A few months ago I flashed the ICS Slim rom onto my gf's Sgs 1 and then after about a month started having error message "Low on Space", "Phone storage space is getting low" and most apps would not run and just start crashing (Sorry ......... has stopped unexpectedly. Force Close. on attempt to launch.
So i checked the internal and sd memory and she still has well over a gb of memory available on both, i tried a simple reboot. I have even formatted, wiped cache, dalvik and even flashed cyanogenmod 7.2 gb onto it thinking it could be due to the partition of ICS which it still may well be.
Anyway after roughly a month on and the "Low on Space" error and all the force closing of apps is back.
Can anyone shed some light. How can i revert it all back to how it once was. Happy with Cyanogenmod but without these problems.
Thanks in advance
Hey man, try the datafix app by Zatta. The ROMs you've been running use a '/datadata' partition on the phone's faster oneNAND storage to store apps, because the larger 2GB that normally stores apps is slow and causes the lag you see on stock ROMs. But the datadata partition is only 170MB, so it fills up quickly (and you get those low storage notifications).
The datafix app installs a script which sorts it all out for you, and explains the details. Hopefully that'll work, if not then search for the actual script on xda, but you'll have to flash it using recovery. Hope this helps you out!
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Hi guys,
i just put on my phone latest version of MIUI: 1.9.2
It's the first time i try MIUI rom. Anyway...the problem is that after some apps installed the system give me an error reporting "not enough space to install the app".
I have obviusly lot of free space (about 1.7 gb on dedicated partition).
Is it just a problem of mine or is it common?
How can i resolve?
Thanks a lot in advance for help.
I'm getting the exact same issue on a Desire, just installed MIUI 1.9.2 for first the time tonight too.
Despite plenty of space on internal, a2sd+ and sd card I get the message when trying to move apps both onto and off the SD card, some do work but a few have gone one way and won't go back.
Maybe i am wrong, but as i understood 1.9.2 it's a stable, not a weekly. I think this is a very hard bug for a stable rom. So i was thinking i have mistaken something... dunno, waiting for other reports.
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Sorted, I'd forgotten about shifting the dalvik cache from internal to SD card...
In the end this was fixed by reformatting the ext partition on my sd card with Rom Manager, 512Mb ext & 0Mb swap (wipes whole SD card so be sure to backup before doing this!). Then via Terminal Emulator I reinstalled a2sd then moved the dalvik cache to the sd card, been on GV rom for so long I'd forgotten about this step when I last switched roms. Afterwards I've now got 135Mb internal space free and I'm now restoring about 100 apps, haven't tried moving to SD card and back yet but am hopeful now...
I'd post a link for you but don't have the 8 post required to be allowed to do so yet but if you google 'miuiandroid forums running out of space' it's currently the top result.
Hope it works out for you too...!
After few time the device begun with FC of every application.
So i've done a wipe chache/dalvik cache/factory restore (ididn't do it at first installation). For now no problems about space and FC.
Anyway thanks for help.
I keep getting a persistant low storage notification. It persists even after switching roms as soon as I restore all of my apps. In settings it shows that I have about 1 gb free. However, many of my apps are on the sd card and the phone will not allow me to move them to primary storage because it says I don't have any free storage on the device.
What's going on here? How can I fix it?
Are you on CM7 or 9? Both of these put their application data in a smaller partition than the Samsung ROMs for speed reasons, but you can run out of space much more easily. Download a cache cleaner from the market, clear out all of your application caches, and see if that resolves the issue.
Also, move movable apps to sd card
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apbthe3 said:
Are you on CM7 or 9? Both of these put their application data in a smaller partition than the Samsung ROMs for speed reasons, but you can run out of space much more easily. Download a cache cleaner from the market, clear out all of your application caches, and see if that resolves the issue.
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I was on cm7. Now I'm on a asop ICS rom.
k2snowboards88 said:
I was on cm7. Now I'm on a asop ICS rom.
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I believe AOSP ROMs are the same. Clear caches and move apps to SD.
apbthe3 said:
Are you on CM7 or 9? Both of these put their application data in a smaller partition than the Samsung ROMs for speed reasons, but you can run out of space much more easily. Download a cache cleaner from the market, clear out all of your application caches, and see if that resolves the issue.
