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[Q] Galaxy Ace not enough memory problem

The phone only got 200Mb memory and it always say not enough memory.
I checked it in App2Sd that it only has 25Mb internal memory left.
Many of the Apps cannot be moved to sd card.
What is the most common solution to this problem?
I've consider flashing a custom rom with it, but it would not solve the problem.

First u should get custom recovery for ur device.
Cyanogenmod/cyanogenmod-based roms have a default option to move ur apps to sdcard. Also, Changing from STOCK TO CYANOGENMOD roms requires accurate knowledge & precision. Otherwise u might face prob.
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Root, partition your sd card and install link2sd. By far the simplest solution for a beginner. Leave Roms and scripts until you have more experience.
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Can moving apps like whatsapp to sd cause any problems?
What kind of apps can be exactly moved to sd card?
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theoretically everything can be move. praxis shows that widgets do not work if moved to SD and some apps that run in background all the time might make problems.
i prefer WA on internal memory but i have FB messanger on external (ext4 on SD) and i also get my messages, so....try. as long as you do not move system apps to SD you cant do any serious damage^^
(just want to say: even if maps and stuff like that might be systemapps you can move them to SD. works for me and they are big as hell)

I already tried moving whatsapp to sd.. So far it works fine!!
What problems can it cause?
Thanks!!
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in "worst case" you just dont get notifications by that app.

Can u tell me how to partition sd card exactly??
Is it reversible?
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The phone only got 200Mb memory and it always say not enough memory.
I checked it in App2Sd that it only has 25Mb internal memory left.
Many of the Apps cannot be moved to sd card.
What is the most common solution to this problem?
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sam1136 said:
Can u tell me how to partition sd card exactly??
Is it reversible?
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Step 1:
Via cwm recovery:
Advanced -> Partition SD-card -> select the partition size. -> select swap size(u should select 0) -> You get partition SD_card.
Warning Backup fro SD-card to PC everything before partitioning the SD card. You will lose everything present on SD-card.
via windows:
Tool Used: Mini-Tool Partition Wizard / Easeus Partition Tool (Both Are Same)
Delete the partition on your SD_card -> create FAT/FAT32 Partition(Size of this Partition = total SD-card size - Size of ext partition) -> create ext3/4 partition -> Hit apply.
Step 2:
Put the SD-card in your phone. -> Reboot/boot into recovery -> Goto mount/storage -> select format /SD_EXT Partition -> Go back to main screen -> Select reboot.
Optional
If you want to use ext partition for the installation of apps.
Then you should flash/install int2EXT+ scrip via cwm recovery.
Reboot and open settings -> Goto applications and see your internal space it will be around 158mb(ace original size) + size of ext3/4 partition.
Partitioning SD-card is IRREVERSIBLE so you are advised to backup everything which is on SD-card
Thanks to croniccorey for int2EXT+ script.

look for another app that moves to sd card i used this one called move2sd before using app2sd

I already have link2sd... And it works perfectly!
I don't know why apps2sd requires superuser permissions! It doesn't help at all..
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[SD-EXT] Script to mount SD-EXT at boot

