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Android 6 internal vs SD storage

Started byMike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
First post2026-08-14 15:23 -0700
Last post2026-08-15 11:48 -0700
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  Android 6 internal vs SD storage Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-08-14 15:23 -0700
    Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-08-14 20:33 -0500
      Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-14 17:47 -0800
      Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-14 22:37 -0400
        Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-14 22:46 -0400
          Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-14 20:12 -0800
        Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-15 09:34 +0100
          Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-15 10:23 -0400
            Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-15 19:25 +0200
              Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-16 01:14 +0100
                Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-16 11:06 +0200
                Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-16 11:52 -0400
                  Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-08-16 13:13 -0400
                    Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-16 21:26 -0400
                      Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-08-16 23:19 -0400
        Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-17 08:32 +0200
    Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-08-14 19:55 -0700
      Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-15 09:25 +0100
        Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-08-15 09:54 -0700
          Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-15 09:22 -0800
            Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-15 10:12 -0800
      Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-08-15 10:59 +0000
    Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-15 19:48 +0200
      Re: Android 6 internal vs SD storage Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-08-15 11:48 -0700

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#155024

FromMaria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>
Date2026-08-15 10:12 -0800
Message-ID<115qa5i$1io6$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
In reply to#155014
Maria Sophia wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:
>> Booted, now the phone has 250 meg ram free and 1.5G internal storage 
>> available, and almost all of the SD card's.
> 
> Below is astoundingly excellent advice, which, oh, I'd wager only one in a
> million (or maybe one in ten million) people can even understand why.

To help those who own the capability of understanding, I moved this expert
discussion of how to efficiently set up an external sd card over here.

 Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
 Subject: PSA: Advice for organizing an external & internal sdcard on Android
 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:39:57 -0800
 Message-ID: <115q89a$1rqf$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>

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#155004

FromJim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk>
Date2026-08-15 10:59 +0000
Message-ID<slrn1180hkg.4dt.jj@iridium.wf32df>
In reply to#154986
On 2026-08-15, Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote:
>
> I have 2 8G desktops (both principally running linux/es or occsly W7) 
> which don't need to use anywhere near their 8G; I don't see why the 
> android needs to 'use' 8G before it even does anything.
>
> I also have an old RPi 3B running Raspbian which only has 1G and I can 
> do 'all I want to do' with it, being 'respectful' of not engaging in 
> ram-eating behaviors.

I think you are getting a bit confused between the different sorts of 
"memory".

The RPI has 1G of RAM which is the volatile memory (i.e. lost when 
power is removed) used while the computer is running. It will also have 
e.g. an SD card to boot off and hold you data permanently. Mobile phones 
are similar - your phone will have some RAM - you don't say what size. 
The 8G you mention is the permanent memory equivalent to the SD card. On 
your desktop the equivalent permanent memory is often a spinning 
Harddisk or a soldstate disk.

When you deleted the unused apps you were removing them from your 
permanent "SD-like" phone storage i.e. deleting a files.

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#155022

From"s|b" <me@privacy.invalid>
Date2026-08-15 19:48 +0200
Message-ID<nebn2hF7phfU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#154978
On Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:23:57 -0700, Mike Easter wrote:

> My problem is that I can't find a way to 'get rid of' any data in 
> internal storage that is causing my low storage condition.

Can you see 'Storage' somewhere in the menu? It's possible your OS is
using most of it. I've seen this before on older smartphones.

What phone are we talking about?

-- 
s|b

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#155026

FromMike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Date2026-08-15 11:48 -0700
Message-ID<nebqj4F88cnU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#155022
s|b wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:
> 
>> My problem is that I can't find a way to 'get rid of' any data in
>> internal storage that is causing my low storage condition.
> 
> Can you see 'Storage' somewhere in the menu? It's possible your OS is
> using most of it. I've seen this before on older smartphones.
> 
Yes I can see storage; but as I examine the various dir/s, I'm not 
finding anything that is 'mine'.

> What phone are we talking about?
> 
BLU Grand Energy; I read that it was released in '17.

https://www.bluproducts.com/devices/grand-energy/index.html

Tech is near/at the bottom of the page full of pretty pictures :-)

     Technology
     Android v6.0 Marshmallow
     GSM Quad Band
     3G: HSPA +21Mbps
     3G 850/1700/1900/2100
     3G 850/900/1900/2100

     Display
     5.0" HD 720x1280 ~294ppi
     Curved Glass

     Camera
     5MP Main w/Flash
     5MP Front w/Flash
     HD 1080p@30fps

     Processor
     MediaTek 6580
     1.3GHz Quad Core
     With Mali-400 GPU

     Memory
     Internal 8GB | 1GB RAM
     MicroSD up to 32GB

     Battery
     4000mAh

     Connectivity
     Bluetooth 4.0
     Wi-Fi, Hotspot
     Micro USB v2.0


-- 
Mike Easter

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