So I stuck my 16gb card in my Note, and when I go to storage I have SD storage (obvious), USB Storage 10.xx gb free, and system storage 1.88gb free
wtf is "usb storage" and how does this phone work. Does this mean I have like 10gb of random storage I can use and about 2 gigs I can use on apps? can I use the "usb storage" for apps and stuff too?
I are confused on this issue.
anyone know?
The note comes with 16gb storage ..10 as mass storage,4 as system, and 2 for applications.
You can then add a microsd card to enlarge the mass storage size, up to 32gb more I believe.
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jamesd86 said:
The note comes with 16gb storage ..10 as mass storage,4 as system, and 2 for applications.
You can then add a microsd card to enlarge the mass storage size, up to 32gb more I believe.
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So the "USB Storage" is basically like an internal SD card?
orangekid said:
So the "USB Storage" is basically like an internal SD card?
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i've been wondering the same thing orange. "usb storage" makes no sense...w/e it is they termed it wrong.
ARTAQaf said:
i've been wondering the same thing orange. "usb storage" makes no sense...w/e it is they termed it wrong.
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Yeah it makes no sense, I can't figure out what it does.
Yes that's what it is...non removable storage...that you transfer files to over USB connection.
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Yes that's what it is...non removable storage...that you transfer files to over USB connection.
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So it's got 2 gb free of application storage, 11 gb free of internal storage (like the galaxy nexus, or iPhone) and an SD slot too, lol, what a crazy phone.
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New to galaxy note accidently formatted usb drive on the phone lost all my photos and videos of my newborn child. what can i do? what options can i explore?please if anyone can help let me know im devistated on what i have done.
I think its a lost cause because you formatted it.Which means all data has been erased.Maybe someone knows more
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i did format the usb thinking it was the sd and i screwed myself
Mount storage to your PC and download a program called Recuva. Might give you a chance at recovering files but no guarantees unfortunately.
i have downloaded recuva but for some reason my pc is not picking up the phone as a drive and the program will not recognize it.
Try another computer.
Does Recuva work on USB mass storage or MTP devices? I thought that was for local drives only.
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External or internal storage? If there were stored on microsd card, google Aeaseus Data Recovery,plug in the sd card to your computer and let the software do the magic
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egomezmorales said:
External or internal storage? If there were stored on microsd card, google Aeaseus Data Recovery,plug in the sd card to your computer and let the software do the magic
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I'm guessing it was the internal, which is why I don't think Recuva would work on it by just plugging the phone into the PC via USB.
MicroSD on the other hand, might have some options.
Is there any way to upgrade the internal 16GB storage to a 32GB? I'm not referring to the external MicroSD card.
It might be possible i think samsung use SD cards as their internal storage.
Yh of course there is sell ur 16gb version nd buy the 32gb version
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ORRRRRRRR you can try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234
is it even possible ? unless there are motherboard with 32 gb for sale ?
This is not possible for the conventional person unless you have access to some pro level reflow ovens and flash chips.
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You need a laptop hard drive, super glue and a hammer.
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So is that basically a no, without serious mods to the phone?
Dude the internal flash memory is what's called smd in electronics (surface mounted device). Basically they are miniaturized semiconductor components with tiny solder pads which can only be joined with specialized equipment.
It's impossible to mess with it at home, that's why I sprung the extra cash for the 32gb version.
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This is indeed a very interesting notion since the galaxy s3 was my very first smartphone and android I thought to myself that with the 16gb internal SD with an extra external SD card it should suffice but I was very wrong as apps only install in the internal SD card and I'm almost at my limits since I have alot of HD games and apps installed.
SamGalS3_556 said:
Is there any way to upgrade the internal 16GB storage to a 32GB? I'm not referring to the external MicroSD card.
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Just buy a 64 GB micro sd card.
Have a look at Directory Bind. This should solve your space issues (assuming you have a micro sd card in your phone).
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Itadakiimasu said:
This is indeed a very interesting notion since the galaxy s3 was my very first smartphone and android I thought to myself that with the 16gb internal SD with an extra external SD card it should suffice but I was very wrong as apps only install in the internal SD card and I'm almost at my limits since I have alot of HD games and apps installed.
