[HD2 Android NAND Development] fazz:
To delete, or not to do delete, that is the question...

LoL... I thought I was the only one suffering with the lack of space and having to experiment with every ROM I try, removing all the pointless stuff (to me), making more space and creating smaller partitions :)

I started talking about this again on my Google+ profile: http://goo.gl/50OqV and mainly not happy with using App2SD scripts/programs, using the SD-EXT method. I guess I don't need to explain in detail the main reasons why, as it's obvious, but if you don't already know, it's both slow and rather messy long term :rolleyes:

My thoughts were, their should be a better control on using SD-EXT, so important/vital apps you use hourly are located on the phone and the rest on the SD-EXT. Also, the majority of apps leave a small amount of data (program and user data) on the phone and the rest on the SD-EXT when moved, making it even harder to really control the amount of 'real' storage you really have.

I personally think SD-EXT should have some sort of priority system, so your actual phone storage, combined with your SD storage (via SD-EXT) isn't exactly mixed up, giving you the option of what should have priority to the faster phone based memory and the rest on the actual SD memory. Of course, probably a lot easier than said... maybe?

However, for us LEO/HD2 users, tweaking the ROM's is the first part as always, ripping all we don't really need, everytime. I already have a folder setup each time I upgrade/change ROM's so it's easier, but still a lot longer to do overall.

Currently I have manage to lower the partition size to 172Mb (still with a 5Mb Cache) and not loose much, as follows:

Removed - System/Apps Galaxy4.apk, GenieWidget.apk, LiveWallpapers.apk, MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk, Music.apk, PhaseBeam.apk and VisualizationWallpapers.apk,

Removed - System/TTS as I'm only using the GoogleTTS (found in Apps now)

Replaced - All audio - One small file for each folder (that I've made) and replaced (improved) all Ui audio to my own. This works for me, as I have all my audio on my SD card sorted into the correct folders that the OS picks up naturally and can then have all I want, it the best of quality too.

Removed - System/Fonts - All removed except all that is needed for UK English, such Roboto, Clockopia etc.

Replaced- System/Media - BootAnimation to Nyandroid (I find it funny) and under 30k

The only app that I would like to remove is CM's Trebuchet, which as much as I'd like to use, it's not as fun/advance as ADW, but probably because it's early days and loving the fact they even doing it. Looking forward to seeing more, but for now, I'd like to remove it. I haven't attempted in removing it after I've setup my device (and with ADW), because I wasn't able to start anything without 'Trebuchet' originally installed, so it needs to be their it seems, but possibly now after it's all setup and the default home is changed to alternative? :confused:

Well... that's where I'm at and giving it a break for a few days, before I do actually break my beloved living dead HD2, as I'm pretty sure the overall size can be reduced a little more, but unsure where exactly to start :D