[Q] ~4gigs missing from available space? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I know what you're going to say, and before you say it, look at this (imgur . com/4tFTFBB) and tell me what I'm doing wrong because I sure as hell don't have any idea.
P.S. if Android has a ~4 gig partition on available space I'm going to look real stupid.

Do you use CWM? The backups for that don't show but but obviously use a lot of data. If not then this is an error, you can fix with factory reset.

If CWM was a part of TWRM then I installed it. I never explicitly installed anything by that name though.
Edit: About a year ago I had installed all the stuff I needed to root the phone but after much tinker I finally soft-bricked it and had to do a factory reset. At that time I had TWRP installed so I could flash Roms and whatnot, I noticed ~4gigs was missing after I installed Xcom:EU but I've looked for any file pertaining to xcom to no avail. I updated the OS, at the time, in an attempt to get Android to somehow recognize the missing space, but again, no dice.
P.S. I'm sorry I didn't add this information earlier.

If you have a 16 gb device you'll end up with about 12 gb of usable space. The other 4 is used by android for it's partitions
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So the 8 gig Nexus 4 doesn't have more than 1 gig of storage space?

Nyshan said:
So the 8 gig Nexus 4 doesn't have more than 1 gig of storage space?
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Android uses 3+ gigs,I don't remember the exact number. So for the 8 gig device you'll end up with around 5 that's usable.
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So, moral of the story, I'm still missing ~4 gigs which is completely unaccounted for and doesn't come back even after a factory reset.

You'll have to flash factory image then.

use an app callrd disk usage to check if its really "missing" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage

Yeah, apparently Android uses a full 4gigs for it's OS. I remember having more room on my device a year ago but I guess I'm just making pointless posts.
Sorry guys, case dismissed.

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[Q] Is it possible to recover SD space lost to a flash?

Let's say I had a 16gb Nexus 7 that I upgraded at various points with official Nexus 7 updates, and that after one of these updates, my device went from 16gb to 8gb - is there a way to mount the device as a drive & recover the space?
uncletupelo said:
Let's say I had a 16gb Nexus 7 that I upgraded at various points with official Nexus 7 updates, and that after one of these updates, my device went from 16gb to 8gb - is there a way to mount the device as a drive & recover the space?
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all the existing firmware/software upgrades should recognise your storage space, so things like you described should never have happened. no one yet at least to my knowledge has had a problem recognising the storage space of their device after an update.
uncletupelo said:
Let's say I had a 16gb Nexus 7 that I upgraded at various points with official Nexus 7 updates, and that after one of these updates, my device went from 16gb to 8gb - is there a way to mount the device as a drive & recover the space?
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Did you root/ have any custom recoveries put on your device?
There was already a thread about that. If I remember well, the solution was to do a factory reset from recovery.
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Thanks for the replies.
I did the factory reset from recovery & flashed & reflashed this thing ten times today & the space hasn't come back.
I just figured there had to be a way to mount the device as a drive (using linux maybe?) and get a look at the partitions to see if I can tell what's going on.

