Hello. I'm glad I found this site because my tablet is giving me fits. I'm using an Azpen A727 tablet with a 16GB SD card installed. In settings it shows the full 16GB space on my card, but when I go to install anythign it says I have insufficient space. Checking the Storage Use area for SD Card it says I have used 1.06GB and have 37MB free. I have some of my son's apps installed to the card but only at most the 1GB it says is actually used. I can't figure out how to get the tablet to see the other 15GB of space, because I'd really like to install some other things on this. Anyone think they can give me a hand?
Jeff from NY with an SD card issue
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Hello Jeff, congratulations on your Azpen tablet and welcome to the forum. Nice to have you as a member of Android Tablets. I'm moving your thread to the Android Tablet Q&A section for you, where more people familiar with that tablet are likely to join the discussion and try to help you. Good luck!
Try using the 'My Device Storage Analyzer' app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobile_infographics_tools.mydrive&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobile_infographics_tools.mydrive&hl=en
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Anything I try and install over 37MB says I have insufficient space.
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Thanks for this, but it won't install either. I'm going to try deleting some things so I can get it on there and see if it works for me.
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Update. I ended up returning the tablet and getting a new one, the old one was overheating badly. Same issue. The system looks at my SD card and will not install anything on it once 1GB is reached. A friend suggested rooting the tablet but that doesn't seem to have done anything.
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It sounds as though that SD card isn't really a 16GB card. Try checking it out on a PC if possible, there are lots of counterfeit SD cards out there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730285
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730285
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Run the test program I linked you to. It actually tries to use the card, instead of believing the data on the card.
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Tried my 8GB card in it, same results. I reformatted the 16GB card a few times now, still not working. I was reading somewhere that the company has even said that the device just won't go over the 1GB, the storage card is for moving things between devices but that seems really stupid. If it won't put anything on the card after 1GB then you can't transfer things off the tablet.
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That does sound really stupid, but apparently it's true.
Obviously, not anything larger than 16GB at a time.
If that's a deal breaker for you, see if you can exchange it for a different brand of tablet. (BTW All the ads for it say you can expand the storage to 32GB via the SD card.)