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Just use this? That should solve your problem..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234
danieljamie said:
Just use this? That should solve your problem..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234
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Im new to rooting so i don't like the idea of fiddling with it so is there any other means?
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Lot less hassle rooting than even thinking about opening up device and messing with that...
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Yeah but there's a mod to swap the Internal and external SD cards so you could buy a 64gb card and have lots of app storage. Its also a matter of time before the app2 SD gets sorted for s3
Oh well no worries, I can live with it
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Im new to rooting so i don't like the idea of fiddling with it so is there any other means?
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Using the galaxy s3 toolkit, rooting is very very easy... just follow the guide and you are rooted
Get a 32
Shug69 said:
Yeah but there's a mod to swap the Internal and external SD cards so you could buy a 64gb card and have lots of app storage. Its also a matter of time before the app2 SD gets sorted for s3
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hope so , so far there is no update on this , not sure if samsung gonna enable this,
even a china phone with android has this function
This makes me crazy. Why do they claim 8gb when there is not even 5gb usable? Be honest, say 5gb so we are able to gauge what we are getting. At least when you get an SD card almost all of it is there.
You forgot 2 gb internal storage for apps..yes its not full 8 gb ..its 7 point something but it never is.
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It is the same reason for your hdd on your pc. The drive does have 8gb total but some of it is used up by the system's OS. Your usable space is actually 5.5gb with 1.3gb being used for apps. Any storafe medium does this. If you notoce on sd cards it may say 16gb but the user only has access to 14 gb
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-sigh- because there really is 8gb of memory and they would be lying if they said 5gb. Think about it; all tech companies list the memory as the total amount of internal memory, not just available memory. If Samsung had a guilty conscience and said the galaxy player had 5gb, how could you compare to the iPod, that still said 8gb? There really is 8gb, but only 5gb available. Life tends to not be perfect.
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-sigh- because there really is 8gb of memory and they would be lying if they said 5gb. Think about it; all tech companies list the memory as the total amount of internal memory, not just available memory. If Samsung had a guilty conscience and said the galaxy player had 5gb, how could you compare to the iPod, that still said 8gb? There really is 8gb, but only 5gb available. Life tends to not be perfect.
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I didnt understand why there is 2gb od system storage,why when i install an app the size storage is taken from the usb storage and the system storage?why do we need the system storage
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I didnt understand why there is 2gb od system storage,why when i install an app the size storage is taken from the usb storage and the system storage?why do we need the system storage
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System storage is for apps..some aps can be instaled on sd (usb) but you can move and them to system..be happy that SGP has a lot of system memory..i had phone with just 200mb of system memory and 8 gb card and that was nightmare.
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DZonikg said:
System storage is for apps..some aps can be instaled on sd (usb) but you can move and them to system..be happy that SGP has a lot of system memory..i had phone with just 200mb of system memory and 8 gb card and that was nightmare.
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but what is the different if i have 2 GB of system storage and 5 GB of usb storage?i prefer that it will be 7 GB of storage that apps will be installed because right now when i install an app it takes place in the system storage and the usb storage i think that it just make things more complicated.
kfirbep said:
but what is the different if i have 2 GB of system storage and 5 GB of usb storage?i prefer that it will be 7 GB of storage that apps will be installed because right now when i install an app it takes place in the system storage and the usb storage i think that it just make things more complicated.
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Most apps can not be instaled on usb storage so you want be able to install them at all with out it ..also almost all aps have some librarys and they all go to system storage..also dalvic cache is on system storage..and every app that is on usb storage you can move it to system..just go to menage aplications in settings ..click on app and click on move to device
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caseyatbt said:
This makes me crazy. Why do they claim 8gb when there is not even 5gb usable? Be honest, say 5gb so we are able to gauge what we are getting. At least when you get an SD card almost all of it is there.
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Just buy a 64gb MicroSD and swap the internal with the external, then you'll have 64gb for apps to be installed on.
Simple fix.
ZaIINN said:
Just buy a 64gb MicroSD and swap the internal with the external, then you'll have 64gb for apps to be installed on.
Simple fix.
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I agree,i have done it with 32 gb.
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DZonikg said:
I agree,i have done it with 32 gb.
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I have 32gb too,how I do it?
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kfirbep said:
I have 32gb too,how I do it?
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Modify your hold.fstab file in /system/etc
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I'm going to clean install Beans 17 and use the sd card swap option; however, I'm trying to figure out what precautions I should take or what I should do to prepare and not lose data. I copied all my card over to my PC.
Should I delete everything on the card now or just let it on there and complete the swap?
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I'm going to clean install Beans 17 and use the sd card swap option; however, I'm trying to figure out what precautions I should take or what I should do to prepare and not lose data. I copied all my card over to my PC.
Should I delete everything on the card now or just let it on there and complete the swap?
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As long as you have everything backed up, and there are no instructions telling you to have a empty SD card when you set up Beans with SD swap, you should be fine. I don't think having it full or empty will cause issues either way. Just make sure you read all the instructions and info on SD Swap in Beans thread.
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OK. I've flashed and am running swapped sd. No issues.
Thnx!
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grimloktt said:
OK. I've flashed and am running swapped sd. No issues.
Thnx!
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Good deal! No problem
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Hey guys, I'm running Beans 17 with sd swap and I've been installing all kinds of apps with no problem but I noticed that the memory is being sucked up from the sd card and not the internal memory where I have 30 gigs. Weird, because without sd swap apps are downloaded into the internal memory and with swap downloaded to external sd where the measly internal memory is now. Kinda thought everything will be downloaded to internal all the time. How is everyone elses downloads going?
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Bill Idol said:
Hey guys, I'm running Beans 17 with sd swap and I've been installing all kinds of apps with no problem but I noticed that the memory is being sucked up from the sd card and not the internal memory where I have 30 gigs. Weird, because without sd swap apps are downloaded into the internal memory and with swap downloaded to external sd where the measly internal memory is now. Kinda thought everything will be downloaded to internal all the time. How is everyone elses downloads going?
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I'm wondering and believe I read that it shows apps going to phone memory but are actually going to sd card? I haven't installed enough to find out...
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I'm wondering and believe I read that it shows apps going to phone memory but are actually going to sd card? I haven't installed enough to find out...
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Thats supposed to be how it works. It is supposed to trick your phone into thinking your external is your internal I believe.
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Thats supposed to be how it works. It is supposed to trick your phone into thinking your external is your internal I believe.
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Let me clarify. If you go to applications manager, it only shows memory equal to your phone memory; however, for the new user, we'd think it'd show whatever is left on your sd card--now that your sd card is "internal" memory. So, instead of it saying I have 30GB left, it says I have like 1 GB left out of 11...or whatever the total is...
If I go to storage under settings, it shows phone storage as 64 and sd storage as whatever the phone storage amount is.
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Let me clarify. If you go to applications manager, it only shows memory equal to your phone memory; however, for the new user, we'd think it'd show whatever is left on your sd card--now that your sd card is "internal" memory. So, instead of it saying I have 30GB left, it says I have like 1 GB left out of 11...or whatever the total is...
If I go to storage under settings, it shows phone storage as 64 and sd storage as whatever the phone storage amount is.
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What I was getting at was that it tricks the phone, and the app market, into installing into the external card by making the external show up as internal to the app that are being installed. Thats my understanding of how it works and seeing as how i have never used it I know nothing of how it shows up just the general principle behind it and why it works the way it does. I may be completely wrong too, thats how I have seen it explained.
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Thanks for your reply, that shed some light on the matter.
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After rooting my htc one,when i connect device with pc via usb cable ,i see there 25gb of internal storage instead 32gb can someone help me ,and explain how to restore,or make visable this 7 gb of memory...
The "missing" storage is your Android install and associated files?
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legadema said:
After rooting my htc one,when i connect device with pc via usb cable ,i see there 25gb of internal storage instead 32gb can someone help me ,and explain how to restore,or make visable this 7 gb of memory...
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To put it simply, no device has the advertised storage available. What you see on your device is technically correct.
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z0phi3l said:
The "missing" storage is your Android install and associated files?
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I suppose...