Hey
I have just bought a new Micro SD card class 10 and created 2 partitions as the guide says(one fat32 and one ext4).
When i open Apps2SD the first page says that apps are on SD and when I click it, loads and says the same thing!
I want my apps on the Internal storage but I cannot move them!
Also swap is deactivated and I cannot activate it!
Any suggestions?
Isn't better to have my apps installed on internal storage?
It's always better to have them in the sdcard so you save internal memory space .
I wouldn't recommend using swap though
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If I move them to phone storage, they will move to the ext4 partition right?
I have assigned almost 1GB to the ext4 partition for this reason!
But can you imagine why I can't move them with Apps2SD?
kakouto said:
If I move them to phone storage, they will move to the ext4 partition right?
I have assigned almost 1GB to the ext4 partition for this reason!
But can you imagine why I can't move them with Apps2SD?
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When they said "Apps are on SD!" they meant "Apps are on SD-ext4!"
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kakouto said:
If I move them to phone storage, they will move to the ext4 partition right?
I have assigned almost 1GB to the ext4 partition for this reason!
But can you imagine why I can't move them with Apps2SD?
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Are you using "Apps 2 SD" from Market?
I don't think this app can move the apps for a ext4 partition (because it's not saying it)
Wich rom are you using? For CyanogenMod you can look for S2E in market, but for stock or another custom roms I don't know wich app should work :/
ps: I'm also looking for a app/script to do that.
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Hey guys! I found some videos on YouTube and learned something about partitioning of the sdcard.And I believe that we need to choose some ext. partition of 128,256 or 512mb and do some swapping things.Will that actually increase the internal space on our phone? Can someone show me a thread regarding this or give me a detailed explanation??? Thanks!
Some ROMs have this feature implemented. (Void, megatron, etc) Nothing new...
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So will it increase internal storage space???
It doesn't increase it. The apps will install on sd card and you will have more free space on internal storage.
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Is it the same as Apps2sd?
Yes. App2sd needs that ext partition. Otherwise the phone simply uses the entire memory card with FAT filesystem.
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Yes. App2sd needs that ext partition. Otherwise the phone simply uses the entire memory card with FAT filesystem.
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Do you mean the original 2GB SD has ext partition? I think there is only one partition although I can use apps-to-sd in my P500. What is the real benefit by using more than one partition?
Yeah I would like to know that too!
rikux said:
Do you mean the original 2GB SD has ext partition? I think there is only one partition although I can use apps-to-sd in my P500. What is the real benefit by using more than one partition?
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No, rikux, the original card only has FAT partition.
EXT type partition should be created only if you plan to use app2sd with a custom ROM.
In case things are not clear, App2SD is a feature that moves installed applications onto the memory card. There are two ways of using it:
1. Simple install of the app from the market. Now you got yourself a nice little batch mover from internal memory to the card. It can not move apps installed as services and widgets. You could move the apps yourself, but you can only do it one by one - so there's where Apps2SD comes in handy because it lets you do it all at once. All clear so far, OK?
2. A more sophisticated use of this feature, actually called "a2sd" and used in the custom ROMs. What it does is tricking the phone into believing it has more internal memory available. But all this extra space must come from somewhere, right? Thus, this space it's taken from the memory card under the appearance of an EXT partition. Why EXT, I don't know - probably in order not to confuse the phone with two FAT partitions. Now, when you install an application, the app goes to the internal memory but physically it's hosted on the SD card... get it? No more "moving to SD card" necessary, because now if you choose to MOVE an app from the "internal memory" to the "SD card", what you're actually doing is moving it from the EXT partition to the FAT partition. Moreover, now even service apps and widgets go to the SD card, and everything happens automatically.
rikux, you're falling in the first case above.
AsherChua, what you've seen on Youtube fits in the second case above.
I really hope you understand now the differences, and the utility.
Masteryx thanks very much for the good explanation.
As I am not going to use any custom ROM, the Froyo 2.2 inbuild capability to install2SD one by one is enough for me. So it seems like I don't need any more partitions.
The question still remains, are these "App2SD" and "a2SD" somehow more efficient than the standart Froyo apps2sd, which cannot install all apps to sd and if it can then only a part of app is in sd. I assume methode 1. and 2. can install all apps to sd.
Still one question as my 2GB original SD is quite full allready. Is it OK to copy all from the original SD to a bigger SD with PC card reader? Can the new SD be formatted in PC and is FAT32 OK?
