Help about Link2SD and OBB files - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys .Using link2sd i freed up tons of space for new apps.However i wanted to install Mortal Kombat X on my phone.I have partitioned 15 GB as EXT4. But i am not able to download it form Google store due to less space on my phone memory(about 1.17gigs):angel:
I also have FolderMount.So is there any way to manually install the obb file to the 2nd partition first then install the app? PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER.THANKS A LOT!!:good:

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[Q] Where are apps from the market downloaded to?

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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[Need Help :( ] Link2Sd and Ram issue

Lnk2Sd issue
alright so i rooted my Lg optimus L3 and removed all the bloatware and Google apps crap.
anyways, now of coarse i need to get a program to move the apps to the external SD card so i picked Link2Sd as many people prefer it as it moves apps to external card but here is the issue : Link2SD doesn't move the data files of an application to the external !
let me explain why it would be a problem : lets say i downloaded the GTA 3 game which is 300mb and put it on the SD card , only the .apk file will be linked with Link2SD but the data files will still be remained inside the internal memory so it takes a lot of space ...
so you are gonna tell me : put the data files in the FAT32 part because its gonna be big .. but will the .apk play if i used directory bind to move the data files and then Link the .apk using Link2SD ?
please i need explanation on how to move the .apk file normally with link2sd and then put the data files of it in the extrenal card because i didn't understand the portioning part knowing that i need big space like 4Gb for my big-spaced games like Game loft
RAM Issue
alright since i deleted the bloatware and Google apps there must be a good quantity of free RAM right?
well, i get only 135~145 MB of free ram while the rest is used =165MB ... so where is the rest and why do i have so little Ram or is that normal ?
thanks a lot and sorry for the long post
Try this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
It may works correctly...!
Greets
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Help! installing games bigger than the internal storage

I have a Samsung Galaxy win and it was already rooted. Now i think a have the china or taiwan version of Galaxy win because the internal storage is only 1.48 GB
now i can't install games that requires more than the available size of my internal storage. for example need for speed most wanted. whenever i install the game it says
"Insufficient Memory
1960 MB is required for your game insert or clear space on your sd
memory card to begin download"
the good thing is again, my grand quattro is rooted and i have 16 gb micro sd external storage.
Please help me "Knowledgeable ones" to find a way to install the game like need for speed most wanted in my samsung galaxy grand quattro with only 1.48 GB available storage.......
i really really really thank you in advance for your help.
Use gl2sd
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coolkoushik07 said:
Use gl2sd
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i already have gl2sd in my win. but what i know is that it transfer the whole data of the game from the internal to external storage.
but how can i move the internal data if the game doesn't let me to install the game in the first place....
but i already somehow managed to know a little bit about this. and that is to download an apk + data...
install the apk, transfer the data to external storage and just use supermount to mount the external and the internal storage.
i don't want to pirate but i don't have a choice... im sorry.
any way my other question is. what other samsung galaxy unit games that are compatible with samsung grand quattro?. because its hard to find a game specifically to grand quattro in terms of finding it on the other way....
Dont need to pirate, just download game data from any other source and put it in folder of ext sd card according to gl2sd and install apk and n mount data in gl2sd and open the game.
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Asphalt7,8 nfs hp, nfs mw, dark night rises, mc4, cod, nova, amazing spider man, fifa14, real boxing, pvz2... these games are working fine on quattro. In some games a bit graphics prob but tje gameplay is smooth and no lag at all. And some games are not officially supported for quattro so there are no other choice than downloading from other sources.
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Ahh...the best way for u to swap internal to ext.sd!!!
Here's d link to do it!!! :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469189
KayDe2797 said:
Ahh...the best way for u to swap internal to ext.sd!!!
Here's d link to do it!!! :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469189
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This is not working as after swaping both internal and external memory size showing same as it was before in internal sd card. So directry binder or gl2sd or folder mount is good option.
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BennyZars said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy win and it was already rooted. Now i think a have the china or taiwan version of Galaxy win because the internal storage is only 1.48 GB
now i can't install games that requires more than the available size of my internal storage. for example need for speed most wanted. whenever i install the game it says
"Insufficient Memory
1960 MB is required for your game insert or clear space on your sd
memory card to begin download"
the good thing is again, my grand quattro is rooted and i have 16 gb micro sd external storage.
Please help me "Knowledgeable ones" to find a way to install the game like need for speed most wanted in my samsung galaxy grand quattro with only 1.48 GB available storage.......
i really really really thank you in advance for your help.
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If you still didnt find a solution, see this guide, works for every android if you have SD card large enough and you know your internal and external sd card paths
click thanx if I helped you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469189
This tutorial works for me, but after reset the cards won't get changed just open the external to internal app and tap the button External>Internal again.
hi i know this is abit out dated but Mostwanted just went on sale for 20c in AU and after installing it on my rooted J1 ACE 4G (900mb left on internal + 10GB on SD) which i applied the SDCARD fix for KITKAT and having enough money left from Google Surveys ($3.10) to buy Most Wanted and LINK2SD PLUS (to copy obb and apps to sd card like Fallout shelter and terraria)
when i launch Most Wanted it loads the downloading phase and says:
"Insufficient Memory: 2055MB is required for your game, but only 0MB storage available on your
device. clear space on your device to begin download.
now thats wrong i have 900mb left on my device, how do i fix this. and i cant find a working obb for v1.3.69 of this game
Whoopsie Whoopsie !!
Easiest way is to have a rooted device, and install foldermount android app
Follow the instruction as per app, Simple 2-3 clicks process and enjoy games and apps of larger size way beyond your imagination. Always worked for me. Ext2sd and blah blah apps are waste.
Regards
Akky

Insufficient Storage Available

Hello guys!
1 month ago I had this problem with my LG l9, i had loads of memory free but whenever I tried to install any apps it would tell me I didn't have any storage available. I am rooted. I restored my phone and nothing happened. Then, I managed to install storage analyser, and saw that one of the folders was taking up like 10GB of space and the app was telling me I only had -8GB of space (yes, negative!)
I deleted the folder (from gameloft) and then I managed to install some apps. Now i have the same problem. Some apps install perfectly, like riptide 2, even if they are huge, and some small apps like chrome and google play music don't
What can I do to fix it? Restoring won't help and neither does storage analyser....
aristide1997 said:
Hello guys!
1 month ago I had this problem with my LG l9, i had loads of memory free but whenever I tried to install any apps it would tell me I didn't have any storage available. I am rooted. I restored my phone and nothing happened. Then, I managed to install storage analyser, and saw that one of the folders was taking up like 10GB of space and the app was telling me I only had -8GB of space (yes, negative!)
I deleted the folder (from gameloft) and then I managed to install some apps. Now i have the same problem. Some apps install perfectly, like riptide 2, even if they are huge, and some small apps like chrome and google play music don't
What can I do to fix it? Restoring won't help and neither does storage analyser....
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Have you tried Link2SD? If not, it does work. I just set it up on my P769. First you'll need to enable init.d support. Just create a folder named 'init.d' in /system/etc. You will also need to partition your SDCARD so that is has two partitions. A primary FAT32 partition and a primary ext2, ext3, or ext4 partition. The second partition is the one Link2SD will actually use. I have a 32 GB SDCARD with 3 partitions. FAT32 partition is 27 GB, 1st ext4 partition is 4 GB, and the 3rd partition is 1 GB for SWAP if I get around to seeing if SWAP works with the stock kernel or not. SWAP is not necessary and more than likely is NOT supported by the stock kernel anyway.
I'd suggest looking in to the Link2SD thread prior to attempting this.

Installing very large games

I rooted my phone yesterday and installed foldermount so i can store large games on SD card. It's working fine with apps less than 500mb because i only have 500mb available in SD card. First I have to download the big games into internal, then move them to Sd card using foldermount to free up space in internal memory.
However, i cannot do so with very large games like Asphalt 8 because i don't have 1.5 gb free space in the first place. Please give me some advice.
Download asphalt 8 data,apk from sites like http://onhax.net/asphalt-8-airborne-apk or something else(you can get many sites by searching in google)
then proceed same way you did before..
MrKarma4ya said:
I rooted my phone yesterday and installed foldermount so i can store large games on SD card. It's working fine with apps less than 500mb because i only have 500mb available in SD card. First I have to download the big games into internal, then move them to Sd card using foldermount to free up space in internal memory.
However, i cannot do so with very large games like Asphalt 8 because i don't have 1.5 gb free space in the first place. Please give me some advice.
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In my opinion Link2SD is the best app to solve the problem of low internal memory, it works great for me. Take a high speed class SD card and create two partitions (FAT32 and EXT4) using Minitool Partition WIzard or Gparted if you use Linux. And then download and install Link2SD from PlayStore. Run the app and link everything to SDCARD (ext4 partition). I advice you to buy the plus version because it allows to link the internal data too, so more free memory.
About the installation of large games like Asphalt. Well, Link2Sd allows to link the game (or any app) automatically on SdCard once you finished to install it from PlayStore. Just go on the settings and select "auto link".
There's a good video on youtube on how to use the app. Just search: "How to use link2sd to move apps to 2nd partition(SD card)"
Of course other videos are great too, but this is one of the best imho
Norrsken87 said:
IWell, Link2Sd allows to link the game (or any app) automatically on SdCard once you finished to install it from PlayStore. Just go on the settings and select "auto link".
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Thanks for the reply. Thing is, i can't install asphalt 8 from play store in the first place because it needs 1.4 Gb and i only have 500mb free internal memory. I need a way to download it directly to the linked folder in SD card.
I also tried downloading apk and obb, but still I have to first copy the large obb in internal memory, then link it to SD card, which is not possible due to low internal memory.
Install xposed and xinternalSD, he download data/obb automatically to the sd, and use Link2SD to link all applications. I use these methods, and I have 1.37 GB free memory. but I have apps 2,8GB.
I made a video teaching how to configure xinternalsd in kitkat, but is the same configuration in Lollipop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ-SeWG3dVQ
(Sorry my bad english)
MrKarma4ya said:
Thanks for the reply. Thing is, i can't install asphalt 8 from play store in the first place because it needs 1.4 Gb and i only have 500mb free internal memory. I need a way to download it directly to the linked folder in SD card.
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Oh you mean in the first moment, now I understand. Sorry, my mistake
Btw you're right, because at this point it's even impossible to download the game from PlayStore. Well, I think the only way is to remove all the bloatwares and apps you don't use. And through Link2SD link all the installed apps you can to SD. Once you have more free space and you reached about 1.5gb try to install the game (and link it to sd). You can also consider to try a custom rom if you are not using it, generally speaking it has more free space than stock rom.
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brundark said:
Install xposed and xinternalSD, he download data/obb automatically to the sd, and use Link2SD to link all applications. I use these methods, and I have 1.37 GB free memory. but I have apps 2,8GB.
I made a video teaching how to configure xinternalsd in kitkat, but is the same configuration in Lollipop
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It sounds great, I've never tried the xposed solution. Good to know, I'll consider it if I'll need. Thank you very much, and thanks for the video too
brundark said:
Install xposed and xinternalSD, he download data/obb automatically to the sd, and use Link2SD to link all applications. I use these methods, and I have 1.37 GB free memory. but I have apps 2,8GB.
I made a video teaching how to configure xinternalsd in kitkat, but is the same configuration in Lollipop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ-SeWG3dVQ
(Sorry my bad english)
