Internal Memory problem - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I have a problem with my internal storage: not all space (read almost nothing) is avaidable for me to use.
From the 1.97 gb can i only use like 650 mb.
The storage manager says the following:
Total space: 1.97 gb
Apps: 637 mb
Space free: 29 mb
So i miss 1.3gb of needed space.
I already tried to wipe my device, without succes.
And i also installed another rom, same result...
Anybody?
Thank you!
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You can clear any accumulating log files by opening the dialog pad and tapping *#9900# Then delete dumpstate/logcat to remove them. This often frees up over 1GB of storage.
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garryknight said:
You can clear any accumulating log files by opening the dialog pad and tapping *#9900# Then delete dumpstate/logcat to remove them. This often frees up over 1GB of storage.
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I can't believe this actually worked. Thank you.
Are these logs created by flashing custom roms etc or is it possible that my anti-technical grandma encounters the same problem?

101112 said:
I can't believe this actually worked. Thank you.
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Thank you for your trust ;-p You're welcome
101112 said:
Are these logs created by flashing custom roms etc or is it possible that my anti-technical grandma encounters the same problem?
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Everyone gets them, like it or not. Even if your grandma were a rocket scientist.
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Hope someone can help, my S2 ran low on memory yesterday and I found these great instruction which cleared 700mb of log files, it was fine all day and I checked the storage again last evening and it was sill OK showing about 750mb free.
Woke this morning to find the phone was low on memory again, with only 50mb free, I cleared the dumpstate/logcat again and its back to 750mb free now.
What could have created 700mb of log files overnight and how can I locate the problem?
Many thanks.
PS I'm not rooted any more as I hated not being able to use the banking or sky apps so I'm back on stock JB.

Related

How much Internal memory have you got?

I have received a "internal memory full"msg yesterday, with around 40 apps installed.
After moving most apps to SD card, ive still only got 100mb left.
When i check the internal memory status from Appsmonster, ive seen the internal memory size is only 500mb instead of 1gb! How much internal memory hv u got?
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mimimui said:
I have received a "internal memory full"msg yesterday, with around 40 apps installed.
After moving most apps to SD card, ive still only got 100mb left.
When i check the internal memory status from Appsmonster, ive seen the internal memory size is only 500mb instead of 1gb! How much internal memory hv u got?
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I believe the specs says 512mb of ram, and 1gb of ROM. What is the difference I don't know, but I"m sure it runs out of "ram". I don't know if we have access to the "rom". Hope it helps!
mimimui said:
I have received a "internal memory full"msg yesterday, with around 40 apps installed.
After moving most apps to SD card, ive still only got 100mb left.
When i check the internal memory status from Appsmonster, ive seen the internal memory size is only 500mb instead of 1gb! How much internal memory hv u got?
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Here:
http://techie-buzz.com/mobile-news/dell-venue-specs-features.html
um.. I'm talking about Rom, not RAM. Internal memory is Rom. It should have 1GB ROM, but only showing 550mb...
Anyway, I've solved the problem, the logservice of Dell Venue keeps creating log files up to 2mb each each time I force close the apps, and therefore has eaten up all ROM! I've got to root it to clear these useless log files.
Oh, sorry, didn't know the phone had EXTERNAL ram...my bad. You see, my Venue has 512MB INTERNAL RAM and 1GB INTERNAL ROM. Where did you get your Venue from...???
I didn't mean to offend you and thanks for your reply. Anyway i've checked my friend's Venue and it's also showing 550mb, very strange indeed.
mimimui said:
I didn't mean to offend you and thanks for your reply. Anyway i've checked my friend's Venue and it's also showing 550mb, very strange indeed.
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Mine is 550mb too.
Anyway, can you show me how and where to clear the useless log.
My fone is rooted but i can find any app to clean and dont know where the folder include these logs.
Thanks
mimimui said:
um.. I'm talking about Rom, not RAM. Internal memory is Rom. It should have 1GB ROM, but only showing 550mb...
Anyway, I've solved the problem, the logservice of Dell Venue keeps creating log files up to 2mb each each time I force close the apps, and therefore has eaten up all ROM! I've got to root it to clear these useless log files.
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Hi, can you tell me where log files are kept? Since I found out this issue, when Force Close happens, I choose Log to SD Card then I can delete manually. But for ones logged on ROM I don't know where.
My Venue rooted.

