I have 25.4 gb on my SD card when I plug it into my computer. Is the other 6.8 gbs reserved for firmware and system? Is there anyway to repartition for max utilization of space?
Jinra321 said:
I have 25.4 gb on my SD card when I plug it into my computer. Is the other 6.8 gbs reserved for firmware and system? Is there anyway to repartition for max utilization of space?
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6.8 is used yes. and no theres no way to utilize less unless you swap to AOSP the sense framework and everything else that goes along with it are just that big.
be lucky the GS4 is 8.5 gb used space.
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It seems to me that the memory layout on the Captivate isn't in line with other Android devices.
Looking at the specs of the Captivate on www.google.com/phone I am seeing:
RAM: 512 MB
Internal Storage: 16000 MB
Yet in looking at "SD card and phone storage" in settings I see.
Internal phone storage, Available space: 1.60 GB
Internal SD card: 13.03 GB
It seems to me that the 16000 MB is partitioned so here are my questions.
1) Where is the 512 MB and what is it for?
2) Why is it if I install some app that is supposed to show me external SD usage it always instead shows that 13 GB internal flash volume?
And in a broader sense...
3) What is the general memory model for Android? I see RAM, Internal, External. What are they all for?
I'm not sure, but of that internal 16gb of storage space, is it merely partitioning a section of that away for the OS?
That is my question. I don't understand the memory model.
This might not be accurate since I don't own an android phone but i'm bored
1) Where is the 512 MB and what is it for?
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System Ram, used by the OS and apps as volatile memory.
2) Why is it if I install some app that is supposed to show me external SD usage it always instead shows that 13 GB internal flash volume?
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Because the 13gb volume is the "general" volume where you can personally store whatever you want, it functions just like an external Sd card would.
3) What is the general memory model for Android? I see RAM, Internal, External. What are they all for?
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Ram - It is for the OS and apps, they need that as volatile storage to function, nothing is really stored there in the long term, the OS manages that so don't worry about it.
Internal memory - This used for many things, app install and to store files like music, pictures, etc. Internal memory is usually partitioned so that you only have a set amount (probalby that 1.60 you see ) for apps install and the rest if for whatever you want(the 13gb).
External memory - That is just an SD card you can use to expand your internal memory, right now (Android 2.1) it only works to add more space for files(music, photos, docs,) but with with froyo (android 2.2) you'll be able to move installed apps to this external (and the internal 13gb) drive.
Ok here's how it's laid out.
Yes, we have 512MB of RAM. However we as the end user will only see around 300MB of that, give or take 20MB. That's because some of it used by the OS and the GPU for different tasks.
That 16GB of internal storage you see, is partitioned off. We actually get around 13GB to use for ourselves. That 1.6GB you also see starts off as around 2GB (I would assume), and the rest used by the system for the OS, apps, cache, etc...
It's just like a hard drive on a computer in that respect. Sure you but a 1TB hard drive, but you actually only get to use around 850GB of it due to formatting and whatnot.
My problem is that I cant install apps in the 13gb partition, I dont know why..
I tried with:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0 this is Auto mode but.. installs in 1.8 partition
..........................................1 this install on the 1.8 partition
..........................................2 this install on the sd card
..........................................3 doesent exist xD but i tried..
so does exist any way to install apps for default in the 13.3 internal SD card partition, or any way to errase the partition??..
Try using "apps2sd" from market. It should be app2sd or apps2sd.
But I don't understand the need to do this, given that Captivate has one of the best memory amounts allocated for system.
Also note that, the apps on SD won't be available during the times when apps like "media scanner" are running.
I have seen a couple of threads asking this question but not answered.
Is there a way to utilize the internal memory after using the CM7 mSD card method?
It would be great to utilize the 7 or so GB in additional to whatever size the mSD card is as opposed to buying a $50-60 32GB mSD card.
thx in advance
As for running CM7, the max you can get out of the internal space usage is 5+ GB, can't get 7 or 8 GB.
votinh said:
As for running CM7, the max you can get out of the internal space usage is 5+ GB, can't get 7 or 8 GB.
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Is that if I rooted using the internal memory?
If so I wanted to know if at all can I use the internal memory after rooting using the mSD card method.
If your NC is an old version, prior to 1.2, then you should have 5GB ready for use.
If it's v1.2 and later, only 1GB set by default but you can get 5GB if you don't mind re-partition.
What is the real size of ROM and sdcard (internal storage) of this phone, not the official ones?????
ahhm2011 said:
What is the real size of ROM and sdcard (internal storage) of this phone, not the official ones?????
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3.91GB space on internal SD. ROM partition is 602MB.
what? r u sure? internal storage is only 4 gb and rom is 600 mb?????? official specs say 8 gb sdcard and 2 gb rom
ahhm2011 said:
what? r u sure? internal storage is only 4 gb and rom is 600 mb?????? official specs say 8 gb sdcard and 2 gb rom
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2GB is for installing apps, it is not ROM. And that 8GB is spread over internal memory, apps partition, ROM partition... It is not just for storage. Yes I am sure.
so there is 2 gb for apps and 4 gb sdcard internal storage?
ahhm2011 said:
so there is 2 gb for apps and 4 gb sdcard internal storage?
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Yes.
Mine is 16 gig internal. 11 gig useable
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Moto g 2014 have 16GB ROM but i have only 5.5 GB internal and system get 2GB. Apps get 1GB and free memory is 2GB. Why?
michal16 said:
Moto g 2014 have 16GB ROM but i have only 5.5 GB internal and system get 2GB. Apps get 1GB and free memory is 2GB. Why?
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You have 8 GB version.
sero73 said:
You have 8 GB version.
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But why so little free memory?
You must have quite a few apps. You can pick up a good bit by going to settings, storage, and clearing the cache.
My 16GB Note N7000 phone have a problem after using pit with (n7000 16gb variant - 12gb data.pit) to re-size device memory. After i finish installing the pit and reset factory, the Device memory change to 11,78GB just like what i want, but the USB Storage now only have 1.08GB.
Is that normal now my phone Device is 9GB used!!, i just install common social media(not HD game and i'm not save media to device), and the USB Storage now 900Mb used!!! this make me cannot open my gallery.
I try to flashing using odin with firmware N7000DXLSE_N7000OLBLSE_N7000DXLS8_HOME.TAR.md5
and it's nothing happen
Please anybody who can help me with this situation
Have you formated the sd drives?
User_99 said:
Have you formated the sd drives?
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Yes i have formatted the sd drives(usb storage) and it just 1.08 GB
I using External SD card too and the gallery wont open
There is no space after using 12 GB as data.. You took 10 GB from internal SD and moved to data partition.. So left is about 1 GB.
nokiamodeln91 said:
There is no space after using 12 GB as data.. You took 10 GB from internal SD and moved to data partition.. So left is about 1 GB.
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Ahh.... I see, so i must re-partition with lower number size like 6 or 8 GB ?
is that cause dangerous with my phone if i re-partition using .pit again?
genzizare said:
Ahh.... I see, so i must re-partition with lower number size like 6 or 8 GB ?
is that cause dangerous with my phone if i re-partition using .pit again?
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No.. But just follow the correct steps. And if you are not using a lot of apps and not a lollipop rom there won't be any need to re-partition... For moderate usage on a LP rom 4 GB seems sufficient...