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[BUG] Insufficient Storage Space Available during App install or market update

Tried searching but didn't find any old topic about it.
However i recall reading some members complaining about this
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i always make sure i have enough space to do an upgrade, or install a new app
however this error keeps poping up very often
another similar error is
Unknown
error - 18​
these 2 errors are very easy to reproduce when you select the UPDATE ALL button in Market
or even when trying to upgrade or install 3 or more apps at a time
seems like whatever is the default size for the TEMP cache is too small
If any one knows which line of code we can edit to assign it more space, that should solve the problem

I've gotten this and I have hardly anything installed so it was obviously a mistake. I tried to install right after and it worked fine. There's so many random bugs on this thing. Ugh
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I get this every so often on my phone as well. It's moderately annoying, but usually just trying to reinstall the app works for me.

i fixed my problem with getting unsuccessful downloads. this is what i did... open titanium backup, press backup/restore, find download manager in the list of apps and press on it, then press wipe data. and it worked

Just thinking loudly !!!
Could not your problem be related to USB ON/OFF mode? i.e. you might be trying to install an app from the market while your phone attached to your PC via USB and USB mode is ON on the phone. So, your SDCard is read only mode somehow.

aktorun said:
Just thinking loudly !!!
Could not your problem be related to USB ON/OFF mode? i.e. you might be trying to install an app from the market while your phone attached to your PC via USB and USB mode is ON on the phone. So, your SDCard is read only mode somehow.
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Worth looking into, but it should only be an issue if he's using apps2sd (or whatever it's called in Gingerbread). Apps are installed to /data/apps unless you've pushed them to the sdcard.

simms22 said:
i fixed my problem with getting unsuccessful downloads. this is what i did... open titanium backup, press backup/restore, find download manager in the list of apps and press on it, then press wipe data. and it worked
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this is a great idea, definitely worth giving it a shot
i did the same but it was only done for the market app, not yet for the download manager

aktorun said:
Just thinking loudly !!!
Could not your problem be related to USB ON/OFF mode? i.e. you might be trying to install an app from the market while your phone attached to your PC via USB and USB mode is ON on the phone. So, your SDCard is read only mode somehow.
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that's not the cause
as it works fine (install / upgrade) if i just hit retry
if the USB was mounted, it would always fail to access the internal SD, the market will always be unable to download/install

simms22 said:
i fixed my problem with getting unsuccessful downloads. this is what i did... open titanium backup, press backup/restore, find download manager in the list of apps and press on it, then press wipe data. and it worked
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this worked for me and fixed the problem, thank you for the info.. had this bug for ages =)

Same problem for me, I have stock 2.3.2
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happened to me twice today updating my apps but when you reinstall it goes through

i only had the problem on custom ROMs
after i flashed back to stock ROM it works great
i can hit "update all" and 15+ apps are downloading/installing at the same time without problem

I continue to have these market problems with CM7 - and had exactly the same with custom roms on my Hero
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Seems to be IO related. I can reproduce by copying large files to/from /system or /sdcard
Large being defined as 25MB+

I only get this error when i try to install 2 apps at the same time. I.e. when my apps r being restored from market after factory reset. Or when an app from market is being installed and i try to install one downloaded from xda at the same time
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I have also been getting this error on stock 2.3.3

I get this error too, and I'm not rooted. It happens when I press 'update all'. When I manually update that app after the error, it updates just fine.
It's not really annoying or anything, it just happens. But it's not related to Custom ROMs.

simms22 said:
i fixed my problem with getting unsuccessful downloads. This is what i did... Open titanium backup, press backup/restore, find download manager in the list of apps and press on it, then press wipe data. And it worked
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thank you for this!

simms22 said:
i fixed my problem with getting unsuccessful downloads. this is what i did... open titanium backup, press backup/restore, find download manager in the list of apps and press on it, then press wipe data. and it worked
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That's what's worked for me when I've had this issue come up on my Vibrant. I can't attest to it being an update problem with the ROM or a problem with the footprint restored when I reload my apps using Titanium, but the Wipe Data has done the job.
All else failing reinstalling the app has worked. The one time the reinstall didn't (error code message instead of insufficient storage) I had to wipe the cache for the Market (Google Play) app to get it to work.

What is 'system data'?

