My RAZR MAXX is currently running the stock ROM, rooted with safestrap recovery. I discovered this odd problem when I went to create a ROM image in safestrap and it only showed 1.9gb available internal memory. I formatted the internal memory and even did a full factory reset to see if the problem would change, but no luck. What in the world would cause my /sdcard partition to be so small? How can I resize it to take up all available free space?
Look up the software g-parted. It will help you to see the partitions on the SD card. Windows cant see the Android ( linux ) partitions.
mroneeyedboh said:
Look up the software g-parted. It will help you to see the partitions on the SD card. Windows cant see the Android ( linux ) partitions.
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Downloading the live ISO now. Do I connect my phone as a mass storage device or some other way for gparted to see everything?
//edit: This is the INTERNAL "/sdcard" partition, not an external card (/sdcard-ext).
Gparted shows /sdcard as a 2.75gb "unallocated" space. No filesystem that it can detect. /sdcard-ext (my actual card) is there with the right size as fat32. It does not show any other partitions on the device, and no option to make /sdcard any bigger.
Weird. I too am stock and running Project Lense boot. My /sdcard is showing correctly in Root Explorer as about 8 gig with 4.69 used and 3.23 free. 8 gig like it should be.
Does safestrap say 1.9G internal memory or internal storage? Storage is not the same as memory. Too many people use them interchangeably.
Just for ****s and giggles I downloaded a couple of partition info apps from the market. All of them that I downloaded were crap and didn't work. Even paid for one and it FC's. Uninstall click refund!!!
85gallon said:
Weird. I too am stock and running Project Lense boot. My /sdcard is showing correctly in Root Explorer as about 8 gig with 4.69 used and 3.23 free. 8 gig like it should be.
Does safestrap say 1.9G internal memory or internal storage? Storage is not the same as memory. Too many people use them interchangeably.
Just for ****s and giggles I downloaded a couple of partition info apps from the market. All of them that I downloaded were crap and didn't work. Even paid for one and it FC's. Uninstall click refund!!!
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I factory reset and formatted. safestrap said I had ~2800mb of internal memory (/sdcard) available instead of the ~8gb I'm supposed to have. It's the same as it displays in the phone via Settings > Storage, or through gparted.
I know the difference between storage and memory, but the RAZR keeps referring to it as memory.
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Do I lost all my data on sdcard?
ES Explorer shown me the message no sdcard mountet.
I remount the sdcard in the Settings.
Now the Partition ist only 11.5GB (in Titanium Backup)
In ES Explorer the message is not shown again, but my old folders are gone.
Can someone explaine what's going on with my Atrix?
(Sorry 4 my bad english)
try putting the sd card into your computer and checking it out.
Are you sure you're checking /sdcard-ext/ (EXTERNAL CARD) or /sdcard/ (INTERNAL MEMORY)? Because mostly apps show internal memory as sdcard; and ~11.5GB free for internal is OK.
fernandodistinto said:
Are you sure you're checking /sdcard-ext/ (EXTERNAL CARD) or /sdcard/ (INTERNAL MEMORY)? Because mostly apps show internal memory as sdcard; and ~11.5GB free for internal is OK.
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It is the internal sdcard, shows me 11.4 from 11.5 free and all my data are lost. 20 folders which i can't see.
Should be 15.x total
There is internal storage which the phone considers an SC card, and then there is external storage which is the card you put in. The phone partitions the internal storage and uses bits for various things. part is for webtop, part is for apps, part is for storage. 11.x gigs on the internal is normal.
the data you claim to have lost, was it on the card you put in the phone yourself? if so it's probably still there, you just need to look at the external card.
I believe the AT&T phones show the internal sdcard as having 10.7GB free after a clean sbf flash. Mine does, and I know other people have reported the same number. Obviously this number will vary slightly by carrier, but not too much I would think.
cegna09 said:
There is internal storage which the phone considers an SC card, and then there is external storage which is the card you put in. The phone partitions the internal storage and uses bits for various things. part is for webtop, part is for apps, part is for storage. 11.x gigs on the internal is normal.
the data you claim to have lost, was it on the card you put in the phone yourself? if so it's probably still there, you just need to look at the external card.