Method 1 can install on the card only the apps that Froyo allows, not all of them. Method 2 installs all of them on the card.
About the new card: yes, it will work just fine. Just make sure you copy everything, including the hidden files and folders.
I suggest formatting the new card in the phone. Let it "decide" what kind of FAT system should be used. I know that FAT32 is a bit more reliable, but the phone manual clearly states that the card should use FAT16 (aka FAT) file system. I'm pretty sure both will work exactly the same, so do as you please.
Thanks masteryx for the brilliant answer! One question though,I'm using megatron and it has apps2sd 'preinstalled' in that rom. So can I say that I have case 2 enabled too?
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Thanks masteryx for the brilliant answer! One question though,I'm using megatron and it has apps2sd 'preinstalled' in that rom. So can I say that I have case 2 enabled too?
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Yes, you do.
Right thanks!
Hello!
Im sure that i'm not the first person who post this, but i can't find a similar thread with a good answer.
The most threads like this go like this:
"Person A: OMG! My internal sd is almost full! How can i move apps to the External Sd card?
Person B: Go to apps and move to sd
Person C: No, thats not correct, you only move the apps to the internal sd and not to the External sd."
End Of thread
So I ask it here and hope i get a answer that's really useful:
I just moved to the S2, and i installed some awesome apps from gameloft.
But Gameloft's games (and other 3d games) are pretty huge! I only have 2 gb left on my Internal SD (Usb-Storage).
Soon i will get a 16 Gb Sd card from samsung, but how can i move apps or their data to the External sd? The only app i know that can be moved to Ext. Sd is Spotify.
Is there a mod or rom that allows you to move to Int. memory, Int. Sd and Ext. Sd?
Or is it mayby Possible to rename the Ext. Sd card to for ex. Android or Downloads?
If its not possible to move apps to Ext. SD, what can i do with the Ext. Sd?
And Why gives samsung a 16 gb card if you can't move apps to it? Could they not better give a 32gb Sgs2?
Thanx in advance!
Btw,
If this Question gets a good answer if it is possible or not,
can the moderator make this a sticky thread?
That wil save some time from the ppl who just get a Sgs2!
(I really searched some days before i posted this)
Push...........
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wat abt apps2sd and link2sd
rocky23 said:
wat abt apps2sd and link2sd
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apps2sd and link2sd are the best application.
mate..download app monster pro then u will not face any issue..cheerz
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But i wan to move aps to EXTERNAL sd
Not the internal sd!
Look at the post in Themes and Apps section dont know if it will help .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
jje
Thanx! You helped me a lot!
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App2sd dont work?
With app2sd i only can move apps to the internal sd.
If it is possible to move to the external sd, please say how.
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101112 said:
With app2sd i only can move apps to the internal sd.
If it is possible to move to the external sd, please say how.
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What you are looking for is not supported by any Android system sofar, that to install the apps on external SD ,
But android is allowing you to create an additioan system partition which called "SD-Ext" on your internel SD card which enables such phones which are having very low system memory.
"SD-ext" is defined as:
sd-ext
This is not a standard Android partition, but has become popular in the custom ROM scene. It is basically an additional partition on your SD card that acts as the /data partition when used with certain ROMs that have special features called APP2SD+ or data2ext enabled. It is especially useful on devices with little internal memory allotted to the /data partition. Thus, users who want to install more programs than the internal memory allows can make this partition and use it with a custom ROM that supports this feature, to get additional storage for installing their apps. Wiping this partition is essentially the same as wiping the /data partition – you lose your contacts, SMS, market apps and settings.
But unfortunatly any of the current SGS2 ROMs are not supporting to do this.
the maximum you can do is what JJE has recommended.
Aww.....
I forgot to thank you for your post.
Thanks!
Will this be supported by any rom? Soon?
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Move GameLoft data to External SD
Just found this app as I was wondering the same thing, and the app works treat. GL to SD is what you want, and can move some app data from the internal SD and phone storage to external SD. It's free in the market, and damn glad they have it!
Thanks!
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Perhaps you found the solution
Here is an interesting link for gameloft games
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/10/02/how-to-move-gameloft-games-data-to-external-sd-card/
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What you are looking for is not supported by any Android system sofar, that to install the apps on external SD....
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Ok.Very useful.
