[Q] abount internal storage size

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I have p3100 8GB and I saw that internal storage is only 2GB. is this normal? if not, what should I do?

Originally Posted by danis26

I have p3100 8GB and I saw that internal storage is only 2GB. is this normal? if not, what should I do?

It is 8GB total between all items stored. You have /data, /cache, /sdcard, /system, and then a couple other random items as well. The total of all of those should be ~8GB.

Originally Posted by imnuts

It is 8GB total between all items stored. You have /data, /cache, /sdcard, /system, and then a couple other random items as well. The total of all of those should be ~8GB.

But isn't 2GB too low? Its only 2GB and I cant instal apps to sdcard.

sorry for my bad English.

I have about 3gb of storage not counting the space my apps take up.

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Originally Posted by matt30

I have about 3gb of storage not counting the space my apps take up.

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what ROM are you using?

Originally Posted by danis26

what ROM are you using?

Tab2lite beta 2

Storage lists my total space at 4.6gb.

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The memory layout on the Tab 2 is a strange bird. The 8GB is divided into two partitions of equal size, and you will always see the internal memory and virtual SDCard being of equal size. You really only have 4GB to actually install anything programwise. With Ice Cream Sandwich, you cannot move apps to the ExtSDCard because of Google's far-seeing "wisdom" that said that we would not ever need more than what they gave us in the Tab 2. There ARE some apps that will allow you to move some game files to the ExtSDCard like GL to SD(Root) and Directory Bind, but there really isn't a long term solution yet on how to move apps to the ExTSDCard consistently without need of special apps. I imagine that it may take a major ROM tweak that will allow this function. There is also a 1GB dedicated cache directory that needs to be cleaned ever so often otherwise Google Play will not allow you to install anything once the cache is filled. There are a number of utility apps available in the Play Store that will optimize memory and clear the cache...

Alex

So what should I do to get 4GB free space instead of 2GB ?

Originally Posted by AlexM555

The memory layout on the Tab 2 is a strange bird. The 8GB is divided into two partitions of equal size, and you will always see the internal memory and virtual SDCard being of equal size. You really only have 4GB to actually install anything programwise. With Ice Cream Sandwich, you cannot move apps to the ExtSDCard because of Google's far-seeing "wisdom" that said that we would not ever need more than what they gave us in the Tab 2. There ARE some apps that will allow you to move some game files to the ExtSDCard like GL to SD(Root) and Directory Bind, but there really isn't a long term solution yet on how to move apps to the ExTSDCard consistently without need of special apps. I imagine that it may take a major ROM tweak that will allow this function. There is also a 1GB dedicated cache directory that needs to be cleaned ever so often otherwise Google Play will not allow you to install anything once the cache is filled. There are a number of utility apps available in the Play Store that will optimize memory and clear the cache...

Alex

This is not right.

There are several partitions of the 8gb flash memory, not two. Not being able to move apps to an sd card is not an ICS issue but a modification made by Samsung. The cache never needs to be cleared, its size is 688mb not 1gb, and if you want to clear it (even though it offers no benefit whatsoever to do so) you can do it from the menus in ICS.

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Originally Posted by danis26

So what should I do to get 4GB free space instead of 2GB ?

Do you have a terminal emulator app? adb? It's hard to fix your problem if we don't know more.

Originally Posted by matt30

This is not right.

There are several partitions of the 8gb flash memory, not two. Not being able to move apps to an sd card is not an ICS issue but a modification made by Samsung. The cache never needs to be cleared, its size is 688mb not 1gb, and if you want to clear it (even though it offers no benefit whatsoever to do so) you can do it from the menus in ICS.

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Do you have a terminal emulator app? adb? It's hard to fix your problem if we don't know more.

Yes I have terminal emulator app.