Solved! New Android Tablet, 500GB available storage, can only add 10GB, won't take any more

[jimhanus]

I bought a cheap android tablet specifically to hold my entire MP3 collection, nothing else. It has 512GB of storage, with 500GB available. When I try to copy files to it, I can only add about 10GB and that's all. It's not the size of the files, it just won't take any more files of any size. I have 2 of these, and they both do the same thing. I have cleared the cache with no difference. Putting in an SD card the card can take all it will hold. Any suggestions to fix this? I would hate to waste 500GB by just using a big SD.

 

[rgd1101]

cheap table with 500GB? what the make and model? could be fake disk size

 

[jimhanus]

HYD Tab910 it's called. I also ran AIDA64 and it lists the same numbers with 510.99GB free.

 

[rgd1101]

how cheap was it?
http://specdevice.com/showspec.php?id=e9c1-bce7-1d2b-09cb0033c587

 

[iodro]

Looks like a dodgy device. Not surprised to see these sorts of issues from these knock-off brands.

 

[jimhanus]

I tried rooting it but couldn't even get that to run (3 different installs). I surrendered. On to the next project.

 

[rgd1101]

it a fake disk size. embedded flash don't change size. if the price is too good to be true, it probably is