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I just recently rooted my device and i am very inexperienced with these stuff. I'm not sure I'm ready to mess with custom recovery and Xposed modules right now, but it sure seems like it's the solution i need. Anyway, I'll try to search for easier alternatives, but if i can't, I'll have to use this one.
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Oh you mean in the first moment, now I understand. Sorry, my mistake
Btw you're right, because at this point it's even impossible to download the game from PlayStore. Well, I think the only way is to remove all the bloatwares and apps you don't use. And through Link2SD link all the installed apps you can to SD. Once you have more free space and you reached about 1.5gb try to install the game (and link it to sd). You can also consider to try a custom rom if you are not using it, generally speaking it has more free space than stock rom.
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Ok, I installed link2sd, partitioned my SD card and sent ALL my downloaded apps to the partition in SD card. I now have 1.3 GB free in my internal, but to download asphalt 8, I need 1.6 GB free.
I know that i can also remove pre-installed apps, but i'm not sure about it. Please tell me if it's safe to move/remove the following apps:
-Hangouts
-Google Play Newsstand
-Google Play movies and TV
-Motorola Assist
-Motorola Alert
-Motorola Migrate
-Google Play Music
MrKarma4ya said:
Ok, I installed link2sd, partitioned my SD card and sent ALL my downloaded apps to the partition in SD card. I now have 1.3 GB free in my internal, but to download asphalt 8, I need 1.6 GB free.
I know that i can also remove pre-installed apps, but i'm not sure about it. Please tell me if it's safe to move/remove the following apps:
-Hangouts
-Google Play Newsstand
-Google Play movies and TV
-Motorola Assist
-Motorola Alert
-Motorola Migrate
-Google Play Music
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Yes you can, I removed all of them.
To uninstall you can also use "system app remover", download it from Play Store
Norrsken87 said:
Yes you can, I removed all of them.
To uninstall you can also use "system app remover", download it from Play Store
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I uninstalled some pre-installed apps, still I didn't have enough space. So, i dug around the internet some more and finally found the solution!
You can actually use foldermount to install large obb files DIRECTLY INTO SD CARD instead of just moving them from internal to SD card. Link2SD only allows us to move from internal to SD, but foldermount did the trick!
However, Link2SD allows me to transfer Apk, Dex, Lib and internal files as well, so I guess I'm keeping them both! Thanks again for recommending Link2Sd for me.
I haven't tested with Asphalt 8 yet, but it works with NFS Most Wanted, wich is over 2GB in size.
MrKarma4ya said:
I uninstalled some pre-installed apps, still I didn't have enough space. So, i dug around the internet some more and finally found the solution!
You can actually use foldermount to install large obb files DIRECTLY INTO SD CARD instead of just moving them from internal to SD card. Link2SD only allows us to move from internal to SD, but foldermount did the trick!
However, Link2SD allows me to transfer Apk, Dex, Lib and internal files as well, so I guess I'm keeping them both! Thanks again for recommending Link2Sd for me.
I haven't tested with Asphalt 8 yet, but it works with NFS Most Wanted, wich is over 2GB in size.
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You're welcome
Yeah FolderMount is good too. It depends on what we have to do. I'm currently using Link2sd because it works great for me but other solutions (like the one proposed by brundark) are always welcome. By the way I'm glad you solved the issue
For asphalt 8 download the game from pc or on ur friends or family member's phone..who have more inbuilt memory..then transfer the obb & apk to ur sd card..n install apk n place the obb accordingly. will work like charm.
n regarding how to run obb files from sd card..just download "obb to sd " from xposed.. app in KB size.. so u dont have to install folder mouny n do evetything manually..this module does everything on its own.. i play big Gameloft n EA games easily.
ddamani9 said:
For asphalt 8 download the game from pc or on ur friends or family member's phone..who have more inbuilt memory..then transfer the obb & apk to ur sd card..n install apk n place the obb accordingly. will work like charm.
n regarding how to run obb files from sd card..just download "obb to sd " from xposed.. app in KB size.. so u dont have to install folder mouny n do evetything manually..this module does everything on its own.. i play big Gameloft n EA games easily.
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Thanks for the help, but I'm sticking with foldermount now, since size isn't my biggest issue. I'm also new to these stuff, so I'll save Xposed for later. I don't really feel like trying everything at once, and theres so many things to try out there!(I haven't even flashed a custom rom yet)

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