Update CM11 = lose storage - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am currently on CyanogenMod 11 version 140924. When I update to a newer version of cm 11 my storage is inaccessible and says there is no storage available. My gallery crashes and says no storage my Google Play store also crashes. However I can use root explorer and see my SD card however none of the apps seem to see it and I cannot download anything. Anyone have any suggestions on what I can do?

I think it's something has to do with permissions maybe..
The only thing I can suggest is formatting the disk from recovery like TWRP then wipe for a fresh install..
Make sure you know how to transfer ROM files when nothing on phone but the recovery or you have external hard SD and backup your things somewhere.
Usually when my phone has a problem that I couldn't fix even with wipe and install ROM again, I do this.

Have you had any luck?. I have been banging my head for the past two days on this I cannot use any cm11 to access my internal storage . A factory image and lollipop work fine I can see my internal storage but on cm11 I cannot. Everything was working fine I tried cm12 and then when I went back and something went haywire...
I have wiped everything in recovery and installed fresh. It seem like when I tried fusion recovery and tried to go back this seemed to happen.

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[Q] GT-I9505 trouble wiping and date/time

Hello,
I'm trying to fix a problem for a few days now, but without any luck.
I flashed CM11 using CWM 6.0.4.7, which is the latest.
But for some reason there is a problem with the date & time. My whatsapp keeps telling me my date was wrong, while it was actually set right. Didn't matter if i changed it and changed it back, or put it on automatic. It keeps resetting at boot but for some reason it shows the right date.
So i tried flashing another rom and i have the same problem.
But then i found out i did a full wipe and to be sure i formatted System and Data (also cache and dalvik), but when i did a clean install after the wiping, i still could restore a whatsapp backup and i see all my photos which are located on my internal storage. (/storage/emulated/o).
I think the wiping isn't done right or something.
Does anybody know what i should do?
I just want to wipe everything possible, except for CWM and then do a clean install.

Apps Thinking I have an SD Card & not working

Hi, I recently was on paranoid android and was getting ready to sell my galaxy s4 I9505 so restored a back up I made of the stock rom which was what came on the phone when I bought it.
I restored the back up, but once the phone had booted it was really slow and I kept getting loads of error messages saying different processes had kept failing. The same as in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...restoring-stock-rom-cwm-t2882455#post55566370
I then booted back into recovery and wiped data and dalvik cache, which after rebooting sorted the problem. The device was running smoothly and so I went on downloading my apps from the play store.
But I've since noticed apps like swift key, instagram, whatsapp and snap chat seem to be having issues. I don't have any SD card installed just the phones internal memory, which I have ample space (9GB) but whatsapp won't let me download images.
Snapchat says I need to install an sd before viewing video and Instgram mentions I need an SD before being able to take a picture.
Also the language pack for Swiftkey won't download and when I try and download a theme it says it can't save it.
So it seems there's something wrong with the way it's trying to store certain files. Has anyone else come across this yet?
I'm planning on following the whole unroot process anyway documented here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477 which I'm hoping will fix it.
But I wondered if anyone knew what it is that's caused it?
Rezaei12 said:
Hi, I recently was on paranoid android and was getting ready to sell my galaxy s4 I9505 so restored a back up I made of the stock rom which was what came on the phone when I bought it.
I restored the back up, but once the phone had booted it was really slow and I kept getting loads of error messages saying different processes had kept failing. The same as in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...restoring-stock-rom-cwm-t2882455#post55566370
I then booted back into recovery and wiped data and dalvik cache, which after rebooting sorted the problem. The device was running smoothly and so I went on downloading my apps from the play store.
But I've since noticed apps like swift key, instagram, whatsapp and snap chat seem to be having issues. I don't have any SD card installed just the phones internal memory, which I have ample space (9GB) but whatsapp won't let me download images.
Snapchat says I need to install an sd before viewing video and Instgram mentions I need an SD before being able to take a picture.
Also the language pack for Swiftkey won't download and when I try and download a theme it says it can't save it.
So it seems there's something wrong with the way it's trying to store certain files. Has anyone else come across this yet?
I'm planning on following the whole unroot process anyway documented here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477 which I'm hoping will fix it.
But I wondered if anyone knew what it is that's caused it?
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Did you install the stock rom before or have you just restored your old backup?
If I were you, I would clean everything, install the stock sammy firmware (with latest base) and after that restore your backup
Tkkg1994 said:
Did you install the stock rom before or have you just restored your old backup?
If I were you, I would clean everything, install the stock sammy firmware (with latest base) and after that restore your backup
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No it's not a rom, I just restored my old back up of my OS before I started flashing any custom roms.
I did a factory reset on the phone hoping it might resolve it. Which hasn't, but I'm not sure now if it's got rid of CWM. Would as I can't seem to get it to boot into recovery (it maybe just me not releasing the volume up button at the right time).
Think I'm going to have to flash a clean stock firmware following the unroot process and hope that fixes it.

