Like the title suggests... Can you move a folder or even select multiple files? Moving one file at a time is a PITA!
I can't find any threads on this topic on S Beam on here or Google.
Thanks ahead of time guys!
Are you talking about just moving folders around on your phone? Or actually trying to share an entire folder with someone? I know I could never figure out how to share an entire folder with someone but I use astro file viewer and can move folders around on my device.
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what I've done in that scenario is use root explorer to make a zip of all the files, transfer via BT, then unzip and disseminate on the receiving end (also using root explorer). Not the fastest, but it works easily.
I've sent multiple things by just pressing and holding until they're checked and then do the whole sbeam thing... I've only done this with pictures though with my girlfriend's S3 and my N2...
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Is there a way of copying text from the windows clipboard into the android phone? I have Bible notes in a windows program that I want to copy to an android program. they are made by different companies, so the easiest way to copy would be to do a verse by verse copy and paste. However, I don't see how I can use my windows machine to get into the android clipboard.
I tried using droid explorer, but couldn't figure it out. I was able to do a screencast.
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Best way to do it is to copy the text on the pc into a txt file, like using notepad. Copy that to your phone, then open it using a file explorer, use that text editor, copy it on the phone, then paste it where you need it.
Yes, every will work. Not sure why I didn't think of that. I guess when you have something stuck in your head, it's sometimes hard to figure out alternatives.
To add on to what's already been said, once you save it as a .txt file and save it to your SD card you can import it into AK Notepad. I'm sure that there are other apps that allow this, but that's the app I use & I know that it works. You can also create a shortcut to the imported file on your homescreen (long-press on the note from within the app and select "pin to homescreen") or add a widget so you can access it easily.
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You can also use the Google Chrome to Phone extension and program to push snippets of text from your browser to the phone. I'm finding myself using Evernote more than that lately though. Catch notes, Springpad, or any of the other notepad apps that sync would work. It's nice because it works great both ways -- I can copy something from the phone and create a note, then read it from the PC, or vice versa.
Thanks all. I will use google docs. They already have my information.
studentjunk said:
Is there a way of copying text from the windows clipboard into the android phone? I have Bible notes in a windows program that I want to copy to an android program. they are made by different companies, so the easiest way to copy would be to do a verse by verse copy and paste. However, I don't see how I can use my windows machine to get into the android clipboard.
I tried using droid explorer, but couldn't figure it out. I was able to do a screencast.
tyi
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A bit late, but here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821738
Really strange bug....follow me on this:
take pictures, pictures are automatically stored on phone in directory /mnt/sdcard/dcim/100andro....
move pictures to hidden directory called /mnt/ext-card/.specialuse
pictures move just fine, and are readily availible in hidden directory....until I restart the phone, at which point, only the pictures from this phone (not other files or videos) are deleted from the .specialuse folder, no warnings, no pop up...just GONE.
The strangest thing is, it only deletes the files I have added to that directory recently....not the older video files already present.
I have created a .specialuse folder on the phones memory at /mnt/sdcard/.specialuse and it does the same thing....
When I remove the . in the folder name (making it visible) and copy the picture and reset the phone...nothing happens (meaning it keeps the pictures like it should).
WHY does having a .directoryname cause the phone to automatically clear pictures from said directories? My X10 did not do this, only my ION does this.
Anyone have any ideas? Has anyone else had this happen? Thanks.
lmbea4 said:
Really strange bug....follow me on this:
take pictures, pictures are automatically stored on phone in directory /mnt/sdcard/dcim/100andro....
move pictures to hidden directory called /mnt/ext-card/.specialuse
pictures move just fine, and are readily availible in hidden directory....until I restart the phone, at which point, only the pictures from this phone (not other files or videos) are deleted from the .specialuse folder, no warnings, no pop up...just GONE.
The strangest thing is, it only deletes the files I have added to that directory recently....not the older video files already present.
I have created a .specialuse folder on the phones memory at /mnt/sdcard/.specialuse and it does the same thing....
When I remove the . in the folder name (making it visible) and copy the picture and reset the phone...nothing happens (meaning it keeps the pictures like it should).
WHY does having a .directoryname cause the phone to automatically clear pictures from said directories? My X10 did not do this, only my ION does this.
Anyone have any ideas? Has anyone else had this happen? Thanks.
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It's because of the "dot" at the beginning of the folder name. Android uses this method by default for it's own purposes. It's a possibility that this phone is seeing that and it "confuses" it so to speak. Try this...
Make your folder and name it whatever you like, with NO punctuation in the name..
Now... Inside that folder, add a ".nomedia" file, but without the quotes
The photos should remain hidden in the gallery, but only visible in a file manager of sorts.
Quickpic in the market is an alternative gallery, that has the ability to hide folders, using the nomedia method. Works great.