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I'm getting the same message just recently and I too have over 1 gb phone storage left... so is this number wrong? I understand what u mean about apps on smaller partition but does that mean it actually smaller then the 2gb space? I'm on cm9. Sgsics 4.0.3 rc 4.2
So even though I have over 1.2 gb of phone storage left and over 8 gb of USB storage left I should still be installing on ext SD? And or cache cleaner? Is there way to find out how much app storage space I get on these roms? I'm only using 743mb thus far. Does this mean I will run out soon even though it says I have lots of room left?
Thanks
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As I understand it, it's not that it is a wrong number so much as an incomplete one. The apps are installed there, but their cache, settings, databases, etc actually live in data/data for performance reasons. This is the partition that is actually full. You can check the available space with a terminal emulator by typing "df datadata" (without the quotes, of course."
This is why clearing app caches usually helps.
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As I understand it, it's not that it is a wrong number so much as an incomplete one. The apps are installed there, but their cache, settings, databases, etc actually live in data/data for performance reasons. This is the partition that is actually full. You can check the available space with a terminal emulator by typing "df datadata" (without the quotes, of course."
This is why clearing app caches usually helps.
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Hi i have the same problem. I have 1,5 GB free for the internal storage but running "df datadata" command reveal partition seized 172 MB used 161 MB free 10MB ...
How can i fix this? I also have 32GB SD card completely FREE
I moved some apps to SD card but that does not free up space. Is there a way to resize this partition?
hey evry one I just flashed miui 2.6.7 v4 for nexus one which is unofficial posted here http://forums.miui.us/showthread.ph...-2-6-1-Ice-Cream-Sandwiched&p=67653#post67653
I have only 2 problems otherwise its fine for me and with 2 big problems I can't make this rom as my daily rom so I need ur help
1. First of all I need a2sd or some thing like a2sd because my internal memory is low . I have 1 gb 4ext partion black rose installed .
2. My google play and google + force closes even before they open so what should I do my old play store ported with from is working fine but after first time opening it auto updates and then force close the new version please help me coz I like this ics rom
Is there any way to stop play store from updating to latest version be oz old version is fine for me also stopping and clearing cache but n luck
Hi Nasir..
the lack of space for applications after installing MIUI ICS has been driving me crazy. The latest ROMS for MIUI should have Apps2SD already installed. Here is a link to a comment in the MIUI thread in how to install it..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22503462&highlight=apps2sd#post22503462
Now that being said.. It works great BUT even with the apps now going to the SD card, Android still reports the disk size wrong meaning you will get insufficient disk space errors even though you actually have a ton of space to install.
Here is an Article by TexasIce explaining Apps2SD and its command lines.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21222591&postcount=1374
He states in there that running 'install' does move it to the SD card and even shows you how to make sure BUT he states that Android will still report the wrong disk space. I followed his steps and verified that my Apps folder was now on the SD card but my phone was still telling me I only had 30mb left and kept running out of space when trying to update Dropbox and Google Maps.
But further down he talks about the xdata command you can use. If you use it, it will actually begin to report your data size correctly allowing you to update and install more applications. Its experimental and it could cause some slow downs on your phone but I was desperate at this point. I ran it and it rebooted my phone (took a bit longer than usual) but the Android System is now reporting the correct amount of free space and I was able to update my apps and still have a ton of space left.
Try Mount2SD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387
Read this link and give it a try...
Thanks I learn much about working of a2sd also a big problem of having much space but saying no space available is also solved thanks for helping me.....
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Some what noob to Bionic.
Use xt875 daily with 4.0.4.
16g storage with 32g ext sd card.
Getting the following message:
Low on volume space.
Internal storage space is getting low.
Safestrap is installed with 2 roms working pluse 4.0.4.
Selected the lowest setting when creating slots.
Is Safestrap and these roms causing the problem?
How is this solved?
dlw
dlw1146 said:
Forgot header, trying to fix.
Some what noob to Bionic.
Use xt875 daily with 4.0.4.
16g storage with 32g ext sd card.
Getting the following message:
Low on volume space.
Internal storage space is getting low.
Safestrap is installed with 2 roms working pluse 4.0.4.
Selected the lowest setting when creating slots.
Is Safestrap and these roms causing the problem?
