INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE android install_error ai_generated true

INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE: Package could not be installed due to insufficient storage

ID: android/install-failed-insufficient-storage

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85%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
1Evidence
2024-12-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
Android 13 (API 33) active — — —
Android 14 (API 34) active — — —
adb 1.0.41 active — — —

Root Cause

Device has less free storage than required for APK installation and extraction.

generic

中文

设备可用存储空间少于 APK 安装和提取所需的空间。

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Free up device storage: delete unused apps, clear cache, or move media to SD card. Then run: adb install -r app-release.apk 
    Free up device storage: delete unused apps, clear cache, or move media to SD card. Then run: adb install -r app-release.apk
  2. 70% success Use adb install with -s flag to install on SD card if available: adb install -s app-release.apk. Requires device support. 
    Use adb install with -s flag to install on SD card if available: adb install -s app-release.apk. Requires device support.

中文步骤

  1. Free up device storage: delete unused apps, clear cache, or move media to SD card. Then run: adb install -r app-release.apk
  2. Use adb install with -s flag to install on SD card if available: adb install -s app-release.apk. Requires device support.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Clear app data of other apps using Settings > Apps > Clear Data 60% fail

    Clearing data may free little space; APK extraction needs contiguous free space, not just total free.

  2. Uninstall the same app and reinstall from Google Play 75% fail

    If device storage is critically low, Play Store also fails with same error; adb install still fails.