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checked out similar threads but none about this.i have an evo and have astro file manager.i go into the app and then go to sd card>clockworkmod>download>,and there are about 45 "downloads".all they are is 9-digit "downloads".when i select one,it tells me filr type not found.just kinda wondering if its ok to clear these out to save space on sd card.i dont wanna clear anything out,and they be needed.
If it says clockworkmod then you don't want to touch it. That deals with your recovery and if you delete something, when you restore (if it lets you restore) something wont be right
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ok,i just wanted to know.i didnt want a bunch of stuff that i dont need taking up space on the sd card.i plan on getting a 16gb sd soon. i didnt do anything with the cyanogenmod stuff,or all my backups,incuding nand.and i do have everything backed up to my pc as well.thanx for helping
feel free to delete anything in downloads. all the number files get recreated/downloaded when you select "download ROMS". i looked at a few of the files and it just contains ratings info for the available ROMS.
i deleted everything in the folder and when i opened up ROM manager some more number files got generated.
***Warning Dragons Ahead!!***
Do this at your own risk, it will not void your warrantee but it may make your device unresponsive and cause other issues that I haven't discovered yet! Also, DO NOT at any point attempt to use the unmount sdcard found in your storage settings and DO NOT take your micro sdcard out while your tablet is on, doing these things will cause your apps to fc and potentially loose data. This has been tested only for the Iconia A100 and other devices will probably have different mount points.
It's working great for me but your results may vary, I am not responsible for any damage or problems you might encounter by using this mod (very unlikely that you'll have problems though).
What this mod does:
Since this particular tablet only has 5.4gb of internal storage, I thought it would be great to use my external sd (which is much larger) to install app data and everything else on. So this mod will dirty swap your External micro sd card with your internal memory and vice versa. By dirty swap I mean that the original mount points are untouched and I've just re-bound the mount points to different locations in the tablet. Not the ideal way of doing it, but it works and since we can't touch our init its just about our only option.
It will also speed up your sdcard's read and possibly write speeds by increasing the sdcard's cache.
Requirments: (things you'll need before doing this mod)
You'll need to be rooted, have root explorer installed and of course a micro sd card in your tab:
Instructions:
- Download and unzip the attached file and put it in the root of your internal sdcard (/mnt/sdcard)
- Open root explorer and navigate to /mnt/sdcard (if its not already there) tap and hold on the file install_recovery.sh and pick the copy option
- Now navigate to the /etc folder tap the Mount r/w button
- Find the install_recovery.sh file tap and hold it, then select the option rename. Change the name to install_recovery.bak and then tap paste to copy over the new file.
Now look just under the file, you'll see the date and permissions, it should say something like rwxrwxrwx if it does not you'll need to tap and hold the file tap permissions and check all three boxes for read and execute.
Once you've done the above steps reboot and wait about a minute after your tab comes up, goto settings and look at your storage space to see if the internal space size has changed.
To reverse just delete the install_recovery.sh file, rename the backed up one and reboot. If you decide to keep this mod, you'll want to copy the contents of /mnt/external_sd to /mnt/sdcard so you dont loose any of your app data. Also, you'll no longer need GL 2 SD or any other mod to fetch data from your micro sdcard.
Note: if you have problems deleting or writing to /mnt/external_sd after doing this mod, in root explorer goto /mnt press Mount R/W tap and hold on external_sd and choose permissions. Make sure that all boxes for read and write are checked.
You can use this in conjunction with ICS, its been tested and works great (actually improved my bench scores in antutu benchmark). You can merge the system r/w mod with this one to keep your system read /writable (in ICS) just add the system r/w commands to the end of this install-recovery.sh file.
Thank you! This Mod is greatly appreciated. I'll give it a go once my hangover settles down
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Works like a champ. Awesome.
crossix,
...thanks a bunch for this mod, it works great, I've tested a number of apps and scenarios and so far so good.
I reviewed the original install_recovery.sh and noticed that it's there for some sort of firmware / recovery updates. ...so since we replaced the script I'm wondering if it will prevent future firmware upgrades, or more importantly could it prevent an emergency restore / recovery.
Perhaps merging your script with the original would be beneficial?
...any thoughts on this?
Thanks again for your effort on this, FredT
I don't forsee any issues, unless you get an ota update, then you'll need to redo this mod.
The system runs /system/etc/install-recovery.sh on boot and would normally check the recovery partition for files changed outside of an ota update (ie viruses or cwm). If a file gets changed this script would run at boot and restore it's origional recovery.
Normally in order to get cwm or any other custom recovery to "stick" you would need to delete this file (or delete it's contents) so that your modded recovery wouldn't be overwritten on the next boot.
An OTA update will overwrite the install-recovery.sh file and you may have to follow the above instructions again (or it may even break my mod). I'm still running the origional stock rom (3.2) and haven't tested this mod on the newer versions.
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cool thanks.... btw I am on the latest 3.2.1 ota update and this is working great for me so far....
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thanks buddy
what format for the SDCARD
so I got a new large SDCard to use for this setup... I bought it off a buddy and it is formated as EXT4 already. I'm going to reformat it, what is the best format to use with HC ? EXT4 or something else?
Thanks FredT
Unfortunatly only fat32 will work, I've tried formatting & mounting the sdcard as ext2, 3 and 4, but couldnt get the tab to mount it automatically.
Thank you a million times can finally put all my gameloft games on the sd card without having to delete others.
I don't have install_recovery.sh I have a init_goldfish.sh
And the etc folder you are talking about, is it the one in system or the one just under the main root of the device (/etc or /system/etc)? I only bring that up because I thought it odd I had two "almost" identical etc folders!?! One in /system and one under /.
Either way, I don't have a install_recovery.sh file. only the init_goldfish.sh file. Any thoughts on this?
/etc is actually a symlink to /system/etc so they are one in the same.
What Build is your tab running? (find out by tapping the time in the bottom right corner of the screen and then push the little lines on the right and tap system, scroll down to about tablet and look for build number.
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It worked like a charm!!!!
I just have one question, what happens to the files/apps on internal memory? So basically it just swapped it witb external sd?
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Yup, you can just copy all of the contents from /mnt/external_sd back to /mnt/sdcard and everything should be good.
Awesome mod, this is a life saver. Just the other day found myself having to delete apps to dload GTAIII now I can use my 32GB Sd Card.
Thanks a ton!
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/etc is actually a symlink to /system/etc so they are one in the same.
What Build is your tab running? (find out by tapping the time in the bottom right corner of the screen and then push the little lines on the right and tap system, scroll down to about tablet and look for build number.
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I don't have the file under /etc or /system/etc either
Kernel version 2.6.36.3
Build number Acer_A100_1.018.05_COM_GEN2
Edit: I followed the instructions and it WORKED!!!!
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apparently they are having some success getting this to work with the a500 so assuming you can find a working root method for the a101, this should work with it as well.
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Thank you for this
One problem - I needed to move to a larger drive due to Audible - but now that I'm moved over, Audible is complaining "Please insert SD Card" and then exiting!
Looks to be more of a Audible thing vs. storage, but if anyone has any thoughts on working around this, that'd be great
OK... Weird thing. I have about 3gb free space in my micro SD card, 2.5gb of real internal memory, but only 880mb free for application space. Is it just me?
This did not work for me, I follow all your instruction but still nothing, can it be because I have the build.prop mod act, any help.
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I just received an e-mail from Zeedomax over at GalaxyS3Root.com with a fix for the App2SD problem on the Galaxy S3!
This will allow you to install apps to your SD card on your GS3.
I just picked up a 64gb SD card and will be enjoying all the extra space for my apps!
Here is the link: http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-t...-external-microsd-for-u-s-canadian-galaxy-s3/
Much credit goes out to Max for his awesome help on Android!
*Note, this does not use the "App2SD" app, it is just a mod that will swap where your phone stores data
Should we wipe and reinstall apps in order to take advantage?
I think that you can uninstall and then restore with Titanium Backup.
How's the performance with using the SD as the main memory?
I'm planning on using my 32gb class 10 sandisk.
feedbacks?
I didn't use it for very long because I still have room with the 16 gb that came on my phone. But when I did, it worked fine for me. I have a class 10 sdxd. If you don't like it though, it's super simple to switch back.
There thread in s3 development already??
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Thanks op this works well
from a galaxy, far, far away.
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I just received an e-mail from Zeedomax over at GalaxyS3Root.com with a fix for the App2SD problem on the Galaxy S3!
This will allow you to install apps to your SD card on your GS3.
I just picked up a 64gb SD card and will be enjoying all the extra space for my apps!
Here is the link: http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-t...-external-microsd-for-u-s-canadian-galaxy-s3/
Much credit goes out to Max for his awesome help on Android!
*Note, this does not use the "App2SD" app, it is just a mod that will swap where your phone stores data
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if i recall this is old news now i believe bout 2 or 3 weeks now......that theyve had this already, under android developement section i believe in the second page, but this is still good for people that dont kow and still wanna find it.....only problem bout this is that their is a issue with some phones that when u install this it will swap the storage but ure internal desappears thus leaving u with just the external as a new internal, so u cant access ure real internal anymore due to the lack of support.
there is a way to fix this just follow the instructions here: give thanks to android94301 for figuring out how to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849861&page=5
As Promised, Solved: another way to do it using Script Manager
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I didn't invent this, Zedomax adapted in from mattiadj. But most people haven't been able to get it fully working, probably due to variations in the init.d function of various ROMS. They'd be able to see the External SD card as the internal SD, but the internal SD would disappear. This method avoids using init.d, and instead uses the app Script Manager to load the script on boot.
After much fooling around, I figured out how to do it so the External SD card and the internal cards are swapped, but you can see both with any file Explorer. I got it working on CleanROM 2.0, but it should work on Beans 10 as well.
Here's how to do it: Warning, if you do not understand the following instructions, or don’t have experience doing these things, you probably don’t want to do this hack. I am not responsible if you a) brick your phone, b) delete your data, or c) get very frustrated. That being said, the most likely failure will be that you only see the one card (the External card).
Back everything up that you care about first!!!!
1. First, I'd recommend making a Nandroid backup of your phone.
2. Next, just to be extra safe, I would backup your internal SD card to your PC. While you are doing that, if you have data on the external SD card, back that up too.
3. Next, I would format your external SD card to fat 32. (You could probably use Ext format too, but I didn’t test that.)If you already have it in that format, and have content on it, this won't affect the content, but back it up just to be safe. It’s probably better to have the Ext SD blank to begin with, you can always copy back its content from your pc.
4. Next copy the contents of the internal SD to the External SD card. This is to avoid confusion about apps and such.
5. Next install script manager free from the play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...51bGwsMSwyLDNd
It will show up on your phone as S manager ads.
6. Download the mod from here: http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/G...EDOMAXv0.2.zip
7. You’ll see a folder called: 11extsd2internalsd_gs3_fat32orextfat_US_ZEDOMAXv0. 2.zip
You need to unzip the folder, then go to System/etc/init.d and copy the 11extsd2internalsd file from there to your phone. Put it into the /data directory. Use Root Explorer, and your phone will need to be rooted.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD C...0directory.png)
Or you can get just the 11extsd2internalsd file here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD C...tsd2internalsd
8. Using Root Explorer, navigate to that file in the /data directory. Press and hold the file name until the menu pops up, and click on permissions.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD C...ermissions.png
(Unix geeks set them to 777, and everyone else copy the picture below. Click OK.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD C...ings 777.png
9. Open the script manager app, and select Browse as Root in the config screen. Tell it to remember this setting.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD C...and save.png
10. Navigate to the /data directory and choose the 11extsd2internalsd file that is located in /data and click on it. Click on the “Is script” button.
11. Now tap on the buttons that say Su, Boot, and Save. The file name will come up in yellow after the save.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6305/SD C...ter save.png
12. Reboot your phone and you should see the swap working and be able to access both internal and external SD cards. The external card will show up as sdcard, and the internal card will show up as extSDCard. Your apps should now install to the external card, since your phone will think it's the internal card. Is that confusing? It was to me too!
Good luck and please share your experiences specifying which ROM you used, so that others can avoid frustration.
Thank you’s always appreciated.
This is not working for me but thanks anyways
the dropbox links are not working... can someone specify what the setting is?
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the dropbox links are not working... can someone specify what the setting is?
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never mind, clicking the other link above contains the working Dropbox link
So, would this also work for note2? I can't see any reason why it shouldn't.
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So, would this also work for note2? I can't see any reason why it shouldn't.
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Note 2 dont have init.d folder and etc is read only can create foldr or paste script
I can't set default storage!
I deleted the mode but when I want to dowload something from play store it said there isn't enough space!!
How can I bakc it???
An can I use this mod with Omega custom rom?
Anyone experiencing their s3 taking long time to charge after using this mod? Before this mod, my phone charge normally. Now it will take forever to go up 1 percent. It has been at 59% for 15min
I a made a Nandroid backup before teying anything. Then I flashed the file using recovery but now I get yhe error that I have insufficient space on my phone and O cant install anything. I restote the Nandroid backup but it is still giving me the ertot. please help!
Looks good to me!
Not working on virgin mobile galaxy s3.
This happened to me before and I ended up having to restore. I thought they had fixed it with the update, but apparently not. Even after I delete the backup I made, I never get the space back. I lost 3 GIGS of space. I've looked using a file explorer and everything and still can't figure out where the backup is (it doesn't show in ROM manager itself anymore after deleting ) . any tips? I will hate my life if I have to restore again because of this retarded problem....
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Solange82200 said:
This happened to me before and I ended up having to restore. I thought they had fixed it with the update, but apparently not. Even after I delete the backup I made, I never get the space back. I lost 3 GIGS of space. I've looked using a file explorer and everything and still can't figure out where the backup is (it doesn't show in ROM manager itself anymore after deleting ) . any tips? I will hate my life if I have to restore again because of this retarded problem....
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Since you are using Rom Manager I am assuming you are runing CWM Recovery. If that is the case the files are located in \sdcard\clockworkmod (or something close to that) if you want to remove all your backups delete everything in that folder. I personally would use ES File Explorer you can check the size of the folders. If there is a "blob" folder in forementioned location most of the backup resides in there.
If all of the above is true for you, you may want to look into installing TWRP for recovery and goo manager. It's pretty simple to do. I can help you out with that let me know.
Thank you so much, I am using es explorer, but there's no obvious folder taking that much space. I looked in clockworkmod folder and there is only a download folder, and its only like 16 megs. But when I go to settings and storage it still shows that 3 gigs missing. I even went in this app called 1 tap cleaner, and it also shows me with only 1 gig left (I had 4 gigs before doing the backup). I just don't understand why this only happens to me repeatedly, I've searched Google and cant find the problem. There has to be some reason for this, I can't believe I'm going to have to restore again ,I should have learned my lesson the first time ....
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By the way, is twrp the same as titanium backup? Thanks
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The backups are stored in [root]/data/media/clockworkmod on my N7
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Solange82200 said:
By the way, is twrp the same as titanium backup? Thanks
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TWRP is a touch-based custom recovery, that basically handles the same as CWM. It's a recovery, not an app.
Check out this screenshot, the graphic Chart seems to show that I have four gigs, not one. And if you add up all the categories and how much space they use, it doesn't add up to 13 gigs, there is three gigs gone in thin air. this app screwed up my tablet, what a headache.....
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Solange82200 said:
Check out this screenshot, the graphic Chart seems to show that I have four gigs, not one. And if you add up all the categories and how much space they use, it doesn't add up to 13 gigs, there is three gigs gone in thin air. this app screwed up my tablet, what a headache.....
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Since you're rooted, check out "[root]/data/media/clockworkmod" with a file explorer. Not on the Sd card, on the root of the entire system. You should see folders like "system" there. That's where the backups are stored, at least on my N7. I'm not sure ES Explorer can go there. If it can't, try Total Commander (free) or Root Explorer (not free).
Thank you, using Total Explorer I did find a blobs folder exactly where you said it would be, filled with crap, but it won't let me delete it! It tries to, but then says it can't delete.....
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Solange82200 said:
Thank you, using Total Explorer I did find a blobs folder exactly where you said it would be, filled with crap, but it won't let me delete it! It tries to, but then says it can't delete.....
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hmm, strange...works well for me...it shouldn't need root access for that...might be a file explorer thing...try some other explorers, too. Maybe you can get a hold of Root Explorer.
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hmm, strange...works well for me...it shouldn't need root access for that...might be a file explorer thing...try some other explorers, too. Maybe you can get a hold of Root Explorer.
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Boom! Root Explorer worked. I was able to delete that Blobs folder and now I have 5.12 gigs free... Should I delete anything else, like that clockworkmod folder? Will that do any harm? There is also a backup folder in the clockworkmod folder, should I delete that? I really dont want anymore to do with this crappy Rom Manager app. Ive purchased Titanium and Im just using that going forward. Thanks you saved me a painful restore!
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Boom! Root Explorer worked. I was able to delete that Blobs folder and now I have 5.12 gigs free... Should I delete anything else, like that clockworkmod folder? Will that do any harm? There is also a backup folder in the clockworkmod folder, should I delete that? I really dont want anymore to do with this crappy Rom Manager app. Ive purchased Titanium and Im just using that going forward. Thanks you saved me a painful restore!
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You can delete the entire clockworkmod folder, it won't affect anything else. CWM Recovery creates it to store backups, but it has no influence on anything else.
Glad everything worked out
Titanium is only good for backing up apps and settings and some are saying it's not really good for that anymore.
Install GooManager from the play store (it's free) open it, tap the three dots in the upper right hand corner, tap on install open recovery script. It will then install TWRP as your recovery program. You can manage your system backups from inside recovery including deleting them. If you ever want to manually delete a certain recovery while in the Android system (regular running conditions) Use your favorite file explorer to navigate to \sdcard\TWRP and the files will be in a subfolder within.
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You could always lock and unlock. That'll wipe up the mess. Or find a superwipe flashable zip... but I don't know if there is one for the N7 yet.
Or just send it to me, I'll solve your problem for you!
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Titanium is only good for backing up apps and settings and some are saying it's not really good for that anymore.
Install GooManager from the play store (it's free) open it, tap the three dots in the upper right hand corner, tap on install open recovery script. It will then install TWRP as your recovery program. You can manage your system backups from inside recovery including deleting them. If you ever want to manually delete a certain recovery while in the Android system (regular running conditions) Use your favorite file explorer to navigate to \sdcard\TWRP and the files will be in a subfolder within.
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Awesome, got it and made a backup. If you don't mind, can I just clarify how I would use the backup in the future? Basically I would copy the backup folder to my computer to save it, and if i ever return to stock, I would then just root, install goo manager, use it to install twrp, transfer the backup folder back to tablet, them launch twrp and choose the option to restore the backup? Thanks everyone for taking time to respond, you guys rock
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Damnit, the backup isn't showing anywhere, even though three gigs of space is gone. I used es file explorer and it shows the Twrp folder empty. If I launch twrp, how do I manage the backups? I chose install to see if it shows the backup but I didn't didn't dish didnt see it. Something is wrong with my tablet, damn
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OK I found it using total commander, i had to go in root, data, media, twrp. Just like with ROM manager. How come its installing the backups there on mine, but not you guys. Is it because Im on 4.2.1? How do I get twrp to see the backup?
Ok I found this using google:
"One thing to note is that by default the latest version of TWRP will store your backups in a directory that’s inaccessible unless you use a file browser with root access. You’ll want to navigate to the /data/media/TWRP folder to find your backups manually.
In fact, even TWRP won’t be able to find the folder where your backup is stored automatically. You’ll need to navigate to it manually (or copy the backup to a more accessible folder).
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Im not having much luck using Root Explorer to copy the folder to my sdcard, it says pasting for a couple minutes, then my screen shuts off and the tablet becomes unresponsive, so I end up having to reboot. I have no way to use or access this backup. This is nuts. I cant even get it to my computer, i cant access root from it, right?
Edit: Ok, after a lot of time and headaches, I finally got the backup folder pasted to my sdcard. Now twrp sees it and gives me the option to delete it. Only problem is, getting it onto my computer. Windows explorer still wont see the file, the same thing happens to me with my titanium backup folder too, it takes several tries and time to finally get windows to see it for some reason. I must be one of the few people to be doing backups and transferring them lately, I cant believe everyone else isnt dealing with this headache....
As an update, now that I moved the backup folder to the sdcard, now new backups are saving there automatically.
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In the future, use disk usage to find what I'd taking up space. Then solid explorer can delete the files... And calm down, geez. you sound like someone who is on the edge of a cliff just because of a tablet... Nit the end of the world
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Whatever, being annoyed because I keep having to restore over a stupid problem only equates to thinking its the end of the world in your mind. Its kind of hard to judge tone of what someone is saying over the internet, which is why most people don't (you know, judge how someone is feeling based on written comments)
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When i first rooted my phone I was able to get aokp mr1 and google apps to the root of the internal sd card, but I dont remember how. Using android file transfer I am unable to put any files into the internal memory of the phone. It allows me to put into folders, but upon rebooting into recovery the file is not visible.
On a side note i just flashed cm10.2 by putting the .zip into the download folder, and flashing the custom rom using rom manager app on the phone without rebooting into recovery. I however dont like this because in recovery you can delete all user data and such. When flashing it directly through the app you dont have that option.
My question is how do I add files to the root of the internal sd card using a Mac. Also how can i delete the older roms of the internal sd card.
I've been using the search and google for the past hour and kind find specifically what I need. Everything i've seen is for PC.
ADB
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Make sure you're using latest recovery version.
a manta wrote this.
There's an app from Google you install on your Mac... called Android File Transfer, let's you do exactly what you want, drag and drop.
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Using android file transfer I am unable to put any files into the internal memory of the phone. It allows me to put into folders, but upon rebooting into recovery the file is not visible.
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a maguro wrote this.
Ooohhhhhhh.....
Use adb, yes, and root explorer or the like to find the ROMs already there.
I usually use Android File Transfer just fine, though, it's under 0 in recovery.
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jimmyco2008 said:
Ooohhhhhhh.....
Use adb, yes, and root explorer or the like to find the ROMs already there.
I usually use Android File Transfer just fine, though, it's under 0 in recovery.
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Thanks for all the replies. I gave up with android file transfer since it wont let you drag and drop to anything but a folder which wont work.... I'm using rom manager for my boot into recovery. I ended up using an app called FTP server on the phone, and a software called Transmit on the Mac, that allowed me to drag and drop into the actual sd card instead of a folder. I rebooted into recovery and was able to flash the rom from there.
Glad you figured it out... But If you drag to just the right spot, it won't make you put it in a folder, I managed to get several ROMs and APKs on the root of sdcard0.
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Glad you figured it out... But If you drag to just the right spot, it won't make you put it in a folder, I managed to get several ROMs and APKs on the root of sdcard0.
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Where do you drag it? I couldnt get it to drop anywhere.
on a side note do I have to do an image captcha for every post I make
The CAPCHA's are courtesy of your new membership, eventually they'll go away, I think it's after... 10 posts? Don't quote me.
Here's a screenshot, drag to where the yellow is, if you put it over other FILES in the root, it'll go in the root, too. If you drag it over FOLDERS, it'll go in a folder you hovered over.
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Ok thanks, the screenshot isn't working for me but I will check to see if that your technique works for me. What rom are you running? I got aokp milestone 2, I like it but my battery life really sucks. I dunno if its related to the rom or not, because I know the nexus doesnt have a very good battery to begin with.
Yeah the site is and will be down for... I'd say another 10 hours from this post... I was hoping you'd see it before maintainence.
I just got a fresh (new) OEM 2100mAh extended battery, world of difference, it's better than most phones' battery lives.
I'm on CM10.2, and I usually don't have to charge every day, rather every other with low-moderate usage.
People ***** day and night about this ROM's battery life and this kernel's "vast improvement".... Whatever, none of that **** worked out for me (okay, maybe I got 5 more minutes out of my battery), the extended battery did.
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