Hey I have this problem on my Redmi that is comparable to what was the case on Windows Phone.
There seems to be a big chunk of 'invisible files' that take up 10 gigabytes of space ('misc'). Using the DiskUsage app it shows system data being the culprit.
Has anyone encountered this problem before? I have already tried solutions like deleting thumbnail files etc. It really seems to be something inside of the system directory but I can't find it even with root.
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32 GB Kenzo, 24gb usable internal storage, 7 GB free space, about 7 GB userdata and 10gb missing files taking up all the space.
Seems to so something with the camera app, still investigating where this data actually is
Edit: /data/misc/camera/ delete the whole folder and voila, 17 GB free space. So happy right now.
Wazzim said:
Seems to so something with the camera app, still investigating where this data actually is
Edit: /data/misc/camera/ delete the whole folder and voila, 17 GB free space. So happy right now.
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What app is that?
i have almost 2GB misc i can't find. unfortunately have to be rooted to look at the data folder, wish there was an easy way without having to install a whole rom
justinxfan said:
What app is that?
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DiskUsage
meangreenie said:
i have almost 2GB misc i can't find. unfortunately have to be rooted to look at the data folder, wish there was an easy way without having to install a whole rom
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Installing the developer ROM didn't take much work when using the MIUI backup feature.
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application could not be installed.free up some space and try again in samsung s3 any suggestion?
notebook said:
application could not be installed.free up some space and try again in samsung s3 any suggestion?
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I'm not being funny mate but isn't this the most obvious thing, you clearly have too many files and you've like ran out of space, at least that's the way it looks, move some apps to external sd card or just delete..SIMPLES :laugh:
this happened to me before, apparently some apps after being uninstalled, still have some files left over, if you try to reinstall the same app, you will get the error.
check under the data folder for any remnants of the app you're trying to install, its likely that it left some behind.
hope this helps!
Thank you but the strange thing is that i have more than 5 giga empty in my internal memory!!!!!!!
notebook said:
Thank you but the strange thing is that i have more than 5 giga empty in my internal memory!!!!!!!
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m having the same problem. i have 4+ gb space empty but still a few apps are not installing. this happened after root. it there anything wrng??????????
Guys, sit back and relax. It is not important how much free space you have on internal or external SD card, but how much leftovers are still persisting in Data partition.
Easiest way to sort it out: use LuckyPatcher (please do not ask from where to take it), Start it, use troubleshooting, and choose Remove fixes and backups (insufficient storage available).
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Guys, sit back and relax. It is not important how much free space you have on internal or external SD card, but how much leftovers are still persisting in Data partition.
Easiest way to sort it out: use LuckyPatcher (please do not ask from where to take it), Start it, use troubleshooting, and choose Remove fixes and backups (insufficient storage available).
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thank man. thanks a ton. u made my day.... :good:
Or you can delete dalvik cache
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It happens when you have unused odex files in data/app
Can remove manually or use luckypatcher (on latest version it' s an automated process to check and remove unused odex at launch)
So simply run Luckypatcher and try once again
I am running Cyanogenmod 11-20140216
Total Space - 9.59GB
Available - 1gb
Apps - 277mb
Pictures, Videos - 175mb
Audio 232kb
Downloads - 373mb
Cached Data - 3.13mb
Misc - 807mb
By my math I should have roughly 8gb available. What am I missing? I have wiped cache/Dalvik and reset the phone from recovery and still no dice. Please help!
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am trying desperately to clear the out of space errors.
steven8515 said:
I am running Cyanogenmod 11-20140216
Total Space - 9.59GB
Available - 1gb
Apps - 277mb
Pictures, Videos - 175mb
Audio 232kb
Downloads - 373mb
Cached Data - 3.13mb
Misc - 807mb
By my math I should have roughly 8gb available. What am I missing? I have wiped cache/Dalvik and reset the phone from recovery and still no dice. Please help!
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am trying desperately to clear the out of space errors.
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Have you done any nandroid backups on your internal storage? I know they usually take up about 2gigs of space
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I've been searching recently for an answer to that problem.
I took it upon myself to explore in ES File Explorer and found that I could only explain roughly half of the internal storage usage.
I decided to see what I could find in the root folders or system folders.
When I went from the root level, I went to the Storage folder and brought up the properties of 'sdcard0' and found it to be at 4.38GB's used.
I did the same to the 'emulated' folder and found it to be at 8.79GB's.
Looking inside the 'emulated' folder, I found '0' and 'legacy' folders. At firsty glance of the files inside those folders, they seem to be perfect copies...
Could this be the problem we're having? Would it harm us to delete the files in one of these folders over the other?
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Have you done any nandroid backups on your internal storage? I know they usually take up about 2gigs of space
Sent from my my Lollipopped S4
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That got me to about 5.5gb available. I also did some other cleanup. I should be clost to 9gb available now. Consider me perplexed.
psychot3ch, I noticed a very similar lay out in mine. Would love to know the answer to your question.
