[Zee10berry]

Help !! I know this may have been covered elsewhere but couldnt find. Suddenly (yesterday) I am getting a device shortage error notification on my Z10. I have deleted all unnecessary applications (including android APKs from Amazon), deleted and reinstalled several but still unable to reduce the size of the files in SYSTEM. Restart only resulted in what appears to be a full reset in that I no longer have application ICONS nested in folders, Also unable to preview pictures. Any ideas what could be consuming 10GB of storage in system files? Currently running VZW update OS ver-10.2.1.1925

Thanks much in advance

[nah.uhh]

Seems like there's something wrong..
I'd do a full backup > reload os via autoloader or security wipe > restore

System shouldn't be that big

[FF22]

Your post sent me looking at mine. That does seem like a lot. System on mine is only 1.8gbs.

How many android apps do you have? How did you delete the various apps? Just deleting by Pressing Icons is not as good as using the Device Manager unless that is what you have done. In Device Manager press/hold on an app, then chose Delete - it cleans up better.

[oystersourced]

Your post sent me looking at mine. That does seem like a lot. System on mine is only 1.8gbs.

How many android apps do you have? How did you delete the various apps? Just deleting by Pressing Icons is not as good as using the Device Manager unless that is what you have done. In Device Manager press/hold on an app, then chose Delete - it cleans up better.

Does that go for BlackBerry apps as well or just Android?

[nah.uhh]

Your post sent me looking at mine. That does seem like a lot. System on mine is only 1.8gbs.

How many android apps do you have? How did you delete the various apps? Just deleting by Pressing Icons is not as good as using the Device Manager unless that is what you have done. In Device Manager press/hold on an app, then chose Delete - it cleans up better.

Hmm. mine is 4.42gb

[FF22]

Does that go for BlackBerry apps as well or just Android?

Good question. This feature of Device Monitor is relatively new (or new to me). So in the past, deleting from the icon screens was the route or UNinstalling from Appworld. Folks had been cleaning up after Android apps in other ways such as Ghost Commander. Native, well, I'm not so sure. Maybe this new way is best?

[nah.uhh]

From the size of the system files.. I have to ask, were your upgrades done ota?

F2, how did you install the your os? Ota or autoloader?

Looks to me like leftover os files

[nappp]

My system is 2.72gb

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[KDB84]

My system is 2.16gb...clean install of 10.2.1.1925 leak, ota to official. probably reduce this with a clean install.

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[Zee10berry]

Question remains, what caused the inflated system files. Concerned that problem will reoccur after clean/reinstall if cause isn't identified. Still searching .....

[nah.uhh]

Question remains, what caused the inflated system files. Concerned that problem will reoccur after clean/reinstall if cause isn't identified. Still searching .....

How did you install your os? Autoloader or ota? (For 10.1,10.2 and 10.2.1)

[Zee10berry]

OTA about a month ago. Well enough time for bugs to surface earlier.

[FF22]

From the size of the system files.. I have to ask, were your upgrades done ota?

F2, how did you install the your os? Ota or autoloader?

Looks to me like leftover os files

I'm now up to 2g. I just used Sachesi to load the newest OS. I don't recall the last load method.

[Zee10berry]

FOUND THE CULPRIT!! Installed application PHONE TAP and used it deleting recorded calls each time. Just uninstalled app on a hunch and SYSTEM total immediately decreased from 10GB to 2GB. It seems that the app caches loads of space even after recorded call file deletion. Developer please take note. There is much more work to be done on this app.



Before - with PHONE TAP installed

[Zee10berry]

After PHONE TAP uninstalled

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[trevr84]

I am having the same problem as you are, however I don't have PHONE TAP installed and my system is taking up nearly 9 GB. How did you find which app was the culprit? Was this a trial and error issue? I have everything I can possibly place on my memory card, and I would prefer not to delete apps that I don't have to.

Thanks for your help

[Zee10berry]

Sorry for the response delay. Found the answer purely by trial and error. App was last I installed and couldn't find where recorded files were stored. Later found they were integrated into the application. Hope this helps some w your problem.

Best Regards

[TorontoKhan]

Zee10Berry, you're a bloody genius man. Thank you, I had the same issue occurring over and over again, even after wiping it clean. It was the bloody Phone Tap app chewing up almost 9gb off my phone. The sooner I deleted it, it came down to 2gig.

Thank you, good sir.

[shrirang44]

Sorry for the response delay. Found the answer purely by trial and error. App was last I installed and couldn't find where recorded files were stored. Later found they were integrated into the application. Hope this helps some w your problem.

Best Regards

Hope you will inform developer about this,
as it's one of the essential applications which BlackBerry is not offering in stock os.

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[Varun Dhapade]

Even I have this problem.
Please someone enlighten and I know Phone tap is not the only solution to it.

[old volvo]

I've got the same issue, never loaded Phone Tap.

[vulfadli]

Don't mean to revive old thread but there's a solution now without reloading OS or Security Wipe.

http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...usage-1017262/

[Varun03]

Thanks buddy.

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[old volvo]

Don't mean to revive old thread but there's a solution now without reloading OS or Security Wipe.

http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...usage-1017262/

Thanks! I wish I knew this back in June, there are some things I'll just never get back after reloading the OS.

[vulfadli]

Awh man too bad.. i know that feel.. but luckily i held on to the crashes and what nots till i found this solution..which works super great, i think it should be featured in CB.