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!IMPORTANT! - CHECK FOR POSSIBLE DATA CORRUPTION​
Quick Steps to check for possible data corruption:
1. Navigate to LOST.DIR Folder in Internal/External SD card using any file explorer (My Files, ES File Explorer, Astro Explorer, etc.)
2. If this folder is empty then you have nothing to worry about - no data corruption! Otherwise, delete ALL of these files (Labelled with various numbers)
3. Reboot device/Restart media scan for internal/external SD card
4. If files reappear straight after reboot/rescan, then there's a possibility that there are damaged files located on the phone or your SD card is damaged/error with file system used.
[If LOST.DIR folder remains empty after reboot/rescan then your SD card/DATA is safe]
Locating damaged files:
- Open the file using any file explorer (My Files, ES File Explorer, Astro Explorer, etc.) and choose to open as "Text" [Alternatively, you can connect/mount it to your PC and open the files with notepad]
- Text should indicate location of possible corrupted file, navigate yourself to this file
- Make backup of file on PC
- Reboot device/Restart media scan for internal/external SD card
- Check LOST.DIR again if any files are recreated, if files are again recreated, then move to next section.
SD card is damaged/error with file system used:
- If you are using a lagfix (especially those with EXT2 as LOOPS), then disable them and/or return to the RFS file system.
- Reboot device/Restart media scan for internal/external SD card
- Check LOST.DIR again if any files are recreated, if files are again recreated, then I would suggest you reflash your ROM and repartition/format
- If LOST.DIR files continue to reappear instantly after a reboot/rescan, then I would suggest you flash back to stock and contact your device maker for warranty claims.
Possible Causes for creation of files in LOST.DIR:
- Improperly turning off device, such as pulling out battery when device is still on
- Interrupted media scan
- Files copied for PC were corrupted initially
- Damaged SD Card
- Fake SD card
- Disconnecting your device when mounted as mass storage device to your PC (without first properly unmounting it)
Evidence/Reference: http://tinyurl.com/4bccju4
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x86-Dark said:
I have 1022 files in my LOST.DIR in the Micro SD :/...and only 2 in the sdcard.
I think i have some corruption issues...
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Having lots of files in your LOST.DIR does not necessarily mean that you have any data corruption - As noted by some users, it is safe to have these files, but I believe if these files continuous reappear in LOST.DIR, right after a reboot, then you have might have a problem
Delete the files, reboot, and navigate back into LOST.DIR folder and if files are recreated then you possibly have data corruption, if LOST.DIR folder remains empty then you do not have to worry about data corruption
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EXTRA INFO (Edited by me - thanks to rschenck for clarification/original post):
The LOST.DIR is where the system stores orphaned, damaged or corrupted files it finds during the file system check as it boots up. It would be expected that most all of you will have at least a few orphaned files in there. They are perfectly safe to delete, however, if after rebooting the system, MORE files are created in LOST.DIR then these aren't orphans, they are corrupted files and could signal a problem.
Hopefully when you delete them, they will not be replaced at reboot and you will gain some peace of mind that their is no evident DATA/SDcard Corruption/failure
This is a very important housekeeping/maintenance procedure to extend the lives of our phone, especially for those using EXT2 or loops.
Best of luck,
Peter
My lost.dir folder is empty.
I didn't use a lagfix for quite some time though.
I only recently used and ext4 lagfix which has been enabled for about a month or so.
Qazz~ said:
My lost.dir folder is empty.
I didn't use a lagfix for quite some time though.
I only recently used and ext4 lagfix which has been enabled for about a month or so.
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Then your ext4 file system is good to go I'm using ext2 and my lost.dir fodler is empty too
Wrong section and useless post (as it was in speedmode section) as its too panicky and unnecessary (it is perfectly safe to have these files, and even if we have we don't need to remove lagfix, just switch on the brain).
dupel said:
Wrong section and useless post (as it was in speedmode section) as its too panicky and unnecessary (it is perfectly safe to have these files, and even if we have we don't need to remove lagfix, just switch on the brain).
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Oh .... I'm sorry. If a moderator sees this post as useless then please feel free to delete it. Was just trying to help
my lost.dir is empty, and i haven't use lagfix
I have 1022 files in my LOST.DIR in the Micro SD :/...and only 2 in the sdcard.
