I recently upgraded to CM 11 to fix wifi failing to scan and discover access points.
I now seem to be missing ~4GB of storage. Settings/Storage/Internal Storage shows 12.67GB total space, 803MB available, and only about 7.2 GB accounted for (7.07GB Apps, pictures @ 504KB).
Drives app shows 2.6GB "other" but no large files.
Ideas?
If you upgraded from stock to CM11 then your old media files are still there from stock, just hidden. Use a root file manager to look at /data/media. Any files there that are not in the 0 folder are sold stock media files you can delete. Files in the 0 folder are the media files you put there since upgrading.
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Thanks. I was upgrading from CM10, but I'll check there just in case. I know the history of this device had been through the manual partition resizing process, so don't know if something is now out of whack between the file system and the actual partition sizes.
KenNashua said:
Thanks. I was upgrading from CM10, but I'll check there just in case. I know the history of this device had been through the manual partition resizing process, so don't know if something is now out of whack between the file system and the actual partition sizes.
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Looks like that was the issue. There was a clockwork backup directory in there. Thanks so much!
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Hello,
I have already rooted my phone, and installed Titanium Backup from the Android Market, and removed all the apps that I don't use, such as
TImescape, Email, Geotags, etc... and managed to free a lot of memory from both the system ROM and internal memory.
There's many software apps out there like Root Explorer, Rom Toolbox, etc.. that allow you to view all the items in
the internal system, but is there software anywhere where you can install on one's rooted phone, and view all deleted items (photos,
music files, video clips, etc.) during the entire history of the phone since you started using it?
I know when you delete items on your computer, they are sent to a part of the system where it can be recovered with the
right tools.
Thanks all,
and Happy Halloween :fingers-crossed:
Ken
I don't know about such an application.
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he means app such recuva for windows.
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If I am not wrong, the files on the sdcard that you delete are deleted forever. Like Shift+Del in Windows; you can't see them again. The files in the other directories, AFAIK, are deleted in a similar way (where data is not stored). In conclusion, no, you cannot view deleted files.
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If I am not wrong, the files on the sdcard that you delete are deleted forever. Like Shift+Del in Windows; you can't see them again. The files in the other directories, AFAIK, are deleted in a similar way (where data is not stored). In conclusion, no, you cannot view deleted files.
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is it true? but how if we accidentally reformat sd in quick format mode? is data still recoverable?
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Its recoverable..
I too formatted my sd by mistake.
But then i recovered the lost data using stellar pheonix data recovery using my PC
Its recoverable as long as the deleted files haven't been overwritten. When you delete a file it doesn't actually get deleted, the memory block just switches from 1 (in use) to 0 (not in use). When you save a file, the system looks for memory blocks that are not in use and overwrites them. Thus as long as you haven't saved anything or used the memory it should be recoverable.
There's an app called 'undelete' or something like that on the Market that will recover deleted files.
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so i have a gs3 and a nex7 - i've been flashing roms on both devices for a little while now using cwm rec-
i've flashed cm 10 cm 10.1 (4.2.1) and pa 3.0 on my nex 7
i've flashed all of the same roms and also pac man and now on liquid smooth (4.2.2) on my gs3
something i notice is that on my gs3 every time i'm flashing a new rom i get another "0" folder on the internal sd card that's full of all the basic folders that the os fills up i.e. movies, music, dcim along with any folders that my apps create - ti backup etc
- so what i've been doing is just manually managing what's on the internal card for the gs3 - i just pull the crap back from the deepest '0" folder back out 1 level and delete what i don't need and delete the empty "0" folder - i keep clockwork backups and stuff that takes bigger memory on my external sd so i can keep the internal clean
something strange i've noticed is that after flashing some of the same roms on the nex 7 i am getting the same extra "0" folder just like with my gs3, but for some reason i can only see it in clockwork mod recovery actually on the nexus 7 - i can't see the "0" folder using win 7 file manager via usb connection
i've looked at ll the obvious things on windows and it's just not there -
can anyone tell me if there's something i have to change to be able to see the "0" folder so i can mange what's in there as well?
read the threads about the 0 folder issues with 4.2+?
flash newest recovery to device to prevent it from happening in the future
I believe I'm on the latest version of cwm and the gs3 is a newer version of android then my nexus 7 right now
Its on the 4.2.1 version of paranoid
Gs3 is on 4.2.2 liquid smooth
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I see all the threads on 0 folders - and the fixes
I just didn't see a scenario where someone could only see the 0 folder in cwm not windows file mgr
cpolly69 said:
I believe I'm on the latest version of cwm and the gs3 is a newer version of android then my nexus 7 right now
Its on the 4.2.1 version of paranoid
Gs3 is on 4.2.2 liquid smooth
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I see all the threads on 0 folders - and the fixes
I just didn't see a scenario where someone could only see the 0 folder in cwm not windows file mgr
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Windows its only seeing what your Nexus is showing it. The virtual sdcard that the current user sees, i.e. /0. Windows is not seeing the raw partition.