Many people have it but those who don't, need it badly
Very Big Thanks to Fire rat for sharing his knowledge with us
Here is his thread:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=679572
What does it do?
If you have any second partition of SD Card
(ext2, ext3, ext4), it makes a directory SD-EXT in the root of mobile and mounts it at every boot.
NOTE: It is not a script for moving any Data or App from Internal memory to EXT Partition, it just creates that directory.
Its for those who are not using(or even using) any script for moving data to next partition and want to just make a prominent directory of SD-EXT.
For eg, if someone is using Link2SD, then the second partition is mounted as /data/sdext2 and not as /sd-ext
So they can't, well, do a lot of things.
Required:-
*Custom ROM with init.d support
*Busybox(not sure if compulsary, but it would be better to have it)
*Root Explorer
*Patience
*Mind
Method:-
1. Download the file in the attachment. Extract it.
2. Go to Root Explorer.
3. Copy the file (03mountsd) you just downloaded.
4. Go to /system/etc/init.d (There is also a shortcut- /etc in root of phone, both are same, NO PROBLEM)
5. Select Mount as R/W.
6. Make backup of your 03mountsd(some files for mounting SD Card may be different from 03mountsd, so you have to use common sense and choose the script which is used for mounting SD Card) [In special condition, there may be no script for mount the SD Card Partition, if so, skip thus step]
7. Paste the downloaded file in there.
8. Set Permissions. Every block must be ticked
Tick means X here
Read Write Execute
...X........X..........X......
...X........X..........X......
...X........X..........X......
9. Reboot
If correctly and successfully done, you will see SD-EXT directory in root of your phone after reboot
If it is not seen, reboot your phone
If again, check again if you had pasted it properly
If again, Download SManagerAds
Select to browse as root
Browse to /system/etc/init.d
And click on 03mountsd and click on (android skull with crossbones)[Root] icon and (blue gear)[Boot] icon and click save and Reboot.
Download
View attachment SD-EXT.zip
Regards
IamAreebJamal

Hmm good post but corn mode script solves this all .
If i helped you there is a tiny button in lower left side (thanks) click it

debsattam said:
Hmm good post but corn mode script solves this all .
If i helped you there is a tiny button in lower left side (thanks) click it
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Cronmod doesn't work for me and many other users
And also for those who don't want to use scripts for transferring the data

i think this is the same method that i use and lost my IMEI number

marchellei said:
i think this is the same method that i use and lost my IMEI number
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No; I am using it and I have IMEI

iamareebjamal said:
No; I am using it and I have IMEI
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is this better than cronmod?

marchellei said:
is this better than cronmod?
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I told you bro that it does not move any apk or data to sd-ext

This looks like it might solve a problem for me because I'm running both Titanium Backup and Link2SD and wanted to use TB to move app data to my ext2 partition.
Unfortunately I'm still using a stock ROM, so there isn't an init.d available to modify. However, I am using SManagerAds to run a V6 Supercharger script at boot. Does the 03mountsd script need to be in init.d?

Updated

Can anyone explain. ME the 6th step
And where can I find 03mountsd????
Thank you
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I already have this sd- ext on my root. I am not using an scrpts. I just partioned my SD card and using Link2SD to move apps to sd
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Can anyone explain it

rahulnandwani said:
Can anyone explain it
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rahulnandwani said:
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Nobody??????
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iamareebjamal said:
Many people have it but those who don't, need it badly
Very Big Thanks to Fire rat for sharing his knowledge with us
Here is his thread:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=679572
What does it do?
If you have any second partition of SD Card
(ext2, ext3, ext4), it makes a directory SD-EXT in the root of mobile and mounts it at every boot.
NOTE: It is not a script for moving any Data or App from Internal memory to EXT Partition, it just creates that directory.
Its for those who are not using(or even using) any script for moving data to next partition and want to just make a prominent directory of SD-EXT.
For eg, if someone is using Link2SD, then the second partition is mounted as /data/sdext2 and not as /sd-ext
So they can't, well, do a lot of things.
Required:-
*Custom ROM with init.d support
*Busybox(not sure if compulsary, but it would be better to have it)
*Root Explorer
*Patience
*Mind
Method:-
1. Download the file in the attachment. Extract it.
2. Go to Root Explorer.
3. Copy the file (03mountsd) you just downloaded.
4. Go to /system/etc/init.d (There is also a shortcut- /etc in root of phone, both are same, NO PROBLEM)
5. Select Mount as R/W.
6. Make backup of your 03mountsd(some files for mounting SD Card may be different from 03mountsd, so you have to use common sense and choose the script which is used for mounting SD Card) [In special condition, there may be no script for mount the SD Card Partition, if so, skip thus step]
7. Paste the downloaded file in there.
8. Set Permissions. Every block must be ticked
Tick means X here
Read Write Execute
...X........X..........X......
...X........X..........X......
...X........X..........X......
9. Reboot
If correctly and successfully done, you will see SD-EXT directory in root of your phone after reboot
If it is not seen, reboot your phone
If again, check again if you had pasted it properly
If again, Download SManagerAds
Select to browse as root
Browse to /system/etc/init.d
And click on 03mountsd and click on (android skull with crossbones)[Root] icon and (blue gear)[Boot] icon and click save and Reboot.
Download
View attachment 1453784
Regards
IamAreebJamal
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Thanks dude it work's a treat on my HDC A9300 MTK6575 I had to download the .apk to get it to take but at last a striaght forward look at my partition :victory: Now if I can get TWRP to automaticly make a back it up all would be perfect. :good:
I will spread the news Thanks again.

rahulnandwani said:
Nobody??????
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Sorry bro, this thread got out from my subscribed thread
And I forgot about it
Well, the script is in SD-EXT. zip file attached below.

Could something like this work for this situation?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2227471
Mind of sharing some knowledge?

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Nobody??????
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Basicly, for what I read in the script, it's for mounting the sd-ext partition with appropriate permissions, now what I don't really get is, why would I need that?
Compatibility issues with certain apps?

El_Dark said:
Basicly, for what I read in the script, it's for mounting the sd-ext partition with appropriate permissions, now what I don't really get is, why would I need that?
Compatibility issues with certain apps?
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I wanted just my sd-ext partition to be present at every boot
At that time, no data2sd or cronmod was working for our mobile

Can u help me !!
i used ungaze script and second partion not mounting as internal memory.
After every reboot the internal memory get back to default state.
as stated in trouble shooting i remove my sd in recovery mode and mounted sd ext by reinserting the sd and it works like charm.
but it cant be done in normal sytem reboot. so anybody please help me in this issue.
Thanks in advance for your helps.
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Solved! How to swap the internal sd storage with the external one

Hello everybody.
I'm searching for a way to swap between the internal sd storage and the external one on my Galaxy S3 Mini because the internal storage is not enough big to install games and other big apps. I've seen there is a way for the S3, but I don't know if it's possible for the Mini too...
So, please, if anyone can help me...
EDIT: I've found a way to do that, and it only needs to have a Galaxy S3 Mini i8190 rooted.
Okay let's go.
I took the method from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886091
But it's not exactly the same on the Mini.
The following quote is the instructions taken from the thread with the improvements ( in red ) for the i8190.
NB: I can't answer to questions since I'm not expert at all, I got it working so I give you the solution, that's all I can do.
1. First, I'd recommend making a Nandroid backup of your phone.
2. Next, just to be extra safe, I would backup your internal SD card to your PC. While you are doing that, if you have data on the external SD card, back that up too.
3. Next, I would format your external SD card to fat 32. (You could probably use Ext format too, but I didn’t test that.)If you already have it in that format, and have content on it, this won't affect the content, but back it up just to be safe. It’s probably better to have the Ext SD blank to begin with, you can always copy back its content from your pc.
4. Next copy the contents of the internal SD to the External SD card. This is to avoid confusion about apps and such.
5. Next install script manager free from the play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...anager&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
It will show up on your phone as S manager ads.
You MUST install BusyBox too!! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox
6. Download the mod from here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD Card Hack SG3/11extsd2internalsd
( save as ) And put it into the /data directory of your phone
7. You must edit this script for it to work on Mini. Change /mnt/sdcard to /storage/sdcard0 and /mnt/extSdCard to /storage/extSdCard
(This vary depending of your phone, so check where is located internal storage, it was /storage/sdcard0 for me, and the external SD, it was /storage/extSdCard for me.)
8. Open the script manager app, and select Browse as Root in the config screen. Tell it to remember this setting.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD Card Hack SG3/Script manager browse as root and save.png
9. Using Script Manager, navigate to that file in the /data directory. Press and hold the file name until the menu pops up, and click on properties.
(Unix geeks set them to 777, and everyone else copy the picture below. Click OK.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD Card Hack SG3/Permission settings 777.png
10. Click on the scipt now.. Click on the “Is script” button.
11. Now tap on the buttons that say Su, Boot, and Save. The file name will come up in yellow after the save.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD Card Hack SG3/Script manager setting after save.png
12. Reboot your phone and you should see the swap working and be able to access both internal and external SD cards. The external card will show up as sdcard, and the internal card will show up as extSDCard. Your apps should now install to the external card, since your phone will think it's the internal card. Is that confusing? It was to me too!
Good luck and please share your experiences specifying which ROM you used, so that others can avoid frustration.
Thank you’s always appreciated.
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Try this it might solve you're solution. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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No, sorry, I've already seen that but it's not a way to swap the internal with the external sd storage..

