Mount OS image on SD card - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

Can someone tell me how to mount the OS nbf file on a SD card so I can play with the files? Thanks.

xdatools will do the job, download, install on desktop, choose the file as source and the card reader/writer drive letter for your sd card as destination from the drop down box under destination.

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no files shown when mounting sd card

Hi,
When I mount my SD card I only have this DiskCacheIndex36931.tmp file and nothing else.
Also interesting when i create or copy new files to my SD card using Andexplorer, then they also appear.
There are plenty of other files on my SD card.
In device all are shown but not from PC.
is there a known issue related to this?

[Q] sd card format question

Hi,
So I read the instruction about formatting SD Card to run Froyo X. If I have a gps app on storage card for windows mobile, should I buy another SD card to run Android or do I need to create a partition for windows storage card for apps and another partition for Android? I have a 8gb kingston micro sd at the moment. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!!
I have iGO as well a sa bunch of WM apps installed to my SD card as well. Here is what I do, works like a charm every time, all WM6 apps still function...
Delete ANDBOOT folder on the card
I just create an empty folder on my PC called "SD"
Go to the root of the card, select all, CUT
PASTE on the pc folder called "SD"
When the move is finished, I do a full format using the SD Formatter tool:
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3
Put the new ANDBOOT on the card
Cut/Paste the "SD" folder from the PC back to the card
I did the same, worked for me also.

[Q] SD card vs. External SD card

So I've always placed my zipped ROMs on my External SD card. Now I'm getting ready to flash an ICS ROM and read the instructions for the first time in a long while and I see that I should put the zipped ROM file on the "SD card".
I guess I always think of an SD card as being an external item. Is the root directory an sd card also? Not the same as the external SD card?
I see in ES File explorer Root is listed as "/sdcard " and clearly not the same as "/sdcard/external_sd"
So where should my flash-able zip files be before flashing?
Thanks
Place on external sd

Can't Write to SD Card

Hi! I have a Sprint LS992 LG G5. I have a 200 GB SD Card. I can't save any files to my phone via the SD Card nor write anything to the SD Card. If I try to download something to the SD Card or have an app write to the SD Card, it will error out. I can, however, transfer files from computer to the SD Card. Is there a possible other pathway in the file explorer to access the SD Card? Currently, using Solid Explorer, my SD Card sits on /storage/BBF5-E792. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
dauus said:
Hi! I have a Sprint LS992 LG G5. I have a 200 GB SD Card. I can't save any files to my phone via the SD Card nor write anything to the SD Card. If I try to download something to the SD Card or have an app write to the SD Card, it will error out. I can, however, transfer files from computer to the SD Card. Is there a possible other pathway in the file explorer to access the SD Card? Currently, using Solid Explorer, my SD Card sits on /storage/BBF5-E792. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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You can save stuff to the sd card. You have to download whatever your downloading and use your stock file manager and move it to your external card. Other file managers will not work.
BR7fan said:
You can save stuff to the sd card. You have to download whatever your downloading and use your stock file manager and move it to your external card. Other file managers will not work.
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I downloaded things to internal memory and then was able to move it using Solid Explorer. It is such mickey mouse bull**** that you can't just download directly to the SD card. I only have 32 GB of internal memory space (which isn't enough) and having to move things from internal storage to an sd card is cumbersome and tedious. If you (or I for that matter), figure out a way to directly download to the sd card (which may mean using solid explorer to find another file name path to the sd card) I'll let you know!

Copy SD card to larger SD card, how to?

I currently have a 32 gig SD card in my Samsung tablet running Lineage OS and would like to replace it with a 64gig card. How to copy the data from the 32 gig card to the new 64 gig card.
Quincofish said:
I currently have a 32 gig SD card in my Samsung tablet running Lineage OS and would like to replace it with a 64gig card. How to copy the data from the 32 gig card to the new 64 gig card.
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Depends on sd card usage. If you installed it as portable storage, you can slmply remove it, copy the files to your pc's disk and from there to the new sd.
Adopted storage: better use usb cable from phone to pc.
Painfully copied to what appears to be the SD card only now looks like it all went to the internal storage and the SD card is almost empty? How can I move data from internal storage to SD card? SD card is NOT set as portable storage.
Quincofish said:
Painfully copied to what appears to be the SD card only now looks like it all went to the internal storage and the SD card is almost empty? How can I move data from internal storage to SD card? SD card is NOT set as portable storage.
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Do you have the option to eject sd card in storage settings?
Yes, but found in storage an option to move stuff to SD card, which I did. This partly fixes my problem. But, I still can't "get to it" via explorer. It is a mystery to me how this works between internal storage and SD card.
@Quincofish "I currently have a 32 gig SD card in my Samsung tablet running Lineage OS and would like to replace it with a 64gig card. How to copy the data from the 32 gig card to the new 64 gig card."
This is probably too late for you but I had a similar problem this week transferring from a 128Gb to a 256Gb card. I sorted it quite simply (in the end!). Here's what I did - with detailed instructions!!
MSDOS ROBOCOPY can effectively 'CLONE' SD CARD
ROBOCOPY [source] [destination] /MIR
This command copies everything, including system and other hidden files even those with very long filenames. The following instructions enable you to transfer an exact copy of the contents of your old micro SD card to your new, larger, micro SD card.
Using MS Windows: in the search window, type: Command Prompt — and then press the Enter key to open the Command Prompt window then navigate to the root directory e.g. Drive C:
1) Make a directory in the root of the C: Drive
Enter the following commands (pressing the Enter key at the end of each line):
cd /
md sd-card
cd sd-card
The first command above changes the current directory to your root drive.
The second command creates a new folder (directory) in your root drive named “sd-card”. (You can use any legal file name here, but you must remember to substitute that name in place of “sd-card” in the code below. If you use spaces in your new name, then you must put double-quote marks around the new name.)
NB ENSURE THE NEW FOLDER "SD_CARD" HAS WRITE PRIVILEGES: in the folder's Properties in Windows Explorer, UNCHECK the READ-ONLY box. (If you cannot see the folder in Windows Explorer, go to the C:\ display and in the View Tab, click on the Options button on the far right and then 'Change folder and search options' and go to the 'View' tab and uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files'. For security, you should to revert to hiding these once the copy operation is completed).
The third command changes the current directory to “sd-card”.
2) Insert your micro SD card into a USB Adapter and plug it into your computer. Check what Drive letter has been assigned to it - either by looking at the pop-up message or checking the drive letter in Windows explorer or in other ways. The following instruction assumes the SD Card is in Drive F:
3) Then, in the MSDOS screen, enter:
robocopy F:\ c:\sd-card /MIR
This is the key line. Make sure you type exactly as shown. In this line, I have used the drive letter F, if your system assigned a different drive letter for your card, use that letter instead of the F. (Remember also, if you used a different name than “sd-card” for your folder, you must use the new name here - with quote marks if you have spaces in the name).The letters at the end this line are called switches and tell the system to mirror copy all your files, including system and other hidden files on your SD card.
It may take many minutes to copy the files from your current card into the sd-card folder (or whatever you have named it).
When the copying is complete the system will tell you how many files you have copied.
Eject your micro SD card adapter from the computer and then carefully remove the micro card from the adapter.
4) Now insert your new micro SD card into the adapter and insert the adapter into your computer's USB port. The system will assign it a drive letter (almost always the same letter as before — but it could be different, so check to be sure).
In the Command Prompt window, type in the following, hitting the Enter key at the end of each line:
cd /
cd sd-card
robocopy c:\sd-card F:\ /MIR
As you are typing the above, make the necessary substitutions if you are using a different name for the folder, or if your drive letter is different.
After the files have been copied onto your new card, eject the card and remove the adapter from your computer, and then carefully remove you new card from the adapter.
Carefully insert your new card into your phone, replace the cover, and start your phone.
You will find all your files (including apps, pictures, movies, text messages as well as system and other hidden files) that were stored on your old card are now on your new card.
5) Delete the sd-card folder and its contents from your computer (if you need the space) and Check 'Hide protected operating system files' in the C: drive's root folder, as advised above.
Hope it works for you and others!!

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