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[Q] Where did my storage go?

I just installed CM10 for my first ROM. Following the guide I found I tried to create a back up while in Recovery mode, but it hosed up somewhere during the process. I decided I didn't need to do the backup anyway since I have Titanium but am wondering if that backup is where my storage has gone. I've actually gone in and erased the backup folder from Windows file browser but there is still at least 5 GB unaccounted for somewhere.
Any ideas?
Apparently I can't submit a link for a screen shot of my device's storage so here it is broken down
Total Space 13.24GB
Apps 1.62 GB
Pictures, videos 5.66GB
Audio 200 KB
Downloads 368 MB
Available 602 MB

Download ES File Explorer. Hit the menu and select where it says "manager" and then Select "SD Card Analyst" it will scan the internal storage and then take a screen shot of that or analyze this yourself and it should pin point what is taking up all the storage.

ÜBER™ said:
Download ES File Explorer. Hit the menu and select where it says "manager" and then Select "SD Card Analyst" it will scan the internal storage and then take a screen shot of that or analyze this yourself and it should pin point what is taking up all the storage.
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Thank you that helped. ClockworkMod still had a lot in that backup folder even though it showed it empty earlier.

Sliger said:
Thank you that helped. ClockworkMod still had a lot in that backup folder even though it showed it empty earlier.
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Yeah gotta delete that on the phone through a file manager. Glad of worked.
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Internal sdcard problem

I have just installed aurora light rom yesterday, and today I found that I can not move any app to my internal "sdcard".
Inside CWM recovery, if I choose "choose zip from internal sdcard", I can see the internal card without problem.
If I use ES explorer, inside the folder: "mnt" I can see two other folders: "sdcard1" and "sdcard". "sdcard" is empty and "sdcard1" has my backups, and other files.
If I go into Storage, I can not see the options of the "sdcard", but I can see that I have almost 2GB for an USB storage.
So, what should I do to have be able to use my internal "sdcard" again?
Thanks for any help.

You can't move any apps to internal sdcard without repartitioning that. Actually you aren't even then moving apps to it, you just take some space from it and put that space to data partition.
Here's instructions for repartitioning: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112857
P.s. Do nandroid backup before repartitioning, you might need it
(It can factory reset your phone and hide your statusbar, if that happens just restore backup and you are good to go)
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zazza8 said:
You can't move any apps to internal sdcard without repartitioning that. Actually you aren't even then moving apps to it, you just take some space from it and put that space to data partition.
Here's instructions for repartitioning: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112857
P.s. Do nandroid backup before repartitioning, you might need it
(It can factory reset your phone and hide your statusbar, if that happens just restore backup and you are good to go)
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Thanks.
One question: The phone uses that memory for what?

alexmbra said:
Thanks.
One question: The phone uses that memory for what?
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Do you mean internal sdcard? If so phone doesn't use that memory at all. It's basically like your external sdcard except you can't move apps to it. You can use it for documents, photos, backups etc.
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zazza8 said:
Do you mean internal sdcard? If so phone doesn't use that memory at all. It's basically like your external sdcard except you can't move apps to it. You can use it for documents, photos, backups etc.
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So, it is save to partition that memory to have more space for applications? And why almost all phones just reserve only so little space if has all that space there?

alexmbra said:
So, it is save to partition that memory to have more space for applications? And why almost all phones just reserve only so little space if has all that space there?
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Yes, if you want you can even take all space from internal sdcard to data partition.
It's unusual to have internal storage, external sdcard and internal sdcard like in our U8800. Most of the phones don't have internal sdcard.

Thanks. I already did the new partition. I have more space now.

alexmbra said:
Thanks. I already did the new partition. I have more space now.
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Good :thumbup: Use thanks button if I really helped
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Miscellaneous files takes up 29 gb of space?

I have a rooted note 3 running beans and when I was dling a few apps it then said insufficient space. I checked and it says that miscellaneous files are taking up 29 gb of space. Anyone had this happen and/or no a fix? Thanks !
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Someone thumbnails files grab too much of space. Look for that.

