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I know this probably has been asked a few hundred times, but for some reason I couldn't find the thread anymore that I remembered.
Currently running GSB v2.5 | GingerBread 2.3.3 [CM7.0.0 RC4 NIGHTLY].
Can someone link me to the thread that had a list of apps that are safe to move? Just can't seem to find it.
Also under:
Settings >> CyanogenMod settings >> Application >>
1.) Allow application moving >>
Does this need to be checked? I do not want to move apps that don't support to be moved or have trouble running from the sd card (such as apps with widgets, system apps, social media etc.)
2.) Install location >>
It gives me the option of automatic, internal and external.
If I check "automatic" and download/install a new app, will it automatically go to the sd card if the app supports it?
Moving apps via: "Settings >> Applications >> Manage Applications >> Move to SD card"
is ok or is there a different method I should be using?
Thanks in advance.
Neera said:
I know this probably has been asked a few hundred times, but for some reason I couldn't find the thread anymore that I remembered.
Currently running GSB v2.5 | GingerBread 2.3.3 [CM7.0.0 RC4 NIGHTLY].
Can someone link me to the thread that had a list of apps that are safe to move? Just can't seem to find it.
Also under:
Settings >> CyanogenMod settings >> Application >>
1.) Allow application moving >>
Does this need to be checked? I do not want to move apps that don't support to be moved or have trouble running from the sd card (such as apps with widgets, system apps, social media etc.)
2.) Install location >>
It gives me the option of automatic, internal and external.
If I check "automatic" and download/install a new app, will it automatically go to the sd card if the app supports it?
Moving apps via: "Settings >> Applications >> Manage Applications >> Move to SD card"
is ok or is there a different method I should be using?
Thanks in advance.
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I'll just address the questions that I have answers to, of course.
1. Yes, you should check Application Moving. I've found that even with Titanium Backup's "Restore to original location" checked, that it won't put apps on the SD card unless CyanogenMod Application Moving is turned on.
2. I have External selected by default, but I find that some, or possibly all installations don't respect this anyway. I use a free version of a market app called Install Manager for root users, which then prompts me (not for market installs for some reason, but for side-loading apps from the SD card) for where to install stuff.
I don't know what Automatic does; I assumed it might install apps which at least officially are able to be located on the SD card. FYI you can manually (at least with that CyanogenMod Application Moving checked) move some apps than can't officially be able to be moved, and Titanium Backup (Under Menu/Batch) can move almost all apps, it seems, and they function fine AFAIK.
Once I backup with TB, restores (with that option in TB to restore to original location checked) go back to where I already moved the apps, no matter what the method.
3. Yes, you can move apps using the built in Android App Manager, or there are market apps to help, too. I use a combination of apps depending on what works best at the time. The afformentioned Install Manager and AntTek App Manager. There is also an Apps2SD Pro, which doesn't improve Apps2SD, it's just another interface for moving the apps around. I don't know if there's a free version. I think you can use Install Manager even after the app is already installed to move things around.
SD Apps not reappearing on home screen after reboot
Hello,
roirraW "edor" ehT: First of all - thanks for all of your input on these forums, many great ideas and answers coming from you - much appreciated!
Wondering if this topic has anything to do with an issue I have noticed now on GSB 2.7 and 2.8. After rebooting, and after all of the apps saved on my SD show up on my home screens (going from the generic green android icon to the app's icon), there have been 2 occasions where one of the apps never appears. The generic green android icon sits there instead. When I click it just states the app does not exist (that's a paraphrase). So it appears that the app is never pulled in from the SD card back to the home screen.
I updated my CM7 and TB settings after reading your comments, so this may have already fixed the issue going forward, I don't know.
Any thoughts? Hope my scenario makes sense!
Thanks!
ozzyager said:
Hello,
roirraW "edor" ehT: First of all - thanks for all of your input on these forums, many great ideas and answers coming from you - much appreciated!
Wondering if this topic has anything to do with an issue I have noticed now on GSB 2.7 and 2.8. After rebooting, and after all of the apps saved on my SD show up on my home screens (going from the generic green android icon to the app's icon), there have been 2 occasions where one of the apps never appears. The generic green android icon sits there instead. When I click it just states the app does not exist (that's a paraphrase). So it appears that the app is never pulled in from the SD card back to the home screen.
