hi folks,
can anyone explain to me how the the available internal memory is reported in settings->storage on the i9505? mine seems pretty nonsensical.
its reported as follows:
total space 9.25gb
applications 1.74gb
pictures videos 12.54mb
audio 240kb
downloads 20mb
miscellaneous 435mb
available 2.32gb
furthermore, es file explorer is reporting that 6.92gb out of 9.25gb available memory is used, which matches the 2.32gb available reported in settings->storage.
so where is the remaining 4.7gb??!?
i used the sd card analyser in es file explorer to see what's going on and where the data is but adding up all the data there does not account for the missing 4.7gb??
any clues?
whatsisnametake2 said:
hi folks,
can anyone explain to me how the the available internal memory is reported in settings->storage on the i9505? mine seems pretty nonsensical.
its reported as follows:
total space 9.25gb
applications 1.74gb
pictures videos 12.54mb
audio 240kb
downloads 20mb
miscellaneous 435mb
available 2.32gb
furthermore, es file explorer is reporting that 6.92gb out of 9.25gb available memory is used, which matches the 2.32gb available reported in settings->storage.
so where is the remaining 4.7gb??!?
i used the sd card analyser in es file explorer to see what's going on and where the data is but adding up all the data there does not account for the missing 4.7gb??
any clues?
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Hi,
Have you perhaps made a nandroid backup which saved to your internal memory?
hi malybru. no - i've done nandroid to extSdCard. if i had mistakenly done it to internal, the data would show up in the clockworkmod folder anyway, which it doesn't.
i have flashed to official BTU roms from odin, without wipe, and rooted afterwards each time. could this have anything to do with it?
when i attach the phone to my windows laptop and examine the internal memory in windows explorer, under properties the phone memory is saying 6.92gb used out of 9.25, yet when i select all the files and go to properties, it only adds up to 500-500mb?!?
whatsisnametake2 said:
hi malybru. no - i've done nandroid to extSdCard. if i had mistakenly done it to internal, the data would show up in the clockworkmod folder anyway, which it doesn't.
i have flashed to official BTU roms from odin, without wipe, and rooted afterwards each time. could this have anything to do with it?
when i attach the phone to my windows laptop and examine the internal memory in windows explorer, under properties the phone memory is saying 6.92gb used out of 9.25, yet when i select all the files and go to properties, it only adds up to 500-500mb?!?
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Hi,
I use a great app from the market,called "FX File Explorer"
It has a "View " button at the bottom of the page which will show you a breakdown of the data on your phone.
Click it when you are in your Main Storage.
It might help to locate some stuff that should not be there.
If not,it's still a great app to have.
yes es file explorer has the same thing. there's no sign anywhere of the missing 4.7gb data! all the files add up to about 600mb.
i still have no clue about this. how about if i backup all the files, reformat internal storage in recovery, copy files back?
i had this problem before.. then i checked data/media.. there should only be 3 folders there which are: 0, legacy and obb.. move every other folder to 0.. hope this helps..
dannyella said:
i had this problem before.. then i checked data/media.. there should only be 3 folders there which are: 0, legacy and obb.. move every other folder to 0.. hope this helps..
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you sir are a genius. that was it. there was a clockworkmod folder in data/media with a nandroid backup in it. deleted it and missing storage recovered! thanks!
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Ok, I was trying to place some .zip files on my internal memory root for storage purposes. I used root explorer, changed to r/w created a folder (/storage) and put the files there. When I restarted my phone they were gone. What happened? Is there a reason this shouldn't work.
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lanternslight456 said:
Ok, I was trying to place some .zip files on my internal memory root for storage purposes. I used root explorer, changed to r/w created a folder (/storage) and put the files there. When I restarted my phone they were gone. What happened? Is there a reason this shouldn't work.
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The internal storage is checked during every startup for integrity just in case something is wrong from last shutdown... The best bet is to put your files to /data folder if you must put stuff in the internal storage (not recommended)..
Don't create your own folders, it will be removed by the integrity checking...
SDCard is still the best location for putting ALL user data
I suspected as much but wasn't too sure, thanks faux
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faux123 said:
The internal storage is checked during every startup for integrity just in case something is wrong from last shutdown... The best bet is to put your files to /data folder if you must put stuff in the internal storage (not recommended)..
Don't create your own folders, it will be removed by the integrity checking...
SDCard is still the best location for putting ALL user data
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Thank you I also had wondered this, totally abandoning the idea now, WOOT WOOT West L.A.
I just installed CM10 for my first ROM. Following the guide I found I tried to create a back up while in Recovery mode, but it hosed up somewhere during the process. I decided I didn't need to do the backup anyway since I have Titanium but am wondering if that backup is where my storage has gone. I've actually gone in and erased the backup folder from Windows file browser but there is still at least 5 GB unaccounted for somewhere.
Any ideas?
Apparently I can't submit a link for a screen shot of my device's storage so here it is broken down
Total Space 13.24GB
Apps 1.62 GB
Pictures, videos 5.66GB
Audio 200 KB
Downloads 368 MB
Available 602 MB
Download ES File Explorer. Hit the menu and select where it says "manager" and then Select "SD Card Analyst" it will scan the internal storage and then take a screen shot of that or analyze this yourself and it should pin point what is taking up all the storage.
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Download ES File Explorer. Hit the menu and select where it says "manager" and then Select "SD Card Analyst" it will scan the internal storage and then take a screen shot of that or analyze this yourself and it should pin point what is taking up all the storage.
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Thank you that helped. ClockworkMod still had a lot in that backup folder even though it showed it empty earlier.
Sliger said:
Thank you that helped. ClockworkMod still had a lot in that backup folder even though it showed it empty earlier.
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Yeah gotta delete that on the phone through a file manager. Glad of worked.
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I created a backup zip file of some images that were in the main sdcard folder that's found within the mnt folder and I was trying to delete said zip file as I thought I'd made a mistake with the zip file and somehow I ended up deleted most of the folders within the sdcard folder!
I checked out the Storage section within settings and it has the following information:
Total space]
13.11GB
Apps
3.28GB
Pictures, videos
245MB
Misc.
8.33GB
Available
1.31GB
Even though the information in the Internal Storage section is correct, when I check my folders using a file explorer software on my device which is rooted and running AOKP, it shows that the folders and files that I deleted are still missing.
Is there anyway to access the internal memory via an ADB-type software that will allow me to recover the files and folders that were deleted by accident as well as let me back up the internal memory to a PC once the recovery is done? (That is, when I can access the damn device as it's being a pain in the ass trying to detect it on my laptop!)
I use Recuva from Piriform located HERE ! It found and restored 234 MP3's that I guess I was pocket deleting on my DHD.
Thanks for the link. I'll check it out as soon as I can get my device recognised on my laptop and netbook!
I need help with this problem please. It looks like my storage space is doubled, and I am quickly running out of space because of this.
When connecting my Nexus 4 to my computer, I can confirm that everything that I see through the connection is 4.94GB. However, as a drive, it reports only 2.98 GB free. As you may know total memory is 12.92GB.
Now using ES File Explorer, there are these folders that all seem to be pointing somehow to the same "sdcard" storage (the one where all the files are stored).
All these are under Device, so the main root folder
mnt - sdcard (shortcut) - 4.94GB
sdcard (shortcut) - 4.94GB
storage - emulated - 0 - 4.94GB
storage - emulated - legacy - 4.94GB
storage - sdcard (shortcut) - 4.94GB
All the other folders seen through ES File Explorer take 575.06MB, which I'm assuming are the system files
However, if I select all 3, mnt, sdcard and storage, total space taken is only reported as 4.94GB
But if I select only storage, the size is reported as 14.83GB
I'm not sure what is the story with it. I used to have android 4.3, then now I have upgraded to PA 2.99
Anyone could give me any options, where should I look, what folders to check. I would really like back that extra 4.94GB's
Could anyone help me with this please? I can provide any additional details required
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Could anyone help me with this please? I can provide any additional details required
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I seem to encounter the same problem. Have you come up with any solution?
I ended up formating the entire phone and re-installing the OS
So ES File explorer says my internal storage is 22.8 GB / 23.3 GB (98% full) I have disabled the recycle bin, and estrongs folder is only 12 MB. I try going through all the folders and checking their size, and I can't add up to more than a few hundred MB.
I plug my phone in to my computer to see if it will be faster for me to look around, and sure enough, Windows says there are 517 MB free out of 23.2 GB. I look around, and once again, I can't find any large folders.
Going to Applications > Settings > System > Storage on the phone shows 31.5 GB used out of 32.0 GB.
Samsungs "My Files" app also shows the same as above.
Both My Files and ES File Explorer show 98-99% of the internal storage is taken up by "other" files. What could this be? How do I get rid of it?
+1 Interested as well. My others is 500mb but I'd like to be proactive, since I can't find the "other" files.
Thanks in advance.
I was having the same issue a while back. I suddenly got a notification that my device storage was almost full. What confused me was that I barely download much and most of what I save is on my SD card. Tried deleting apps and stuff but the storage seems to fill up on its own somehow.
Though I eventually found it to be cache saved on the phone. I used CCleaner from the PlayStore and I cleared up around 17 GB of cache... which is a lot. Try using a cache/file cleaning app like CCleaner or similar and see if it works for you as well. I haven't noticed any changes on my phone either so I still wonder what stacked up so much cache!
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So ES File explorer says my internal storage is 22.8 GB / 23.3 GB (98% full) I have disabled the recycle bin, and estrongs folder is only 12 MB. I try going through all the folders and checking their size, and I can't add up to more than a few hundred MB.
I plug my phone in to my computer to see if it will be faster for me to look around, and sure enough, Windows says there are 517 MB free out of 23.2 GB. I look around, and once again, I can't find any large folders.
Going to Applications > Settings > System > Storage on the phone shows 31.5 GB used out of 32.0 GB.
Samsungs "My Files" app also shows the same as above.
Both My Files and ES File Explorer show 98-99% of the internal storage is taken up by "other" files. What could this be? How do I get rid of it?
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settings - system- storage click on Internal storage you see there Cache data , when you click on it you can clean it.
I hope this will help
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Does anyone know of a good method to browse all the files on the internal storage? I really can't trace what is taking up so much space....
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Does anyone know of a good method to browse all the files on the internal storage? I really can't trace what is taking up so much space....
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Bruh! Download all in one toolbox
( I have paid) it'll clean your phone up really nice. And auto too
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I just tried CCleaner, and it "deleted" 13.76GB Thumbnail Cache. But right above that it still says I have 22.53GB/24.19GB used.
Like many others in this thread I am trying to locate the hidden data on my inetrnal storage, no tool I have tried thus far will tell me where pr what this data is and allow me to nuke it manually. Doing a factory reset is not only rediculous but counter intuative - I shdould be able see WTF this data is and bloody well nuke it.
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Like many others in this thread I am trying to locate the hidden data on my inetrnal storage, no tool I have tried thus far will tell me where pr what this data is and allow me to nuke it manually. Doing a factory reset is not only rediculous but counter intuative - I shdould be able see WTF this data is and bloody well nuke it.
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Found the answer -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/phantum-internal-storage-sd-useage-t3853593
It was PrivateMode using space in the internal storage.