Nexus 7 32gb lost storage space

Hi there XDA !
I can`t find an answer for my problem..even google did not helped me!
I bought Nexus 7 32Gb GSM (tilapia) to try out Ubuntu Touch and to play with other OS`s and roms. I flashed the device many times with native roms and with Multirom so the last events are: removed all secondary roms (Plasma active,ubuntu core and ubuntu touch), removed multirom with multirom_uninstaller, upgraded bootloader to 4.23, upgraded radio to 1231_0.18.0_0409, flashed stock Android 4.3 and installed again Multirom (multirom_v12_n7-signed) with kexek kernel, installed Bodhi linux.Then I tried to put back again Ubuntu core and the process was stopped with msg like "there is not enough space".When i check in "Storage" tab in Android the info is Total space 6.02Gb and available 5.81Gb..
Is there any junk left after the old roms and how can I fix this mess?
Please help!!!
I remember I was having a lost memory issue, not nearly as bad as you, but if you have root Explorer or some way to get to /data/media/0/multirom check the ROMS folder and ensure it is empty. If it isn't, then you still have old ROMS there. Not sure if that will help but let me know
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bass0324 said:
I remember I was having a lost memory issue, not nearly as bad as you, but if you have root Explorer or some way to get to /data/media/0/multirom check the ROMS folder and ensure it is empty. If it isn't, then you still have old ROMS there. Not sure if that will help but let me know
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I`m sorry but I can`t find /data/media/0/multirom ! The folder /data is empty ! Right now I don`t have multirom installed. I used Root Browser and ES Explorer cause Root Explorer is payed
Is there someone who can help me ?
Blown_ouT said:
I`m sorry but I can`t find /data/media/0/multirom ! The folder /data is empty ! Right now I don`t have multirom installed. I used Root Browser and ES Explorer cause Root Explorer is payed
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If /data is empty then you have no files on your SD card I'm guessing? If you have files on your SD card then you are looking at the data folder in your SD card and you need to get a root app which allows you to see the data folder on the root of your system
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Blown_ouT said:
Hi there XDA !
I can`t find an answer for my problem..even google did not helped me!
I bought Nexus 7 32Gb GSM (tilapia) to try out Ubuntu Touch and to play with other OS`s and roms. I flashed the device many times with native roms and with Multirom so the last events are: removed all secondary roms (Plasma active,ubuntu core and ubuntu touch), removed multirom with multirom_uninstaller, upgraded bootloader to 4.23, upgraded radio to 1231_0.18.0_0409, flashed stock Android 4.3 and installed again Multirom (multirom_v12_n7-signed) with kexek kernel, installed Bodhi linux.Then I tried to put back again Ubuntu core and the process was stopped with msg like "there is not enough space".When i check in "Storage" tab in Android the info is Total space 6.02Gb and available 5.81Gb..
Is there any junk left after the old roms and how can I fix this mess?
Please help!!!
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I had the same problem and it was caused by nandroid backups, duplicated 0/0/0/0 folders (with allll my files mirrored) and misc junk items in my system. I used disk view app to determine where all my space went and deleted all the appropriate files. This was on my 16gb N7, which lost 12gb once. That's how I was able to recover most of that space. Now, whenever I do nandroids on my 32gb N7, I move them to my computer immediately. I also make sure to clean up with root cleaner every so often, wipe cache and dalvik, etc. Get the disk view app, it will show you where your space has gone. I was able to recover almost all of my lost 12gb on my 16gb N7 by doing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382756
I understand this is an old thread, but I recently had the same thing happen AGAIN on my Nexus 7 32gb. This time I updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.4. After the flash, I had 6gb of usable space. I reflashed 4.2.2 to no avail, updated my recovery, and checked all my files/folders. I found an interesting, unexpected solution...
I upgraded my bootloader to 4.23, then I re-locked it, and then re-unlocked it. Voila, it was back to my normal space (something like 27gb usable). I read somewhere this worked for someone else, so I tried it, and it worked. Locking & unlocking the bootloader could help others reclaim their missing unused space.
absinthesummer said:
I understand this is an old thread, but I recently had the same thing happen AGAIN on my Nexus 7 32gb. This time I updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.4. After the flash, I had 6gb of usable space. I reflashed 4.2.2 to no avail, updated my recovery, and checked all my files/folders. I found an interesting, unexpected solution...
I upgraded my bootloader to 4.23, then I re-locked it, and then re-unlocked it. Voila, it was back to my normal space (something like 27gb usable). I read somewhere this worked for someone else, so I tried it, and it worked. Locking & unlocking the bootloader could help others reclaim their missing unused space.
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An alternative that is much easier if you're familiar with fastboot is:
fastboot format system -w
It completely erases your rom and the entire user data partition. The partitions will have to be reformatted in recovery, but you'll be sure that there aren't any orphaned folders anymore.
brandon_edge1994 said:
An alternative that is much easier if you're familiar with fastboot is:
fastboot format system -w
It completely erases your rom and the entire user data partition. The partitions will have to be reformatted in recovery, but you'll be sure that there aren't any orphaned folders anymore.
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I'm always happy to learn new methods- the more, the better. Thanks! Also wanted to add, I didn't have to update the bootloader, I just chose to. It would have also worked had I simply locked & unlocked the BL. It was super easy & didn't have to reformat anything. Anyway, I have a list of commands I'm compiling & saving for future use, so I'll add yours to the list.
absinthesummer said:
I understand this is an old thread, but I recently had the same thing happen AGAIN on my Nexus 7 32gb. This time I updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.4. After the flash, I had 6gb of usable space. I reflashed 4.2.2 to no avail, updated my recovery, and checked all my files/folders. I found an interesting, unexpected solution...
I upgraded my bootloader to 4.23, then I re-locked it, and then re-unlocked it. Voila, it was back to my normal space (something like 27gb usable). I read somewhere this worked for someone else, so I tried it, and it worked. Locking & unlocking the bootloader could help others reclaim their missing unused space.
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I had the same problem with my 32gb nexus 7 2012. And this method worked. Thanks man.:good:
pol359 said:
I had the same problem with my 32gb nexus 7 2012. And this method worked. Thanks man.:good:
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No problem, glad it worked! Worked for me (twice haha)