How is this solved?
dlw
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Where is the low volume showing up? On unsafe (stock ROM) or when you run Custom ROMs?
Thank you for replying.
Went through 4.0.4 which is stock and deleted or froze everything I dared.
Did same with 32gb external sdcard.
Went through cm10, deleted and froze as earlier.
Ran 4.0.4 a day or so without the error occuring.
Did same with cm10 without error. Or, the low system error anyway. It still has problems on my Bionic.
It seems to be okay for the moment but... there is not a lot on either rom.
I wonder if It just comes back when I add data.
Thanks again for replying.
dlw
I get the same thing if I try to have 4 slots each as 1Gb. I did the same thing and debloated my unsafe and only run 3 slots right now until I figure out if a better fix is available.
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Recently, i flashed my galaxy mini with cyanogenmod 10.1. Just after installation itself, the internal memory was almost 110MB used out of 178MB.
So i installed link2sd to solve my internal memory problem. But, at the time of mounting the second partition, it showed an error that i was out of storage space and that the mount script cannot be created. I made the second partition from CWM. I also tried partitioning it myself in ext2, ext4 and fat32 formats but still, the same error appeared. I dont remember if i tried with ext3.
After searching a bit about my problem and getting no help, i decided to try s2e. I downloaded and installed it from CWM. The problem is, i forgot to uninstall link2sd. After reboot, i couldn't find any apps named s2e. But, link2sd automatically started and now, it showed a mount warning which said:
"2nd partition is not mounted during boot time. it has been mounted after system finishes booting. Therefore, linked apps are not visible to system at the moment. To make them visible again, please try 'recreate mount scrips' or 'quick reboot' "
when i clicked on 'recreate mount scripts', the old error came up. So after rebooting again, i used the 'quick reboot' option and then link2sd seemed working. The problem is that, now, whenever i switch off and switch on the phone, i need to use the option 'quick reboot' from link2sd to make it work.
Any help to get rid of that problem?
And, another doubt: why was my internal memory almost 110MB used just after installing cyanogenmod? Is there any way i can free up more space?
nitheeshas said:
Recently, i flashed my galaxy mini with cyanogenmod 10.1. Just after installation itself, the internal memory was almost 110MB used out of 178MB.
So i installed link2sd to solve my internal memory problem. But, at the time of mounting the second partition, it showed an error that i was out of storage space and that the mount script cannot be created. I made the second partition from CWM. I also tried partitioning it myself in ext2, ext4 and fat32 formats but still, the same error appeared. I dont remember if i tried with ext3.
After searching a bit about my problem and getting no help, i decided to try s2e. I downloaded and installed it from CWM. The problem is, i forgot to uninstall link2sd. After reboot, i couldn't find any apps named s2e. But, link2sd automatically started and now, it showed a mount warning which said:
"2nd partition is not mounted during boot time. it has been mounted after system finishes booting. Therefore, linked apps are not visible to system at the moment. To make them visible again, please try 'recreate mount scrips' or 'quick reboot' "
when i clicked on 'recreate mount scripts', the old error came up. So after rebooting again, i used the 'quick reboot' option and then link2sd seemed working. The problem is that, now, whenever i switch off and switch on the phone, i need to use the option 'quick reboot' from link2sd to make it work.
Any help to get rid of that problem?
And, another doubt: why was my internal memory almost 110MB used just after installing cyanogenmod? Is there any way i can free up more space?
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i suffered with this issue too
currently using "fixed int2ext+ for android 4.2.1+" by CronicCorey.. the best in my opinion.. i guess there are many threads already for internal memory issues.
i really suggest int2ext+..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37951911
vipinbp said:
i suffered with this issue too
currently using "fixed int2ext for android 4.2.1 " by CronicCorey.. the best in my opinion.. i guess there are many threads already for internal memory issues.
i really suggest int2ext ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37951911
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Thanks for replying. Int2ext leaves the \data\data inside internal memory itself right? As i've said, i have only about 68mb in internal memory because the rest had been occupied since i installed cyanogenmod. Is there any way i can clean up those files from internal memory? And also, my \system partition is almost full with just 4kb remaining. I just saw this in link2sd. Is this normal??
