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[Q] 4shared .bin issues

All of a sudden when I try to download files through 4shared they wont work because they are .bin files. Is bthere a way to make them work or what. It seems like they are all changing. It sucks.

Sounds like you have an app on your phone that' s conflicting.
What file manager are you using? What what are you downloading m
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gqstatus0685 said:
Sounds like you have an app on your phone that' s conflicting.
What file manager are you using? What what are you downloading?
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Astro. Some files will download fine, then some say they wont work with the phone. I dont get it. One file I was trying to download was root explorer. All of the links are .bin files. I didnt think it would be anything on the phone. Sometimes I will look for something, it will give me several download options and versions. some work some dont.

Figured out one thing. If I download the .apk file from 4shared on my laptop and transfer to my phone then install through Astro it works. If I try download through 4shared site on phone that is when some not all files say they are .bin . Whats that all bout?

I think if you go to settings in astro and hit download unsupported content or something like that they will work hope I helped
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Thats not the problem. Astro works fine. Its when I select a download from the actual 4shared website through the phone some files say its not supported on this phone. But if I download the exact same file through my laptop and then install through astro the file installs as an apk. and works fine. I just want to know if anyone else is seeing this or what. Its just puzzling.

Hey all you have to do is when the .bin appears to save and name the file just type whatever.apk. so if your downloading let's say NFL.apk in it appears as .bin just type NFL.apk and download and save. Then goto astro and install.

Thanks to all. I will give it a shot.

blakeboys said:
Hey all you have to do is when the .bin appears to save and name the file just type whatever.apk. so if your downloading let's say NFL.apk in it appears as .bin just type NFL.apk and download and save. Then goto astro and install.
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Confirmed this is the correct way to do this. I was having this same issue when I was trying to reinstall Swype.

Nice, thanks for the tip. I too was having that problem, I dont use astro, just OI and root explorer. Renaming the .bin. to xxx.apk installs the app.

I think its been happening to everyone
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[Q] How do i put files into my xperia arc internal memory?

Hi, i wanted to put a file in the internal memory of my xperia arc~ Cause the game said i have to put the APK file in the internal memory in order to run
Can anyone teach me how to do so?

zhihao4456 said:
Hi, i wanted to put a file in the internal memory of my xperia arc~ Cause the game said i have to put the APK file in the internal memory in order to run
Can anyone teach me how to do so?
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Open settings>Applications >manage>go to your game/app and then click move to phone
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nexus2515 said:
Open settings>Applications >manage>go to your game/app and then click move to phone
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No... I have to put the APK installer file into internal memory... Not after installing.... Is b4 installing

In the basic sense of the question, it means just put the APK "NOT" within the sdcard or any folders under it. I think this only possible if you're rooted.
In any case, I wonder why there's such requirement. APK is just an installer and even in the sdcard level it should work or run. Then when you install, default is the app will be placed in the INTERNAL memory. That should be what you wanted.

Maybe tick the unknown sources option if its not already?
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jtdc said:
In the basic sense of the question, it means just put the APK "NOT" within the sdcard or any folders under it. I think this only possible if you're rooted.
In any case, I wonder why there's such requirement. APK is just an installer and even in the sdcard level it should work or run. Then when you install, default is the app will be placed in the INTERNAL memory. That should be what you wanted.
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tried, doesn't work~ so i suspect i have to put the APK file manually into the internal memory~ i have done rooting using zergRush way~
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320350
but i still copy and paste the APK file from SDcard into internal memory using Astro File Manager... so how?

rkanwar said:
Maybe tick the unknown sources option if its not already?
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rkanwar said:
Maybe tick the unknown sources option if its not already?
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have done it from the beginning... but is still not working~

zhihao4456 said:
but i still copy and paste the APK file from SDcard into internal memory using Astro File Manager... so how?
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I suppose that's what i will do also even if doing so sounds strange. If still don't work probably its a bad apk. Try it on another device or look for another source.
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test using titanium, so you can integrate the game to system, it can work maybe

For what purpose?

i have a *ahem" game called "Spectral Souls"....
but i can't install~

You can put it to system/app with Root Explorer if a install from sd card doesn't work.
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Thanks.... Problem solved using Root Explorer~

i can't find memory card option in mobile

hi all XDA developers
i am new in this forum ...
i by htc one v in sunday.....
iam confuse .....to find memory card option...
plz give me the suggession plz...whr can i find the option
thanks & regards
Dipusmart

And I am confused with your question.
Are you looking for the option to connect your phone in a disk drive mode so that you can browse your memory card on a pc ?

Download file manager from market.
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ckpv5 said:
And I am confused with your question.
Are you looking for the option to connect your phone in a disk drive mode so that you can browse your memory card on a pc ?
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like samsung have file meneger in menu ..but Htc 1v don't have file maneger.....

dipusmart said:
like samsung have file meneger in menu ..but Htc 1v don't have file maneger.....
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I see... as mentioned by rachit.rc96, there are many file manager can be download from the Play Store. My favorite is ES File Explorer

plz ......
ckpv5 said:
I see... as mentioned by rachit.rc96, there are many file manager can be download from the Play Store. My favorite is ES File Explorer
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@Ck
i want to ask u something.....
which video format will be supported in htc 1v.......720p , 1080p........wmv, Mp4, Avi, Mkv file..........which 1 supported ...
Please Clear this....
Thanks & Regards
Dipusmart

Download mx player and try playing all formats. You'll get to know.
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delete file but available space wont decrease

so i have movie file with 2gb size, and deleted it. but my available space did not decrease at all. i'm using astro file manager.
is this natural? or my ion getting error? does anyone know how to fix this? i already restart the phone and nothing change.
i'm using ion lt28i with ics 4.0.4 build 6.1.E.1.19. sorry for my bad english.

meist said:
so i have movie file with 2gb size, and deleted it. but my available space did not decrease at all. i'm using astro file manager.
is this natural? or my ion getting error? does anyone know how to fix this? i already restart the phone and nothing change.
i'm using ion lt28i with ics 4.0.4 build 6.1.E.1.19. sorry for my bad english.
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Change view mode to view hidden folder. See if that file is present in .Trash folder.
Usually when you delete files in file manager, it is moved to Trash folder similar to Recycle Bin or Linux Trash.

ganeshbiyer said:
Change view mode to view hidden folder. See if that file is present in .Trash folder.
Usually when you delete files in file manager, it is moved to Trash folder similar to Recycle Bin or Linux Trash.
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thank you for your reply. already view hidden folder but i cannot see this trash folder.
astro version : astro_3.0-236-sony.
do i need to update astro manager?

Check your recovery folder on SD card.
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Maybe reformat SD?
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KEB64 said:
Check your recovery folder on SD card.
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its 16gb that come with the ion. when plugged to computer, its read as internal storage in ion. and recovery folder is empty.
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Maybe reformat SD?
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that is the last thing.

meist said:
thank you for your reply. already view hidden folder but i cannot see this trash folder.
astro version : astro_3.0-236-sony.
do i need to update astro manager?
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Check LOST.DIR.
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We Can Not Change Google Chrome Browser Default Download Directory...

I purchased a 32gb micro memory card (class 10) for my beloved Note2. Then I updated my Google Chrome browser for Android. I made it my default browser. I noticed, all my files I download goes to my internal phone memory.
I tried to figure out how to change the default download directory, with no success. It's just not possible. I'm coming from stock browser, which uses external memory. Also, Dolphin HD browser uses external memory, but not Chrome!
Not Chrome!

Someone correct me but, may have to do with Nexus phones not having an SD card slot and its probably the Nexus' default browser? For some reason they carried that throughout?

Yeah, i thought of that also. But for us with removable external memory cards, it's a pain to keep manually moving my downloaded "stuff" from the storage/sdcard0/download folder to the storage/extSdCard/downIoad folder. It's a shame they can't put it in the settings somewhere.

You could probably use one of the bind Mount utilities from the market to mount the download directory over to the external card.

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You could probably use one of the bind Mount utilities from the market to mount the download directory over to the external card.
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However, I would need a rooted phone.
Don't misunderstand me. I rooted all my Android phones up to my Note 2 (Vibrant, G2, SGS2) however not my Note 2 yet. Its because I use Isis wallet.
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How about a download manager? I have been researching for a solution, and came across these download managers. I noticed that If you install these apps, when you attempt to download anything, it asks if you want to use the download manager or "internet". Why can't the download manager point to my "download" folder on my external SD card.

lawalty said:
How about a download manager? I have been researching for a solution, and came across these download managers. I noticed that If you install these apps, when you attempt to download anything, it asks if you want to use the download manager or "internet". Why can't the download manager point to my "download" folder on my external SD card.
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You would need one that's configurable for that. I imagine that's more up to the download manager app than anything else. There has to be one that lets you pick the destination directory.
You could also try something like Script Manager, write a quick script to copy the files over to the external, then delete them from the internal. It wouldn't need root as the sdcard directories don't respect permissions by design. Then set it to run once an hour or similar. The "script" could be as simple as "mv /sdcard/download/* /extSdCard/" .... Assuming "mv" doesn't get angry about them being different filesystems. If not, a "cp" followed by an "rm" would do the same thing. Or you could get fancy and use a loop to check that the files got copied over before deleting the original... lots of options.
Google's hate toward removable storage is irritating.

lawalty said:
How about a download manager? I have been researching for a solution, and came across these download managers. I noticed that If you install these apps, when you attempt to download anything, it asks if you want to use the download manager or "internet". Why can't the download manager point to my "download" folder on my external SD card.
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If you are going that route why not just choose the stock Android browser for downloads and that has an option to download to memory card? You would have to clear defaults in Chrome if you already had chosen to use that to download as default.

I use the download manager that comes with ES File Explorer as my default downloader. All downloads go to my sd card.

Cubicsilver said:
I use the download manager that comes with ES File Explorer as my default downloader. All downloads go to my sd card.
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I will check out thid download manager fron ES. Maybe it'll work. Thanks
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kennyglass123 said:
If you are going that route why not just choose the stock Android browser for downloads and that has an option to download to memory card? You would have to clear defaults in Chrome if you already had chosen to use that to download as default.
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Ok.. I've been using the stock Android browser like forever. I recently been falling in love with the snappiness of Chrome browser.
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lawalty said:
Ok.. I've been using the stock Android browser like forever. I recently been falling in love with the snappiness of Chrome browser.
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But can't you select the stock browser for downloads only as default until Google fixes the Chrome app?

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But can't you select the stock browser for downloads only as default until Google fixes the Chrome app?
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I guess I can switch browsers, only use the stock browser for downloads and chrome browser for surfing. However, I want to stick to only one.
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This is how you do it: install es file explorer --> open it and go to settings --> select directory settings --> then download path. Pick your SD card. Open chrome and surf to a download of some sort. A pop up should appear and ask how you want to download the file. Choose es file and select always. Done.
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Just use foldermount app... works great
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lawalty said:
I guess I can switch browsers, only use the stock browser for downloads and chrome browser for surfing. However, I want to stick to only one.
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If you mean you are removing the stock browser then the options are a third party app as suggested by a few here, but if you leave the stock browser on your phone, once you select that to use to download as default it will be the same as a third party app. It will just download.

08j3ct1v3 C said:
Quite an easy fix actually. It requires you to decompile the app, though. If you know how to do that with an SDK tool I can provide you with the modified app file.
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Sure! Decompiling sounds scary, plus if I was to figure out how to change the default directory, any updates would totally revert it back. But, having said all that, I will look into how to do such a feat. Thanks.
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Cubicsilver said:
This is how you do it: install es file explorer --> open it and go to settings --> select directory settings --> then download path. Pick your SD card. Open chrome and surf to a download of some sort. A pop up should appear and ask how you want to download the file. Choose es file and select always. Done.
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This worked perfectly for me. Thanks man! You solved the one thing that was keeping me from using this browser.

Cubicsilver said:
This is how you do it: install es file explorer --> open it and go to settings --> select directory settings --> then download path. Pick your SD card. Open chrome and surf to a download of some sort. A pop up should appear and ask how you want to download the file. Choose es file and select always. Done.
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Nope, didn’t work for me. It seems logical, and it should work, however I can't get it to work correctly from a website I routinely download from that requires a cookie. For some reason the stock downloader app works fine, along with the stock browser, but not Chrome.
I get a download fail everytime I use ES File Explorer along with Chrome browser.
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Try maxthon browser. Been using it to put download to my sd card
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