My SSD went tits up, so I had to buy another. Instead of getting a 32GB one to replace the stock 32GB one that broke, I upgraded to a 64GB SSD... But now when I open up the file explorer, and hit menu, it shows that I only have 46GB available. I don't have very many apps. Wondering where that 18GBs went. Any ideas? I have an Acer C720P.
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My SSD went tits up, so I had to buy another. Instead of getting a 32GB one to replace the stock 32GB one that broke, I upgraded to a 64GB SSD... But now when I open up the file explorer, and hit menu, it shows that I only have 46GB available. I don't have very many apps. Wondering where that 18GBs went. Any ideas? I have an Acer C720P.
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ryfly65 said:
My SSD went tits up, so I had to buy another. Instead of getting a 32GB one to replace the stock 32GB one that broke, I upgraded to a 64GB SSD... But now when I open up the file explorer, and hit menu, it shows that I only have 46GB available. I don't have very many apps. Wondering where that 18GBs went. Any ideas? I have an Acer C720P.
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I put a 128 GB ssd in my Acer Chrombook 15. Keep in mind that I have Crouton installed to run Linux along with Android Studio. That leaves me about 90 GB left over.
Chrome OS takes up a little over 4GB before any offline apps or Ubuntu.
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Most Chromebooks/Chromeboxes come with a 16gb SSD. Chrome OS seems to reserve about half of that for system use (8gb) leaving about 8gb for local personal file storage.
If a larger SSD is added (say 32gb) will Chrome OS reserve more for itself? I switched from a 16gb to a 32gb SSD on my Dell 3010 Chromebox and my personal local storage available space went from 8gb to 22gb.
Chrome OS didn't seem to reserve more storage for system use, but if it needed more space in the future, would it expand its space beyond 8gb or would it try to limp along on 8gb? I would hope it would take more storage if it needed it.
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How come the EVO 3D only has 1 gig of internal storage? I'm really wanting this phone this worries me. My Asus Transformer has 32 gigs of internal storage and with all the apps and everything I have on it, I'm well above 18 gigs used. And that's not including movies (stored on MicroSD).
So with that said, with 1 gig of internal storage, this device is VERY limited to how many programs you can load onto it right?
And I know there is App2SD but not all apps are compatible doing that. How do you guys fare with such limited internal storage?
Even on the OGVO I never had issues, but then again, I don't download the entire market.
When they start releasing roms I'm sure it will free up a couple more gb of internal storage BC were suppose to have 4. I think but I'm not sure a lot of rom was used for sense and the security they used to lock the phone.
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No problems here. I haunt even used a third.. there is no need to have hundreds of apps..
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* Pre-Honeycomb Android versions have a space limitation on installed apps.
* Froyo and Gingerbread grants the ability to move applicable apps to external media (microSD).
* Honeycomb takes advantage of all available space for application installation while removing the ability to move apps to external media.
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How come the EVO 3D only has 1 gig of internal storage? I'm really wanting this phone this worries me. My Asus Transformer has 32 gigs of internal storage and with all the apps and everything I have on it, I'm well above 18 gigs used. And that's not including movies (stored on MicroSD).
So with that said, with 1 gig of internal storage, this device is VERY limited to how many programs you can load onto it right?
And I know there is App2SD but not all apps are compatible doing that. How do you guys fare with such limited internal storage?
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You do realize that you are confusing the storage mediums, right? The 32gb of storage on your transformer is the same as the 8gb of storage on the SD card that comes with the Evo 3D. You can always install a 32gb card if you want. The Asus only has 1gb of "internal storage." in the way you are lookig at this.
You really are not going to find many phones with more internal storage unless they are sealed and have no MicroSD slot (aka iPhone).