Can any one shed some light on what system data is on my N4s storage?
I assumed it was the os but that's partitioned and I then have the 5.8gb that's available...
Thanks!
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Most likely the OS.
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The OS takes up part of the 8gb to leave me with 5.8 though.. Anyone else?
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adaimespechip said:
The OS takes up part of the 8gb to leave me with 5.8 though.. Anyone else?
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Are you using CWM and if you do, what version are you using?
When I just got the phone, I had the same problem as you after I install a buggy version of CWM. Basically CWM made a backup to some folder that there's no way for you, CWM, or the system to tell where the heck it is.
I got rid of that by restoring my phone to stock then started using TWRP (try it, you'll like it)
Edit: Also, look at /data instead of /sdcard
/sdcard is an emulated folder, /data is more accurate since it's where stuffs are actually stored.

thats HUGE for system data. i only have 270MB used for it

Yeah I did but that was so long ago.. It could be that I guess. You suggest erasing the whole thing and restoring my apps?
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Well, I got that back in CWM 6.0.1.6, which is like a month a go. A life time for the Nexus 4. There is a way to trace these folders using ADB, but I wiped my entire phone before I read the post so I don't know if the method works.
What I did was wiping everything (including system) then restore to stock. It was a little bit overdone, I guess restore to stock would do the trick. Just remember to back up /sdcard to your computer.
Edit: I was so annoyed by that wasted 1.7MB that I basically nuked the phone lol
bassmadrigal said:
If you are rooted and have adb set up on your computer, you can find out what folders are using the most space by using the commands below, then change into that directory and run the command again.
Code:
adb
su
cd /
du -hd 1
--find the largest folder and change directory (cd) into it - if you find you no longer want to continue in the folder you are in, you can cd .. to get to the previous folder or cd / to get back to the root of the filesystem--
Code:
cd large_folder
du -hd 1
rinse
repeat
????
profit
This will allow you to find what folders are using the most space and can eventually lead you to any large files and can then let you find out if you can delete them or if you need to keep them.
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What application are you using to get that information?
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netsyd said:
What application are you using to get that information?
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DiskUsage 3.4
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mariosraptor said:
DiskUsage 3.4
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What he said - one of my must have apps..
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KyraOfFire said:
Well, I got that back in CWM 6.0.1.6, which is like a month a go. A life time for the Nexus 4. There is a way to trace these folders using ADB, but I wiped my entire phone before I read the post so I don't know if the method works.
What I did was wiping everything (including system) then restore to stock. It was a little bit overdone, I guess restore to stock would do the trick. Just remember to back up /sdcard to your computer.
Edit: I was so annoyed by that wasted 1.7MB that I basically nuked the phone lol
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Thanks! Will try when I'm back home!
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Okay no luck - Have totally reset the device and still have 1900mb of system data showing....
EDIT: Fixed - Flashed new CWM recovery and it WAS a backup i'd taken weeks ago.. deleted it and now have 200mb system data.

adaimespechip said:
Okay no luck - Have totally reset the device and still have 1900mb of system data showing....
EDIT: Fixed - Flashed new CWM recovery and it WAS a backup i'd taken weeks ago.. deleted it and now have 200mb system data.
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So is it safe to assume that the space is from backups? I posted my situation here

There didn't seem to be a clear answer here so :
System data is the space taken up by files outside of the special sdcard directory.
Android is treating the emulated SD card as being 8Gb/16Gb (- the hidden partitions) and not taking into account space taken up by files outside of the special directories.
In the Settings > Storage screen you will also notice that the free space and used space do not add up, this difference is the 'system data'.
Apps from Google and those with root access commonly write to directories outside of the sdcard.
Google Music is particularly guilty of taking up space without reporting it properly, from the Settings > Apps menu you can see how much space the music application is taking up, and clear it if desired.
Backups are also likely to be eating a large amount of that space, from CWM or TWRP or another source.
These are outside of the sdcard to prevent you from accidentally deleting them.
They can normally be move/removed from within the application that made them, or with a root file manager.
You probably want to keep some working backups, I generally store them on a cloud service or external disk with only the latest on the phone.
You will not get the 'system data' down to 0 as some space is for actual system files, you should be able to get it below 500Mb easily, or just be happy once you know where the space has gone.
I hope that helped.

[Q] How can I Transfer apps and all data from old Nexus 7 to a new one??

Just bought a new 32GB Nexus 7 clearance sale to upgrade from my "early adopter" 8GB 7. Damn Google for not putting a Micro SD card slot (like my 10" ASUS TF) on the Nexus 7, so how can I transfer all my apps, settings and data to my new Nexus 7 ... without doing a Rooting?? (not interested in Rooting my devices). I have about 6GB of used space on my old Nexus 7 with Apps, setups and data.
There has to be a way to do it via cloud, Micro USB via a PC, or using my LAN NAS? Someone has to have had to do this before?
Thanks

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I love how you post screen shots. I really do, but you need to start explaining what it is and where to get it.
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graydiggy said:
I love how you post screen shots. I really do, but you need to start explaining what it is and where to get it.
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He highlighted "Nexus root toolkit" in the third pic. Honestly, what more could you possibly want? Google is not a pay per use service. Neither is the xda search bar. What he "needs" is a thank you for his kindness in helping someone out.
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cobrajocky said:
Just bought a new 32GB Nexus 7 clearance sale to upgrade from my "early adopter" 8GB 7. Damn Google for not putting a Micro SD card slot (like my 10" ASUS TF) on the Nexus 7, so how can I transfer all my apps, settings and data to my new Nexus 7 ... without doing a Rooting?? (not interested in Rooting my devices). I have about 6GB of used space on my old Nexus 7 with Apps, setups and data.
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There are several ways to do this, but they all require root afaik - what you want to do is low-level data handling, and those operations normally require root access.
1) You could use a toolkit to backup and restore your data partition.*
2) You could backup your data partition with custom recovery and restore it to new rom.*
3) You could use a backup app like titanium or ROM Toolbox to backup and restore your apps and data.
I think all of the above methods require root. * Note: * To be able to backup and restore your entire data partition (including PAID apps which are normally encrypted), you need to have playstore encryption disabled, which also requires root.
When I switch between roms, I do a backup with all of the above 3, just to be safe!

rebel1699 said:
He highlighted "Nexus root toolkit" in the third pic. Honestly, what more could you possibly want? Google is not a pay per use service. Neither is the xda search bar. What he "needs" is a thank you for his kindness in helping someone out.
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In my OP I specifically stated I was NOT interested in Rooting. So the information was not of any help. There is no reason that I can see for Rooting to simply move files, Apps and data. Apps are not in the Root, are self contained and I'm not wanting to move the OS or the OS settings.
From feedback I got on another forum a comprehensive Backup app like Helium backup may well do this by putting the BU on my linked PC. But I am still open to suggestions (that DON'T include Rooting) from those that have had this same problem, transferring from an old 7 to a new one.

cobrajocky said:
In my OP I specifically stated I was NOT interested in Rooting. So the information was not of any help. There is no reason that I can see for Rooting to simply move files, Apps and data. Apps are not in the Root, are self contained and I'm not wanting to move the OS or the OS settings.
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The screenshot highlights you don't need to be rooted in order to use the backup and restore.
FWIW, I would use Helium.

gumbald said:
The screenshot highlights you don't need to be rooted in order to use the backup and restore.
FWIW, I would use Helium.
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Thanks, I am leaning toward the use of Helium too. But still open to ideas.

May I necro this thread and ask a continued version of the same question? Hoping so because here I go.
I too would like to copy/backup data from my Nexus 7. I'm an inexperienced user and Google led me here. I'd prefer not to have to root the Nexus, as I hear horror stories about making it a "brick". I tried Helium, BUT.....
Helium can't be used on anything but the owner's profile. I have virtually nothing of interest on the owner profile, and everything I want to back up is on the secondary restricted profile.
So, is there a way to get around that? I've heard of the Nexus Root Toolkit posted above. Will that backup primary and secondary user accounts, without rooting? And if I do have to root it, is that Toolkit beginner-friendly enough to be safe, or should I just resign myself to losing all that data anyhow?
(Curse Android and Google for not doing this already, they must know it's a much-demanded function!)
Thank you to any who can give me a little more info on the topic.

Factory reset led to boot loop?

I'm on an s5 neo, rooted but using the same software it came with.
I decided to try a factory reset, as I had done a few things I can't undo, like removing mtp application, with a root app remover whose restore function doesn't work on this device.
I was also thinking, that instead of personalizing everything, and downloading everything, and then debloating, I thought I'd start fresh and then debloat first.
Thank *god*I had gotten brave enough to download and install twrp and make a backup, that back up is where I am coming to you from now.
I used the twrp recommended wipe for the reset, not custom wipe. Worked fine. Powered back on. All looked well until I came across a screen that said "just a sec..." For an extremely long time, like 10 minutes...
Why wouldn't it fully turn on, any ideas? As of now I can't factory reset ever again.... :/ and I'd like to be able to.
I hasn't disabled anything crazy and could reboot normally before I tried the wipe. I just don't get what went wrong?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I cant even start off with a new rom I don't think, they're all made for the 903m or 903f versions of this phone, and I'm on the international 903w. I'm guessing some thing significant is different or else it would just be called the 903.
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what did you wipe in the custom wipe?
also this http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/rom-somewhat-incomplete-edition-v0-1-t3295464

I want to say it wiped data cache and dalvik cache
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I want to say it wiped data cache and dalvik cache
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Well, with a bootloop you can go to recovery and recipe, then wipe data then go to advanced options in twrp and delete the Android folder in both internal and external and that should fix the issue
Recipe? I should proof read this stuff before I post it. It should have said reset, not recipe

Like, as in deleting the "system" folder, should I have wiped that too?
Or would that totally erase this current android version? And I'd be even more stuck?
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Pawprints1986 said:
Like, as in deleting the "system" folder, should I have wiped that too?
Or would that totally erase this current android version? And I'd be even more stuck?
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No, go to advanced options, file manager, then to either storage, touch the Android folder, hit the check mark in the lower right, select delete, swipe to confirm. Do this with both storages. It's not the system folder and doesn't contain anything that isn't rebuilt upon boot. But it does contain stuff from your previous install that is known to cause bootloops when going from an Android version to another. Nothing to worry about when you delete those folders. It's been the source of tons of bootloops for me

So, the android folder, in my case, I think I've only got the one internal storage path. I'd have to double check but I'm pretty sure. I have technically for some reason a bunch of storages called "USB drive". But I think they're all empty. And I think sd card and emulated lead to the same place. Its a weird setup lol
I just took a screen shot of it, I'll add it in here
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Pawprints1986 said:
So, the android folder, in my case, I think I've only got the one internal storage path. I'd have to double check but I'm pretty sure. I have technically for some reason a bunch of storages called "USB drive". But I think they're all empty. And I think sd card and emulated lead to the same place. Its a weird setup lol
I just took a screen shot of it, I'll add it in here
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Don't do it from within the system. Do it from within twrp
Here, I made a little video. I'm a 100% amateur videographer, so go easy on me lol

High Storage Capacity Usage after 7.1.1

***I tried searching for an existing thread but couldn't find one so if there is one that somehow didn't see please redirect me.
After updating to 7.1.1 using the image file from google (w/full factory reset and i'm not rooted either is that's important) my storage is showing that the System is using 92.3GB of my 128GB. How is that even possible!?
Anyone else run into this?

Crazypinoy9 said:
***I tried searching for an existing thread but couldn't find one so if there is one that somehow didn't see please redirect me.
After updating to 7.1.1 using the image file from google (w/full factory reset and i'm not rooted either is that's important) my storage is showing that the System is using 92.3GB of my 128GB. How is that even possible!?
Anyone else run into this?
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Wipe your cache In storage and delete heavy apps

boxguy1 said:
Wipe your cache In storage and delete heavy apps
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I appreciate the reply but I don't think you're fully understanding my issue that I've stated. The issue is that the System itself is showing as taking up 92.3GB of storage. Plus, wiping my cache would be a fraction of that amount and would be negligible.
Like I stated already, this is specifically the System being populated and is only happening after updating to 7.1.1 with a completely fresh install. All i did was install my apps afterwards....
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My apps are taking up exactly 5.37GB of storage. Here's a storage analysis from ES File Explorer of my app usage:

Crazypinoy9 said:
I appreciate the reply but I don't think you're fully understanding my issue that I've stated. The issue is that the System itself is showing as taking up 92.3GB of storage. Plus, wiping my cache would be a fraction of that amount and would be negligible.
Like I stated already, this is specifically the System being populated and is only happening after updating to 7.1.1 with a completely fresh install. All i did was install my apps afterwards....