I updated my CM7 and TB settings after reading your comments, so this may have already fixed the issue going forward, I don't know.
Any thoughts? Hope my scenario makes sense!
Thanks!
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Thanks and your welcome! Maybe others can donate to the devs for me since I never have any money to. Are you absolutely sure the affected app was successfully moved to the SD card? Some apps, no matter what method, will never move to the SD card. I haven't found many after all methods have been used (Titanium Backup batch moving for the most part), but there are some.
Yes - I am sure. One of them was the XDA premium app. It would reappear reboot after reboot on my home page, but then it suddenly didn't one time. I had another app do the same thing. It seems to be a random issue. It still shows up in my list of applications and shows as being on the SD card. So I simply removed the vacant android icon and put the apps back on the homepage. Not really a big deal, was just curious if anyone else had seen this issue.
Thanks again!
Has anybody used copy and paste successfully on this phone? I noticed that Chrome crashes every time I tried to copy something to clipboard. Initially I thought its just Chrome, but then I realised it crashes any app I try to copy and paste in.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
I've copy and pasted within emails and texting so far without a problem. Don't think I've tried web browsing, let me test it now...
...worked fine when copying/pasting within google search bar
edit:
stock browser
This is very strange. I can copy from the stock browser, but not paste whatever I copied.
When I longpress to paste it pops up with "Clipboard", but when I click it it doesn't paste anything. Anybody seen this before?
I cant copy from any app now. It just crashes
Works fine for me. If you're feeling adventurous (as in "risk" you warranty), try flashing the stock ROM with Odin for your region (or the new update!) and see if you still have this problem.
As far as I know I'm on the latest version. I had s look at the log that gets sent to google and the clipboard is throwing NullReferenceException. Screen shot attached.
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A reset fixed it for me
I have the same issue... also had it on my rooted SGS2 on various ICS roms with various launchers... very annoying!
Tab 7.7 also.....for the second time after reset.....but I will not reset everytime
ICS
I've just tried to copy some frazes form here and paste it in google search bar with sucsess. As well can do it in text message form here.
Great solution!
ROOT your device, install ROOT Explorer, navigate to / > data > clipboard, select ALL and delete all, than go into your Settings > Applications Manager > All, look for TestServices, than remove updates/clear data. Reboot and everything should be fine.
Thank you Jaj6503!
forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii/190624-please-help-copying-doesnt-work.html
I just started having this problem out of the blue on my sgsIII.
Only a hard reset fixed it since I am not rooted
What could be causing this? I'm thinking Google Chrome since that was the last app I installed before it started happening
I had this same issue and resolved it. If you are rooted, use ES explorer (or any other root file manager) go to \data\clipboard from root directory and delete all the files, reboot your device and the issue should be resolved.
Thank You!
maysider said:
Great solution!
ROOT your device, install ROOT Explorer, navigate to / > data > clipboard, select ALL and delete all, than go into your Settings > Applications Manager > All, look for TestServices, than remove updates/clear data. Reboot and everything should be fine.
Thank you Jaj6503!
forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii/190624-please-help-copying-doesnt-work.html
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Worked Great!
I have the CM10 [skang jellybro] fascinate rom installed, and coming from a cm9 rom, all my apps didn't fit because they switched the partition around [making the app partition only 468MB, and the system partition 1.5 GB].
So anyway I had to move a lot of apps to the sdcard. So I just downloaded a newer version of my rom, and wiped cache/dalvik, nandroid backup, then I installed the new zip.
Then I rebooted, and it had to 'optimize' apps [create dalvik cache?] and after that finished...I only had about 15-20 apps show up in my app drawer. [I have probably around 40] So I clicked on Zedge, on my homescreen, and it said "App isn't installed." I then started to worry..:S I googled apps on sdcard disappearing.. and so I opened titanium backup, and under Batch operations, it said "Restore missing apps (6)," and they were 6 apps that I'd uninstalled but didn't delete the backup. so then I wasn't sure what to do next, because I did not create a fresh titanium backup prior to updating my rom [because I did a nandroid instead..] so then I went to Manage Apps, and then.. for some reason, all my apps showed up again! all the ones on my sdcard.
I tapped Zedge again on my homescreen, and it loaded up! So my question is, what happened? Why did my apps disappear, and then just show up again? was it loading titanium backup? or did the rom just scan the sdcard for apps?
