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How do i fix low storage space so i don't have to reset my phone?
I have an android Samsung Intercept SPH-M910 and I have read all the directions for resetting and clearing apps and cache. However I still have to reset my phone every three days because the low ...
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1answer
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I'v lost my phone recently
I'v lost my phone recently and it's got a pattern lock on it but iv also reported the phone as stolen so it's been barred. Would it be possible for a thief to unlock it
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Record video and send it to server
I want to record a video, and stream it directly to the server while recording (i.e. the video should be saved on the server, not necessarily locally on the Android device). How can this be ...
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External HDD not recognized by tablet
I have an external 320GB HDD with Backtrack on it, partitioned as follows:
-partition '/' ext4
-partition '/home' ext4
-swap
-free partition fat32
The problem comes when I connect it to my tablet ...
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Is there a way to temporarily unload a 1GB file from my Samsung Galaxy S3? [closed]
I need to free up some space on my phone temporarily but I can't delete anything. So, I'm looking for a way to upload/etc. to free up some space and re-download the files later that I can't lose. I ...
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Can Android tablet read external hard drive and if so which formats?
Can an Android tablet read external hard drives and if so which formats?
I have a Samsung Note and tried accessing a hard drive but failed. I've been told that if I format my 1TB hard drive to FAT32 ...
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How to store data on internal memory on LG Optimus 4X HD
After first use of LG optimus 4x HD I set storing of photo and video files on a SD card. Now I want this files to be saved back on internal memory.But I can't find where I did this setting. Please ...
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Link2sd boot issues
I've got a stock, rooted firmware on my LG Optimus One (P500) handset.
I installed Link2SD, and I've got roughly 100 apps installed.
Whenever I boot my device, however, it takes 5-6 minutes to boot ...
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Read/Write not working on external sd card - Android
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and no applications can read or write to the external SD card - except the Root Browser. This happened a month or so ago after I installed a custom ROM (Alliance) and I have ...
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Rooted Froyo phone, deleting apk files doesn't free up internal memory
I am constantly running into storage problems on my 2.2 Froyo Samsung Galaxy Ace. I decided to delete some memory intensive stock apps that I didn't need, and deleted the .apk files using Root Browser ...
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transfered game to external SD Card
I just got a Galaxy Note 2. This phone came with 3 games - I bought them, downloaded, and then found: oh I have used up 7GB of data already! So thought I would transfer the games to my external SDcard ...
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Navfree required space
I was wondering how much space Navfree needs for its maps. I know it depends on what parts of the world you download, so is there any place I can check it, other than the app itself? (Alternatively ...
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Is it possible to add arbitrary folders to the media scanner?
I have a samsung captivate glide and it's got 4 gigs of storage that isn't main storage and isn't sd card memory. It shows up as a separate section under settings->storage and it's mounted on ...
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1answer
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Is there a way to adjust the memory allocation to increase the allocation for apps?
I have an Mi Traveler Android model 10R2 tablet and I am continuously getting a "memory low" message. I have added a SD card and moved some apps to the card, but still get the same messages. In ...
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1answer
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Confused by the many locations of the virtual /sdcard/
Some devices (like my Nexus 4) don't have an external slot for an SD Card. Instead, there's a root folder called /sdcard/ that is treated the same way. But I also find other paths that all point to ...
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Useless internal storage on Atab Phone 5
I have an Atab phone 5 (similar to the Galaxy Note) with Android 4.0. It has 512MB RAM, 2GB internal storage, and 16GB SD card.
When I install apps, is it normal them to appear in the 512MB RAM, ...
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How to “un-save” attachments in Gmail on Jelly Bean?
Gmail on Android 4.2 brings a boatload of improvements over the version I'm used to from 2.2. Its improved interface for dealing with (received) attachments is very welcome.
However, I cannot find a ...
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Need more memory to install Nova 3 Near Orbit on Samsung Galaxy S2
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running Android 4.0.3.
I want to install Nova 3 Near Orbit on this device. I need 2 gigabyte of memory to install the game, but I only have 1.97 gigabytes in total.
How ...
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What is the difference between system memory and internal storage?
I am using LG Optimus L3.
When I look into the app manager, there is a system memory of 157MB and an internal storage of 1GB. I can't install all the apps on internal storage. It's something like ...
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What is meant by System Memory in android? [duplicate]
I have an LG -E405 phone running Android 2.3.6.
As can be seen here, the phone has 1GB internal memory and 384Mb RAM.
When I look at default App manager, this is what I get,
RAM - 231Mb
System ...
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1answer
304 views
How can I see how “Internal” storage is used
How can I see how apps are using Internal Storage?
How can I see percistent/constant usage?
How can I see how much applications on SD-card would use extra, if I moved them to the phone.
I am ...
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Low internal memory, but high local and SD memory
I have a MID android tablet which has been giving me low storage messages during some downloads lately. But when I check, the local and SD have practically 3GB free. So, where is this data going, and ...
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What is the installation size of a clean build of 4.2?
This is a pretty simple question, but one that I have not been able to find the answer to. How much disk/storage space does an installation of Jelly Bean (bonus points for other versions) take up? I ...
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Application backup/restore - for saving resources
I was thinking I could completely backup apps to the SD card, and then restore them when needed. This for saving system resources.
Is there some efficient way to do this?
