Thread: Device Memory Discrepancy
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2009-02-26 , 11:55
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Originally Posted by apajusi View Post
Is this normal? Does the operating system really take up 80% of the device memory?
No, it is not normal.

Originally Posted by apajusi View Post
Also, it seems that after a reboot, there is less and less memory available. Are there some temporary files that just aren't getting deleted?
Could be some application you installed creating log file or downloading data from internet (like maps in maemo-mapper).

Originally Posted by apajusi View Post
I've considered just reflashing, but does anyone have a simpler solution?
You need to use some file manager or run x-term and find where the space is going. You may need to be root for some system folder. Then try something like

# du -sk /var /lib /etc /usr

Numbers are in kilobytes. If something looks big (like /var or /usr) go inside

du -sk /var/*
du -sk /usr/*
..
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