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No it is not on the external ;-( ... i had 3gb sound ob the internal, but I can't see them anymore ;-) and I dis not format something.... sdcard is mounted and estrongs explorer says:no sdcard mounted... whats wrong with my internal space, there must be a bug
yeah i have the same problem lol
Internal: 2.11GB, SDcard:11.5, Ext. SDcard: 3.95
I know flashed the gingerblur 4.5.
Titanium Backup shows me now the following:
System ROM: 335 MB (121MB free) --> what partition is that?
Internal : 2.11GB (1.55GB free)
SD card: 11.5GB (11.4GB free)
Ext. SD card 3.95GB (3.86GB free)
total internal should be 16GB, but its only 13.61GB ...
Can someone explain me, how I get my holiday photos and my sound files back? all my folders were deleted, but i didn`t formatted anything...
Please help me to get my holiday pics back...
did you guys use gingerbreak?....
crnkoj said:
did you guys use gingerbreak?....
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LOL. You mean they were supposed to actually read those warnings? Too much credit there
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I had a similar problem as well. I lost all my data in my ext sd card. Prior to that there were a couple of times where the sdcard and ext sd card didnt mount properly.
I tried to recover but to no avail. I now try not to transfer via the usb cable to minimize unmounting.
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no gingerbreak
Pirateghost said:
LOL. You mean they were supposed to actually read those warnings? Too much credit there
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No gingerbreak.
Is there a way to restore the pics?
Question
SG S2 has 16GB of internal storage, how can I expose ALL of this to Windows or Linux? At the moment I am only able to see a 11.5GB partition. I need to be able to read(no writing necessary) all of the 16BG in order to perform data recovery.
Prelude
I had "USB storage damaged" problem on a stock handset. Where this message was showing up in notifications and internal storage could not be mounted. I had to format the internal storage in order to make it accessible again.
Since then I've been running various file recovery tools on internal storage by making it accessible to Windows through Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities > Connect storage to PC. A lof of the data was successfully recovered using this method, but I had no luck recovering content of /sdcard/DCIM , which has family photos.
Problem is, Windows sees the drive as a 11.5 GB device. I understand that internal storage contains several partitions and only one of them is exposed to Windows. I need to run data recovery tools on ALL of the 16GB, how can this be done?
I would greatly appreciate any pointers or suggestions. Thank you.
If you had files on /sdcard, it would be on the 11.5GB partition.
It seems unlikely Android specific software would be better, but you could always give http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352515 a go.
@oinkylicious, thank you for the link, I'll give it a try.
I don't fully understand how internal storage is partitioned. How is 16 GB divided into different partitions? Camera pictures are stored on on /sdcard/DCIM , which partition would this be on?
Some data recovery tools are finding remains of two partitions, one FAT16 4 GB and one FAT32 12 GB, this seems to add up to 16 GB. I am assuming that because USB internal storage failed and had to be formatted, that all of the 16 GB were formatted.
Found how partitions are done on Galaxy S - http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series#Partitions
but no luck finding similar info for S2.
The answer isn't hard to find.
pulser_g2 said:
OMG WTF I was conned. Where's my 16 GB??? I WANT IT NAO!
Answer:
Your device uses 500 MB of space for the actual system software, plus around 2GB for your applications and their data storage. There are other partitions used for other system functions, and these take up some of the remaining space.
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pulser_g2 said:
OMG WTF I was conned. Where's my 16 GB??? I WANT IT NAO!
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Your device uses 500 MB of space for the actual system software, plus around 2GB for your applications and their data storage. There are other partitions used for other system functions, and these take up some of the remaining space.
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Is there any way to mount this 2GB partition(apps+data) on Windows/Linux?
So, under settings -> storage, I'm seeing the external SD card as it should but the internal memory is only 2.35GB. Isn't it supposed to be near to 13GB? I am not getting any low storage space or anything, just setting my available space.
