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free space on google edition rom

i am unable to find an answer to this, i have a galaxy s4 i337m from rogers
i used cf-auto root to root,
then used the one click tool to install CWM Touch 6.0.3.2
and then in recovery did a full wipe and reset
and installed [ROM] Google Edition 4.2.2 [Clean][Slim][280MB][2013.09.07]
everything is working well (great)
but free space was only just under 9 gigs, i thought google edition phone has over 12gb of available space, is this normal, is there something i can
do to get more space, did i miss something?
please don't recommend sd card as i already have one, i am just concerned where is my phone memory going?

That's how the S4 is partitioned. User-accessible amounts are not rom dependant. Cheers

devils-haven said:
i am unable to find an answer to this, i have a galaxy s4 i337m from rogers
i used cf-auto root to root,
then used the one click tool to install CWM Touch 6.0.3.2
and then in recovery did a full wipe and reset
and installed [ROM] Google Edition 4.2.2 [Clean][Slim][280MB][2013.09.07]
everything is working well (great)
but free space was only just under 9 gigs, i thought google edition phone has over 12gb of available space, is this normal, is there something i can
do to get more space, did i miss something?
please don't recommend sd card as i already have one, i am just concerned where is my phone memory going?
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I would also like to know im having the same issue and was just going to make a post asking the same thing, and i have an sd card as well but i cant seem to move apps to the sd card like you can with with touch wiz 4.2.2. I used twrp so im wondering if there is a problem with that?

xBeerdroiDx said:
That's how the S4 is partitioned. User-accessible amounts are not rom dependant. Cheers
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Any way to repartition? Or will this case problems when u need to restore phone back to stock?

devils-haven said:
Any way to repartition? Or will this case problems when u need to restore phone back to stock?
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No you cannot repartition.
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after the main instal and everything i only have like 7 gigs available for use

[Q] Regain space on internal storage I9505 S4

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
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

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
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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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
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

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
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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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

[Q] N900X actually RAM

Hello
I have just a question about Note 3 actually ram space
SAMSUNG said it 3GB
CPUZ AND RAM STATUS SHOWING 2440MB
Which is the correct space and what is the reasons of different between which SAMSUNG announced and the real ram space

you get 2440MB (2.38gb) because by the time your phone turns on... it is already using RAM but the actual RAM is 3GB -_-
Same with the internal memory, it says 32gb.. but the usable memory is not exactly 32gb..

You can root phone. Remove bloat ware and can gain a lot more. Extra 1.2 gb and even faster processing. I am using root and flashed wanam framework works awesome
Sent from Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
If you like my post hit thanks .

deadlyheart4u said:
You can root phone. Remove bloat ware and can gain a lot more. Extra 1.2 gb and even faster processing. I am using root and flashed wanam framework works awesome
Sent from Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
If you like my post hit thanks .
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Explain more please!

A0_o said:
Explain more please!
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Have a read around xda, check out Universal Root De La Vega and CF-AutoRoot -- which method you choose depends largely on
1) Your firmware
2) How you want to deal with KNOX - trip KNOX you have no warranty, keep KNOX and your warranty is preserved.
3) If you don't know what rooting is, don't do it
4) Do you need root? - like really need it?
5) Check your firmware using *#1234# (a common post..)
6) Good luck.

There's 2.38GB available; the remaining .62 is reserved and can't be accessed.
Remove bloatware, exchange Touchwiz for Apex or Nova. Even without root that brings it down to only 6-800MB in use instead of the usual 1.2GB. (Touchwiz uses 600MB, Apex and Nova about 40.)
If you Root there's even more bloatware to kill. I didnt and I have 610MB in use, even with Tapatalk and N7player running.
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what its Blotware !!!?

I wonder if some or maybe even most of that memory is not used for graphics? typical graphic card on the desktop would have anywhere from 128MB-512 MB or even 1GB of dedicated memory and I think my laptop reserves 256MB for graphics from the get go, but it can increase it if required.

Where is my storage?

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.
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

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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Stock lollipop memory bug.

Hello
\I had this question for a long time but i have waited sammy to solve this. Can someone help me or explain why on stock lollipop with all my apps installed i have only 1.4 gb free of internal storage and if i downgrade to kit kat i have almost 5gb free with all the apps? I really like the look of lollipop but with that low memory i can't do nothing with the phone. Please tell me if this happens to you too.

blackbunny96 said:
Hello
\I had this question for a long time but i have waited sammy to solve this. Can someone help me or explain why on stock lollipop with all my apps installed i have only 1.4 gb free of internal storage and if i downgrade to kit kat i have almost 5gb free with all the apps? I really like the look of lollipop but with that low memory i can't do nothing with the phone. Please tell me if this happens to you too.
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How many app do you have?

40-60. but not the number is the problem. same apps on kitkat i have 5 gb free nd on lollipop only 1.5 gb