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[Windows 8 General] darkleafar:
This should/could also apply to All other tablets with the Clovertrail Atom and 64gb storage.

As many of you may now, after windows 8 installation and all respective recovery partitions, there is only about 30 gb left of storage, not counting including bloatware. Some people recommended I delete the recovery partition and create a USB one, while others advised completely against doing exactly that.

I plan to buy a 64 gb micro SD card, and that would address the problem of storage for pictures, music, movies, etc. But, Im mostly concerned about app storage. Im not sure how to address that issue.

So my questions are:

To delete recovery partition or not to delete? that is the question.

Any way to transfer apps/apps data or actual software into a micro sd card? Like an equivalent of the "app2sd" app in android?

Any software that specializes on maximizing storage space? Like some sorta space optimizing software or something along those lines?

Any other advice?

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Thank you very much for your time.
[Windows 8 General] SixSixSevenSeven:
Keep the recovery partition but make a usb anyway (some people have had issues with the internal one).

Without being bloat itself there isn't much that software can do for you. You could try zipping up files you don't use often. I recommend 7zip ompressing to .7z rather than .zip but use whatever you prefer.

There is a way to move apps to microsd posted on the forum somewhere. Think it was just a regedit.

I would see how it goes with approx 80-90 gb first and then think about archiving or removing the recovery partition. If its stil not enough perhaps invest in a usb hard disk or cloud storage
[Windows 8 General] darkleafar:
I couldn't find the thread on moving apps to micro sd card . Could you link it?
[Windows 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
Turn on Windows filesystem encryption. Open Explorer, right-click the C: drive, select Properties, mark "Compress this disk to save space". It may also even actually speed up the computer; reducing the data you need to retrieve from storage often makes IO faster, even when the CPU needs to decompress the data as it arrives.

There are several threads on this forum and its siblings regarding moving apps to the SD card. For desktop apps, it's dead easy; just install them to a folder under D: instead of C:. For programs which don't let you control where they're installed, or for programs that are already installed, you can move the install folders to the D: drive, then create a directory symlink from the original location, pointing at the new location. That way the files appear to still be on the C: drive, but they are actually on the D: drive (SD card). Store apps are trickier; it's possible but you risk messing them up and you have to do a lot of mucking about with NTFS permissions.

Quick symlink reference: symlinks (properly, "symbolic links") are a way to create a file or folder in the file system that, when accessed (opened, written to, executed, whatever) actually does all of that using the linked file (also called the "target"). The only common exception is deletion and moving; deleting or moving a symlink applies only to the link, not to the target file/folder. Symlinks can be used to make it look like a file is in one place, when in reality it's somewhere else entirely (such as on another drive). You need an elevated (Admin) command prompt to create directly links on WIndows. The command you use is "mklink" and you can get help info on using it via "mklink /?".
[Windows 8 General] darkleafar:
I did a bit of research, and a lot of people say that compressing the hard drive actually makes it much slower...so im a little iffy on that. The symlinks seem like a good idea, I just have to get it done. I found software that simplifies the process, as well. Thank you for all the advice.
[Windows 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
By 2000, CPU speed was outstripping hard drive IO speed by so much that the reduced IO throughput needed for compressed data vastly dwarfed the extra time needed to either compress or decompress said data in the CPU. That was over six iterations of Moore's Law ago. Disk IO has *maybe* quadrupled in that time... possibly even more for SSD, though don't count on it. CPU power will be a minimum of sixty-four times as fast as they were when that line was crossed. Unless you're doing something on another thread that has completely saturated every CPU core, even a low-power ARM chip will have no trouble keeping up with the compression. Besides, it will save space. Sometimes, that's worth it even if there *is* a perf hit.

Note: don't try benchmarking anything while the initial compression is in progress; that period will obviously have greatly reduced performance. It doesn't take very long, though.
[Windows 8 General] 441Excelsior:
you can backup drivers using Driver genius and then restore it after installation
[Windows 8 General] SixSixSevenSeven:
Gooddaytodie references PC's from year 2000. eMMC is well on par with your average 5600-7200rpm desktop hard disk now, in 2000 hard disks would have been much slower. CPU performance may have also been behind an atom.

If a PC using an HDD could do whatever gooddaytodie claims in 2000 then an intel atom using eMMC can do it today.
[Windows 8 General] e.mote:
>eMMC is well on par with your average 5600-7200rpm desktop hard disk now

eMMC performance benchmarks:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6130/the-16gb-nexus-7-storage-performance

2012 mobile HDD performance benchmarks:

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012-mobile-hdd-charts/benchmarks,136.html

2012 desktop HDD performance benchmarks:

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/hdd-charts-2012/benchmarks,134.html

So, no, not exactly on par.
[Windows 8 General] darkleafar:
All of that seems like too much work for a "maybe" the recovery partition will work for the sake of 6gb of storage..
[Windows 8 General] darkleafar:
Not to say that I dont appreciate all the help. Actually the one thing I think I will do is he symlink thing. I just dont want to take unnecessary risks
[Windows 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
CPUs in 2000 were typically ~500 MHz, single hardware thread, and had far less cache than even a modern Atom. I can't properly compare the efficiency of their architecture, but the difference is going not unlikely to favor the old P2 and P3 chips of that era. Memory (a critical component to any IO operations) was both smaller (256MB was good) and slower (200MHz would have been very fast) than even a mid-range smartphone today. The increases in read speeds and the removal of seek times brought by NAND storage does definitely close the gap somewhat, though.

As for the "most big media won't compress anyhow", that's partially true - even things like Office documents are already compressed these days - but things like WinSXS actually will compress pretty well; x86 machine code contains a lot of duplicated instructions. In any case, the question was about freeing storage space; while there have definitely been come good recommendations here, don't write off disk compression. It's currently saving me 25GB (193GB on disk to store 218GB of data), as measured by Windows Explorer, across my 240GB SSD C: drive. That's a pretty lame compression ratio (~12%), but it's well worth the saved space to me. Of course, my CPU has 8 hardware threads, not the Atom's 2...
[Windows 8 General] valdezpa09:
Just to update you. On my 500t I did remove the recovery partitions with no issue. Just boot a windows 8 disk from usb like they were saying. I have done this for years on even my bigger devices. They are just a waste and usually dont work for what you need anyway. Today I am getting rid of my windows recovery and have a NAS that I will just place a backup image on every once in a while.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] robfactory:
Pretty "cool"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLfCUEYM7E
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] youkosnake:
This is pretty cool
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] 18th.abn:
A phone to do what your phone can do.........I dunno, maybe I need a Xbox controller to control my Xbox controller and a tv to display my tvs display as well.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] youkosnake:
I see it more as a quick view thing or presentation controller. Media share+this would be sick.

Id be more for an android based watch for quick view though
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jcantol:
Ultimate theft deterrent
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
hey guys since the Xperia SP doesnt have a dedicated forum yet i am posting this here...

so i have got hold of the files necessary to root this device...

if anyone has this device and is willing to unlock bootloader contact me via p.m.

P.S.: if root works we can try recovery too :)
[Xperia SP General] jerdog:
I appreciate the sentiment - but please stop posting threads for different devices that you do not own in forums that are not for that device just because it doesn't exist. I am moving this thread to Android Software and Hacking.
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
Just because someone doesn't have the device, doesn't mean that the person cannot post something useful for that community...
[Xperia SP General] jerdog:
You don't have the device and you can't test whether or not it works - instead you're posting these things in development sections FOR ANOTHER DEVICE asking those who might have the device to go and test - putting THEIR device at risk.

Also - there is no community for these devices yet on XDA. So therefore you need to stop spamming the forums with "development" guesswork. Instead - post where they belong UNTIL there is a section. Or, just wait until you have the device and can actually test BEFORE asking others to do so. Pretty simple really.
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
I thought that what ever knowledge I had would come to the use of that user community...

Additionally no files are directly sent to any users... I personally test out on the devices of users using remote desktop tools taking all necessary precautions (like first grabbing the stock firmware for easily reverting to factory state)... also before any "risky" business the users are warned multiple times giving full information & disclaimer of the actions which are going to be performed...

As an example just a few hours back I successfully tested with a users in Australia on rooting the Xperia Tablet Z...

Just because you don see any "active" users on XDA doesnt mean that there is no user community for that devices...

additionally if you think that such kind of threads are "spamming the forums with 'development' guesswork" then i think we are going down a sad road where in willing users who wish to help others using their knowledge and experience are discouraged from posting just because "they-dont-have-device-to-test"...

if such is going to be the attitude of a "Developer Committee" member then i guess i should not bother myself with wanting to help out the users...

regards,

DooMLoRD
[Xperia SP General] jerdog:
The main point here is you're spamming a section of one device with posts for a different device (or two in this case). The Z section is not a miscellaneous catch-all section for all the different devices that don't have a home yet.

Also there's a difference. You're someone who is a developer who is asking that if someone likes what you do, then they can send you donations. By putting together things that you have not personally tried, on devices you do not personally own, you're setting a bad precedent and putting various users in jeopardy. Again, it's their choice to do this - but it's borderline negligent to put stuff out there that you personally haven't tested.

You're not being discouraged from posting - you're being discouraged from putting things out that you haven't tested as well as posting in sections that aren't for what you're posting. That's against XDA rules. Period.
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
ok
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
Finally got testers for the rooting toolkit... Hope the tests go well!
[Xperia SP General] ShaggyB90:
For those who have not already joined, here's the facebook group for XPERIA SP owners:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sonyxperiasp/
[Xperia SP General] sj8023ld:
I DoomLoRD.

I think I need your help to make the recovery work.

I published my recovery on github. https://github.com/sj8023ld/Recovery_SP

and everything works except the internal storage in recovery ,so I hope you can help me to fix the fstab.

Thank you !
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
good work!

here u go:

https://github.com/DooMLoRD/android_device_sony_yuga/commit/bd758ad9ecd0b8f2c31af7e84ab2032d4450461e

thats the patch u need ;)

and sorry for not replying to ur chat... i am travelling so dont have proper internet coverage...
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
actually we already have two FB groups for Xperia Users:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/126156077459592/

http://www.facebook.com/groups/218318894845407/
[Xperia SP General] sj8023ld:
thank you very much~ I will make it work tonight
[Xperia SP General] Miqdad@521:
was the rooting test alright??...Did it work?
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
Rachit has posted an autoroot kernel... Search for the thread...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glonkable:
I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 model number GT-N8010 that I rooted, and upon discovering an app I use periodically would not work with it rooted decided to go back to stop. I have been unable though to find a proper stock ROM for my tablet, all the ones I find are all store versions (even on sammobile) and I can't even find one that's for Canada. I'm getting frustrated and upset because I use my tablet for work and this is seriously hindering me. ANY help would be much appreciated!!!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robindecroon:
What do you mean with Store Versions? Why don't you just install the latest stock version you can find? I doesn't matter which country, I used several of them and I notice no difference (with the exception of some local apps).

If you use SuperSu, you can also easily unroot your device.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
8010 no 3G so exact version should not matter .

Store as in branded ???

jje
[General Questions and Answers] ih8legal:
Hi all, I found these HUGE files in DCIM/thumbnails folder. What are they, why are they so big, and am I safe to delete them?

View attachment 1901663
[General Questions and Answers] SimonTS:
Please try to search first, before asking - XDA rule Number 1.

I know that this very question has been asked before many times :banghead:
[General Questions and Answers] Sanjay:
These are the one which are created when you open the gallery.