Wierd internal memory issue?

Hi peeps,
Just finished setting up phone with link2sd installed all my apps had like 350mb internal free. Today for somereason I have 5mb free and sometimes 43mb??
Any ideas? Could a game installed it self in the internal memory?
Im running real ics lite and rage kernel.
Very odd I got low space warning, everything is linked to sd card, got a 4gb second ext and using a 16gb class 10 card.
Where can I start to look? Dont want to have to start all. Over again
Thanks in advance
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Sometimes, after a reboot, apps not fully linked. You should re-link all apps that already linked. Open link2sd, filter by linked apps, select all then create link again.
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chepoz said:
Sometimes, after a reboot, apps not fully linked. You should re-link all apps that already linked. Open link2sd, filter by linked apps, select all then create link again.
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That's right, whenever I flash a new rom and get the low memory warning, I just re-link apps on sd-ext and the low memory warning goes away...

Not enough available space for user apps?!

Hi,
I have an unrooted Samsung Galaxy Grand I9080L (single SIM). It has 4 GB of internal memory... but it only allows me to download apps from google Play up to 1 GB of space occupied. So It remains with 3 GB of free internal storage, and google Play says no more memory space is available when I try to download a simple app.
Even more strange is the following:
I uninstalled apps to free about 40 MB of internal storage, and try to install a 1 MB app and IT SAYS NO SPACE IS AVAILABLE.
Any clues?
Thanks.
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JuanP33 said:
Hi,
I have an unrooted Samsung Galaxy Grand I9080L (single SIM). It has 4 GB of internal memory... but it only allows me to download apps from google Play up to 1 GB of space occupied. So It remains with 3 GB of free internal storage, and google Play says no more memory space is available when I try to download a simple app.
Even more strange is the following:
I uninstalled apps to free about 40 MB of internal storage, and try to install a 1 MB app and IT SAYS NO SPACE IS AVAILABLE.
Any clues?
Thanks.
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Hi, there are 2 possibilities I can think of so far, it is possible that the apps you install (most likely games, photo editors, music players, etc.), have created some files for themselves so that it can operate, therefore leading up to a lack of space. However, that wouldn't really happen if you have an external storage. I do recommend you to get one if you don't.
The second possibility is that the systems are already messed up, either doing a factory reset might help, or sending the device to a local Samsung store for service.
These possibilities might or might not help you, but the most important thing is that you should consult the authorized stores. Thank you for asking us here at the forums. If I did help you, please click the "Thanks" button below this post.
Sincerely, ATkeneiville​

