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HTC HD2 512 running out of space?

using HTC HD2 512MB version, with MIUI.COM installed into the NAND
Questions:
1) I went to setting, and check the disk space free for the phone, adding up the disk space used, and free space, I only have 250MB in my phone? Why? How do I see 512MB in my phone?
2) How do I make the SD card the place to install all applications? like making it default?
3) When an application has been installed onto the phone; it says "30MB on Phone" and I hit the button "move to SD", and after moving, it says "140kb on SD" - what happen? Does it mean that it couldn't move the application from phone to SD? Or file size reported incorrectly?

250mb is a lot of room still left on your device. i only have 73.5mb in my system and i partitioned my sd card to 1gb so i still have 686.1mb left for data.
a great tool to know what apps can be moved to your sd card is appmonster. i personally love the app and have the pro version. it will tell you what apps can be moved safely as well as create a backup of evey apk file you install. a lot of other features as well. im sure there are other ways of doing this but i'll stick with this app instead.

I think you have misread my post; I have using HTC HD2 which is suppose to have 512MB in the phone,
but when i go into the system setting and take a look, adding the used up space + free space, both of them adds to be only 250MB! where did the 256mb go to?
Thanks, I will try app monster, but please let me know how do i utilitise the whole 512mb? It seemed that I'm only using 250MB of the 512Mb in my phone

yes i thought you meant you had 250mb availible after you installed your ROM. also there is a app called Move2SD Enabler (root only) free in the market that will allow you to install to your sd card by default. to answer your question that you only have 250mb total it would seem this is wrong in some way. i mean if that was true you wouldn't be able to flash almost any sence ROM because they almost are always over 250mb. what miui ROM are you running and how large is that ROM? all i could think of is you partitioned your phone incorrectly but thats really just a quess so my advice would be to wait for someone with more experience. sorry i couldn't help out more.

Sense rom? I'm using MIUI rom, which is about 78MB when download from the website;

I wasn't saying that's what you are running only that if your device only had a total of 250mb that you wouldn't even be able to flash a sence Rom. Have you tried to look at a app that will tell you how much space you have as a way of double checking the numbers you've gotten?
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You have 512 but your Rom and system files are installed on there so you dont have much leftfor apps
You need a Rom with apps2sd support and you need a ext partition on your SD, cwm will partition for you, use this Rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010498 there is an app on there to move dalvic cache and apps2sd
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Thanks, I'll give it a try, but I still like to use the MIUI rom
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It is miui
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I'm reading the part there it says ext the SD, my question; I already have my rom with data in it, can I do it? or I will lose everything?

s050399b said:
I'm reading the part there it says ext the SD, my question; I already have my rom with data in it, can I do it? or I will lose everything?
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your question was answered earlier as you already have titanium "BACKUP" then use it no data will be lost
and also THIS page will help you out alot

Use miui backup its pre installed back everything up, install new Rom format SD via cwm (back up everything on SD first pictures videos and stuff and your miui folder) when you partition it using cwm it will wipe your SD install new Rom, go to the apps2sd GUI turn everything on, then go to miui backup and restore everything
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LaneyEFC said:
your question was answered earlier as you already have titanium "BACKUP" then use it no data will be lost
and also THIS page will help you out alot
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thanks guys for helping a complete newbie!!! the official miui tutorial should include this info too!

btw, from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010498
it says:
Choose EXT size (Maximum is 2048Mb) and Swap size (Recommand is 128Mb)
but there's a select to choose 4GB as EXT size........should i go with 2GB or 4GB?

I think my microSD class 2, which is way too slow for this; I've to get a class 6 or 10 one.

I tried to use 1GB ext, and it's working perfectly now; even with class 2 speed!

Stick to 1gb you'll have problems after that
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i had 1gb on my sd android version

s050399b said:
I tried to use 1GB ext, and it's working perfectly now; even with class 2 speed!
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Hi
1024 MB with 0 MB swap is all you need.
Any more will possibly give you problems.

0MB swap? i used 258 or 128,
is there an easier way to change swap to 0MB?

SD usage

Hi guys,
I have an issue with memory space on SD.
When I check usage in ES explorer or in android I can see that only 1.95GB is free and 10.97 is used. But when I check usage of /sdcard it is 5.22GB
Where did the rest of GBs disappeared? I tried to find hidden files but there is nothing significant.
How can I found what is using the rest of my memory? How to clean it? I have tried with some cleaning apps
but with no success.

/sdcard is only the storage you see if you didn't root. Android has other files and folders that's not apart of sdcard.
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Rajnus said:
Hi guys,
I have an issue with memory space on SD.
When I check usage in ES explorer or in android I can see that only 1.95GB is free and 10.97 is used. But when I check usage of /sdcard it is 5.22GB
Where did the rest of GBs disappeared? I tried to find hidden files but there is nothing significant.
How can I found what is using the rest of my memory? How to clean it? I have tried with some cleaning apps
but with no success.
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Hi
The 8GB or 16GB that come with the device are just the total.
To these we must subtract that used by the operating system.
In a nexus of 16G, only 11G is available to the user, the rest uses Android for your stuff.
I hope I have helped you and excuse my English, Google translate helps me.
Saludos!

