Clearing up space on internal storage, aside from uninstalling apps. - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I currently have 20MB left on my internal storage. Besides using apps2sd (not going to do that on a class 2 16GB card, everything will probably run slow) and uninstalling apps, is there anyway to gain more?
Thanks in advanced.

Probably not. The N1 has a SET 512 RAM/ROM. Unless you do a2sd or uninstalling apps then theres no way.

futango said:
Probably not. The N1 has a SET 512 RAM/ROM. Unless you do a2sd or uninstalling apps then theres no way.
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seriously? I don't really have very many apps installed. I figured something else was eating up the space.
I guess I'll have to fork over $60 on higher class :/

Awhile ago. I bought an 8GB Class 6 Transcend from newegg for $15.

futango said:
Awhile ago. I bought an 8GB Class 6 Transcend from newegg for $15.
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yeah, I have an 8GB class 6 laying around somewhere.
I upgraded to a 16GB Class 2 for $30 because I've dropped my iPod and started using my N1 as my main multimedia device. My music collection alone is 8GB and at any given moment I have about 2GB worth of movies or TV shows.

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Sandisk 32gb micro SD. Anyone tried it yet?

http://www.sandisk.com/products/mobile-memory-products/sandisk-microsdhc
I'm thinking about getting one, but don't want to drop 200 bucks on it without hearing what others who have gotten one have to say.
crisisinthecity said:
http://www.sandisk.com/products/mobile-memory-products/sandisk-microsdhc
I'm thinking about getting one, but don't want to drop 200 bucks on it without hearing what others who have gotten one have to say.
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What class is it? I just tried finding that information out but couldn't find the specs on it. It it's a class 6 then I would be very tempted to get this. If it's only a class 2 then I will pass.
Pandemoniumone said:
What class is it? I just tried finding that information out but couldn't find the specs on it. It it's a class 6 then I would be very tempted to get this. If it's only a class 2 then I will pass.
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It says on it the class #. It's class 2. To expensive for class 2.
alsalahi said:
It says on it the class #. It's class 2. To expensive for class 2.
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Am I blind or what lol! Yes, far to expensive for a class 2, and after owning a class 6 card I will never go with anything less.
There AERE NO class 6, 32GB or 16 GB micro SD cards on the market today. (I think its only up to 8GB)
tuppaacc said:
There AERE NO class 6, 32GB or 16 GB micro SD cards on the market today. (I think its only up to 8GB)
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That's not true bro. I'm using a Transend 16 gig class 6 in my HD2 right now, used it in my Blackstone as well.
Pandemoniumone said:
That's not true bro. I'm using a Transend 16 gig class 6 in my HD2 right now, used it in my Blackstone as well.
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I have the Transend 16 GB Class 6 as well and love it.
Something has been bothering me for a while now though about a 32 GB class 6. I dont know if we will see one (at least at a "reasonable" price ANY time soon). Think about it. 32 GB is the absolute max the microsd can handle. Device manufacturers are looking into new storage options which should be implemented next year. I just don't know how big of a demand or even incentive there is to release an upgrade to a dying storage medium.
I'm really just looking for more storage space on my phone so that I can put all of my mp3's and vids on there without filling up my card. Class 6 would be nice. Honestly I've never even seen a class 6 micro sd card.
crisisinthecity said:
I'm really just looking for more storage space on my phone so that I can put all of my mp3's and vids on there without filling up my card. Class 6 would be nice. Honestly I've never even seen a class 6 micro sd card.
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It makes a huge difference when you're transferring files to and from your PC if you have the class 6, much faster file transfer.
Yeah thats why I said I THINK! honestly I been with my 16GB class 2 for a really long time now and did some research on the technology of the 32GB micro SD card, I read somewhere that its not possible for the moment (or something like that when I read it) how ever IF THERE IS A 32GB class 6 or EVEN a class 4 I will Definitely BUY IT!
Samsung 32GB Micro SD
If I am not mistaken, I saw a Samsung 32 GB class 6 online for about $600.00. And I too have read that 32GB is the upper limit for microSD.
I have been using a SanDisk 32GB card for about 1 month now. It says "Class 4" but the transfer rate using WMDC seems a bit slower than it should be (when moving large files). I have since moved files using standard MicroSD reader and have no problem. The [email protected] can handle 32GB. Card is still a bit pricey (you can get 2 x 16 for a lot less).
I have heard RiDATA Lightning Series 16GB is freakin fast it is class 6 for 50 bucks looks like a really good deal.
i just bought one from ebay for $34.99 the seller has 100% feedback and people that bought them says they are good. so ill see if the knockoff works lol. its covered on the ebay buyer protection
s0leFUNK said:
I have the Transend 16 GB Class 6 as well and love it.
Something has been bothering me for a while now though about a 32 GB class 6. I dont know if we will see one (at least at a "reasonable" price ANY time soon). Think about it. 32 GB is the absolute max the microsd can handle. Device manufacturers are looking into new storage options which should be implemented next year. I just don't know how big of a demand or even incentive there is to release an upgrade to a dying storage medium.
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Thats not true; sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdxc
2TB is the new limit
where did you guys get the 6 class? price?
If I have to spend $600 on a 32gb class 6 microsd, I'll buy myself an iphone 4 instead.
Hauk00 said:
Thats not true; sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdxc
2TB is the new limit
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Sorry Bud, but that's SD-XC, not HC.
It's new tech, doesn't count. :3
First, 2TB is the limit for Micro SDHX I belive, and I don't think any PDAs or phones are set up to use them yet, next generation.
I recently got a Class 2 Sandisk SDHC 32gb at Verizon for $100. It was supposed to be $150 if you didn't have one of their phones (Droid X I belive) but they didn't ask any questions and gave it to me for the cheaper price. Works fine, plenty fast for video etc.
One note, I did try to buy a cheap '32gb SDHC' off thEbay and what I got looked just like the one I got from Verizon but was marked with Class 4. It would format with 32gb but when I tried to load data onto it after about 8-16gb or so it started getting errors. I figure it was one that was tinkered with internally to make it look like 32gb but actually was just a 8gb or 16gb in reality. I got suckered for $25 so beware.
Marc
I ended up picking up a 16gb class 4 Kingston one for 40 bucks that actually works really well and my phone doesn't lag anymore accessing files on my SD card like Music...

8GB class 10

Just wanted to drop in and tell everyone about the sd card I bought.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...zFgKt7nRXQb%2Bai8%3D&viewitem=#ht_1136wt_1139
Speed is awesome. I can restore an image from recovery almost 5x faster than the stock card. My hero seems twice as fast just doing day to day stuff. I can't believe I didn't do this sooner. I had no idea that the system depends so much on the sd card.
FYI, stock card is class 2 (read 2MB/s). This is class 10 (10MB/s). 8GB is platy for me and you can't beat $17.99 free shipping. I'm getting one more for my wife's intercept.
BTW, incase the listing is gone in the future this was:
Patriot LX (Class 10) 8GB MicroSDHC Flash Memory Card
ASIN: B003SX0OU2
Item model number: PSF4GMCSDHC10
Tested and worked on CDMA HERO under CM6 nightly 87
Nice find, I paid $23 for a 8 gig class 6 just last week. You are right about the speed improvement, I was running a 4 gig class 4 before and I can tell the difference!
cordell12 said:
Nice find, I paid $23 for a 8 gig class 6 just last week. You are right about the speed improvement, I was running a 4 gig class 4 before and I can tell the difference!
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This card is amazing! I finally found out why it took so long for the phone to start ringing when the call was coming through. Guess what... I had the ringtone downloaded on the damn stock slow-ass class 2 sd card which took forever to load the sound LOL.
I wonder how many people are having lag issues with their hero not realizing this sd card limit problem.
Hmm I'm debating getting a Class 10 16GB but I might just disable A2SD since I'm pretty sure that the internal memory is faster than a class 2 microSD card.
iviyth0s said:
Hmm I'm debating getting a Class 10 16GB but I might just disable A2SD since I'm pretty sure that the internal memory is faster than a class 2 microSD card.
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Yeah, for sure it is. But I don't run apps2sd even on this new class 10 card simply because cm6 has plenty of room for me and it's froyo 2.2 so I can move each app to sd individually. However, ringtones are downloaded to sd (wherever you get them from) and when selected as a ringtone in the main system they are not moved to memory anywhere. They still are executed from the sd card.
Just bought this card from newegg. It was a bit more money but I couldn't find it listed on eBay.
Sent from my Hero running Froyo. Boom.
Do you think class 10 or class 6 is better for speed?
Pwn3d said:
Do you think class 10 or class 6 is better for speed?
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The higher the class, the higher the speed.
The Hero only recognizes up to class 6. If you buy a class 10 sd, it will work, but you'll have the same speeds as a class6.
HeroMeng said:
The Hero only recognizes up to class 6. If you buy a class 10 sd, it will work, but you'll have the same speeds as a class6.
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Really? Good thing I bought an 8gb class 6 instead of a class 10 last night. Haha.. I can't wait though, I get it in about three more days, and paid only $15 with free shipping from ebay. That's good enough for me.
HeroMeng said:
The Hero only recognizes up to class 6. If you buy a class 10 sd, it will work, but you'll have the same speeds as a class6.
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When I'm hooked up to the PC and writing to the card it barely gets over 4 mega bytes/s but when I read from it it caps out at exactly 10 mega bytes/s.
I'm not sure where you are getting your info from but all I'm saying this is what's happening as far as I can tell.
Hmmm... I just thought about that. Between the PC and the hero it should read whatever the class is but not necessarily between the SD and hero itself. I'll have to download the app to test sd speed and see.
Tried 'sd card speed tester' from the market?
obsanity said:
When I'm hooked up to the PC and writing to the card it barely gets over 4 mega bytes/s but when I read from it it caps out at exactly 10 mega bytes/s.
I'm not sure where you are getting your info from but all I'm saying this is what's happening as far as I can tell.
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Cool I just got a 8GB class 6 with Deca's stable #6 kernel and its so fast
Well... it just died on me!!! Along with all my data on it.
The thing will not respond at all. I might as well be putting my fingernail in the slot. I tried other cards, they mount just fine. I also tried my laptop and still no go.
Patriot memory sucks
Now that I was forced to switch back to the old card I'm getting awesome battery on my phone. I think that card may have been going bad for a while and maybe the phone never went to sleep because it kept trying to mount it. I know the few days before if died it kept dismounting it and I had to rensert it to mount.
Just an observation that battery life could be also related to your card.
Whats the max gigs a hero can hold?
Sent from my htc darkhorse superhero running AOSP GB
I bought a Patriot class 10 16 gb on april 3, it died on april 19th.
Strifehart said:
Whats the max gigs a hero can hold?
Sent from my htc darkhorse superhero running AOSP GB
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The max is 32gb