[Q] Storage Error

I know i read something about this at one point, but can't find it now under anything I can think of to search.
I have a 16GB S4, running CM10.2, and in the storage section in settings, it shows that I only have 9.72GB total space instead of the 16GB that should be showing up. I read something a while back that this could be caused by backups from other ROM's still residing in storage, or something similar. I didn't pay much attention to that at the time, because I wasn't having an issue with it, but now that I am, I can't find it again. Is there any way to get access to the other 5-6GB of space without having to wipe everything and do a fresh install? Or should I go back to stock and start over?
stryker137 said:
I know i read something about this at one point, but can't find it now under anything I can think of to search.
I have a 16GB S4, running CM10.2, and in the storage section in settings, it shows that I only have 9.72GB total space instead of the 16GB that should be showing up. I read something a while back that this could be caused by backups from other ROM's still residing in storage, or something similar. I didn't pay much attention to that at the time, because I wasn't having an issue with it, but now that I am, I can't find it again. Is there any way to get access to the other 5-6GB of space without having to wipe everything and do a fresh install? Or should I go back to stock and start over?
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Either if you go back to stock or other rom fresh install you still going to have less than 10 gigs. All of that memory is taking up by the partitions of the system. Only way to get more is by playing around with partitions but it hasnt been done now and could be done later in time. So you will never be able to use the other space for now.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Either if you go back to stock or other rom fresh install you still going to have less than 10 gigs. All of that memory is taking up by the partitions of the system. Only way to get more is by playing around with partitions but it hasnt been done now and could be done later in time. So you will never be able to use the other space for now.
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OK, I must have remembered wrong or been thinking of something else. Thanks for the information.

