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Insufficient storage to update apps

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:19:14 GMT

I had been getting this error message all week when trying to do recommended updates, despite having plenty of available storage.

I solved it by powering the phone off then back on again. Then go straight to the play store app -> my apps then updating. Now the storage is available for updates.

This means that something in android is causing a memory leak.

Windows 95 anyone?

Re: Insufficient storage to update apps

NutMagnet2 — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:40:52 GMT

Hi Chris,

i'm having the same problem.. and tagging onto your thread hopefully to find an answer.. :smileysmileywink:

Internal Storage 2.00 GB 1.78 GB Free

SD Card 966 MB 694 MB Free

All photos and music are on the SD Card and I was hoping to use the internal memory for just running apps and the phone. My SD Card is old and probably class 4 so I will upgrade the card to a class 10... 30MB/s or faster this week and see if that helps..

I've looked at backing up the phone and re-setting back to factory condidtions and wiping everything and starting again but the "Sony PC Companion 2.1" doesn't have any back up settings...??? The Sony website shows Sony PC Companion with a method of backing up the phone but it isn't on my programme...

Screenshot of pc companion below.

Nut

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y447/lostcityzen/SonyExperiaMiroInsufficientSpace_zps971c0e00.jpg

Re: Insufficient storage to update apps

VaibhavAds — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:13:20 GMT

Use any cleaner app, to clear out cache and other useless data.

Make sure you've enough space on Internal and Phone memory. Go to Settings>Apps and check memories.

Re: Insufficient storage to update apps

NiKiiTaZzz — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:27:00 GMT

I have a 32GB memory card and still when I go to update the apps tells me I have no memory. The internal memory storage is full me once. Is there any way to be used by default the memory card to avoid mistakes?

Re: Insufficient storage to update apps

MJC — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:20:26 GMT

The phone has an 800 MHZ process and limited memory. It is very easy to fill up the memory, which will slow the phone down.

Get an external SD (I have a 32 GIG) and move all your videos, music and photo to this card. Unfortunately, Google decided to prevent applications from being installed on this card.
I use the Navfree GPS application and it allows me to move all the map data to the External SD card.
Get the application .... All-in-one toolbox from the app store. It's free and it will show you exactly how much memory is being used. On my phone ... RAM 37% free ... ROM 46% free ... SD (internal, not external) 38% free. CPU cycles between 8% and 72%
Move as many applications as you can to the internal SD card. Some application can be moved and some can't.
Power off the phone to reset everything when it get slow.
Don't use live wallpaper
Clear cash once in a while.
Keep the applications updated and only update one at a time.

Bottom line is you have to manage this phone or it will slow down. Mine works great.