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[Q] File name showing up wrong. help!

Hi,
I think this has been going on for a while, i just didn't notice
when i go into my files app, normally i would se sdcard and extsdcard file
instead of sdcard, i would see something like "sdcard0" or "sdcardo"
is this normal?
if not, is there any way to fix it?
thanks in advance

Its fine.
Actual locations are /storage/extsdcard
And for internal /data/media
They are symlinked to many other spots.
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[Q] Emulated Storage Problem

Well ever since I went on to 4.2 my internal drive has emulated and legacy and like 3 versions of my SD card. If I download a file that's a 100 megabytes, my phone triples it and I lose 300 megabytes, my storage folder looks like this,
storage>emulated, sdcard0, sdcard1, usbdisk0
Then in emulated...
emulated>0, legacy
Inside "0" and "legacy" are exact copies of my SD card (sdcard0)
Does anyone know how to remedy this, its ridiculously annoying, thanks in advance...
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Any ideas really, would be helpful
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irish.iolar said:
Any ideas really, would be helpful
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You could always format data and re-flash your rom. I believe this happened because your recovery was not up to date. Since i have updated to TWRP 2.4.1.0, I do not have this issue. I have read that you can copy the files to where they should be and delete the folders. I would search in this forum for emulated storage and see what comes up.

Ah arite I'll try that, but as for the formating data, I do that every time I flash a ROM (mounts&storage>format data), do you mean formating SD card? But yeah def gonna update my recov. Thanks dudette
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irish.iolar said:
Well ever since I went on to 4.2 my internal drive has emulated and legacy and like 3 versions of my SD card. If I download a file that's a 100 megabytes, my phone triples it and I lose 300 megabytes, my storage folder looks like this, [...]
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Are you sure you lose 3 times the file size in storage space? I don't have a 4.2 ROM, but it looks to me that your files aren't duplicated in multiple folders. Instead, "0" and "legacy" are more than probably just links/shortcuts to the same storage space in your SD card.

Lol yes I'm positive, its ridiculous, and if I delete something on one of the folders, its deleted on all of them, ugh...
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Same thing happened on my SGS2 running the newest AOKP. The fix is that you have to format the internal sdcard. There were many users that had multiple "0" folders. I only had one but did notice that I lost some files or thought I did. They were in one of the legacy folders though. They were all my old nandroid backups. So back up anything you need from your internal sdcard to somewhere else and reformat it. Then add them back in. It is a different format on how/where files are stored.
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Is just for multiple users. Just Merge them together and update to latest recovery and it won't happen again.
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Go to data media folder beside a single 0 folder delete or move everything to data/media to data/media/ 0. Problem solved. If got more then one 0 folder such as data/media/0/0 you will have move everything from the 2nd 0 folder to the first. To repeat data/media should only contain a single folder named 0. Everything should be inside data/media/0 that's your internal sd card. If after you move delete everything in data's media folder a few folders pop back no problem but no files. Look for hidden files. Also update to latest recovery. Data/media old sd. Data/media/0 New sd..
Data/media/0 /0 is old recovery issue A's bad. It won't go away on its own but will stop multiplying once update recovery check my Sig my twrp listed goes drop box with all latest recoverys.
Clean data/media out but check before delete **** if you need anything just move to data media/0 and don't delete the first 0 folder
K buddy good luck search for more info
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Data media. And system data. Not same. Depending on file manager so be careful. Yea i had a twrp folder hidden in data media had six gigs missing backups i never knew about moved then data media 0 folder A's delete twrp folder and fixed
Make it easy use a Windows android file manager like android commander. I think it's in my Sig I'm on phone can't check but pm me I help you tomorrow cuz this.it's not complicated
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[Q] Which files are safe to delete from internal storage?

I need to clear up some internal storage, and I need to know which folders are safe to be removed (a lot of old apps still have their data there, but they are not named well, so I do not know which files will screw up my phone or stock functionality if deleted).

Use stock my files if you want to do it individually and better back up all and format internal itself.
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+1 for intsd backup then format.

When I run out of internal I look at the clockwork folder, download folder, and goo manager folder when I've been using it. But that's if you've been downloading ROMs, etc. I download a ROM or two daily. You can fill up even with the 32s fast
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Very little free space

I did a few backups in twrp. Not sure if that's what is causing it. There are a lot of large data files in the miscellaneous tab. Four data.ext4.win and four system.ext4.win. What are these files for? Can I delete any of them?
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Those are your backups. They use space on the phone's storage. Connect it to a PC and transfer the files off.

What's the best way to delete twrp backups? It seems like they get saved to 2 spots: \storage\emulated\0\twrp\backup and sdcard/TWRP. Then inside emulated is a copy of sdcard as sdcard0. Where is this emulated thing coming from? I think it's AirDroid. I tried uninstalling AirDroid, and deleting that while tree but I get an error in both root browser apps I use.
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Donteventrii said:
What's the best way to delete twrp backups? It seems like they get saved to 2 spots: \storage\emulated\0\twrp\backup and sdcard/TWRP. Then inside emulated is a copy of sdcard as sdcard0. Where is this emulated thing coming from? I think it's AirDroid. I tried uninstalling AirDroid, and deleting that while tree but I get an error in both root browser apps I use.
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Not airdroid...
It's a legacy folder that is added when using CM builds. ..
Do a general search on the subject. ..and you'll find the full explanation for the "O" folder. ..g
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[Q] Change Auto save destination for online files/mms messages?

I know how to make camera save to SD card NOT WHAT IM ASKING.
I am using Chrome, and stock mms, on stockrom[roooted]v2 by docholiday77.
Can i change the default save location to a folder on my SD card? Or have it ask where do you want to save this?
because right now its saving to internal sdcard>downloads. and im having to use my Root explorer to copy and paste the files into the appropriate file location, and its very inefficient.

Create a symlink using root explorer.
Long press the folder you want to use and choose Link to this Folder. The rest should be apparent.
Don't know if it'll hold after reboot.
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My bad...
ment i have Root browser and ES file explorer*
there's no Symlink with them but there is a create shortcut in Root browser is that the same?

There should be a way to link them using those. Give it a try and see.
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