Maybe the space is there with another name, how do I check the available internal space? DiskInfo is showing the similar thing.
lamborg said:
So, under settings -> storage, I'm seeing the external SD card as it should but the internal memory is only 2.35GB. Isn't it supposed to be near to 13GB? I am not getting any low storage space or anything, just setting my available space.
Maybe the space is there with another name, how do I check the available internal space? DiskInfo is showing the similar thing.
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There are three storage areas in the stock Rezound...
Apps - about 2.3GB
Phone Storage - about 13GB
These are part of the internal 16GB of storage in the phone itself, and is shared with the operating system, cache partitions, app partitions, and regular storage. They are segmented and cannot be joined and actually seen as one drive.
External Storage - about 15GB (sd card dependant)
each one is it's own partition, you cannot access the "App" area without root access. the Phone Storage is the "HTC STORAGE" drive that opens when you connect to the PC, the unnamed volume is the external SD card.
acejavelin said:
There are three storage areas in the stock Rezound...
Apps - about 2.3GB
Phone Storage - about 13GB
These are part of the internal 16GB of storage in the phone itself, and is shared with the operating system, cache partitions, app partitions, and regular storage. They are segmented and cannot be joined and actually seen as one drive.
External Storage - about 15GB (sd card dependant)
each one is it's own partition, you cannot access the "App" area without root access. the Phone Storage is the "HTC STORAGE" drive that opens when you connect to the PC, the unnamed volume is the external SD card.
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So, is there any easy way to see how much actual free space do I have left?
lamborg said:
So, is there any easy way to see how much actual free space do I have left?
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Settings - Storage shows free space on all 3 volumes.
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acejavelin said:
Settings - Storage shows free space on all 3 volumes.
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I can only see
Total space - 2.3, then sub-sections like downloads, cached etc
SD card - (external card space), same sub-sections
Unmount SD
Erase SD
Does your settings like any different?
lamborg said:
I can only see
Total space - 2.3, then sub-sections like downloads, cached etc
SD card - (external card space), same sub-sections
Unmount SD
Erase SD
Does your settings like any different?
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Yes... This is stock, rooted. Are you running a custom ROM?
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Yes... This is stock, rooted. Are you running a custom ROM?
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Yes, I am running a custom ROM. That could be the reason for the different screen.
There is an issue sometimes with the newer ROMs where the internal or external memory is not seen in the ROM but is when connected by USB... You usually just need to format the partition in FAT32 either via CWM/TWRP/Amon Ra or Windows.
Can you browse to it with ES File Explorer or other file manager?
acejavelin said:
There is an issue sometimes with the newer ROMs where the internal or external memory is not seen in the ROM but is when connected by USB... You usually just need to format the partition in FAT32 either via CWM/TWRP/Amon Ra or Windows.
Can you browse to it with ES File Explorer or other file manager?
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Would you be willing to list out the process for properly formatting the internal storage? I've tried several things, the most recent of which was mounting through recovery and formatting with Windows. However, the internal storage still can't be accessed by the camera, in ES File Explorer, etc. Thanks for any help you can provide.
millerslxk said:
Would you be willing to list out the process for properly formatting the internal storage? I've tried several things, the most recent of which was mounting through recovery and formatting with Windows. However, the internal storage still can't be accessed by the camera, in ES File Explorer, etc. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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In TWRP, you would go to wipe - advanced wipe - then select only internal SD option.
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I am using the solid exp and here's this folder "Internal memory" at SystemRoot, Now, this internal memory is actually my memory card. At the systemroot, there's another folder named "Storage". This folder has these 3 sub-folders - Internal memory (same as the previous one), sdcard1 (empty with free space 376MB) and usbdisk0 (empty with 376MB).
BTW, using the Xenon HD ROM and as far as I can remember, TRON had the same folders and all.
So a long time ago I had CM7 installed and never updated and it was my first an only modification to my tablet. Since then my memory card died and I had to RMA it. I'm now trying to do this all over again and I'm finding some difficulties.