[Urgent]All Apps...Gone! After updating CM12

Ok here is the situation....
I soft-bricked my D802 after simply restarting the phone today (stuck on loading screen). Dunno how it happened but it did. Luckily, I thought, I had a recovery file from TWRP.....restored it....didn't work.
So I said, 'oh well, let's just update it anyway'. So I did a simple factory reset using TWRP, and installed the latest CM12.
Not I can get into the Android System, but all my apps....gone! I am pretty sure I didn't delete the files because when I look into the settings, the harddisk space is still taken up. Also, when the new CM12 initiated it said 98 apps upgrading. So I'm pretty sure the apps are there.
The problem is, all of them are now gone. What's worse, all GAPPS except Gmail are gone too. There is no way to do anything about it even after I reflashed GAPPS.
Desperately needing help.
Factory reset in recovery delete your apps.
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Use a file manager and look to see if you have more than one sdcard. This happened to me. The folder is called 0 everything should be in there

Getting error messages that I don't have an SD card??

Hey guys,
So I just got my OP5 today... the first thing I did after taking it out of the box was unlock the bootloader (obviously). I then installed TWRP so I could backup my stock image. Since then I've been fighting with my phone all day because my apps say I don't have an SD card. 1) I can't download apps, 2) I can't take pictures 3) I can't create a folder on my internal storage with the file manager.
I have tried wiping system and wiping data. ( I'm currently on FreedomOS rom since I wanted to try wiping everything ) The weird thing is I was able to download ES file browser, Root Checker, and Titanium backup before the SD card stopped working. Is there any way I can try to fix this??? Kinda worried I received a defective unit.
you need to wipe data then reboot you will find the problem is fixed
予而不语 said:
you need to wipe data then reboot you will find the problem is fixed
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Unfortunately I tried this a few times to no avail. Fortunately for anyone else with this problem I think it's fixed. After wiping I ran Fix Permissions in TWRP... that seems to have done the trick. I'm up and running now, no bugs. Thanks for the input!
Blackdrag said:
After wiping I ran Fix Permissions in TWRP... that seems to have done the trick.
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sounds to me you somehow erased your data partition and didnt wiped/format it.
you are not the first one with that problem: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72807646&postcount=8
maybe a twrp or bootloader unlock problem ?

My phone's storage is empty, but the app store says it is full. I've installed TWRP.

So, I've tried to root my phone, but twrp is not decrypting. I've done everything, like advance wiping and recovery and stuff. didn't work. now, when I'm using the normal miui but when I'm going to my file manager, it says 'disconnected'. I've connected through the computer. but there is no internal storage folder in the mi 9t drive. I'm trying to install some apps, as everything is wiped out, but the Google play store says I need free space. But my whole storage is empty. it's just not functioning. what to do, please help. i've already used factory reset, but the twrp pops open. i am new to this. if i can atleast get my old system back, i am happy.
AtiqAfnan said:
So, I've tried to root my phone, but twrp is not decrypting. I've done everything, like advance wiping and recovery and stuff. didn't work. now, when I'm using the normal miui but when I'm going to my file manager, it says 'disconnected'. I've connected through the computer. but there is no internal storage folder in the mi 9t drive. I'm trying to install some apps, as everything is wiped out, but the Google play store says I need free space. But my whole storage is empty. it's just not functioning. what to do, please help. i've already used factory reset, but the twrp pops open. i am new to this. if i can atleast get my old system back, i am happy.
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Use this Tool(dont relock the bootloader) :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/flash-tool-guide-use-xiaomi-flash-tool.4262425/

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