Sounds like it just messed up the media scan of the sdcard which I have heard happens from time to time... not sure if that's related to your issue, but now are all your apps installed or are you still missing some? Next time I would just reboot again and let it re-scan to see if it helps
Crawshayi said:
Sounds like it just messed up the media scan of the sdcard which I have heard happens from time to time... not sure if that's related to your issue, but now are all your apps installed or are you still missing some? Next time I would just reboot again and let it re-scan to see if it helps
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ah.. yes they are all there, but I was just wondering why did they disappear, and then why did they just show up all of a sudden?
I guess if it is the media scan thing, that would explain it.
Fast Boot option may be the culprit
mvmacd said:
ah.. yes the [apps] are all there, but I was just wondering why did they disappear, and then why did they just show up all of a sudden?
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CUT TO THE SOLUTION BELOW -- SEARCH FOR ////
Some (not all) of my apps moved to SD (all by Titanium Backup Pro) have begun to disappear and (sometimes) reappear without warning after I began to add and delete large Virtual Machines created in QEMU from my 16GB SanDisc class 10 microSD card on my HTC Droid Incredible running rooted stock Verizon Android Froyo 2.2.3. I know this thread is far from my phone's "home base", but from what I can tell this problem with disappearing apps located on an sdcard is NOT determined by hardware or even Android version.
I also happen to use LauncherPro by Federico Carnales instead of the built-in HTC Sense launcher. I noted elsewhere on XDA that a user had suggested that because at least some (maybe all) launchers start before the SD Card that this may be a problem, especially if changes are made to the sdcard that the launcher did not perform, or was not active during their performance by other apps such as Titanium Backup. That fits my situation, because I unmounted the SD, physically removed it to a PC, and added/deleted large VM files to save (lots) of time. No problems of this sort before I did this, so there must be some connection.
I noted that other users have tried reformatting SD, substituting different brands of SD, using newer/older SD etc. None of these reliably helped. So I skipped these options.
//// The (simple!) solution I tried that SEEMS to work (only time will tell!) is buried in the main Android Settings (accessed from the Menu button while in Home screen). Under "Applications" there is a setting "Fast Boot" that I checked long ago and forgot about (it seemed like a good thing to do at the time). The text warns "Turn off to use some Market apps" (that shows the age of my 2-yr old used phone and Android OS -- ohmygosh!-- because it refers to Market rather than Google Play Store!) Anyway, I unchecked the option and rebooted the phone.
Yes, it took a bit longer to boot (maybe a whole minute!), but after waiting about another minute ALL my home screen apps had normal icons and loaded properly. Titanium Backup Pro batch scenarios confirmed there were no apps in a forced uninstalled state (i.e. I had not done the deed, the system somehow had done it or at least rendered the apps "invisible" to Titanium, which decided they needed reinstallation).
The only odd behaviour was that auto brightness was turned off after I unchecked Fast Boot and rebooted. Going into Android Settings > Display and rechecking "auto brightness" took care of that. No other oddities or strange behaviours thus far (but it has only been about an hour).
I will report back here on this thread only (Samsung Fascinate > Fascinate Q&A > What just happend? apps on sdcard) if anything else requires reporting. Silence implies success!
link: https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNE3D5NrpiSqCRSof-ou1mn6iyeGVg
(I am copying this original post (without edits) to other relevant threads, but will not post anything further elsewhere -- only here. This is a bit arbitrary (although this thread appears to be the most recent active one on this topic), but I hope this approach pleases the XDA sysops/admins) :angel:
EDIT 2012-12-26-a:
Nearly all of the 100+ apps on my HTC DINC (Droid Incredible) continue to behave normally after the "fast boot OFF" fix. (No disappearing act.) However, I did find one that appeared to be installed but really was not: ASTRO File Manager. I used Titanium Backup Pro to reinstall app+data from a backup. It only took a couple of minutes, and after that all went normally.
The only other noticeable issue right after the fix is that nearly all of my installed, functioning apps were listed as "missing" by Titanium Backup in its Batch scenario list (although they were NOT counted in the total number of apps listed with the scenario -- that number was 61, and it should have been nearly 170 based on the number of apps actually in the physical list). After about a day or so of regular usage, a re-check of the "missing apps" Batch scenario found all the functioning apps no longer listed; the 61 missing apps were valid -- they were all from earlier ROMs belonging to the original HTC setup and another phone (MOTO OG Droid). Since I have kept the MOTO as an emergency backup smartphone, I might conceivably want to revive some of these apps.
