When I was installing some apps on my phone today from my Mac, I received this message:

j-trevor-computer:~ Jtrevor $ palm-install /Users/Jtrevor/Downloads/pretrack_0.2.0_all.ipk
connecting to device castle-linux (EF02B9B7549D7B4CFDE3ABC247160C83C9B70954:usb:50862)
copying /Users/Jtrevor/Downloads/pretrack_0.2.0_all.ipk to /media/internal/developer/pretrack_0.2.0_all.ipk on device castle-linux (EF02B9B7549D7B4CFDE3ABC247160C83C9B70954:usb:50862)
installing package /media/internal/developer/pretrack_0.2.0_all.ipk on device castle-linux (EF02B9B7549D7B4CFDE3ABC247160C83C9B70954:usb:50862)
palmpalm-install: FAILED_NOT_ENOUGH_INSTALL_SPACE


So I erased some of the other apps, and I was able to add more. I do not understand why this happened because I have 4.9gb of memory on the Pre leftover, so any insight would help.

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I have had the same error for the last 2 days (too many apps I guess). I posted about this error in a few other forums here (sorry if that is against forum policy) to try to get more information. So far no one has a remedy other than deleting some apps to squeeze in new ones.

Several folks here have described this error, and I think it is happening to many others who don't even realize it because the SDK install window closes immediately after the message posts, making it very hard to catch.

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The reason is that the disk partition for storing applications is fixed and is different than the disk partition you see when you plug in your Pre as a USB drive (for storing music, video, and photos). So currently you are limited in the amount of applications that you can load on the Pre.

Until someone implements a method for storing and starting applications in the USB drive partition, you will run into this limitation.

Thanks... plee3

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