I just got a new N3 about 2 days ago. I've rooted by using the safestrap and installed JellyBeans ROM that I loved from my Note2. With only a couple apps installed, I'm getting conflicting data.
Application Manager says 16GB free and my largest app is Chrome at 73mb.
Storage also says 16gb free with applications of .94gb. However it also says I have Miscellaneous files at 6.77GB.
So I have a 32gb phone, and 1gb of apps leaving about 31 gb. I'm sure there is probably 6gb for the OS. I'm still missing roughly 6-8gb of storage.
I think it is because the Safestrap keeps the factory ROM in place and I put JellyBean in a virtual drive??? I have two roms maybe? But ROMs are only about 1.2Gb.
I'm not very high speed on this stuff.
Thanks for any explination you can provide.
Bingo. Safestrap essentially loads a new rom over stock (unless you flash in the stock slot), so that storage is not available.
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Wrong forum section bro. Q A is where this belongs.
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serpa4 said:
I just got a new N3 about 2 days ago. I've rooted by using the safestrap and installed JellyBeans ROM that I loved from my Note2. With only a couple apps installed, I'm getting conflicting data.
Application Manager says 16GB free and my largest app is Chrome at 73mb.
Storage also says 16gb free with applications of .94gb. However it also says I have Miscellaneous files at 6.77GB.
So I have a 32gb phone, and 1gb of apps leaving about 31 gb. I'm sure there is probably 6gb for the OS. I'm still missing roughly 6-8gb of storage.
I think it is because the Safestrap keeps the factory ROM in place and I put JellyBean in a virtual drive??? I have two roms maybe? But ROMs are only about 1.2Gb.
I'm not very high speed on this stuff.
Thanks for any explination you can provide.
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How large did you make your ROM slot? Even though the compressed ROM isn't that big, the ROM slot can be up to ~8gb. Also keep in mind storage reporting tends to be inaccurate while booted into a ROM flashes onto a SS ROM slot.
BTW, for future reference questions should go in the Q&A subforum.
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I don't seen 8GB... I'm confused, or am I just dum?:cyclops:
I have also noticed these not sure what they are....
bucket81 said:
I don't seen 8GB... I'm confused, or am I just dum?:cyclops:
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The phone is partitioned from the factory with 4GB allocated to the ROM and 4GB for general usage. It also looks like you're rooted and using a custom ROM... if so, safestrap partitions that 4 GB of usable memory so you can have a functioning side that leaves your stock ROM alone.
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Its completely stock, and only a couple weeks old. I figured out what was eating my memory, some podcasts where being saved to internal memory. I'm still wondering whats with the partitions.
So where do I start....I'm new and as such I obviously have a question.....Hey all!
I've been following this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369130&page=36) for a while regarding rooting and flashing android 4.3 on my S4 (International LTE). I have done so and I love it.
My question is why can't I access all my internal memory (16GB of it), It only shows at 9.25GB ish free. I know the stock S4 used a lot of memory, but why, after a wipe/reset can I still not access it? I would have thought it would be gone.
Is it a case of it being needed for use by my newly flashed 4.3 ROM (is the ROM using it as the stock one did), or is it just sitting there being wasted? How could I wipe it and what are the implications of doing so?
If this has been asked before I haven't looked hard enough, please link me to the relevant thread and I'll dispose of this one.
Many Thanks
Anthony
You can't use it because it is the system partition. It is reserved space.
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OK thanks for the reply
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Hey guys. So what's the best way to clear up RAM on my s4. Since I'm mf3 I can't install any roms. And my phones always 1.2gb being used after I've closed all apps and cleared the ram. Any tricks out there?
Thanks
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In Linux, unused ram is wasted ram. My used ram is usually about 1.2 gb too.
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dankify said:
Hey guys. So what's the best way to clear up RAM on my s4. Since I'm mf3 I can't install any roms. And my phones always 1.2gb being used after I've closed all apps and cleared the ram. Any tricks out there?
Thanks
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Read the General Section. Look for MF3 threads. You can install roms. If you have a 16gb phone, memory may be tight.
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rugmankc said:
Read the General Section. Look for MF3 threads. You can install roms. If you have a 16gb phone, memory may be tight.
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dankify said:
Hey guys. So what's the best way to clear up RAM on my s4. Since I'm mf3 I can't install any roms. And my phones always 1.2gb being used after I've closed all apps and cleared the ram. Any tricks out there?
Thanks
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Do not try to install a custom ROM if you're on MF3 - read around, no recovery, so if you mess it up somehow then you're hosed. 1.1-1.5gb used is common and unless your device is getting warm/hot - you're okay.
Well,
You "can" do it. Yes, you need to read and weigh pros and cons for you. Internal will still be about what you have. It is what I have. And, again a 16gb phone may may be "starpped" doing this--
If you haven't already found them--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
Hey,
I previously installed Slimbean on my Galaxy S4 (jfltexx) 16GB. I was wondering why I only have about 9GB space left on my internal storage. So I googled the issue and found out that the Samsung Firmware needs that much space. So since I use Slimbean, why is there still only about 9GB free storage?
Are these old remains of the Samsung Firmware? And if yes how can I delete them so I get more storage?
thx in advance
lup3x said:
Hey,
I previously installed Slimbean on my Galaxy S4 (jfltexx) 16GB. I was wondering why I only have about 9GB space left on my internal storage. So I googled the issue and found out that the Samsung Firmware needs that much space. So since I use Slimbean, why is there still only about 9GB free storage?
Are these old remains of the Samsung Firmware? And if yes how can I delete them so I get more storage?
thx in advance
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The internal storage is partitioned but the partitions are not altered when you flash a different ROM. And so thats why you don't gain any extra space when flashing a smaller ROM like CM or slimbean.
You would have to flash an altered PIT file to change the space allocation like the discussion in the below thread. The risk of seriously messing up your ohone is high though and this also relates to the i9500 so it can't be used on a i9505
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2429309
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gsmyth said:
The internal storage is partitioned but the partitions are not altered when you flash a different ROM. And so thats why you don't gain any extra space when flashing a smaller ROM like CM or slimbean.
You would have to flash an altered PIT file to change the space allocation like the discussion in the below thread. The risk of seriously messing up your ohone is high though and this also relates to the i9500 so it can't be used on a i9505
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2429309
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well thanks i might just get an external sd card :good:
lup3x said:
well thanks i might just get an external sd card :good:
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Definitely, you can pick up 32gb cards pretty cheaply now.
Also might be worth checking out this too, pretty useful.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
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You can buy models with bigger internal storage like GT-I9500, SHV-E300K/L/S or SGH-N045.
lup3x said:
Hey,
I previously installed Slimbean on my Galaxy S4 (jfltexx) 16GB. I was wondering why I only have about 9GB space left on my internal storage. So I googled the issue and found out that the Samsung Firmware needs that much space. So since I use Slimbean, why is there still only about 9GB free storage?
Are these old remains of the Samsung Firmware? And if yes how can I delete them so I get more storage?
thx in advance
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I simply use Foldermount from Play Store to move game data to the external SD. Since some games use 1.5GB+, this really makes a difference. The smaller files remain internal.
You can also mount the external SD as internal, then Android thinks the external one is the built-in. There are some flashable ZIPs in the development forums IIRC. Then you have the full-blown solution
gsmyth said:
The internal storage is partitioned but the partitions are not altered when you flash a different ROM. And so thats why you don't gain any extra space when flashing a smaller ROM like CM or slimbean.
You would have to flash an altered PIT file to change the space allocation like the discussion in the below thread. The risk of seriously messing up your ohone is high though and this also relates to the i9500 so it can't be used on a i9505
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2429309
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hey m8, is there a way to re-partition without going back to the official samsung rom, people in that thread say that you cant flash a rom after you do that because the system partition would be too small, thanks
I've had a Loki'd bootloader-unlocked S4 for about a year now.
I have CM11 and latest Gapps package installed as my one and only OS installed.
I am wondering if anyone has the answer of why I only have a total internal storage of 9.6gb available when it is originally 16gb?
Does Loki place the stock OS in a different partition and set it aside?
Any input is appreciated. Thank you!
You never get 16gb, android uses a bunch of it for it's partitions. The 9.6 looks like what everyone else has available
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