EDIT 12-26-b:
Some other potentially useful points I have gathered in my survey of this topic across XDA:
1. This problem happens most often when using the "Disk drive" option in the USB Debugger system app. It also happens after physically returning the sdcard to the phone after removing and inserting it into a PC.
2. Those who have wiped the app data cache also report serious problems.
3. Wiping the dalvic cache while in Recovery mode automatically triggers a rebuild of that cache, which may make apps behave oddly or disappear until the rebuild is complete, which reportedly "takes time"
Personally, I did only #1 myself, and the fast boot removal fix seems to work well for that one.
I cannot confirm the others, but they seem to make sense to me, and I doubt the fast boot removal fix would have any influence on them.
4. There are some signs that apps installed to internal phone storage can behave in the same way. This may mean that the fast boot OFF tweak may prove beneficial to any storage area, since they all come on-line after the OS loads from phone memory.
EXT4ALL (aka Convert2ext4) = final fix for dalvik cache related bugs (?)
Further investigation of the Dalvik cache reveals a significant connection between it and a number of odd and unpleasant behaviours, including Low Disk Space warnings and disappearing apps.
Fortunately, there are some excellent XDA forum threads about dealing with the Dalvik cache.
The best recent place to start seems to be here:
[Q] Incredible running CM7.2 "Low on space" message (launched 2012-12-14)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2047424
It is not because of the focus on the Droid Incredible or CyanoModGen in this thread, but the attention paid to the more universal fix "EXT4 4 ALL" aka "EXT4ALL" or "Convert2Ext4". (Thanks to Senior Member cmlusco for his post #9 on the thread that got me started in the right direction!)
Files can be found at these locations:
Goo.im site http://goo.im/devs/tiny4579/mods
DINC.does-it site http://dinc.does-it.net/EXT4_Mods/
One version of this fix (Convert2Ext4_no_data_limit_normal_dalvik.v2.0.zip) moves the Dalvik cache from the default, limited 150MB internal partition to the "unlimited" (or at least maximum) 750MB internal partition.
Any phone with a kernal installed that supports ext4 can utilise this fix.
[ I personally use gingertiny 2.6.35.14-v2+ (2012-02-13), which has supported ext4 since late 2011]
My own experience has been to flash the "no data limit normal dalvik" zip file using ClockworkMod 5.x Recovery -- this was entirely painless. I just downloaded the file into my phone's downloads folder on the sdcard using a web browser, then ran CM Recovery (with a little assist from ROM Manager), selected "install a zip from sdcard" and navigated to the file. It was all done in 5 minutes. After manually rebooting a second time, everything seems to be working normally after about half a day of regular use.
For those who flash a new or updated ROM sometime in the future, you would need to flash this fix after doing so.
There is plenty of information contained on the main threads of this topic. Links aplenty can be found; just follow the ones provided in the thread I suggest here to get started.
Hopefully, this brings an end to my struggles with my phone's storage issues, and to others of you reading this post and following the links to the threads and downloads.
FYI -- My storage values changed as follows after running the fix:
Total Internal memory: 748MB --> 770MB (22MB increase)
ROM free space: <1MB --> 20MB (close to the value change of total internal memory)
Used internal memory: ~335MB --> 464MB (close to 128MB increase)
Remaining internal memory: ~420MB --> 306MB (close to 128MB decrease)
So, it seems that my ROM was being used to cache app data, which would explain why the value kept declining even though I NEVER added anything to it (using Titanium Backup Pro or anything like it). When free space on my ROM literally ran out, Android OS hit the proverbial panic button and warned me to free 512kb minimum to allow Gmail to download new mail. Now, it has 20MB free (and will hopefully stay that way, since I NEVER intend to transfer anything into the ROM!) -- The internal memory usage jump of 128MB probably indicates the Dalvik cache.
SUMMARY:
1. Turning off "fast boot" in Android settings helps some, but it does not get to the heart of the issue. It will NOT make a Low Disk Storage warning go away.
2. Once you have a Low Disk Storage warning, you MUST uninstall enough apps to make it go away (keep track of what you take away, because you can reinstall them very soon!)