This is why you don't buy the 8GB but also why you should invest on 16GB, they're trying to promote cloud computing.
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Try to read my post one more time.
I have 16GB nexus. Around 11GB is available for storage. I have files in total around 5GB but system shows only 1.9GB free. What is using the rest of the storage?
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Rajnus said:
Try to read my post one more time.
I have 16GB nexus. Around 11GB is available for storage. I have files in total around 5GB but system shows only 1.9GB free. What is using the rest of the storage?
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Try flashing back to stock and see what happens. Backup all data of course.

tykate said:
Try flashing back to stock and see what happens. Backup all data of course.
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How is this going to help me? I know I can format SD but I am trying to find out what is occupying memory.
console -> ./Android 2506248 KB -> 2566397952 Bytes -> 2.39GB
ES exp ->Android 1.19GB -> 1275463754 Bytes -> diff=1290934198 Bytes=1.2GB
It seems that amount of memory is some how doubled????
Am I seeing this wrong or?

Rajnus said:
How is this going to help me?
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It'll help by erasing EVERYTHING on your phone so the usage will be quite reasonable.

tykate said:
It'll help by erasing EVERYTHING on your phone so the usage will be quite reasonable.
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Why to erase or change ROM? It is enough to format sdcard... but I want to know the reason...

I am having the exact same issue.
I have the 16GB variant, and after a clean Google stock rom flash, it sees only 5,27GB, just like being an 8GB variant.
How is this possible?

dragunov said:
I am having the exact same issue.
I have the 16GB variant, and after a clean Google stock rom flash, it sees only 5,27GB, just like being an 8GB variant.
How is this possible?
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bah, I have reading yesterday and today a lot about this but I cannot find a problem. Some people also have this issue.
1. /sdcard/ (along with /root/ directory and other system-level directory)
2. /storage/emulated/0/
3. /storage/emulated/legacy/
4. /storage/sdcard0/
All of those folders have same memory usage and amount of files 3.38GB but yet 8.96GB is being used, and only 3.96Gb free out of 12.93GB.
What is using 5GB of space I do not know....
EDIT:
When I check properties of a Andorid folder:
1.7GB 1826870517
2811 Files 580 Folders
When I check in console:
3584128kB->3.41GB
3392 Files
When I went on file level...
17952kB->17.53 MB
4249006B->4.05 MB
4934876B->4.70 MB
So directory usage is double then file usage.... how is that?

Hello Rajnus,
Since it seemed that we were the ONLY ones having this issue with our device, and no solution could be seen @ the end of the tunnel, I have sent my LG N4 to LG for service.
The verdict was that the memory chip on the main PCB was faulty, and they replaced it under warranty. I sent it to LG in the morning, and received it the same day in the afternoon.
Phone works flawlessly now, I suggest you take this step.
All the best!

Txn for the info.
Did you got a new phone or just new memory?
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Nope, unfortunately I did not get a new phone, they just replaced the main PCB, which, of course, affected the device IMEI as well.

Well, I will return to stock ROM and return it to the shop. There is big chance to get a new one because in Austria they do not bother to repair phones...
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I have wiped whole memory and it seems fine now. Maybe it was problem in ROM or something....but I will keep my eye on it

dragunov said:
I am having the exact same issue.
I have the 16GB variant, and after a clean Google stock rom flash, it sees only 5,27GB, just like being an 8GB variant.
How is this possible?
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Your issue is described below and was not faulty hardware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033692
The op could be running into the same thing, if I understand the problem correctly, or there are cwm backups taking up additional space.
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I already tried the described methods the night before taking it to LG without results.
I even installed AParted to check overall available space, and it too showed ~5,9GB.

I suppose that you have root and custom recovery. Did u check how much space takes all of the backups? info about it is no avaible from android. Just check in recovery, If u use CWM, check option "free unused backup data". Give me feadback if it works for you.
edit.
/mnt/shell/emulated/clokworkmod/backup # du -d 1
4659840 ./2013-09-18.06.06.04
4786000 ./2013-09-22.20.47.46
3698344 ./2013-09-25.14.01.48
13144192

Backups where not the problem. Memory usage was doubled in my case.
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Sd card and Marshmallow

Hello,
I've got a Galaxy S5 G900F.
Is there a fix to Read/Write on Ext Sd card on Marshmallow 6 (like Sdfix on Lollipop) ?
Thanks,
Regards
Fred

Tried this one?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jrummy.sdfix

Hi,
Thanks for your reply
no good.. Error (the same thing than Sdfix : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix)
Fred

Hi,
nobody would have an idea ?

