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ADB help - how to push an entire directory?

Alright. I need help with this and Google can't help me. I need to recursively (i.e. all of the content in the directory) move an entire folder from Windows to my internal sd-card but no matter what I do, I just can't get it to work.
I now there's a way, somehow.
EDIT: Pitch-in: The sd-card is mounted as /mnt/sdcard/ right?

what about just zipping it? i dont think adb can do that easily

Lets say you have a folder called Wallpapers on your PC use the code below (assumes you copied Wallpapers folder to android-sdk\platform-tools):
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adb push Wallpapers /sdcard/Wallpapers/
If you don't specify the destination folder (Wallpapers) on the sdcard then it will place the contents of the folder on your sdcard. No need for mnt in the destination.
Edit: unsure of how this will behave with subdirectories within the folder you're trying to push. You might have to push each subdirectory separately.

CMNein said:
Lets say you have a folder called Wallpapers on your PC use the code below (assumes you copied Wallpapers folder to android-sdk\platform-tools):
Code:
adb push Wallpapers /sdcard/Wallpapers/
If you don't specify the destination folder (Wallpapers) on the sdcard then it will place the contents of the folder on your sdcard. No need for mnt in the destination.
Edit: unsure of how this will behave with subdirectories within the folder you're trying to push. You might have to push each subdirectory separately.
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Working for me as I type. I don't know about the sub-directories as I just put everything into one folder and will move them to their new home once they finish transferring. Up until now, I've been moving everything individually. I didn't know you could move folders so this is awesome. Save me a lot of typing lol.

gurusportscanada said:
Working for me as I type. I don't know about the sub-directories as I just put everything into one folder and will move them to their new home once they finish transferring. Up until now, I've been moving everything individually. I didn't know you could move folders so this is awesome. Save me a lot of typing lol.
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a thanks is enough, no need to necrobump a thread over a YEAR old, just to say it works.

I honestly just zip the file with all directories on my computer than adb it over. Extract with root explorer and move then delete zip file. Easy and simple
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/me bashes his head against the wall.

beekay201 said:
/me bashes his head against the wall.
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when you do a folder you also do all it's sub folders

patalo said:
I honestly just zip the file with all directories on my computer than adb it over. Extract with root explorer and move then delete zip file. Easy and simple
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Im stupid.... This is best idea lol, and so obvious...

Where to find /data/media folder on 4.2?

So I just flashed takju 4.2 using fastboot and before proceeding flashing a recovery I want to check if there's no /data/media/0 folder
Using my pc (MTP) I just see Internal Storage with some folders, but no such thing as /data/media/0 folder nor /data/media
What am I missing here?
Thanks!

Use a shell - adb shell or a terminal emulator app.
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silow said:
Use a shell - adb shell or a terminal emulator app.
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Could you please tell me what to do? Going nuts here :cyclops:

Ti2 said:
Could you please tell me what to do? Going nuts here :cyclops:
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What are you trying to do?
Since you used fastboot to flash I'm going to assume you know how to use adb.
adb shell - to get a terminal to your phone.
cd /data/media - to change directory
ls - will list the contents of your sdcard or "0" for profile 0 of the SD card
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Ti2 said:
So I just flashed takju 4.2 using fastboot and before proceeding flashing a recovery I want to check if there's no /data/media/0 folder
Using my pc (MTP) I just see Internal Storage with some folders, but no such thing as /data/media/0 folder nor /data/media
What am I missing here?
Thanks!
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you need a root file explorer, on your phone not pc.

simms22 said:
you need a root file explorer, on your phone not pc.
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I use Astro file manager, but you have to go in to the settings and enable hidden files to get root access.
Or you could use es file explorer, which lets you actually rename files and what not.
Both are in the Google Play Store and are free.

[SOLVED] [Q] PocketCasts : "The folder can not be found or created."

Hi
I use this app for a while and never had any problem but I recently had to manually install all my apps and now I can't enter the folder of my podcasts located on my exsdcard.
I looked into Solid Explorer and Root Explorer to know what is the right directory: extSdCard/PocketCasts/Podcasts or /storage/sdcard1/PocketCasts/Podcasts.
When I enter one of these directories I have the attached error message from PocketCasts. I don't understand what's happen...
Thanks.

In the last screenshot it seems like you've only entered /storage, not /storage/extSdCard
Sometimes these paths are case sensitive too, so double check the spelling.
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adytum said:
In the last screenshot it seems like you've only entered /storage, not /storage/extSdCard
Sometimes these paths are case sensitive too, so double check the spelling.
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"/storage/extSdCard" isn't mentioned in the screenshot because it doesn't work
I've double checked the sensitive case but nothing changes. I'll try to format my external sdcard: I tried with /storage/sdcard0/ and it works so...

I deleted the existing "PocketCasts" folder on my external sdcard then the app accepted the directory /storage/sdcard1/ and it created a new "Pocketcasts" folder...
So it works now

[Q] Recovering 'hidden' photos after wipe

Hey XDA!
I have a quick question about recovering a 'hidden' folder that I can't find.
I recently just wiped my device and installed a new ROM with Philz Touch Recovery.
I looked through my photos and I can't find a special folder I had 'hidden.'
There's no option to 'show hidden content'
Is there any other place I can look? I backed up that particular DCIM folder from internal memory to my computer.
Then after I couldn't find the hidden folder in phone, I replaced the old DCIM folder to my phone's memory.. STILL can't find it.
Any help is appreciate at this point..
Thanks again!

Root explorer will show hidden files
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elesbb said:
Root explorer will show hidden files
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Files made hidden by the stock gallery app will still stay in the DCIM folder, right?
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g0ldm4g3 said:
Files made hidden by the stock gallery app will still stay in the DCIM folder, right?
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I'm not 100 percent sure, but i think so. I don't use the stock gallery so i am not sure. But usually natural linux hidden attributes is simply adding a period to the beginning of the file or folder.

elesbb said:
I'm not 100 percent sure, but i think so. I don't use the stock gallery so i am not sure. But usually natural linux hidden attributes is simply adding a period to the beginning of the file or folder.
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Omg I found it lol, so basically I made a random folder then hid it. Plugged it into my computer to find the folder name.
Of course with the option to view hidden files and folders.
Saw the folder I was looking for and opened file location. It's stored in:
Phone > Internal Storage > .hide > folder name
Thanks for your help, though.
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adding files to obb folder

never found a answer for this is there a way to instal obb files to AFT ?

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ok thanks for the info

JJ-KwiK said:
Use adb to push the OBB file into that location, or use an apk like 3cx droiddesktop to either ftp or web ftp the files and folder to the proper location.
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I found that pushing to the /Android/obb folder runs with no errors but doesn't actually write the files. So you can push to the /download folder, then use a file manager and move it to the obb folder/ I think it is /mnt/storage/legacy/download. Not in front of the firetv to doublecheck.

kairnage said:
I found that pushing to the /Android/obb folder runs with no errors but doesn't actually write the files. So you can push to the /download folder, then use a file manager and move it to the obb folder/ I think it is /mnt/storage/legacy/download. Not in front of the firetv to doublecheck.
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I've had no problems using the push command to get files into /sdcard/Android/obb/.