ok why does it see the entire partition on my gs3 then? using the same software (same version anyway)
i checked i'm on 6.0.2.3
i just want to clean up the internal sd card and keep it clean moving forward with new roms or w/e
if i go into recovery and choose /mount and storage/ format sd card - will i still be able to boot on my current rom or does it need something that's there -
i know on my gs3 i can basically erase anything on the internal sd and it doesn't affect the rom or boot process - just missing info for apps
btw we are saying that the nexus only shows windows the current user partition - i guess it does the same for apps like file manager as well - because i can't see the 0 folder there either
is there not a setting or app that will allow me to choose what windows or apps can see on the sd card?
with root access you can view ANYTHING under /data/media
with only user access you can only see /data/media/0
someone posted up a nice file manger on gogole + i tried out and it sees everything -
not that i can see everything at least on the device i''m just more confused about how the sd partition is formatted
i took a quick pic to see where it goes automatically
i now realize that everything is put there in triplicate -
once under root/sdcard
once under root/storage/emulated/o
and once under root/storage/sdcard0
are these all the same thing some how?
so confused - i guess i'd really just like to know why i only have 2.38 gb of open space on this device
they are called SYMLINKS
your space is probably being eaten up by backups twrp/cwm?
look above the 0 folder for TWRP or Clockworkmod folder
also, ES File explorer from the play store would work just fine for browsing files. it has root access
I think I once heard about the n7 have a protect root files feature sort of like how the psp has protect flash 0 on the newer cfws..
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Pirateghost said:
they are called SYMLINKS
your space is probably being eaten up by backups twrp/cwm?
look above the 0 folder for TWRP or Clockworkmod folder
also, ES File explorer from the play store would work just fine for browsing files. it has root access
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i'm kinda back where i started right now
i just took a few screen shots to compare some stuff
the 3 folders that match each other i can see with a file manger are what's under 0 when i look with clockworkmod
but the /sdcard dir by itself is still info i can' t see with a file manager or windows -
you are right about the backups - i know a backup is 2 big folders from experience w/ my gs3 and i have 2 of them - they are eating the memory - i can't kill them in cwm and i can't see them any other way
ugh
it feels like my only option is to format the sd card -
i'm back to the same ? as earlier -
if i choose format the sd card from cwm will i still be able to boot into my current rom?
ES File Explorer
give it root rights
browse to /data/media/clockworkmod
delete what you want
OR
i think rom manager has an update that lets you manage your backups....
you WILL NOT see them from windows.
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ES File Explorer
give it root rights
browse to /data/media/clockworkmod
delete what you want
OR
i think rom manager has an update that lets you manage your backups....
you WILL NOT see them from windows.
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that app can see less then file wrangler that i've already been using - and file wrangler lets you pull up 2 columns to drag and drop
backups are not in the folder you specified - still can't see what cwm can with a file manager app - all of these apps i've been using have root permission - that's how i was able to see the paths that started with /.root that i mentioned earlier
rom manger did have what you mentioned - i killed one of the 2 backups and got a bit more space -
i also used file wrangler to kill some of the roms i have been trying that were still on there
what's a normal amount of free space to see on a 16gb device? i have 1 1gb movie and almost no pics right now i have about 5.17gb free
i wish someone knew the answer to my ? about formatting the internal card and still being able to boot my current rom....
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that app can see less then file wrangler that i've already been using - and file wrangler lets you pull up 2 columns to drag and drop
backups are not in the folder you specified - still can't see what cwm can with a file manager app - all of these apps i've been using have root permission - that's how i was able to see the paths that started with /.root that i mentioned earlier
rom manger did have what you mentioned - i killed one of the 2 backups and got a bit more space -
i also used file wrangler to kill some of the roms i have been trying that were still on there
what's a normal amount of free space to see on a 16gb device? i have 1 1gb movie and almost no pics right now i have about 5.17gb free
i wish someone knew the answer to my ? about formatting the internal card and still being able to boot my current rom....
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your rom has nothing to do with whats on the internal storage, it does not require anything from it. if you dont want to keep anything thats on there, then format it within android...
Before I upgraded from a 4.1 to a 4.2 based rom, I copied all my files from my sd card and then flashed the Rom. Then I formatted my phone's storage so I wouldn't have that weird 2 sd card file system going and so that I could see all my old files which I pasted back onto my phone. When I boot into cwm, and want to install a .zip, I see a couple folders such as the cwm folder and venom folder and legacy folder, and I find that my sd cards files are not under root and I have to go to /0. If I go into a file explorer such as we file explorer, I can't see any files under the the place where those several folders are. Any ideas?
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Noticing same thing...
I've just been searching these threads for the exact same issue. Wondering if it would be possible to take a nandroid, erase system and everything and either restore or reload my room from scratch to fix this? My phone says it's running low on memory while it still shows almost 10gb free when attached to my computer. I assume this is the problem...
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I've just been searching these threads for the exact same issue. Wondering if it would be possible to take a nandroid, erase system and everything and either restore or reload my room from scratch to fix this? My phone says it's running low on memory while it still shows almost 10gb free when attached to my computer. I assume this is the problem...
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Yeah, ive tried to format my phones internal storage but the problem is still there. Though it does free up a lot of space when I do it. I think it says it is low memory because there are duplicate files of everything on your sd card
Hello, these days I ran into strange problem. Internal storage says there is only 2 GB available from 16(yes I know its not exactly 16gb), but I don't have that much files. I ran cleaner apps, used sdcard analyzer in Es explorer and nothing shows that can use this space. You can see on screenshot that only 26% is held by Android folder but lower you can see that 10gb is used. So what is taking this space? Also there is no hidden files or folders and my PC shows same. I'm on succulents CM 11 latest build.
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Hello, these days I ran into strange problem. Internal storage says there is only 2 GB available from 16(yes I know its not exactly 16gb), but I don't have that much files. I ran cleaner apps, used sdcard analyzer in Es explorer and nothing shows that can use this space. You can see on screenshot that only 26% is held by Android folder but lower you can see that 10gb is used. So what is taking this space? Also there is no hidden files or folders and my PC shows same. I'm on succulents CM 11 latest build.
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A 16GB device has a little under 13GB left to share between /data and internal sdcard. The internal sdcard is actually emulated and is a part of /data (/data/media), that is why it is shared. And I'm not sure about succulent's CM11, but I know bokbokan's CM11 also mounts his ART cache in /data, taking more space.
You can see by your graphic there is just under 13GB there. Much of it is used by /data and probably the ART cache. Look in /data with your root file manager to see what is taking space.
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Thank you for your answer! It seems in data folder there was files from internal SD when I was on stock! I wondered why cm installing wiped it, but it seems that it just saved it /data/media
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Thank you for your answer! It seems in data folder there was files from internal SD when I was on stock! I wondered why cm installing wiped it, but it seems that it just saved it /data/media
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A data wipe with CWM does not wipe media files in /data/media. You must go to mounts and storage and format 'data and datamedia' for that to happen.
And CM11 puts media files in /data/media/0 so your file manager would not see the old files.
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Hi guys!
Newb question that I'd never normally bother to post to the forums, would just buckle down and do the research myself. Sorta under the gun here tho, going on a trip very soon and want to use this device at optimum. Everything works Great! The thing is, I'm only able to access half my internal memory for storage. Perhaps I messed up during install? Wrong PIT? (can't remember if I used ODIN).
The question is.....is there a quick fix( perhaps using an ODIN PIT) or do I have to wipe everything and start fresh? No biggie, maybe someone can tell me where I messed up, provide a link, some help, info? I suppose I can wait 'till I get back and do due diligence, but would really like to clear this up before hand.
If anyone needs more info please ask
Thx XDA!
Odin is for Samsung devices, not the Nook. And probably your storage problem is because you did not delete your media files from stock and those files are now hidden in a folder you can't see. You can use a root file manager to see if that is the issue. Look in /data/media. If there are files there not in the /data/media/0 folder, those are left from stock. You can manually delete those to get your space back. And of course you know that you should not expect to see much more than 12GB on the 16GB device. The rest is used by the system.
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leapinlar said:
Odin is for Samsung devices, not the Nook. And probably your storage problem is because you did not delete your media files from stock and those files are now hidden in a folder you can't see. You can use a root file manager to see if that is the issue. Look in /data/media. If there are files there not in the /data/media/0 folder, those are left from stock. You can manually delete those to get your space back. And of course you know that you should not expect to see much more than 12GB on the 16GB device. The rest is used by the system.
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Thank you for ur reply
lol too many droid devices...yes odin is for Samsumg, thx. The problem just reminded of a PIT error.
Under /data/media/0 folder, folder is empty. Using Es explorer rooted and access granted. I really think this is being recognized as a 8g device, partitionwize..............
Dude tell me the files you need to bug....will post.
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Thank you for ur reply
lol too many droid devices...yes odin is for Samsumg, thx. The problem just reminded of a PIT error.
Under /data/media/0 folder, folder is empty. Using Es explorer rooted and access granted. I really think this is being recognized as a 8g device, partitionwize..............
Dude tell me the files you need to bug....will post.
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What about the files above the 0 folder directly in the /data/media folder? How much free space do you have shown? Are you really sure it is a 16GB device? They do come in 8GB versions for the HD.
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What about the files above the 0 folder directly in the /data/media folder? How much free space do you have shown? Are you really sure it is a 16GB device? They do come in 8GB versions for the HD.
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device/data/media has the 0, cwm, legacy, obb folders. totaling a few gigs
Well, well..............this could be the case. It was given to me as a 16g and I rooted that and a samsung device over the Xmas holidays. Hence my confusion with ODIN, was celebrating the season and imbibing Disk Usage app is showing consistent memory with an 8g......5.5g storage, system 661mib, rom 47mib
FCC ID#XHBNTV400-A. Is this a 8g model? Am I correct at discovering my own stupidity? If so, mods, please bin this thread to mitigate my embarrassment