hi
i have the htc flyer 16gb wifi version
the attached screenshot is taken on ubuntu
and shows the details of the capacity of the tablet:
total capacity: 8.7 gb
where did the other 7.3 gb go ?
thanks for any explanation
kind regards
sc3*2
This has been touched upon in the forums. OS seems to be the verdict.
Search previous threads for better details.
Sorry to be so curt, just noticed the number of views and lack of replies...
sc3sc3 said:
where did the other 7.3 gb go ?
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The 16 GB (or 32 GB) are split off into internal memory and an sdcard memory and when you connect the device you only see the last one.
But the internal memory exists also and is used for the OS and all APPs (the pre-installed and the once you installed). Also all data like mails, contacts etc. are stored in the internal memory. This is the way Android is build.
And this means also that the 7.3 GB also contains free memory!
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Hi all,
I've just received my HTC desire x, checking the specs there is written
that the internal memory should be 4GB, but I have just 1GB.
the total space shows 1.09 GB (screenshot attached)
on the HTC website there's written
Total storage: 4 GB, available capacity varies*
and then *Available storage is less due to phone software.
Is it possible that the OS takes 3GB? Seems a bit too much for me...
Any idea?
Thanks all in advance
crazypixel said:
Hi all,
I've just received my HTC desire x, checking the specs there is written
that the internal memory should be 4GB, but I have just 1GB.
the total space shows 1.09 GB (screenshot attached)
on the HTC website there's written
Total storage: 4 GB, available capacity varies*
and then *Available storage is less due to phone software.
Is it possible that the OS takes 3GB? Seems a bit too much for me...
Any idea?
Thanks all in advance
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This is correct man. There is no issue or problem. The system takes ~3gb. Cos imagine when you are factory resetting your phone. The original OS file (called ROM) will reside in that memory with a whole lot of other backup stuff which you cant access.
This is why ppl use CUSTOM ROMS, cos we remove bloatware and other things.
What you see in that screenshot is same as mine and as other. Just buy an external card and it will rock
and please go to about > software update > PRESS CHECK NOW even though "Scheduled Check" is ticked cos there are updates and possibly u have one waiting also.
ayyu3m said:
This is correct man. There is no issue or problem. The system takes ~3gb. Cos imagine when you are factory resetting your phone. The original OS file (called ROM) will reside in that memory with a whole lot of other backup stuff which you cant access.
This is why ppl use CUSTOM ROMS, cos we remove bloatware and other things.
What you see in that screenshot is same as mine and as other. Just buy an external card and it will rock
and please go to about > software update > PRESS CHECK NOW even though "Scheduled Check" is ticked cos there are updates and possibly u have one waiting also.
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^ +1.
anyway i cant see why 1gb isnt enough for apps and games. if you have a sd card, it will be more than enough because of the ability to move apps to sd.
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ayyu3m said:
This is correct man. There is no issue or problem. The system takes ~3gb. Cos imagine when you are factory resetting your phone. The original OS file (called ROM) will reside in that memory with a whole lot of other backup stuff which you cant access.
This is why ppl use CUSTOM ROMS, cos we remove bloatware and other things.
What you see in that screenshot is same as mine and as other. Just buy an external card and it will rock
and please go to about > software update > PRESS CHECK NOW even though "Scheduled Check" is ticked cos there are updates and possibly u have one waiting also.
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Thanks man all doubts vanished now,
does it mean that once rooted (I haven't seen any good rom around yet, please advise if you know any)
I can partition the internal memory? Or it's better not to partition anything for a smoother and faster phone?
Thanks again
Yes 4GB in these mount points:
dev - 303MB
cache - 251MB
data 1,1GB
internal memory (emmc) - 1,1GB
system/942MB
Plus a few more like radio boot and / mount point. It's up around 4GB.
i think you want this? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD
with that app. you will no longer have to worry about low internal storage again. i use that all the time on my previous phone who has low internal memory (400mb below). but with des x i dont need it. 1gb internal memory are a lot!
nlooooo said:
Yes 4GB in these mount points:
dev - 303MB
cache - 251MB
data 1,1GB
internal memory (emmc) - 1,1GB
system/942MB
Plus a few more like radio boot and / mount point. It's up around 4GB.
