HTC Desire running out of space, even with an empty memory card?

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I don't know much about how Android works in this respect, so I thought I'd ask here.

My friend has a HTC Desire on U.S. Cellular (Android 2.1) with an 8 GB memory card installed. The memory card is empty.

The phone is complaining about being low on space when installing apps, and the internal memory is now at around 4 MB remaining.

Can this be resolved?

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I think and don't quote me on this but the fact that he is on Android 2.1 means that he may not be able to install his apps to SD a feature that is in 2.2 aka Froyo although I am not 100% but I think if he upgrades to 2.2 the problem should correct itself (Y)

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  On 10/12/2010 at 18:17, Green_Eye said:

I think and don't quote me on this but the fact that he is on Android 2.1 means that he may not be able to install his apps to SD a feature that is in 2.2 aka Froyo although I am not 100% but I think if he upgrades to 2.2 the problem should correct itself (Y)

2.2 isn't available from U.S. Cellular yet (ridiculous after all this time, I know).

Oh well, I'll inform her to wait until it's released (should be around January/February 2011 according to the U.S. Cellular Facebook page).

P.S. Happy birthday!

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Whaaaaaaaa?! That's truly pathetic!

If she is technically capable you can suggest that she root the device and put a custom 2.2 rom on it it's not overly complicated and all the info is a google search away :)

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  On 10/12/2010 at 18:26, Singh400 said:

Tell her to stop installing so many apps. How many of those apps do she really and truly need and use all the time?

And by a true geek friend. Root her phone, and load a custom 2.2 ROM on it.

The HTC Desire has 576 MB internal memory, with about 100 MB left (as far as I'm aware) after the OS etc. That's hardly anything!

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  On 10/12/2010 at 19:22, King Mustard said:

The HTC Desire has 576 MB internal memory, with about 100 MB left (as far as I'm aware) after the OS etc. That's hardly anything!

Agreed, but you must make do with what you have. Or upgrade.

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Elliot B.

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  On 10/12/2010 at 19:29, Singh400 said:

Agreed, but you must make do with what you have. Or upgrade.

What a stupid response. There is a better solution - upgrading to 2.2, which she will do when it's available in Jan/Feb 2011.

Cheers for the help Green_Eye (Y)

EDIT: She can't even open photos on her phone due to this - that's mental. Screw Android devices that have such low on-board memory.

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  On 10/12/2010 at 18:26, Singh400 said:
And by a true geek friend. Root her phone, and load a custom 2.2 ROM on it.
  On 10/12/2010 at 19:29, Singh400 said:
Agreed, but you must make do with what you have. Or upgrade.
  On 10/12/2010 at 19:43, King Mustard said:
What a stupid response. There is a better solution - upgrading to 2.2, which she will do when it's available in Jan/Feb 2011.

...say what now...?

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Elliot B.

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  On 10/12/2010 at 20:05, Singh400 said:

:rofl: Just root her phone and load 2.2 onto it. Simples ;)

I'm researching it now. The stickies on xda-developers forum are so confusing and I bet a lot of it won't apply to this (U.S. Cellular 2.1 > 2.2).

I'm currently looking for a specific U.S. Cellular 2.1 > 2.2 upgrade guide/tutorial. There must be one :s

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  On 10/12/2010 at 20:15, King Mustard said:

I'm researching it now. The stickies on xda-developers forum are so confusing and I bet a lot of it won't apply to this (U.S. Cellular 2.1 > 2.2).

I'm currently looking for a specific U.S. Cellular 2.1 > 2.2 upgrade guide/tutorial. There must be one :s

Best thing to do is just create a goldcard and flash a generic HTC RUU

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  On 10/12/2010 at 20:20, Subject Delta said:

Best thing to do is just create a goldcard and flash a generic HTC RUU

Again, confusing to hell! I've so far figured out I need a CDMA 2.2 ROM, and not a GSM 2.2 ROM. I'm getting there, slowly but surely :p

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An unrooted Desire barely has any memory; before I rooted mine I ran out of space with barely any apps installed while my sister's Wildfire had plenty room to spare even with more apps. Good luck on installing a new rom! it's confusing at first

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  On 10/12/2010 at 20:22, King Mustard said:

Again, confusing to hell! I've so far figured out I need a CDMA 2.2 ROM, and not a GSM 2.2 ROM. I'm getting there, slowly but surely :p

There aren't many CDMA ROMs out there for the Desire (not that I've seen anyway).

