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Directory Bind is Driving me nuts !!!

So, i'm trying to bind FIFA 12....the source folder for FIFA 12 on the internal SD card is in /Android/Data/com.ea.game.fifa12_na so I went to the External SD Card at
storage/extSdCard/ and created the folder /Android/Data/com.ea.game.fifa12_na
I entered the paths in the source and target fields then ticked on transfer files from target to data then clicked on Add and it started copying the files until finished successfully.
I went back to check the source files if they are actually moved but they are still there...the fifa folder in the local storage is there with all it's files and is reading 1.5GB although it has been transferred to the External SD Card..why hasn't the files been deleted as it mentioned?
Also there is something very weird, if I manually delete the com.ea.game.fifa12_na from the local storage it gets deleted from External SD card as well..This even happens if the item is unbinded ! This is really driving me nuts..why does it get deleted from the external sd although I haven't touched it?
I don't know if i'm clear with my problem but I hope someone understands what I'm saying..
Thanks in advance.

Btw...I do know that directory bind has to keep the original source folder but not with all the files in it as in my case !!!
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I had a similar problem with DirectoryBind. The error I made was using the wrong path for the original files. I used /storage/sdcard0/Android/... when instead I should have used /sdcard/Android/...
This may not help you but maybe it is worth a try? Worked like a charm after this for me.

Thanks for the reply mrruin..ill give that a try now and report back.
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Ok, i'm trying with the path sdcard/Android....it's copying files now, hope the files disappear from the internal storage after that !!

YES !!!!!!!!!! Finally the path of the original files is reporting 0kb....now i'll try running it from the memory card

Ok this is weird...WTF??!! After running the game and closing it...I went back to the original path and the files are back and the path reports 1.5GB again...wtf is that???

That's it...I give up on Directory bind...tried everything possible nothing seems to be working right...original feels still keep getting back after being transferred to the external SD..this is driving me nuts..could be a problem with the rom or something....sigh

I think that if the directory bind is on then the internal memory will still show the files even though there are in the external card. Click unbind and then check the internal memory. However if directory bind is on and files still showing, it will show the correct free space when you check storage in settings.
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XeroHertZ said:
That's it...I give up on Directory bind...tried everything possible nothing seems to be working right...original feels still keep getting back after being transferred to the external SD..this is driving me nuts..could be a problem with the rom or something....sigh
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This is way how director bind works!
Nothing wrong, just unbind, you will see there is no files on sdcard.
It will just show files but still your space won't be counted. Njoy!
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dr.ketan said:
This is way how director bind works!
Nothing wrong, just unbind, you will see there is no files on sdcard.
It will just show files but still your space won't be counted. Njoy!
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Oh Well Excuse my n00bness with Directory Bind.....thanks for enlightening me up

Here's an Image showing that it's on SD Card...I guess it's working fine now
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I don't know if it wud be different without directory bind, but just unbind from menu and you won't see any files in internal sd card folder.
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I tried unbinding and the files disappeared as you mentioned and I couldnt play the game when I launched it coz it asked me to download the data...so I guess its working fine now. Ill try with gta vice city now.
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yes, directory bind isn't like a symlink.

speculatrix said:
yes, directory bind isn't like a symlink.
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Right...I got it sorted out now..I just have one trouble with binding GTA VC..since it uses only 1 big obb file to run the game under the directory sdcard/Android/obb/gtavc when I try to transfer the file with direcory bind the transfer meter goes straight to 100% and stays like that for a few mins then no file gets transferred...but I didnt have problems binding other games....any idea on how can I bind gta vice city?? If anyone has binded it can u kindly share screenshots of ur binds??
Thank you
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[Guide][How To] Fix Sdcard / Find backups after cm10.1 Flash!

