“Recently, I always received a warning “insufficient storage available” on my android phone when trying to install a new app on it. I was especially confused because I had plenty of storage left. And as we know, android only limits the installation of new app when we have less than 15 MB of storage remaining. ”Therefore, in this case, what should I do?
Can I fix the "insufficient storage available" error message on android? I asked our friends for help, and one of them told me to try using this method provided by the video increase internal storage up to 32Gbs on any android lg f6 etc.. .
However, after watching the above video, some users don’t really understand this method and want to find more solutions to solve this problem. Now, this article will show more detailed information about this issue and introduce several different ways.
7 Ways to Help to Increase Internal Storage Space of Android
Method 1: Delete unwanted apps and clean all the history and cache
Sometimes, as a matter of fact, users don't really need more storage, they just need to make better use of what they've got. No doubt, there are several apps users have no interest in using or have never used them. Therefore, if users don't use them, they can uninstall them. If they later find they need these apps, they can just download them again.(
Any app users have paid for at Google Play will be available to any android device on which they are logged into their Google account.
- )
- On the other hand, even some apps users keep in their devices will take up more space than they require. To be specific, as time goes by, every app on users’ phone fills space with cached files. At this time, users can clear these out to release more free space to store more data. Meanwhile, clearing app cache won't delete any important files on phone. If users want to completely clean cache from all their apps using android’s built-in settings, here's how:
- Step 1: Click “
Settings > Storage
- ”. After that, users will see total storage and other useful information related to
Storage
- such as
Used space
- ,
System memory
- ,
Cached data
- and
Available space
- , etc. (as shown below)
- Step 2: Click “
Cached data
- ”. Then, a pop up will show up saying “
This will clear cached data for all apps
- ”. At this time, users just tap “
OK
- ”.
Method 2: Use USB OTG storage
- If users are technicians, they may know many android phones support
USB OTG
- (On The Go), which allows them to plug in peripherals such as storage drives to add more space for their phone.
Tips: if users don’t know whether their device supports OTG, they can download USB OTG Checker app to check it.
- If users’ device supports OTG, they can insert a micro SD card or add an external hard drive to it via using an OTG adaptor (such as the Inateck HB3001G). If users are going to insert a micro SD card to a phone that doesn't support removable memory then the phone should be able to power the device by itself. However, if users want to increase internal storage space by adding an external hard drive, they will probably need to also power the OTG adaptor (a USB power cable is provided).
Method 3: Turn to cloud storage
Another really good option for freeing up space on android is to use cloud storage to share users’ pictures, videos and other files.
Cloud storage- apps such as Dropbox and SkyDrive allow users to share files from their phone to the cloud and then access them from their computer. And, once files are shared in the cloud, users can free up space by deleting them from their phones.
- The only disadvantage of using cloud storage is that users will be able to access those files only when they have an active internet connection.
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Method 4: Use memory card to increase storage space
Can we spare 1GB space of our memory card for the internal memory? Some users might have this question when they receive the insufficient storage available warning. However, can this really be true? For more information, please see the following content.
- In general, to use part of memory card’s space to successfully solve this issue, users have to prepare some necessary tools as follows.
- 1: Android phone must be rooted.
- 2: 2 GB or above memory card with class 4 or higher.
- 3: Memory card reader.
- 4: Excellent partition software.
- 5: Link2SD app installed on phone.
Tips: This app allows android phone to use a part of the memory card as an internal memory, so users can move some data and apps to the memory card.
- To use a memory card as an internal memory, users have to partition this memory card at first since the Link2SD app requires a second partition on memory card. And, it's not working "out-of-the-box" as native app2sd, users need to root their device and create a second partition on their memory card themselves. Detailed steps of using memory card to increase storage space are shown below.
Step 1: Partition memory card
- As a matter of fact, there are two ways by which users can
partition memory card/SD card
- , and here they go.
- MiniTool Partition Wizard, a green, concise and professional partition tool, is recommended here.
Tip, although Windows built-in disk management tool can also help to partition SD card, it has some limitations. For instance, users are unable to delete memory card’s partitions. This Why Can’t Delete Volume on USB Flash Drive and How to Fix the Issue post will tell you what you want to know.
Procedure
- :
- 1: First of all, download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard on computer.
- 2: Remove memory card from phone, insert it in card reader, and connect it to computer.
- 3: Launch the partition management tool. Then, users will see all their disk drives as well as the memory card which they have just connected.
- 4:Right-click the memory card and select “
Delete All Partitions
- ”. (
Note: This will delete all data saved on this card, so please back up everything before doing this step. Here, you might be interested in this post Clone SD Card to PC for Transferring Data or Making a Backup.
- ) After that, the memory card becomes unallocated.
- 5:Click memory card again and select “
Create Partition
- ” from the left action panel.
- 6:Select the partition as primary and specify its file system and size.
- 7: Then select the unallocated space and click “
Create
- ” to create a Ext2/3/4 primary partition.
- 8: Click “
Apply
- ” to perform all changes.
- Video for partition SD card:
- In fact, here is an alternate method to make a partition on memory card. However, this method requires ClockwordMod. Therefore, if users don’t have CWM installed, they had better use the above method. Of course, if users have CWM installed, they can choose either.