[Q] Low on memory

For the second time in just a few months I have a notice: "storage space running out of memore".
I have just 99 MB free.
I've deleted even apps that I want but can't seem to find what is using up all the memory.
Internal memory fine, SD fine.
I've moved what ever I can to SD.
My phone: GT -I9100
Android 4.1.2 "up to date"
I really don't want to do a factory reset again and again every few months.
Loking for advice and help.
Thanks,
Shofar1 said:
For the second time in just a few months I have a notice: "storage space running out of memore".
I have just 99 MB free.
I've deleted even apps that I want but can't seem to find what is using up all the memory.
Internal memory fine, SD fine.
I've moved what ever I can to SD.
My phone: GT -I9100
Android 4.1.2 "up to date"
I really don't want to do a factory reset again and again every few months.
Loking for advice and help.
Thanks,
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If your s2 is rooted download link2sd from the play store then you can move unmoveable apps like facebook to your sd card and also then you can delete bloated apps aswel.
Delete Cache
try deleting the cache.....
It might be taking up your memory.
Piyush Pastor said:
try deleting the cache.....
It might be taking up your memory.
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I am not rooted.
When you say delete cache, do you mean individually in each program or is there a way to do a major cache delete somewhere else.
Thanks
Shofar1 said:
I am not rooted.
When you say delete cache, do you mean individually in each program or is there a way to do a major cache delete somewhere else.
Thanks
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search on google play, there is a raft of apps that can help you clean your cache.
Hope this helps
My mate have had this problem. Like 7 apps installed, but no memory left. It just sort of happens. I have not been able to pinpoint the cause of the problem.
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Go into your dialer and key in *#9900# and in the menu that comes up select "Delete dumpstate/logcat". This will free up a lot of unnecessary log files.
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garryknight said:
Go into your dialer and key in *#9900# and in the menu that comes up select "Delete dumpstate/logcat". This will free up a lot of unnecessary log files.
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Thanks this did it!!!
Freed up more than 1GB.
I guess this needs to be done periodically.
Great help.
Shofar1
Also go to Settings and check under the storage part what is taken up space, in my SII it was a lot of garbage under DCIM, the photos are stored on the SD card but "small copies" (do not recall what they are called) filled up nearly a GB on my unit. I have a lot of photos on Dropbox etc that are shown on the SII.
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I guess this needs to be done periodically.
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I would guess so, yes. But not too often. How long have you had your phone? (rhetorical question)
lljungberg said:
"small copies" (do not recall what they are called) filled up nearly a GB on my unit.
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"Thumbnails", and it's a good idea to delete these now and again. They'll be rebuilt as needed.
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garryknight said:
I would guess so, yes. But not too often. How long have you had your phone? (rhetorical question)
I've had my phone I think 3 years. SG II was their newest phone at the time.
I never had this problem till maybe a year ago and not this week.
Thanks again for the "delete" it really seems to have solved the problem.
Last time I couldn't find anyone who could help and went the complete factory reset route.
This is obviously so much better.
Shofar1
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Shofar1 said:
I've had my phone I think 3 years.
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It really was a rhetorical question. I didn't want to know how long you've had your phone. I was pointing out that those logs have built up over that time, 3 years, so it's unlikely that they'll build up to that degree for another 3 years. So you don't need to apply this fix often, maybe once a year or so.
A lot of people are suffering a lack of space on their Samsung phones needlessly, as I did for at least 6 months, through not knowing about this fix. If you find someone else in the same situation, maybe you can help them out.

storage space

Hi people,
Well. Without the possibility to move apps to the sd card i am trying to find other ways to make the most of my 128 gb so that i can make the system rom as light and spacey as i can.
I'm rooted and using a custom kernel at the moment. Bloatware not useful to me is being removed but still there's little improvement on the system rom space where i now have 599 mb free space left. In my noobish mind more space is a faster phone but maybe i'm wrong.... since i had phones the lack of space on the system rom always bothered me.
So maybe there are more ways to get the space free on the system rom? Somebody there in s6 world that knows something and can help? Or must i not be bothered of the system rom space?
Would appreciate it!
Thanks
Patrick
Do you have tons of music and videos saved to your phone? There is an app called SD maid that can help clean out any extra random crap you have laying around. How in the world do you fill up that much space on a phone. did you somehow mess up a partition?
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Phrostbite said:
Do you have tons of music and videos saved to your phone? There is an app called SD maid that can help clean out any extra random crap you have laying around. How in the world do you fill up that much space on a phone. did you somehow mess up a partition?
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Hi Phrostbite, thanks for taking time for my question.
I have no problems with the S6. It's running smooth.
the partition i did not disturb that in any way.
Don't have any music or video's on the phone.
system ram> 3.78 gb. 599mb free space
Intern storage, rom> 122gb. 119 free space
Maybe i should do more reading about how the s uses the ram in combination with the intern storage but in my humble opinion more space is better so i'm looking tot get more free space on that 3.78 gb system ram.
Getting rid of adds/bloatware does not seem to change anything/much??
Just found some tekst on ram space. It says that clearing space on ram will not give good results.

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