Music - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

How do I make my music I have downloaded my ringtone new Gnex owner coming from the RAZR and I can't for the life of me figured it out unlocked rooted and running .89 JB from team eos
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If it doesn't already exist, make a folder on the root of your nexus' internal storage called "ringtones" and place your mp3's in there, then reboot. They will now appear in your list when choosing a ringtone. You can do the same for notification sounds with a folder called "notifications."
Alternatively, you can browse to the file in the stock music player, long press on th song and choose "use as ringtone"

speedyink said:
If it doesn't already exist, make a folder on the root of your nexus' internal storage called "ringtones" and place your mp3's in there, then reboot. They will now appear in your list when choosing a ringtone. You can do the same for notification sounds with a folder called "notifications."
Alternatively, you can browse to the file in the stock music player, long press on th song and choose "use as ringtone"
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I have tried the long press not giving me a option to
How do I get into my internal storage to look
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bostonbassman78 said:
I have tried the long press not giving me a option to
How do I get into my internal storage to look
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*sigh* you rooted your phone but you don't know this? Either plug it into your computer and it pops up as "internal storage" or download a file manager app like Explorer and do it right on your phone (although internal storage will now be called "sdcard")
edit: Appreciate the thanks =D

speedyink said:
*sigh* you rooted your phone but you don't know this? Either plug it into your computer and it pops up as "internal storage" or download a file manager app like Explorer and do it right on your phone (although internal storage will now be called "sdcard")
edit: Appreciate the thanks =D
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OK tried it and its saying I can not do it thanks for helping I'm just gonna give up before I mess something up lol
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speedyink said:
*sigh* you rooted your phone but you don't know this? Either plug it into your computer and it pops up as "internal storage" or download a file manager app like Explorer and do it right on your phone (although internal storage will now be called "sdcard")
edit: Appreciate the thanks =D
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Figured it out I wasn't rebooting after thanks again and if u can't tell not very tech savvy at all took me almost 4 hours to unlock it and root it then after I rooted I installed toro plus JB the one for sprints galaxy nexus not the toro pro for Verizon's I failed but got it right later that night on chat with the builder of my custom JB ROM I'm using
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Internal storage discrepancy

Something seems to be wrong with the calculation of my internal storage. I feel like I should have more free space. Any ideas where this used space could be hiding? And how I'm using 523MB for pictures isn't possible, I have around 70 photos on this phone. They average 2MB each.
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Nandroids?
I only have one nandroid back up. The files in the backup folder aren't particularly large though.
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Shad0wguy said:
I only have one nandroid back up. The files in the backup folder aren't particularly large though.
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Download Es file explorer, once inside click menu "3 dots" click manager then click SD card analyst. It will show you what your apps are eating or various things being stored. Most likely my guess is a bunch if non sense thumbnails. Probably a bunch of small files.
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Will look something like this.
Yeah I know I'm low, I need to clean my directory lol
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withbloodskies said:
Download Es file explorer, once inside click menu "3 dots" click manager then click SD card analyst. It will show you what your apps are eating or various things being stored. Most likely my guess is a bunch if non sense thumbnails. Probably a bunch of small files.
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Glad I found this. Was finally able to locate some old game files that were taking up 3 GB !!Thanks!
I have the exact same problem and this worked, but when I delete it it says the space is free, but j get out and go back and the files are all back again. Its been like this ever since I rooted and unlocked my phone.

Google Play Music (save to external SD card guide)

SGH-T999 (4.1.1)
Google Play Music (Version 4.4.811H.526848)
required app: ROM Toolbox
1. Open Settings > Application manager > All > Google Play Music
2. Select "Force stop" and "Clear data"
3. Open ROM Toolbox > Root Browser
4. Create the following folder on your SD card /mnt/extSdCard/GoogleMusic/files
5. Tap and hold the folder named "files" until menu appears, and select "Create shortcut" at the bottom of the list
6. Navigate to /data/data/com.google.android.music/
7. Select "Create" and the "files" folder should be linked
8. Open "Play Music" app and sync
9. Select "Choose on device music" and it should show the available space on your sd card
10. Profit
tl;dr the directory where music is stored has changed from /data/data/com.google.android.music/cache to /data/data/com.google.android.music/files for both music and artwork, so create a symlink from your external sdcard in that location.
Great Guide, and thanks!
I'll give this a shot!
Is there a problem with the ext sdcard bc Im currently trying to figure out why my internal sd is so full from apps and link2sd and apps2sd hasnt worked...let me know if you have any info!
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Do you think it's possible to do the same thing with the Google Play Movies & TV App?
What is the benefit of doing this if I may ask?
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MorePAIN said:
What is the benefit of doing this if I may ask?
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Your limited internal sd card won't get full? You'll save precious space?
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Oh. Ok I don't. Save. My Music on my phone I have it all uploaded.
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MorePAIN said:
Oh. Ok I don't. Save. My Music on my phone I have it all uploaded.
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I do too but sometimes I have no connection or sometimes I want to use my memory card with my home theater.
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It didn't work for me..
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It didn't work for me..
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are you using a stock based rom or a CM based rom? the directories are different. on CM10 it would be /storage/sdcard1 or /mnt/sdcard1 instead of extSdCard
I'm on stock...
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Will not work for me: says "most SD cards do not allow for symbollic links"
When I press create shortcut for file, it creates shortcut on home window. I cant paste it any where
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bikrame said:
When I press create shortcut for file, it creates shortcut on home window. I cant paste it any where
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make sure you are using Root Browser from the ROM Toolbox app, ES File Explorer would do it differently if at all. i'm sure other root file managers would do it differently as well.
Awesome! Thanks!
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Great guide! Thanks!
works great! be sure to create the 'files' folder using ROM Toolbox. In my first attept I did it with Astro File Manager and the workaround failed. Deleted the 'files' folder and created it again with ROM Toolbox and BINGO!
Having Issues....
Didn't work for me
Operating on a Droid Razr HD with BatakangROM Beta 0.16. I'm thinking it's because I can access my SD from more than one way? Honestly, I don't know but I found this link from another thread I've been trying to set this up for hours in multiple ways and I would really like to get this to work so the 64gb MicroSD I bought isn't a waste.
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
priddyma said:
Will not work for me: says "most SD cards do not allow for symbollic links"
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Looks like you are doing something wrong. I had the same error the first time but then i realized I should not click the "link" button at the bottom until I get to the actual folder i want to link to - not linking the folder to itself.
Sweet, thanks! I had been hesitant about keeping all my google music on my device but now I don't have to worry.

What happened to my pictures?!

