I have a HTC HD 2 running Android 4.1.2 (Jellybean). I used this guide to set the 'micro sd' slot as the place for storing apps. After doing this, I was able to move all my existing apps to the SD card which was not possible before. Now, whenever I go to Google Play to download a new app, the downloads with sizes above 25 MB are not completing successfully. My available phone memory is 20 MB and all downloads below this size are happening fine. Also, there are some downloads which compete but I get the 'insufficient storage available' error when trying to install them. Thus I am unable to get new apps as the phone memory remaining is around 20 MB.
Can anyone help me out? How to select the storage card as the default place for installation a new app from the Google Play store? I have already checked via 'adb shell pm get-install-location' that my default drive is '2'.
Thanks
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Avishkar14 said:
I have a HTC HD 2 running Android 4.1.2 (Jellybean). I used this guide to set the 'micro sd' slot as the place for storing apps. After doing this, I was able to move all my existing apps to the SD card which was not possible before. Now, whenever I go to Google Play to download a new app, the downloads with sizes above 25 MB are not completing successfully. My available phone memory is 20 MB and all downloads below this size are happening fine. Also, there are some downloads which compete but I get the 'insufficient storage available' error when trying to install them. Thus I am unable to get new apps as the phone memory remaining is around 20 MB.
Can anyone help me out? How to select the storage card as the default place for installation a new app from the Google Play store? I have already checked via 'adb shell pm get-install-location' that my default drive is '2'.
Thanks
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Dear Friend ... As the Adb code was , the best way is to reflash the ROM and later if you wanted to move apps to SD , just partition the SD card ( especially in sense ROMs - NOTE : partitioning SD card removes all your SD card data !!! ) ... or simply try using " Link 2 SD " or " App 2 SD " apps ... Good luck
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Hi everyone
I was wondering what is happening with apps when you are installing them from the market. where they are downloaded to. is it some kind of temporary folder or what?
I have a Coby 7022(root) and when i try to download bigger app then 30mb, I get a error. the android is downloading ( you can see the progress) it but after a while it it says not enough memory to download.
Thank you
It would seem that you may need to free up some space on your memory card, you can free alot up by clearing your browser history and cache.
there was a market bug that when you tryed to download a app around that size it would give you that error message it happened to me even though i had over 3GB free internal storage but when the market updated that was fixed for me
superalphajellybean said:
there was a market bug that when you tryed to download a app around that size it would give you that error message it happened to me even though i had over 3GB free internal storage but when the market updated that was fixed for me
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Download 'market fix' from Google play and run it (it needs root access though).
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hi
I am using Link2sd application to link my application to sd card it work perfect then ap2sd
on my phone all application with launcher too in sd card ext2 partition.
2 days ago my phone internal memory is 110mb free.
but in 2 days i download and update many applications
and test it and uninstall some from them but all this application installed in my sd card memory by Link2sd application.
although my internal memory is full...
so i uninstall my all user (all means all) applications.
although my phone memory is still full.
because my all applications are in sd card partition.
So my Quotation is WHY my phone memory is full without any user applications on it.....?
i think when i download from market it first download apk file some where in phone memory and then install. but after uninstalling this application (which downloaded from market)the apk remain in phone memory...
where is this download location....can you tell me please...
HELP ME...
DIkesh
I`m with you DIkesh
I would like to know where are those apps downloaded to right before installation.
I have a MarketFix, Link2SD installed, 300Mb internal memory and 1,5Gb SD free and cant download apps bigger the 25Mb.
it's google play issue.
the apk from market, when installed on phone memory going to /data/app. when installed on sdcard, the directory is /mnt/asec
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Hey there guys...
To start with i have my S3 two days now and i absolutely love this phone...:')
But,after installing lots of games my internal memory has gone full and i can't download any data in-game because i have low storage space...
My external sd on the other hand is around 10gb free but when i try to move the data to the same folder on the external the data isn't identified by the game and it asks me to download again?
It has become really frustrating,it seems i can't do anything about it...
Any suggestions to try?
Cheers,George
As the system now uses unified storage all apps will remain on internal memory; moving the data alone to an external SD card will have no use without altering the application to look for that location for its data. i.e. in the GS2 you had a move to SD option since the phone was partitioned. With the S3 however this option is not there which means that when an application is downloaded all of its information needs to be stored on the internal storage. When the "Move to SD" option was selected within the S2 or prior phones, it informs the application that its new location is within x folder rather than the folder it was originally downloaded too. Since this option is no longer there then the application has no way of being told where its new location is.
Maybe move to SD could be an add-on with a mod/hack but I am not sure if this is possible. Maybe check with a developer?
Have you got a prior Android phone? Maybe install the application on to it; use the "Move to SD" option and see if that will allow it? It's just a suggestion; if you don't have a different Android phone I can try it for you.
Edit: Just tried it; the phone itself doesn't even check for applications stored within an external SD. Sorry man - the only way around it would be a mod/custom/hack (if possible).
T__ said:
As the system now uses unified storage all apps will remain on internal memory; moving the data alone to an external SD card will have no use without altering the application to look for that location for its data. i.e. in the GS2 you had a move to SD option since the phone was partitioned. With the S3 however this option is not there which means that when an application is downloaded all of its information needs to be stored on the internal storage. When the "Move to SD" option was selected within the S2 or prior phones, it informs the application that its new location is within x folder rather than the folder it was originally downloaded too. Since this option is no longer there then the application has no way of being told where its new location is.
Maybe move to SD could be an add-on with a mod/hack but I am not sure if this is possible. Maybe check with a developer?
Have you got a prior Android phone? Maybe install the application on to it; use the "Move to SD" option and see if that will allow it? It's just a suggestion; if you don't have a different Android phone I can try it for you.
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Thank's for the answer...
In my galaxy s 1 i had no problem having the games data on the sd card,i havent moved and application to the sd but i had the data on sd and everything worked great...now...i don't get it....:/
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Thank's for the answer...
In my galaxy s 1 i had no problem having the games data on the sd card,i havent moved and application to the sd but i had the data on sd and everything worked great...now...i don't get it....:/
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I did check for you; the S3 physically doesn't look for application data in the external SD (I edited original post after testing few things).. There probably are ways around it as mentioned but you would need to speak with developers for further insight.
If worst comes to worst application developers may have to implement a look in x location first, if no data found, look "here" in to their applications.
As the phone is unified storage you can store applications in the full ~12GB storage space (All the ones I have, have roughly 11.3GB after OS and all is on it) so have you used the phones storage itself for only applications; and the SD for media etc?
I am interested to know how you have managed to fill at least 11GB of space with applications; how many do you have? How is the performance of the phone with this many applications on it? Any lag navigating (I know there shouldn't be with quad core processor - but it's interesting to know if hundreds of applications cause lag between screen scrolling).
You can use an app called directory bind to link the game data on the SD to a mounting point on the internal SD. Search for it and you'll find it, not sure if I got it here or the play store.
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Yup, there's directory topic on forum, as well as working 'gl to sd' app in play store. It is not just for gameloft games.
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Thank you all guys!!
Well i filled it with lots of games that's why i don't have much space available!
No the phone is flying,it doesn't lag at all!
I use Dragon Ics rom and Siyah Kernel...no oc....
I'll try directory bind and post back soon!
To put applications on the sdcard, you could use symlinking (confirmed this works myself).
Install the application, then go to /data/app and move the apk file to your sdcard (/mnt/extSdCard) or inside a folder on your sdcard.
Then type ln -s /mnt/extSdCard/your-apk.apk /data/app/your-apk.apk
Hi,
I am new to Android and Moto E is my first device. I cannot install apps directly to SD card from PlayStore. Some of the apps can be moved to SD card by accessing the app settings through : Settings>Apps.
I would like to know how can i install apps to SD card directly. Also i have another query, how can i install apps from SD card using apk. (There's no apk installer in MOTO E).
Thanks
compiro
compiro1 said:
Hi,
I am new to Android and Moto E is my first device. I cannot install apps directly to SD card from PlayStore. Some of the apps can be moved to SD card by accessing the app settings through : Settings>Apps.
I would like to know how can i install apps to SD card directly. Also i have another query, how can i install apps from SD card using apk. (There's no apk installer in MOTO E).
Thanks
compiro
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The apps downloaded through play store cant be automatically installed in sd card...
U hav to move it manually..
Some apps cant be moved to sd card..
And i think you can install .apk files downloaded to sd card by tapping on it and select package installer and then click on install button...:victory::good:
TheStrix said:
The apps downloaded through play store cant be automatically installed in sd card...
U hav to move it manually..
Some apps cant be moved to sd card..
And i think you can install .apk files downloaded to sd card by tapping on it and select package installer and then click on install button...:victory::good:
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Yes i agree some apps can't be moved to SD card.
Regarding my second query, there is no file manager in MOTO E. So how can i access the apk file and tap on it to install it?
Help is appreciated.:angel:
Regards
compiro
compiro1 said:
Yes i agree some apps can't be moved to SD card.
Regarding my second query, there is no file manager in MOTO E. So how can i access the apk file and tap on it to install it?
