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ICS - Move Apps to Internal USB-Storage

Hello Guys!
Searched the whole day for a solution bút nothing really answers my questions, so i will post here.
Is there any chance of moving apps from DeviceMemory (2GB) to the internal USB-Storage (11GB). I tried to use App2SD and tried it with the Android Onboard Tool but nothing will do it. It just keeps moving to external SD.
When the external SD is removed and you try to move an app there is just the advice: "not enough memory".
Addition: My memory option in settings looks like this:
http://s14.directupload.net/images/120513/3rhplf49.png
Total Memory: ~11GB
Other Data (red) - will show what u really use PLUS the amount of the external SD card
Is that the Problem that the OS thinks like in this Pic the USB Storage is too full (more full than its total size ^^) and let you only move to external SD?
Ok, long story short: Is there a way to move apps to the internal USB Storage?
Thanks!

Have you looked to see what's on you're internal sd? Remember that it won't be wiped by a normal ROM flash unless you specify, so data will build up flash by flash.
Sorry, I know it sounds pedantic, but first thing to try.
what spec phone do you have?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

If i move an app from applications in settings with the command "move to SD" i will see in the Storage overview that the device Storage gets smaller and the storage from external SD gets bigger.. The USB-Storage (internal SD) stay the same.
The path for the files were /mnt/asec (?) there i found some files..
And the thing with non wipe and data: Got my Note as off. ICS LPY was released and flashed it out of the box with ICS. There is nothing from older roms..
What do you mean with Spec Phone? I have a Austrian Galaxy Note GT-N7000 with official ICS LPY on it running..
PS: The problem with apps cant move to internal storage is also on Galaxy S2 present.
Can anyone try to move apps from device to the internal storage? I think that its a bug in ICS.

First things first, I would recommend downgrading to stock GB, check out Dr. ketans thread in the stickies of the ROM development thread.
It seems unlikely, but since your on lpy, there's a possibility that your data is corrupt, have to say am not sure about this at all.
There's also a thread about the issues with lpy, lpf kernel that's worth reading from abisahara.
Please, anyone else have any further recommendations, please ignore me.
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double-post sorry..

First of all thanks for your attempt to help me out.
But whats the sense of downgrading? And nope, data isn´t corrupt can move things from pc to the phone without any problem, everthing is OK.
The only problem is to move Apps to internal USB-Storage (11GB) that wont work. There are others too with this problem and their phone never touched custom rom or anything, just the official ICS OTA Update.
Btw. i remeber i saw peopole with Galaxy S2 with the same problem on the net.
You have a Note too - try it for yourself to move apps from Device Mem (2GB) to Internal USB.Storage (11GB). I bet it wont work. Its not a special problem to me i think its a general problem.
Also is the data corruption not an effect from wiping? Havent wiped my phone yet one time..
regards.

Data corruption occurs from any large data movement, weather it's wipe, or deleting large files, there's suggestion that 2GB is the danger point but I experienced issues after writing a 500mb file that started fcs across the board.
I'm more than likely overreacting and apologies for this. Maybe someone with more experience can help better.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Hey.
Just forget the data corruption, man! I´m fine with this till now and that doenst belong to my problem..
I just want to put some apps (e.g angry birds) to my internal USB Storage and that dont work i only can move apps to the real external SD, other people have the problem too and i want to know if this is on all ICS releases from Samsung with splitted memory??

@Jaysus88, I understand your problem and frustration since I have the exactly same problem and frustration. After some search, I feel the problem may be because some phone manufacturers disabled the "Move to USB storage" capability. BTW, my phone is Samsung Galaxy Note-N7000 with ICS.
I just registered the account to share potential solutions. I was suggested two solutions (I haven't got chance to try them myself yet):
1. Root the system and somehow re-partition the internal storage to increase "Device memory" (and shrink "USB storage").
2. Add an actual SD card and "Move to SD card" instead of "Move to USB storage".
(just realized that new users cann't post links :-( )
Both 1 and 2 have limitations that I don't know for sure:
For 1, is it really possible to re-size the storage partitions after rooting the phone?
For 2, ICS may not support some SD cards; moving too many apps to SD card may also cause rebooting issues for Android (we can easily find a lot of complaints about this issue, such as the Android issue id 25563 on google code).
If you find another more robust solution, I would love to hear about it! This is another reason I registered my account.

Hi!
Found that in Themes & Apps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652079
This will change the mounting points for external and internal SD. It should work.
For myself i leave it as it is.

Galaxy S4 problem, App2SD don't work - NO ROOT - newest update (german version)

Hi there. Maybe someone can help me. I searched already and it seems that no one other have this problem. i only found solutions with rooting.
in latest update samsung brought the app2sd funktion (Build JDQ39J9505XXUBMEA).
It works fine, i can move parts of my apps to my SD card. Now there are 8GB on external SD. (apps roundabout 6GB)
But now the problem - the apps still stay in the internal storage,too ... in full size. so the size for apps is still at 6GB. move back and try again don't help. even when i move a 1,9GB game from SD to internal, the internal gets 100mb fuller. maybe there is a failure in read out the storages....
i hope some other people have the same problem, i don't want to reset my phone or try anything in this way and maybe its a general problem, then i hope i can wait for a new update.
so, anyone here with a similar problem?
thanks

Cara84 said:
Hi there. Maybe someone can help me. I searched already and it seems that no one other have this problem. i only found solutions with rooting.
in latest update samsung brought the app2sd funktion (Build JDQ39J9505XXUBMEA).
It works fine, i can move parts of my apps to my SD card. Now there are 8GB on external SD. (apps roundabout 6GB)
But now the problem - the apps still stay in the internal storage,too ... in full size. so the size for apps is still at 6GB. move back and try again don't help. even when i move a 1,9GB game from SD to internal, the internal gets 100mb fuller. maybe there is a failure in read out the storages....
i hope some other people have the same problem, i don't want to reset my phone or try anything in this way and maybe its a general problem, then i hope i can wait for a new update.
so, anyone here with a similar problem?
thanks
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Hi,
The latest firmwares will let you move the apps to the sd card,but they will not move the data.
This does not help at all.
The only way to do this is to use FOLDERMOUNT
You must be rooted for this.

Lack of storage space

Hello XDA.
Last year my wife's phone was stolen so we had to buy a new one. I'm a proud owner of the ZF2 but it's a bit too big for her so she bought the Laser one. After I reinstalled her apps etc, she quickly ran out of internal space. The phone is constantly begging for apps deletion and so one.
I heard about Android M "adoptable storage" feature and wanted to try it. No luck, the feature is disabled by Asus on the stock ROM. I manually enabled it with ADB but the phone already asks to free some space. The internal storage is full and the SD card is almost empty. I already transfered all I could to the SD card via the data transfert option in the storage parameters but it seems to be insufficiant.
I wonder what are my choices. Seems like the stock Android M will not solve this one. Is there any alternative ROM out there or some other options that could help me to *really* use the SD card to install applications, cache, etc?
Thank you for any advice.
Chris.

Unable to use my SD card as interanl memory

Hi All,
I have the following phone
sm-j500f
6.0.1
MMB29MJ500FXXU1BPH1
I keep reading that with Marshmallow I can use my sd card as internal memory as I only have 8 gb and I cant
really run many apps.
But when I do put in my SD card I only get one option not two like I have seen on various internet posts.
Can any one help please and also advise the best tutorial for rooting my phone.
Thank you in advance
G

garytaylor9 said:
Hi All,
I have the following phone
sm-j500f
6.0.1
MMB29MJ500FXXU1BPH1
I keep reading that with Marshmallow I can use my sd card as internal memory as I only have 8 gb and I cant
really run many apps.
But when I do put in my SD card I only get one option not two like I have seen on various internet posts.
Can any one help please and also advise the best tutorial for rooting my phone.
Thank you in advance
G
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hello, the best way to root is to use su zip installer/also the cm allows to use sd as internal memory!

garytaylor9 said:
Hi All,
I have the following phone
sm-j500f
6.0.1
MMB29MJ500FXXU1BPH1
I keep reading that with Marshmallow I can use my sd card as internal memory as I only have 8 gb and I cant
really run many apps.
But when I do put in my SD card I only get one option not two like I have seen on various internet posts.
Can any one help please and also advise the best tutorial for rooting my phone.
Thank you in advance
G
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Flash the adoptable storage enabler patch

How to fix Samsung Galaxy On7 storage problem?

Hello, i'm new to the forums so i apologize if i shouldn't be posting this here, but i need help.
I have a Samsung Galaxy On7 with Android Marshmallow 6.0.1. I was happy with the phone and liked everything it had to offer me, except for one critical flaw that is driving me nuts: IT'S STORAGE.
I started downloading my apps so i could transfer them to my 16Gb SD card, which i happily bought for the purpose of this new phone... But little did i know that simple storaging concept changed with Android Marshmallow (before this phone i've only used Lollipop and KitKat). Apps weren't automatically being placed in the SD card. Fine, i could move them myself anyway, right? But it only transferred about 10 or 15 Mbs... Useless. My phone was struggling after installing WhatsApp and Messenger just because i couldn't move them from the phone storage, and 5 out of 8 Gbs of phone storage were occupied by bloatware. I could just root it and delete those, but i use more than 8 Gbs anyway so i considered that option meaningless.
I naturally did research on what options i had to fix this. Tutorials listed an option which "merges" your SD card and use it as internal storage. Now God knows why Samsung decided to get rid of that option, i simply don't have it.
I figured i could install a Nougat ROM but i never installed a ROM before, and the fact that i have a Samsung might mean the problem still persists after that, so maybe i could just downgrade to Lollipop and problem solved. I just need to hear from someone it's going to work before trying it myself.
If there are more options i'd be more than happy to listen to them, i'm at the point where i can't update apps anymore, while i have 16 Gigs unused...

that's the sad thing about this device. it's internal storage is not much and it got some bloatware. I just stayed on minimal user installed apps. Also moving an app to sd card is reducing the apps performance.

Actually there's a solution for the merging SD storage with Internal storage problem. Although Samsung has disabled it there's a patch here in the Forum to bypass that.
Here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/patch-adoptable-storage-enabler-t3460478
I used it on mine and worked just fine.
One more thing. I actually opted for two solutions: (1) root and uninstall bloatware and (2) apply the patch through TWRP and merge the storages.
Good luck.

Kyrohn said:
Actually there's a solution for the merging SD storage with Internal storage problem. Although Samsung has disabled it there's a patch here in the Forum to bypass that.
Here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/patch-adoptable-storage-enabler-t3460478
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I highly recommend not doing it. I have rooted my Samsung on7 (G600FY) only to use this resource but it didn't work.
I could install the patch through TWRP but there were no options on Settings -> Storage -> Format SD as Internal. Only Portable Format was available. Then, after some searches I could do it with Root Essentials App, it did the trick but still all my apps were getting installed in the internal memory (even I did migration to SD), also it kept showing Full Storage messages like before (even tough there was more than 29gb free after the "merge").
Back to 0.

So is this topic is useless? It doesnt work?
If everyone tried and it still failed, why not closing this topic?

I was having same problem with this device. But now I have fixed it!
Before storage was 97% and I have only 2 apps: Mozilla FireFox and Samsung Max VPN.
And my all other apps and games were in SD card.
But now I have 88% storage (just reduced a good amount)
Its simple just open Settings > Applications > Applications Manager
Now pick those apps which you don't use them anymore. Like Chrome, Google Photos, Samsung Internet, GDrive, etc.
Select on those app and click on 3 dot > select "Uninstall Updates".
When you do this, the app will be uninstalled and replaced by factory version of app which is lower in size.
Just do these to apps like GDrive, GPhotos because you can access them on web too.