Had exactly the same problem myself with BlissPop MM ROM, even connecting it to the PC via USB wouldn't give me access to the MicroSD
Some permissions problem with MM I think
I posted about it in the ROMs thread, and no-one had a clue there either
Back on 5.1.1 and everything works as it should

Thanks,
if you have an answer with a solution , I'm interested

Yep, I`ll post here if I find one, annoying, I use MicroSD card PC access a lot

updated to MM and can no longer find Ext SD, it seems to have been renamed and nothing can find it..

bubblehead1 said:
updated to MM and can no longer find Ext SD, it seems to have been renamed and nothing can find it..
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Yea, it's named a load of random characters now, like 9C8B-74A9

HI
I have the same problem.
On SM G900F with MM 6.0.1 stock (XEF) (Rooted + TWRP)
The SD Card is locked to "read only" whith some apps (Titanium backup, Locus pro), I can't enable read/white.
Difficult to SD write acces with ES File explorer (root)
Have you 1 idea?
Thanks

I found this (somewhat risky) procedure for the S7, I didn't try it yet : http://bgr.com/2016/03/11/galaxy-s7-edge-tips-microsd-adoptable-storage/
All this snafu seems to come from the new way MM uses the SD card, which is really not a good idea in my humble opinion. Internal storage is a good idea idea on the paper, but not being able to use your SD card as you please is just a disservice. An on top of that, Samsung decides to disable the only thing that would have been helpful (Internal storage) and only allow portable storage, which the large majority of apps don't know how to use yet :/
You can read more on the internal storage feature here : https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/109134/p/1449,9582

Tried it on my S6 with a 64 Sandisk U3 :
Code:
D:\Utils\Android\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb shell
id: unknown ID 2000
[email protected]:/ $ sm list-disks
disk:179,64
[email protected]:/ $ sm partition disk:179,64 mixed 50
[email protected]:/ $ exit
D:\Utils\Android\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>
By the way : of course this manipulation wipes your SD card content ... backup backup backup.
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Marshmallow now shows 2 partitions (one internal, one portable. I rebooted and I'm now going to fill internal storage to see if I can exceed the internal memory limit.

After partitioning. You need "migrate" your data from internal memory to SD card partition. On SD card, click on menu and there chose migrate data.
After this android shows external sd card as internal memory. And all your apps use your SD card instead of phone memory.

SD card trouble.

After rooting and unlocking my bootloader for my Verizon Note 3 , my 16 gigabyte SD card was only shut when it had 15 megabytes... I reformatted it and still the same thing , 15 megabytes. I thought this may be because my SD card was several years old so I bought a new one. Same size 16 gigs.
I had to flash back to stock so I went through the root process and unlocking process again with a new SD card. And now it also says it's only 15 megabytes. I've tried reformatting it several times and nothing helps.. Is anyone else having this trouble?
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knoxrandall said:
After rooting and unlocking my bootloader for my Verizon Note 3 , my 16 gigabyte SD card was only shut when it had 15 megabytes... I reformatted it and still the same thing , 15 megabytes. I thought this may be because my SD card was several years old so I bought a new one. Same size 16 gigs.
I had to flash back to stock so I went through the root process and unlocking process again with a new SD card. And now it also says it's only 15 megabytes. I've tried reformatting it several times and nothing helps.. Is anyone else having this trouble?
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The unlock process creates a large number of small partitions on the SD card. I was having trouble getting Windows disk management to open with the card inserted, so I used MiniTool Partition Wizard (free) to remove all partitions from the SD card and create a new single partition.

Thanks..I will try this.
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Missing internal memory storage space

My Moto X Pure (2015) keeps on losing storage space. I've reformatted the phone twice now and it always happens.
15gb - Total storage
6.5gb - Android OS
9.5gb - internal storage for everything else
Right now it says I've used 8.59 of the 9.5 gb. I can't install any more apps because of "insufficient storage". However the main problem is that I'm actually only using 4.5gb with the apps/cached data/ etc. Where did the other 4gb go? I've already tried to boot into recovery and delete the cache there.
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Did you ever get an answer to this? I am seeing the same thing.

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Did you ever get an answer to this? I am seeing the same thing.
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Nope. My phone is practically unusable because of this as I can only add a handful of apps before it runs out of space.

gundam83 said:
Nope. My phone is practically unusable because of this as I can only add a handful of apps before it runs out of space.
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Are you storing your backups on internal storage? Because that can eat up a LOT of space that you can't see

absinthesummer said:
Are you storing your backups on internal storage? Because that can eat up a LOT of space that you can't see
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I haven't backed up anything, unless Android has a built in backup that I don't know about.

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I haven't backed up anything, unless Android has a built in backup that I don't know about.
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Ah, I was referring to backups done in recovery (nandroids).
The other potential culprit is app data. Game saves and per-app cached/temp files, things like that... but you couldn't even check that unless you're rooted. I lost 14gb on one of my nexus devices once and it was a combination of nandroid backups and miscellaneous app data.

Yeah, there is something weird here. I intend to root mine, and will attempt to figure this out. It seems to me like it may be related to the MM upgrade. I just have to wait until I get back from a trip.

Have any of u figure it out where is the space going? cause i just bought this phone 1gb model and im using like 6gb but it says im using 8.30gb so i have 2 gb missing somewhere and i havent been able to figure it out where... i tried formating cache but still the same :S tried a google search but no solution ether
***UPDATE***
I found the missing space, im guessing thats a new feature on the phone that some things r hidden in the memory for some reason in my case it was the nandroid backup, those were the 2 gb missing that i wasnt able to free, i had to root my phone, then go to /data/media/0 to be able to see it and there it was lol