Well I was really worried to owned a EVO and only had like 400 mb left. And the Thunderbird like 2.5 gb free (out of the 8gb internal that they say it has) anyways most apps over 10mb will let you moved to SD card , I download a lot apps and games are the only ones with the big space , I was amazed the most 10 mb + in iPhone were only like 3mb in Android, so don't worry you'll be ok
If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d
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You do realize that you are confusing the storage mediums, right? The 32gb of storage on your transformer is the same as the 8gb of storage on the SD card that comes with the Evo 3D. You can always install a 32gb card if you want. The Asus only has 1gb of "internal storage." in the way you are lookig at this.
You really are not going to find many phones with more internal storage unless they are sealed and have no MicroSD slot (aka iPhone).
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Isn't the 16/32GB on the transformer internal (with the ability to add up to another 32GB via microSD)? (I'm not sure, hence the question)
Dude 1GB is like a godsend for me. My OGVO had >300MB when it was bone stock, I'm very thankful for my 1GB and you should be too. But I also try not to load up my phones with bull**** I never use and usually have like 2-8 apps downloaded, max. I'd just get a bigger SD card if it bothers you that much, 32 gigs is like $40.
A lot of the 4gb is the ROM and security features. Once we can install custom ROMs we will get a couple gigs back. I don't know why I just said that. A previous poster said that. LOL I fail at forums. ;P
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Dude 1GB is like a godsend for me. My OGVO had >300MB when it was bone stock, I'm very thankful for my 1GB and you should be too. But I also try not to load up my phones with bull**** I never use and usually have like 2-8 apps downloaded, max. I'd just get a bigger SD card if it bothers you that much, 32 gigs is like $40.
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+1 on this.
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Isn't the 16/32GB on the transformer internal (with the ability to add up to another 32GB via microSD)? (I'm not sure, hence the question)
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It's internal in the sense that it is built inside the unit, but its more like a SSD setup. Another way to think about it is like the 16/32 you are talking about is a MicroSD and you can add a second MicroSD. I mean it's not, but for conceptual reasons, that is one way to understand it.
You are correct....however...this 1g is for sense...apps and memory management file and the 3vo has plenty unless you are going to load 600+ apps SD another user here does...600 hundred...my god...
I was a bit concerned at first coming from a Droid x. That thing was the king of space when it came out. I think apps to SD was just coming out then. Now almost all apps are s2d. I've got 50+ apps using 300mb on phone, a couple gigs app usage on SD. I don't think its an issue any more.
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Which one will you be getting, and why?
The 16gb or 32gb?
I understand that with the difference in price between the 2, its cheaper to just buy a large microsd card for the 16gb.
I am leaning for the 16gb because I have never even been close to filling up 16gb on my atrix or s2 .. but I plan on having this phone as long as possible, so am considering the 32gb
16GB + 16GB SD, because I don't use more than that.
i'd get the 16gb version with a 64gb card... paying about £100 extra to go from 80gb to 96gb is too much in my opinion, in a phone that's already expensive itself.
For me the difference in price between 16 and 32 would be $50-60
I want the 32gb just to have that extra internal memory "just in case" but if the 16gb becomes available in the next week or so I'll probably spring for it instead. Reason: I want that damn phone. plus 16+64 should be plenty for me. 32+64 would be better but 16 will do. 64gb? not holding my breath for it.
Heard that the phone now 'Knows' that an external card is present and will download files to the external...if so, a 16 will do for me.
About the speed read/write of internal sdcard: 64GB >>32GB>16GB.
But there is no 32GB/64GB right now!
I ordered the 32GB from my carrier
Reason: 32GB for same price than 16GB one...
16 GB since it is more than enough space and music will be on cloud or sdcard.
I just read that N.O.V.A 3 has 2gb of content to it
Wow, we are going to see apps start abusing our memory options in the next 2-3 years
Bought a 16 gb GS3 and installed a 16gb class 10 card which I was previously using with GS2
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I'm going to get the 16gb because its cheaper and can't get the 32gb version where I live.
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I heard the installed software and os is massive.. so for a 16gb version, u get 10gb usable space. (much like that of motorola atrix)
I normally keep 2-4gb internal free for app/os updates swap files and unzip occasional large files, as my sdcard is always filled with media files.
That said, i would still have 6 ~ 8 gb worth of space plus media on my sdcard.
Go for 32gb or 64gb would be more future proofing, as applications are getting larger and larger. If the cost is not by alot, its worth considering the 32gb.
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I heard the installed software and os is massive.. so for a 16gb version, u get 10gb usable space. (much like that of motorola atrix)
I normally keep 2-4gb internal free for app/os updates swap files and unzip occasional large files, as my sdcard is always filled with media files.
That said, i would still have 6 ~ 8 gb worth of space plus media on my sdcard.
Go for 32gb or 64gb would be more future proofing, as applications are getting larger and larger. If the cost is not by alot, its worth considering the 32gb.
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future proof provided if u r not those who change phone every 1 or 2 yrs. else. 16GB + 64GB microSD would be a better choice.
else u r just paying extra for keeping those extra space for nothing. For games, yes the size might increase due to graphic. but for apps.. dont think will get so high as 500mb or more
Might be leaning to the 32gb now since I plan to keep the s3 as long as I can. My first BRAND NEW phone in a while. I might actually store music and videos on it.
(also with games like NOVA 3 requiring 2gb of space.. lol)
I'll be buying the 16GB version since Samsung won't be offering the other two where I live. And that's Central Europe, btw - LOL!
Hopefully the 64GB card from SanDisk will do. But NOVA3, damn you're fat!
Don't forget there is 50GB storage on dropbox for 2 years with every SGS3
The 16 gb one, unfortunately. Id rather get the 32 gb one, but it's not available here. Oh well, im going to get a 32 gb micro SD so, it should be okay anyway.
If it would've been a phone without an SD card slot I as well would have considered the wait for an 32GB version. However it has an micro sd slot so spending more for the same phone with more memory is essentially F.U.B.A.R. Unless of course everything on yer phone needs to be faster then fast, I'll say go for it.
I plan on buying the 16GB model, but how much free space is there once the tablet arrives?
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I plan on buying the 16GB model, but how much free space is there once the tablet arrives?
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About 13 gig
t0m3k38 said:
I plan on buying the 16GB model, but how much free space is there once the tablet arrives?
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13.05 gb total space available. That is what mine shows. Not really bad at all, not like I thought it would be. I have couple play movie rentals downloaded, 112 apps installed as well as a few dozen songs on the nexus 10. Only 2.6gb used, still have 80 percent left (10+ gb) . Also ordered a micro OTG USB cable so I can use USB stick/sd card for extra storage (no need to root for photo, video or music streaming if you use nexus media importer)
Hope that helps,
Ed
Wow glad I got a 32gb.. I have 11gb left and for WHAT? No music yet, well other then the free google gives you. no movies..Apps and 2-3 games. Must me BIG games and APPS! hehe
Buy a 64 GB usbstick and everything is OK ;0))
I would not recommend getting 16gb. My note 10.1 is 16gb and I have a 64gb and its not enough space. I can't keep all my games saved on my tab at once. I keep all my media saved on my sd card and only save game files on my system.
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I would not recommend getting 16gb. My note 10.1 is 16gb and I have a 64gb and its not enough space. I can't keep all my games saved on my tab at once. I keep all my media saved on my sd card and only save game files on my system.
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Mine was a Christmas gift, so I can have nothing to complain about. If I had the choice, I would have got the 32gb as well.. But after filling my tab2-7 int space and a 32gb sd card, I don't think that would be enough space either. But besides the usb memory stick ad on (got my cable from Korea today, works great!!!) there is the option of cloud storage. One service giving you 50gb free now!
That's the one thing about the large nexus 10.....You will more than likely be using it around the house and a wifi signal. Plenty of room for movies and music now! We only need an app that will allow us to install and RUN apps from cloud services.
If you are going to allow multiple users on the n10,then you must get the larger one.... But that probably won't be enough if one of the users is a gamer (grin) just such a large price difference for 16gb....Although I did once pay that for 1mb on my first IBM XT 16mhz system... 1mb simm chip, not gb! (gotta love this tablet!)