Also, is there way to wipe the sdcard, not the external, completely. I noticed after a factory reset there were still a lot of files hanging around. Pictures I had taken and downloaded. Is there any way to wipe everything completely and start fresh?
I deleted a bunch of system apps with titanium that was about 1 or 2 GB and didn't recover any space. Am I correct 100mb = 1gb or is it 1000mb
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tshelby73 said:
I deleted a bunch of system apps with titanium that was about 1 or 2 GB and didn't recover any space. Am I correct 100mb = 1gb or is it 1000mb
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1024mb = 1gb
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1024mb = 1gb
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Well guess that's why it didn't change much.
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Did you try FS Trim?
As I understand it, sometimes the Filesystem doesn't free up space after items were deleted. FS Trim will take care of that.
I know it's included with Android Tuner, probably can find it in a bunch of other apps too.
Hi Guys!
Just wanted to get this straight once and for all from you, the experts.
I have bought this cheapo Chinese device (yeah, I know...)
The guy selling it swore on his life that the device had 12gb of storage for app installation.
I didn't quite believe that so I asked him to send me a benchmark screenshot to see what was the storage situation and he sent me this:
i.imgur.com/KAyugUv.jpg
So as it says, while it has 12.5 GB of "Internal Storage", it only has 0.68 GB available of System Storage...
And my understanding is that, lots of apps simply Won't install anywhere else besides the System Storage, and even if you can Move the app to the internal storage, it will Still take up some space on the system storage...
Am I understanding this correctly?
If that is so then, does that mean that after my apps use up that measly 680 MB of space on the device I am "SOL" and I won't be able to install anything else on the device??
Thanks for the help!
crodps said:
Hi Guys!
Just wanted to get this straight once and for all from you, the experts.
I have bought this cheapo Chinese device (yeah, I know...)
The guy selling it swore on his life that the device had 12gb of storage for app installation.
I didn't quite believe that so I asked him to send me a benchmark screenshot to see what was the storage situation and he sent me this:
i.imgur.com/KAyugUv.jpg
So as it says, while it has 12.5 GB of "Internal Storage", it only has 0.68 GB available of System Storage...
And my understanding is that, lots of apps simply Won't install anywhere else besides the System Storage, and even if you can Move the app to the internal storage, it will Still take up some space on the system storage...
Am I understanding this correctly?
If that is so then, does that mean that after my apps use up that measly 680 MB of space on the device I am "SOL" and I won't be able to install anything else on the device??
Thanks for the help!
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You can set the setting to directly install to Internal Storage
AzrulHisyam said:
You can set the setting to directly install to Internal Storage
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Thanks!
This unit has android 4.4.4
Could you post a walkthrough on how to do that so that no apps take space under System Storage?
crodps said:
Hi Guys!
Just wanted to get this straight once and for all from you, the experts.
I have bought this cheapo Chinese device (yeah, I know...)
The guy selling it swore on his life that the device had 12gb of storage for app installation.
I didn't quite believe that so I asked him to send me a benchmark screenshot to see what was the storage situation and he sent me this:
i.imgur.com/KAyugUv.jpg
So as it says, while it has 12.5 GB of "Internal Storage", it only has 0.68 GB available of System Storage...
And my understanding is that, lots of apps simply Won't install anywhere else besides the System Storage, and even if you can Move the app to the internal storage, it will Still take up some space on the system storage...
Am I understanding this correctly?
If that is so then, does that mean that after my apps use up that measly 680 MB of space on the device I am "SOL" and I won't be able to install anything else on the device??
Thanks for the help!
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look ..if he means by system storage (the size of the ROM that will be installed) that mean you have 12 GB for your apps and that what i think it means(no android system can take 12gb !!)......and for moving your apps....you can try towelroot to root your device and install any app that can help you moving your apps....or try to go to settings>>apps>>and press the menu button and see if there is a option called...preferred installation bath or something like that>>>set it to removable sd card
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look ..if he means by system storage (the size of the ROM that will be installed) that mean you have 12 GB for your apps and that what i think it means(no android system can take 12gb !!)......and for moving your apps....you can try towelroot to root your device and install any app that can help you moving your apps....or try to go to settings>>apps>>and press the menu button and see if there is a option called...preferred installation bath or something like that>>>set it to removable sd card
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I found this on another page:
"System Storage" is where the OS and the System Applications are installed. This could also be considered where the User application are installed (based on your question). User installed applications are installed in /data/apps, settings and app data is stored in /data/data, and then application cache data is stored in /cache. These are all part of the "System Storage".
Internal Storage is an area that is used like an sdcard. As far as the Android OS is concerned, it is an sdcard. Some applications may save data to it, but it is mainly used as direct storage for your stuff. Like pictures taken with the camera, music, ringtones, things like that.