My apps are taking up exactly 5.37GB of storage. Here's a storage analysis from ES File Explorer of my app usage:
My apps are taking up exactly 5.37GB of storage. Here's a storage analysis from ES File Explorer of my app usage:

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Have you tried wiping everything in TWRP and formating then going. Back to stock with NRT toolkit

boxguy1 said:
Have you tried wiping everything in TWRP and formating then going. Back to stock with NRT toolkit
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For now I'm saving that as my next step if I can't get any other suggestions today.
***side note, I'm currently doing a full nandroid backup (including apps/data) and it's telling me that it's backing up 8.47GB

Do you have a ton of nandroid backups? That's a ton of space.
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Do you have a ton of nandroid backups? That's a ton of space.
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Nope. Like I said, this is showing up after a fresh install of 7.1.1. I was just doing a nandroid backup preparing to do a full format.
I ended up doing a full wipe, still shows up as 92.31 GB of system storage usage. Then I just got done doing another fresh install of 7.1.1 from a brand new image download from Google. Still the same. After doing another full wipe after doing another fresh install it's still showing the same. I've done full wipes using the TWRP and I've tried a full wipe using the stock reset function with the stock recovery. No go...
Nothing seems to work...

Crazypinoy9 said:
. . .Then I just got done doing another fresh install of 7.1.1 from a brand new image download from Google. . .
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Does this mean you flashed a factory image? If not, read up on this thread;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928/page524
Do not use a toolkit. Learn to do it manually first. Use fastboot and manually flash all of the factory image files. If the problem persists after a factory image flash, you could contact Google or Huawei and report the issue and see if they will replace it for you.

Have had this happen to me in the past. You will need to wipe your storage and start with a clean flash with whichever, ROM or factory image.
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Before that you could root your device to get full access to the file system to find where's your space is going. Also a simple df -H in android terminal will tell you the real remaining space on /data without even rooting. If there's an inconstancy raise a google problem report.

When you said "full factory reset" you mean you used the flash-all.bat from factory image?
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HI all, to answer some of your questions:
1. Yes, i manually flash all images, not through a rootkit
2. Yes, I used flash-all.bat
3. Yes, I am rooted and have checked to make sure of the exact amount of storage the entire system is actually using.
a. found out that the system itself was occupying just over 3GB
b. while doing a full nandroid backup (including data) it stated that it was backing up roughly 8-9GB
Here's the very weird part of this that I stumbled on last night. I ran the whole process again from formatting (including storage) and manually flashing images. Once it was done I ran through the google setup process with a "fresh" install (vs restoring from cloud backup). Upon checking the system storage usage it was perfectly normal. 4GB out of 128GB. Here's the twist. I proceeded to do a factory reset, and through the initial google setup process, this time I used a restore from my google cloud backup. After the process was completed, and setup was done. The system storage was showing 92.31GB of usage. ?????????
In order to test out what was happening I pulled out my Huawei P9 and formatted it, did initial google setup including restoring from the same account backup. When it was done I checked the system storage and whaddya know...it's normal at around 4GB. Just for ****z and gigglez I tried the same on my older S6 Edge. Same thing. System Storage usage was normal after using the restore function from the cloud backup.
Why would my backup through Google cause that? and why would it only affect my Nexus 6P?

Crazypinoy9 said:
For now I'm saving that as my next step if I can't get any other suggestions today.
***side note, I'm currently doing a full nandroid backup (including apps/data) and it's telling me that it's backing up 8.47GB
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Okay good luck

Crazypinoy9 said:
3. Yes, I am rooted and have checked to make sure of the exact amount of storage the entire system is actually using.
a. found out that the system itself was occupying just over 3GB
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So df -H /data reports the same usage?
/system is by design like 3GB (and nearly full) so the "system" in settings must also account for other things than /system. Only /data has that amount of data.
Once you've confirmed that /data is indeed so much used, download an app like Disk Usage to spot what's eating your space?

I think your issue is flashing the userdata partition.
Instead of doing the flash-all.bat, manually flash each file separately.
Skip flashing the userdata portion - only format userdata - and then when all are done, format cache and reboot.