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Is it possible to reformat partitions? Why not to have internal memory (emmc) - 1,1GB and system/942MB merged? I'm not using emmc, cuz I have SDCard for all my stuff, so 1,1 Gb are empty, but I have insufficient space on system.
Hello I have rooted my Galasy S4 and flashed cm onto the device. My question is how do i free up the internal storage? I still only have less than 9.57gb of available storage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello I have rooted my Galasy S4 and flashed cm onto the device. My question is how do i free up the internal storage? I still only have less than 9.57gb of available storage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Not much really frees up the space because you can break programs or the phone. You can use FolderMount to symlink files from the SD to the Memory Card. Your limited to 3 symlinks unless you buy the program. Myself I couldn't get it to work but maybe I was linking wrong.
anash5289 said:
Hello I have rooted my Galasy S4 and flashed cm onto the device. My question is how do i free up the internal storage? I still only have less than 9.57gb of available storage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Samsung has reserved 6 GB of space for the system, etc. There is no way to get more space, other than an external SD card.
I just have seen screenshots of available storage at 16.00gb mine only shows 9.57gb. That is the only reason I have asked. Thanks for the responses.
There isnt much we can do about that. All we can do is get a larger sd card
Due to variances in how manufacturers measure their space (GB vs GiB: a short version is using 1000MB = 1GB when, strictly speaking, 1024MB = 1GiB), you will never have the same amount of advertised space available on a device.
A device advertised as 16GB will have between 14.3-14.6GiB of available space, depending on the manufacturer. Cut out ~6 of that for Samsung's bloat, and you're left with the 9.x that we currently have.
Whenever possible, store items on your external storage and research if some of the apps you are using will allow the App2SD function (can anyone verify if this still works? I read somewhere it was disabled with the JellyBean update).
Hope that helps, and good luck managing your space. Perhaps its time we all stop being such space hogs ...........(on second thought...nah!)
I got a wondermedia tablet the tablet is of mid quality I didn't want the tablet for hardcore stuff but it does its work..... The problem is that I have 8 GB internal memory and it looks like it has been divided into two parts the first part is internal memory and the second is sd-card ...... I haven't put an SD-card yet in the device so that's pretty awkward so whenever I try to install an app it goes in the internal memory which reads 2.0 GB and in apps manager it reads 1.0 GB and there is also is ROM disk which I think is the sd-card so....... My question is how can I use my whole 8 GB storage? I mean if I can't use the whole 8 GB I want to at least use the bigger ROM disk or SD-card or what ever it's name is I will attach some screenshots so you guys would see what I am talking about
Could anyone help ????????
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Could anyone help ????????
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well that's sweet
Hello,
Sorry if it was asked before, but I could not find anything on this matter here.
Situation is this - when I connect my Redmi Note 2 / 16GB to PC, it shows that internal memory/storage available is 11.5GB and 3.4GB of it is free, but ALL FILES in the internal memory occupy only 1.1 GB. Amount of files is around 5000 so they don't eat much memory too.
Q is - where is the rest?
Almost 7 GB is missing !!!
Thanks in advance.
PS. I'm using official MIUI 8 Global 7.6.8
Did you try with Security->Cleaner?
Guys I am very new here. I created an account for this problem.
My Internal Storage says that im already occupying 51.89 gb out of 64. So Im wondering why is that since i dont have much movies and games in it.
Then i checked my internal storage and checked it's overall data via highlighting all files and folders and clicking details it said 28.81 gb overall.
SO I DONT REALLY KNOW WHERE THAT PRECIOUS 30 GB IS ! SOMEBODY HELP ME. IM LITERALLY CRYING RN.
Was searching someone who has the same problem but i cant find one ;_;
Update:
Just found out the storage breakdown (Lel pretty dumb sorry)
System Memory: 10.02 gb
Used Space: 24.48 gb
Other: 16.93 gb
cached data: 1.94 mb
Is it normal that the used space is separated from the "Other" AFAIK the used space is everything in the internal storage. Now whenever i select the other it also leads me to the internal storage so I am Very confused. I need Halp