We all had that problem, we can't find our backups after flashing Cm 10.1. IT IS FIXABLE! So why would you factory reset through Odin? Here is how to fix it.
Step One: Make sure you are on a ROM with the play store. (When I flashed CM10.1, I had CM10 still on my sdcard with the Gapps, so I flashed that.)
I use ES file explorer, but you use what you want. Be sure to rename any important folders just in case so the files don't over lap.
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If you play games.. BACKUP YOUR DATA! THIS PROCESS DELETES GAME AND APP DATA! I AM SORRY! USE BACKUP PRO OR TITANIUM BACKUP IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
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Step Two: Go into your 0 folder and highlight everything in there except Android. Shown here:
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Step Three: Hold down on a folder and select "Move to"
Step Four: it will bring up a box, go up till you get to the parent folder, shown here, and select SDcard (Internal SD!).
Step Five: After Selecting the internal SD Card, hit "ok" and it will move everything up to your parent folder where the "0" is. You can delete the "0" Folder (Make Sure there is nothing left in there that you need!), reboot into recovery, and get your backups back!
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Hope that saves someone from doing a factory reset with Odin! Any questions just ask!

corrupt files
i tried to transfer files between my internal memory to my sd card and half the files got corrupted, and also write protected my sd card afterwards. has anyone else experienced this?

bone6606 said:
i tried to transfer files between my internal memory to my sd card and half the files got corrupted, and also write protected my sd card afterwards. has anyone else experienced this?
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the only time I saw writer protected is when I used a computer...
Sent From My Galaxy S3 Running Stock...

Won't this just be a problem later when you go to download more stuff. The phone will continue to store files in the "0" folder and not the internal SD card or will it reroute all files to that folder from that point on?

ArmyGurl2011 said:
Won't this just be a problem later when you go to download more stuff. The phone will continue to store files in the "0" folder and not the internal SD card or will it reroute all files to that folder from that point on?
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I said in the guide to select the internal SD card. I will show you what I mean. This is what my Sdcard looks like before I delete the 0 folder.
This Should be your end result.
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Thanks for this, I had about eight "0" folders, driving me nuts!

Lobster$ said:
Thanks for this, I had about eight "0" folders, driving me nuts!
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No problem! Hope this helped fix your problem! I had about 5 0 folders and I would see everywhere people having problems with it, so I thought I would post it.
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Whiplashh said:
No problem! Hope this helped fix your problem! I had about 5 0 folders and I would see everywhere people having problems with it, so I thought I would post it.
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Only issue that I encountered was I lost a bunch of my pictures in the transfer, When I selected internal SD to move them to, a box popped up saying if I wanted to override something and I clicked yes...I wonder if that was the issue. Also I lost all of the files that I downloaded to the internal such as new roms.

Lobster$ said:
Only issue that I encountered was I lost a bunch of my pictures in the transfer, When I selected internal SD to move them to, a box popped up saying if I wanted to override something and I clicked yes...I wonder if that was the issue. Also I lost all of the files that I downloaded to the internal such as new roms.
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I didn't have that problem... you moved everything right? Maybe all add to the OP to change the picture file name. Maybe that will save ot
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Whiplashh said:
I didn't have that problem... you moved everything right? Maybe all add to the OP to change the picture file name. Maybe that will save ot
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Actually I recall that I ran out of internal memory while the move was going on so some things probably didn't make the transfer. All those "0" folders really sucked up my space!

Lobster$ said:
Actually I recall that I ran out of internal memory while the move was going on so some things probably didn't make the transfer. All those "0" folders really sucked up my space!
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When the 0 file is made, it adds extra empty folders. You could delete those
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[Q] any advice on fixing sdcard problems?

ive looked over the internet and found no solutions that helped
recent my samsung epic began giving me messages like microsd card unexpectedly removed etc. So i did what i read online and formated it on my pc and its "settings" of course i made a pc backup as well.
well it was all well for only two days and i got messages that now said sd card safe to remove. and the apps on the sd card wouldnt open no more and give a message of app not installed. so i factory reset in settings, format sd card again in settings I tried flashing a new rom, wipe data and dalvik etc ....
but the problem returns shortly after trying these ... on cwm log it shows me "cant format unknown volume /sdcard and /emmc"
now my pc and phone still read my card but it doesnt allow me to save anything or open anything on there such as apps, photos, etc.
now ive seen online suggestions of using odin or more cwm options that i have not tried because im not an expert at all yet. im in highschool so i cant really afford to expeirement myself and rather ask an expert on here.
if i should use odin or other options can someone please tell me how and what to do?
btw i have a 32gb sandisk card and im running cm10 and have never flashed other roms since i rooted first time. and i believe this started happening after i did a restore on one of my nandroid backups and i never wipe before restoring so maybe that might be the root of this conundrum i now face...

nikon120 said:
Tutorial on using ODIN and getting back to stock
Don't bother with the EL30 tar. Start just below that where the SPH-D700-FC09-8Gb-REL.tar download link is. That is the file which will give you 100% current stock.
EDIT:
After reading your original issue with the SD card...
You should remove the card from the phone.
Connect the card to a computer.
Backup whatever stuff you want to keep.
Format the card. (FAT32)
Move whatever stuff you backed up, back to the card.
Put card back in phone.
In CWM, run Fix Permissions in the advanced menu.
Optional: clear cache partition
Try again with the steps you took where you encountered the write issue to the card.
If you still experience the problem, then try ODIN to test against 100% stock.
If you still experience the problem on 100% stock (FC09), then replace the SD card.
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That was my original reply in the other thread. Since you've formatted already, use the fix permissions option in CWM and try again.
If nothing, then go back to stock and try again. If that doesn't work, then replace the card.

Alright well I'm try this Saturday and post back here to let you know how it went
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sorry for making you wait man but i had to take the act yesterday and i didnt want to f up my phone right before test day... but i was going to ask that i have a samsung usb cable that looks different than other samsung cables i have . and i used it before to root my phone and another phone and had no problems with it but it is samsung so could i still use it?

alright i just looked up what cables samsung has so i can which one i got and my mine i believe is their "travel charger" cable, the ends are a smooth glossy type plastic. it has the square shape adapter.
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holy **** i used samsung usb cable and did what you said ...and ill be damned im running fc09 right now..thanks man alot appreciate it alot Ima try it for a whole day tommorow see how it goes with the sd card and go from there.
aww damn its been only a few minutes and the phone already said sd removed but it reread it again ...
and its still working..i think

nike0518 said:
holy **** i used samsung usb cable and did what you said ...and ill be damned im running fc09 right now..thanks man alot appreciate it alot Ima try it for a whole day tommorow see how it goes with the sd card and go from there.
aww damn its been only a few minutes and the phone already said sd removed but it reread it again ...
and its still working..i think
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Have ya tried formating with your phone?
Seen that you tried it once before but when my epic's sd was glitching out simularly unmounting and remounting.
Or partitioning it for installing apps to it?
The other thing that maybe at fault is that when you formated with you computer is that it may have defaulted to a 'quick' format option. I've had nothing but mixed results with quick or fast formating option on windows and linux alike. There should be a check box option or advanced button in the formatting window on windows that gives the option for a full and lengthy format. Note: formatting on either your phone or your computer will sertianly delete the data, so, backup. One other note: when your doing something critical with data storige and such, its a good idea to close all other windows, espechealy the ones that are accessing your file system; such as file brousers and downloading files.
One more thing about restoring a backup on your phone after restoring the restore to a new or different sdcard: it can fail spectacularly if something gets corupted during all that movement and copying, so when you do get a sd card working whether it be new or newly formated it might be a good idea to make a new backup.
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yeah i tried all of that and i used a full format and didnt even restore to it ..
im on stock right now and it seems to randomly unmount but remount by itself when it says scanning media...
im going to root again before the end of tonight bc it sux on stock and ill check to see if the problem persists and im going to try replace the sd card slot too tonight because i have a few epics laying around so i check back in here tommorow afternoon
its not my sdcard for sure bc it works flawlessly on other phones and my phone did it to other sdcards as well.

Best thing you can do imo is to get a new sd card. Unless its the hw on the phone. You could solder up your own I bet, if its new for you it will be aventurous!

nike0518 said:
its not my sdcard for sure bc it works flawlessly on other phones and my phone did it to other sdcards as well.
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Seems like you've found the fault with the hardware. Before repair I'd try cleaning the contacts. Hope its just software though as it be a pain to do a repair and still have the same issue.
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"it never hurts to help"

well i was sure it was hard ware after the message appear on 100% stock but the good thing i have a few epics sitting around with cracked screens/bricked/other issues so i got replacement parts.
but i fixed the problem !
i opened my epic and took out it sd card slot completly off the motherboard and same to other epic and swapped them.
and it didnt require any soldering since the epic is bada** phone .. very precise placement required though to put the slot back on the motherboard but i matched it after taking my time lol
now im just to going to root and flash and be a happy camper.
thanks very much though guys now im more confident in unrooting my phone and i know how to as well.
it seems the problem is gonnne.

crappppp the problem returned but now it fixes itself right after but this can trick some of the apps.
like apollo .
i have a few songs on there and unless i pop out and reinsert the sdcard or reboot it Apollo will think i dont have those songs ...which sux bc i use it frequently but yeah im just try swapping the sdcard slots again .

[Q] TWRP 2.4.1.0 backup amount smaller?

So the other day, I found my S3 to have apps crashing all over the place... nothing had changed prior to this, I literally just picked it up and saw avast anti-virus had crashed, and continued to do so, as did the stock browser and so on (still have absolutely no clue what caused this in the first place). I figured I'd just reboot....except then it wouldn't proceed past the s3 splash screen (thankfully I can still boot into recovery or download modes).
Had to wait to get a SanDisk Ultra 64 GB MicroSDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card (SDSDQU-064G-AFFP-A) delivered, as I had a lot to backup via the TWRP 2.4.1.0. However it lists the following under backup device:
System (387MB)
Data (1755MB)
Boot (10MB)
Recovery (10MB)
Cache (85MB)
This comes to 2247MB, but I know I have around 20-22GB on the internal storage.... I ran the backup and that's all it's reporting as having backed up. I need to really get my phone back up and running, but I'd rather not loose any photos or anything else on the internal storage.
Also, while I'd love to just copy files via usb, none of the computers I currently have access to can properly install the Samsung usb driver... it's rather frustrating, as I spent many hours attempting to get it to work last night.
*edit*
Figured it out (yay lots of googling!), doesn't backup the DCIM folder and such. Copying that over to the external sd card manually...though so far not even a hint of blue on the progress bar and it's been 10min...

GB452 said:
So the other day, I found my S3 to have apps crashing all over the place... nothing had changed prior to this, I literally just picked it up and saw avast anti-virus had crashed, and continued to do so, as did the stock browser and so on (still have absolutely no clue what caused this in the first place). I figured I'd just reboot....except then it wouldn't proceed past the s3 splash screen (thankfully I can still boot into recovery or download modes).
Had to wait to get a SanDisk Ultra 64 GB MicroSDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card (SDSDQU-064G-AFFP-A) delivered, as I had a lot to backup via the TWRP 2.4.1.0. However it lists the following under backup device:
System (387MB)
Data (1755MB)
Boot (10MB)
Recovery (10MB)
Cache (85MB)
This comes to 2247MB, but I know I have around 20-22GB on the internal storage.... I ran the backup and that's all it's reporting as having backed up. I need to really get my phone back up and running, but I'd rather not loose any photos or anything else on the internal storage.
Also, while I'd love to just copy files via usb, none of the computers I currently have access to can properly install the Samsung usb driver... it's rather frustrating, as I spent many hours attempting to get it to work last night.
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Figured it out (yay lots of googling!), doesn't backup the DCIM folder and such. Copying that over to the external sd card manually...though so far not even a hint of blue on the progress bar and it's been 10min...
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I often find myself too lazy to dig out my USB cable. So I start the FTP server (FTPDroidPro (ie Pure-FTPd) because it has root access) on my phone and my computer is the client. You don't need cables.
Update TWRP.
Wipe data/factory reset (need TWRP user to confirm, but CWM does not wipe intsd when you use this option). Stock recovery WILL wipe your internal sd.
Install rom again.
Copy pictures to computer. I've said it more times than I can count, but I'll do it again. Always have a backup of important files. Pictures cannot be replaced. Perhaps invest in some Dropbox space. Then use the Dropbox app to automatically upload pictures you take. I think GDrive is cheaper. But you need G+ to autoupload there. You can send manually, but you have to remember to do it. I suppose Carbonite Mobile would work. Carbonite is a good service, but their apps have always sucked. Windows, mobile, etc.