Even though there is a image in sdcard in any directory,gallery to be faster copies those into dcmi.

Also your captured photos will be here as a folder 'camera'.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

SENT FROM MONSTER ! ! !

HIT THANX OR I WILL JUST

CRY...
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
That is the thumbnail cache mate! It helps load the thumbnails faster in ur gallery app.

You can safely delete it, and it will come back again later on.

You can try this simple fix if you don't want it coming back:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35259164&postcount=7 :)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr.LOVER:
lol how do i know if i am on v20a leaked or official?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] future81:
About phone -> software version you should see build date - leaked was 4 mar and official 26 mar
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr.LOVER:
I dont see build date in my about phone,
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr.LOVER:
Anyone?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Well did you flash official or leak? How could you not know!?!?! :eek:

Sent from my rooted P880
[LG Optimus 4X HD] akshay.mehta9:
You will see data in root>system>build.prop

ro.build.date
[LG Optimus 4X HD] DarkFantasy6:
Or hidden menu and Version Info
[LG Optimus 4X HD] RuedasLocas:
My advice... download the official one and re-flash it.

You'll be sure after that.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr.LOVER:
Well, thanks for the advice, i was goin to do that, but i found the date in builld.prop file, n im using leaked version,

Now help me with official version download, rooting n unlocking links :p
[LG Optimus 4X HD] RuedasLocas:
To download, serch for your device country here:

http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=15

Or, replace the "X" in the end of the link for your IMEI and you'll have the official version for your device:

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=X

To flash I advice LGFlash Tool, go here:

xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38838927&postcount=7

If you're not able to deal with it following those instructions, try the 1st post from the same thread.

To root, download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/zLRcPHfM/root_JB.html

Reboot in recovery by pressing Vol- & Power. Choose "install from ADB" and confirm with "Power", connect

the phone to PC and double-click in the batch file "root" inside of "root_JB" folder. You'll see the

progress in your device. after finish, reboot.

To unlock the bootloader, see your device country and search for the right guide.

After is easy. You just need to install ROM Manager from the store, bla bla bla...

If you follow the forum in the last days, you'll find what you need, no one talk about anything else :rolleyes:

If you choose CM, take a look for the issues. Its far from being perfect, at least 100% functional.

Good luck, take it easy and you'll be just fine.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
I got mine on a humbug search on craigslist. Person had plenty for $400. At first I'm thinking BS. This will be a scam trying to send me link once I respond. Nope. She let me buy a brand new HTC ONE for $370. Was definitely not expecting that. I was just looking at one on Amazon for $630 with my employee discount. But didn't bite. What was your best off contract deal for the ONE?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gobaers:
Sounds a little too good to be true. Probably, she's going to open a line, get it for $200, then cut it off, which might leave you with a bad ESN. Be careful.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
Nah, Sprint said it was good. Phone is already activated. She had plenty and had a Galaxy Note 2 of her own .
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] robfactory:
Great deal if you got it directly from her and they are clean.

I would have bought 2 at that price.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
Thought about it. Didn't want to get stuck with one. Haven't really been keeping up with the hype on these
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] adrianr514:
Free.. hand given to me by HTC

Sent from my HTCONE
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
Nice!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] robfactory:
If you get another one at that price. I'll buy it from you .

Let me know.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] fanaticalg:
Amen. Same here.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
I'll give her a call Friday. But I think she'll have gs4s
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] shook187:
Don't take this the wrong way OP... But I think your story is BS.

No way in hell a person is selling this phone for 400 bucks.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
What will I get for telling lies? Cookies?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] shook187:
Who knows why people lie but they do.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
Did that text convo convince you?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] avwheeler:
There we a guy I used to buy from that posted on Craigslist who owned some cell shop who would sell usually half way between retail and used. I find it reasonable.

Sent from Taptalk on EVO LTE soff on some awesome custom Rom!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] shook187:
Which phones, you mean something like a Motorola StarTAC?

