Root [International] Unaccounted memory used up - no space left

[davoid]

I have this problem where I have no storage space left on my internal memory but the usage is unaccounted for.

My apps add up to about 4GB but there is 6GB missing somehow.

I'm on AOKP.

I've attached a screenshot of my storage page.

This is a new flash of the rom, and I've just restored my Titanium Backup of my apps (which gave me enough free space on previous setups) and I can't update any of my apps because I am apparently 'low' on storage.

 

[funkylogik]

Thats ****d up mate! In Philz, did you do a full wipe of internal sd?

 

[davoid]

I did a full wipe yeah. I'm thinking of making a nandroid backup and then formatting the internal drive in Philz.

I'll let you know what happens.

btw in DiskUsage a big block of memory is reported as System Data and is 6GB, which seems to be the missing storage...

It's a pity that this app doesn't also allow you to locate a folder by selecting it, like WinDirStat does on my windows PC.

 

[davoid]

?!'#~#@##ing thing won't let me restore my nandroid...

"Error while restoring data"...

sigh. start again...

 

[funkylogik]

Fs. Thats weird man. The system partition should only be about 3gb
P.s, i dont think theres any point making a nandroid, formatting then restoring it mate. Im not sure but i think the restore would just bring back the problem

 

[Yatezy]

Unless it was like that before, what it could be is all the crap from your touchwiz roms.

If you go to root/data/media you'll find all your original TW files there before the system changed in 4.2.2. I had to delete most of that shite to free up space. The file labelled '0' is the all the current locations of your stuff so if you delete everything try and keep that one.

Hopefully it's that as I'm clueless if it's something else.

 

[Yatezy]

I've decided to take some screen shots as I'm poo at explaining stuff (I read that back and it was gobbledegook).

Here's one like yours with 3.4 gig of system data missing:

And here one from the /data folder, as you can see the /media folder is 5.6 gig with 2.5 in the 0 folder (current normal folder) and the remaining 3 gig below it in the original TW files folder:

 

[Yatezy]

I deleted the 845 mb file (second pic, orange box upper right) and as you can see my system data has dropped loads:

Fingers crossed that's your problem :thumb:

 

[davoid]

Yatezy thanks for clearing up what the problem was. From your screenshot of DiskUsage, it definitely looks like the same circumstances as mine.

However, the formatting from recovery freed up the missing space for me. It would have been easier your way though.

I will know for next time though (if I ever go back to a TW rom, that is).

 

[Yatezy]

No problem mate, glad to be of some use :thumb:

 

[nigsy]

Also keep an eye on nandroid backups. I ran out of space recently and it was simply, every time I flash a new ROM I take a nandroid first. Some of them were in excess of a gig!!

I just deleted the old ones and we are back in action!

 

[davoid]

Also keep an eye on nandroid backups. I ran out of space recently and it was simply, every time I flash a new ROM I take a nandroid first. Some of them were in excess of a gig!!

I just deleted the old ones and we are back in action!

I do my nandroid backups to my extSdCard but I did actually just yesterday delete over 16GB of nandroids lol so I know What you mean

 

[funkylogik]

Yeah i always use extsd now. I had a problem once where i couldnt delete them from internal :thumbup: