Sufficient Memory? Cannot Install Programs

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  1. Apr 19, 2011 #1
    jthale

    jthale New Member

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    I am currently not able to UPDATE or Install any programs.

    I get an error: "Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card".

    I think the problem may be related to the shrinking amount of available internal memory on the phone:

    Memory Info:
    Internal: 28 MB Available, out of 225.8MB Total
    SD Card (32GB): 21.7GB Available

    Can you tell me what files can be safely deleted from the phone's internal memory to clear this trouble up?
    Example, I notice that there are several files, which appear to be archived download/install files. Can these be deleted?
    /PROC/ (any of the thousands of subfolders here??)



    /sdcard/download/ (any of the download files? ie: downloadfile-31, etc.)

    I have deleted several applications, but this hasn't seemed to correct the problem.

    Any Ideas?
    Also, know of any programs that clean up residue from uninstalled programs, etc. (if I were able to install it :-( )?

    Thanks,
    JT
     
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  2. Apr 21, 2011 #2
    jal27boom

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    same issue

    I started having the same issue a few days ago after downloading Can Knockdown and the install aborted.
     
  3. Apr 22, 2011 #3
    the h3in line

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    Same problems. TB

    Sent from my ADR6400L using DroidForums
     
  4. Apr 22, 2011 #4
    illmatic636

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    Are all of you on Stock or Custom Roms?
     
  5. Apr 22, 2011 #5
    jal27boom

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    Stock 2.2

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  6. Apr 22, 2011 #6
    illmatic636

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    hmmmmm.

    Go into settings/applications/managed applications. Select the "All" tab at the top. Search for Market and select it. Then select "Clear Data"

    Go into market and agree to terms and see if this helps.
    It may take a few minutes
     
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