LindyCogito
Lurker
Hi, in the middle of writing this message, I finally fixed my problem, I decided to still post the message in case it would help other people (and also because I still can't install Google+).
== executive summary: ==
First attempt of installation of the Google+ app failed with the "package invalid" message, but now it brought me as well the "low on space" problem and I would like to know how to clean this mess up (without rooting HTC Desire phone).
SOLUTION: downloading again Google+ in Market and installing again finished the installation. Then uninstalling it cleared up all the mess and liberated the space.
== More details ==
Today I clicked on a Google+ comment in my emails and it brought me for the first time to the Google+ site, asking me whether I wanted to install the Google+ Android application. I said yes and it started downloading a ~10 Mb file. At that point I was a bit anxious given the size of the file because my phone is a bit low on space (around 18-20 Mb free at that time, though I don't remember for sure now), so I hoped I could move it to the SD storage once it is installed otherwise I would get the "low on space" warning...
It downloaded successfully, but then it failed in the middle of the installation with a message like "package invalid".... After that, the "low on space" warning appeared and my internal phone storage showed 12Mb of available space... My suspicion is that the 5Mb+ of lost space was from the failed Google+ install as I haven't done anything other than installing Google+ before getting this low on space message...
Unfortunately, Google+ app (or remnants) don't show up anywhere; I don't see any uninstall choice, etc., so I don't know how to get back the 5+ Mb it robbed my precious internal storage of... I didn't find anything using the Astro file manager.
Using DiskUsage, I suspect that this has been stored in System data (24.4 MB), but my guess is I don't have access to this without rooting my phone... So my question is: any suggestion on how to clean up / fix the aborted installation so that I can get my space back (without rooting my phone)? The "low on space" situation causes problems and sluggishness; I know it can be solved by uninstalling other apps; but I wouldn't want to have this 5+Mb be wasted on a corrupted installation forever...
Note that clicking the email link to Google+ brought me the Google+ site in the browser -- it didn't give me the option to install the Google+ app anymore. I also tried installing Google+ from the Market store (hoping that it could detect the previous half-baked installation and clean it up). It did install successfully (directly on the SD storage apparently), and occupy 6.54 MB on my internal storage according to DiskUsage -- but I am now left with 5.6 MB free space (!), so it does look like it didn't let me recover my 5MB...
UPDATE: Well, I was left with 5.6 MB free space but then uninstalling it cleared up the System Data mess: I went from 23.2 MB used by system data back to a more normal of 13.4 MB (basically the whole 17MB were liberated: 10 MB in system data, 7 MB in app data).
I tried installing Google+ again, and I still got the same problem ("package invalid", 23.2 MB system data, etc.). Installing again and then uninstalling did reproduce exactly the above steps.
So the good: I succeeded to clean up the mess of the broken installation.
The bad: I am not able to install Google+ without loosing 10 MB in system data space...
My phone is HTC Desire with Android 2.2.
Cheers,
Simon
== executive summary: ==
First attempt of installation of the Google+ app failed with the "package invalid" message, but now it brought me as well the "low on space" problem and I would like to know how to clean this mess up (without rooting HTC Desire phone).
SOLUTION: downloading again Google+ in Market and installing again finished the installation. Then uninstalling it cleared up all the mess and liberated the space.
== More details ==
Today I clicked on a Google+ comment in my emails and it brought me for the first time to the Google+ site, asking me whether I wanted to install the Google+ Android application. I said yes and it started downloading a ~10 Mb file. At that point I was a bit anxious given the size of the file because my phone is a bit low on space (around 18-20 Mb free at that time, though I don't remember for sure now), so I hoped I could move it to the SD storage once it is installed otherwise I would get the "low on space" warning...
It downloaded successfully, but then it failed in the middle of the installation with a message like "package invalid".... After that, the "low on space" warning appeared and my internal phone storage showed 12Mb of available space... My suspicion is that the 5Mb+ of lost space was from the failed Google+ install as I haven't done anything other than installing Google+ before getting this low on space message...
Unfortunately, Google+ app (or remnants) don't show up anywhere; I don't see any uninstall choice, etc., so I don't know how to get back the 5+ Mb it robbed my precious internal storage of... I didn't find anything using the Astro file manager.
Using DiskUsage, I suspect that this has been stored in System data (24.4 MB), but my guess is I don't have access to this without rooting my phone... So my question is: any suggestion on how to clean up / fix the aborted installation so that I can get my space back (without rooting my phone)? The "low on space" situation causes problems and sluggishness; I know it can be solved by uninstalling other apps; but I wouldn't want to have this 5+Mb be wasted on a corrupted installation forever...
Note that clicking the email link to Google+ brought me the Google+ site in the browser -- it didn't give me the option to install the Google+ app anymore. I also tried installing Google+ from the Market store (hoping that it could detect the previous half-baked installation and clean it up). It did install successfully (directly on the SD storage apparently), and occupy 6.54 MB on my internal storage according to DiskUsage -- but I am now left with 5.6 MB free space (!), so it does look like it didn't let me recover my 5MB...
UPDATE: Well, I was left with 5.6 MB free space but then uninstalling it cleared up the System Data mess: I went from 23.2 MB used by system data back to a more normal of 13.4 MB (basically the whole 17MB were liberated: 10 MB in system data, 7 MB in app data).
I tried installing Google+ again, and I still got the same problem ("package invalid", 23.2 MB system data, etc.). Installing again and then uninstalling did reproduce exactly the above steps.
So the good: I succeeded to clean up the mess of the broken installation.
The bad: I am not able to install Google+ without loosing 10 MB in system data space...
My phone is HTC Desire with Android 2.2.
Cheers,
Simon