Storage Space Messed Up, Doesn't Add Up! - RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
My internal storage on my phone is a bit messed up...
It has 8GB of internal storage. When I look at the Storage screen in settings, though, it says:
Apps: 1.16GB
Pictures, videos: 32.27MB
Audio: 292KB
Downloads: 148KB
Misc: 39.80MB
Available: 850MB
That... only adds up to about 2GB!? What's going on?
Thanks!

OrangeFlash81 said:
Hello,
My internal storage on my phone is a bit messed up...
It has 8GB of internal storage. When I look at the Storage screen in settings, though, it says:
Apps: 1.16GB
Pictures, videos: 32.27MB
Audio: 292KB
Downloads: 148KB
Misc: 39.80MB
Available: 850MB
That... only adds up to about 2GB!? What's going on?
Thanks!
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I guess the rest is being used by system
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Hashmutz said:
I guess the rest is being used by system
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Apparently the RAZR I has 5GB usable, but the storage screen is saying that in total I only have access to about 2GB (that's from adding free and used), so it won't be that!

OrangeFlash81 said:
Apparently the RAZR I has 5GB usable, but the storage screen is saying that in total I only have access to about 2GB (that's from adding free and used), so it won't be that!
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Are you using a custom ROM or stock?
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OrangeFlash81 said:
Apparently the RAZR I has 5GB usable, but the storage screen is saying that in total I only have access to about 2GB (that's from adding free and used), so it won't be that!
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2gb is the system partition. The missing gigs are mounted as sdcard0

thiagomtl said:
2gb is the system partition. The missing gigs are mounted as sdcard0
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Right... is there anything I can do about that?

Nope... If you want to understand android partitions better, check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367406
Read the part about internal memory. Btw its about the nexus but concept is the same.

thiagomtl said:
Nope... If you want to understand android partitions better, check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367406
Read the part about internal memory. Btw its about the nexus but concept is the same.
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try this! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602234

darkobas said:
try this! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602234
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You're amazing! Now I have 3.5GB of space left after being stuck with 500MB. Thank you!
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is there an app to move to sd

now im rooted is there an app or any way to move internal to external memory and vica versa thanx except to samsung
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just for apps & data, try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd
can try link2SD....
maranello69 said:
just for apps & data, try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd
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This doesn't work on the S3
doesnt work oh well thanx anyway
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For games I use gl to sd, works like a charm
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banjomike said:
now im rooted is there an app or any way to move internal to external memory and vica versa thanx except to samsung
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ExtSd2InternalSd works well, it swops your internal and external SD cards, so your phone thinks the external is the internal and vice-versa: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234
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Or you can use DirectoryBind to bind any folder to the external SD
this works well external 2 internal
dlwnew said:
this works well external 2 internal
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Thanx
banjomike said:
Thanx
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I looked at this but it does not have one 9305 listed and quite a few negative comments written, proceed with caution... :fingers-crossed:
Another vote here for Directory Bind. Once I figured out what I was doing wrong the first time around (Needed to make the disc r/w rather than r/o), it's worked like a charm since.
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I got it I read it wrong
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Directory Bind works, thanks

Memory managenent

16gb note, phone memory 1.26g used by applications. how can I know which apps used most space so I can delete? because if phone memory too loww I can't update large app.
In your settings, and then manage applications..
please search before posting already asked 1000's of time & please do read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373728
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friedje said:
In your settings, and then manage applications..
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but it only shows total size, not how many MB in phone memory, how nany MB in usb memory
Try diskusage. It's a great app.
My name is Luxor and I am a flash-o-holic, and thanks to XDA I am still not on the road to recovery.
OMC-LUXOR said:
Try diskusage. It's a great app.
My name is Luxor and I am a flash-o-holic, and thanks to XDA I am still not on the road to recovery.
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this app solved my problem. thanks
another question, some app like temple run 2 installed in phone memory, anyway to force it install in usb memory?