3. With no LDS warnings showing, flash the "Convert2ext4 no data limit normal dalvik" zip file. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE REAL SOLUTION!
4. Reinstall your recently removed apps, and you should be good to go! :fingers-crossed:
PS>>> One last unresolved issue: I am still unclear exactly WHERE the dalvik-cache ends up, since my Astro file browser cannot locate anything containing the word "cache" that does not now report "EMPTY". There are a large number of "com." folders containing software I have installed found in the /mnt/asec/ folder. The total size of the contents of this folder (362 MB) is within 100MB of the amount of internal memory reported in use. Does that 100MB represent the current size of the Dalvik cache files, or at least include them? If so, where are they located? If anyone can help me figure this bit out, I would be grateful! :fingers-crossed:
I can for the life of me figure out how to set my downloads to go to my sd card by default please help thanks
I attempted to figure out how to do this last night, without any success. I didn't find where in chrome you could change the downloads folder. In dolphin browser I wasn't able to change it either. I changed the stock browsers default location, but my download failed. I wish I could point you in the right direction, but most of the stuff I have found doing google searches points me to posts referencing settings in browsers that I can not find.
Yea I tried seach and google and got nada. Like to set my sd card as default for everything pics,videos,downloads and music but can figure it out.
kdubcr250 said:
I can for the life of me figure out how to set my downloads to go to my sd card by default please help thanks
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Easiest work-around: install the app Foldermount, It allows you to relocate any folder(s) from the device to SD card and 'tricks' your file system by setting up a virtual link in the original location to the relocated folder.
The nice thing about it is if, e.g., you move your Downloads folder, you don't have to change the settings in any of your apps, browsers, etc. Let them save to Downloads; only you (and the app) know that it's really saving to SD.
Hi, my internal storage is full. The system data uses 4GB. I just want to know if this is normal. I though that the system partition is not part of this, so 4GB seems to be quite a lot for only data. I have 2GB on system apps and 2 GB on own apps. Is there any way I can find out which system part is using so much space?
I would like to post a screenshot of the storage from the app 'DiskUsage', but I am not yet allowed to post links/images.
I am using official CM13 (nightly 20160529), TWRP recovery, stock kernel.
ReneFloor said:
Hi, my internal storage is full. The system data uses 4GB. I just want to know if this is normal. I though that the system partition is not part of this, so 4GB seems to be quite a lot for only data. I have 2GB on system apps and 2 GB on own apps. Is there any way I can find out which system part is using so much space?
I would like to post a screenshot of the storage from the app 'DiskUsage', but I am not yet allowed to post links/images.
I am using official CM13 (nightly 20160529), TWRP recovery, stock kernel.
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Clicking on what occupies space in your Storage/USB will tell you where your storage is being used up.
Don't need privileges, just upload your screenshot on Imgur and post a link with spaces and stuff like: www. imgur .com/ abcd (The person will know to remove spaces in the link)
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Clicking on what occupies space in your Storage/USB will tell you where your storage is being used up.
Don't need privileges, just upload your screenshot on Imgur and post a link with spaces and stuff like: www. imgur .com/ abcd (The person will know to remove spaces in the link)
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Good suggestion. This is what 'diskusage' says that occupies the space: postimg .org/ image/ptedpajfv/
ReneFloor said:
Good suggestion. This is what 'diskusage' says that occupies the space: postimg .org/ image/ptedpajfv/
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There. Your Media takes up 2GB itself. Delete the CM downloads and move the WhatsApp images/videos if you wish.
System data could also mean CM updates, go into the updater in Settings > About and use the "Delete builds" option.
Go into Settings > Storage & USB and then take a screenshot and post it.
That app makes no sense to me, sorry.
Calvin2394 said:
There. Your Media takes up 2GB itself. Delete the CM downloads and move the WhatsApp images/videos if you wish.
System data could also mean CM updates, go into the updater in Settings > About and use the "Delete builds" option.
Go into Settings > Storage & USB and then take a screenshot and post it.
That app makes no sense to me, sorry.
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I know media takes 2GB, but I don't think that is that much. I just deleted the CM downloads, but that didn't change much. Here is the screenshot of 'storage & USB'. It shows practically the same, but without the system data. The values also don't sum add up to 10GB.
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