Or, another case, i would love to get link2sd fixed because i already did stuff up my phone with a lot of apps and also, i think its a really good app manager.
nitheeshas said:
Thanks for replying. Int2ext leaves the \data\data inside internal memory itself right? As i've said, i have only about 68mb in internal memory because the rest had been occupied since i installed cyanogenmod. Is there any way i can clean up those files from internal memory? And also, my \system partition is almost full with just 4kb remaining. I just saw this in link2sd. Is this normal??
Or, another case, i would love to get link2sd fixed because i already did stuff up my phone with a lot of apps and also, i think its a really good app manager.
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/system does not appear in the internal memory that u r referring to. \system is allocated a different memory i.e., about 207mb. Your ROM goes in there.
all the user apps data and cache is saved in /data. This is your Internal memory.
there are different versions of int2ext script. Go through the link i gave. There's one more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1879806
Read the details there.
briefly speaking, int2ext moves all the /data stuff onto the ext4 partition that u create on you sd card.
int2ext+ leaves /data/data in the internal memory.
I am using fixed-int2ext+ and I have more than about 105 apps installed on my phone and the /data/data/ size is about 145 mb.. leaving about 35mb free on internal memory. My phone is super smooth.
In u prefer int2ext, then you can practically store any number of apps (limited only by your ext4 partition size. But the phone gets laggy and slow. I have tried both and i prefer int2ext+.
Also, if you are using the latest CM10.1 nightly by rohan007, you'll still have about 19mb or so free on /system.
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/system does not appear in the internal memory that u r referring to. \system is allocated a different memory i.e., about 207mb. Your ROM goes in there.
all the user apps data and cache is saved in /data. This is your Internal memory.
there are different versions of int2ext script. Go through the link i gave. There's one more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1879806
Read the details there.
briefly speaking, int2ext moves all the /data stuff onto the ext4 partition that u create on you sd card.
int2ext+ leaves /data/data in the internal memory.
I am using fixed-int2ext+ and I have more than about 105 apps installed on my phone and the /data/data/ size is about 145 mb.. leaving about 35mb free on internal memory. My phone is super smooth.
In u prefer int2ext, then you can practically store any number of apps (limited only by your ext4 partition size. But the phone gets laggy and slow. I have tried both and i prefer int2ext+.
Also, if you are using the latest CM10.1 nightly by rohan007, you'll still have about 19mb or so free on /system.
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i did a data and cache reset today and still, the internal data memory is almost 110MB used. That means i have only about 70MB left even after data reset. And yes, i am using CM10.1 (02-04-2013 update) nightly by rohan007 and still, the system partition has only 4KB left.
I did go through the different int2ext scripts. Possibly, i think int2ext+ would be better.
Anyways, today, after doing a complete reset, the home key stopped working. Also i found a few other bugs in the notification drawer. So i just deleted that rom and i'm trying baltrom now. It seems pretty smooth than the other cm 10.1. Also, it had the int2ext+ so the memory problem solved for now. And one more thing, I'M DONE WITH LINK2SD!
Lol.. I never faced that issue.. Been using cm10.1 for more than a month now.. And I flashed this ROM many times.. No such issues at all.. I wonder what went wrong.. Anyways.. Enjoy with int2ext+..
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vipinbp said:
Lol.. I never faced that issue.. Been using cm10.1 for more than a month now.. And I flashed this ROM many times.. No such issues at all.. I wonder what went wrong.. Anyways.. Enjoy with int2ext+..
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I think i found out why home button stopped working. If we have installed gapps, doing a data reset can produce problems(like, home button not working) and we'll have to flash the rom again to fix it. Thats what happened, I THINK. I read something similar in the forum. Thats how i came to this conclusion.
nitheeshas said:
I think i found out why home button stopped working. If we have installed gapps, doing a data reset can produce problems(like, home button not working) and we'll have to flash the rom again to fix it. Thats what happened, I THINK. I read something similar in the forum. Thats how i came to this conclusion.
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Next time while flashing the ROM, could you try this method?
See post #13 (by MAD_psycho_Zz)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2152506&page=2
Try that. May be you can have a clean flash and may be everything will be better.
vipinbp said:
Next time while flashing the ROM, could you try this method?
See post #13 (by MAD_psycho_Zz)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2152506&page=2
Try that. May be you can have a clean flash and may be everything will be better.
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that is the exact same way i used to flash baltrom yesterday. So far no problems.