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 Iphone insufficient space, actually less than 1/4 of 8GB being used

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TSahpor80
post Jul 6 2008, 05:09 PM, updated 18y ago

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Hi all,
i'm having diificulty installing stuff on my iphone as the 'insufficient space message' keeps popping up.
i actually have remaining 6GB plus to load stuff in it.
have been unable to locate a thread that can assist with this problem.
Can anyone advise please? smile.gif
i'm fairly new to all the apps relating to iphone.
Thanks
Joelles
post Jul 6 2008, 05:16 PM

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There's 2 partition in your iPhone where there's actually 300MB only is used for your system files (which includes your installed application). There's a application by the name "BossTool" will transfer some of the system files to another partition to free up your system partition. Do note that you need to move the "Fonts & Ringtones BEFORE the Applications".
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post Jul 7 2008, 12:55 AM

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yess, bosstool is what u need. do read the instruction carefully coz im not gonna responsible if something unwanted happen just becoz u didnt read
JasLyn
post Jul 7 2008, 10:39 AM

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But you need BSD subsystem to perform this.... latest version is available on installer...
Samanoske Akechi
post Jul 7 2008, 03:59 PM

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Like Joelles has mentioned, basically the procedure here is to move out the "Applications" directory from the root 300MB partitionto the larger 7GB+ partition, then creating a "ghost link" or symlink in its original location, which will serve as traffic redirection. The messages shouldn't appear anymore after this. wink.gif Or, if you wanna do it manually without using BossTool, assuming you're on Windows, download the app PuTTY HERE, then run it and do the following :

1. Identify your iPhone's IP address by going into your iPhone's Settings > Wi-Fi > BLUE ROUND ARROW next to CONNECTED Wireless Network

2. Type that into PuTTY, Port 22, press ENTER.

3. Login as "root", default password "dottie" (1.0.2 firmware) / "alpine" (1.1.1 > 1.1.4)
*** Password asterisks will not appear as you type, this is normal.smile.gif

4. After logged in, type in the following lines one by one, be sure to follow them exactly, press ENTER after every line.

# mkdir /private/var/Applications
# cp -Rp /Applications/* /private/var/Applications
# mv /Applications /Applications.backup
# ln -s /private/var/Applications/ /Applications
# rm -rf /Applications.backup


5. Reboot the phone. Done! laugh.gif


Good luck!

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