I was browsing through my files using astro and I noticed I had three folders all of which have the same files/folders in them while also being the same size (6.9gb). I was curious if anyone knows which one is safe to delete? They are wasting space on my nexus 7 that I would like to free up. Or are they mandatory for the device to function?
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You're seeing the same stuff, it's not taking up 3 times the space. For Christ sake don't delete from any of the locations as you'll be deleting your stuff.
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OK thank you. Do you happen to know why it does that?
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OK thank you. Do you happen to know why it does that?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link
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You're seeing the same stuff, it's not taking up 3 times the space. For Christ sake don't delete from any of the locations as you'll be deleting your stuff.
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Hey that's confusing, because when I view the files in Astro it says that I have 10.79GB in /storage and 3.60 in /storage/sdcard0, /storage/emulated/legacy and /storage/eumated/0 respectively. It looks like it's being duplicated.
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Hi I have a rooted n7 stock 4.1.2, I can't seem to delete a ringtone "hangout_dingtone.m4a" I am using ES File Exploer with SU permissions. Every time I delete it and reboot my n7 the files come back. The file is one file but when done a search shows up in two places, if I rename it in one place it renames in the other place as well. The files are located in /data/media/notification/hangout_dingtone.m4a and /storage/sdcard0/notification/ hangout_dingtone.m4a is there any way I can delete it from both locations? The reason why I want this done is because they show up multiple times in the default sounds menu.
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That's because they are exactly the same location!
Just delete it from sdcard.
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Youd think it would go away, but after a reboot there it is back in the folder. /sdcard/notification
any other way you can think of?
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Cant figure out what I can do to delete this ringtone... anyone have the same problem?
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Cant figure out what I can do to delete this ringtone... anyone have the same problem?
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/system/media/audio/ringtones
Read the original post please.
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Ok, I deleted both hangout ring/ding tone files from notifications. Rebooted the phone and ding is back again.
Based on the name, it belongs to Google+, so I would say the app reinstalls the file if it is deleted.
Either leave the file alone or try freezing/uninstalling Google+.
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How would you suggest I freeze google plus app?
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JrGenuine said:
How would you suggest I freeze google plus app?
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Use Titanium Backup.
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I have cm10.1 on my nexus 4. I suddenly got a message telling me my storage is full. I am really confused because android tells me it is full but I got a storage analyzer app that tells me I only used 6gb(this is about what I think I used). Can someone please help me.
I couldn't get the screenshots to upload here so that is why I have the links below.
Thanks in advance.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8wF6Jvm0Z6dOXhTa2UzNVlzT3M/edit
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8wF6Jvm0Z6dLVRPNzZRajNsVVE/edit
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It's broken. Now donate the phone to me.
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Do you have any Nandroid backups on your phone? They don't show up in that storage tab in settings. They are also pretty big files.
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I hadn't noticed that thanks.
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Hi i just charged my nexus 4 and just placed it beside me and after a few minutes i opened the phone and saw i was at 97% with media server at top please look at the keep awake is that the one draining my battery
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Was just wondering if it is normal to have the media server with that keep awake and is this a wake lock?
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poyskie said:
Hi i just charged my nexus 4 and just placed it beside me and after a few minutes i opened the phone and saw i was at 97% with media server at top please look at the keep awake is that the one draining my battery
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Or maybe it's the 3g connection.
You have a corrupted media file somewhere in your storage. Find it and delete it.
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I only opened the 3g for the Xda app..do you think it might be because i left real racing 3 on the background? If its a corrupted file hire do i find it?
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You have a corrupted media file somewhere in your storage. Find it and delete it.
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This is what I heard too. Google really needs to fix this problem soon.
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So how can i find the corrupted file?
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You can use this:
http://bit.ly/LcEeVr
Disable it once the re-enable Media Scanner.
what can I do? I go into gallery, then it's usable for 4 seconds, then closes. I've went into app info and cleared data and cache. I've wiped cache partition. nothing seems to work. it was usable yesterday. rooting has gotten me so many issues. my gallery thumbnails are over 9 gb gallery issues... please help. thanks
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Did it start to happen after rooting? What root method did you use and what rom are you on?
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no, I've been rooted since may. it started this morning. and i think i used twrp method to root. I'm not using a rom. Idk how to.
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no, I've been rooted since may. it started this morning. and i think i used twrp method to root. I'm not using a rom. Idk how to.
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Ok, you're running stock firmware. Are you storing pictures on the external sdcard? I'm thinking you have a corrupted file. Are the pics backed up any where? Corrupted file would explain the large thumb nail size.
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really? well uh my laptop died too.... (I'm in a MAJOR technological crisis... and to top it off, I just underwent a surgery on my foot which makes living with these issues 100X more frustrating) I'll backup all pics onto my new computer and delete my SD card and restore pics.... but the thing is, one time I'd unmounted and completely removed the SD card and it still showed a 9 gb thumbnail. how can the file get corrupted? I've never done anything to it. but the major issue I'm having right now is the gallery app crashing on me... i am able to view pics and videos through other app galleries like quick pic... but I really want to use stock gallery cause it has weather tags as well... i just like the extra details.... -_- haha. Thx and look forward to your reply.
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really? well uh my laptop died too.... (I'm in a MAJOR technological crisis... and to top it off, I just underwent a surgery on my foot which makes living with these issues 100X more frustrating) I'll backup all pics onto my new computer and delete my SD card and restore pics.... but the thing is, one time I'd unmounted and completely removed the SD card and it still showed a 9 gb thumbnail. how can the file get corrupted? I've never done anything to it. but the major issue I'm having right now is the gallery app crashing on me... i am able to view pics and videos through other app galleries like quick pic... but I really want to use stock gallery cause it has weather tags as well... i just like the extra details.... -_- haha. Thx and look forward to your reply.
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Before you do all that, have u tried to clear gallery cashe in app manager under settings. If not it's worth a try...
thanks for trying to help, I mentioned that I already did that in the first post . I'm actually thinking of unrooting later. but idk... I mean iPhone was so much easier to use and even I thought it was an overrated phone. perhaps I should just use galaxy s4 uprooted so everything will just be bearable to use...
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thanks for trying to help, I mentioned that I already did that in the first post . I'm actually thinking of unrooting later. but idk... I mean iPhone was so much easier to use and even I thought it was an overrated phone. perhaps I should just use galaxy s4 uprooted so everything will just be bearable to use...
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Rooting has nothing to do with your problem.
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Rooting has nothing to do with your problem.
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well is there any other solution
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ahura999 said:
well is there any other solution
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Take your sdcard out and see if out still crashes. What size and brand of card do you have. 64 gb SanDisk have caused some problems.
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I have a 64 gb class 10 San disk..... oh no lol. what do I do -_-
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A lot of people have been having problems with them. I haven't paid that much attention to what the fix is other than Samsung cards seem to work. Google "64 gb SanDisk xda" and you should find threads that discuss the problem. Sorry I can't help more but I think that's your problem.
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44016102
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A lot of people have been having problems with them. I haven't paid that much attention to what the fix is other than Samsung cards seem to work. Google "64 gb SanDisk xda" and you should find threads that discuss the problem. Sorry I can't help more but I think that's your problem.
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44016102
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thanks
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A lot of people have been having problems with them. I haven't paid that much attention to what the fix is other than Samsung cards seem to work. Google "64 gb SanDisk xda" and you should find threads that discuss the problem. Sorry I can't help more but I think that's your problem.
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44016102
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now my camera keeps crashing-_-... i think I'm going to unroot... would backing up and restoring via titanium backup affect this?
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ahura999 said:
now my camera keeps crashing-_-... i think I'm going to unroot... would backing up and restoring via titanium backup affect this?
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I'm not sure I understand the question. But if you restored system apps with tibu, yes it could cause problems. You should rarely if ever restore system apps. If you do a batch restore with tibu only restore missing apps and not any system data and apps.
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I'm not sure I understand the question. But if you restored system apps with tibu, yes it could cause problems. You should rarely if ever restore system apps. If you do a batch restore with tibu only restore missing apps and not any system data and apps.
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well, i rebooted my phone and it let my camera app run again... i haven't opened my stock gallery app for a while now... I've been using quick pic... and when I opened the galley app it ran perfectly for about 15 seconds(very very slight lag from not opening it in a long time) and then crashed... i really want this problem to be resolved..
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any more ideas? this is frustrating -_-
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I'm encountering the same issues. If I clear Gallery data and restart the phone, sometimes the Gallery will stop crashing. But it will always crash again soon....
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I'm encountering the same issues. If I clear Gallery data and restart the phone, sometimes the Gallery will stop crashing. But it will always crash again soon....
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are you rooted as well?
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Ok, you're running stock firmware. Are you storing pictures on the external sdcard? I'm thinking you have a corrupted file. Are the pics backed up any where? Corrupted file would explain the large thumb nail size.
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how can I find the corrupt file? is there an app?
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Guys I've inadvertantly disabled the above app but for the life of me a can't find it to re-enable it any idea where I should be looking
Thanks
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nickslg said:
Guys I've inadvertantly disabled the above app but for the life of me a can't find it to re-enable it any idea where I should be looking
Thanks
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Go to Settings>Apps> View all apps and find your app in the list. open it and enable it
Tried but its not in there
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If it's disabled, it won't be in alphabetical order with your other apps. It will be at the very end of the list.
In the settings menu it is named Contacts.
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You sure you froze the app and didn't accidentally deinstalled it?
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It's called Contacts.
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nickslg said:
Tried but its not in there
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Re-Check, the name might be. Contacts or it may be on the end of the list
If it's not, then try re-installing your rom or you can manually push the apk to /system/app/
thanks for all the help guys ive sorted it now
Same problem with People App
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thanks for all the help guys ive sorted it now
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How did you sort it out? I installed Overstock rom on my nexus 4 and after that I am unable to add contact. I cleared data from Settings->Apps-> Contact storage , still no luck.. Can you please explain what steps you took to sort it out.