LINK TO THE THREAD WITH THE AUTOMATED SCRIPT (thanks to @skyguy126): http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/mod-storage-reloacting-dalvik-cache-t2953616
Hello everybody
as you may know, our Moto G's internal eMMC card has a ~600Mb partition called /cache, which is not used since the apps' cache is stored in /data, so the latter fills up and the first one stays empty.
Owning a 8Gb model, having 600Mb not available for storage really bugged me, because my phone's memory (/data partition) was always full because it's a 5.7Gb space shared between apps and microSD files.
Well, thanks to @skyguy126, who linked me to this guide, I managed to link the dalvik cache files to the /cache partition
Now, it may not work for you if:
Other than that, all you need is a rooted phone, the Terminal Emulator app installed (HERE), a root file manager, at least one hand and a working brain
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE, CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Steps:
1) Open any text editor, messaging app, notes app or anything that allows a text input. write the following line, select it and copy it to your clipboard (you'll need it later).
Also, make sure you open the Terminal Emulator app and type in "su" (without quotes), then grant it superuser access. You'll need to switch to it quickly.
2) Open your root file manager, while making sure you still see the terminal emulator's notification (I used Root Explorer but any other app should work just fine), go to /data, select the /dalvik-cache folder (just to be sure, hit "properties" to check its size. If it's less than 600Mb you're good to go. If it's not, this won't work, sorry) and move (NOT copy, MOVE) it to /cache. If it asks you to merge two folders, do it.
NOTE: now some apps may start force closing, it's normal, keep going
3) Switch to the Terminal Emulator app (via the recents screen or by tapping its notification" and paste the text you copied at the beginning by long-pressing the black screen and hitting "Paste" (DUH?!?), hit enter, make sure no error messages come up, then reboot.
TA-DAAAA!
Your dalvik cache is now linked to the /cache partition, enjoy that half a gigabyte
If you need any help, feel free to PM me
"But Bert, what if it doesn't work and my phone explodes?"
Well, if it blows up there's nothing much I can do, but if it's just stuck at bootanimation/bootlogo/somewhere where you can't use it, simply head to the recovery and wipe dalvik-cache. This will revert the process and delete the link, putting the phone as it was before
Hello everybody
as you may know, our Moto G's internal eMMC card has a ~600Mb partition called /cache, which is not used since the apps' cache is stored in /data, so the latter fills up and the first one stays empty.
Owning a 8Gb model, having 600Mb not available for storage really bugged me, because my phone's memory (/data partition) was always full because it's a 5.7Gb space shared between apps and microSD files.
Well, thanks to @skyguy126, who linked me to this guide, I managed to link the dalvik cache files to the /cache partition
Now, it may not work for you if:
a) you have A LOT of apps installed.
And by "a lot", I mean more than 90-100 apps, but if you have a 8Gb model, you probably don't :laugh:
b) you're running ART
Since ART uses a lot more space than dalvik, the space in the /cache partition probably won't be enough. When I was running ART, it used 1Gb more than dalvik.
And by "a lot", I mean more than 90-100 apps, but if you have a 8Gb model, you probably don't :laugh:
b) you're running ART
Since ART uses a lot more space than dalvik, the space in the /cache partition probably won't be enough. When I was running ART, it used 1Gb more than dalvik.
Other than that, all you need is a rooted phone, the Terminal Emulator app installed (HERE), a root file manager, at least one hand and a working brain
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE, CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Steps:
1) Open any text editor, messaging app, notes app or anything that allows a text input. write the following line, select it and copy it to your clipboard (you'll need it later).
Code:
ln -s /cache/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache2) Open your root file manager, while making sure you still see the terminal emulator's notification (I used Root Explorer but any other app should work just fine), go to /data, select the /dalvik-cache folder (just to be sure, hit "properties" to check its size. If it's less than 600Mb you're good to go. If it's not, this won't work, sorry) and move (NOT copy, MOVE) it to /cache. If it asks you to merge two folders, do it.
NOTE: now some apps may start force closing, it's normal, keep going
3) Switch to the Terminal Emulator app (via the recents screen or by tapping its notification" and paste the text you copied at the beginning by long-pressing the black screen and hitting "Paste" (DUH?!?
), hit enter, make sure no error messages come up, then reboot.TA-DAAAA!
Your dalvik cache is now linked to the /cache partition, enjoy that half a gigabyte
If you need any help, feel free to PM me
"But Bert, what if it doesn't work and my phone explodes?"
Well, if it blows up there's nothing much I can do, but if it's just stuck at bootanimation/bootlogo/somewhere where you can't use it, simply head to the recovery and wipe dalvik-cache. This will revert the process and delete the link, putting the phone as it was before
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