hey guys,
My issue is that when I plug my s3 into the computer. When I access the SD card from the file explorer on the computer, it comes up with duplicate folders. Just wanted to see if anyone else is having this issue. However if i browse the files through astro on my phone it looks just fine. I'm running AOKP Build 4.
So I saw this & hoped there was some extra infoon tthis topic cause I had the exact same issue. It was agrivating because I didn't know which folder to save to. Some of the folders had different data in them
My solution? I put the sd card in a multi reader & poof - no duplicate files.
BAD NEWS
Now my phone doesn't know where to find the sd card. Oh, it reads & writes just fine. I can see it in SUFBS & Astro file manager, copy files to/from with ease. But go to the gallery & I only see the phone memory. Ring tones are only found in phone memory. Downloading from any Web browser & it only goes to internal storage & I can't point to ext sd, but sms backup & restore saves to it just fine. My friend thinks the drive letter got changed but I have no idea how to find or change that in the phone. I's sad.
Sgs T-999
Cm10 nightly 10062012
Ive never seen this myself. But i only connect to my computer via usb when using Odin. For file transfers i use SwiFTP wireless transfer.
Search for sgs3 easy ums here on xda. Itll let you mount external sd as UMS rather than MTP which is probably whats causing it (maybe because you are non stock?).
Also you may have to reformat the card at this point. Not really sure about that though.
Sorry i dont have more for you, but in the future try those two apps i mentioned. Find Swiftp bt searching the themes and apps section.
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After a couple of hours trying to find someone with the same problems as me I came up with nothing, so I decided to make a thread.
Firstly, I am no where near versed in device hacking so I am hoping these problems are just due to my ignorance.
My coworker rooted and loaded cm10 and teamwinrecovery onto my sprint GS3 and since then I have had a few issues. The most frustrating problem I am currently experiencing is the phone will not write anything to the external sd. There is no indication as to why this is the case. Under the storage option in settings it shows that it can read the external SD card yet programs seem to not be able to see that it is there. For example my camera will not give me the option to save photos to the external SD and programs like app 2 sd wont give me the option to transfer any of the apps to the SD card even ones that i know are supposed to work like Winamp. Also ive tried using DirectoryBind to change the directory of apps and music but I'm just prompted to create a new file because the data directory doesn't exist and asks if i want to create one. I tap yes and i am just prompted with the same error again and again.
My second main issue is when I dock my phone to my windows 7 PC I get an enigmatic problem. Either i get an error that says the USB malfunctioned and cannot be recognized and the SGS3 won't show up in mycomputer. Or, the default drivers install fine and the device will show up in windows. However, if i try syncing winamp or even dragging files over to my phone it will copy for anywhere from 1 second to 5 minutes and then windows will freeze and if i close the process it will crash windows and/or winamp. I tried installing the samsung usb drivers but then i just get a device ID error and it wont show up.
I was able to find some people with similar issues but not the constantly changing one i have. All the fixes that have been suggested have not worked.
I realize this is more likely an issue with my computer than my phone but when i was running stock it would work fine.
If anyone can provide some insight into these problems or can direct me to someone with a similar issue it would be much appreciated.
I really like CM10 but these issues are deal breakers for me and I dont really want to go through risking bricking my phone in order to try and get back to stock but i will if it will fix these problems.
First time post here. my ATT Gal I747 used to sync with WMP 11 nicely but since I rooted my S3, it no longer sync music into my phone. It connects normally showing memory info and connected device in WMP but as soon as I click start sync, it only reaches 21% and is stuck there. Ive tried to copy and paste frm PC to my external storage and says "cannot copy canceling" Im certain its not my PC, I have all the latest samsung drivers installed. Ive tried numerous syncing apps/desktop apps and not one will sync. My question is it a media files usage rights thing, or is it a reformatting the external sd to allow permissions, or is it a usb composite driver missing from my phone that was in stock rom? (btw my stock rom backup took a crap and I dont have it saved.) Ive turned on usb debugger, used different usb ports on PC, other things Im not familiar with in develop options folder, so i will not mess with it. Im currently running slimrom 4.2.2 build 5 with gapps and nova which works great no issues, except for not syncing to PC. Thought about reinstalling WMP but its not a stand alone in win7. Sorry If I typed a whole chapter, just wanted to get all troubleshooting info. I researched online for a solution but couldnt find any. ive looked at reformatting apps for sd cards on line but most of them are for videocams or camera sds on top of not knowing how to format a sd card. TYVM for any suggestions or tips I havent thought of. Much appreciated.
I've used my Galaxy S3 for a year now, and had no issues connecting via USB. I had issues last night where it wasn't recognizing it and had to reinstall/reboot a few times until it fixed. I'm on 4.3 also.
Now I can browse the phone but it's not showing any video files in the DCIM folder or anywhere even if I move them. What gives?
Do they appear in the Windows Explorer ?
Move the files to your External SD card and then give it a try.
Hi people
It seems that I can't get to certain folders in the Internal Storage folder when browsing the phone from the PC via USB. HTC Sync Manager can access it (one of the folders are the DCIM folder), but it doesn't allow me to browse there outside of HTC Sync Manager (does anybody even use that?). I've tried a few things in the past and didn't have time to struggle too much, so moved on with my life and worked around it, but it's really getting irritating. Unfortunately I can't remember what all I tried.
I'm pretty sure I've seen it working and I definitely didn't have that problem with my M7. Anybody have any suggestions? I'll provide specs below, but will provide whatever additional information is required.
Phone
HTC One M9 (stock)
Android version 5.1
Software number 2.10.401.1
Laptop
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64
Hey guys. Please, this is driving me out the walls.
Since the original post, I have had it once where all the folders were visible in explorer, but I can't see that I did anything different, except perhaps lingered longer before browsing to the phone. I've tried 'replicating' it, but to no avail.
Tried turning on USB Debugging for good measure and off again, no difference. Any hints whatsoever will be appreciated. Also, if there are any further details required, let me know and I'll post it.
Thanks
Try Xender,solid explorer or es explorer from playstore
The above apps provide you with option to browse your internal storage over Wi-Fi
If that didn't work..flash the latest TWRP for device
While boot in recovery try accessing your phone Storage
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Hi ujere, thanks for the reply.
I really don't feel like I should need third party apps to access my DCIM folder on my phone. I use File Manager HD (have been for years) and can FTP and cloud and LAN and whatever, but it's not what I want to do in this instance. I really just want to quickly plug in a USB cable, since there's a ton laying around my desk plugged in at any given moment, browse my phone like a 'flash disk' and copy stuff. And it's possible, only, almost always my Internal Storage doesn't completely 'populate' on Windows Explorer. SD Card works 100%.
Do you have a .nomedia file on the sdcard between its root and the dcim folder?
Do you have htc sync installed?
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Good day shivadow
I don't see any .nomedia files or folders in the root or the DCIM folder on either the internal memory or the SD card. I'm not entirely sure where you meant, so I checked all. I checked on the phone, not on Windows, as Windows doesn't show everything.
I have HTC Sync Manager installed. It always bugged me to want to install it when I plug in my phone if I don't have it. Annoying crappy bloatware!
Remove the htc sync manager as that causes all sorts of issues. If no joy then try "show hidden files" in folder options on your pc (vista +).
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So, first time I plugged it in after uninstalling it works! Thanks! Man, I freaking hate bloatware and crap like that.
I'm just going to try it a few more times to make sure it's not a fluke, then come confirm and all that jazz.
And so, indeed, I've not had any problems as yet. Oddly enough, in the past it always hassled me to install Sync if it's not, but it has stopped doing it.
Thanks again and have a good one!