Is there any custom rom that uses less system storage? Currently i am using dot os android 11 and it uses 20gb storage.
~Null~ said:
Is there any custom rom that uses less system storage? Currently i am using dot os android 11 and it uses 20gb storage.
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All ROMs only use the amount of space reserved for system, even if they were bigger or smaller it wouldn't make a difference.
Mthw said:
All ROMs only use the amount of space reserved for system, even if they were bigger or smaller it wouldn't make a difference.
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So that means every custom roms use 20gb storage?
~Null~ said:
So that means every custom roms use 20gb storage?
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let me explain
the super partition (where all system files are) use 15-20 GB of space so every custom rom including miui will "steal" this amount of the internal memory
you can't do anything , sadly
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Why does my i777 show two partitions a 2gb and 12 GB? All my apps are installing to the 2 Gb partition and it looks like I reached my limit? Did I make a partition by accident in kernel settings? Can I revert back?
Dimatchka said:
Why does my i777 show two partitions a 2gb and 12 GB? All my apps are installing to the 2 Gb partition and it looks like I reached my limit? Did I make a partition by accident in kernel settings? Can I revert back?
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USB storage is partitioned that way by default on our phones.
dsmboost said:
USB storage is partitioned that way by default on our phones.
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That's weird because on my nexus 4 I have one partition and I can use it to install apps and use it for what ever else I need. So when I fill up those 2 GB with apps I can't do anything else to install more?
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Dimatchka said:
That's weird because on my nexus 4 I have one partition and I can use it to install apps and use it for what ever else I need. So when I fill up those 2 GB with apps I can't do anything else to install more?
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By default, apps install on the 2gb partition. If there is separate data that needs to be downloaded (like for games), it will install on the 12gb partition. If you're running out of room, go to the app manager and move some apps to the "sd card" (which is actually the 12gb partition, not your external sd card).
Hello I recent decided to try another custom rom. And I seem to have a problem. How to I give all or most of my internal storage to the rom installed via SS? Here is a screen shot. Seems my internal storage is split in 2 I want to feed my three gig some of that unneeded eight gig that's just sitting there... Do I need an unlocked boot loader in order to have that option?
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I don't understand your question...
Our phones have 16gb,4gb is reserved for the system,4gb for apps and 8gb for other stuff.
And we can't change that...
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So if i install a custom rom on stock slot will it take full control of my whole internal storage?
Crumplet said:
So if i install a custom rom on stock slot will it take full control of my whole internal storage?
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Yes,it should.
Maybe you have a few backups of the roms or something else takes up memory,I suggest that you format it...
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Hello, I have a problem with my Nubia z5s mini. I have a ROM in which I just have 2GB for installing apps. Anybody knows any ROM with more space for apps or any way to change this space? Because the phone has 16GB ROM and now I have just 2GB for apps and it is not enough for me. I know I can move apps to SD card but it's not enough.
Thank you!!
If you are able to root the phone you may not need another ROM.
AndroidifyIt said:
If you are able to root the phone you may not need another ROM.
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Yes, the phone is already rooted but I don't know if I can change the space for apps.
Okay, you have a number of options now to be able to free space. First, where did you get the 16GB number from?
AndroidifyIt said:
Okay, you have a number of options now to be able to free space. First, where did you get the 16GB number from?
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From the phone specs
Oh I understood it as you had a ROM that took up 16 GB space, but in reality you have a total of 16 GB space on your phone?
AndroidifyIt said:
Oh I understood it as you had a ROM that took up 16 GB space, but in reality you have a total of 16 GB space on your phone?
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I have 2 partitions: one of 10 GB and another one of 2 GB (devoted to install apps). Then, I can´t install more than 2GB in apps
Hmm that sounds odd. What's the 10GB version called?
AndroidifyIt said:
Hmm that sounds odd. What's the 10GB version called?
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Do you mean the name of the ROM? it is CyanogenMod 12.1 11th August 2015, android 5.1.1
Both partitions of storage are internal storage. Apart from that, I have a micro SD card.
I was thinking what the 10gb partition is called?
AndroidifyIt said:
I was thinking what the 10gb partition is called?
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¨Internal Storage¨, the same as the 2GB partition.
Anybody knows something?
Interesting that the system partition is that big. Anyway, download the app DiskUsage and figure out what's taking most space in the /media/Android/data folder. (And other places too).
AndroidifyIt said:
Interesting that the system partition is that big. Anyway, download the app DiskUsage and figure out what's taking most space in the /media/Android/data folder. (And other places too).
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Do you know how to change it to make the device install the apps in the 10GB partition?
July9 said:
Do you know how to change it to make the device install the apps in the 10GB partition?