I use the app called DiskUsage from the Playstore to identify what is taking up space on my phones/tablets. It will read the internal drive and the external as well then lay it out in a nice table. You are then able to delete things from right within the app.

sohebq said:
Someone thumbnails files grab too much of space. Look for that.
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Thanks for that suggestion. But how do I do that?
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CreekDirt said:
I use the app called DiskUsage from the Playstore to identify what is taking up space on my phones/tablets. It will read the internal drive and the external as well then lay it out in a nice table. You are then able to delete things from right within the app.
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I downloaded disk usage app but what exactly am I looking for that may be causing the miscellaneous file usage? Thanks !
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So I did a clean install of beans to see if that may fix the issue but it didn't change anything at all. Any help would be appreciated !
I don't believe it's any of my backups because they are on my ext card.
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go to your internal memory then find a folder called dcim. You will find a folder called .thumbnails delete it and voila
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lesalloum said:
go to your internal memory then find a folder called dcim. You will find a folder called .thumbnails delete it and voila
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Thanks but that didn't change anything
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When I click on miscellaneous files it shows
System memory 29.56 gb
Then lists
Viber 16.35 mb and other items listed down in decreasing size.
Anyone know how I can increase my storage ?
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Anyone have a fix?
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If you have made a backup through recovery, it takes up a lot of space. Also, Titanium Backups also takes up a huge amount of space. If your recovery is CWM, you should check a folder labeled clockworkmod. You will see how much a cwm backup takes. I believe the clockworkmod folder doesn't get deleted if you do a factory reset or if you unroot your device. Don't quote me on this. I may be wrong.

jtambis6 said:
If you have made a backup through recovery, it takes up a lot of space. Also, Titanium Backups also takes up a huge amount of space. If your recovery is CWM, you should check a folder labeled clockworkmod. You will see how much a cwm backup takes. I believe the clockworkmod folder doesn't get deleted if you do a factory reset or if you unroot your device. Don't quote me on this. I may be wrong.
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Thanks for your response! I haven't made any backups with titanium as of yet. I am not sure if safestrap uses CWM or TWRP but I believe it's the latter. But all my backups were stored on my external sd card. Is it possible for it to be stored on the internal along with the external even if I pointed it to the external ?
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Titanium Backups is made internally. I'm not familiar with TWRP but CWM should have an option for internal or external. I use System Tuner Pro and it has a feature where it gives you a breakdown of all your heavy apps in memory. So far for me on my Note 3, it has been clockworkmod taking up 3.93GB and N.O.V.A. 3 coming in second at 2.4GB. I don't have many apps but I do have games that takes up alot of space such as Real Racing 3 (2.01GB), NOVA 3 (2.46GB),Need For Speed Most Wanted (2.02GB)

jtambis6 said:
Titanium Backups is made internally. I'm not familiar with TWRP but CWM should have an option for internal or external. I use System Tuner Pro and it has a feature where it gives you a breakdown of all your heavy apps in memory. So far for me on my Note 3, it has been clockworkmod taking up 3.93GB and N.O.V.A. 3 coming in second at 2.4GB. I don't have many apps but I do have games that takes up alot of space such as Real Racing 3 (2.01GB), NOVA 3 (2.46GB),Need For Speed Most Wanted (2.02GB)
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I will try system tuner pro but Its funny because I used an app called my drives and it says I 16gb of free space but that's contrary to what my device actually states and the fact that I can't add any more apps etc at this point. I have moved apps/data to the sd card as a temp fix until I can free up space another way. TWRP has that same option to backup to internal and external and I chose external so I'm lost as to what's taking up that space. Under miscellaneous files it says system memory 29 gb used and lists viber 16mb and others in decrease sizes.

cnotes2019 said:
I will try system tuner pro but Its funny because I used an app called my drives and it says I 16gb of free space but that's contrary to what my device actually states and the fact that I can't add any more apps etc at this point. I have moved apps/data to the sd card as a temp fix until I can free up space another way. TWRP has that same option to backup to internal and external and I chose external so I'm lost as to what's taking up that space. Under miscellaneous files it says system memory 29 gb used and lists viber 16mb and others in decrease sizes.
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In CWM, there is an option to "free unused data". I chose this option once on a whim not knowing what it exactly does. After my phone rebooted, I checked my storage and I surprisingly gained a few GBs in space.

jtambis6 said:
In CWM, there is an option to "free unused data". I chose this option once on a whim not knowing what it exactly does. After my phone rebooted, I checked my storage and I surprisingly gained a few GBs in space.
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I will see if TWRP has that option as that would be great !
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Just simply connect your phone to pc via cable. Now browse all folders inside phone storage, make sure you have selected to show hidden files. monitor the storage of each folder. This will help you in finding the culprit folder.

I have the same issue with my note 3 running the same rom. Let me know if you come up with a fix

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cnotes2019 said:
I have a rooted note 3 running beans and when I was dling a few apps it then said insufficient space. I checked and it says that miscellaneous files are taking up 29 gb of space. Anyone had this happen and/or no a fix? Thanks !
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download DiskUsage from the play store to figure out what is taking up so much space. usually the problem is with the Android folder, delete the media under the android folder.
to be sure what folder is taking all the space go to your setting, then go to your storage then look at the miscelanous folder and and check how much gb/mb you need to get rid of.. check if the storage match the same size, then delete that folder.
in my case it was the media files under the android folder, i just deleted the whole folder and whala.

[Q] Why my android phone is not showing the correct free space?

I have a SG S4. its internal memory is 8.91 GB (available for my use)
Now the Used space is 4.52 GB (I checked through EX File Explorer app,including hidden folders)
So the free space should be around 4.3 GB, but there is only 1.48 GB free space available now. I have cleared all cache data too.
I cant understand what happened to the remaining 3 GB. I mean, I dont have any data which could consume 3 GB memory, even any apps.
1. What could be the reason for this?
2. Is it possible to retrieve that 3 GB. If so, how can i do it?
I want a solution without resetting the device.
Anyone please help me out with this.

mrgreen53 said:
I have a SG S4. its internal memory is 8.91 GB (available for my use)
Now the Used space is 4.52 GB (I checked through EX File Explorer app,including hidden folders)
So the free space should be around 4.3 GB, but there is only 1.48 GB free space available now. I have cleared all cache data too.
I cant understand what happened to the remaining 3 GB. I mean, I dont have any data which could consume 3 GB memory, even any apps.
1. What could be the reason for this?
2. Is it possible to retrieve that 3 GB. If so, how can i do it?
I want a solution without resetting the device.
Anyone please help me out with this.
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Hi mate ,
Did you make anandroid backip in your internal SD?????

HI Max, Thank u for the response.
you mean backup of my apps? No, there is no backup of any apps in my internal memory.
I have checked each folder by folder through ES File explorer app. I cant find any files occupying the above mentioned 3 GB space.
Any suggestions?

mrgreen53 said:
you mean backup of my apps? No, there is no backup of any apps in my internal memory.
I have checked each folder by folder through ES File explorer app. I cant find any files occupying the above mentioned 3 GB space.
Any suggestions?
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Hi mate ,
No I meant nandroid back up , check the clockworkmod folder and see if there is any data in there

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate ,
No I meant nandroid back up , check the clockworkmod folder and see if there is any data in there
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This. CWM recovery hides the nandroid very well, so it doesn't show up at all. And a nandroid of a touchwiz ROM takes up just about the missing 3gb of space you have lost.

Get space back ?

Hello |
After installing custom rom , and making a nandroid backup of original rom (without app installed) , I was left with 800 mb
free on the internal memory.
How can i gain more memeory?
To flash again and wipe internal storage as well ?
Thanks.

Your backup is probably taking up significant space, possibly several gigabytes. Look in the TWRP directory and copy the backups off the device and delete them from the device (or better yet, just backup to an SD card). Otherwise to go Settings - Storage and tap Internal Storage and see what is taking up the space, and delete as necessary, pay attention to Cached data space, that can easily grow to several gigabytes as well, tapping that will prompt you delete all app cache data which is generally safe to do.
Will wiping internal storage help? lol... yes, of course it will if your space is used up by files in internal storage.

Thanks
Even after moving backup to external sd. There is only 4 GB free, out of 16 GB. App is about 2 GB .
It seems strange ........

alfi07 said:
Even after moving backup to external sd. There is only 4 GB free, out of 16 GB. App is about 2 GB .
It seems strange ........
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You only have about 8GB available to begin with...
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O.K
acejavelin said:
You only have about 8GB available to begin with...
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Thanks.
That explain everything.:good: