Hi, I just saw some stuff about SD partition and ended up partitioning the card to 512mb with 64 swap size. I'm a bit lost and feel stupid as I forgot to backup my SD card and lost all my stuff. How can I un-partition my card and (if possible) is there anyway to get my stuff back? Any help deeply appreciated.
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Oh okay, do you know any particular ones? And how can I return my card to normal?
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I did that mistake once and i felt horribly stupid.
Simple way to un-partition.
Download Mini-Tool Partition Wizard and under your sd card drive letter there will be two disks according to two partitions. Right click on the partition of 512 mb you created and Click "Delete"
After that. Just do a normal format by right clicking the disk drive in "My Computer" (ofcourse if your using windows)
And In the format options.
Select Quick Format
And click restore device defaults.
Start.
That should fix it.
One Advice: Don't select a swap size in CWM. I heard swap causes lag.
Just download swapper. it works better
Thanks a lot bro, it worked
Now I just gotta find out how to make my own rom... :S lol
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Ace of Spades said:
Thanks a lot bro, it worked
Now I just gotta find out how to make my own rom... :S lol
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lol. OK.
feels good to help.
haha lol.
I struggled about that alot when i first tried to make droidace. errors like **** at first then thanks to Prawesome i got it figured out.
My advice, don't use kitchen. Just use a normal zipping application and notepad ++
Good luck.
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I have run into an issue with my phones internal memory running low at 14.97 MB. My hero is rooted and running Fresh 2.4. I went through the process of partitioning my SD card(class 6) and made sure app2sd was running. I have close to 80 apps installed. I'm curious whether my memory should be that full with app2sd sunning properly? Also what else is stored in internal memory?
I realize I may have left out some pertinent information to this problem but let me know and I will provide it. Also sending me a link to a spot for more information would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
Download and run cachecleaner?
Yes it can be. Apps 2 sd only moves /data/app by default. You can move /data/data to card too and free your space. Check out tkirton's apps 2 sd thread for more info.
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Or you could do this - its awesome!
My advice - read it carefully before doing it - to avoid snags -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754805
let me know if you need help or have questions with it -
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Or you could do this - its awesome!
My advice - read it carefully before doing it - to avoid snags -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754805
let me know if you need help or have questions with it -
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+1
Doubled my internal memory
I love that mod, but it isn't for the weak. Lol
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Yeah, definitely, which is why I recommended people to read it carefully
I set my mtd file to 110 3 and I have 347megs of internal space....its awesome being able to keep a few extra nandroid back ups on my SD card, for sure
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Didn't try the internal partitioning readjustment but I did find that just moving the dalvik cache to the sd card helped out a lot.
frogbert said:
Didn't try the internal partitioning readjustment but I did find that just moving the dalvik cache to the sd card helped out a lot.
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Its not hard to do the mtd partitions and well worth it.....let me know if you change your mind and want help with it
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You could always use fast reboot. It doesn't actually reboot your phone, but it will close EVERYTHING you have open. If you have the pro version, there's a widget and ignore list. Free version is in market.
Anybody know how to do this? I found a solution for other devices, but not Droid 3. I need this pretty bad because my internal memory is getting full (11gb) and it doesn't save anything but media crap on external sd card (32gb) I need to save apps in ext card too..
Anybody interested?
hilokilo said:
Anybody know how to do this? I found a solution for other devices, but not Droid 3. I need this pretty bad because my internal memory is getting full (11gb) and it doesn't save anything but media crap on external sd card (32gb) I need to save apps in ext card too..
Anybody interested?
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Connect the device to the computer, transfer files to the external SD card (leave the folders alone). Done.
Or you can use Root Explorer and transfer the files...
ChaoticWeaponry said:
Connect the device to the computer, transfer files to the external SD card (leave the folders alone). Done.
Or you can use Root Explorer and transfer the files...
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Thanks for the reply, but I thibk you misunderstood me.
What I meant was that I would like to switch my External SD Card to Internal.
Since the phone saves everything (like apps) in the internal memory (except media files)
I want to use my full 32 gb sd card as internal mem instead.
I hope I explained clearer this time
You have to edit the mounting points in /system/etc/vold.fstab
I've done this on previous devices, but haven't done it on my D3, so I don't know if it will break anything, so do a nandroid before changing anything.
Do you happen to know how? Thanks.
Sorry. I want to keep this alive.
Check out this post from the CM9 thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21032236 . I am not sure if it can be used exactly as is for a Gingerbread setup, but it should at least give you a good starting point for what you need to edit in order to make it work for you. I know this was already mentioned, but MAKE SURE you have a nandroid backup and to be really safe make sure your phone is charged more than 50% in case you wind up having to do an SBF. If you were not aware, you can't program this phone when the battery is below 50% and it won't charge unless it can boot, so you can see the problem you will encounter if you brick your phone with a low battery.
"App 2 SD"
from market move most of your apps to the external SD
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boazal said:
"App 2 SD"
from market move most of your apps to the external SD
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Read the thread, that's not what he is asking for.
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from i see, he looking for a way to clear the Internal memory, so i suggest him a way.....
boazal said:
from i see, he looking for a way to clear the Internal memory, so i suggest him a way.....
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He is trying to permanently swap the internal and external SD cards so that his 32Gb external is used as the primary storage and to accomplish this he will have to edit a few files in system. The link I provided earlier should get him the info he needs to do this.
mikedyk43 said:
Check out this post from the CM9 thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21032236 . I am not sure if it can be used exactly as is for a Gingerbread setup, but it should at least give you a good starting point for what you need to edit in order to make it work for you. I know this was already mentioned, but MAKE SURE you have a nandroid backup and to be really safe make sure your phone is charged more than 50% in case you wind up having to do an SBF. If you were not aware, you can't program this phone when the battery is below 50% and it won't charge unless it can boot, so you can see the problem you will encounter if you brick your phone with a low battery.
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Thanks for replying and the best part is that you know what im talking about
So, is that thanks button enough for you?
UPDATE - Holy Krap! This also works for Liberty Rom!! D
hilokilo said:
Thanks for replying and the best part is that you know what im talking about
So, is that thanks button enough for you?
UPDATE - Holy Krap! This also works for Liberty Rom!! D
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The thanks is very appreciated, it sounds like you got it figured out, that's what I was really looking for.
I have CyanogenMod 7.2 on my phone with CronMod memory mod. My internal memory shows that I still have 456 MB of space from my 758 MB ext4 partition. Yet phone show info that I have low storage space. Why?
Which script did you use?
CronMod-INT2EXT4+
palito1980 said:
I have CyanogenMod 7.2 on my phone with CronMod memory mod. My internal memory shows that I still have 456 MB of space from my 758 MB ext4 partition. Yet phone show info that I have low storage space. Why?
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That's really weird. It's not supposed to happen. Though I have had some issues like that, it's because you know some parts of the app stay in the internal memory of the phone, they have to be manually moved to the SD over time. Since it's a really small amount of storage that that part of the app takes, it really shouldn't be a problem. But since you have a lot of them installed, you're gonna have to manually move the apps to the SD.
Use Titanium Backup and batch move the heaviest apps you have to the SD and it'll work normally.
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CronMod-INT2EXT4+
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are you sure your EXT partition is EXT4? Make sure cuz CWM formats the EXT partition to EXT 3.
Try Cronmod Int2ext+
I am sure
palito1980 said:
I am sure
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Just use the normal INT2EXT+ with the CWM made partition.
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palito1980 said:
I have CyanogenMod 7.2 on my phone with CronMod memory mod. My internal memory shows that I still have 456 MB of space from my 758 MB ext4 partition. Yet phone show info that I have low storage space. Why?
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I heard that for every use of 500mb of external memory we need 100mb internal memory as it store some files every time we install a app...
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That's really weird. It's not supposed to happen. Though I have had some issues like that, it's because you know some parts of the app stay in the internal memory of the phone, they have to be manually moved to the SD over time. Since it's a really small amount of storage that that part of the app takes, it really shouldn't be a problem. But since you have a lot of them installed, you're gonna have to manually move the apps to the SD.
Use Titanium Backup and batch move the heaviest apps you have to the SD and it'll work normally.
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Do I need to use swap for this to work? if so, can you recommend which size I use?
Thanks in advance
vikashhero said:
Do I need to use swap for this to work? if so, can you recommend which size I use?
Thanks in advance
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Swap and A2SD are two completely different and non related subjects.
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Swap and A2SD are two completely different and non related subjects.
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Sorry, I'm just having no luck getting the fixed IN2EXT4+ to work on an international galaxy ace. the script creates a file in the init.d folder, as opposed to the unfixed version, but it still doesn't mount or recognise the ext partition on the SD card. I've followed your guides very closely, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong...
after each attempt, i start from scratch (clean ROM install), and yet I keep failing ;/
I partition using CWM recovery 5, so does that create an ext4 partition or 3/lower?
Thanks for your time
vikashhero said:
Sorry, I'm just having no luck getting the fixed IN2EXT4+ to work on an international galaxy ace. the script creates a file in the init.d folder, as opposed to the unfixed version, but it still doesn't mount or recognise the ext partition on the SD card. I've followed your guides very closely, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong...
after each attempt, i start from scratch (clean ROM install), and yet I keep failing ;/
I partition using CWM recovery 5, so does that create an ext4 partition or 3/lower?
Thanks for your time
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Really. You really haven't noticed it. Look at the script you're flashing and the one on my guide.
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Really. You really haven't noticed it. Look at the script you're flashing and the one on my guide.
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Ive used in2ext+, int2ext4+ and in2extv2+ with identical results. I know I must be annoying you, and I'm really sorry that I am, But I just can't see what I'm doing wrong here?
vikashhero said:
Ive used in2ext+, int2ext4+ and in2extv2+ with identical results. I know I must be annoying you, and I'm really sorry that I am, But I just can't see what I'm doing wrong here?
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What rom/phone are you using? You should have NO problems if you follow everything exactly the way it is.
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What rom/phone are you using? You should have NO problems if you follow everything exactly the way it is.
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Old Droid CM 10.1 with an international Galaxy Ace
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104442
vikashhero said:
Old Droid CM 10.1 with an international Galaxy Ace
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104442
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I don't use JB so I can't help. Check their thread for details.
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I don't use JB so I can't help. Check their thread for details.
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Will do. Sorry to be a bother.
My thanks and credits to:
Shabbypenguin, Garwynn, inteloper and Talustus from dream team for all the help I've got and for making this possible.
I know we have fully working recoveries already and I made this just to learn the process and for the future if I'm not that lucky any more and don't have amazing devs like Shabbypenguin on the same device.
I still have a lot to learn but this is first step I made in that direction.
Here is my recovery tRec_v0.3.6 that has been used for quite some time on E4GT.
It has been compiled with great help from devs mentioned above with CM10.1 for our phones.
The mount points have been fixed thanks to Dees_Troy from TWRP team.
Now back ups are saved in correct location and can be accessed with apps like stock "My Files".
AGAT_Recovery_tRec_v0.3.6.tar
AGAT_Recovery_tRec_v0.3.6.zip
So far I was able to back up, restore, flash zips etc.
It looks like I'm a good student and it works.
I have tried zip file and it works.
Tar should work fine with ODIN but I didn't test it.
I'm using heimdall to flash recovery.img.
Neat! Post some screenshots if you can.
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Neat! Post some screenshots if you can.
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Screen shots of recovery?
Pictures, whatever... Just curious on how it differs visually from the other recoveries. Or if it has features like TWRP that I can wipe partitions as I want or whatever...
Unknownforce said:
Pictures, whatever... Just curious on how it differs visually from the other recoveries. Or if it has features like TWRP that I can wipe partitions as I want or whatever...
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It based on CWM recovery.
Have did some changes and edits long ago to make it work with GS2.
Small updates and edits and we got new OS dropping.
So it's somewhat modified and edited CWM.
Been using your recovery and kernel on wife's E4GT for quite some time. Excited for your stuff here.
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WOW, new recovery.....GOnna try it now. Thanks agat!!
Question. My backup failed. My phone is telling me I'm low on storage space. I have under a gig left on the device which I don't understand and 16 on my sd card. . My sd card doesn't appear to be showing up and in my storage settings where it says mount sd card ..I can't. What do I do?
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On more..doesn't make sense
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primo523 said:
On more..doesn't make sense
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Honestly I don't understand what are you trying to say.
primo523 said:
On more..doesn't make sense
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So after you flashed the recovery, tried to make a backup and restore it failed? then u booted up and you memory is all jacked up? is that right? im trying to understand myself!!!
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So after you flashed the recovery, tried to make a backup and restore it failed? then u booted up and you memory is all jacked up? is that right? im trying to understand myself!!!
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Yes. Sorry for the unclear statement. My device memory says it's low and I don't understand how that can be. Backup failed.. My sd card is fine. Can I back up to my sd card?
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I havent flashed it yet, but if its based off of CWM there should be an option to "create backup to external memory" right before you execute the backup. But im kinda puzzled on why that would mess with your internal memroy. Are u currently running a TW ROM? or are u on one of the Alpha builds of CM/AOKP?
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Yes. Sorry for the unclear statement. My device memory says it's low and I don't understand how that can be. Backup failed.. My sd card is fine. Can I back up to my sd card?
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Look in /data/media/clockworkmod
You will find your backups. You can move them to the sdcard or delete them and start fresh.
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I havent flashed it yet, but if its based off of CWM there should be an option to "create backup to external memory" right before you execute the backup. But im kinda puzzled on why that would mess with your internal memroy. Are u currently running a TW ROM? or are u on one of the Alpha builds of CM/AOKP?
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I made 3 back ups.
2 on external and one on internal memory.
Didn't have any problems. Everything works.
