If I were to make a partition using clockworkmod recovery would it work properly? Should I back up everything on my SD card 1st?
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Yes you should backup first..
But the best tools to partition your sd is using gparted..
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Will my SD be wiped?
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Yes... it will wipe your sdcard when you do partitioning.
As swemoza said backup first.
What is the best way to back it up?
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Linux, e.g. Ubuntu. It doesn't hide files like Windows.
Connect Desire to computer, then copy&paste.
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Is there any other way? I don't feel like installing another operating system.
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Is there any other way? I don't feel like installing another operating system.
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Just save to your PC all the files and folders you had put there (photos, music, map files, whatever you want to keep). Don't bother about the rest. They will be created again after ROM install (system and folders, usually beginning with .).
Hope this helps.
If you don't want the hassle of installing an operating system on your pc just to partition, you can flash 4EXT Recovery on your phone. It can partition your sd card and it has more useful features too. Way better than CWM in my opinion.
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There is absolutely no need to install another operating system. Ubuntu can be started from a Live-CD, so it leaves your OS on your HDD completely untouched.
I installed Ubuntu now how do I partition my microsd?
Start GParted (Gnome Partition Editor), choose your SD card in the top right corner and partition your SD card. Do not forget to set both partitions primary.
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Using opendesire rom, and now my internal free memory is 9% and its shutting down my Widgets. I've moved everything I can to the SD card. What else can I do?
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App2sd?
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Tried that. It can't find anything to move.
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Android system info says I have 147.62 MB Max internal memory. Is this correct or can it be upped with a different rom?
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Well your widgets do not work because you moved them to the SD card...
Moved to Q&A. Please don't post question threads in Development.
Left Widgets on phone.
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you use Froyo App2SD which does not move the whole app to the SD card and some apps, like Widgets, don't work if moved at all.
If you need more free space use APP2SD+ instead, which natively is supported by OpenDesire, you just need a proper EXT partition and have to completely re-flash the ROM.
Please point me to more details on how to do that.
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backup your phone apps using Titanium Backup or MyBackup Pro, do a Nandroid backup of the whole phone (boot in Clockwork mod and use Nandroid to do a full backup)), then backup your SD-Card.
After you've finished this, open ROM Manager on your phone and use the partition tool. Create a 512MB EXT partition, no SWAP needed. Your phone will reboot, automatically enter the recovery mode, completely delete the SD card and create a 512MB partition, next to your FAT32 partition.
After that, do a full wipe in the recovery. Everything gets deleted on your phone. Then flash the latest OpenDesire ROM or any other ROM supporting A2SD+. Activate in the OpenDesire settings (menu) the internal install location, so don't set it to external or automatic. Use Titanium Backup to restore your apps (make sure that you set in the properties to install it to the internal memory).
After you've done that, or before you do the app restore, check with Quick System Info if the EXT partition gets used.
Wow that's quite a process. What exactly does that do? Is it using the SD card for part of its internal ram?
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And if so, is 512mb enough?
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Wow that's quite a process. What exactly does that do? Is it using the SD card for part of its internal ram?
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well, it's just creating the EXT partition and starting from scratch
Yes, it uses the SD cards EXT partition as internal ram for both the apps and the dalvik cache.
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And if so, is 512mb enough?
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For me it is. I have more than 100 apss installed, several games included. And about 200MB still free.
Where is the rom manager?
never mind found it in market.
While trying to install a Data2ext-version of MIUI, I partitioned and formatted my SD-card (1,1GB ext4). Now, while trying to reboot and such, it says that the sd-ext isn't found. When I do a nandroid restore, the old rom works but isn't able to access the SD card, so that I only can be on the internal memory of the phone. Any help?
How did you.partition it? You're going to have to check the partition with gparted
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How did you.partition it? You're going to have to check the partition with gparted
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I partitioned it with Minitool Partition Wizard. How do I check it if neither the computer not the smartphone doesn't even see it?
If the computer or phone doesn't see it, then you don't have one.
Reformat your sd and try again
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I partitioned it with Minitool Partition Wizard. How do I check it if neither the computer not the smartphone doesn't even see it?
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Bah. Was afraid of that. You need a card reader or mount in recovery then use gparted. Nothing else. Especially not minitool. It's crap.
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Can't you use clockwork or Rom manager to install sd-ext. Or use Gparted lol
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Hi folks
I have rooted and installed cm7 quite a while back, whenever I restart my phone one among all apps shows as I have been removed (only icon remains on home screen ) but it comes back after a restart but some other behaves the same at that time
Any ideas??
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Are those apps installed on your sdcard using either the default app2sd or some form of data2sd?
I've noticed this problem when the sdcard has issues...
Yes those apps are on sdcard
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Copy your entire sdcard to your comp using an SD card reader, format it and copy the data back.
Do a titanium or a nandroid backup (it will back up the apps stored on SD too)
See if that works.
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OK will try that, thanks
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a quick question, i have ext partition (data2sd) will i have to repartition the sd card after it? or titanium will do it itself???
on a side note any other easy way to partition other then mini partition tool.
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Copy your entire sdcard to your comp using an SD card reader, format it and copy the data back.
Do a titanium or a nandroid backup (it will back up the apps stored on SD too)
See if that works.
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a quick question, i have ext partition (data2sd) will i have to repartition the sd card after it? or titanium will do it itself???
on a side note any other easy way to partition other then mini partition tool.
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I personally use Linux so I don't know about Windows partition tools but I think mini partition tool is the way to go for Windows.
Depends on whether you just format the fat32 partition or the entire drive. I would suggest doing a nandroid backup first. Copy all the data from the fat32 partition to your computer. Format and remake the partitions. Then copy the data back and restore using the nandroid backup.
Goodmorning!
I have two microsd for my Desire.
The first is a 4 gb microsd with 2 partitions: ~ 1 gb ext4 and remaining fat
The second is a 2 gb microsd with 2 partitions: ~ 900 mb ext4 and remaining fat
The first is for daily use, the second for test use.
On the first I have all the data of Cyanogen 7, on the second the data of AOKP ICS.
The question is: can I copy all the files from second to first sd without reflashing ROM?
There will be problems caused by different dimensions?
Thanks for help!
Sorry, duplicate post.
Delete this, please!
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smbo said:
Goodmorning!
I have two microsd for my Desire.
The first is a 4 gb microsd with 2 partitions: ~ 1 gb ext4 and remaining fat
The second is a 2 gb microsd with 2 partitions: ~ 900 mb ext4 and remaining fat
The first is for daily use, the second for test use.
On the first I have all the data of Cyanogen 7, on the second the data of AOKP ICS.
The question is: can I copy all the files from second to first sd without reflashing ROM?
There will be problems caused by different dimensions?
Thanks for help!
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I think best way is to take titanium back of all apps you want to copy from second sd card. Copy the titanium directory from second sdcard to first sdcard using some card reader/PC arrangement. Then when you have booted into CM7 restore the apps that you are interested in.
No, I want to keep my current Rom.
I want only to switch the two sd to increase the space available!
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Just do a nand backup, copy it to card you want to use, then when you put it in phone go to recovery and do advanced restore - sd-ext only. Don't forget to copy content of .Android_secure folder to new sd.
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Simply copy files from ext 4 partition to other sd?
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Simply copy files from ext 4 partition to other sd?
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Do you know what's nand backup? It's backup of all phone partition including sd-ext from recovery.
That backup you have to put on sd after you do partitioning.
I know, I know.
I've asked if a simply copy of the content of the partition is possible.
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You can if you use linux based system on your pc cause win doesn't recognize ext file system. However, I'm not sure if it will work.
Of course I'm talking about sd-ext. Fat partition can be copied directly.
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Sure, I'll use Ubuntu.
I'll try asap and I'll write here what happens.
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I had the same issue previously but I wanted to copy a specific app (titanium didn't work), this method should still work though.
How I solved it was to compress a copy of the ext4 partition to tar.gz format from sdcard onto my laptop.
Swapped sdcards on laptop.
Extracted the specific app from the three folders (data, cache, dalvik-cache)
In your case I think u can just extract those 3 folders in their entirety onto your second sdcard.
Reboot and voila!
I was running lubuntu btw.
Hope it works out mate.
Edit: forgot to mention to use a microsd to sd adapter.
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Why not simply copy the three files from your sd?
Copy could ignore some hidden files?
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Simple copy didn't work for me, could for you though, you learn by trial and error!
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How to manage internal memory in htc buzz wildfire.
Rooted.
Cm7.2 stable installed.
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There are so many ways,but only thing essential is partitioning your sd card.
Once done,you can flash different scripts like cronmod,darktremor etc. or use some apps like s2e or links2sd(SD-EXT is not compulsory for this,you can use FAT partition as well)
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I have a 2GB sd card....
I need 2 partitions right ?
Fat32 for storage and ext2 for internal...?
How should i divide 2GB card ?
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i would recommend 256mb sd ext for a 2gb sd card.
Ext 2 or Ext 4 ?
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Ext 2 or Ext 4 ?
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make it from cwm recovery,that will make an ext 3,rhis will eliminate the possibility of re formatting it to a different format while doing a data wipe.
Only link plz ?
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link for what ?
Tutorial for sd card patition without format.
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alamgirqazi said:
Tutorial for sd card patition without format.
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no no,you getting me wrong.Your card will definately formatted during partitioning.
I wanted to say that if you create an ext 2,cwm most probably reformats it to ext 3 during a simple data wipe.This might create issues,to skip this I suggested you to partition it through cwm recovery.
Thanks anyways but i don't want to format my phone again
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only your sd card will be formatted m,not your phone.You can have its backup on your computer.
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