Hi there,
I was wondering if somebody could answer, why the App Storage for the Desire X is limited to 2.9 GB. Apparently some apps can no lobger be Moved and I currently seem to have only 18 MB free. An installation of an update of Facebook (19 MB) or Chrome (36 MB) often fail unless I have cleared all the cahces.
Can somebody tell me how to increase this space? I have used cache Cleaner to Move all apps to sd card that were possible to move.
Maybe sb. has some ideas.
Thanks
Andy
You can install a micro SD card and move a few apps to SD if possible. If that's not enough, root your phone, partition your sd card so it has an ext4 partition and install Link2SD from Google Play. Then, you can move any apps to your sd card.
dansou901 said:
You can install a micro SD card and move a few apps to SD if possible. If that's not enough, root your phone, partition your sd card so it has an ext4 partition and install Link2SD from Google Play. Then, you can move any apps to your sd card.
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How can i install a micro SD card???:good:
i can insert one though
I think I moved all the Apps I can and I don't think rooting will do the trick.
Under AppStorage in Settings I used up 2.73 GB / 2.90 GB
Apps 0.91 GB
Other 1.81 GB
I am stumbling over the Other category.
I recently found out that my camera actually saved to phone memory and not to my sd card. I changed it now and actually moved the files.
But why is other so high here? If Apps only take up 0.91 GB that would be fine.
Did your clear the apps caches? Maybe it helps.
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dansou901 said:
Did your clear the apps caches? Maybe it helps.
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Hi dansou,
I did. I do that with CleanMaster. It is usually the only way to install an update to Facebook or Chrome.
Does anybody els know, how to get rid of this ridiculously high numbe under "Other"?
Anybody else have some tips on how to ghet rid of all this dats in Other?
What is in that anyway? It's not apps, is it?
ahoeschele said:
Anybody else have some tips on how to ghet rid of all this dats in Other?
What is in that anyway? It's not apps, is it?
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Install Disk Usage - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en-GB
and check what they are.
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Install Disk Usage - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en-GB
and check what they are.
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Thanks for the advice. I installed it, but I don't really now what I'm looking at, or what I should be looking for.
I'll try wiping my phone completely soon, and reinstalling everything. Right now it has errors often stating I don't have enough space.
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I have a rooted HTC Aria running CM 7. I tried downloading Google Maps, but get this error: "There is insufficient space on the device". There is only 139 MB on the phone, even after I moved several apps to the sd card, but the card has over 6 GB free, and isn't that where downloads go?
azok79 said:
I have a rooted HTC Aria running CM 7. I tried downloading Google Maps, but get this error: "There is insufficient space on the device". There is only 139 MB on the phone, even after I moved several apps to the sd card, but the card has over 6 GB free, and isn't that where downloads go?
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that would be a no they go to the phone first then you can move it to the sd, so how much free memory do you have on the phone?
Google Maps only takes about 11MB, so if you have more than that free, I don't know why you'd get that message.
139 mb free on the phone
azok79 said:
139 mb free on the phone
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can you download anything else from the market or do you get that message
Yes I have downloaded other apps. Problem is only with Gmaps
azok79 said:
Yes I have downloaded other apps. Problem is only with Gmaps
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okay, is you installing it like a fresh install or is it an update?
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okay, is you installing it like a fresh install or is it an update?
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It's a fresh install. Haven't been able to dl Gmaps since the rooting and upgrade to CM7
I am having the same issue with multiple apps on the official marketplace. i however dont have any problems when downloading apps from the amazon market. i have android 2.3.4 installed via cm 7.1.o-rc1-liberty. any help would be great.
You could try downloading the APK here, transferring to SD, then install with a file explorer.
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You could try downloading the APK here, transferring to SD, then install with a file explorer.
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Isn't that APK the market since it says com.vending?
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Isn't that APK the market since it says com.vending?
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Woop Yes, that is the market...sorry. I will upload the Google Maps v5.8.0 apk that I have installed on my phone tonight when I get home from work (roughly 7 hours from now).
http://db.tt/xtMjXxt Here is the link for Google Maps.
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Did that method work?
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This is a memory problem related to the app download cache allocated with CM7. A good remedy and a good way to dramatically increase your phone's storage memory:
- download and use Rom Manager to create a partition on the sd card. (This erases the sd card so back it up first.)
- download and run S2S to move cache and program files to the sd card partition. This program tricks the phone to use the sd card as additional memory. It also creates a larger application download cache so you will have no problem downloading Google Maps. It only works with CM7.
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rayott said:
This is a memory problem related to the app download cache allocated with CM7. A good remedy and a good way to dramatically increase your phone's storage memory:
- download and use Rom Manager to create a partition on the sd card. (This erases the sd card so back it up first.)