I followed the steps below from here:
SDCARD IMAGE: boot.zip *Updated BOOT contents (flashing_boot.img, etc..)
0d4738f80f12da03988b372be1812a57 *cm_acclaim_10.2.0-RC0_13OCT2013_HD_SDC_IMG.7z (mirror)
flashable_expand_bootable_sdcard.zip
flash_format_data1_sdcard.zip
After burning the image and booting from your SDCard, boot into Cyanoboot menu and select “SDC Recovery“. In TWRP/Recovery, select “sdcard” location and select “flashable_expand_bootable_sdcard.zip”. This will auto resize the “data1” and “sdcard” partition on your card. You can do this manually using partition software like MiniTool or GParted. Initial boot time is around a couple minutes. If you are stuck at the booting animation for over 5 minutes, then there is a problem. Power off your device by holding down the power button and boot into “SDC Recovery” again. This time select “flash_format_data1_sdcard.zip” and reboot. When you get into home screen and the notification, say the “sdcard” is blank and ask you to format, do so. It will reformat the “sdcard” partition (Partition 4 on the SDCard) to Fat32.
62d37f5692c4002990590dec7047f74f *cm_acclaim_10.2.0-RC0_09AUG2013_HD_SDC_IMG.7z
(contain only Google Play)
INTERNAL GAPPS: *Might need to go to advance > fix permission in CWM before flashing GAPPS
gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip (mirror)
gapps-core-4.3.zip (contain only Google Play)
gapps-4.3-20130726-signed.zip
SDCARD GAPPS:
*gapps-jb-20130813-signed-sdc.zip (mirror)
gapps-core-4.3-sdc.zip (contain only Google Play)
*gapps-4.3-20130726-signed-sdc.zip
*(required at least 450MB for SYSTEM1 partition or else GAPPS won’t get fully install
I burned the image then booted the nook. It went into android no problem. I then followed the next step with going into recovery and running the first listed file. No problem so I didn't have to run the next one. I started installing apps again from the Play store and ran into an issue with space. Apparently for some reason I'm getting stuck with 4 partitions on this 32gb sd card with 24gb being completely unused. I opened the mini partition program and noticed this partition wasn't active. I preceded to activate it and put it back in my nook. Now it just boots to stock Nook.
So apparently setting the last 24gb partition screwed things up. Do I have to start over again with the above mentioned instructions?
Finally how the heck am I able to use the full space on the sd card? With the above directions I'm only left with a couple 100mb on each partition. I don't even understand why there are 4 partitions on the sd card in the first place. I understand the BOOT partition but there should only be one other partition and that is what CM10.2 and anything else you put on/install should reside.
UPDATE
I did some digging around on the above link and found information about resizing the partitions.
Install 7-zip if you can’t extract the file.
Extract cm-10.1-2013xxxx-acclaim-HD-SDC.img from cm-10.1-2013xxxx-acclaim-HD-SDC-img.rar/zip
This is a 2GB image that can be burn to a 2GB or bigger microSD card.
After installation, DATA1 partition 3 and SDCard only has xxx MB.
Many will want to expand their SDCard if it is bigger than 2GB.
You need to use a partition software on your computer to modify your SDCard partitions.
Delete (P4, FAT32 SDCARD) and re-size (P3, DATA1) then recreate (P4, FAT32 SDCARD).
(P3 DATA1) If the label don’t show, it’s OK.
Yes, you can delete P3 DATA1 and recreate it. P3 DATA1 has to be EXT4 PRIMARY.
P3 DATA1, store your installed apps and apps data.
P4 SDCard, store your data, apps downloaded data.
You want to expand the last 2 partitions (FAT32 SDCARD) for more storage.
I've done that. Yet still get space problems inside android.
Looking up storage under settings I show to have the following:
Internal Storage
Total Space 26.05GB
Available 24.43GB
Apps 256MB
Cached Data 6.58MB
Then I have another Internal Storage listed
Internal Storage
Total Space 7.45GB
Available 3.5GB
This must be the actual Nook internal storage.