S4 shows 9.57GB total space????? Help

I've been loading Rom after Rom on my S4 and settled on the GoldenEye 29 Rom.
Now.....after all is said and done, when plugged into my PC, it's only showing 9.57gb total.
16 gig phone.......... Strange??
I'm going to do a full factory wipe to bring i tback to the way it came out of the box
and start over.........How?? How to format the entire phone? EVERYTHING....bring
the directory structure back to normal?
Thanks.
dssking said:
I've been loading Rom after Rom on my S4 and settled on the GoldenEye 29 Rom.
Now.....after all is said and done, when plugged into my PC, it's only showing 9.57gb total.
16 gig phone.......... Strange??
I'm going to do a full factory wipe to bring i tback to the way it came out of the box
and start over.........How?? How to format the entire phone? EVERYTHING....bring
the directory structure back to normal?
Thanks.
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Bloatware.
dssking said:
I've been loading Rom after Rom on my S4 and settled on the GoldenEye 29 Rom.
Now.....after all is said and done, when plugged into my PC, it's only showing 9.57gb total.
16 gig phone.......... Strange??
I'm going to do a full factory wipe to bring i tback to the way it came out of the box
and start over.........How?? How to format the entire phone? EVERYTHING....bring
the directory structure back to normal?
Thanks.
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If you want to bring it back like new use Odin and flash the same firmware you're currently on back onto the device
But the amount of storage you have does not look unreasonable. Did you make any nandroid backups? They take a lot of space
Edit, a search found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40717698
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Hey Guys.
But we are using custom roms. So how would it still take up the extra 6 gigs missing? Or am I forgetting something?
Unless I am missing something, you are not going to see more than that. I think the area that Samsung set aside is not changeable. And your numbers are consistent with what others report. My 32gb phone shows 23.81 availabe and 13.11 free after taking into account what I have loaded. It won't show 32gb. I am also running CM11 M6, a light rom in comparison to TW roms.
If I am off on this you more techy guys can set me straight--
dssking said:
Hey Guys.
But we are using custom roms. So how would it still take up the extra 6 gigs missing? Or am I forgetting something?
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The partition sizes are set. Custom roms don't change those. Userdata is what you have available the rest is allocated by android. Even if you don't use all the space in other partitions you don't have access to that storage
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jd1639 said:
The partition sizes are set. Custom roms don't change those. Userdata is what you have available the rest is allocated by android. Even if you don't use all the space in other partitions you don't have access to that storage
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Thought So--:good:
Understood................makes sense. Good thing about the SD slot...........

missing storage in my galaxy

hi guys,
My stepson has a galaxy s4 i9500
he plays alot with it and has installed several roms after rooting the phone.
at some point he realized that after burning a new rom ha has almost no storage left on the phone itself. we tried to check the data visible during a usb connection but the total size doesn't even come near te 16GB. now he has no games or heavy apps installed and after running cleanmaster app he has 18mb free left. what can we do?
thanks alot
Michael
hokerme said:
hi guys,
My stepson has a galaxy s4 i9500
he plays alot with it and has installed several roms after rooting the phone.
at some point he realized that after burning a new rom ha has almost no storage left on the phone itself. we tried to check the data visible during a usb connection but the total size doesn't even come near te 16GB. now he has no games or heavy apps installed and after running cleanmaster app he has 18mb free left. what can we do?
thanks alot
Michael
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It's all your downloads and other stuff like that.
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thanks but this is not the case
LiL_Assassin said:
It's all your downloads and other stuff like that.
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As i said before we have just installed a new rom so there are almost no downloads at all.
i must say that im an IT specialist so i am familiar with storage folders downloads an temp files. obviously the problem is a bit mor sofisticated then that but thanks anyways
It doesn't work like that. 16gb is not one partition. It are multiple partitions. The rom itself (TW based) eat up a lot of storage. Together with a few apps it can become full easily. But maybe it's also possible that he didn't wipe properly before flashing a new rom and old files are still left.
So do a full wipe from the custom recovery and flash the rom again.
Installing a custom rom will not wipe the internal storage (unless you/he chose to do it when doing the standard wiping procedure).
So, even if he installed several roms, files usually still remain on the internal storage. Backups, rom zips, game data, etc.
Try this: Backup everything that is on the internal storage onto your pc and do a factory reset. See if it fixes anything. A factory reset wipes everything, including the internal storage.
You should also note that, even though Samsung advertised the phone as 16GB, it's actually only 9GB of usable space.
The rom partition takes about 2-3 GB. So that's a total of 12GB. Not 16, like Samsung says..

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