- download and run S2S to move cache and program files to the sd card partition. This program tricks the phone to use the sd card as additional memory. It also creates a larger application download cache so you will have no problem downloading Google Maps. It only works with CM7.
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What is S2S? How different is it from the DT app2sd??
S2E is what he meant. It is the same thing as DT's apps2sd, but it only works with CM7. It's much easier to use S2E than DT's.
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yeah, s2e is awesome, its running great, with no lag. I have been using it for about 3 months now with no problems. even with around 130 apps I still have the available storage of 160mb. I have moved all my apps and dalvik cache to sd. it was so easy to set up. I used rom manager and CWR to partition my sd to 512mb with swap disable, re-flash cm7 and restore my backup, done. I did try mounting my sd with ext4 but it was a little buggy so I re formatted and went back.
ok so i know how to change the the install location through sdk tools like internal or sd card. but is it possible to say install all games into a folder called games or apps on the sdcard, cause when i open my sd card its a mess and i would like it to be more organized.
i have the nexus s 4g with no removable sd card but it has external storage
Hmm. I don't think it is possible.
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RyanFabbro said:
ok so i know how to change the the install location through sdk tools like internal or sd card. but is it possible to say install all games into a folder called games or apps on the sdcard, cause when i open my sd card its a mess and i would like it to be more organized.
i have the nexus s 4g with no removable sd card but it has external storage
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Hey how did you transfer your games to SD?
I have been looking for a way to send Asphalt 6 to SD, its a total 29 MB on the internal memory.
What is this SDK tool?
Jack Shepard said:
Hey how did you transfer your games to SD?
I have been looking for a way to send Asphalt 6 to SD, its a total 29 MB on the internal memory.
What is this SDK tool?
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It can depend on what rom you are running. Some roms allow moving all apps to the sd card.
Please tell me what is this Rom thing? Newbie.
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The ROM is something like an operating system, it is just a modified version of android for root...
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Please tell me what is this Rom thing? Newbie.
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The ROM is something like an operating system, it is just a modified version of android for root...
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Actually, the rom IS the operating system based on android in this case. Also, a rom does not have to be rooted.
o wow look what i started lol, i think i found out how to make another partition on my external partition im about to try it and set that to the default install location ill update with my findings
Although we can move apps to sd with rooted device but it still comsumes some memory form mobile. Is it not possible to move apps to sd without any consumstion of internal memory?
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I dont think so...
Partition your SD and use link2SD if you're on stock rom or a2SD / s2e if you're on custom rom. Still, all apps use a small amount of internal storage. Also check if your cache isn't too big, I've recovered up to 40 MB by clearing cache every few months.
You can use "S2E" from market and tick all option including the data one but you will get a decrease in performace. For data you must enter in definitions and tick advanced for accessing it.
I am using Miracale v4 by itasoulas and using link2sd to move apps to sd but if i download heavy size app or games it takes much more internal memory so, i'm running out of internal memory.
If i do partition of my sd card to install app separately will it also consume internal phone memory?
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You can use "S2E" from market and tick all option including the data one but you will get a decrease in performace. For data you must enter in definitions and tick advanced for accessing it.
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I have made partition of sd yet. Im thinking of making it if I get any solution.
I used Link2SD and now have over 100mb free internal space. I partitioned the sd card to ext3, 1024mb.... works like a charm, no performance issues.. widgets are recognized as well.
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Yeap, just partition your sdcrd with minitools and have fun with link2sd over 60apps + around 7 games and still 112mb free
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NunoPitbull said:
Yeap, just partition your sdcrd with minitools and have fun with link2sd over 60apps + around 7 games and still 112mb free
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hello !! am new to android so plz tell me how do i partition my sd card !!
do i have to back up my sd card ??
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I have made partition of sd yet. Im thinking of making it if I get any solution.
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comradeAce please change your profile picture... I'm already using it first
Partition SD card with either CWM or mini tool
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This is the solution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1476121 .. I did this on my ace .. Now it got 72MB free internal memory ..
HIT THANKS if this HELPS
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comradeAce please change your profile picture... I'm already using it first
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lol why should I? who cares anyway.
get titanium backup and use the "Convert to system app" option...this moves the app to free ROM memory...this should give you at least 25-45 MB user memory
Soumitra.5693 said:
get titanium backup and use the "Convert to system app" option...this moves the app to free ROM memory...this should give you at least 25-45 MB user memory
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ROM has less memory than SD card
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neo2306 said:
hello !! am new to android so plz tell me how do i partition my sd card !!
do i have to back up my sd card ??
