Can any explain me these terms inside settings>storage?
1.App storage - which partition?
2.Phone storage - which partition?
Before fixing cm storage I need to know everything about this phone.
prototype-U said:
Can any explain me these terms inside settings>storage?
1.App storage - which partition?
2.Phone storage - which partition?
Before fixing cm storage I need to know everything about this phone.
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1.App storage - Data partition (mmcblk0p25)
2.Phone storage - Internal Memory (emmc) (mmcblk0p13 or mmcblk0p14 - not so sure)
Which storage gets mounted when we connect phone to pc?
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SG S2 has 16GB of internal storage, how can I expose ALL of this to Windows or Linux? At the moment I am only able to see a 11.5GB partition. I need to be able to read(no writing necessary) all of the 16BG in order to perform data recovery.
Prelude
I had "USB storage damaged" problem on a stock handset. Where this message was showing up in notifications and internal storage could not be mounted. I had to format the internal storage in order to make it accessible again.
Since then I've been running various file recovery tools on internal storage by making it accessible to Windows through Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities > Connect storage to PC. A lof of the data was successfully recovered using this method, but I had no luck recovering content of /sdcard/DCIM , which has family photos.
Problem is, Windows sees the drive as a 11.5 GB device. I understand that internal storage contains several partitions and only one of them is exposed to Windows. I need to run data recovery tools on ALL of the 16GB, how can this be done?
I would greatly appreciate any pointers or suggestions. Thank you.
If you had files on /sdcard, it would be on the 11.5GB partition.
It seems unlikely Android specific software would be better, but you could always give http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352515 a go.
@oinkylicious, thank you for the link, I'll give it a try.
I don't fully understand how internal storage is partitioned. How is 16 GB divided into different partitions? Camera pictures are stored on on /sdcard/DCIM , which partition would this be on?
Some data recovery tools are finding remains of two partitions, one FAT16 4 GB and one FAT32 12 GB, this seems to add up to 16 GB. I am assuming that because USB internal storage failed and had to be formatted, that all of the 16 GB were formatted.
Found how partitions are done on Galaxy S - http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series#Partitions
but no luck finding similar info for S2.
The answer isn't hard to find.
pulser_g2 said:
OMG WTF I was conned. Where's my 16 GB??? I WANT IT NAO!
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Your device uses 500 MB of space for the actual system software, plus around 2GB for your applications and their data storage. There are other partitions used for other system functions, and these take up some of the remaining space.
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pulser_g2 said:
OMG WTF I was conned. Where's my 16 GB??? I WANT IT NAO!
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Your device uses 500 MB of space for the actual system software, plus around 2GB for your applications and their data storage. There are other partitions used for other system functions, and these take up some of the remaining space.
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Is there any way to mount this 2GB partition(apps+data) on Windows/Linux?
SD card - 10.71gb
Internal storage - 1.97gb
emmc - 7.39gb
Is there a way to give the Internal storage partition more?
Don't think so...this is why.....the internal storage that is supposed to be 16GB is only about ten b.c the rest is taken by the system either system apps or other such things I looked in other threads at first too wondering why but it looks like we cant really do much about it.either way external memory always helps out
As @sk8trix mentioned the internal storage is used for system and apps.
The "SD card" and "Internal storage" are both part of the actual built-in 16GB. In reality it is only 15.625 GB, so SD card takes 10.71 which leaves 4.915 then subtract 1.97 that leaves about 2.945GB for the system which includes the OS and system apps and so on. It seems more external storage (emmc) is the only way to go.
beyorj said:
SD card - 10.71gb
Internal storage - 1.97gb
emmc - 7.39gb
Is there a way to give the Internal storage partition more?
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live4nyy said:
As @sk8trix mentioned the internal storage is used for system and apps.
The "SD card" and "Internal storage" are both part of the actual built-in 16GB. In reality it is only 15.625 GB, so SD card takes 10.71 which leaves 4.915 then subtract 1.97 that leaves about 2.945GB for the system which includes the OS and system apps and so on. It seems more external storage (emmc) is the only way to go.
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The rest of the 2.945 goes to:
/system -- 314MB
/cache -- 629MB
/osh -- 755MB
/pds -- 1.93MB
/dev -- 407MB
I know I'm missing something but I'm mobile right now so its a bit more difficult than I would like. So if someone wants to correct my post, have at it.
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Hi guys, which Rom supports the usb mass storage mode? I know, it s a option to enable the external card with easy ums but I want the normal way
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GS3 doesn't allow that. You just have to use easy ums.
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Please do not post non development threads in the development section
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Easy ums only works for external memory.
So, any mod for internal massive storage?
Thanks
ZaKaTRoN said:
So, any mod for internal massive storage?
Thanks
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NO!
The internal storage is one big lump of memory with ONE (1) partition, i.e. /data. The internal "sdcard" has a mountpoint at /data/media but it's still only one partition and there's no way to unmount the /data partition and then mount it for mass storage. That's why we have MTP.