Attached are screenshots from my phone.
primo523 said:
Yes. Sorry for the unclear statement. My device memory says it's low and I don't understand how that can be. Backup failed.. My sd card is fine. Can I back up to my sd card?
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You device shows 0.92 GB free space
and back up of this phone is about 3.5-3.6 GB.
So you have 1/3rd of needed space for back up.
primo523 said:
Yes. Sorry for the unclear statement. My device memory says it's low and I don't understand how that can be. Backup failed.. My sd card is fine. Can I back up to my sd card?
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According to you first screen shot, externalsd isn't mounting.. So there's an issue right there. I'll flash it over and test.
Also, even if your backup failed, you need to use an explorer and check from root /data/media and see if you have a clockworkmod folder with a partial backup. Just delete it since you know it failed. (partials will still be written on a fail)
@agat - I ran a few lines for @shabbypenguin earlier and you may want to get with him on the mount points.
ls -l /storage/emulated/legacy - gives - /mnt/shell/emulated/0, which isn't read properly. So users won't see the files under /data/media without an explorer. Seems to be common with CWM and the S4. It thinks the sdcard is /storage/emulated/legacy.
Shabby can explain it a lot better than I can.
:edit: Just saw your reply Agat. I know Garwynn's recovery is resolved and if you've been working with him and Shabby, I'm sure yours is as well. Only open issue I'm aware of is exfat.
Thanks guys. Backup on sd card complete. Just can't figure out how I used up all my device storage space.
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According to you first screen shot, externalsd isn't mounting.. So there's an issue right there. I'll flash it over and test.
Also, even if your backup failed, you need to use an explorer and check from root /data/media and see if you have a clockworkmod folder with a partial backup. Just delete it since you know it failed. (partials will still be written on a fail)
@agat - I ran a few lines for @shabbypenguin earlier and you may want to get with him on the mount points.
ls -l /storage/emulated/legacy - gives - /mnt/shell/emulated/0, which isn't read properly. So users won't see the files under /data/media without an explorer. Seems to be common with CWM and the S4. It thinks the sdcard is /storage/emulated/legacy.
Shabby can explain it a lot better than I can.
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Just used stock "My Files" app and was able to navigate to both internal and external /clockworkmod/backup folders.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean it's read properly an I need explorer.
I can see and access both folders on my PC and with "My Files" app on phone.
I have a sony ericsson w8....I have a unlocked bootloader.....I just want a noob guide on how to create a partition....and use swap( to eliminate the lag on 4.1)..I did buy a class 10 sdcard recently.....I just am afraid that I may end up messing with my sdcard....help is much appreciated.... :fingers-crossed:
Swapping works without partition too so why waste time partitioning & stuff?
work hard, play hard
Gogeta said:
Swapping works without partition too so why waste time partitioning & stuff?
work hard, play hard
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The thing is I have no idea how swap works and what partition is? I just want use swap in a safe way without damaging my sdcard...i really want a smooth JB(4.1) experience...
I know there are many threads and posts about how to swap...but still i am a noob and bit afraid to try it....This is my only phone.
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The thing is I have no idea how swap works and what partition is? I just want use swap in a safe way without damaging my sdcard...i really want a smooth JB(4.1) experience...
I know there are many threads and posts about how to swap...but still i am a noob and bit afraid to try it....This is my only phone.
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Swapping can never kill your phone..
work hard, play hard
I use jb for almost 6 months with swap partition,. My sdcard is still breathing happily,.. L0L
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syahazu said:
I use jb for almost 6 months with swap partition,. My sdcard is still breathing happily,.. L0L
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Yeah. I never heard about a dead SD card due to swapping
work hard, play hard
If u hav a class 10 sdcard, just dont worry about it,. It'll also improve swapping with performance
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Should i use swap from settings/performance/swap because I have read about another method where u install a ini.td or something...run a script....Which is the better way?
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Should i use swap from settings/performance/swap because I have read about another method where u install a ini.td or something...run a script....Which is the better way?
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Both aren't good because the process is slower.. so, u need to partition your sdcard via CWMrecovery,.. there is a thread about it... or i can tell you..
1)Back-up all files in Sdcard and put in PC
2)Enter CWMrecovery
3)find partition sdcard
4)choose desired ext4 partition value
5)next choose desired swap value(if u run JB platform i recommend to apply 256MB swap)
6)choose ok, then it'll partitioned your sdcard with full formatting, thAts why we need to backup first
7)Reboot the device, open terminal emulator app and type free,.. if it shows memory in bytes on swap.. then it works..
Partitioned Swap doesnt use any script to activate it on any new kernel yet the Legend of nAa kernel.. try it
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