Jalubyc said:
Hello everybody.
I'm searching for a way to swap between the internal sd storage and the external one on my Galaxy S3 Mini because the internal storage is not enough big to install games and other big apps. I've seen there is a way for the S3, but I don't know if it's possible for the Mini too...
So, please, if anyone can help me...
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for big apps or games you need to put a additional "external" sdcard in your galaxy s3 mini..... for example i have installed the game "Need for Speed - Most Wanted" 1,8GB of the game is on my additinal "external" sdcard and the rest (40mb) are installed on device.....

enox.co said:
for big apps or games you need to put a additional "external" sdcard in your galaxy s3 mini..... for example i have installed the game "Need for Speed - Most Wanted" 1,8GB of the game is on my additinal "external" sdcard and the rest (40mb) are installed on device.....
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I've an external sdcard, I bought one of 32GB, but I can't use it as I wanted to because there is no way to install apps into the sd card. So I'm searching for a way to let know the phone that the external sd is the internal storage and that the internal storage is the external sd card.

I've found a way!

Well what is it then.
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kicker63 said:
Well what is it then.
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Please take a look at my first post. I edited it with the solution.

Hi Jalubyc
I've just tried your solution above and my phone is showing under storage
Device memory Total space 4.54GB
Available 378Mb
SD Card Total Space 29.71GB
Available 27.12GB
So it looks like my first attempt didn't work
Problems I found were firstly at step 6, I couldn't download the mod on phone. I was using chrome and there is no (save as) option. I can only save the link. On PC I saved the page as a text doc and edited the sdcard and extsdcard bits before saving the script. Where is the /data directory? Am I supposed to create a "data" folder in the root of my internal sdcard or copy to the data folder in the android folder? I put it in the android/data/ folder and it didn't work.
Once this is working is it safe to delete the contents of sdcard0 to get my 4.54gb back. I also take it any ROM updates would revert everything back

jazzzy786 said:
Problems I found were firstly at step 6, I couldn't download the mod on phone. I was using chrome and there is no (save as) option. I can only save the link. On PC I saved the page as a text doc and edited the sdcard and extsdcard bits before saving the script. Where is the /data directory? Am I supposed to create a "data" folder in the root of my internal sdcard or copy to the data folder in the android folder? I put it in the android/data/ folder and it didn't work.
Once this is working is it safe to delete the contents of sdcard0 to get my 4.54gb back. I also take it any ROM updates would revert everything back
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Oh no you're totally out of the solution. The /data directory is at root of the phone, so not in a sdcard. Use chrome from your PC to save as and put in into your sdcard before putting it into the /data directory with ES Explorer or another file explorer that's supporting root.
For the ROM updates I don't know because I've never tried.