Help is appreciated.:angel:
Regards
compiro
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Answer to your 1st question :
Its not upon Play store that where your app gets installed.
Its upon the App Developer.
In Android Manigest File of the app there's a line that tells Android where the app should get installed.
There 3 three different options namely :
Auto - This means that it can be installed on both internal and external sd card but at the time of installation it gets installed on internal memory and can be manually moved to external as in your case.
Prefer External - Same as auto but directly gets installed to external sd card if present.
Internal Only - Can only be installed on Internal Sd card and can't be moved to external.
For your 2nd question I have answered that in another thread.
Read it there.
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check link2sd app.. but you need a rooted phone for this app to work...
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compiro1 said:
Hi,
I am new to Android and Moto E is my first device. I cannot install apps directly to SD card from PlayStore. Some of the apps can be moved to SD card by accessing the app settings through : Settings>Apps.
I would like to know how can i install apps to SD card directly. Also i have another query, how can i install apps from SD card using apk. (There's no apk installer in MOTO E).
Thanks
compiro
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As per your query, When you download some bigger applications/games such as Asphalt 8 - they get installed on the SD card automatically (if there's SD card inserted in your device).
and for your Second query, try this method :
Step 1 : Download Android SDK (Click HERE)
Step 2 : Install adb drivers on your System (your device should automatically install them when connected through USB)
Step 3 : Install Motorola Device Manager (Download from HERE)
Step 4 : When Downloading Android SDK is completed, Go to Platform-tools (Path : adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\platform-tools)
Step 5 : Open Command Prompt in Platform-tools folder (Right Click>Open Command Windows here)
Step 6 : Now Enter the following command to see if the device is set to default for Internal Memory or External Memory :
Type : adb devices (to see if your devices is connected)
adb shell pm get-install-location (to see if default apps/games installation is set ot Internal memory or External memory)
adb shell pm set-install-location 2 (No. 2 indicates that you are going to set default installation to External Memory)
Congratulations !! You have successfully set your Moto E default installation to SD card. Have fun !
I don't think SD card really is useful for apps, because even though there is an option to "Move to SD", only small portion is moved which maybe not at all useful (Remember, Kitkat imposed some changes in SD card write, access etc) The data files are not moved like in Jellybean. As for Asphalt 8, 98% of the app lies in internal storage even though its moved to SD card. So moving, I don't think its very useful for apps.
Anyways I don't own this device, and the above points are said with respect to review videos seen in Youtube.
coolsandie said:
I don't think SD card really is useful for apps, because even though there is an option to "Move to SD", only small portion is moved which maybe not at all useful (Remember, Kitkat imposed some changes in SD card write, access etc) The data files are not moved like in Jellybean. As for Asphalt 8, 98% of the app lies in internal storage even though its moved to SD card. So moving, I don't think its very useful for apps.
Anyways I don't own this device, and the above points are said with respect to review videos seen in Youtube.
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can i copy obb files in external sd card for asphalt 8?
aliennastik said:
can i copy obb files in external sd card for asphalt 8?
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Unlock your Moto E's bootloader and then Root it and then download FolderMount app from Playstore and use it move Obb files of Asphalt 8 to External storage.
Mrtoxicgamer10 said:
As per your query, When you download some bigger applications/games such as Asphalt 8 - they get installed on the SD card automatically (if there's SD card inserted in your device).
and for your Second query, try this method :
Step 1 : Download Android SDK (Click HERE)
Step 2 : Install adb drivers on your System (your device should automatically install them when connected through USB)
Step 3 : Install Motorola Device Manager (Download from HERE)
Step 4 : When Downloading Android SDK is completed, Go to Platform-tools (Path : adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\platform-tools)
Step 5 : Open Command Prompt in Platform-tools folder (Right Click>Open Command Windows here)
Step 6 : Now Enter the following command to see if the device is set to default for Internal Memory or External Memory :
Type : adb devices (to see if your devices is connected)
adb shell pm get-install-location (to see if default apps/games installation is set ot Internal memory or External memory)
adb shell pm set-install-location 2 (No. 2 indicates that you are going to set default installation to External Memory)
Congratulations !! You have successfully set your Moto E default installation to SD card. Have fun !
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Does the phone need to be rooted for this process??
zoneofSAM said:
Does the phone need to be rooted for this process??