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Forum ma search kar bo topic 6 enu upar
i choose manual to move app to sdcard from settings(no use any app for this),20 hd games+17 casual games + 35 apps i still have 70mb free memory,maybe s2e gives more free space but it isn't stable,sometimes when i unplug my battery because of lags,then my apps are gone,link2sd is rubbish,they just give me 40 mb space and unstable like s2e.
sorry for my english
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Absolutely true, the only thing good is that it still keeps the app fast (+ widgets) and no hassle on connecting USB
Useful for just those 4-5 apps one wants
Even in link2sd no hassle in USB class 10 sdcard so its super fast :-D
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You need a rooted Ace for this? And custom ROM?
Guys,
Sorry to ask a noob question:
I know how to partition the SD card to EXT, but does these apps mentioned, Link2SD etc, working with stock rom? And uprooted phone?
Thanks.
Yes.
But you need follow the tutorials that are posted in the forum (hit search).
In stock roms u need (i guess) another kernel that support inid.d scripts.
The only reason i love cyanogen is because of s2e, after move dalvin on ed-ext i have 160 mb and with all my apps (20-+) i have 140mb.
I don't know if on stock u can do what s2e does but there are another tricks. (Link2sd) for exemple.
Ok, so I have a Incredible 4g. I also have a 32 GB sd card that I use in it. But when i download music from a third party app such as "Music Download Paradise PRO" it stores it on the internal phone storage. Now i am not exactly a N00b with android, and I know that ANDROZIP is a great app to have on your phone. The app tells me I have 4.5 GB of storage which is the size of the built in phone stoage. On the SD card i have about 9 GB free. Also when I plug my phone into the computer and choose disk drive, i get 2 to choose from the HTC built-in storage and the SD card. Is there anything i can do to fix this?
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Ok, so I have a Incredible 4g. I also have a 32 GB sd card that I use in it. But when i download music from a third party app such as "Music Download Paradise PRO" it stores it on the internal phone storage. Now i am not exactly a N00b with android, and I know that ANDROZIP is a great app to have on your phone. The app tells me I have 4.5 GB of storage which is the size of the built in phone stoage. On the SD card i have about 9 GB free. Also when I plug my phone into the computer and choose disk drive, i get 2 to choose from the HTC built-in storage and the SD card. Is there anything i can do to fix this?
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That's the reason I made my sdcard swap mod, basically will make that 32gb sdcard your internal storage try it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985658
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jose51197 said:
That's the reason I made my sdcard swap mod, basically will make that 32gb sdcard your internal storage try it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985658
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But i don't want to root my phone, is there another way around it?
This is an android change... The only way around it is to mod...
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Ok, so I have a Incredible 4g. I also have a 32 GB sd card that I use in it. But when i download music from a third party app such as "Music Download Paradise PRO" it stores it on the internal phone storage. Now i am not exactly a N00b with android, and I know that ANDROZIP is a great app to have on your phone. The app tells me I have 4.5 GB of storage which is the size of the built in phone stoage. On the SD card i have about 9 GB free. Also when I plug my phone into the computer and choose disk drive, i get 2 to choose from the HTC built-in storage and the SD card. Is there anything i can do to fix this?
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If you move the app from internal storage to your SD card, does it still save music to internal storage?
Settings > Applications > (find Music Download Paradise PRO) > Move to SD card
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If you move the app from internal storage to your SD card, does it still save music to internal storage?
Settings > Applications > (find Music Download Paradise PRO) > Move to SD card
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No, HTC has put a block on this. You can go in the internal storage using Androzip, but when you try to move it to sd_ext then it says "Androzip has stopped working".
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No, HTC has put a block on this. You can go in the internal storage using Androzip, but when you try to move it to sd_ext then it says "Androzip has stopped working".
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Have you tried using the option under settings that I describe above rather than Androzip?
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Have you tried using the option under settings that I describe above rather than Androzip?
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Yes, the only two places i can move it are between the phone storage and internal storage, both of which are not the 32 GB sd card.
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Yes, the only two places i can move it are between the phone storage and internal storage, both of which are not the 32 GB sd card.
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Oh, yes, this is the case. I'm not sure why I got stuck thinking this would move apps to MicroSD. It moves them to /sdcard/.android_secure. Unless you can find something that works better than Androzip, I believe the earlier suggestion by jose51197 to use a swap-storage-mod is the only option. Sorry to hear you aren't interested in unlocking your phone.
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Oh, yes, this is the case. I'm not sure why I got stuck thinking this would move apps to MicroSD. It moves them to /sdcard/.android_secure. Unless you can find something that works better than Androzip, I believe the earlier suggestion by jose51197 to use a swap-storage-mod is the only option. Sorry to hear you aren't interested in unlocking your phone.
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I'm sorry, I haven't been on in a while.
I am planning on rooting my phone. Anyone got a simple root kit to do it?
I downloaded Hasoon's but it wont work right, any other way?
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I'm sorry, I haven't been on in a while.
I am planning on rooting my phone. Anyone got a simple root kit to do it?
I downloaded Hasoon's but it wont work right, any other way?
