It seems YouTube is a big culprit. I've noticed that if I'm watching for a while, the next time I may get the message and normally a system restart fixes it. Today I was getting the error launching Prime and system restart, cache clearing, and removing a channel didn't work. Tried launching YouTube to see if ads were the issue and got a different network error. I then removed YouTube and restarted, now everything is fine. I also have aquatic screensaver and didn't touch it.
There seems to be several suggestions along this same avenue to 'clear the cache' when you get the message '...not enough space....'
I tried many of the suggestions that I found (about 4) here and none worked. Then I found this one. Here is the one that worked for me.
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PS: The Home button is on the Roku stick at the top on the right side facing you. I didn't know and had to look it up!
The Roku will automatically reboot itself and at least I was on my way. I hope that this works for someone else out there.
My suggestion? Before you reset the entire Roku or go through any major fix, try the various suggestions found on this chain that are similar to to the one I have posted. They seem similar, however each is slightly different. It may have something to do with the age of the Roku? Not sure why some worked for others and not for me.
I agree that Roku should step up and get this fixed. It's been going on for a long time.
I decided to revisit this thread to see if there is any true resolve to the issue as it really is a pain in the a**.
Now that roku and YTTV are feuding the whole factory reset option is out the window as we cannot re-install YTTV after the reset. On top of this I am very disappointed in roku for not resolving the issue to date. This has been ongoing for years now!
For all you folks having the issue, many of us have found that simply choosing the "default theme" in settings is the perfect fix. It worked for me when I first had the issue and again a month or so ago after a roku update. I absolutely hate the default theme and the fact that I cannot use the aqua screen saver, which, like for many others, is my favorite too.
Had all my channels working fine until tonight. Received error message of “not enough space” to watch an app. After deleting many apps, restarting my tv/system, updating (the update never fully completes), and clearing cache I’m STILL unable to download or watch anything. I have no apps left on my tv. Can’t reinstall any apps from my network and it says to check it. But my network connection is excellent. Please help
What is the Roku device? Include the model number from Settings > System > About
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@Danimals20 wrote:Had all my channels working fine until tonight. Received error message of “not enough space” to watch an app. After deleting many apps, restarting my tv/system, updating (the update never fully completes), and clearing cache I’m STILL unable to download or watch anything. I have no apps left on my tv. Can’t reinstall any apps from my network and it says to check it. But my network connection is excellent. Please help
Try:
1) Network connection reset (Settings/System/Advanced system settings/Network connection reset) - try again
2) Completely unplug power from Roku TV for 10-15 minutes - try again
I am experiencing the exact same thing. Factory reset twice and now not one app will load. Please help! #32inroku @needrokuhelp
Thanks for the post.
Can you please specify the issue you are experiencing? What exactly are you seeing on screen? What are the steps to replicate this issue?
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Danny
I am having the same problem. When trying to launch Netflix, it says “failed to launch because there is not enough space” and suggests removing channels or getting a microSD card. We removed all channels but one but still had the same problem. We bought a 16GB microSD and it’s still not working (and it says only 5% of the microSD card is used). We’ve tried restarting, unplugging, ensured updates were up to date and nothing has helped. My Roku is about 6 years old — model: 4230X - Roku 3. Any suggestions are appreciated.
@alisbailey wrote:I am having the same problem. When trying to launch Netflix, it says “failed to launch because there is not enough space” and suggests removing channels or getting a microSD card. We removed all channels but one but still had the same problem. We bought a 16GB microSD and it’s still not working (and it says only 5% of the microSD card is used). We’ve tried restarting, unplugging, ensured updates were up to date and nothing has helped. My Roku is about 6 years old — model: 4230X - Roku 3. Any suggestions are appreciated.
I've heard reports of the "not enough space" message, but I've never seen that. I have seen a message that suggests adding a microSD card to keep from having to download the apps, but never one that refused to launch an app.
By the way, any microSD card larger than 2 GB is a waste. Roku will only use 2 GB for expanded storage.
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