You cannot just adjust the size of system memory. Is it technically possible, yes. But doing so could require you to have knowledge of linux tool, rooting, custom roms, recoveries, and even possibly having to compile your own linux kernel and ROM or other information that I am not thinking of at the moment. Which is well beyond the scope of this site.
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So that basically means is that all apps by default will install themselves or lots of info about them on the 1gb System Storage... And that translates to running out of space almost instantly if I start installing apps...
Perhaps the Root option could help alleviate some of this space constriction by forcing all apps to install in the Internal storage and leave the System storage completely alone?
crodps said:
I found this on another page:
So that basically means is that all apps by default will install themselves or lots of info about them on the 1gb System Storage... And that translates to running out of space almost instantly if I start installing apps...
Perhaps the Root option could help alleviate some of this space constriction by forcing all apps to install in the Internal storage and leave the System storage completely alone?
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yeah that's right ..root can help...but i don't think 12 gb is gone like that just for system !> :cyclops:
After installing Lineage Os the System takes 36 GB of the internal Storage. Does Anybody have this Problem or better a solution to fix it?
Lokomaniak said:
After installing Lineage Os the System takes 36 GB of the internal Storage. Does Anybody have this Problem or better a solution to fix it?
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It's a known bug in all Los based rooms, the amount of space shown taken up is incorrect. You should have noticed that when it says system is using 36GB on a 32GB phone lol. Instead of showing true system space used it shows total space used on phone memory (internal memory) plus what's used on your ext SD card. Mine shows 96GB used for system, so don't pay attention to it. Los actually only uses about 1GB of space. If you want get a root file browser and check for yourself
THX jeffsga88, didn't know this Bug, but that explains everything. :good:
hi,
I flashed xiaomi.eu rom on mido of my uncle, it shows around 25gb of usable storage space.. is this correct?
on my redmi note 3 with slimrom I got 29gb free.
second question .. I flash the rom in twrp and wanted to delete the rom file after that. but I just can't find it? might it be that this file still uses space?
In the 32gb storage, system, data, and other things use it also. It's not only the space for media etc... And don't even compare other devices, because they are all different with different size ROM's etc..
Here it is lol i have only 1.5 gb left
Anyone know why if we install a custom rom, it's still missing 6GB that goes to "System"? I get around 24-25GB after installing RR.
strifej said:
Anyone know why if we install a custom rom, it's still missing 6GB that goes to "System"? I get around 24-25GB after installing RR.
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Install the app "DiskInfo" and it will show you how much space has been allocated to each partition. On mine (Slim) the system partition is 3GB, and the data partition is 24GB.
DarthJabba9 said:
Install the app "DiskInfo" and it will show you how much space has been allocated to each partition. On mine (Slim) the system partition is 3GB, and the data partition is 24GB.
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Yes, mine is similar, but there's missing space. There's still 5GB that's "System" but we can't use it and it's not being used by the ROM. Should be leftover from MIUI. Trying to figure out how to get back that space.. because 32GB isn't really that great when it's really 27GB (then less system, giving 22GB usable).
strifej said:
Yes, mine is similar, but there's missing space. There's still 5GB that's "System" but we can't use it and it's not being used by the ROM. Should be leftover from MIUI. Trying to figure out how to get back that space.. because 32GB isn't really that great when it's really 27GB (then less system, giving 22GB usable).
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I am not sure why the space is not being recovered. Perhaps if you posted a screenshot of your disk map, as reported by DiskInfo, someone might be able to give helpful tips.
On the other hand, you can try installing Slim. It might well recover some of that space for you. I went from stock miui to MultiPro, to OctOS, to Slim. Clearly, somewhere along the line, something recovered all my space for me. By the way, when I refer to installing Slim, I mean a clean flash.
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I am not sure why the space is not being recovered. Perhaps if you posted a screenshot of your disk map, as reported by DiskInfo, someone might be able to give helpful tips.
On the other hand, you can try installing Slim. It might well recover some of that space for you. I went from stock miui to MultiPro, to OctOS, to Slim. Clearly, somewhere along the line, something recovered all my space for me. By the way, when I refer to installing Slim, I mean a clean flash.
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So, I ran Disk Info (thanks btw, great app) and I'm thinking the problem is the TMPFS mounts that are taking 2x1.5GB = 3GB away. Everything else looks normal. 3GB system, 24GB user.
strifej said:
So, I ran Disk Info (thanks btw, great app) and I'm thinking the problem is the TMPFS mounts that are taking 2x1.5GB = 3GB away. Everything else looks normal. 3GB system, 24GB user.
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No, that is not a problem. Everything looks as it should be (exactly the same on mine). I wouldn't worry if I were you. But if you want to try something else, then perhaps you can try cleaning your installed system with SD Maid. It is likely to recover some space from app corpses, etc.