and everything went ok.
Downloaded (to download directory with Firefox) an application sized 11Mb, and installed with no issue at all.
Uninstalled gps program Navigon (now in settings/application/installed brings 3,6Gb used on 21Gb free)
Downloaded (from Google store) an application sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (to pc, than moved do download folder) application above sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up, so i suppose it depends not from the file size, but somehow from the application (i suppose the .apk file will be exploded to a folder that allows not enough space).
Downloaded (from Google store) an application sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (from Google store) an application sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (independently from folder) an application sized 1.26Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (independently from folder) an application sized 13.0Mb (10x times bigger than application above) without issues!!!
Any idea on what's going on in my crazy G2 32Gb?
You could try to copy everything from internal memory to computer and format your internal memory. But I don't know about formating with a pc as I've only done it with twrp :/
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Are you rooted? If you are, there might be some remaining .odex files that the system does not need. Install Lucky Patcher, start it, grant it su permissions and it should automatically remove the unnecessary .odex files.
Hi Robogo, you mean to run and than exit from Luckypatcher, without doing anythin else?
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When you run it, you should get a notification that an unused .odex file is removed.
anon0001 said:
It starts to be tricky somehow....
Uninstalled old version of Whatsapp, than installed the latest sized 10Mb. (downloaded to download directory with Firefox), and everything went ok.
Downloaded (to download directory with Firefox) an application sized 11Mb, and installed with no issue at all.
Uninstalled gps program Navigon (now in settings/application/installed brings 3,6Gb used on 21Gb free)
Downloaded (from Google store) an application sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (to pc, than moved do download folder) application above sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up, so i suppose it depends not from the file size, but somehow from the application (i suppose the .apk file will be exploded to a folder that allows not enough space).
Downloaded (from Google store) an application sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (from Google store) an application sized 5.0Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (independently from folder) an application sized 1.26Mb, and error message pops up.
Downloaded (independently from folder) an application sized 13.0Mb (10x times bigger than application above) without issues!!!
Any idea on what's going on in my crazy G2 32Gb?
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Run df from terminal and paste here
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I have the same problem... I have 5 Gb of free space, but I can't install any apps (even the ones that have a few Kbs). I read somewhere this error might happen after moving larger files in the phone, which I did, I moved about 1 Gb of music. Could somebody help me please?? Thank you.
Have you sorted your LG G2 storage problem? I am facing the sameissue
crbn said:
I have the same problem... I have 5 Gb of free space, but I can't install any apps (even the ones that have a few Kbs). I read somewhere this error might happen after moving larger files in the phone, which I did, I moved about 1 Gb of music. Could somebody help me please?? Thank you.
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Hi, I am wandering if you have found any solution?
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Hi, I am wandering if you have found any solution?
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Yes I find the solution, and sorry for late reply. If you still need it, you can send PM to me.
hello,
I am having this problem since a week now on my Galaxy S4 I9505 with CM11 rom. When I try to install a new app from the playstore or when I try to update an app, I get this insufficient storage available error. but when I go and look how much space there is available. I see there is more then 5GB+ available in the internal storage. I read a lot about it in several topics and forums and I tried all solutions and nothing worked. I tried emptying my cache, updated the rom to the latest nightly build, emptying dalvik-cache. can somebody help with this problem. its driving me crazy
any help would be appreciated
Technicalforce said:
hello,
I am having this problem since a week now on my Galaxy S4 I9505 with CM11 rom. When I try to install a new app from the playstore or when I try to update an app, I get this insufficient storage available error. but when I go and look how much space there is available. I see there is more then 5GB+ available in the internal storage. I read a lot about it in several topics and forums and I tried all solutions and nothing worked. I tried emptying my cache, updated the rom to the latest nightly build, emptying dalvik-cache. can somebody help with this problem. its driving me crazy
any help would be appreciated
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Hi mate
Is a playstore error
1 Delete the app that is giving you problems at /data/app-lib
2 If the problem continues delete the app at /data/data
3 If problem continues delete also the app at /data/app
You may lose the settings of the app , backup app before you do anything
hello,
thank you for your very fast reply. but the problem does not only persist on apps that need updates but also on new apps I never installed before. so the app doenst have any folder in one of the locations you mentioned. and let me give you another example. I downloaded xbmc apk manually en tried to install it manually and it gave me a similar error like in the play store.
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hello,
thank you for your very fast reply. but the problem does not only persist on apps that need updates but also on new apps I never installed before. so the app doenst have any folder in one of the locations you mentioned. and let me give you another example. I downloaded xbmc apk manually en tried to install it manually and it gave me a similar error like in the play store.
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Hi
But what about the ones that need update , did you delete the folders of those to see if it helps?
Also clear data and cache from google play framework
Do you use ROM Manager to create Nandroid backups? Or ClockworkMod Recovery in general?
If so you may very well have your nandroid backup tacking up all that space.
ROM Manager defaults to save your backups in the internal storage and then hides the files so they can't be accidentally deleted.
This results in the file manager showing available space that really isn't available.
Delete the old nandroids or move them to the external SD card to make room.
I installed the new google calculator app with dark theme yesterday and it was working fine until today where the app itself disappeared and i can't find it in settings or disabled apps, i tried to reinstall the apk but it shows this, i tried from the play store and it shows this, i tried to use a method i used before to bypass this kind of issues by slightly changing the package name in an apk editor app and it used to work, now it's just giving me "problem parsing the package"
please any help
Another user reported the app had occupied 1GB space on his phone, so the app seems buggy.
If you cannot clean the apps memory/cache in settings/apps anymore and uninstall then I would suggest you search for the com.google.android.calculator folder(s) on your phone and manually them. Then from TWRP also wipe dalvik cache and cache on next start and for the time being, until Google fixes it, use another calculator.
I am happy with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shaytasticsoftware.calctasticfree (only 2.9 MB and better reviews than Google).