Note: This method works for both Stock ROM and Custom ROM
- .
Procedure
- :
- 1: Backup all files on memory card.
- 2: Go into the recovery mode of phone.
- 3: Select “
Advanced
- ”, and then choose “
Partition SD Card
- ”.
- 4: Then Choose SD-ext size (
if users have a 2GB Memory Card, choose 512 MB; if users have a 4 GB Memory card, choose 1024 MB
- ).
- 5: Select “
0 Swap
- ”.
- 6: Wait for the process to finish, and then reboot the phone.
- Thus, users have finished partitioning the memory card.
Step 2: Increase Internal Memory by Link2SD
- After partitioned memory card, users need to increase the internal storage of android to store more data and apps. To be honest, this is the easiest part of this whole work, as users are going to need few steps to get the whole stuff completed and placed on automation. Please follow these steps below.
- 1: Insert memory card back to android phone.
- 2: Download and install the Link2SD app. Note: This app needs root access, so this trick would only work if users have rooted their phone.
- 3: Open Link2SD. Users will be prompted to choose between ext2,ext3,ext4 and FAT32. They can select a suitable one according to actual needs.
- 4: The app will then ask to reboot device. So reboot.
- 5: After rebooting, launch the Link2SD app again. Now, click “
Setting> Check the autolink
- ” to automatically move apps upon installation.
- 6: If users already have some apps, select “
Create link
- ” (be sure to check the files: app, dalvic-cache, and library files).
- 7: Check the memory, select “
Storage Info
- ” to view the current status of the internal memory.
- Now, all work has been done and users can install as many apps as they want.
Method 5: Use Terminal Emulator App
If users don’t want to install Link2SD app, they can try using the following method with Terminal Emulator app.
Requirements
- :
- Memory card of class 4 or higher.
- Terminal Emulator app installed on phone.
Procedure
- :
- Step 1: Partition memory card via using MiniTool Partition Wizard software.
- Step 2: Download and install Terminal Emulator App on phone.
- Step 3: Launch the app.
- Step 4: Type “
su
- ” and press enter.
- Step 5:Type “
a2sd xdata
- ” and press “
Enter
- ”.
- Step 6: As soon as users type this command & press “
Enter
- ”, the app will ask them whether to continue with the process or not. Here, type “
y
- ” and press “
Enter
- ”.
- Step 7: Now the app asks to reboot phone. Again type “
y
- ” to restart the phone.
- At this time, users have successfully increased their internal storage space on their android, and they can click “
Menu>Settings>Storage
- ” to check it.
Note: if users want to undo the process and revert the phone back the way it was before, please type “su > a2sd noxdata >y” commands (each type ends with pressing on “Enter” key).
Method 6: Use INT2EXT
Prepare
- :
- INT2EXT4+ (for new ROMs).
- INT2EXT+ (for older ROMs).
Procedure
- :
- Step 1: Download the INT2EXT4+ zip file on computer to a specific folder, and remember not to extract it.
- Step 2: Power off phone completely until it vibrates. Then, users need to enter into CWM recovery mode.
Note: Touch won’t work here in recovery mode. So users can use volume keys for navigation and power/home button for selection.
- Step 3: In the
Advanced Menu
- window, select the “
partition sdcard
- ” option.
- Step 4: Select the “
ext size
- ”.
Note: this size should be less than memory card size. And, Select “swap size as Zero”.
- Step 5: The partitioning SD card process will begin. Wait for a few minutes to complete it.
- Step 6: select “
++++go back++++ then
- ” to enter the
Mounts and Storage Menu
- window, and select the “
mount USB storage
- ” option.
- Step 7: Now connect phone to PC and copy the downloaded INT2EXT4+ zip file as it is without extracting on SD card.
- Step 8: Again go back and navigate to the
Mounts and Storage Menu
- window, and select the “
mount/system
- ” option.
- Step 9: Return back to the main menu and select the “
install zip
- ” from “
sdcard
- ” option, then select “
choose from sdcard
- ”. This will show all the contents present on the memory card. Just navigate to the INT2EXT4+ zip file and select it to start the installation process.
- Now, users need to restart their phone by navigating to the “
reboot system now
- ” option located on the recovery mode itself. They can view their phone internal memory storage via clicking “
Menu>Settings>Storage
- ”.
Method 7: Use Mounts2SD app
Download
- :
- Mounts2SD App.
Procedure
- :
- Step 1: Download and install Mounts2SD app on phone.
- Step 2: Launch the app and grant Superuser permissions.
- Step 3: Click the “
Configure Busybox
- ”.
- Step 4: Be patient until it completes. A green colored tick mark will confirm the completion. Then, click the “
Install Script
- ” option to get the following window.
- Step 5: Click “
Configure
- ” and tick all these options:
Applications
- ,
Data
- ,
Dalvik Cache
- , and
Cache
- .
- Step 6: Scroll further down and click the “
Disable Safe-mode
- ” option.
- Step 7: Now exit the app and restart phone.
- Step 8: After rebooting, users should launch the app again. Then, they will see their phone internal storage space has been increased.
Note: If users see any kind of error or warning in their notifications due to this app, don’t panic as it is caused by swap. They just need to reboot it again, and all errors will disappear.
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