I would echo Delta's thoughts, and just flash a generic ROM. Which doesn't require root. Just a goldcard.

See here: http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android

For a list of the all official untouched ROMs for the Desire.

Keep in mind that the Desire is also know as the Bravo, so explore those folders as well.

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As a fellow Desire owner, I understand completely :) I also understand how bloody confusing threads on XDA can be and how intimidating they are to newbies. I have the GSM desire, which made things a little easier, but hopefully I can simplify things for you...

Doing this will wipe everything from the phone. Make sure to backup anything that you need and isn't synced to your Google account.

1. Follow the instructions here to install the required HBOOT drivers

2. Reboot your phone back into Android.

3. Enable "USB Debugging" on the phone (Settings > Applications > Development)

3. Download and run unrEVOked Follow the instructions on screen. This tool will flash a custom recovery and root your phone.

Simple as that :) After that, you're rooted. Now you're free to flash any Desire CDMA compatible ROM you want. I personally suggest CyanogenMod 6.1. This will give you the best "everything just works" experience that you would expect from the phone. There are many others out there, but they're fairly experimental and are only safe for geeks :laugh:

1. Download CM6.1 from here (make sure to download the CDMA version)

2. With your phone connected, enable USB mass storage mode and copy the downloaded .zip to your SD card.

3. Turn off the Desire and boot it into recovery (Hold Power + Volume Up. In the menu that comes up, use the volume and power keys to select Recovery. It may take a few seconds before it responds.)

4. In recovery, wipe/factory reset

5. In recovery, wipe your cache

5. In recovery, flash (apply) the downloaded .zip

6. Reboot and enjoy :)

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Elliot B.

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  On 12/12/2010 at 05:51, AnotherCanuck said:

As a fellow Desire owner, I understand completely :) I also understand how bloody confusing threads on XDA can be and how intimidating they are to newbies. I have the GSM desire, which made things a little easier, but hopefully I can simplify things for you...

Doing this will wipe everything from the phone. Make sure to backup anything that you need and isn't synced to your Google account.

1. Follow the instructions here to install the required HBOOT drivers

2. Reboot your phone back into Android.

3. Enable "USB Debugging" on the phone (Settings > Applications > Development)

3. Download and run unrEVOked Follow the instructions on screen. This tool will flash a custom recovery and root your phone.

Simple as that :) After that, you're rooted. Now you're free to flash any Desire CDMA compatible ROM you want. I personally suggest CyanogenMod 6.1. This will give you the best "everything just works" experience that you would expect from the phone. There are many others out there, but they're fairly experimental and are only safe for geeks :laugh:

1. Download CM6.1 from here (make sure to download the CDMA version)

2. With your phone connected, enable USB mass storage mode and copy the downloaded .zip to your SD card.

3. Turn off the Desire and boot it into recovery (Power + Menu if I'm not mistaken).

4. In recovery, wipe/factory reset

5. In recovery, wipe your cache

5. In recovery, flash (apply) the downloaded .zip

6. Reboot and enjoy :)

What a legend! Thank you! :)

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Anytime :)

Just one thing to mention about CyanogenMod 6.1; it doesn't include HTC Sense. It is the vanilla Android 2.2 experience. So if that's something you'd rather keep, you'll have to search for another ROM.

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Elliot B.

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  On 12/12/2010 at 06:02, AnotherCanuck said:

Anytime :)

Just one thing to mention about CyanogenMod 6.1; it doesn't include HTC Sense. It is the vanilla Android 2.2 experience. So if that's something you'd rather keep, you'll have to search for another ROM.

What's HTC Sense?

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  On 12/12/2010 at 06:03, King Mustard said:

What's HTC Sense?

The default (and highly customized) UI shipped on all HTC Android phones:

Some people like it, some don't. Personally I prefer the plain and simple stock Android UI.

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Elliot B.

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  On 12/12/2010 at 06:14, AnotherCanuck said:

The default UI shipped on all HTC Android phones:

Some people like it, some don't. Personally I prefer the plain and simple stock Android UI.

For future reference, is there a 2.2 CDMA Desire ROM that has HTC Sense? I couldn't find anything.

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