Five day old Desire - low storage!

[Guest dirtyfrog]

I received my Desire on Wednesday, and being my first Android I've spent the time checking out various apps. Not hundreds, by any means, and things that I didn't like I've uninstalled. So I was amazed today to get the low storage warning. I've got 22.74mb remaining on the phone! Yet my 8gb sd card just sits there, lonely and unloved.

I know I could root and put on App2SD. I know when we get our update to 2.2, I can install straight to SD. In the meantime, is there anything I can do? Using the 3rd part app Uninstaller, I can see a couple of HTC update items - com.htc 2.1-update 1, at 18774kb and Android System 2.1-update 1 at 5182Kb. Are these installer files, and ok to delete, or will uninstalling them roll me back some updates within Android?

I'm really, really suprised, shocked and disappointed with how quickly this phone has "filled up", despite 7Gb sat begging on the SD!

[Guest jdouce]

root, get 2.2 ... problem solved

[Guest UnitedWeFall]

I received my Desire on Wednesday, and being my first Android I've spent the time checking out various apps. Not hundreds, by any means, and things that I didn't like I've uninstalled. So I was amazed today to get the low storage warning. I've got 22.74mb remaining on the phone! Yet my 8gb sd card just sits there, lonely and unloved.

I know I could root and put on App2SD. I know when we get our update to 2.2, I can install straight to SD. In the meantime, is there anything I can do? Using the 3rd part app Uninstaller, I can see a couple of HTC update items - com.htc 2.1-update 1, at 18774kb and Android System 2.1-update 1 at 5182Kb. Are these installer files, and ok to delete, or will uninstalling them roll me back some updates within Android?

I'm really, really suprised, shocked and disappointed with how quickly this phone has "filled up", despite 7Gb sat begging on the SD!

I feel your pain. But unfortunately there's not much you can do. Lack of internal memory is probably the only complaint i've ever had about the Desire.

Try clearing some cache.. Otherwise root and use apps2sd.

[Guest dirtyfrog]

I feel your pain. But unfortunately there's not much you can do. Lack of internal memory is probably the only complaint i've ever had about the Desire.

Try clearing some cache.. Otherwise root and use apps2sd.

I intended to root, just didn't expect to be forced into it within a week of owning it! Until I get the chance to tackle rooting, how do I clear the cache?

[Guest UnitedWeFall]

I intended to root, just didn't expect to be forced into it within a week of owning it! Until I get the chance to tackle rooting, how do I clear the cache?

You can't clear the cache easily without rooting (irony?), but to clear the cache of individual apps, go to settings -> applications -> manage applications, and you can do it from there. The internet browser and market use quite a lot of cache, and a lot of other apps use smaller amounts.

[Guest potter97]

I'm a tard. :lol:

Edited June 28, 2010 by potter97

[Guest ragflan]

You can't clear the cache easily without rooting (irony?), but to clear the cache of individual apps, go to settings -> applications -> manage applications, and you can do it from there. The internet browser and market use quite a lot of cache, and a lot of other apps use smaller amounts.

You can get an app to clear the caches. It basically does the same thing mentioned above but it shows you which apps are using the most cache first, so you don't have to navigate through all your apps to know which are using a lot of cache.

Its called Quick App Clean.

[Guest Johnstevedoe]

Thought you would be smarter, you know knowing how to make really excellent bootanimations, ahahahhaah u suck :D

And i totally mean that!

Really hope it breaks on you :lol:

Anyone wanting to know why im being a P**** to this guy???

Here..........

Said this to me and cant even figure simple stuff out,

Come on m8, i could do it in 2mins........ ROFL................

Don't be a tard.

Speaking of not being able to figure simple stuff out.. did you not notice that the guy in the thread you linked is called frogfire and the OP here is dirtyfrog? They don't even sound alike.

You can get an app to clear the caches. It basically does the same thing mentioned above but it shows you which apps are using the most cache first, so you don't have to navigate through all your apps to know which are using a lot of cache.

Its called Quick App Clean.

You know you can sort by size at the Manage Applications screen from the menu, right? :D

Edited June 28, 2010 by Johnstevedoe

[Guest dirtyfrog]

Thought you would be smarter, you know knowing how to make really excellent bootanimations, ahahahhaah u suck :D

And i totally mean that!

Really hope it breaks on you :lol:

Anyone wanting to know why im being a P**** to this guy???

Here..........

Said this to me and cant even figure simple stuff out,

Come on m8, i could do it in 2mins........ ROFL................

Does your mummy know that you're on the internet unsupervised? Retard.

Thanks for the tips everyone else. Yes, I'm a little nervous of rooting, I wanted to see if I can avoid doing it and just wait for the rumoured impending OTA update to 2.2. I'll try the cache clearing and see where that gets me.

[Guest dirtyfrog]

Just got that Quick App Clean, nothing seems to really have huge caches, but it did show me one thing - the internal storage on the Desire is 148mb!?!?! That is absolutely laughable....

[Guest UnitedWeFall]

Just got that Quick App Clean, nothing seems to really have huge caches, but it did show me one thing - the internal storage on the Desire is 148mb!?!?! That is absolutely laughable....

Internal storage is around 512MB.. most of it is taken up by the Android and HTC software.

Edited June 28, 2010 by UnitedWeFall

[Guest Kudoz]

Yes, I'm a little nervous of rooting, I wanted to see if I can avoid doing it and just wait for the rumoured impending OTA update to 2.2.

It's just an unsubstantiated rumour from one guy who claims to have contacted HTC support. Consider that the Hero 2.1 update was rumoured for last November and it only got released in Asia a couple of weeks ago and still hasn't reached Europe. In other words, don't hold your breath.

