[TouchPad General] mpgrimm2:
Data/media Resizing Notes

(3-31-14)​

Switching the majority of your free space from Media to Data:

With the basic partition layout setup using Acme5 (System Partition=600MB) and only recovery and Moboot 3.8 installed, you should be able to move your free SDcard space from the Media partition to the Data partition. There are a few different methods to accomplish this. The Flashable zips are recommended.

Before Data Media setup

system = 600MB

cache = 200MB

media (16GB TouchPads) = 11.5GB

media (32GB TouchPads) = 28GB

data = 1.5GB

Rootz: Gradular's Guide to Changing Partition Sizes - Post 195: My notes about Data and Sdcard sizes after data_resize zips

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Flashable zips

(Recommended):

Gradular and The Ape have both created zips you can flash through recovery that can make the partition changes quick and easy. Download the desired .zips either directly to your TouchPad or to your PC and then transfer them to the Touchpad with the USB cable. There are several flashable zips available but you must choose one that best accommodates your TouchPad model 16GB or 32GB. It’s recommended to use the largest possible zips for your TouchPad model, a 32GB TouchPad could use the 24576 zip and 16GB HP Touchpad would use the 10752 zip. Flashing these zips will leave about 2.5GB of space on the Media partition for WebOS and move the majority of space to the Data partition for Android apps and file storage.

Note: Before changing your partition size you must have enough free space on the media partition in order to add that space to the data partition. If the zips fail to flash make sure that you have previously wiped your USB drive via WebOS. If you use WebOS often, then you might wish to leave more space on the media partition.

Download Flashable zips to move your free space from Media to Data:

How to guide for changing your system, data, and cache partition sizes to whatever you want By Gradular (See Quote Above)

16gbTP_Gradular_data_resize_10752-0.1.zip (i.e. for 16GB and up Touchpads)

32gbTP_and_up_ONLY_Gradular_data_resize_24576-0.1.zip (i.e. for 32GB and up Touchpads)

64gbTP_ONLY_Gradular_data_resize_56320-0.1.zip (i.e. for 64GB and up Touchpads)

(Gradular has additional sizes available. Included in my cminstall v2 packs)

Or

Data Partition Size Changer CWM ZIPS By The_Ape

data_plus_24576mb-signed.zip for 32GB Touchpads

data_plus_16384mb-signed.zip for 16GB Touchpads

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Tailor

: (Advanced Users)

The WebOS Preware app Tailor can also be used to make the necessary partition changes. This method also works well but can take longer to setup and complete. Note: Make sure your HP Touchpad is fully charged before making changes with tailor. Checking the file system and resizing the partition can take some time, so be patient. If you get an error during the file system check, run it again. Do Not restart or shutdown the device until it completes. Read all about using tailor by watching RolandDeschain79's video and reading the OP in Gradular’s thread.

Note(Important):If you have accidentally interrupt tailor you may need to run the WebOS Doctor.

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Android Partition changing apps

: (Not Recommended)

There are a number of apps in the Play Store that could help you change the partitions sizes. However the success rate of using these apps is questionable and some require you to get a paid version. If you wish to try using apps make sure you have a full backup before proceeding.

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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:

XDA posts 61 - 63 over at The_Ape's thread : Problems flashing Data_Plus zips with various recoveries

Rootz: Gradular's Guide to Changing Partition Sizes - Post 195: My notes about Data and Sdcard sizes after data_resize zips

^^ Back to the OP ^^