Pulling up the apps under settings and I show 1.6gb used 24gb free.
Why is it I don't have the access to the space for app installations?
scgt1 said:
UPDATE
I did some digging around on the above link and found information about resizing the partitions.
Install 7-zip if you can’t extract the file.
Extract cm-10.1-2013xxxx-acclaim-HD-SDC.img from cm-10.1-2013xxxx-acclaim-HD-SDC-img.rar/zip
This is a 2GB image that can be burn to a 2GB or bigger microSD card.
After installation, DATA1 partition 3 and SDCard only has xxx MB.
Many will want to expand their SDCard if it is bigger than 2GB.
You need to use a partition software on your computer to modify your SDCard partitions.
Delete (P4, FAT32 SDCARD) and re-size (P3, DATA1) then recreate (P4, FAT32 SDCARD).
(P3 DATA1) If the label don’t show, it’s OK.
Yes, you can delete P3 DATA1 and recreate it. P3 DATA1 has to be EXT4 PRIMARY.
P3 DATA1, store your installed apps and apps data.
P4 SDCard, store your data, apps downloaded data.
You want to expand the last 2 partitions (FAT32 SDCARD) for more storage.
I've done that. Yet still get space problems inside android.
Looking up storage under settings I show to have the following:
Internal Storage
Total Space 26.05GB
Available 24.43GB
Apps 256MB
Cached Data 6.58MB
Then I have another Internal Storage listed
Internal Storage
Total Space 7.45GB
Available 3.5GB
This must be the actual Nook internal storage.
Pulling up the apps under settings and I show 1.6gb used 24gb free.
Why is it I don't have the access to the space for app installations?
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I'm pretty sure you can. You go to Settings>Apps>Downloaded Apps, then you click on an app and hit "Move to sdcard."
Note that this does not work for all apps.
The other, more geeky way is to remap your internal partition with the external sdcard via /system/vold.fstab modifications. I suggest getting acquainted with Android some, learn how to use adb shell, then continue with this route.
The last time I had CM working before the sd card crapped I had full use of the sd card without moving things to the sd card. Apps installed to the full sized partition on their own.
So something must not be right somewhere. I also don't want the internal storage messed with as I also use this device for it's original intention.
SM-A520F | Android 7
What I've tried:
I partitioned the sd card using minitool partition wizard. I partitioned it into 100gb fat32/exfat and 20gb ext4 partition. I was able to install apps onto the ext4 partition and read things from the fat partition. However, there was a couple problems. I could never see the ext4 partition, all I saw was the internal storage (32gb) and the sd card fat partition (100gb) so I didn't know anything about the sd card ext4 partition.
Secondly, on reboot the fat partition would not mount. I would have to take out the sd card out and put it back in to get it to work.
Thirdly, even when the fat partition would mount it would not show up in windows mtp. When I plugged the phone into the computer all that I could see was the internal storage, so if I wanted to put anything onto the sd card I would have to take it out and put it into the computer.
I've used this adoptable storage module to enable installing apps on sd card. It "worked" but I face two problems with this: solid explorer only reads the sd card so it says I'm only getting 120gb (not 120gb + 32gb) and secondly it doesn't load magisk modules properly, so vanced youtube or viper4android don't work. Also now I can't get reverse this.
I've been trying for a while now, I would really love some help.
Bump!
I've even tried contacting Samsung and they've done nothing. I have kernal auditor and it looks like I can make a init.d file, is there something I can do with that?
I would completely format the sd card (With android settings) and then have you tried simply going to settings/apps/*the app* (maybe have to click storage or something) and then move to sd...
Check out the second from bottom in the pic if it doesnt work and try again
Craz Basics said:
I would completely format the sd card (With android settings) and then have you tried simply going to settings/apps/*the app* (maybe have to click storage or something) and then move to sd...
Check out the second from bottom in the pic if it doesnt work and try again
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I think that the setting in developer options worked! Easier than partitioning.
y2klol said:
I think that the setting in developer options worked! Easier than partitioning.
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Cool, I'm glad