topic Re: Too much space in Z Series

Too much space

Fartypoop — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 13:23:33 GMT

I updated my Z5 on 6-23-16. It took 13gb of memory from my phone. It went around 24gb to a little over 11gb. Why did the update take so much space and is this normal? Nothing has really changed on the phone it doesn't make any sense to me.

Re: Too much space

Uliwooly — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 17:40:32 GMT

@Fartypoop

Could you elaborate?

Settings > storage > what do you see under Android System.

Re: Too much space

Fartypoop — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:35:25 GMT

Got an update from Sony (v. 32.2.A.0.224) bug fixes, performance update, improve battery life, camera functions, sound handling, bluetooth connectivity. The update took 13gb of memory from my Z5. To me the phone is exactly the same. 32gb phone, had over 24gb of memory. After the update all I have is 11.26gb left. Don't understand how an update can take so much space for minor fixes. All my pics and music is on my sd card. Can't find anything that would take up 13.

Re: Too much space

Fartypoop — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:38:32 GMT

Android system only took up 9.42gb. My apps only 2.07gb.

Re: Too much space

Uliwooly — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:40:08 GMT

@Fartypoop

Could you post a screenshot of settings > storage?

Re: Too much space

Fartypoop — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:57:07 GMT

Re: Too much space

Uliwooly — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 20:59:31 GMT

@Fartypoop

Let's wait for the pictures to be approved or you can upload them to box or dropbox or drive, etc and post the link here.

Re: Too much space

Bugmenotsony — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 05:47:05 GMT

I might be, that I'm a little bit dumb, but these pictures are right.

It says in the picture:

"Device Storage

11.26 GB Total USED of 32 GB."

If you calculate 9.42 + 2.07=11.49 gb used. The rest is your free space.

Re: Too much space

Uliwooly — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:09:09 GMT

@Fartypoop

I agree with @Bugmenotsony There's nothing with your device at all.

@Fartypoop wrote:
...It took 13gb of memory from my phone. It went around 24gb to a little over 11gb...

Re: Too much space

Fartypoop — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 18:22:59 GMT

Thanks. I'm the dumb one I get it now.

Re: Too much space

Bugmenotsony — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:29:27 GMT

No, this is very normal, I find it very confusing too, because all other smartphones I used told me the free space instead of the used space. I hope Sony will fix this soon as this is confusing.

Re: Too much space

Bugmenotsony — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 23:16:53 GMT

Please mark this thread as solved.

I will make master issue thread about the gui bugs of sony later,which should cover all kind of gui releated bugs..:smileysmileywink: