7 Methods to Increase Internal Storage Space of Android

Step 2: Increase Internal Memory by Link2SD

After partitioned memory card, you are able to use its second Ext2/3/4 partition to
increase the internal storage of android to store more data and apps. To be honest,
this is the easiest part of this whole work, as you are going to need a few steps
to get the whole stuff completed and placed on automation.

The steps are:

Insert memory card back to the Android.

Download and install the Link2SD app. This app needs root access, so this trick
would only work if you have rooted phone.

Open Link2SD. Then it will ask for.ext partition that you created earlier. Select
the Ex2 or Ex3 or Ex4 (users used during partition), and then click OK.

Select the Ex2 or Ex3 or Ex4

The app will then ask to reboot device. So reboot.

After rebooting, launch the Link2SD app again. Now, click“Setting> Check the
autolink” to automatically move apps upon installation.

automatically move apps upon installation

If you already have some apps, select“Create link” (be sure to check the files:
app, dalvic-cache, and library files).

Check the memory, select“Storage Info” to view the current status of the internal
memory.

view the current status of the internal memory

Now, all work has been done, and you can install as many apps as they want.

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See, with the help of MiniTool Partition Wizard as well as Link2SD, we can
effectively use some space of SD card to increase internal storage space of
android. However, what should we do if there is no SD card? Or what should we do if
we don’t want use Link 2SD? More solutions are shown below.

Method 2. Delete Unwanted Apps and Clean All the History and Cache
Sometimes, users can uninstall some apps which they have no interest in using to
increase internal storage Android. If they later find they need these apps, they
can just download them again.

On the other hand, even some apps users keep in their devices will take up more
space than they require. To be specific, as time goes by, every app on users’ phone
fills space with cached files. Now, they can clean app ache to release more free
space to store more data.

Now, following the below steps to increase phone memory:

Step 1. Click “Settings > Storage.“

Step 2. View the total storage and other useful information related to Storage such
as Used space, System memory, Cached data, and Available space, etc.
Step 2: Click “Cached data.” Then, a pop up will show up saying “This will clear
cached data for all apps.” At this time, users just tap “OK.”

clear cached data for all apps

If you accidentally cleared cache on SD card storage for smartphone, you can try
using the Best Free Android Data Recovery Software – MiniTool Mobile Recovery for
Android Free 1.0 to recover cache deleted cache files including photos and apps
data.

Method 3. Use USB OTG Storage

Have you heard of USB OTG?

Technicians will know that they can plug in peripherals such as storage drives to
add more space for their phone via the OTG cable.

USB On-The-Go, (USB OTG or OTG), allows USB devices such as tablets or smartphones
to act as a host, allowing other USB devices, such as USB flash drives, digital
cameras, mice or keyboards, to be attached to them.

USB On-The-Go
See the demo of how to connect a USB storage drive to know more details about USB
OTG.

Step 1. Connect a flash drive (or SD reader with card) to the full-size USB female
end of the adapter.

Step 2. Connect OTG cable to phone.

Step 3. Swipe down from the top to show the notification drawer. (If your file
manager automatically appears, you don’t need to this.)

Step 4. Tap USB Drive.

Step 5. Now, you can copy files from the phone storage to the flash drive according
to the following steps.

Tap Internal Storage to view the files on your phone.

Select the file you’d like to share.
Tap the three dots button.
Select Copy.
Navigate to USB drive, and then tap Done
Method 4. Turn to Cloud Storage
Cloud storage can help to fix the “insufficient storage available” issue.

Well, it turns out more and more users like to use cloud storage to share their
pictures, videos and other files to release more free space on Android.

Cloud storage
Now, Cloud storage apps such as Dropbox and SkyDrive allow users to share files
from their phone to the cloud and then access them from their computer. And, once
files are shared in the cloud, you can free up space by deleting them from their
phones.

The only disadvantage of using cloud storage is that you will be able to access
those files only when they have an active internet connection.

In this situation, can we find a simpler and more useful way to increase android
internal storage space?
Method 5. Use Terminal Emulator App
What should we do if we don’t want to install Link2SD app? Can we still borrow free
space from memory card to increase the internal storage space of android?

Of course, we can!

Terminal Emulator app can help us to add SD card’s free space to Android.

Requirements:

Memory card of class 4 or higher.

Terminal Emulator app installed on phone.
Now, how to increase internal storage?

Step 1.Partition memory card via using MiniTool Partition Wizard software.

Hit “Play” to learn how to partition SD card for Android:

Step 2. Download and install Terminal Emulator App on phone.

Step 3. Launch the app.

Step 4. Type“su” and press enter.

Step 5.Type“a2sd xdata” and press“Enter“.

Step 6. As soon as users type this command & press“Enter“, the app will ask them
whether to continue with the process or not. Here, type “y” and press“Enter“.

Step 7. Now the app asks to reboot phone. Again type“y” to restart the phone.

type Y to restart the phone

Thus, you have successfully increased internal storage space on Android, and you
can click “Menu>Settings>Storage” to check it.

If you want to undo the process and revert the phone back the way it was before,
please type “su > a2sd noxdata >y” commands (each type ends with pressing on
“Enter” key).

Method 6. Use INT2EXT

In fact, in addition to Link2SD and Terminal Emulator, people also can use part of
space of memory card to increase internal storage space of Android by using
INT2EXT. Steps are shown below:

Prepare:

INT2EXT4+ (for new ROMs).

INT2EXT+ (for older ROMs).
Procedure:

Step 1. Download the INT2EXT4+ zip file on computer to a specific folder, and
remember not to extract it.

Step 2. Power off phone completely until it vibrates. Enter into CWM recovery mode.
In recovery mode, you can use volume keys for navigation and power/home button for
selection.
Step 3. In the Advanced Menu window, select the “partition sdcard” option.

In the Advanced Menu window, select the Partition SD Card option

Step 4. Select the“ext size.” This size should be less than memory card size. And,
Select “swap size as Zero“.

Step 5. The partitioning SD card process will begin. Wait for a few minutes to
complete it.

Step 6. Select “++++go back++++ then” to enter the Mounts and Storage Menu window,
and select the“mount USB storage” option.

select the Mount USB storage option

Step 7. Now connect phone to PC and copy the downloaded INT2EXT4+ zip file as it is
without extracting on SD card.

Step 8. Again go back and navigate to the Mounts and Storage Menu window, and
select the“mount/system” option.

select the Mount System option

Step 9. Return back to the main menu and select the“install zip” from “sdcard”
option, then select“choose from sdcard.” This will show all the contents present on
the memory card. Just navigate to the INT2EXT4+ zip file and select it to start the
installation process.

Now, restart their phone by navigating to the“reboot system now” option located on
the recovery mode itself, and view phone internal memory storage via clicking
“Menu>Settings>Storage.”

Method 7. Use Mounts2SD App

Last but not least, here, we also want to share another effective method to
increase android internal storage.

Step 1.Download and install Mounts2SD app on phone.

Step 2. Launch the app and grant Superuser permissions.

Step 3. Click the“Configure Busybox.”

Click the Configure busybox

Step 4. Be patient until it completes. A green colored tick mark will confirm the
completion. Then, click the“Install Script” option to get the following window.

Step 5. Click“Configure” and tick all these options: Applications, Data, Dalvik
Cache, and Cache.

Click configure and check all the options available

Step 6. Scroll further down and click the“Disable Safe-mode” option.

Step 7. Now exit the app and restart phone.

Note: If you see any kind of error or warning in their notifications due to this
app, don’t panic as it is caused by swap. You just need to reboot it again, and all
errors will disappear.