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I'm located in India where the Wifi-only 32GB Nexus 9 model is not available. The choice is either 32GB/LTE or 15GB/Wifi-only. I don't really want to pay extra for LTE which I don't plan to use. I'm wondering how the storage is partitioned on the 16GB model. I'm not planning to put too much in the way of videos and other media on the tablet (I'll use some Wifi connected storage device for media). I've got a Galaxy S2 with 16GB that has its storage partitioned such that while there is plenty of storage free the space for applications is filled up. Will I suffer from this with a 16GB variant of the Nexus 9?
Go with the 16gb
No point about paying $200 more for a 32gb
Note you will have 11.5gb free on the 16
I had a N7 2012 that was 16 gig and only time I ever filled up the storage was when I had a bunch of ROMs stored. Why I got the 16 gig N9 I couldn't see in spending that much for 16 gig of more storage. If I need more storage I can use an otg cable and connect an USB memory stick but over all 16 gig has served me well and I had the same concerns of would 16 gigs be enough when I was first looking at getting s tablet.
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It depends on what you do with you tablet, knowing that if you already have music on Google Play Music you don't have to store it on the memory (i.e, works too with Drive etc.). Same for videos, where you can keep on using wifi local connection with your PC or NAS.
So unless you install 6 big games of 1+ GB or memory use, 16GB (actually 11,5 GB free) will be all enough, no need for more !
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I'm located in India where the Wifi-only 32GB Nexus 9 model is not available. The choice is either 32GB/LTE or 15GB/Wifi-only. I don't really want to pay extra for LTE which I don't plan to use. I'm wondering how the storage is partitioned on the 16GB model. I'm not planning to put too much in the way of videos and other media on the tablet (I'll use some Wifi connected storage device for media). I've got a Galaxy S2 with 16GB that has its storage partitioned such that while there is plenty of storage free the space for applications is filled up. Will I suffer from this with a 16GB variant of the Nexus 9?
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Hi, iamroddo...
My 16Gb WiFi-only Nexus 9 has about 11Gb of user space available... for user installed apps (games, utilities, widgets, tools, etc.) and content (documents, images, videos, music, etc.)
See screenshots below for outputs from my various diagnostic apps.
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On all of my Android devices, I tend to keep content (music, pics, documents, videos) stored either on a cloud based service (Box, DropBox, Google Drive, etc) or on an SD Card (as on my HTC One M8 phone). Obviously the SD Card isn't an option for the Nexus 9, as it doesn't have SD Card support. This frees up internal storage for the installation of apps... And also, because I do a lot of tinkering on my N9, I like to keep backups of software (eg. Titanium, NANDROIDs, etc) and they can consume a fair chunk of space!!!
Anyhow, I guess if you're not planning on using LTE, it does seem like a lot to pay for a feature you're not likely to use.
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One option, if you're looking for more (local) storage is to investigate something called OTG (On-the-Go) cables.
I remember reading about these a couple of years ago, when I got my original Nexus 7. It wasn't something I ever followed through, 'cos I had no need of of one. But essentially, and as I understand it, an OTG cable is a cable that you can connect a USB memory stick to the Nexus device via it's USB port. You'll also need software installed on the Nexus 9 to support it... I vaguely recall something called Nexus Media Importer being talked about at the time, as it didn't require the Nexus to be rooted..
Found the Google PlayStore link....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homeysoft.nexususb.importer
This article is also worth a read...
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/nexus-9-full-usb-otg-support
...in which it appears all that you need is ES File Explorer, to couple a memory stick to the N9, via an OTG cable.
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Anyway, just some thoughts and ideas, and perhaps something worth further invertigation and research.
Hope this of some use, and good luck in whatever you decide.
Rgrds,
Ged.
Just got my SanDisk 200GB microsd card from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V62XBQQ
Seems to be working OK. Shows a formatted size of 180GB. I wanted to test this card due to being a road warrior and I transfer a lot of my Plex library to listen and watch on flights. I did not have time to do any benchmarks. I just wanted to let you guys know that it seems some larger size microsd cards seem to work with my K1.
Nice find! What are the factory r/w that it's supposed to have?
Attached benchmarks from PC Mag.
Can anyone recommend a good android sd card benchmark app?
Omg...almost laptop lol...
Actually my previous one had 80gb! good find.
Did Nvidia lift the 128GB limit?
What about formatting? NTFS or FAT32 or exFAT? They wanted to support more, but I never realized any news about that.
Don't know if the 128GB limit is based on their QA testing or a software/hardware limit. It doesn't seem to be a limit on my K1. Have not tried NTFS/EXT4/FAT32. So far just using it as internal storage on Marshmallow (Android 6.0).
Just a tip for anyone with lack of knowledge: SDXC supports up to 2TB, though most OEMs will advertise what is currently being sold at most for the general consumer. Just look at any modern compact system camera for reference with RAW support and you'll know what I'm talking about.
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Did Nvidia lift the 128GB limit?
What about formatting? NTFS or FAT32 or exFAT? They wanted to support more, but I never realized any news about that.
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There's NO SUCH THING as 128GB limit. It's either 64GB or 2TB and nothing in between.
Even without exFAT, you can make 128GB SD/TF card work by formatting it as FAT32 on your computer, it just won't be standard-compliant. To claim [insert arbitrary >64 number]GB support, you must have exFAT.
I own a nvidia shield tv and a sandisk 200Go microsd. I can insure you that 1/ nvidia just test with 128Go sdcards ntfs formated, nothing else, 2/ the 200Gb even when ntfs formated (196go left) is seen as a 183Go disk by the shield, but 3/ even if that 183Go I have frame freeze and sounds glitches when playing moovies from the disk. I suspect a serious limitation within android 6.0 to support "large" sdcard. I have no issue playing the exact same movie on the shield from a 16go usb key. I tried ntfs, hfs+, exfat (the worse which makes several media player crash) with no real success. In my opinion, it's related to the size and also bitrate (read in this case) not sustained by the shield / android tv. I ask nvidia to look into the issue and a "case" should be opened but if it's related to android it's more an os issue that google should take care of. This is the answer I am expecting from nvidia next level support. Best regards,
Can anyone confirm that 200 GB micro SD works fine ? I'm about to purchase one ( same as OP, I'm kinda of a road warrior, need my storage space)
Benchmarks? Issues with playback or gaming?
DeBoX said:
Can anyone confirm that 200 GB micro SD works fine ? I'm about to purchase one ( same as OP, I'm kinda of a road warrior, need my storage space)
Benchmarks? Issues with playback or gaming?
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I second this question because they are on sale at Amazon for only $60 right now ;p seems like a steal ;p
I ordered mine today from BHPhotovideo (i get taxed in CA for amazon). I'll report back in a few days after I receive my microsd.
Awaiting your results , eagerly
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Awaiting your results , eagerly
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Happy to report it's working! I just recieved it from BHPhotovideo.com for $60 and I just put it into my k1 and it recognized right away.
"SanDisk SD card"
1.50MB used of 183GB
- FAT 32 default. I'll leave it as FAT32 because this is really for Plex sync storage =p I don't need 4+gb files to be on my tablet.
Any chance you could do a quick benchmark?
By the way super thanks(!!) for the update
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Any chance you could do a quick benchmark?
By the way super thanks(!!) for the update
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A1 SD Bench
Read: 75.58MB/s
Write: 14.96MB/s
FAT32, 166,075MB free of 187,714MB
in my K1 this sd card brings
Read: 66.19 MB/s
Write: 15.47 MB/s
But cannot format the card as internal storage. Trying so gives me the message that SD card is too slow to be used as internal storage
Internal Memory's Speed is
Read: 135.72 MB/s
Write: 31.80 MB/s
Please format the card as NTFS and try again. NTFS is significantly faster on the Shield.
But this will likely only work on external storage mode, because the device re-reformats the card for internal storage again.