Help What is Internal Storage and Phone Storage? [PLEASE HELP]

[maksy13]

I have just got a new phone I downloaded my everyday apps like Facebook, Youtube, Chrome Etc.
But now when I want to try some high-end games like Modern Combat 5 it always says "There is insufficient space on the device" So I go into my storage and it says 'Internal Storage' Total space: 0.89GB and available 101MB and then it says 'Phone Storage' Total Space: 5.27GB and available 5.06GB
So where does it download my apps and why can't I download anymore I've hardly downloaded anything...

Oh and yes I forgot it says i only have 101MB available on the Internal Storage but sometimes it lets me download games that are like 500MB so where do it save apps if it sometimes lets me download but then sometimes doesn't??? And also when I go into storage it says 'Default write disk' then 'Phone storage' under it so that means?

Thanks for reading, Maks

P.S I also have a SD Card if that can help.

 

[Keith Smith]

Internal Storage is the actual phone itself, I have a Nexus 4 without an SD card and this is what I calls it. I will then deduce that Phone Storage is your SD card. You can move some Apps to the SD card by Settings\Apps\Select App then on some that are non-critical you can more them to the SD Card. You will need to look to see which ones can and can't. I believe that there is also on option to run apps from SD cards (I think it is under security - but this from memory). Hope this helps.

 

[maksy13]

Now can you say this in short where do apps go internal or phone storage???

 

[Keith Smith]

Internal by default.

 

[maksy13]

Cheers i have one more question why is it that it says i have 101MB but sometimes it just lets me download games that are like 700MB??

 

[girolez]

Hi

Thats because some games have a smallish working app that goes to internal storage and a large data file (actually called a binary blob!) that can be stored to the sd card.

 

[maksy13]

Okay thanks now but im going to root my phone and store all apps to SD card

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Okay thanks now but im going to root my phone and store all apps to SD card

That's fine, but just remember that if you move any widgets to sd they more than likely will stop working.

 

[hisbabyblues]

Ok sorry to sound clueless but...I have had a ZTE majesty and lg optimus phone but currently have a galaxy ace and this is the only phone I can't get my music to download onto my sd card or move music there..exactly how can I make this happen? Thanks!