[Q] Storage and what to delete

Dear All,
It can happen to you. All of a sudden, you run out of room on your internal and external (SD) cards. What would you remove?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 with an SD card of 32 Gb.
Please assist.
Kind regards,
Shiraz.
use cloud to store data
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for me i'll check folder "LOST.DIR" is it occupied by garbage...
other than that all done by SD maid.
alvinhaw said:
for me i'll check folder "LOST.DIR" is it occupied by garbage...
other than that all done by SD maid.
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I have never seen anything in that folder ever.
nokiamodeln91 said:
I have never seen anything in that folder ever.
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that folder is a hidden file :p flash alot n delete alot cuz that.
when space occupied or unable to flash new rom i'll check on that.
OP smileysjm want to know what will we remove.
We just need to give him the answer but not questioning thanks !
smileysjm said:
Dear All,
It can happen to you. All of a sudden, you run out of room on your internal and external (SD) cards. What would you remove?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 with an SD card of 32 Gb.
Please assist.
Kind regards,
Shiraz.
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Clean your phone with sd maid
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abhinav quietly brilliant said:
use cloud to store data
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Which option for cloud storage would you recommend?
DropBox it's simple only 2gb though
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smileysjm said:
Which option for cloud storage would you recommend?
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Dropbox is best i have 50 gb's
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It's 2gb for free but u pay and get 50gb for a year
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[ROOT] How to Move app/games to SD-Card without using link2SD / partitioning

Hi, i love this phone, but i pretty dissatisfied with the fact that i cant install my app on sdcard,
yeah it has big 5gb free space of internal memory, but i want to install my games to my 12GB free of my sdcard...
but when i click app tab, there is no move to sdcard option,
placing obb file on my sdcard didnt work too, it must be placed on my internal,... this is sucks...
well how do i do this, is it possible?
Im using stock rom, dont want to mod this phone for now, still brand new...
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Okay, the solution is using FolderMount! :good:
Thanks for the reply guys! :highfive:
zengraviz said:
Hi, i love this phone, but i pretty dissatisfied with the fact that i cant install my app on sdcard,
yeah it has big 5gb free space of internal memory, but i want to install my games to my 12GB free of my sdcard...
but when i click app tab, there is no move to sdcard option,
placing obb file on my sdcard didnt work too, it must be placed on my internal,... this is sucks...
well how do i do this, is it possible?
Im using stock rom, dont want to mod this phone for now, still brand new...
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Hello there. You can use Link2SD, after you root your phone. Rooting will not modify your phone; rather, it helps you have better control over how your device works.
Take a look at this thread on rooting your SP.
Once you've rooted, you can partition the sdcard using Minitool Partition Wizard on Windows after which you can link all of the apps you want moved to the sdacard.
Best of luck.
gadgetroid said:
Hello there. You can use Link2SD, after you root your phone. Rooting will not modify your phone; rather, it helps you have better control over how your device works.
Take a look at this thread on rooting your SP.
Once you've rooted, you can partition the sdcard using Minitool Partition Wizard on Windows after which you can link all of the apps you want moved to the sdacard.
Best of luck.
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i know this, but i dont want to do this
i thought there is another alternative, oh well maybe this is the only solution...
gadgetroid said:
Hello there. You can use Link2SD, after you root your phone. Rooting will not modify your phone; rather, it helps you have better control over how your device works.
Take a look at this thread on rooting your SP.
Once you've rooted, you can partition the sdcard using Minitool Partition Wizard on Windows after which you can link all of the apps you want moved to the sdacard.
Best of luck.
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bro i am rooted can you be more specific how to use create partition.thnks
ok just noticed that this phone actually have built in sdcard..
when i see the file explorer, there's sdcard0 (the internal built-in sd) and sdcard1 (the external sdcard)
i guess it's already partitioned and linked by default thus increasing its internal memory by using internal sdcard...
so i found this guide : http://www.droidiser.com/2012/11/swap-internal-sdcard-external-mod-android.html
saying it can swap the phone to use external sdcard instead of internal... hmmm intersting
should i do this? please need expert here !
For moving game data to ext sd. Card I have found folder mount a better solution.
You need root fir this to work search xda for thread so is available via play store, free version only allows 3 games, pro version via in app purchase
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folder mount
zengraviz said:
Hi, i love this phone, but i pretty dissatisfied with the fact that i cant install my app on sdcard,
yeah it has big 5gb free space of internal memory, but i want to install my games to my 12GB free of my sdcard...
but when i click app tab, there is no move to sdcard option,
placing obb file on my sdcard didnt work too, it must be placed on my internal,... this is sucks...
well how do i do this, is it possible?
Im using stock rom, dont want to mod this phone for now, still brand new...
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for me i use foldermount. its a bit like link2sd but this only moves the files inside the android/data and android/obb folder. but this one is better because you dont have to create another partition on your SD card. im not against using script to swap the internal and external but if something were to happen, its gonna be messy. so folder mount is the best solution for me right now.
using foldermount i can install wicked games like wildblood, avenger initiative, minion rush, pacific rim, royal revolt, csr racing and still have 3.4GB free on my internal.
zolaisugly said:
For moving game data to ext sd. Card I have found folder mount a better solution.
You need root fir this to work search xda for thread so is available via play store, free version only allows 3 games, pro version via in app purchase
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sir care to elaborate? what is the name of the app please? how to use? details? price of pro version? link to the application's playstore please sir! im so desperate!
pavapizza said:
for me i use foldermount. its a bit like link2sd but this only moves the files inside the android/data and android/obb folder. but this one is better because you dont have to create another partition on your SD card. im not against using script to swap the internal and external but if something were to happen, its gonna be messy. so folder mount is the best solution for me right now.
using foldermount i can install wicked games like wildblood, avenger initiative, minion rush, pacific rim, royal revolt, csr racing and still have 3.4GB free on my internal.
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woww seems what i really wanted! very good! is it free?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192122
This is the folder mount thread.
The pro version cost me about 60p maybe 1euro
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zolaisugly said:
For moving game data to ext sd. Card I have found folder mount a better solution.
You need root fir this to work search xda for thread so is available via play store, free version only allows 3 games, pro version via in app purchase
Sent from my LT15i using xda premium
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pavapizza said:
for me i use foldermount. its a bit like link2sd but this only moves the files inside the android/data and android/obb folder. but this one is better because you dont have to create another partition on your SD card. im not against using script to swap the internal and external but if something were to happen, its gonna be messy. so folder mount is the best solution for me right now.
using foldermount i can install wicked games like wildblood, avenger initiative, minion rush, pacific rim, royal revolt, csr racing and still have 3.4GB free on my internal.
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thanks for the reply! yes it works! i like this app!
zengraviz said:
i know this, but i dont want to do this
i thought there is another alternative, oh well maybe this is the only solution...
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I think we really need to use foldermount for now. Ive tried messing around with vold.fstab and failed. First pic is my tipo with 32gb internal. 2nd pic is sp. Now, how to make that microsd become /sdcard? Or rather /storage/sdcard0? Sure foldermount works, but manually moving everything after every install? Its better if we can find a permanent solution like this vold.fstab mod.
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I using swap internal and external memory card mod provided in the XDA developer thread there....
ritmix54 said:
you can swap internal and external memory card with this mod you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2337762
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Not working. It just making my settings go fc whenever I tap battery management menu.
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zzztidurvirus said:
Not working. It just making my settings go fc whenever I tap battery management menu.
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Are u using xperia sp now ?
The script only compatible with xperia sp .257 and .211 firmware ,and it got separate to two file which u only can install .257 version to .257 firmware
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Now? Im only using xda on tipo. Sp is at home. Is there a separate version? That sp is .257 and I cant find the .257 version. There is only one .zip there.
Edit: Found it. I did flash the .257 version. Still no go.
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ritmix54 said:
you must transfer Android folder in internal storage to the external storage
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I did transfer it and still not working.
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zzztidurvirus said:
Now? Im only using xda on tipo. Sp is at home. Is there a separate version? That sp is .257 and I cant find the .257 version. There is only one .zip there.
Edit: Found it. I did flash the .257 version. Still no go.
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Undo it and reflash again
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zengraviz said:
sir care to elaborate? what is the name of the app please? how to use? details? price of pro version? link to the application's playstore please sir! im so desperate!
woww seems what i really wanted! very good! is it free?
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The name of app is ''folder mount''. You can found it on play store. Just go there...
best regards.
sanzNya
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maybe directoryblind could be alternative, I've been using it for the first time using XSP
Directory bind works? And I thought it doesnt work on jelly.
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Anyone solution for moving apps to sd?

Guys im running out of storage, is there a way to swap internal to external storage? I already used folder mount and its limited transfering apps to sd..cant find a folder mount premium 2.5 apk so that i can transfer apps limitless..
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I think we are again on the same boat. No option available yet and I will be glad if will come soon.
I too wish there was a solution. I have 32GB card. Games are getting so big!
I hope there is a solution for this..
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Use folder mount - root is a must
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gaboh24 said:
Guys im running out of storage, is there a way to swap internal to external storage? I already used folder mount and its limited transfering apps to sd..cant find a folder mount premium 2.5 apk so that i can transfer apps limitless..
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Warez is illegal and banned on XDA,
Just buy Folder mount Premium, it's well worth it.
regards
raziel123 said:
Warez is illegal and banned on XDA,
Just buy Folder mount Premium, it's well worth it.
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Still not the same anyway, we need to use SD instead of internal memory. Folder Mount is worth it because we don't have other options.

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