Thought this would be a good place to mention it, but when copying the dcim folder check the thumbnails file inside it first. Mine often gets up to 10gb in size! More than the actual photos!
Anyone know why it does this?
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Backed up stuff and manually copied over what I could to the external sd card. Wiped cache/dalvik factory reset, flashed cm 10.1 and gapps..... rebooted....still stuck at s3/cm splash screen. What do I do now?

GB452 said:
Backed up stuff and manually copied over what I could to the external sd card. Wiped cache/dalvik factory reset, flashed cm 10.1 and gapps..... rebooted....still stuck at s3/cm splash screen. What do I do now?
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Take out the battery, and tell me what the sticker on the inside of the battery compartment says.

Aerowinder said:
Take out the battery, and tell me what the sticker on the inside of the battery compartment says.
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MODEL; SGH-T999
FCC ID: A3LSGHT999
RATED: 3.8V 1025mA
After that is the IMEI number and serial number.
I know I downloaded the proper cm for the galaxy s3 under t-mobile (http://get.cm/?device=d2tmo).
If I have to wipe the internal memory/format then that's what I'll do... gotta get this back up and running sooner than later.

Did you update TWRP?

Aerowinder said:
Did you update TWRP?
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That's the one thing I hadn't done. I'll have to grab the update, and look up how to do that while in recovery mode.

Link in my signature for the tar file you flash with Odin, or the zip you flash in recovery here: http://db.tt/RkfTm2cd

Aerowinder said:
Link in my signature for the tar file you flash with Odin, or the zip you flash in recovery here: http://db.tt/RkfTm2cd
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Thanks, I'll take care of doing that and report back.
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Nope...updated and re-did all the steps... still stuck at the s3 logo splash screen.
I presume formatting is in order?

You did a factory reset and reflashed the rom?

Yes and yes.

Salvage your data and Odin root66. Unsure what the problem is, unless your ROM download was corrupted.

Aerowinder said:
Salvage your data and Odin root66. Unsure what the problem is, unless your ROM download was corrupted.
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Can't imagine the download being corrupted, nothing seemed amiss. I presume I am to follow: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30386309, but just need to find the bootlink files for tmobile instead? Will there be any issues with the fact that I can't get the samsung usb drivers to install on this laptop (no matter what I do, it's always shown as not having the driver required in the device manager, code 28), when running Odin?

You don't need that guide, pretend you didn't see it.
What version of Windows are you on?

Aerowinder said:
You don't need that guide, pretend you didn't see it.
What version of Windows are you on?
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Ok, I'll ignore it then. I'm on Windows 7. I have the exact same problem with an old XP machine. Drivers report installation is successful, but once it's plugged in, drivers are either not found and/or weren't installed right. I've tried installing them in safemode, with no difference.

1) Plug phone into computer.
2a) In the control panel, uninstall Kies and SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones.
2b) In the Device Manager, right click > Uninstall the phone device. Check the delete drivers box if it is there. Rescan for hardware changes.
3) Repeat step 2b until the phone shows up as "Android".
4) Unplug phone from the computer.
5) Install these: http://db.tt/nugwjVWT
6) Plug phone in - if still not working, it's an issue with your phone's micro USB port, your cable, your USB port, or your Windows installation.

Aerowinder said:
Issues with USB devices/drivers are usually a pain to fix, but let's try this:
I uploaded an extracted driver package for you, here: http://db.tt/As7SW9sy
Uninstall the drivers (and Kies) from the control panel. Then, when you plug in your phone, go into the device manager, right click the phone (should be pinged), select Uninstall and check delete the driver software for this device.
Then Action > Scan for hardware changes - phone should come up unrecognized (if it's recognized, repeat above step until it no longer does). Right click > update driver > point it to the extracted contents of above zip file.
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Thanks, as soon as I get back in from walking a dog I'll try this out. Thanks btw, for all the help thus far.:good:

Aerowinder said:
1) Plug phone into computer.
2a) In the control panel, uninstall Kies and SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones.
2b) In the Device Manager, right click > Uninstall the phone device. Check the delete drivers box if it is there. Rescan for hardware changes.
3) Repeat step 2b until the phone shows up as "Android".
4) Unplug phone from the computer.
5) Install these: http://db.tt/nugwjVWT
6) Plug phone in - if still not working, it's an issue with your phone's micro USB port, your cable, your USB port, or your Windows installation.
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I'm starting to suspect the cable. It's not the original one, but I had to use another micro usb cable as my cat decided to chew on the other one until it fell apart. Haven't had an issue with charging, but it may be the cause with the PC to phone connection.
Did all the steps but:
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is where I'm at.
Looks like I'll have to postpone this until tomorrow afternoon, and see if I can't utilize another neighbor's computer, one which has never had problems with the PC to phone connection (and I only hope that stays true with this current cable).

Video got corrupted and suddenly deleted while transferring

I was taking a video of a full concert which was around 40 mins and everything playback perfectly fine.
I attempted to transfer the video into my computer but it couldn't get through since I don't have enough storage in my computer. I deleted a few files to make some space for this video, then I copied and wait. Not long after, I tried to go back to my phone and it said something about the video being corrupted, then it suddenly deleted by itself. I was so shocked when it happened, thinking it was some kind of glitch, but the video really got deleted and there's absolutely not trace of it. I thought maybe the video got transferred to the computer, but there was nothing as well. The video just completely disappeared! I tried to recover it using fonelab but without root it couldn't do the "deep scan" but if I really have to root my brand new phone then I will. I'm really pissed because it was a really long video and something special to me and I can't believe it just disappeared like that... What actually happened and how can I fix it?

There could be several things. If the video was on the phone's sd card then it's possible it was caused by the sd card. If you were moving instead of copying the video it could have corrupted during the move. You talk like the video was on the phone but if you do have a card inserted are you sure it's not on the card?
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Tel864 said:
There could be several things. If the video was on the phone's sd card then it's possible it was caused by the sd card. If you were moving instead of copying the video it could have corrupted during the move. You talk like the video was on the phone but if you do have a card inserted are you sure it's not on the card?
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It seems like the video was originally saved to my sd card actually. I remember just dragging the videos to a folder in my computer, and I'm pretty sure that means "copy" not "move/cut" because it's from an external drive. Do you know any ways of how I can recover it?

andrewlay said:
It seems like the video was originally saved to my sd card actually. I remember just dragging the videos to a folder in my computer, and I'm pretty sure that means "copy" not "move/cut" because it's from an external drive. Do you know any ways of how I can recover it?
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On your PC look here
C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp
When copying from external > PC it actually copies there first, then copies from there to wherever you asked it to save to
Slight chance it is still in there, it might not be named the same or have the .mp4 extension, so look for a file dated the same time / date you copied it / recorded it, and same size, then copy to desktop or somewhere and rename to .mp4
(Make sure show file name extensions is enabled to see the .mp4 extension)
If it's not there, run a data recovery software on your MicroSD on a PC

andrewlay said:
It seems like the video was originally saved to my sd card actually. I remember just dragging the videos to a folder in my computer, and I'm pretty sure that means "copy" not "move/cut" because it's from an external drive. Do you know any ways of how I can recover it?
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You can try installing something like EaseUS on your PC and see if it will recover anything on the SD card.
https://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/free-data-recovery-software.htm

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On your PC look here
C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp
When copying from external > PC it actually copies there first, then copies from there to wherever you asked it to save to
Slight chance it is still in there, it might not be named the same or have the .mp4 extension, so look for a file dated the same time / date you copied it / recorded it, and same size, then copy to desktop or somewhere and rename to .mp4
(Make sure show file name extensions is enabled to see the .mp4 extension)
If it's not there, run a data recovery software on your MicroSD on a PC
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Damn I looked over in that folder and I can't find anything about it. Does it matter if I've shutdown my computer because I thought the clipboard gets deleted or something?
Tel864 said:
You can try installing something like EaseUS on your PC and see if it will recover anything on the SD card.
https://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/free-data-recovery-software.htm
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How does it scan my sd card in my phone? It seems like it only lets me scan my internal computer storage not any external drive like my phone...
Also, something interesting I found while going through he folder that had the video, is that there's a 0 byte file name temp_video but it was created 2 days after this incident happened... I don't actually think this is it because there were actual 2 video files and 4 pictures that got "corrupted and deleted" when I did it.

andrewlay said:
Damn I looked over in that folder and I can't find anything about it. Does it matter if I've shutdown my computer because I thought the clipboard gets deleted or something?
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That is a temp folder it won't get deleted when you shutdown like clipboard does, I think it's every 30 days or something when it auto deletes stuff from there, so if it's not in there it might not have ever copied to the PC in the first place
andrewlay said:
How does it scan my sd card in my phone? It seems like it only lets me scan my internal computer storage not any external drive like my phone...
Also, something interesting I found while going through he folder that had the video, is that there's a 0 byte file name temp_video but it was created 2 days after this incident happened... I don't actually think this is it because there were actual 2 video files and 4 pictures that got "corrupted and deleted" when I did it.
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If it originally saved to the MicroSD card (external sd) in the phone, put it in a card reader and connect to PC, if it was saved directly to the phone internal storage you might need a mobile data recovery software if EaseUS Windows version doesn't see it
Try this
https://www.easeus.com/android-data-recovery-software/free-android-data-recovery.html
Did you ever play the video back successfully on the phone? Completely from start to end?
You might have to accept that it never recorded properly in the first place unfortunately, and if that is the case, no data recovery will help as there was no video to recover

*Detection* said:
That is a temp folder it won't get deleted when you shutdown like clipboard does, I think it's every 30 days or something when it auto deletes stuff from there, so if it's not in there it might not have ever copied to the PC in the first place
If it originally saved to the MicroSD card (external sd) in the phone, put it in a card reader and connect to PC, if it was saved directly to the phone internal storage you might need a mobile data recovery software if EaseUS Windows version doesn't see it
Try this
https://www.easeus.com/android-data-recovery-software/free-android-data-recovery.html
Did you ever play the video back successfully on the phone? Completely from start to end?
You might have to accept that it never recorded properly in the first place unfortunately, and if that is the case, no data recovery will help as there was no video to recover
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seems like I have to root my phone for the app to work? what's the most simple way to root it? and once I root, can I unroot it again so I don't void my warranty?
I didn't play back the video from start to finish since it was around 40 mins in total long but I did play parts of it and skipped some and I have no doubt the phone actually recorded and saved it... I just don't know why it suddenly disappeared when I was trying to copy it.
I'm really scarred of this happening again... What should I do to prevent it? I've already changed the recording so that it records to my device storage and not the micro sd.

andrewlay said:
seems like I have to root my phone for the app to work? what's the most simple way to root it? and once I root, can I unroot it again so I don't void my warranty?
I didn't play back the video from start to finish since it was around 40 mins in total long but I did play parts of it and skipped some and I have no doubt the phone actually recorded and saved it... I just don't know why it suddenly disappeared when I was trying to copy it.
I'm really scarred of this happening again... What should I do to prevent it? I've already changed the recording so that it records to my device storage and not the micro sd.
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If it recorded to the MicroSD why do you want to root your phone?
Put the SD into a card reader on the PC and run the recovery scan from there
And no you cannot unroot to avoid warranty issues, once rooted warranty is void forever

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video got corrupted
Hello, it seems that the insufficient capacity cauesed your dada coruppted and deleted, I think you should stop the process to avoid data overwritten and the download a recovery tool. YOu can try some freeware, I have used the Bitwar data recovery to recover my files, this tool is free and easy to use, you can reover your files with three simple steps.
Hope it can help you.