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Nope. It's never been required but if you think so then proceed with your mind thoughts :good:
help
i installed asphalt 8 and ran smooth when cache files are in phone memory.but when i moved them to sd card manually game force closes..
and move to sd option do not move the cache files..i.e. 1+ gb
plz help friends
thanks
thanks for the info...everyone is geek here
Mrtoxicgamer10 said:
As per your query, When you download some bigger applications/games such as Asphalt 8 - they get installed on the SD card automatically (if there's SD card inserted in your device).
and for your Second query, try this method :
Step 1 : Download Android SDK (Click HERE)
Step 2 : Install adb drivers on your System (your device should automatically install them when connected through USB)
Step 3 : Install Motorola Device Manager (Download from HERE)
Step 4 : When Downloading Android SDK is completed, Go to Platform-tools (Path : adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\platform-tools)
Step 5 : Open Command Prompt in Platform-tools folder (Right Click>Open Command Windows here)
Step 6 : Now Enter the following command to see if the device is set to default for Internal Memory or External Memory :
Type : adb devices (to see if your devices is connected)
adb shell pm get-install-location (to see if default apps/games installation is set ot Internal memory or External memory)
adb shell pm set-install-location 2 (No. 2 indicates that you are going to set default installation to External Memory)
Congratulations !! You have successfully set your Moto E default installation to SD card. Have fun !
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i tried this procedure but nothing happened.... still default installation in phone memory.....
default value was zero 0 and i changed it to 2...
now if i tried to know the default pathway of installation.... there comes an error.... quoting that "no default pathway".....
what to do now.... i want to play asphalt 8 with obb files in memory card as phone memory is very less....
Set the value as ' 1 '
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sameerniyazi said:
Set the value as ' 1 '
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you tried installing any large size obb files game in memory card?
Hi people I have a question >> can Whatsapp be transferred to external sdcard...and if yes then do all images and videos shared on whatsapp get stored on external sd or internal sd... kindly let me know...accordingly I may decide to purchase the phone.
mailppl said:
Hi people I have a question >> can Whatsapp be transferred to external sdcard...and if yes then do all images and videos shared on whatsapp get stored on external sd or internal sd... kindly let me know...accordingly I may decide to purchase the phone.
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I guess everything from WhatsApp stays on internal memory itself
when I placed the WhatsApp folder from my old phone on SD card it didn't get recognized from the app...as soon as I moved the folder to internal memory the app picked it and restored my conversations
So bottom line WhatsApp folder can't be moved to external memory, AFAIK[emoji106]
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I guess everything from WhatsApp stays on internal memory itself
when I placed the WhatsApp folder from my old phone on SD card it didn't get recognized from the app...as soon as I moved the folder to internal memory the app picked it and restored my conversations
So bottom line WhatsApp folder can't be moved to external memory, AFAIK[emoji106]
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That suxks then..considering the tons of photos and videos that are shared on whatsapp these days no workaround available ?
I guess its basically because Internal memory is recognized as "sdcard0" and SD-card as "sdcard1".
In my old Karbonn phone which runs 4.2.2 ... SDcard is recognized as "sdcard0" and Internal SD card as "sdcard1" .. So everything got installed or copied into the Microsd card this way. So if there's a way to revert those, maybe it solves, though not sure.
Hello everybody,
I have a dumb question about downloading apps and games to directly SD card.
Because phone have 2 gb memory and can't install apps or games due to less memory. So I got the SanDisk 32 gb SD card. Still have same problem and can't find the solution to download directly Google Play apps to SD.
For your info, I haven't rooted my phone yet and software version is 4.4.4.
What can I do to fix? Thanks in advance.
Nothing you can do to fix it. The sdcard integration was not introduced untill android 6.0 and even then it doesn't work completely right.
So, what shall i do for downloading apps? I moved all apps what i can move to the sd memory. Still cant download apps due to less memory.
asdasdas said:
So, what shall i do for downloading apps? I moved all apps what i can move to the sd memory. Still cant download apps due to less memory.
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There is nothing you can do except uninstall some apps. Even moving the apps to the sdcard doesn't move the app data which takes up the most rom.
To be honest the next time you get a device make sure it has at least 32gb of storage.
Thank you so much for the fast replies.
Hello, I've been having some problems with my phones.
It's a BLU Advance 4.0 L2
it has Android 6.0
Last year it had an software update, and after that it's been showing some issues.
Every time I update an app, like WhatsApp or Swiftkey Keyboard and the like, it moves them back to internal memory. That much I understand.
But after I try to move them back to SD card, it says "System app, it's no allowed to be moved", despite having them on the SD card before. The only way I've found around this is to uninstall and reinstall them, which is a hassle in the long run. I should add this is an adopted 32GB sd card, which hasn't given me any problems before.
I don't know what other info I should provide.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Most probably your default storage/ write disk is internal memory, try to change that if your device allows it or root it and use Link2sd app, which has an option to change your default install location :good: