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  1. Wardatrigger

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    I tried installing some games from the Humble Bundle. They install through the site's app, but not with any great success.

    After I tried install one such game today, the app seemed to crash and the game didn't install. However, I did get a warning that my internal memory (which was at about 17mb, I have an HTC :() had sunk to below 15mb.

    Resetting the phone didn't clear this, and I have no indication through App2SD that any new applications are installed or that any existing application has increased appreciably in size.

    I was wondering if there's any way to clear out this apparently used memory.
     

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    #1 Wardatrigger, Aug 18, 2012
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    Try clearing your caches first using recovery, then perform a reset.

     
    #2 lunatic59, Aug 18, 2012
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    Rooted?
     
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    My Desire is entirely stock, running Android 2.2.

    I tried a system reboot, but the low storage icon is still there. App2SD reports no cache to clear.

    Definitely switching from an HTC come contract renewal time.
     
    #4 Wardatrigger, Aug 18, 2012
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    I don't think apps2sd can clear the Dalvik cache, which is most likely where the memory is being held. That you should do from recovery.
     
    #5 lunatic59, Aug 18, 2012
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    Can't do from recovery, the phone is stock.
     
    #6 Tyseyh, Aug 19, 2012
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    Reset to factory settings my only option then?
     
    #7 Wardatrigger, Aug 19, 2012
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    That's all I can think of.
     
    #8 Tyseyh, Aug 19, 2012
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