I still cannot save the script using 'save as' as I don't have the option. I have 'save link as' which saves it as a text document. Edited it as stated.
I've found the data folder but ES explorer wouldn't allow me to copy my script to it and is showing the folder as blank.I got root browser lite from the play store which worked okay in allowing me to copy to the data folder. I used s manager lite to do its stuff and rebooted. No success - .
I'm using Android version 4.1.2/ Build number JZO54K.I8190DXALL3 .
Are you positive about the /storage/ change to the script as I remember when using directory bind it was /mnt/extSdCard/ and /sdcard/.
There is a /mnt/sdcard/ too which contains the same files as other location so possibly script can run unchanged. Getting a bit frustrated now as I have an old HTC Desire with over 300 apps (70+ games) with internal memory of 137Mb out of 148Mb and 10Gb free on sdcard out of 32gb
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Ok working now. Your script changes were correct. Device memory total space 29.71GB with 27.12GB free. Sd card total space 4.64gb with 800Mb free.
Now to get my full 4.64Gb back which folder contents do I delete? I think deleting the contents of extsdcard in my files. Thanks you've changed my phone from a very limited phone to something much better.

It is a bit strange way to solve free space problems.
I have 8GB version with 4.5GB free the box. When I installed all games and apps that I needed there was something about 800MB free.
My solution is simple:
1. install Directory Bind
2. Make link: mount="/sdcard/Android/", source="/storage/extSdCard/Android/" with "Transfer Files" option
3. Wait till the end of process (can take alot of time depends from your data)
4. Enjoy!
After this simple manipulations I got 3.6GB free in internal memory, installed 2 additional games (including Need for Speed Most Wanted with huge data) and it shows 3.4GB now.
You can make as much links as you want, of course. But moving "/sdcard/Android/" to external SD is enough

I tried directory bind and it just copied the contents of my internal sdcard to my external sdcard. It didn't move the contents as it was supposed to. I ended up with a copy of the files on both sdcards. If I tried to delete from my internal sdcard it also deleted the contents of my external sdcard. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what I had done wrong as I'd followed the instructions as far as I could tell. Now my phone is seeing a massive internal sd card and a 4Gb external sd card. I still can't get spiderman total mayhem to work though it throws up an error while downloading the game data

you should not bind root folders via directory bind. And it makes symlinks so it will looks like content does not deleted from internal SD but it shown from external SD already.

flashable zip
Hi!
Do you think that is possible to install the mod via a flashable zip?
Many thanks!

Yes it is possible. Take a look of the post for the galaxy s3, it is explained. But you must edit the script to make it working.

plvigo said:
Hi!
Do you think that is possible to install the mod via a flashable zip?
Many thanks!
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Not possible, we do not have a unlocked kernel, therefore we cannot load unsigned zips.

dolar4ik said:
you should not bind root folders via directory bind. And it makes symlinks so it will looks like content does not deleted from internal SD but it shown from external SD already.
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Sorry I don't understand what you've written. What do you mean do not use to bind root folders? What's a symlink?Are you saying the folders I'm seeing on sdcard0 are dummy folders and the contents have been moved to extsdcard? I've swapped my sdcards over using the script now so no longer using directory bind.

Jalubyc said:
You MUST install BusyBox too!! https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ricson.busybox
6. Download the mod from here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD C...tsd2internalsd
( save as ) And put it into the /data directory of your phone
7. You must edit this script for it to work on Mini. Change /mnt/sdcard to /storage/sdcard0 and /mnt/extSdCard to /storage/extSdCard
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i have two questions:
1: What do i have to do with this data:
#!/system/bin/sh
#extsd2internalsd is a modification that allows to switch internal sd to external sd and viceversa. With this you can use default internal sd only for app storage #and the external sd to store all apps resource and all others stuff. The resut is a very big increase of installable apps on gs3
#All credits to Mattiadj of xda forum for the idea and script and to mike1986 for the cmw zip.
#xda thread url at
#Script Modified for U.S. Galaxy S3s by Zedomax at GalaxyS3Root.com to be compatible when sdcard is not inserted.
busybox mount -o remount,rw /
busybox mount -t vfat -o umask=0000 /dev/block/vold/179:97 /mnt/sdcard
busybox mount -t exfat -o umask=0000 /dev/block/vold/179:97 /mnt/sdcard
if busybox mount | busybox grep vold/179:97; then
busybox mount -o bind /data/media /mnt/extSdCard
fi
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And 2: how do i edit what is on step 7?