I've been trying out various 4.2 ROMs over the course of the past few weeks, only to return back to 4.1.2 each and every time. I always manage to get all of my files transfered back from that dreaded "0" files without any issues. That is until yesterday. After deciding that I'm still not sold on 4.2, I flashed back to 4.1.2, transfered all of my files, and then restored a backup from just before flashing. Apparently, now I can't view any of my pictures. They're in the gallery but they're all greyed-out and I cannot view them. What happened and is there any way to get them back to normal? I'm extremely disappointed as they're all quite meaningful to me... Help!
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Try any other gallery app such as QuickPic which is available on the Play Store. I hope this solves your issue somehow
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Try any other gallery app such as QuickPic which is available on the Play Store. I hope this solves your issue somehow
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Tried it. Same outcome. Bummer. Thanks though!
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If you can access them via any file manager, then I suggest to take them to your PC and ensure that they are viewed correctly on your PC. If so then they are safe and just restore again or flash a new ROM and put them back. Hope this helps
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If you can access them via any file manager, then I suggest to take them to your PC and ensure that they are viewed correctly on your PC. If so then they are safe and just restore again or flash a new ROM and put them back. Hope this helps
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Yeah, they're visible just not viewable, if that makes any sense to you. I'll try transferring them to my computer now to see what happens. Thanks again!
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OK. Connected to computer. Every picture pops up as a file as they usually would. However, every time I try to view a picture, I get "Photo Gallery can't display this picture because it is an empty file." Ouch. Sounds like they're lost and gone forever...
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d00dr said:
OK. Connected to computer. Every picture pops up as a file as they usually would. However, every time I try to view a picture, I get "Photo Gallery can't display this picture because it is an empty file." Ouch. Sounds like they're lost and gone forever...
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Did you try restarting your GNex to see if they will not be grey?
Assuming you have some pictures in the DCIM folder, then try accessing them from storage/sdcard0/DCIM not /sdcard/DCIM then sending them to PC to check one more time.
ahmadallica said:
Did you try restarting your GNex to see if they will not be grey?
Assuming you have some pictures in the DCIM folder, then try accessing them from storage/sdcard0/DCIM not /sdcard/DCIM then sending them to PC to check one more time.
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I rebooted a couple of times and even reflashed the ROM yet still get the same result. When I try to open one of the greyed-out pictures and click on details, I get - Path: /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/IMGxxxxxxx.jpg
That help at all?
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d00dr said:
I rebooted a couple of times and even reflashed the ROM yet still get the same result. When I try to open one of the greyed-out pictures and click on details, I get - Path: /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/IMGxxxxxxx.jpg
That help at all?
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OK so did you send them from /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/ to PC then check if they are viewed successfully on your PC?
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OK so did you send them from /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/ to PC then check if they are viewed successfully on your PC?
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The "0" file no longer exists as I deleted it after transferring all of the files back to my SD card. I always use ES File Explorer and the cut and paste method. Must be something happened when I tried to transfer them this last time...
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d00dr said:
The "0" file no longer exists as I deleted it after transferring all of the files back to my SD card. I always use ES File Explorer and the cut and paste method. Must be something happened when I tried to transfer them this last time...
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Are you talking about the 0 folder on the /sdcard/ ???
I was talking about /storage/ directory which you can only access if you have root and enable it in ES File Explorer.
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Are you talking about the 0 folder on the /sdcard/ ???
I was talking about /storage/ directory which you can only access if you have root and enable it in ES File Explorer.
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Yes, I was. I will go into ES File Explorer now and enable it and give it a shot. Thank you so much for your time! I really appreciate it!
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This is what I see:
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Hi, I'm having a similar issue, been trying to fix it by flashing different versions and lock/unlock combinations, but all my files are screwed up, can't seem to fix it. I too get grey/black photos and videos, but what's worse is that I can't access any of the files through regular PC exploration.
I used Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.1 to backup my stuff, but it gave me this problem :/
If I find a way to fix it, I'll let you know
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This is what I see:
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Honestly, this is the first time I see such pictures with this yellow triangle. I do not exactly know what this means but if these images are lost then they would not have shown at all I guess, so I will try to search for a solution on the Internet and will let you know if I found anything. For the time being, I hope some other more experienced members will be able to help you much bettER. Good Luck!
This is the first time I've encountered this issue as well. I'm at a loss... Its strange, all of the files are there but have that little yellow triangle and contain no data. My only hope is that they're still in there... somewhere.
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Genmita said:
Hi, I'm having a similar issue, been trying to fix it by flashing different versions and lock/unlock combinations, but all my files are screwed up, can't seem to fix it. I too get grey/black photos and videos, but what's worse is that I can't access any of the files through regular PC exploration.
I used Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.1 to backup my stuff, but it gave me this problem :/
If I find a way to fix it, I'll let you know
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Sorry to hear you're experiencing a similar issue but also glad to hear I'm not the only one! Let's hope there's a solution out there somewhere!
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d00dr said:
This is the first time I've encountered this issue as well. I'm at a loss... Its strange, all of the files are there but have that little yellow triangle and contain no data. My only hope is that they're still in there... somewhere.
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Check the following two things:
1- If you go to the details/properties of any of the images, is there a logical size for each of them?
2- Does it show the same yellow triangle when checking the pictures via /data/media/0/ , /storage/emulated/0/ , and /sdcard/ ?
I am just trying to collect more information so hopefully other members also can help you bettER
ahmadallica said:
Check the following two things:
1- If you go to the details/properties of any of the images, is there a logical size for each of them?
2- Does it show the same yellow triangle when checking the pictures via /data/media/0/ , /storage/emulated/0/ , and /sdcard/ ?
I am just trying to collect more information so hopefully other members also can help you bettER
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Here's an example of one of the "picture's" properties. And no matter which way I check them, they all have the same yellow triangle over them...
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ahmadallica said:
Check the following two things:
1- If you go to the details/properties of any of the images, is there a logical size for each of them?
2- Does it show the same yellow triangle when checking the pictures via /data/media/0/ , /storage/emulated/0/ , and /sdcard/ ?
I am just trying to collect more information so hopefully other members also can help you bettER
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Do you know if there's a way to extract files from an .AB (Android Backup) file for windows? I want to know if my pictures and videos are really in there; after running an SD rescan, all my files disappeared from the SD Card and I can't see them on the PC or phone, I'm starting to believe the backup I made with Nexus Root Toolkit just made some "ghost" image of the files but they are actually gone.

AOKP media files lost !!

I flashed this rom here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36441591
And i knew it were gonna move many of my media file to another folder which i cannot find anymore i have : sdcard0/1 and emulated folder also I've been checking everywhere and i cannot find them anymore please tell me i didn't loose them forever !
I couldn't post in that thread because it is closed.. Ive read in the thread almost every page and no one posted this so yeah ...
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Install Quick pic from play store. Run media scanner. Its will search all media files.
bikrame said:
Install Quick pic from play store. Run media scanner. Its will search all media files.
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Couldn't find media scanner .. But how is that gonna find my music ? I really need my music had like 220 of them
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Check /storage/emulated/legacy.
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Check /storage/emulated/legacy.
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I did and it isn't there...
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Install new ROM
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Install new ROM
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Ugh... I really like aokp roms and its just killing me the fact that i can't use music whit this rom any other solution as of now ?..
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Anyone?
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Ugh... Anyone?
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What is changing to a new rom going to do for him? If his music is gone it's gone... Unless I'm missing something? Why isn't your music on your computer or somewhere else? How did you get it on your phone, lol? If it some where and you can't find it, pull everything from your storage places and put them on your PC and search both files with in your computer search index and see if you can find them... If they are there, then create a folder named /music and you will good to go. If they aren't there then get new music or however you got them there in the first place.
Im really getting fed up whit this ... The way it makes another folder where everything elses moves there is really nonsense i have lost all my game data's also my titanium backup
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shahkam said:
Im really getting fed up whit this ... The way it makes another folder where everything elses moves there is really nonsense i have lost all my game data's also my titanium backup
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So you are just going to vent and whine, or help me help you?
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So you are just going to vent and whine, or help me help you?
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Sorry did not see your post.
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mt3g said:
What is changing to a new rom going to do for him? If his music is gone it's gone... Unless I'm missing something? Why isn't your music on your computer or somewhere else? How did you get it on your phone, lol? If it some where and you can't find it, pull everything from your storage places and put them on your PC and search both files with in your computer search index and see if you can find them... If they are there, then create a folder named /music and you will good to go. If they aren't there then get new music or however you got them there in the first place.
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So i downloaded all of my musics whitin my device reason i never store music on my pc is because i barely do use it...
I guess i could do that too but i once remember i restored an backup and everything was in its place ? Its weird..
Also since i use various apps to get my music they are in different folders there js nothing inside my /music folder is this anything bad ?
I could download the music back also but takes quite a while + my lost game datas and precious images :/
Off topic : thoughts on the xperia t ? Im wanting to buy one..
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shahkam said:
So i downloaded all of my musics whitin my device reason i never store music on my pc is because i barely do use it...
I guess i could do that too but i once remember i restored an backup and everything was in its place ? Its weird..
Also since i use various apps to get my music they are in different folders there js nothing inside my /music folder is this anything bad ?
I could download the music back also but takes quite a while + my lost game datas and precious images :/
Off topic : thoughts on the xperia t ? Im wanting to buy one..
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I would start putting the music somehwere other then only on phone storage, just in case. I've accidentally wiped internal storage once, and I've had External sdcards go bad or just randomly out of no where lose all data in it. make a dropbox and do TiBu once a week and move them there your self with some type of file manager if you don't wanna pay the money for Titanium Backup pro. I also bet all your stuff is there you are just looking in the wrong places. What file manager are you using to look for your "lost stuff"?
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I would start putting the music somehwere other then only on phone storage, just in case. I've accidentally wiped internal storage once, and I've had External sdcards go bad or just randomly out of no where lose all data in it. make a dropbox and do TiBu once a week and move them there your self with some type of file manager if you don't wanna pay the money for Titanium Backup pro. I also bet all your stuff is there you are just looking in the wrong places. What file manager are you using to look for your "lost stuff"?
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Yeah dropbox is a good idea and i use root explorer and oi file manager tried whit both same results folders are not being shown but if i restore my nandroid backup they all come back ? Until i come back on a 4.2 aokp/aosp rom..
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list all the areas you are looking for the media... what is your recovery?
Aokp is awesome ROM. I dont mean to be rude but if you think those files are still there (in your phone) ;install different ROm or restore backup and pull al data from it. And wipe both internal and external cards. Amd install aokp and enter those files again via PC.
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list all the areas you are looking for the media... what is your recovery?
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Sorry for late answer but i looked into sdcard/storage0/storage1/usbdisk/ also checked emulated and legacy folder...
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bikrame said:
Aokp is awesome ROM. I dont mean to be rude but if you think those files are still there (in your phone) ;install different ROm or restore backup and pull al data from it. And wipe both internal and external cards. Amd install aokp and enter those files again via PC.
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Yeah ill do just that i guess aokp 4.2 is just perfect for me except it has low incall volume -.-...
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[Q] Enable USB Mass Storage Mode in AOSP(A)

I'm having trouble with MTP using the latest version of Paranoid Android, it's SO slow, I just copied a 5MB file to the phone and the transfer lasted like 15 seconds, also, I really don't like that "media" layer thats added, I need to make some space in my internal storage/SDCARD and I can't even use a program to calculate the folder sizes, I want direct access to it, just that, I don't understand why it's not available in AOSP.
Well, I searched and someone said "hey, mount the storage/sd with recovery", ok, here we go. And nope, last TWRP doesn't work for some reason. OK, lets go back to CMW. And nope, again, can't mount them, it just won't work, nothing happens when I check the mount button...
Also I read that using the "Fix permissions" fix may solve it, well, it doesn't, tried that with both recoveries.
So, is there any way to enable USB Mass Storage Mode? Also, why is MTP SO DAMN SLOW? I've searched and I'm not the only one thats having this problem it seems.
Thanks.
Anyone?
Samsung made it like that, you cant do nothing about thet so far.
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gefilus said:
Samsung made it like that, you cant do nothing about thet so far.
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Can you explain a bit further about that? What did Samsung do?
Cant sorry, samsung made your sd car like a media storage not all file storage, more for music, movies, pictures, thats one of the reasons why samsung wont let you save apps on sd card.
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gefilus said:
Cant sorry, samsung made your sd car like a media storage not all file storage, more for music, movies, pictures, thats one of the reasons why samsung wont let you save apps on sd card.
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Well, thats a crap sad, thanks for the explanation, I guess that I should use an external sdcard reader :S

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