But,where is the point of buying large SDHC like 32GB,64GB...?
cale77 said:
Ok.Very useful.
But,where is the point of buying large SDHC like 32GB,64GB...?
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Music, movies, media, videos, pictures, etc?
Maybe.
You can easily create fat32 partition then ext2 partition.After that install link2sd from playstore and voila.All of your apps can store directly to EXTERNAL SD.
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Guys I ordered a new 8gb SanDisk class 6 card for my O1 so firstly I would like to know the things i should do to shift from my current 2gb card to the new one.
What are these partitions and how can I do that??
Will I have to reflash the rom after putting the new card??
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If you don't know what the current partitions are, then the original card is probably one big FAT32 partition. Which is probably what the new 8GB one is. If you had partitioned it differently you would know it.
So the short answer is:
power off the phone
remove the card and mount on your PC
copy everything to a folder on your hard drive including .hidden files and dirs*
unmount the 2GB
mount the 8GB
copy back to the card
unmount the 8GB
replace in phone and boot
* you didn't mention what OS your PC is, so I will assume WinDoze
> if ur using amonra recovery .. you could simply partition sd card
> leave swap to 32
> partition size.. ur choice
> if ur not planing to use ungaze data2sd
> convert it to ext2-ext3
> covert ext3 to ext4 (ext4 is better and cm7 supports it)
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> if ur using amonra recovery .. you could simply partition sd card
> leave swap to 32
> partition size.. ur choice
> if ur not planing to use ungaze data2sd
> convert it to ext2-ext3
> covert ext3 to ext4 (ext4 is better and cm7 supports it)
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can u explain it a bit more?? Im not planning to use ungaze data2sd (actually i have no much idea about it lol but until now i have never used it so i dont think ill need it ) so then what should i do??
and yes I am using ur GTR so what would be the best partitions and how to do it??
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can u explain it a bit more?? Im not planning to use ungaze data2sd (actually i have no much idea about it lol but until now i have never used it so i dont think ill need it ) so then what should i do??
and yes I am using ur GTR so what would be the best partitions and how to do it??
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Don't get yourself confused, just copy everything in your 2gb sdcard to your computer, then unmount it. Mount your 8gb sdcard and copy back the files into the sdcard and all is done
There is no need to reflash ROM, and no need to care about partitions etc since u don't use them anyway
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can u explain it a bit more?? Im not planning to use ungaze data2sd (actually i have no much idea about it lol but until now i have never used it so i dont think ill need it ) so then what should i do??
and yes I am using ur GTR so what would be the best partitions and how to do it??
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> TAKE NOTE , before copying ur files to ur new sd, if ur planing to partition it.. partition it first.. why? cause your sd will be formatted during partition and all data will be lost..
> I already told how to.. just follow that procedure
What is swap and ext?? and what is the purpose of them??
Plus I use App2SD though...not any other special scripts
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What is swap and ext?? and what is the purpose of them??
Plus I use App2SD though...not any other special scripts
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for SWAP google Linux Swap, but its basically a paging file for your phone in a linux environment, if you dont know what that is, google lol, but what it does is moves stuff on your Ram to this Swap thing, but android has its own methods, so Swap is only nessesary if you plan playing heavy games, and with apps like SWAPPER2, that you need in order to enable Swap on your phone, it can create a Swap file that just sits on your card, that acts like a partition without the hassle of you actually partioning anything.
EXT- they mean EXT3 or EXT4 which is a linux format, which in android case, you make your sd card into two parts, one the ordinary FAT32 part which is what you current SD card is, and another EXT part, on which with scripts, or even better LINK2SD, you move all your user apps 2, its similar to the APP2SD you use now, but it moves Dalvick cache and libraries, which APP2sd doesnt, so it saves more room on your internal phone memory, as you are actually moving the ENTIRE app to the sd card, say you want to move Angry Birds to SD using APP2SD, you will notice something like 5MB is still left on your internal memory, with LINK2SD it wont be left.
Also EXT partitions can not be seen by windows, so when you mount your phone as external usb drive, you can still use all the apps you moved to SD card, were is you wont be able to do that with APP2SD.
