Storage Space - Internal Limitation

T1Cybernetic

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I have just got my hands on a Galaxy Ace S5830 It will be my spare /temporary phone for a while so I thought I would have a play with it :D So far it's a great little phone.

It was on the standard rom but I am greedy :p and I now have ROOT + CWM 5.0.2.6. and then upgraded to Kitkat For All [CWM.5.x] CM 11, Omni & Omega by Salim PS earlier today and it's much nicer than the stock stuff.
The only problem I am having is the totally crap internal storage limitation :( Is there anything that can be done to increase it? Once I install a few apps I am totally out of internal storage space :( Which is no fun at all...

I have had a look around but i really don't know what I am looking for :( Can you help...
 

Way333

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I have just got my hands on a Galaxy Ace S5830 It will be my spare /temporary phone for a while so I thought I would have a play with it :D So far it's a great little phone.

It was on the standard rom but I am greedy :p and I now have ROOT + CWM 5.0.2.6. and then upgraded to Kitkat For All [CWM.5.x] CM 11, Omni & Omega by Salim PS earlier today and it's much nicer than the stock stuff.
The only problem I am having is the totally crap internal storage limitation :( Is there anything that can be done to increase it? Once I install a few apps I am totally out of internal storage space :( Which is no fun at all...

I have had a look around but i really don't know what I am looking for :( Can you help...
You need a rom that uses a Kernel with swap support and you need to partition your sd with CWM (advanced settings). No cm11 kernel has swap support and link2sd don't work either. Some Cm 10.1 and below do. I just suggested to another member who was after a good rom to use this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2599760 Use S2 touchwizz style with cronmod. Partition your sd first. Instructions are probably on here for that but i just followed this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U_Sp_BtzrM
 
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T1Cybernetic

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I think all the reading I've recently done regarding up/downgrading the ace's software has fried my brain, So I had a couple of days off and just enjoyed using a new phone.

Anyway I can't believe how simple that was ;) Thank you very much, I put in an 8GB SD and set my SD ext to 1GB and all is well, Running nicely too with that rom.
 

Way333

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Nov 25, 2014
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London
I think all the reading I've recently done regarding up/downgrading the ace's software has fried my brain, So I had a couple of days off and just enjoyed using a new phone.

Anyway I can't believe how simple that was ;) Thank you very much, I put in an 8GB SD and set my SD ext to 1GB and all is well, Running nicely too with that rom.
I certainly understand the brain frying. Yeah that rom is the best i've found and i've tried most in the past 3 weeks. Glad i could help. :highfive:
 

Way333

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Nov 25, 2014
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London
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