Root HELP Please trying to move aps to SD but its not working!

[happysteveo]

Hi all,

I am trying to move aps to SD on my htc desire and it doesn't seem to be working so I thought I'd ask the experts for some advice please!

My desire is rooted, running gingervillain rom, I have tried moving the aps via the stock program, and the ap2sd app, and by using the batch option on titanium backup.

Every time it says the aps are now on the sd card but the storage space on the phone does not reduce?

Please help me as I am now low on space!

Thanks,

Steveo.

 

[SUroot]

You shouldn't bother using that method. Have you got an ext partition on your SD card? Gingvervillain has an a2sd+ script (by Dark Tremor) already. If you partition your SD card, this will start to be used and you will never have to manually move anything.

The only thing people tend not to do when using Roms is read posts 1 and 2, where they explain how to use it. Dalvik cache is on internal memory by default and there are commands to activate the moving of it ext partition.

 

[happysteveo]

Thanks for the reply.

In the Titanium Backup overview its SD card(a2sd): 1.03GB,

Is that the external partition?

 

[shauny13]

Thanks for the reply.

In the Titanium Backup overview its SD card(a2sd): 1.03GB,

Is that the external partition?

Yes it is, although titanium isnt very accurate. Quick system info from the market is better,

 

[happysteveo]

Yes it is, although titanium isnt very accurate. Quick system info from the market is better,

Aha, thank you. So it looks like I have an ext partition and the apps aren't saving on to it then?

 

[shauny13]

in your settings somewhere, you should set default install location to internal. The script for a2sd+ tricks the phone into thinking the partition is part of the phones internal memory.

 

[happysteveo]

in your settings somewhere, you should set default install location to internal. The script for a2sd+ tricks the phone into thinking the partition is part of the phones internal memory.

Thank you, I changed what you said to extrenal in the CyanogenMod settings, but it didn't work

 

[shauny13]

no, internal

 

[SUroot]

Yes it is, although titanium isnt very accurate. Quick system info from the market is better,

Actually, it sort of is accurate, but in the wrong measurement.

Software reads b, B, KB, MB, GB etc in the true value, in that there is 1024 of each before going to the next. e.g there are 1024 B in 1 KB.

Hardware Manufacturers work (incorrectly) on the premise that there are 1000 B in 1 KB. Thats why when you buy an "80 GB" drive, its actually 74 GB.

Its in this Hardware 1000* that titanium reports and for that it is accurate, but to get an actual usable amount you have to apply mathematics, which is just too much effort.

For example, if the number is in GB, You have to *1000(MB)*1000(KB)*1000(B) because you have to take it back to Bytes, before you can /1024(KB)/1024(MB)/1024(GB) to get the same back.

Obviously if its in MB, you only do 2 multiplications or divisions.

 

[shauny13]

Always the perfectionist Dan.

 

[happysteveo]

no, internal

Sorry, I meant to say internal! I tried all of them, internal, external and automatic(which it was already set to).

 

[SUroot]

Steveo, what does quick system info say about a2sd? Is any of it being used? If so, then its working. If not, its not. Lets be clear on this first please.

 

[shauny13]

Have you moved the dalvik cache like suroot suggested?

 

[happysteveo]

Steveo, what does quick system info say about a2sd? Is any of it being used? If so, then its working. If not, its not. Lets be clear on this first please.

It says Total 0.96GB, Free: 0.88GB so I'm guessing it must be being used for something?

 

[shauny13]

Looks good to me. Be aware that your internal memory will still go down slowly, even with this script, which is why it is recommended to move your dalvik cache to sd card aswell.

 

[happysteveo]

Have you moved the dalvik cache like suroot suggested?

No I haven't done that bit yet, do I have to do it in recovery mode?

 

[shauny13]

No, read the post

[ROM-GingerBread] Ginger Villain 3.3 (16-10) - xda-developers

 

[SUroot]

only thing people tend not to do when using Roms is read posts 1 and 2, where they explain how to use it. Dalvik cache is on internal memory by default and there are commands to activate the moving of it ext partition.

Was this too subtle?

All of this is in our root memory faq too.

 

[shauny13]

obviously

 

[happysteveo]

Was this too subtle?

All of this is in our root memory faq too.

Yeah, sorry. When you said points 1 and 2 I didn't know exactly what you were referrring to and didn't wanna ask to save looking even more stupid!

 

[happysteveo]

No, read the post

[ROM-GingerBread] Ginger Villain 3.3 (16-10) - xda-developers

Thanks, job done now, internal memory showing as down to 34MB from 120MB.

If I change ROMs do I always need to move the dalvik manually?

And is it worth uninstalling and reinstalling all my apps now to get them on to the EXT partition?

 

[Hadron]

Its in this Hardware 1000* that titanium reports and for that it is accurate, but to get an actual usable amount you have to apply mathematics, which is just too much effort.

Ti has an option these days: GUI Preferences -> "Show sizes in binary units"

 

[nicka3200]

Would I be right in saying that app data and cache remains on internal memory so despite having a working ext partition internal memory will still reduce over time?

 

[Hadron]

Yes. There are plenty of cache cleaners though.

 

[SUroot]

Ti has an option these days: GUI Preferences -> "Show sizes in binary units"

Ahh good info. Thanks.