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MdMowers automated script in the development forum. I don't think it could be made any easier.
biodiesel.ufo said:
MdMowers automated script in the development forum. I don't think it could be made any easier.
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yea i got it now
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yea i got it now
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i just need to get to 10 posts, please ignore all these
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i just need to get to 10 posts, please ignore all these
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i dont like that i have to post 10 times to do this
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
oh im finally at 10 posts
Hey everyone,
Very recently, my rooted P769 on Jellybean (20f) isn't letting me install any applications because there is no free space. But that isn't true - I have 560 MB free on my internal SD! At first I was down to about 150 MB free, but I couldn't install any applications then, so I deleted some applications and cleared some data so now I have about 560 MB free, but I still can't install one small 5 MB application! I haven't done any app2sd (I only have 2 GB free on my external SD so there would be no point anyways). I also have CWM recovery 6 by artas but I haven't installed anything with it recently. Any help? Maybe there is a way to modify build.prop to allocate more space for application data?
Any help would be really appreciated, because I can't install any application on my phone right now.
godfate said:
Hey everyone,
Very recently, my rooted P769 on Jellybean (20f) isn't letting me install any applications because there is no free space. But that isn't true - I have 560 MB free on my internal SD! At first I was down to about 150 MB free, but I couldn't install any applications then, so I deleted some applications and cleared some data so now I have about 560 MB free, but I still can't install one small 5 MB application! I haven't done any app2sd (I only have 2 GB free on my external SD so there would be no point anyways). I also have CWM recovery 6 by artas but I haven't installed anything with it recently. Any help? Maybe there is a way to modify build.prop to allocate more space for application data?
Any help would be really appreciated, because I can't install any application on my phone right now.
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Try checking your clockworkmod/backup folder on your internal sd card. if you have one or two in there it will make a difference. Transfer those files to your SD card. Sounds like you need a new sd card as well. Get a 16gb one from Wal-Mart for like $15! Once you get your new SD Card then follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44683922#post44683922
Good Luck!
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Try checking your clockworkmod/backup folder on your internal sd card. if you have one or two in there it will make a difference. Transfer those files to your SD card. Sounds like you need a new sd card as well. Get a 16gb one from Wal-Mart for like $15! Once you get your new SD Card then follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44683922#post44683922
Good Luck!
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I don't think you understand my problem. I have 560 MB of free space on my internal SD, but I can't install any applications because every time I try I get an error that I don't have enough space, regardless of the size of the application. I should be able to install a 5 MB application if I have more than 5 MB of free space. I have a 32 GB class 10 external SD card (and I have a couple CWM backups on it) but it's almost full so doing Link2SD isn't realistic, not to mention the many problems that Link2SD has been known to cause. If somebody has had this problem before, where they definitely have enough free space to install applications but their phone tells them they do not, I'd appreciate some assistance.
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I don't think you understand my problem. I have 560 MB of free space on my internal SD, but I can't install any applications because every time I try I get an error that I don't have enough space, regardless of the size of the application. I should be able to install a 5 MB application if I have more than 5 MB of free space. I have a 32 GB class 10 external SD card (and I have a couple CWM backups on it) but it's almost full so doing Link2SD isn't realistic, not to mention the many problems that Link2SD has been known to cause. If somebody has had this problem before, where they definitely have enough free space to install applications but their phone tells them they do not, I'd appreciate some assistance.
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I had this problem once, I've read that that the system could not remove an app or something, sorry but the only way I fixed was by restoring a cwm backup. I spent a good while trying to solve it, but nothing I found worked.
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kuma82 said:
I had this problem once
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I had this problem with a different phone once, when I believe I tried to install and uninstall the same app for a lot of times, it finally refused to do so. End up flash the whole ROM.
You could try uninstalling the last few apps you installed or fix permissions before you dump the rom
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I hope that your 5mb application is not TitanBackup and you are not having LuckyAbcxyz in your phone! If you do, that's the source of your problem, and you can see if all the time and troubles you got worth the pirated stuffs...
If u are using remount SD to switch ur ext sd with ur internal SD then u need to make a folder called external_SD in ur sdcard0 folder after u use remountsd to switch storage.. if not, then I say u need to use remountsd and use jb settings to change ur storage.. if u want I can link u to the instructions post of remount SD
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Download remountsd and OPEN it.. (must have root) click on the wrench settings icon and input these mounts to their respected places
JB Settings:
Interne SD - /storage/Sdcard0
External SD - /storage/Sdcard0/external_sd
Target external SD card - /storage/sdcard0
Reboot ur phone and when finished media scanning go to ur storage and see the changes. I've experienced if problem before and I had to not only hard reset the phone I also had to flash a cwm backup stock of my current Rom
IF remountsd doesn't work right away u need a fresh install of Rom THEN try remountsd. Remountsd is a Definite for switching storages
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