[Q] Increasing Application Space on Micromax Canvas 2 Color A120 (8 GB ROM)

[ajitabhpandey]

Hello,

Couple of days back I have bought Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120 with 8 GB ROM. It runs on 1.3 GHz MT6582 Quad Core Processor, 1GB RAM and runs on Android v4.4.2 (KitKat) OS. The ROM is 8GB (as compared to 4GB in the earlier versions of the same phone).

However, in this excellent phone the application space is still limited to 0.98 GB.

I rooted this phone successfully yesterday and installed busybox. The

/[email protected] is mounted on /system.
/[email protected] is mounted in /data
/[email protected] is mounted on /cache

I am not sure of this but I believe that the I can expand the partition size of /[email protected], /[email protected] and /[email protected] onto the 8 GB ROM in some appropriate ratios. I already have a 32GB class 10 micro SD card attached so do not need the 8GB ROM for any other storage and if possible utlize this entirely in such a manner so that the entire ROM can be used for applications/data/cache/custom user file i.e if i choose to copy there.

Is there any way I can do that repartitioning on the filesystem (or dynamically expand the filesystems).

Please note I have already tried the Mt657xRepartition_EN.apk given at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37974360. It did not help.

 

[Biswajyoti]

TRY THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...pp-storage-t2840757/post54670209#post54670209

 

[ajitabhpandey]

TRY THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...pp-storage-t2840757/post54670209#post54670209

Thanks for response Biswajyoti. I will try that. My A120 is with 8GB ROM, so I hope your 4GB ROM solution works with this. However, if you don't mind, I would like to understand a bit more here about how this re-arranging of space is being done. If you can give me some background on the working of the tool, it will be great.

Also, I understand there is a risk factor involved, but can I ask if the already installed apps/data will be affected in anyway. Basically if all goes well, do I need to reinstall any of the already installed stuff. All the apps which can be moved to SD card have been moved to the 32Gb external SD card and not the internal SD card. However, majority of the apps like facebook, what's app etc are installed on the system/app area.

 

[Biswajyoti]

No need to reinstall apps but you should make a backup of your internal storage before doing anything with your phone

 

[ajitabhpandey]

No need to reinstall apps but you should make a backup of your internal storage before doing anything with your phone

Confirmed it works.

 

[Biswajyoti]

Thanks for your confirmation ......Now what is the amount you got as mass storage???

 

[ajitabhpandey]

Thanks for your confirmation ......Now what is the amount you got as mass storage???

Internal storage is now 4.08GB and Phone storage is increased to 2.07GB.

 

[shashankgfx]

tri mpriopartition utility only if its 4gb version