[Guest Time Sheep]

You're not forced to do it... That happened to me too, I just began deleting apps that were useful, but not important. I rooted it afterwards since I wanted a custom ROM :lol:

Speaking of not being able to figure simple stuff out.. did you not notice that the guy in the thread you linked is called frogfire and the OP here is dirtyfrog? They don't even sound alike.

EPIC FAIL! XD Edited June 28, 2010 by Time Sheep

[Guest Dr_Ash]

I had the same issues with the desire after moving from an iPhone 3G. I bought a class 6 SD card, rooted with an A2SD+ ROM and have never looked back. Now I have HEAPS of apps on my phone and storage mem never drops below 100mb.

Root that bad-boy! (Esp now it's risk free!)

Andy

[Guest DesireableHTC]

I had the same issues with the desire after moving from an iPhone 3G. I bought a class 6 SD card, rooted with an A2SD+ ROM and have never looked back. Now I have HEAPS of apps on my phone and storage mem never drops below 100mb.

Root that bad-boy! (Esp now it's risk free!)

Andy

what do you mean by this? i need to root mine, but i cant get HTC sync to work, i need that working so i can make a gold card.

[Guest dirtyfrog]

I had the same issues with the desire after moving from an iPhone 3G. I bought a class 6 SD card, rooted with an A2SD+ ROM and have never looked back. Now I have HEAPS of apps on my phone and storage mem never drops below 100mb.

Root that bad-boy! (Esp now it's risk free!)

Andy

I'm going to, but although I flashed my previous phone, HTC Touch HD, I'm a bit more nervous this time. The "risk-free" method thread has over 117 pages, and looking though a few it seems there are a lot of problems that people are hitting! If I attempt it and badword up, how easy is it to just wipe and restore back to stock? I guess that depends how far into the rooting process I get?

I know most people reading this thread have managed to root their Desire, and I know I'll be able to do it, I just want to know that I have a "get-out" clause if I badword up!

*edit* ooopth I said a bad word :lol:

Edited June 28, 2010 by dirtyfrog

[Guest Rudolfje]

I'm going to, but although I flashed my previous phone, HTC Touch HD, I'm a bit more nervous this time. The "risk-free" method thread has over 117 pages, and looking though a few it seems there are a lot of problems that people are hitting! If I attempt it and badword up, how easy is it to just wipe and restore back to stock? I guess that depends how far into the rooting process I get?

I know most people reading this thread have managed to root their Desire, and I know I'll be able to do it, I just want to know that I have a "get-out" clause if I badword up!

*edit* ooopth I said a bad word :lol:

The first 100 pages are from the non-riskfree root method(s).

Go for it.

[Guest dirtyfrog]

Woo and yay! Goldcard created, phone rooted, rom flashed - now running on r19-update-bravo-modacocustomcustomrom-withadditions-a2sd-signed

Through My Backup I seem to be up and running again. Couple of very minor issues though.

I've added my Facebook account through Settings, Accounts. Logged in fine, the app and the widget work correctly. But when I go into contacts, no-one is linked with their Facebook profile. If I go settings, display options, I don't have FB available. If I do Accounts, add account, when I select FB it just returns to the settings screen without adding. I just tried logging out from the app, then logging into FB via contacts, and it just logged me back into the app, still no linking in contacts. However in the relevant contacts, I do still have the HTC FB profile id... help!!

[Guest dirtyfrog]

Also, it looks like by restoring all my apps, they've gone and installed to internal storage again! As I'm on Froyo, I understand they should install to the sd - can I move my installed apps, or should I go through uninstalling and reinstalling them all?

Rooting and upgrading was all to free up internal space, after all!!

[Guest dirtyfrog]

OK, can now see by searching the ROM thread that the Facebook issue is a known one. Grrr!

Ignore the rest of this post, I was being stupid...

Edited June 29, 2010 by dirtyfrog

[Guest Time Sheep]

Woo and yay! Goldcard created, phone rooted, rom flashed - now running on r19-update-bravo-modacocustomcustomrom-withadditions-a2sd-signed

Through My Backup I seem to be up and running again. Couple of very minor issues though.

I've added my Facebook account through Settings, Accounts. Logged in fine, the app and the widget work correctly. But when I go into contacts, no-one is linked with their Facebook profile. If I go settings, display options, I don't have FB available. If I do Accounts, add account, when I select FB it just returns to the settings screen without adding. I just tried logging out from the app, then logging into FB via contacts, and it just logged me back into the app, still no linking in contacts. However in the relevant contacts, I do still have the HTC FB profile id... help!!

Haha, now, have fun installing r20 that got released the day after your flash. This is TOTALLY risk free. Don't worry, you will always be able to restore from a nandroid backup. Besides this is just about dropping in the zip file and letting it flash. No goldcard, no special stuff.

And I indeed wait for the FB linking too :lol:

I believe that everything saved on your SD card is still there, the rest is not. You are not able to link on this ROM as Sense have not been implemented yet, and contact linking is a part of Sense unfortunately :-/

Also, it looks like by restoring all my apps, they've gone and installed to internal storage again! As I'm on Froyo, I understand they should install to the sd - can I move my installed apps, or should I go through uninstalling and reinstalling them all?

I did that too. You need to make an EXT3 partition on your SD card. I believe you can just flash the rom over after you have created the partition. I AM REALLY UNSURE, so don't rely on that guess of mine. I forgot what I did... Edited June 29, 2010 by Time Sheep

[Guest ragflan]

You know you can sort by size at the Manage Applications screen from the menu, right? :lol:

Actually you can only sort them by size through that method. The application, however, sorts them by cache size not actual size and also it gives you the ability to remove all caches from all apps.