Wintec Class 10 microSDHC 16GB Card - $29.49

Saw this card on Newegg today. Pretty cheap for a Class 10 16GB card and reviewers state it meets Class 10 standards, and that it appears to be a rebranded Samsung card, so it is a quality product.
Android only supports Class 6, meaning this card should be plenty quick, and will utilize full Class 10 potential during file transfers over USB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405
Merry Christmas!
Thanks
Ordered 2 !
Happy Holidays!
On sale today, 27.99 - free shipping. Limit 5.
I just ordered a class 6 8gig from meritline for 15 bucks, just what I had been wanting.
http://www.meritline.com/adata-8gb-microsdhc-card-class4---p-26412.aspx
Can you confirm its speed? I was reading the reviews and they were saying the ,speed isn't class 10.
oohaylima said:
Can you confirm its speed? I was reading the reviews and they were saying the ,speed isn't class 10.
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3 speed tests so far in CM7: 6MB/s Write 14MB/s Read average. Bought it at Frys for 32.
Works AMAZING
I bouth this card from newegg and ive been using it about a week now and it works great not a snag at all
Anybody got a good report on this? I wanna buy it but I see a few reviews saying it works for a week then dies... can anyone vouch for this card being solid?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
Wintec 16gb CL10
Just got the Wintec 16gb CL10 from Newegg, put it in my Sprint Hero to format and as soon as it finish saying setting SD card the screen locked up. removed battery/ installed and saw installed apps icons were gone in its places gear icon. Installed original 8gb and app icons were back but apps came up with FC. removed each app and reinstalled and they work fine now. I'm afraid to put the 16gb back in, it seems fine in my laptop. I have no idea whats wrong!
I got one of these around Christmas. Formatted, partitioned and transferred my stuff. I thought all was well until I had to restore a nandroid and it bootlooped. I put my old 8G Sandisk back in and haven't tried again. So my experience was it worked about a week. I guess it's a write/read issue. I had trouble with recovery mounting the card to even see my backups. I had read reviews of spotty quality and I guess I had the bad luck of the draw.
hmmm ok then I guess i'll pass on this one. I want to get one that'll last so i can transfer it to a new phone when i upgrade.
on htc website, it says microSD 2.0 compatable, & i know some phones can only support so much extra storage, ie: some say microSD up to 16gb, so maybe the hero doesnt support high capasity cards.
anybody got a conformation on how big a microsd card we can go, that wont cause issues.
i was looking @ this card in the OP, but now im double thinking.
jcj77d said:
on htc website, it says microSD 2.0 compatable, & i know some phones can only support so much extra storage, ie: some say microSD up to 16gb, so maybe the hero doesnt support high capasity cards.
anybody got a conformation on how big a micro sd card we can go, that wont cause issues.
i was looking @ this card in the OP, but now i'm double thinking.
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32GB class 6,a class 10 card will run at class 6 speeds when mounted in the phone.When unmounted and transferring files from your computer to phone or the opposite.
FdxRider said:
32GB class 6,a class 10 card will run at class 6 speeds when mounted in the phone.When unmounted and transferring files from your computer to phone or the opposite.
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what brand?
jcj77d said:
what brand?
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If you mean the 32gb your gonna have to search cuz I've seen very few. Don't remember what brand,most that are 32 gb I've seen are class2. I have a class 10 8gb here and it runs slower in my phone than my class 6 does.Sorry I can't give you more info.My class 10 is a Patriot
I bought the wintech 16 gig card back in january and 15 days later I woke up and my phone said the sd card was not formatted. Both windows 7 and ubuntu 10.10 only saw the card as 1 gig but neither could format it nor create new partition tables. I lost all the data but luckily had a semi recent backup on my computer. RMA'ed it back to newegg and got a 16 gig class 6 card from a more reliable manufacturer.
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

Micro SD Card Hunt

Has anyone been able to find any good deals on a Micro SD Card for our Nooks? I am looking for a 16 or 32 gb. With a high class number 6 would be fine.
I don't know about good deal, but I went with this Kingston 16GB one (Class 10). It looks like it is priced about 45% of list price if that helps.
Homer
jerrygon said:
Has anyone been able to find any good deals on a Micro SD Card for our Nooks? I am looking for a 16 or 32 gb. With a high class number 6 would be fine.
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I use these sites and have pretty good luck. Should be able to get a 16GB CL10 for under $50. Hope it helps.
Meritline Sometimes slow shipping.
Supermediastore
Buy.com Sometimes you need to dig through the menus to find good deals.
just wondering
do you really need a high class sd micro what are the benifits as far as speed for movies music ?
trying to make a choice speed or size i mean is the speed only for running apps from sd card as i will more than likely just use it for movies and music thanks
This is probably the best price you'll find for a Class 6 without waiting around for a sale:
A-DATA 16GB Class 6
I have this one and have been very pleased with transfer speeds. My dad has the one above, and the speed are pretty comparable. The Class 10 writes a little faster (can get Win7 to report above 10 MB/s) but A-DATA is a better known brand than Wintec. By which I mean, Wintec is way cheaper than competitors:
Wintec 16GB Class 10
You're not going to be able to get a fast 32GB microSD without shelling out close to 100 bucks.
At local Target for $17.99, Lexar 8GB Class 4. Perfect for books.
I got a 16GB Class 4, Patriot brand MicroSD card for $27 off NewEgg.com. No Tax or Shipping. Arrived in my mailbox 3 days later. Worked fine out of the box without issue and seems to transfer about 3-4 Mbps when writing data to it. Class 6 or higher should be unnecessary unless you're recording live video to it or simply impatient I'd think.
I went for Class 10 as I plan to put apps on it to save space on the internal storage. I did that a lot with my old Palm.
Sent from the XDA app on my NC (1.0.1 w/A-n 2.12.25)
I just bought any old 16gb. Class 2. It's good enough for what I use it for. Video plays back fine on it. And I don't really see the point of apps2sd on this. I mean you have almost 1gb of space for apps.
no you only get roughly 400 to 500 megs before you can't install anything else on it. I have the same problem with my dInc.
Why is that? Doesn't it have ~5GB of user space?
Homer
Homer_S_xda said:
Why is that? Doesn't it have ~5GB of user space?
Homer
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not for apps. Mine shows a little less than 1gb available for apps. I've installed a ton of (smallish) games and I'm down to only 150mb or so free.
Xhorder said:
not for apps. Mine shows a little less than 1gb available for apps. I've installed a ton of (smallish) games and I'm down to only 150mb or so free.
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How do you check space left for apps?
fventura03 said:
How do you check space left for apps?
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I use Titanium Backup (paid), but I think the free version will show it too.
fventura03 said:
How do you check space left for apps?
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If you use a different home screen than the standard B&N one I use the mini info widget. Is free and takes up a 2x1 spot. Tells battery life, space left, and SD space left.
The only advangage of getting a high speed sd I see would be if one wanted to run ubuntu or the dev froyo. Nice speed boost.
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Weird. On my HTC Desire I have craploads of apps installed. I haven't gone under 600mb out of 1gb free.. Dunno how you can fill it up considering apps are so small.
FWIW, I now use a Wintec 16GB Class 10 in my MT4G and it has lived up to expectations. I tested it to write at better than 10 MB/s with CrystalDiskMark
The Nook inherited its SanDisk 8GB class 4... which is a solid card.
I'd buy the Wintec again in a heartbeat though... Its super affordable on Newegg.
BTW... USE DROPBOX!!!! if you don't have it... click my link and get an extra 250MB with your free 2GB account. Its soooo handy to have my extra files on the cloud. Especially my Titanium backups.
This will be coming soon if you want to wait. It's one of the first high class (6+) 32GB cards.
Lexar High Speed MicroSDHC 32 GB Class 10 Flash Memory Card with Reader
Thanks works great. I have about 650mb free. Plenty for me... also have an 8gb sd
cruxx said:
If you use a different home screen than the standard B&N one I use the mini info widget. Is free and takes up a 2x1 spot. Tells battery life, space left, and SD space left.
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How much memory is taken by Touch Wiz?

For those of you who already have it in your hands, how much memory all the crap from Samsung takes? I am deciding whether to buy the 16 gig version or wait for 32 GB version.
Why spend the extra $$$ on the 32? Just get a microSD card. It allows up to 128 Gigs. It's the cheaper way out. You get more for your money.
xRevilatioNx said:
Why spend the extra $$$ on the 32? Just get a microSD card. It allows up to 128 Gigs. It's the cheaper way out. You get more for your money.
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Because a lot of things can't be installed to the SD card.
Caelrie said:
Because a lot of things can't be installed to the SD card.
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That's the reason
Profit margin is huge for that additional 16GB but at least it is 16gb all freed up. Personally, I'd like to see a mSATA drive put in one.
I bought the 16gb from Amazon got it yesterday. After clicking the window on screen and it installed all the FREE goodies. I had 9gb left. I then installed basically nothing and had 7gb left.
You can go to APP and it shows "install to SD-Card" Yet lets say the program is 700mb and the app is 11. Lol it puts the APP on the sd-card yet leaves the 700mb file on storage (tablet). A tad backwards
So I sent it back and got the 32gb from BestBuy.

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