internal storage running out but i have plenty spaces

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When i tried to download anything it will says insufficient memory but i have a lot of spaces sometimes it warns me "Internal storage running out" when i check the storage settings the internal storage bar is almost full of the green , green is for apps but the apps is only 900MB i have 8GB total spaces and it says i have 6GB of free spaces...I've tried formatting , clear cache and move apps to Phone storage but i still can't use the remaining spaces
 
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/mnt/asec is used for apps that you moved to external SD card and so /mnt/secure and also /mnt/obb is used to store large data on your card. If you ignore these and sum up the size of all other paritions EXCEPT /storage/sdcard0 you will get roughly 2.3 GB of storage. Now the /storage/sdcard0 is your SPACE where you can keep your songs, pics and all installed apps etc and this is 1.6GB, if you add this to 2.3 you will get your total internal storage (real one) and its roughly equal to 4GB that is what I suspected and wanted to clarify.

1.6GB is for your all needs, thats why with 900MB of apps and your other data you was receiving Internal storage running out error. You had 4GB of storage but your system is FAKED to show you got 8GB of...

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Please also check the android version in this way:
Settings -> Apps -> All apps
Search for "Android System" click on it
there should be a version shown there, see this screenshot:

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The version says : version 5.1.0-eng.flycom-223.1448072488
CPU:
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And my RAM is about 293MB used and 660MB free
 

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This one looks exactly like my phone except it's not mine i just found it on google images
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On the battery it says p8s and on the sticker(behind the battery) it says p8s too.
 

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Hmm ok
I did aggressive guess that you are from MALAYSIA? (Sorry if I am wrong)
I see that you have 5GB+ free space. Plug in your phone to PC and see how much storage it shows that's free, if it is same is 5GB+ as you see in phone(if not than how much), copy any data that is roughly 2GB. Please test it out and I think most probably it will fail to copy.
 

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It says 1.04 GB free spaces
 

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Yes as expected. The SD insight app shows your Internal Storage to be 4GB and not 8GB. That is why PC showed lower storage than what your phone shows. And it is a pretty good reason why you are receiving internal storage running out error. There is no P8s made by lenovo. It is not real lenovo but fake. I need to see your partition details. Download adb kits and extract its content
http://adbshell.com/downloads
Connect your phone with PC via wire
In your phone go to settings -> developer options - > enable USB debugging
Open folder where you extracted contents, right click anywhere and select "Open command Window here"
in cmd type this:
Code:
adb shell df
Show me screenshot of the details shown
 

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I can't find "Open command Window here"

and yes I'm from Malaysia

 

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Sorry I forgot to tell you that you need to hold down SHIFT while right clicking.
 

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C:\>adb shell df
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 220.4M 128.0K 220.3M 4096
/sys/fs/cgroup 220.4M 12.0K 220.4M 4096
/mnt/secure 220.4M 0.0K 220.4M 4096
/mnt/asec 220.4M 0.0K 220.4M 4096
/mnt/obb 220.4M 0.0K 220.4M 4096
/system 885.8M 585.9M 300.0M 4096
/data 908.5M 768.4M 140.0M 4096
/cache 123.0M 4.1M 119.0M 4096
/protect_f 8.8M 4.1M 4.8M 4096
/protect_s 8.8M 4.0M 4.8M 4096
/mnt/cd-rom 1.2M 1.2M 0.0K 2048
/mnt/media_rw/sdcard0: Permission denied
/mnt/secure/asec: Permission denied
/storage/sdcard0 1.6G 456.6M 1.1G 16384
/mnt/media_rw/sdcard1: Permission denied
/storage/sdcard1 7.4G 12.9M 7.4G 32768
/mnt/asec/com.garena.gas-1 22.0M 20.5M 1.5M 4096
/mnt/asec/com.roblox.client-1 77.0M 75.6M 1.3M 4096
/mnt/asec/com.UCMobile.intl-2 34.0M 32.6M 1.4M 4096
/mnt/asec/com.asus.launcher-2 24.0M 22.5M 1.5M 4096
/mnt/asec/com.rarlab.rar-1 8.0M 5.3M 2.7M 4096

C:\>


 

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/mnt/asec is used for apps that you moved to external SD card and so /mnt/secure and also /mnt/obb is used to store large data on your card. If you ignore these and sum up the size of all other paritions EXCEPT /storage/sdcard0 you will get roughly 2.3 GB of storage. Now the /storage/sdcard0 is your SPACE where you can keep your songs, pics and all installed apps etc and this is 1.6GB, if you add this to 2.3 you will get your total internal storage (real one) and its roughly equal to 4GB that is what I suspected and wanted to clarify.

1.6GB is for your all needs, thats why with 900MB of apps and your other data you was receiving Internal storage running out error. You had 4GB of storage but your system is FAKED to show you got 8GB of storage. Just as it is faked to be a LENOVO that it isn't. Now there isn't a solution to this problem because you got 4GB you can't remove the warning because your storage is limited to 4GB but settings->storage is faked to show you 8GB internal.

This is what SD insight app verified too. eMMC is your internal storage and it is also roughly equal to 4GB. This app further adds clarification to the statement that you have 4GB of storage and not 8GB.

Your dad probably bought it because he thought the phone is nice for its price with that specs and brand. Both specs and brand are faked and your dad got badly scammed.

There are other fake lenovos for sale in malaysia with storage that are faked and these modifications are listed in specs, view it here:
http://www.lelong.com.my/lenovo-p8-plus-5-5inch-full-hd-100-high-quality-clone-set-vickiebabestore-I5282289-2007-01-Sale-I.htm


I feel sorry for you about it, but next time when you buy a phone make sure company has actually made such model (P8s in your case) and verify its appearance, inside look and specs with legit one. About device is easy to fake. I would rather save some money and sell the phone to buy another one.

This is the longest thread of question that I have resolved.
 
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