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How to have unused apps not take up resources
Is there a way I can have unused apps not take up resources? Especially Internal memory and other resources not on Sd card.
I am already using Link2SD to move what I can to SD.
I know you can back ...
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2answers
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First time with Android, need help with adding media
For Christmas this year I am getting a 16GB (really 10.6 GB) Galaxy Note II, which will be my first Android device after having a slew of iDevices. I have ~12 GB of music in iTunes and Google Music, ...
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Use android 2.3 as a wireless Mass Storage middle man
Context: I would like to use an old phone as a USB Mass storage device/slave, but read/writes to a Network share. So I can attach it to the Kitchen TV and direct it to a windows/linux directory.
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Limited internal storage, how to shift stuff to sd card
Total Available Internal storage on my Sony Ericsson is ~412MB. This is really low but many apps apparently need to be installed there and others still need a footprint even after being shifted to SD ...
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1answer
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Recovery Mode does not find internal nor external storage
Before I had CyanogenMod 9 on my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. Then, suddenly it did not boot anymore and I could not boot into recovery mode neither.
So I flashed different kernels with Odin (speedmod, ...
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What do the names means in settings > application manager > current app?
In settings>application manager><your app> we got some infos about her.
What do they means? I am quite confused.
I really need to know it but somehow its quite hard to guess. Where can I get ...
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Internal storage, phone storage and SD card
I am new to Android (v4.0.4) and trying to understand it.
By looking at the storage setting, I found the followings are listed:
Internal storage: total space 807MB
Phone storage: total space ...
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Why is the SD-card mounted to “/sdcard/external_sd” instead of “/sdcard” (or “/mnt/sdcard”)?
I recently upgraded my phone to an LG Motion 4G (Android 4 ICS). I see that the sdcard is mounted at /sdcard/external_sd. I also noticed that this appears to be the same with some other newer models. ...
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My space used and free space doesn't add up
See pic - the numbers don't add up
This is a 16GB Nexus 7
The listed items only add up to a little over 9GB. So 4GB worth of files are missing.
How can I find those missing files?
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Modify file without creating a copy [closed]
Is it technically possible to edit a file directly and don't create a copy inside the application directory ?
I want to annotate an image or a PDF directly but every application saves a copy instead ...
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2answers
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Moving app between _three_ possibilities for storage?
My son has an Android phone, and when he bought it the storage space was divided thus:
System Memory: 157MB
Internal Memory: 1024MB
When this was essentially full we put in an SD card to give him ...
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What else is occupying my android phone's internal space [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless — Any help?
Something is secretly eating up my tablet memory and I need help finding it
I have a HTC Desire ...
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Too little memory in Android NAND ROMs. Cannot install apps!
(I was about to ask it here, but since I found the answer I'll share it too)
After installing Android on NAND on my HD2, I found that the available system memory is too little for everyday use. It's ...
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Where does Google Play store its ebooks on an Android device?
In the Google Play Books Android application, there is an option to keep an ebook on a device if the user wants to do it. So when you decide to do such a thing, the ebook may be stored somewhere on ...
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What is the application space limit on Galaxy Nexus?
Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a 16GB internal memory and no external sdcard. I'm wondering if that means I have 16GB (or at least the free space left of that memory) to install applications?
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What is internal and external storage?
My phone said that the Golf 2 app is moved to the SD card.
In the app info section I have the following choices:
Force stop
Uninstall
Move to internal storage
Is internal storage the SD?
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2answers
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Why my phone is always out of space recently, but I didn't install any new software [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I free some disk space without deleting my apps?
I've installed such software as Shazam, Baidu Map, QQ, HiMarket, MeiTuan, UC Mobile, etc. At first everything is ...
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No external storage available - Storage gone
While I organizing files on my Galaxy Nexus via PC (USB), Gallery app kept saying No external storage available Then I restarted the device, and whole storage was gone..
What could possible cause ...
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Why don't any of the files on my Android tablet show up on my computer when I connect my computer with my Android tablet through USB?
The computer (Windows 7) recognizes the tablet but I can't see anything when I click on the "drive" corresponding to the tablet.
I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad tablet.
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Once uninstalled, is data stored by an app on SD card also removed simultaneously?
As an example - newer games once downloaded and installed from the Market (Play Store), also subsequently download extra data to a user's SD card. When one opts to uninstall said app/game, is the ...
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An app that can give a clear overview of what exactly is eating up my phone space? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?
I'm curious to know how my 2GB memory card could fill up so quickly as well as my internal phone memory. I ...
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Not enough storage on android device
When I download application from Market I obtain out of memory error.
In fact I have about 2Gb free storage on SD Card and it seems there is out of space of internal phone storage.
How to clear ...
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How to remove downloaded videos of TED app from device?
I like official TED app which allows me to download videos for later offline viewing. I've downloaded many videos & watched all of them. Now, I want to remove them from my device to regain my ...
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adb command to search the filesystem
Is there an adb command similar to "locate" or "grep" that would help me find a file on my Android device?
I'm curious about adb specifically, not a search app.
EDIT: "find" has been suggested, ...
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1answer
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Missing internal flash memory and SD card does not mount
Some time ago I installed a custom firmware (YAR28) on my Archos 7HT. This worked fine for a while, until some day when I switched it on it showed the initial startup screen, and after that all my ...
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Check what storage an app uses?
Is there a way to check what storage a third party application is using? i.e which of these it uses?
