all these random folders show up on my sdcard. guessing, it comes from the apps that i install. but how do i make more organized??
Remove the apps that are cluttering the SD card, there's no other way of getting more space really. Not all apps delete the associated SD card content, so you may have to manually remove some
yo i just delete everything off it (backup first)then restore what files i need then i end up with like a extra 3gb or sum ****
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Hi,
I noticed that some apps, for example droid comic viewer, camera 360, etc. would make a new folder in my SD card. Everytime I deleted those folders, the apps get deleted too.
All other 75+ apps I had, did not make new folders in my sd card.
There are also apps such as "vintage comic droid" that makes a new folder with a "." before it. This . means it is system files right ? Why do this one apps make system folder instead of regular folder like any other apps?
Does this means some apps are being installed directly to sd card, instead of EXT3 partition that I purposely setup for A2SD ?
through trial and errors, I now knows what has caused this. It was because application install settings in spare parts. When set to external, apps would go to SD card, instead of ext3 partition.
btw, can I delete these folders inside SD ?
.android_secure
.bookmark_thumb1
.footprints
I need to make room on my internal and even on my external sd card, i have made backups using titanium backup... all i need to know is what folder contains those backups and what folders have my saved games including glu, gameloft, etc
The game data on your SD is only thongs like textures music etc. Delete all of that, it will are download when you load the game again. The folder wothbyour titanium backups should be labeled titanium backup.
Is there any way to make your SD card as a default storage for everything? I did it with my pictures and stuff, but apps keep installing straight to the phone.
Eonn said:
Is there any way to make your SD card as a default storage for everything? I did it with my pictures and stuff, but apps keep installing straight to the phone.
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You can't install everything on SD Card. Even when you move applications to SD, they will only transfer partially. Why do you want to move it all to SD ? You should have about 2 GB almost entirely dedicated for your apps.
Hi,sorry for this topic,just wanted to make sure i don't brake anything on my device.I've noticed lately that my SD space keeps getting low even if i delete my data on the SD.I've read on the forum that this is a bug.
If i mount the SD,copy all the directories and other stuff from my SD on my computer,format the SD as FAT32 and copy them back, i will get back my space wright?I mean,this is the method?Am i doing it wright?
jeyml said:
Hi,sorry for this topic,just wanted to make sure i don't brake anything on my device.I've noticed lately that my SD space keeps getting low even if i delete my data on the SD.I've read on the forum that this is a bug.
If i mount the SD,copy all the directories and other stuff from my SD on my computer,format the SD as FAT32 and copy them back, i will get back my space wright?I mean,this is the method?Am i doing it wright?
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All the system folders on your SD card can be deleted as these are automatically regenerated as soon as the phone reboots. Therefore all you need to do is backup your Pictures, downloads etc... format the SD card then copy them back.
I needed to do factory settings, steps before that i rooted my phone and i was able to put through some applications to SD card (for example FIFA 12, etc.). Obviously when i did the reset, the applications and root has disappeared, my SD card was out of the phone during this project to make sure that it will not be removed. When i turn on the phone and put SD card in the phone, it shows the same amount of free space as before but I dont know how to restore my FIFA and other applications back.
Do i need to do root and installl the same application i was moving data to SD card?
I bought this phone from other guy and FIFA was bought on his gmail account, i did account.db change and backup and signed in with my gmail and everything worked and i tricked the system. Now i am little bit worried to lose programs and i had on my phone.
Thanks for your help
Your saved game states are gone. They are saved in the internal memory not the sd card.
chery2k said:
Your saved game states are gone. They are saved in the internal memory not the sd card.
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Depends on the game. Older games save their savestates on the SD card. Newer ones save it on the /data partition.
Use Titanium Backup for backing up.
i dont care about saves
MC3 game this is what i was able to save, only 4mb were needed to download.
i am more worried of other applications on my SD
is this something what can help me?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542412
i can see data on my SD card in Androi/data
my phone is rooted, is there any way to visualize the root on the PC?
i have Total Commander on my phone but i am unable through it functions to create new folder and move those data to Data/data as mentioned on the link.
When you check out an app's info, there is an option to "Move to SD card". When I do this, I see that the available internal storage space really does free up. I tried finding the app data in the external sd, but no new directories are made and the size of the "Android" folder in the external sd remains at 32 bytes. So, where is the app data in the external sd?
I don't mean to resurrect an old thread, but I felt compelled to answer this, since this issue bugged me for hours. I'll just leave it here in case anyone else stumbles on to this.
If you are able to move apps to the SD card in G3, android v.4.4 Kitkat, whether by default, or by applying the SD Fix ("media_rw"...), then doing so will only move certain files to your SD (the .apk, I think), but not inside the /external_SD/Android/data folder. The files will instead be moved to the /.android_secure folder, which is hidden and cannot be viewed using a file browser in Android, even with root (tried ES Explorer). You can view this folder if you insert the SD directly to your PC via a card slot. The files moved will have the .asec extension.
In order to move the actual files from the data or obb folder, and save space, one would have to use an app such as FolderMount, although I haven't tried this myself.