Theshawty said:
NO!
The internal storage is one big lump of memory with ONE (1) partition, i.e. /data. The internal "sdcard" has a mountpoint at /data/media but it's still only one partition and there's no way to unmount the /data partition and then mount it for mass storage. That's why we have MTP.
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Thanks for that. Didn't know that was the reason behind it. :thumbup:
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I have an s2 with 12gb of internal storage
I have like 5gb used
But it says 1gb only free
Bump?
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Connect your phone to the PC (mass storage) and copy all the contents of your internal storage to your PC.
Google and download MiniTool Partition Wizard (free). Install it.
Using MiniTool, delete your internal FAT32 partition. In the space that frees up, create a new partition using the maximum available size and format it to FAT32. Copy over your internal storage data from your PC to the phone and see if the free space is being read correctly this time.
Even before trying the above, you might want to backup your data and format your internal storage from the 'Settings menu' on your phone.
So, under settings -> storage, I'm seeing the external SD card as it should but the internal memory is only 2.35GB. Isn't it supposed to be near to 13GB? I am not getting any low storage space or anything, just setting my available space.
Maybe the space is there with another name, how do I check the available internal space? DiskInfo is showing the similar thing.
lamborg said:
So, under settings -> storage, I'm seeing the external SD card as it should but the internal memory is only 2.35GB. Isn't it supposed to be near to 13GB? I am not getting any low storage space or anything, just setting my available space.
Maybe the space is there with another name, how do I check the available internal space? DiskInfo is showing the similar thing.
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There are three storage areas in the stock Rezound...
Apps - about 2.3GB
Phone Storage - about 13GB
These are part of the internal 16GB of storage in the phone itself, and is shared with the operating system, cache partitions, app partitions, and regular storage. They are segmented and cannot be joined and actually seen as one drive.
External Storage - about 15GB (sd card dependant)
each one is it's own partition, you cannot access the "App" area without root access. the Phone Storage is the "HTC STORAGE" drive that opens when you connect to the PC, the unnamed volume is the external SD card.
acejavelin said:
There are three storage areas in the stock Rezound...
Apps - about 2.3GB
Phone Storage - about 13GB
These are part of the internal 16GB of storage in the phone itself, and is shared with the operating system, cache partitions, app partitions, and regular storage. They are segmented and cannot be joined and actually seen as one drive.
External Storage - about 15GB (sd card dependant)
each one is it's own partition, you cannot access the "App" area without root access. the Phone Storage is the "HTC STORAGE" drive that opens when you connect to the PC, the unnamed volume is the external SD card.
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So, is there any easy way to see how much actual free space do I have left?
lamborg said:
So, is there any easy way to see how much actual free space do I have left?
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Settings - Storage shows free space on all 3 volumes.
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acejavelin said:
Settings - Storage shows free space on all 3 volumes.
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I can only see
Total space - 2.3, then sub-sections like downloads, cached etc
SD card - (external card space), same sub-sections
Unmount SD
Erase SD
Does your settings like any different?
lamborg said:
I can only see
Total space - 2.3, then sub-sections like downloads, cached etc
SD card - (external card space), same sub-sections
Unmount SD
Erase SD
Does your settings like any different?
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Yes... This is stock, rooted. Are you running a custom ROM?
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Yes... This is stock, rooted. Are you running a custom ROM?
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Yes, I am running a custom ROM. That could be the reason for the different screen.
There is an issue sometimes with the newer ROMs where the internal or external memory is not seen in the ROM but is when connected by USB... You usually just need to format the partition in FAT32 either via CWM/TWRP/Amon Ra or Windows.
Can you browse to it with ES File Explorer or other file manager?
acejavelin said:
There is an issue sometimes with the newer ROMs where the internal or external memory is not seen in the ROM but is when connected by USB... You usually just need to format the partition in FAT32 either via CWM/TWRP/Amon Ra or Windows.
Can you browse to it with ES File Explorer or other file manager?
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Would you be willing to list out the process for properly formatting the internal storage? I've tried several things, the most recent of which was mounting through recovery and formatting with Windows. However, the internal storage still can't be accessed by the camera, in ES File Explorer, etc. Thanks for any help you can provide.
millerslxk said:
Would you be willing to list out the process for properly formatting the internal storage? I've tried several things, the most recent of which was mounting through recovery and formatting with Windows. However, the internal storage still can't be accessed by the camera, in ES File Explorer, etc. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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In TWRP, you would go to wipe - advanced wipe - then select only internal SD option.
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I am using the solid exp and here's this folder "Internal memory" at SystemRoot, Now, this internal memory is actually my memory card. At the systemroot, there's another folder named "Storage". This folder has these 3 sub-folders - Internal memory (same as the previous one), sdcard1 (empty with free space 376MB) and usbdisk0 (empty with 376MB).
BTW, using the Xenon HD ROM and as far as I can remember, TRON had the same folders and all.