If you're like me and trying to conserve space on the internal sdcard and you use Google Music, this may really help you.
This is actually really easy.
1) Download ROM Toolbox from the market.
2) Create a new folder on your extsdcard and call it whatever you want.
3) Inside that folder create another folder and call it music.
4) Launch ROM toolbox and in the tools section browse to the extsdcard/whatever you named this folder/music
5) Tap and hold the music folder and create a shortcut.
6) Now navigate up the structure to data/data/com.google.android.music/files and paste the shortcut.
7) Delete the "music" folder (you'll need to redownload your music later)
8) Now rename shortcut to "music"
9) Load up Google Music and check "On device music" ,you will now have whatever capacity is available on your extsdcard.
I hope this helps someone. Enjoy......
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I'll definitely be trying this out. Though in my opinion, 11GB of internal storage space is more than enough for cache.
Also, this thread should be moved to the Note II general discussion. Better yet, how about the Android General section, as this would apply to all devices capable of running Google Music.
Stefenatefun said:
I'll definitely be trying this out. Though in my opinion, 11GB of internal storage space is more than enough for cache.
Also, this thread should be moved to the Note II general discussion. Better yet, how about the Android General section, as this would apply to all devices capable of running Google Music.
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I hope it works for you. If the mods want it moved than so be it. Please don't get caught up in playing forum police, it never ends well. I mean that with all do respect.
This is a productive how to thread. I don't know if this is posted anywhere else, I just thought it would be helpful here as people are concerned about storage.
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Nice.. Any other tips u have for saving space please do share :thumbup:
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Now if you could just figure out how to get App Data (like Spider Man, Need For Speed, Aspault, Batman, and etc) to get stored on the external sdcard!
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Now if you could just figure out how to get App Data (like Spider Man, Need For Speed, Aspault, Batman, and etc) to get stored on the external sdcard!
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This same principle should work for anything stored in DATA. This doesn't want to work with anything stored on the internal SDcard.
Why doesnt the apps2sd app work. Anyone know this? I asked earlier today in the general forum but nobody has responded. What's the point of external space if we can't use it
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Stefenatefun said:
I'll definitely be trying this out. Though in my opinion, 11GB of internal storage space is more than enough for cache.
Also, this thread should be moved to the Note II general discussion. Better yet, how about the Android General section, as this would apply to all devices capable of running Google Music.
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Not nearly enough when you have the measly 11 gb filled up. Some people like me actually use their phone and no app2sd native is not enough.
Also this guy is part of our Samsung community for some time, and he posted this in the perfect place, where it belongs.
I'm only here for my devices, I don't hang out in android general. I'm sure a lot more people are the same.
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i actually just transferred all my saved google music to my sd card using Directory Bind, a pretty sweet app. it essentially tricks the os and allows any system folder to be directed to a folder on the external card. this also allows you to save game data to the card and not take up valuable space.
for google music songs:
1) install directory bind --> preferences --> make sure the follow are checked: bind on boot, alternate dbase mgmt, persistent service, AND bypass path verification <--this was crucial to making it work
2) add new entry, manually type this in:
source (data) path: /storage/extSdCard/**make up a folder where u want the music** (i used DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/)
mount (target) path: /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ (this seems to differ on older versions of Play Music, and also other devices? maybe.
transferring the data from /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ to /storage/extSdCard/DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/ didnt work via Directory Bind but I took care of this manually with Root Explorer.
after you add the entry, the diskette looking icon should be grey and after you tap on it, should turn green! Green = good. works for me, let me know if directions are misleading...
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netzer119 said:
i actually just transferred all my saved google music to my sd card using Directory Bind, a pretty sweet app. it essentially tricks the os and allows any system folder to be directed to a folder on the external card. this also allows you to save game data to the card and not take up valuable space.
for google music songs:
1) install directory bind --> preferences --> make sure the follow are checked: bind on boot, alternate dbase mgmt, persistent service, AND bypass path verification <--this was crucial to making it work
2) add new entry, manually type this in:
source (data) path: /storage/extSdCard/**make up a folder where u want the music** (i used DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/)
mount (target) path: /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ (this seems to differ on older versions of Play Music, and also other devices? maybe.
transferring the data from /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ to /storage/extSdCard/DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/ didnt work via Directory Bind but I took care of this manually with Root Explorer.
after you add the entry, the diskette looking icon should be grey and after you tap on it, should turn green! Green = good. works for me, let me know if directions are misleading...
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Thanks. This helped me out so much.
netzer119 said:
i actually just transferred all my saved google music to my sd card using Directory Bind, a pretty sweet app. it essentially tricks the os and allows any system folder to be directed to a folder on the external card. this also allows you to save game data to the card and not take up valuable space.
for google music songs:
1) install directory bind --> preferences --> make sure the follow are checked: bind on boot, alternate dbase mgmt, persistent service, AND bypass path verification <--this was crucial to making it work
2) add new entry, manually type this in:
source (data) path: /storage/extSdCard/**make up a folder where u want the music** (i used DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/)
mount (target) path: /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ (this seems to differ on older versions of Play Music, and also other devices? maybe.
transferring the data from /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ to /storage/extSdCard/DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/ didnt work via Directory Bind but I took care of this manually with Root Explorer.
after you add the entry, the diskette looking icon should be grey and after you tap on it, should turn green! Green = good. works for me, let me know if directions are misleading...
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Do you have the link to directory bind? For whatever stupid reason, I'm not able to find it
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Do you have the link to directory bind? For whatever stupid reason, I'm not able to find it
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first result in Google for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
faceless said:
first result in Google for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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Yeah.... I was just looking in the play store for it. Figured I was spelling something wrong or it was named something different... I ended up finding it like five minutes after posting and then felt dumb
Thanks for it though
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netzer119 said:
i actually just transferred all my saved google music to my sd card using Directory Bind, a pretty sweet app. it essentially tricks the os and allows any system folder to be directed to a folder on the external card. this also allows you to save game data to the card and not take up valuable space.
for google music songs:
1) install directory bind --> preferences --> make sure the follow are checked: bind on boot, alternate dbase mgmt, persistent service, AND bypass path verification <--this was crucial to making it work
2) add new entry, manually type this in:
source (data) path: /storage/extSdCard/**make up a folder where u want the music** (i used DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/)
mount (target) path: /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ (this seems to differ on older versions of Play Music, and also other devices? maybe.
transferring the data from /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ to /storage/extSdCard/DirectoryBind/GoogleMusic/ didnt work via Directory Bind but I took care of this manually with Root Explorer.
after you add the entry, the diskette looking icon should be grey and after you tap on it, should turn green! Green = good. works for me, let me know if directions are misleading...
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I'm getting some odd behavior with this...DirectoryBind seems to be working, and when in Airplane mode, GoogleMusic sees files in the extSdCard folder and recognizes files as saved, but after I play the tracks they reappear in the /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/ folder! So after I play the tracks both this folder and the Google Music folder on the extSdCard are the same size? (Before playing, the internal data folder showed as empty.) Any thoughts?
Also I don't seem to be able to use the folder shortcut method with my extSdCard. Rom Toolbox gives me an error that it can't create a shortcut there. (My extSdCard was formatted on the phone, but not sure rt now on exact format type)
Just here to say hello to Rob!! Hope all is well
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Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work for "relocating" folders that live on the internal sdcard (/sdcard | /storage/sdcard0). Pasting the shortcut results in "operation failed."
siraltus said:
Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work for "relocating" folders that live on the internal sdcard (/sdcard | /storage/sdcard0). Pasting the shortcut results in "operation failed."
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I think if your on a non touch wiz rom it wont work. It worked for me. Im on touch wiz and works fine for me.
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I think if your on a non touch wiz rom it wont work. It worked for me. Im on touch wiz and works fine for me.
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I'm on non-touchwiz, Carbon ROM. I followed the instructions exactly as stated in the OP. Everything worked flawlessly.
The only place I seemed to be able to find my saved google music was in this directory
/data/user/0/com.google.android.music/files/music
Did a little research last night on why Google Play Music wasn't reading my music files on the external storage. What I've gathered is that Kit Kat isn't allowing apps to gain permission into other folders. I had to move some files around for them to actually be played in Play music. Same goes for MX Player.... It's very annoying with this work around. I understand the "security" part of not allowing apps into other folders, but Google Music?!? Come on now! It's making the SD card almost useless. And yes, I've read the theories on Google pushing their cloud services on us
I'm curious what most of you are doing? I'm not rooted as well.
You have to root and run this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
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The one thing I was afraid I was gonna have to do...
Meow You. said:
Did a little research last night on why Google Play Music wasn't reading my music files on the external storage. What I've gathered is that Kit Kat isn't allowing apps to gain permission into other folders. I had to move some files around for them to actually be played in Play music. Same goes for MX Player.... It's very annoying with this work around. I understand the "security" part of not allowing apps into other folders, but Google Music?!? Come on now! It's making the SD card almost useless. And yes, I've read the theories on Google pushing their cloud services on us
I'm curious what most of you are doing? I'm not rooted as well.
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I don't believe that that is the SD write problem, I do believe it's the .nomedia files in your music folder.
You can check to see if there are any by loading your SD card on a PC, enable viewing of ALL system files and doing a root search of the sd card for .nomedia files. Select and delete any that are found then mount the SD card in your phone and see if it can see your files again.
BTW, the read/write permissions on stock ROM is for non-stock apps. Any apps that were already installed on the phone, such as Google Play Music, have permissions to read and write to SD cards. That is why I think there might be .nomedia files on your SD card, they are not needed or essential, just used to hide files from being read by apps and programs, you can delete any and all that you find.
I don't know the Smartphone terms, so I'll just use PC terms.
in my Programs list (or maybe on a Smartphone it's actually "App Drawer"...I'm not sure), I've categorized a lot of my apps into folders. After awhile, and I'm assuming after an update, specifically, my apps seem to remove themselves from within folders I've created, but if that does happen, I then see them in the "root" (or just listed in the Programs list, and not in any folder).
I'm pretty sure that this was an issue on my previous phone (Droid Razr Maxx).
Is there a way to ensure that apps grouped into folders, "stick" ?
I don't know if the same behavior exists when copying the folders onto any one of my Desktop screens. Either way. it's annoying, because I keep having to re-group my apps. Any help on this issue?
I don't think other Launchers have this problem.
Hello everyone..
So I while managing pictures on my SD card, I noticed something that is making dumping/importing pictures to my PC, a nightmare.
I think I have a solution, but the app (MoveToSdcard), is giving the following message: "SD Card shares the same disk with os"
Looking at some of the file/folder structure, I think I know what's happening, but I don't know how to fix without breaking stuff.
What I'm trying to do is move all apps that will every have pictures associated with them, to the SDCard. This will allow me to export (and worry) only pictures from the SDCard and delete them like I normally would with my iPhone.
Anyone know of a way to resolve this or have a suggestion on how to achieve what I'm trying to do?
Why do I want to dump my pictures? I put them on a NAS, back them up to various cloud services. I also place my none mobile photo work on this NAS an upload them as well.
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Hello everyone..
So I while managing pictures on my SD card, I noticed something that is making dumping/importing pictures to my PC, a nightmare.
I think I have a solution, but the app (MoveToSdcard), is giving the following message: "SD Card shares the same disk with os"
Looking at some of the file/folder structure, I think I know what's happening, but I don't know how to fix without breaking stuff.
What I'm trying to do is move all apps that will every have pictures associated with them, to the SDCard. This will allow me to export (and worry) only pictures from the SDCard and delete them like I normally would with my iPhone.
Anyone know of a way to resolve this or have a suggestion on how to achieve what I'm trying to do?
Why do I want to dump my pictures? I put them on a NAS, back them up to various cloud services. I also place my none mobile photo work on this NAS an upload them as well.
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I'm having a hard time understanding specifically what you are trying to do. But if the end goal is back up pictures to your NAS then I suggest downloading "Sweet Home! Alfa". It will allow you to select which albums to backup and automatically do it for you based on preference (for example, I have mine setup to do it when I'm connected to my home network and plug my phone in to charge".
You can set it to automatically delete photos off you device once backed up too if you want. Managing albums can be done through the stock gallery app or through a file explorer.
Hope this helps.
BTW, /sdcard actually refers to internal storage. So if you are trying to move apps to /sdcard, that it why you are getting the error. You are telling it to move an app from internal storage to internal storage which doesn't make sense to the app
Hi Artimis! Yea. I'm sorry about how I laid out the thread. Not clear at all. Basically, there are pictures everywhere
I use several apps - Instagram, Photoshop, SquareDroid, Afterfocus, Lapse It, Viva Video, etc. Each one of these apps either place the completed edits/export in their own folder, located in the app's directory, respectively.
When I pull out the SDCard and put it into my machine to dump/export them, not all the pictures are there, because some of the pictures are in their respective app exported folders and those are on the Internal SD.
This now forces me to hunt around and hope I've located all the possible directories and pictures.
If Instead relocate the apps to the SD card, the export folders would also be there, making it one less and easy step to ensure that all possible pictures/directories are accounted for.
Make any sense? Sorry about that.
Now the app you recommended takes it to a whole other level! This is awesome! and it detects new photo directories, created anywhere on the phone or SD card! This more or less solves my whole problem! WOW! Thank you!
As for the whole SD thing, I'm confused. Not a big deal though since all pictures and videos (all big in size) taken using XCam end up on the true SDCard. All the other pictures scattered about are not large in size and I'm not concerned about it. It's just a pain to hunt them down and dump/export them.
This app you suggested though is perfect and solves my problem, and then some!
Thanks Artimis!
wouldn't it be easier to just use Dropbox's import feature or even their auto saving of pictures? Of course letting G+ save them is also a more practical solution, I use both, and would be less time consuming
Yes, I use them as well. They work well. The goal is not to move away from any of them either. The goal is to save them locally to my NAS and at the same time, recover the space back on the device/SDCard.
The program that Artimis recommended takes care of all these issues.
I'm good! Thanks!
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Whenever I try to install apps on to my SD card it says "SDcard share the same disk with os" and won't let me transfer apps.
Tyfighter98 said:
Whenever I try to install apps on to my SD card it says "SDcard share the same disk with os" and won't let me transfer apps.
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Does your phone actually have an sdcard in it (it would show up as something like /external_SD through the file system). As I mentioned before, /sdcard actually refers to the phones internal storage. It is a symlinked directory that emulates an sdcard but is mapped to /data/media.
So you will get this error with an app trying to move something from /data/app to /sdcard because it is actually trying to move it to /data/media/.. which doesn't do any good.
If you do have an actual external sdcard (/external_SD) then the problem could be due to the write protection changes implemented in kit kat. There are threads on how to fix this if you are rooted.
I do I have an SD card in my tablet and I supposedly already did an SD card fix for Kit Kat but I will look into it thanks.
i have micromax canvas juice 2 .... i inserted 16gb sd card but iam not able to move apps to my sd card ..... please help me
So how to make it understand I have to sent it to ad card and read data from there..