But yes in short EXT partition on your sd card, just splits your physical SD card into 2 virtual SD cards =)
neko95 said:
> if ur using amonra recovery .. you could simply partition sd card
> leave swap to 32
> partition size.. ur choice
> if ur not planing to use ungaze data2sd
> convert it to ext2-ext3
> covert ext3 to ext4 (ext4 is better and cm7 supports it)
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hey neko im stucked...i partitioned swap to 32 and ext to 512 successfully..but i cant partition ext2 - ext3 or ext3 to ext4
i am using Amonra recovery..it says "Oops something went wrong.CHech recovery log..."
I need ur help
Hello!
As I can partition the microsd with CWM Recovery, if I get in paragraph advance, to partition the sd.
I want to increase the memory for the app using the microsd.
I have the V6 version of CWM Recovery v1.25 with KernelPanic
Thank you!
For Swap Use 0mb nd For SD-EXT Use 512mb (I Guess This Is More Than Enough For A Normal User)
After That Install S2E or Link2SD App From Play Store!
Move Ur Apps To SD-EXT Using One Of This App!
COPY ALL OF UR SD CARD DATA BEFORE MAKING A PARTITION! OR YUH WILL LOSE ALL YOUR DATA ON UR SD CARD!
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For Swap Use 0mb nd For SD-EXT Use 512mb (I Guess This Is More Than Enough For A Normal User)
After That Install S2E or Link2SD App From Play Store!
Move Ur Apps To SD-EXT Using One Of This App!
COPY ALL OF UR SD CARD DATA BEFORE MAKING A PARTITION! OR YUH WILL LOSE ALL YOUR DATA ON UR SD CARD!
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Thanks, but do not let me partition the CWM Recovery V6. There goes that option and earlier, if there was in the ADVANCE menu -> Partition SD.
Now those options do not work out. Since then I can make the partitions?
Install Link2sd and check already u have sd-ext partition
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Install Link2sd and check already u have sd-ext partition
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Hello
I have no sd-ext partition because I could not make it from the CWM Recovery version 6. Since I do not get the option to partition the sd.
What I know is because at the CWM Recovery, it leaves the option to partition your sd and other Recovery as version 5, if it comes.
Download a software named "MiniTool Partition & do it via computer. You can add ext2/3/4 partiton with it.
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Download a software named "MiniTool Partition & do it via computer. You can add ext2/3/4 partiton with it.
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I downloaded the program and I partitioned the sd with ext4 and fat32
But I think the program did not recognize me Link2sd While ext4 partition because I see that now in the applications menu, the phone recognizes the ext4 as internal memory.
Since in the applications menu, I keep saying that the phone only has 350MB capacity.
What did u want then?u said u want to increase the partition for using apps.there should b 2 partition now.one is ptimary fat/fat32( below 4gb fat,over 4gb fat32) for external memory & other is primary ext partition for internal storage
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cachiputi said:
I downloaded the program and I partitioned the sd with ext4 and fat32
But I think the program did not recognize me Link2sd While ext4 partition because I see that now in the applications menu, the phone recognizes the ext4 as internal memory.
Since in the applications menu, I keep saying that the phone only has 350MB capacity.
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Are you sure that in you SD card, the 1st partition is FAT32 and is set to primary & 2nd partition is EXT4 and also set to primary?
In applications menu, if the internal memory is recognized as EXT4, you may have formatted the 1st partition of your SD card as EXT4.
Try this tutorial : http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
In the tutorial, the 2nd partition is formatted as EXT2, try EXT4.
Hello, I recently saw a guide on how to move app data to the SD card using Titanium Backup and it says that the partitions I make on my SD card have to be between 1GB and 2GB. I would just like to know why it can't be more (for example a 26 GB partition) and if I can create multiple partitions (ext2, ext3, etc.) to store more data on the SD card.
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Hello, I recently saw a guide on how to move app data to the SD card using Titanium Backup and it says that the partitions I make on my SD card have to be between 1GB and 2GB. I would just like to know why it can't be more (for example a 26 GB partition) and if I can create multiple partitions (ext2, ext3, etc.) to store more data on the SD card.
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I haven't used Titanium in years, but you should be able to make it however big you want. I use link2SD to do this same thing and I have a 4gb partition. I used aparted app to make the partition. Hopefully this helps some.
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I haven't used Titanium in years, but you should be able to make it however big you want. I use link2SD to do this same thing and I have a 4gb partition. I used aparted app to make the partition. Hopefully this helps some.
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Thank you very much, I was able to make a 15GB partition and use the app Apps2SD to link things :good: