How to Fix TWRP Unable to Mount Storage Guide Updated 2022

Last Updated on January 3, 2022 by XDA Team

Do you know how to fix TWRP unable to mount storage? If you don’t, you’ve come to the right place. But before I tell you how to do that, here is something that I need you to understand first.

When using your TWRP, especially to install customized ROMs, you could sometimes run straight into error-prone issues. In most cases, the TWRP will prompt you with an error that’s marked “unable to mount storage.”

In this case, the internal storage could again show up to be at 0Mb in the TWRP. This is often on the contrary that you’ve got tons of free space.

What Does that Mean?

0.1 What Does that Mean?
- 0.1.1 What to Cover

1 Fixing TWRP Unable to Mount Storage and 0Mb Internal Storage
2 FAQs
3 Conclusion

What happens during this error in mostcases means that the TWRP is actually unable to successfully or completely decrypt the presence of space in your internal storage. Apart from that, the data partitions could have possibly been corrupted, which makes the TWRP unable to capture it successfully.

What to Cover

How to fix unable to mount storage in TWRP recovery
How to fix TWRP internal storage (0Mb) data encryption
Step by step fix TWRP unable to mount storage Guides
Some of TWRP list

You Can Also Read: How To Fix TWRP Error 255

Fixing TWRP Unable to Mount Storage and 0Mb Internal Storage

So how do you fix it? Well, when youare faced with a TWRP unable to mount storage, and again internal storage that’s showing to be 0Mb, follow this simple guide that I will give you here and fix it.

How to fix unable to mount storage in TWRP recovery

Go to your device
Choose Settings > Security > Screen Lock
Change the screen lock method (choose Pass or Pin).
Put a new screen lock
Reboot your device to TWRP
Enter the password or pin that you just created
TWRP will try decrypting your internal storage

If it doesn’t fix the problem and you still face the same error and a 0 Mb storage space problem, you should try fixing the 0 MBs problem using the next tips.

How to fix TWRP Internal Storage (0Mb) Data Encryption

Reboot the device into TWRP Recovery
Go to the Wipe menu
Choose Advance Wipe

Select Data and then go to Repair or sometimes Change File System
Identify the Repair File System and click on it
The problem should be fixed (If it doesn’t fix the problem, proceed)

Choose Change File System
Select step 2 and then swipe to confirm
Now get back to step 4, then swipe to confirm
Go back and check if the partitions can be easily mounted
Also, check if the partitions cannot be from the Mount menu
If not fixed, back up everything
Then repair the internal partition (this can again unlock the boot loader)

Step by step fix TWRP unable to mount storage Guides

The very first thing that you should try if your internal storage gets encrypted when you are using the device is to change the lock screen lock. Once done, you can follow through to the next step that I have included in this guide until you get a successful process.

Choose the Android device’s settings
Access the Settings > Security > Screen Lock
Now change your screen lock to Pass or PIN as we mentioned above
Create your new lock pass
Then choose to reboot into TWRP recovery mode
Enter the password or pin when prompted
TWRP should try to decrypt the internal storage of the device

The problem is solved if TWRP succeeds here. What happens if the process is not successful? Follow the next step to address any further issues that trigger the “unable to mount data, internal storage 0mb” error.