jazzzy786 said:
Sorry I don't understand what you've written. What do you mean do not use to bind root folders? What's a symlink?Are you saying the folders I'm seeing on sdcard0 are dummy folders and the contents have been moved to extsdcard? I've swapped my sdcards over using the script now so no longer using directory bind.
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Symlink
symlink in human words is just a folder redirect.
For example, you have symlink that links folder "/storage/mydata/" to folder "/sdcard/mynewdata/"
When some application, system or user will try to get data from folder "/storage/mydata/", the data data from "/sdcard/mynewdata/" will be shown but folder path will be not changed.
You should not link root folders such as "/sdcard/", "/" ... coz it may prevent problems.

[Q] [q] external sd

guys, i just bought this phone n a 32 GB mmc
but i just found out we cant install to external SD
i try using adb shell set-install-location 2
but then i cant install anything it said "not enogh memory" so i had to return it back to 0
later i found out using shiaomi that this phone thinks its internal SD is both internal n external
cant we do anything about it?
btw my phone's bootloader is locked and it said it cannot be unlocked, does that mean i will not be able to root this phone for all eternity?

Please post your questions in the Q&A thread in future...
Thread moved.

They are working on a way to root for locked bootloader. You can send pics movies music etc to SD card. but not apps or data......I only found this out after buying the phone.
If they find way to root for locked bootloader then you might be able to use link 2sd and create partition, which you can then send the apps to the the SD card and create links so it looks like they are on internal memory
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In the phone settings, there is a handy menu that says "Transfer data to SD card". It automatically cleans your media files from internal memory and moves them to external SD card. At least this should free some space for your apps.

Root is now available look in dev section for doomlords root tool
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zolaisugly said:
Root is now available look in dev section for doomlords root tool
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is this trick work or not for xperia sp?
i test it on some device but im not sure this trick work on xperia sp
tnx

lexiamen said:
is this trick work or not for xperia sp?
i test it on some device but im not sure this trick work on xperia sp
tnx
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this trick is made for xperia sp mate.
If you want to root other devices take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

DaRk-L0rD said:
this trick is made for xperia sp mate.
If you want to root other devices take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
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i forget to write this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991583
with the above link and that method in mentioned topic. does it work for xperia sp to swap internal and external storage to increase internal storage ?

lexiamen said:
i forget to write this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991583
with the above link and that method in mentioned topic. does it work for xperia sp to swap internal and external storage to increase internal storage ?
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Don't know about the mod with the link above mate.
Try with doomlord's method. Don't think you could get problems. Otherwise post on root's thread and ask if it's possible

lexiamen said:
i forget to write this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991583
with the above link and that method in mentioned topic. does it work for xperia sp to swap internal and external storage to increase internal storage ?
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You could try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42925778
Other wise use link2sd and foldermount to move apps and data to ext card
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zolaisugly said:
You could try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42925778
Other wise use link2sd and foldermount to move apps and data to ext card
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The combination of two programs (link2sd & foldermount) that u have mentioned are worked but i have 2 problems
1.link2sd does'nt move all apps and some of them take error
2.foldermount just pair apps and increase internal storage from ( setting/storage) and this section is good but my problem is this :
in the root explorer i check my free memory and see the data folder in both of source. like this : sdcard0/android/data/com.rockstar.gta3 & sdcard1/android/data/com.rockstar.gta3
this means in 2 storage (int & ext) contains data folders!
what can i do?

To use link2sd you need to make partition on ext card and set it to primary i used free easeus partition tool to make partition you won't lose data. You need to use pc and sd card connected to pc without phone.
I have 32gig card and made a 4gig partition.then you can send apps to ext card by creating a link
Foldermount you need to create a folder on ext card eg game data then create separate folder for each game/app you want to move.
open foldermount app then give the app you are moving a name,select folder you are copying then select where you want to move data to ie the folder you created on ext SD card then select go
When files have been m moved you need to press the pin and make sure it goes green.
this app will pair the folder and files and trick phone into seeing file on internal memory but are really in SD card, it may seem that it has copied it twice, it has not.
I have asphalt 7, real racing 3 NFS most wanted,NFS shift plus others that all have extra data between 200mb-600mb installed when these are on internal I only had 1-1.5 gig spare and constantly being told to move data as system apps where not running.
By using these apps I have over 4.5gig spare.
think of these apps like making shortcuts on pc desktop that's all they do is move data by creating link to internal and ext card.
If you are having issues with apps they both have xda threads where the devs are active in answering questions
I can't give any more info sorry these worked for me and found them very easy to use and set up that why I mentioned them if they are not working maybe try the swap internal/external trick which is posted in Sp thread
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[Q] How do you live with only 4GB of storage ?

Hello,
I am a new owner of a S3 mini. I tried many differents tweaks to move my apps to sd card (including Link2SD) but none worked.
So I am now stuck with only 4Gb of Storage, my device is already full (some updates cannot be done).
So I was wondering how you guys deal with this storage limitation ?
Thanks

I have only 1 GB in use (100 apps)
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Same here. 3.5gb free. All I've done is to use foldermount to mount my navigon maps to external sd.
No games installed. I use my PS3 for that

tys0n said:
Same here. 3.5gb free. All I've done is to use foldermount to mount my navigon maps to external sd.
No games installed. I use my PS3 for that
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Thanks a lot, I'll check foldermount.

482 mb free
I have 482mb free on my internal storage , and I use ex. card but it's obly 2gb so I'm planing to buy bigger one

Finally I tested Foldermount : this is the only app I could use with success to move apps to the SD card ...
So thanks a lot for this information !
But I have one question : I could not find any tutorial about Foldermount, the only way I know how to move apps is to select the app folder and the destination app. This is not very friendly ... The S3 mini is for my girlfriend, I need something as simple as possible (she's not a geek ...).
On Foldermount there is a menu which displays all your apps, but when I select one, the buttons (source or destination) remain grey (unusable) and there is an error message saying something like this app may already be linked to sdcard ...
Is there a tutorial about foldermount ?
Is there a way to use it without the need of selecting each app folder to move ?
Is there a way to just select the app and ask to move it to sd card ?
Thanks

dizzy33 said:
Finally I tested Foldermount : this is the only app I could use with success to move apps to the SD card ...
So thanks a lot for this information !
But I have one question : I could not find any tutorial about Foldermount, the only way I know how to move apps is to select the app folder and the destination app. This is not very friendly ... The S3 mini is for my girlfriend, I need something as simple as possible (she's not a geek ...).
On Foldermount there is a menu which displays all your apps, but when I select one, the buttons (source or destination) remain grey (unusable) and there is an error message saying something like this app may already be linked to sdcard ...
Is there a tutorial about foldermount ?
Is there a way to use it without the need of selecting each app folder to move ?
Is there a way to just select the app and ask to move it to sd card ?
Thanks
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Foldermount doesnt move apps to external sd, but link folders from internal sd to external sd.
I still find it very usefull to link download folder and other things like GPS maps. You can also link those game obb files that get stored in your sd (Android/obb) and free up alot of space if you play games.
You can read the original thread here.

tys0n said:
Foldermount doesnt move apps to external sd, but link folders from internal sd to external sd.
I still find it very usefull to link download folder and other things like GPS maps. You can also link those game obb files that get stored in your sd (Android/obb) and free up alot of space if you play games.
You can read the original thread here.
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To my point of view, it does move the app to external SD as it moves files to external SD and then create a link in the internal memory to external SD.
If it wouldn't move data to external SD card, this application would have no interest.
The only problem for me with this app is that to use it, you need to know in which folder of your internal memory the app has been installed. It's not very easy for everyone. It would be better if when Foldermount shows the list of your apps, you could just select it and then move it to SD.
This feature seems to be existing but does not work for now. Maybe in a later release ...
Anyway, this is the only "move to SD" app I tried which is working fine with the S3 mini.

dizzy33 said:
Hello,
I am a new owner of a S3 mini. I tried many differents tweaks to move my apps to sd card (including Link2SD) but none worked.
So I am now stuck with only 4Gb of Storage, my device is already full (some updates cannot be done).
So I was wondering how you guys deal with this storage limitation ?
Thanks
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Since its for your girlfriend, what do she store on her internal storage, i still have quite alot of space in my internal for apps, i use my external SD for other stuffs

AssToast said:
Since its for your girlfriend, what do she store on her internal storage, i still have quite alot of space in my internal for apps, i use my external SD for other stuffs
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GPS Navigation softwares for exemple. But whatever, she may use more softwares than you.

dizzy33 said:
GPS Navigation softwares for exemple. But whatever, she may use more softwares than you.
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anyway, try this? http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-install-apps-onto-your-SD-Card-No-Root/?ALLSTEPS

AssToast said:
anyway, try this? http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-install-apps-onto-your-SD-Card-No-Root/?ALLSTEPS
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Thanks but I already tried this, it does not work : the S3 mini does answer correctly to the ADB commands, it says it's now configured for external storage (2) but when I install an app it still does it on the internal storage ...
Really, I tried many different methods, only Foldermount worked.

DirectoryBind with only one link: /sdcard/Android to /storage/extSdCard/Android
Device should be rooted.
Also, in DirectoryBind preferences you need to enable Bind on boot and Alternate dbase mgmt.
That's all you need. All apps data will be stored on external sdcard including cache of games.

dolar4ik said:
DirectoryBind with only one link: /sdcard/Android to /storage/extSdCard/Android
Device should be rooted.
Also, in DirectoryBind preferences you need to enable Bind on boot and Alternate dbase mgmt.
That's all you need. All apps data will be stored on external sdcard including cache of games.
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The same can be done with foldermount, and it's still maintained with updates which dirictorybind isn't.

tys0n said:
The same can be done with foldermount, and it's still maintained with updates which dirictorybind isn't.
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For what you need an updates of DirectoryBind? It does not need any update because it smooth and fully working. Atleast, on 4.1.2.
For 4.2.2 we need to switch to FolderMount or manually add mount to init.d
With FolderMount you cannot mount sdcard/Android, you need to mount each cache folder separately.
Maybe it is fixed already in latest version, dunno. If yes, then I will switch to FolderMount too =)

With "destination folder check" unticked in settings it works fine. Maybe it's a pro feature.
Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM10.

tys0n said:
With "destination folder check" unticked in settings it works fine. Maybe it's a pro feature.
Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM10.
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Cool. Thanks.
Yes, it is pro feature but this app costs 1.99$ only

dolar4ik said:
Cool. Thanks.
Yes, it is pro feature but this app costs 1.99$ only
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Yeah it' well worth it

tys0n said:
With "destination folder check" unticked in settings it works fine. Maybe it's a pro feature.
Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM10.
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Thanks a lot for this great information ! I was linking the apps directories one by one ... Now I understand you can link the whole apps directory just once ... Great !

tys0n said:
With "destination folder check" unticked in settings it works fine. Maybe it's a pro feature.
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Finally I tried to link sdcard0 to sdcard1 : it seems to work if I look at Foldermount status, but in reality it does not copy anything to the SD card ... This is strange ... Plus after having linked sdcard0 to sdcard1, I cannot remove this link : it says a copy is running and I cannot stop it. In reality nothing is copying, so I need to uninstall Foldermount to remove the link ...