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Wait, didn't you say that the 10GB partition was the system partition? Or am I understanding it wrong?
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I have this problem too, i don't want sd card (grow) partition in internal storage, is there any way to increase the volume of data partition?
- I have a rooted Asus ZenFone 5 on 5.0
- I partitioned my sd, 2nd partition is ext2
- I successfully linked apps using the app Apps2sd
The problem:
- On reboot, the apps don't work.
- This is because the obb link of the app is shown to be broken(in app details, the link picture of obb is shown to be 'cut').
- Soft reboot doesn't solve it, nor does recreating mount scripts.
Only thing I could do is link the app again, and it works, but on reboot, the same problem comes up again.
How do I fix this?
You can't. Those files were never meant to be in external storage. This is due to the way android loads the memory.
Only option is to update to an os that adaptable storage.
zelendel said:
You can't. Those files were never meant to be in external storage. This is due to the way android loads the memory.
Only option is to update to an os that adaptable storage.
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So will this work(linking and not breaking) with apps that are naturally movable to sd card(i.e. moveable to sd from Android settings)?
And what OS could I get to change that? Cyanogen? RR?
ShinraTensei04 said:
So will this work(linking and not breaking) with apps that are naturally movable to sd card(i.e. moveable to sd from Android settings)?
And what OS could I get to change that? Cyanogen? RR?
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Not really. Apps are really not made for sdcards. As for the OS you will need something that uses 6.0 as a base.
So marshmallow allows apps into sd? No problem with linking and rebooting?
ShinraTensei04 said:
So marshmallow allows apps into sd? No problem with linking and rebooting?
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It as adaptable storage. Which means converting your sdcard to be system memory. Does it work? Couldn't tell you. None of the devices I buy have an sdcard slot. And oem have hidden the feature or removed it all together.
So... either I get a custom rom with 6.0 without any guarantee that it actually works(and lose my data), or just be stuck with this problem on lollipop.
Another question, this problem will persist even for the apps link2sd and foldermount? I ask because they might use different methods, I can't confirm myself as my apps are already linked with apps2sd.
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ShinraTensei04 said:
So... either I get a custom rom with 6.0 without any guarantee that it actually works(and lose my data), or just be stuck with this problem on lollipop.
Another question, this problem will persist even for the apps link2sd and foldermount? I ask because they might use different methods, I can't confirm myself as my apps are already linked with apps2sd.
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Yes. It is due to the way the os is set for mounting and reading the sd card. The whole OS loads before it reads the sdcard. Once all apps and data are loaded does it scan the sdcard. Not really alot you can do about it. I just wouldn't bother with moving things to the sdcard. Devices now generally come with plenty of storage.
zelendel said:
Yes. It is due to the way the os is set for mounting and reading the sd card. The whole OS loads before it reads the sdcard. Once all apps and data are loaded does it scan the sdcard. Not really alot you can do about it. I just wouldn't bother with moving things to the sdcard. Devices now generally come with plenty of storage.
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True enough, guess I'll only link those that hog up too much space. Thanks man.
Btw, does titanium backup create backup of linked apps too?
ShinraTensei04 said:
True enough, guess I'll only link those that hog up too much space. Thanks man.
Btw, does titanium backup create backup of linked apps too?
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I am not sure. Like I said. I have not had a device with an sdcard slot in like 5 years or so.
zelendel said:
I am not sure. Like I said. I have not had a device with an sdcard slot in like 5 years or so.
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Okay, thanks a bunch anyway.
Dalvik VM might be the problem. ART VM isn't causing any trouble. Though it takes a few more seconds to start the linked app, the rest works smoothly.
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I've got the latest version of TWRP and trying to make a backup. It says there's not enough room. I have the SD card selected and it has 7 free GB of space. 13.3GB of internal storage is used. Is there no compression? This was working fine until I upgraded to Marshmallow.
Also I'm a bit surprised to see internal storage so full, I just installed Marshmallow.
lightningglasses said:
I've got the latest version of TWRP and trying to make a backup. It says there's not enough room. I have the SD card selected and it has 7 free GB of space. 13.3GB of internal storage is used. Is there no compression? This was working fine until I upgraded to Marshmallow.
Also I'm a bit surprised to see internal storage so full, I just installed Marshmallow.
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Which partition(s) did you wish to back up?
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Which partition(s) did you wish to back up?
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That's a good question. I guess all of them but the cache? How do I decide which need to be backed up if the goal is to be able to restore from a damaged device?
lightningglasses said:
That's a good question. I guess all of them but the cache? How do I decide which need to be backed up if the goal is to be able to restore from a damaged device?
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Usually /system, /data, and /boot. And these partition usually exceed 7GB, which in your case 13GB. That means your SD card is too small to handle the backup.
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