I think i have some corruption issues...
/sarcastic mode on
I never wanted find out this thread
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Oh .... I'm sorry. If a moderator sees this post as useless then please feel free to delete it. Was just trying to help
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Why? I found it so usefull...Thanks!
x86-Dark said:
I have 1022 files in my LOST.DIR in the Micro SD :/...and only 2 in the sdcard.
I think i have some corruption issues...
/sarcastic mode on
I never wanted find out this thread
/sarcastic mode off
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Having lots of files in your LOST.DIR does not necessarily mean that you have any data corruption.
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Delete the files, reboot, and navigate back into LOST.DIR folder and if files are recreated then you possibly have data corruption, if LOST.DIR folder remains empty then you do not have to worry about data corruption
dupel said:
Wrong section and useless post (as it was in speedmode section) as its too panicky and unnecessary (it is perfectly safe to have these files, and even if we have we don't need to remove lagfix, just switch on the brain).
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^^
This..perfectly safe.
currydude said:
Having lots of files in your LOST.DIR does not necessarily mean that you have any data corruption.
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Delete the files, reboot, and navigate back into LOST.DIR folder and if files are recreated then you possibly have data corruption, if LOST.DIR folder remains empty then you do not have to worry about data corruption
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Deleted everything and rebooted...no file has reappeared fheeew!
x86-Dark said:
Deleted everything and rebooted...no file has reappeared fheeew!
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That's good to hear I hope my post is clear enough .... Again, having lots of files in LOST.DIR does not necessarily mean that your internal/external SD card is damaged, it just means that there has been some form of data corruption and by deleting and reboot, you can confirm that your SD is not damage but instead there has been some data that was corrupted.
I think those files can also be the result of disconnecting your phone when mounted as mass storage device to your pc (without first properly unmounting it)
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I think those files can also be the result of disconnecting your phone when mounted as mass storage device to your pc (without first properly unmounting it)
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Oh yea! I forgot about that too, thank you for your contribution - will add to O.P.
can someone verify this, please?
auralzx said:
can someone verify this, please?
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If LOST.DIR folder remains empty after reboot/rescan then your SD card/DATA is safe
Having files in the LOST.DIR folder does not mean that your SD card is damaged/data corruption - but if they reappear after reboot/rescan then there's a possibility of it.
Hmm...
I have some files in LOST.DIR folder, some in my internal and many in my external. I have deleted those files in both SD then reboot. My external SD's LOST.DIR remain empty after reboot, but in my internal SD there are 2 files reappear.
I am using ext 4 + ext 2 loops...
Thank you very much for sharing this, I will try to figure it out...
I get 2-3 files in LOST.dir on my internal SD. I have only tried this twice so far. I'm using EXT4. So what now?
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No lagfix Eclair lost Dir has a few files in it .
Moved on lagfixed rooted customised etc etc .Six months a few files in Lost Dir .
Yesterday got about a dozen files in the directory . Why well simple all Titanium backup files and i had a problem with a restore on that app .
Conclusion and from OP post any file that gets damaged is moved to this folder .
A folder to keep an eye on just in case as a warning of possible corruption or bigger problems .
jje
TerraBuzz said:
Hmm...
I have some files in LOST.DIR folder, some in my internal and many in my external. I have deleted those files in both SD then reboot. My external SD's LOST.DIR remain empty after reboot, but in my internal SD there are 2 files reappear.
I am using ext 4 + ext 2 loops...
Thank you very much for sharing this, I will try to figure it out...
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Remove your loops then check LOST.DIR again. (and/or refer to the Locating damaged files section)
#1RAGE said:
I get 2-3 files in LOST.dir on my internal SD. I have only tried this twice so far. I'm using EXT4. So what now?
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Again, if files do not reappear right after reboot/rescan, then you do not have to worry.
JJEgan said:
.Conclusion and from OP post any file that gets damaged is moved to this folder .
A folder to keep an eye on just in case as a warning of possible corruption or bigger problems
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Exactly
[Q] What is this huge inaccessible "system data" chunk on my internal storage?
Note: I am NOT referring to the /system directory. I'm referring to a section of memory on my internal storage literally labeled "System data". See the first attached screenshot.
I noticed earlier today that I have way less space remaining than I should. I used DiskUsage to look at my internal memory, and a ~3GB chunk of it is taken up by something labeled "System data". It doesn't let me view this data and I can't figure out where/what it is. It's always listed as "other" when I view the used space in Solid Explorer or Airdroid. What is this space, and how can I reclaim it? My storage numbers also don't add up.
Stock rooted 4.2.1, 16GB.
Edit: I think it might be due (for the most part, at least) to CWM backups. As stated in ROM Manager: "In Android 4.2, backups are placed in secure directory, inaccessible to other apps." This was also speculated in a few other threads I found.
Edit 2: I deleted one of my 2 backups and the space used by "system data" was cut nearly in half, so I'm pretty sure it is the backups. However, the space used is not exactly the same as the size of the remaining backup, so maybe there are a couple other smaller things contributing to it as well.
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I noticed earlier today that I have way less space remaining than I should. I used DiskUsage to look at my internal memory, and a ~3GB chunk of it is taken up by something labeled "System data". It doesn't let me view this data and I can't figure out where/what it is. It's always listed as "other" when I view the used space in Solid Explorer or Airdroid. What is this space, and how can I reclaim it?
Stock rooted 4.2.1, 16GB.
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Well the name of it is usually a hint... its the "System data" of your Android System.
You get it back when you delete it...
Unfortunately the phone wont boot anymore because it wont have a system on it...
No idea why you have 3 GBs, CM10.1 only has 0.5GB, I guess you use stock.
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Well the name of it is usually a hint... its the "System data" of your Android System.
You get it back when you delete it...
Unfortunately the phone wont boot anymore because it wont have a system on it...
No idea why you have 3 GBs, CM10.1 only has 0.5GB, I guess you use stock.
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I was under the impression that system data was stored on the other ~3GB that I don't have access to (16GB - 12.96GB out of the box).
Are you saying that I'm now losing more space to stuff I have no control over? And if so, is there a way to figure out what is using so much space?
And yes, I said in my post that I'm running stock rooted 4.2.1
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Assuming that Ivan Volosyuk's (the developer of DiskUsage) post in 2010 is still correct...
System data consists of several things:
1. Unpacked dalvik bytecodes corresponding to your installed apks. If you install app on external storage, it still consumes space on your data partition.
2. Crash dumps stored in tombstones directory.
3. Any other data or settings android store on your device.
This data is hidden and DiskUsage can't easily identify how much space each of this consume. Usually (1) consumes most, so if you want to cleanup some space you may want to delete apps on external storage.
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I emailed him to see if that is still the case.
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I was under the impression that system data was stored on the other ~3GB that I don't have access to (16GB - 12.96GB out of the box).
Are you saying that I'm now losing more space to stuff I have no control over? And if so, is there a way to figure out what is using so much space?
And yes, I said in my post that I'm running stock rooted 4.2.1
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16GB is unformatted storage. (Usually counted with 1000 bytes =1kbyte.)
You will loose storage for formatting (1024B=1kB), then there is the system.
That is also counted in the "16GB".
the system also needs some more space for cache etc.
With root you can view it, see the attachment for what I have there.
As you said you have root, why can't you view it?
I guess I may have misunderstood you in the first place...
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Yes, you have misunderstood me. Look at the DiskUsage screenshot I posted in my original post. I'm not referring to the /system directory, I'm referring to some directory called System data that shows up on my internal storage, but it only shows up in DiskUsage. The space is shown as used in file browsers (such as Solid Explorer), but I'm unable to view what is actually taking up the space.
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Um...did you mean to post the same thing twice?
99.99999% sure it's your backups, as you edited your OP to show. No such space hog exists on my 8GB N4... 5.67 GB total space, currently have 4.09 GB free... bone stock 4.2.1
nbell13 said:
99.99999% sure it's your backups, as you edited your OP to show. No such space hog exists on my 8GB N4... 5.67 GB total space, currently have 4.09 GB free... bone stock 4.2.1
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That's definitely a large part of it. I just deleted one of my two backups and the "system data" space was cut in half. It's still not exactly the same size as the remaining backup, but perhaps there's some other stuff in there as well.
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Um...did you mean to post the same thing twice?
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Sorry Tapatalk -.-
But the other guy is right, Backups of custom recoveries are are stored there.
Same issue
I find the same directory "System Data" but it is in system directory, data even in the sd card, i got a rooted Huawei y200 and i need free space but how can i gain some space? if these "System data" goes from 5mb to 70mb that in my device is critical cause it have a limited space memory.
Even a clear the applets used by busybox using this file found in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853419, works fine but only give me some kbs, so i want to try with this.
I will appreciate your help.
best regards.
game data and such goes there too. if you have any large games/apps, they take that space.
simms22 said:
game data and such goes there too. if you have any large games/apps, they take that space.
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Thanks for the reply.
yeah i got installed some biggest games up to 45mb but they are in the ext partition with their dalvik and libs apps bigguest than 4mb on sd and i alredy done a cleanup of stock apps and provider apps, i tested many apps and later uninstall it and clean with sd maid, but I'm newbie and i dont know if some files still keep in memory after that or if this "System data" is like an recycle bin or something like that.
Luissin said:
Thanks for the reply.
yeah i got installed some biggest games up to 45mb but they are in the ext partition with their dalvik and libs apps bigguest than 4mb on sd and i alredy done a cleanup of stock apps and provider apps, i tested many apps and later uninstall it and clean with sd maid, but I'm newbie and i dont know if some files still keep in memory after that or if this "System data" is like an recycle bin or something like that.
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look in the android folder in your storage, it has a data and obb folder. thats where your "system data" is. you can look and see what it contains. for me it has some of my big game data, my music that i store on the phone for google play music, and other such stuff
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simms22 said:
look in the android folder in your storage, it has a data and obb folder. thats where your "system data" is. you can look and see what it contains. for me it has some of my big game data, my music that i store on the phone for google play music, and other such stuff
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I did it, and only found the data folder with media, maps and other with up to 2mb size between the 3 folders and no obb, where else can i search?
Luissin said:
I did it, and only found the data folder with media, maps and other with up to 2mb size between the 3 folders and no obb, where else can i search?
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have you emptied your cache(s)? it can take a lot of space if not emptied every so often. also, the browser cache.
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Luissin said:
I did it, and only found the data folder with media, maps and other with up to 2mb size between the 3 folders and no obb, where else can i search?
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btw, are you sure your android folder only takes up a few mb's?? mine takes 3.4gb..
Try looking in /data/media/ and checking them folders.
Don't check the 0 folder as that is your sdcard
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have you emptied your cache(s)? it can take a lot of space if not emptied every so often. also, the browser cache.
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btw, are you sure your android folder only takes up a few mb's?? mine takes 3.4gb..
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I clean cache 1 or 2 times a day for the same reason no empty space and the cache & data partition share this free memory for sure because always have the same amount and only are 15 to 20mb, the android folder is in \HWUserData\Android and \sdcard\Android both have the same files custom.dat, data folder and inside this 3 apps folder com.cooliris.media(52kb), com.google.android.apps.maps(1.07mb), com.google.android.apps.translate(24kb) and a file .nomedia.
Sorry for cant put some screenshoot but wont work fine the app and i dont understand the sdk method
Luissin said:
I clean cache 1 or 2 times a day for the same reason no empty space and the cache & data partition share this free memory for sure because always have the same amount and only are 15 to 20mb, the android folder is in \HWUserData\Android and \sdcard\Android both have the same files custom.dat, data folder and inside this 3 apps folder com.cooliris.media(52kb), com.google.android.apps.maps(1.07mb), com.google.android.apps.translate(24kb) and a file .nomedia.
Sorry for cant put some screenshoot but wont work fine the app and i dont understand the sdk method
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you dont need any broken apps for screenshots.. its native to your phone
power button + volume down takes a screenshot, hold them down for a second or two.
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simms22 said:
you dont need any broken apps for screenshots.. its native to your phone
power button + volume down takes a screenshot, hold them down for a second or two.
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I cant did it, wont work or this device is a diferent way, but i find an trial app that work...
Using SD maid if found where the heck all my storage was going. Under /storage/emulated the folders /legacy and /0 are exactly the same with all the same stuff in it. Is there 2 of everything in my internal SD? Can I delete one of these folders? I attached a screenshot
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For giggles I deleted one. The folder was still there but empty and the other folder is also empty. I'm thinking they are the same just shown twice with different names. Not actually duplicate.
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Hmm okay damn. Trying to figure out where this space is going because all I really have is a couple things in the downloads folder and thats it. Another screenshot of my storage in settings kinda further backs my idea
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Have you done any nandroid backups?
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jpeterson066 said:
Using SD maid if found where the heck all my storage was going. Under /storage/emulated the folders /legacy and /0 are exactly the same with all the same stuff in it. Is there 2 of everything in my internal SD? Can I delete one of these folders? I attached a screenshot
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They are not duplicate files... The files are only stored in one location, but each folder has a "link" to them...
Sorta like your computer and creating "shortcuts"
That's all well and good, but...
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They are not duplicate files... The files are only stored in one location, but each folder has a "link" to them...
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...even Android's storage manager can't get it right:
Phone:
mako 16GB
rev_11
MAKOZ10o
M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.48
Secure Boot - enabled
Lock State - unlocked
Rooted with (an otherwise) stock ROM (4.2.2 OTA) and Clockwork Mod Touch 6.0.2.3.
I have found four places seeming to be my SD storage:
/sdcard
/storage/sdcard0
/storage/emulated/0
/storage/emulated/legacy
I've attached other screenshots showing how File Expert HD and DiskView treat my storage. CWM 6.0.2.3 also "misinterprets" my storage situation so I can't make more than 2 backups, and if I have 2 then I struggle for space for downloads and apps. I really wouldn't care about this if apps understood it - it makes you wonder how it managed to get released when not only do no apps support it, but Android's own system gets confused!
I've seen posts talk about merging all SD data with /data/media/0 but on my phone (using both File Expert and the new File Expert HD) that's showing up as a file not a folder. Seriously, how do I sort this out? Which is the real folder, why are the other three there, how do I disable this silly "shortcut" thing that's destroying my phone's storage?
Did you guys make any nandroid backup on the SD cards?
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Did you guys make any nandroid backup on the SD cards?
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Yeah, what originally alerted me to the space issue was when I went to make my second nandroid since installing the 4.2.2 OTA. I made one before and one after the update, then went to make a third in order to have a recent backup before trying to flash the Ubuntu Touch Dev preview but the nandroid failed due to insufficient storage space.
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Yeah, what originally alerted me to the space issue was when I went to make my second nandroid since installing the 4.2.2 OTA. I made one before and one after the update, then went to make a third in order to have a recent backup before trying to flash the Ubuntu Touch Dev preview but the nandroid failed due to insufficient storage space.
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This should explain the "missing" storage. Since you made two nandroid backups and you have quite a lot of apps installed (2.89GB), this will take at least 6 GB of space.
Edit: Nandroid backups don't show on the android storage view.
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This should explain the "missing" storage. Since you made two nandroid backups and you have quite a lot of apps installed (2.89GB), this will take at least 6 GB of space.
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At the time of taking the screenshots in my first post, I only have one nandroid in order to keep a decent amount of free space. The fact that CWM is also misinterpreting the storage makes me think it's backing up all 4 locations, which means that my nandroid is stupidly big. That coupled with all apps mistaking the 3 mirror locations as actual files results in a huge loss of potential storage space as apps think the device is full when it really isn't.
I should probably also mention that Windows reports the same free/used space numbers as File Expert HD.
All your internal data lies within /data/media/
The contents within that is usually what is visible to the user on a TW ROM. Once you switch to an AOSP ROM a second partition is created in /storage/emulated/0. This is your actual internal memory. Any previous downloads or backups made before installing an AOSP ROM will be located in /data/media/ since that was it's original directory. You can still view the "0" folder in /data/media/ but all your downloads, backups, etc, will be directed to /storage/emulated/0/ by default.
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All your internal data lies within /data/media/
The contents within that is usually what is visible to the user on a TW ROM. Once you switch to an AOSP ROM a second partition is created in /storage/emulated/0. This is your actual internal memory. Any previous downloads or backups made before installing an AOSP ROM will be located in /data/media/ since that was it's original directory. You can still view the "0" folder in /data/media/ but all your downloads, backups, etc, will be directed to /storage/emulated/0/ by default.
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I don't understand what you mean by a "TW ROM" but I haven't changed ROM. I unlocked the bootloader and rooted, but other than a few quick plays with Ubuntu Touch I'm still using the stock ROM (which I return to from Ubuntu via restoring a CWM nandroid). I haven't flashed any Android ROMs at all.
I didn't have the phone long before I got the 4.2.2 OTA update and I didn't check the folder structure before then, but I didn't notice any suspiciously fast drops in free space until after said update.
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At the time of taking the screenshots in my first post, I only have one nandroid in order to keep a decent amount of free space. The fact that CWM is also misinterpreting the storage makes me think it's backing up all 4 locations, which means that my nandroid is stupidly big. That coupled with all apps mistaking the 3 mirror locations as actual files results in a huge loss of potential storage space as apps think the device is full when it really isn't.
I should probably also mention that Windows reports the same free/used space numbers as File Expert HD.
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Can you use a file explorer with root access and check how big is this folder? /data/media/clockworkmod/backup
File Expert and File Expert HD both see it as a file... What app should I use?
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Install ES File Explorer, then follow the instructions on this post
Going to have to count up the folder size manually, will do it later and report back because I need to get ready for work now.
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you know that the "Real" folders are in "mnt/shell/emulated"?^^
There you also see the clockworkmod folder and check it's size.
hi folks,
can anyone explain to me how the the available internal memory is reported in settings->storage on the i9505? mine seems pretty nonsensical.
its reported as follows:
total space 9.25gb
applications 1.74gb
pictures videos 12.54mb
audio 240kb
downloads 20mb
miscellaneous 435mb
available 2.32gb
furthermore, es file explorer is reporting that 6.92gb out of 9.25gb available memory is used, which matches the 2.32gb available reported in settings->storage.
so where is the remaining 4.7gb??!?
i used the sd card analyser in es file explorer to see what's going on and where the data is but adding up all the data there does not account for the missing 4.7gb??
any clues?
whatsisnametake2 said:
hi folks,
can anyone explain to me how the the available internal memory is reported in settings->storage on the i9505? mine seems pretty nonsensical.
its reported as follows:
total space 9.25gb
applications 1.74gb
pictures videos 12.54mb
audio 240kb
downloads 20mb
miscellaneous 435mb
available 2.32gb
furthermore, es file explorer is reporting that 6.92gb out of 9.25gb available memory is used, which matches the 2.32gb available reported in settings->storage.
so where is the remaining 4.7gb??!?
i used the sd card analyser in es file explorer to see what's going on and where the data is but adding up all the data there does not account for the missing 4.7gb??
any clues?
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Hi,
Have you perhaps made a nandroid backup which saved to your internal memory?
hi malybru. no - i've done nandroid to extSdCard. if i had mistakenly done it to internal, the data would show up in the clockworkmod folder anyway, which it doesn't.
i have flashed to official BTU roms from odin, without wipe, and rooted afterwards each time. could this have anything to do with it?
when i attach the phone to my windows laptop and examine the internal memory in windows explorer, under properties the phone memory is saying 6.92gb used out of 9.25, yet when i select all the files and go to properties, it only adds up to 500-500mb?!?
whatsisnametake2 said:
hi malybru. no - i've done nandroid to extSdCard. if i had mistakenly done it to internal, the data would show up in the clockworkmod folder anyway, which it doesn't.
i have flashed to official BTU roms from odin, without wipe, and rooted afterwards each time. could this have anything to do with it?
when i attach the phone to my windows laptop and examine the internal memory in windows explorer, under properties the phone memory is saying 6.92gb used out of 9.25, yet when i select all the files and go to properties, it only adds up to 500-500mb?!?
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Hi,
I use a great app from the market,called "FX File Explorer"
It has a "View " button at the bottom of the page which will show you a breakdown of the data on your phone.
Click it when you are in your Main Storage.
It might help to locate some stuff that should not be there.
If not,it's still a great app to have.
yes es file explorer has the same thing. there's no sign anywhere of the missing 4.7gb data! all the files add up to about 600mb.
i still have no clue about this. how about if i backup all the files, reformat internal storage in recovery, copy files back?
i had this problem before.. then i checked data/media.. there should only be 3 folders there which are: 0, legacy and obb.. move every other folder to 0.. hope this helps..
dannyella said:
i had this problem before.. then i checked data/media.. there should only be 3 folders there which are: 0, legacy and obb.. move every other folder to 0.. hope this helps..
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you sir are a genius. that was it. there was a clockworkmod folder in data/media with a nandroid backup in it. deleted it and missing storage recovered! thanks!
So I have the note 3 rooted with the TWRP recovery going... I have 3 slots for ROM's as an FYI.
So my problem is that I am completely out of system storage. In my misc. files is 29.56GB, and then in that directory System memory takes up 29.08GB.
What is going on here?
halffrozen said:
So I have the note 3 rooted with the TWRP recovery going... I have 3 slots for ROM's as an FYI.
So my problem is that I am completely out of system storage. In my misc. files is 29.56GB, and then in that directory System memory takes up 29.08GB.
What is going on here?
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Do you have backups of each ROM also? What about a SDCard?
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Do you have backups of each ROM also? What about a SDCard?
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I actually had deleted two of the ROMs maybe a week ago now... maybe longer. and only have one active ROM slot in TWRP.
I have a 64GB SDcard...
halffrozen said:
I actually had deleted two of the ROMs maybe a week ago now... maybe longer. and only have one active ROM slot in TWRP.
I have a 64GB SDcard...
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Where are your TWRP backups being stored? I have Misc Files showing 6.83GB and System Memory is 6.73GB. I'd use Root Explorer or a similar app to check your files, you can sort them by size and see if anything is peculiar.
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Where are your TWRP backups being stored? I have Misc Files showing 6.83GB and System Memory is 6.73GB. I'd use Root Explorer or a similar app to check your files, you can sort them by size and see if anything is peculiar.
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On my external SDcard, just checked in Root Explorer.
I just have no damn clue as to whats eating all of this up.. lol
Maybe I have an extra directory or something?
my "/" directory:
acct
cache
config
d
data
data_1
data_2
data_3
datamedia
dev
efs
etc
firmware
firmware-modem
mnt
mnt_1
persdata
persist
proc
res
root
s2
sbin
sdcard
ss
storage
sys
system
tombstones
u2
vendor
halffrozen said:
On my external SDcard, just checked in Root Explorer.
I just have no damn clue as to whats eating all of this up.. lol
Maybe I have an extra directory or something?
my "/" directory:
acct
cache
config
d
data
data_1
data_2
data_3
datamedia
dev
efs
etc
firmware
firmware-modem
mnt
mnt_1
persdata
persist
proc
res
root
s2
sbin
sdcard
ss
storage
sys
system
tombstones
u2
vendor
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The biggest thing I notice between yours and mine is that you have 3 data folders and 2 mnt folders where I only have one of each. If it was me I would make a backup of the current ROM and delete the extra folders, reboot and see how it goes. They may be residual files from your previous ROMs. How much storage do the extra folders take up?
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The biggest thing I notice between yours and mine is that you have 3 data folders and 2 mnt folders where I only have one of each. If it was me I would make a backup of the current ROM and delete the extra folders, reboot and see how it goes. They may be residual files from your previous ROMs. How much storage do the extra folders take up?
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They are all actually empty.
Odd.
But I am deleting them right now.
halffrozen said:
They are all actually empty.
Odd.
But I am deleting them right now.
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Use the option to sort the files by size to see what's using up so much memory.
halffrozen said:
So I have the note 3 rooted with the TWRP recovery going... I have 3 slots for ROM's as an FYI.
So my problem is that I am completely out of system storage. In my misc. files is 29.56GB, and then in that directory System memory takes up 29.08GB.
What is going on here?
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This may answer ur questions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536675
Take a sec and hit thanks if I helped or if you're in a good mood!
bskarpa said:
This may answer ur questions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536675
Take a sec and hit thanks if I helped or if you're in a good mood!
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So I'm stuck with it from what I see... haha
What I did was make sure everything is running smooth on ROM Slot 1 running Beans ROM. I made a backup then flashed it to my stock slot. Then cleared everything else back the way it was. Not saying that's what you should do, it's just what I did.
Take a sec and hit thanks if I helped or if you're in a good mood!