Nowadays phones have incredible razor thin profit margins. It cost HTC around that much money to even make the ONE.

As far as the text message goes, who knows if he what he was selling and you was attempting to buy. It could have been a phone but which phone?

You might have gotten a good deal but I'm pretty sure that phone isn't on the up and up.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] edub186:
If that was the case. The phone wouldn't be on my account. Everything was cleared.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] shook187:
Sure its on your account now. But if or when a retailer finds out the phone was back doored they could call Sprint and the phone will obviously be traced back to you. So you're not out the clear yet.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] SoberSquid:
Just because it was cleared by Sprint, doesn't necessarily mean the phone is clean. However, that being said, what is more likely going on here is they were eligible for upgrade, had phones they were already happy using, so they spent their upgrade and signed another 2 year contract for the phone, then are reselling it to make a higher profit. More or less, they are locking themselves in a contract to spin a buck, because why not? Might as well do something with that if you are happy with your current phone and don't plan on leaving the company.

I had a friend who did this often enough. I'm sure the ESN is probably just fine - Congrats on the phone OP, hope you enjoy it! :)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] avwheeler:
Lol, ya it was a while ago, last company I worked for and managed the BES, so went through a lot of BlackBerry devices. Been Android since 2008.

Sent from Taptalk on EVO LTE soff on some awesome custom Rom!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] LordLugard:
Be wary of these. I remember when the Nexus S 4G came out and i got one on CL and thought i had the deal of the century. Weeks later, Sprint had flagged the ESN's because this person/seller had a hook up in the Sprint warehouse (the proverbial stuff that falls off the truck) nicking phones. Sprint eventually balanced their inventory list i assume and the missing phones which i assume they keep a record of the ESN's were all flagged as stolen etc.

Not saying this is your scenario but see what happens in the coming weeks and months.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] randomhero1172:
Best buy will price match sprints $549 (advertised on sprints website). Sprint will not sell the phone off contract (at least in the stores i tried. F them).
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Gumby63:
I bought mine off contract with no hesitation from the rep. I think it just depends on who you talk to, or maybe you can only do it from a corporate store. Who knows lol
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] takethewall:
I can't find a Best Buy in my area that will price match Sprint. They said they don't do that for carrier phones and only for pay as you go (Virgin, Boost, etc). Any tips for getting them to do this?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] regalpimpin:
Bought mine off contract as well. Went in, said I want to buy a One outright. Was walking out the door 5 minutes later with an unopened box.

Going to send in old evo 4g for the 100 cash back, and going to sell the evo lte.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
I got 2 HTC one off contract for 200

Sent From My White Cricket LTEvo
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] tizz06:
how did u pull that off i want to do that
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
I know some ppl lol I'm going to get one more or an s4

Sent From My White Cricket LTEvo
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Jfree3000:
I'll give this a shot because they want 700 for the phone off contact which is crazy as hell.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] scottspa74:
I didn't bother reading the rest of this thread, but it seems you're somewhere between a troll and an idiot. Somewhere in that range lol.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Jfree3000:
Sucks that att had the exclusive 64gig version. Hopefully that changes cause I really want this phone. :(
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] phillip1953:
What's the big deal with an off-contract purchase? I can get one for 99 bucks. My monthly bill stays the same as it has for the last 3...4 years.

Is there an advantage, monthly bill wise?

Sent via my Nexus 7, Amiga 3000 or HTC EVO 3D
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] lse4:
I don't think there is any advantages monthly wise.. It's just so your not tied into a 2 year contract with the phone company
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FlowingAway:
Monthly bill is no different, but like the other person said, your contract doesn't renew so you have a sense of freedom.

The other angle is someone that is still under contract and isn't eligible for an upgrade yet. This is the boat I'm in, I've been looking around the house for things I can sell to get this bad boy.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] magicalan:
no wonder, you have cricket -.- ...dealers everywhere! :P