...And now I'm gonna go check if all of mine are still there....
yeah but BUG
I agree, and that's what I had been doing after I noticed the deletions....but my x10 didn't behave that way, and my tablet (running 4.0.3) doesn't behave that way.....so, yes, this is a bug.
lmbea4 said:
I agree, and that's what I had been doing after I noticed the deletions....but my x10 didn't behave that way, and my tablet (running 4.0.3) doesn't behave that way.....so, yes, this is a bug.
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Well, not necessarily... Depending on how the overlay of Android is set up...The overlay from Sony I mean... It "could" be written to behave this way. Bear with me for a few days... I'm going to run some tests on my own phone with some pictures to see if I can reproduce the issue, and if so, try and find a solution.
If you like, I can use the same pictures you were, with the same folder names. That is completely up to you, as only you know what these are... But if you like, PM me, and I'll give you my email address, so we can resolve this.
CONFIRMED!!! At least on my phone... There is no pattern to it, that I can determine... I used several folders in my experiment. Some with, and some without a .nomedia file. And some with and without a dot before the folder name. At random, 5 different folders, still have their folder names, but have no pictures. All 4 possible scenarios were effected, and the fifth actually goes to a standard folder name with a .nomedia file in it.
So basically, my experiment proves nothing more than this is still unsolved, and not specific to one person.
(Just for sh**s and giggles, I am attempting to recover the lost files using some software I have... Just to see if its do-able, should this effect someone else... I'll report back later tomorrow)
Quick question, which file manager are you guys using to move these files? There was some update to Astro a while back that made my files get deleted when I moved them, anywhere regardless of the folder name on my Aria. Same thing still occurred on my Ion when I got it. Ever since I switched to ES File Explorer, I have not encountered this issue of deletion. Astro deleted not only pictures when I moved them, but ring tones, pdf, etc.
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BUG!
Astro moves the files over just fine...and they are there..and accessible... until you reset the phone. Then...BAM, gone. It is disturbing to think that it may delete pictures in regular directories....BUG BUG BUG. hopefully the ICS update will address this.
That's exactly what I am talking about. They didn't disappear on the spot when I moved them. Everything seemed fine. Just give es a try and thrnreboot to see if it's the app or if it's the phone deleting your media.
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Quick question, which file manager are you guys using to move these files? There was some update to Astro a while back that made my files get deleted when I moved them, anywhere regardless of the folder name on my Aria. Same thing still occurred on my Ion when I got it. Ever since I switched to ES File Explorer, I have not encountered this issue of deletion. Astro deleted not only pictures when I moved them, but ring tones, pdf, etc.
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My experiment with this was done via a PC. these files were moved from my PC, via the USB cable, on a freshly formatted medium. I'm not sure when the deletion of these files occured, but it was within the first hour or so. the phone was NOT restarted, nor did anything FC.
I will be running more tests on this issue over the weekend to see if I can find some sort of pattern to this madness. I will be using various Galleries and File Managers, as well as my PC to perform these tests. I'll also be checking this time around to see if videos are effected at all. I will report back my findings on Monday...
Sidenote: The files that the phone deleted are very easily recoverable. the program I used (which I legally own) is called Easy Recovery Professional. Took about an hour to recover the 300+ deleted pictures.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight into a problem I'm having. I've asked around and nobody can give me an answer. But no matter what version of a jelly bean rom I flash, my gallery will not show my camera folder from my previous cm9 rom, or any pictures in my external sd.
Nobody else is having this problem so I'm thinking it has to be me. I always fully wipe everything before flashing. If anyone could help I would really appreciate it.
So gallery is working but pictures aren't showing up? If that's the case sdrescan
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I've downloaded a few apps that rescan the SD card. No dice.
Hi, i had the same problem in the past.
Connect your phone to the computer.
Look in the folder from your picture. Is there a file that calls "nomedia" or similar. Sometimes it is in the root of the SD.
Maybe you must change some settings in the Windows folder option to see the "hidden" file.
Is the file only in the camera or DCIM folder you cant see only the pictures and videos.
If the file is in the root of the SD, you cant see any pictures, videos and music.
Solution: delete the file "nomedia"
Really?i had the Anne problem before and "sdrescan" worked. I just ran the app and left it there for a good 15mins
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kingbizlip4u said:
Hi, i had the same problem in the past.
Connect your phone to the computer.
Look in the folder from your picture. Is there a file that calls "nomedia" or similar. Sometimes it is in the root of the SD.
Maybe you must change some settings in the Windows folder option to see the "hidden" file.
Is the file only in the camera or DCIM folder you cant see only the pictures and videos.
If the file is in the root of the SD, you cant see any pictures, videos and music.
Solution: delete the file "nomedia"
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Trying that now. Fingers crossed!
EDIT: HOLY CRAP dude you are my hero. This did the trick man. Thanks so much.
gwar24 said:
Trying that now. Fingers crossed!
EDIT: HOLY CRAP dude you are my hero. This did the trick man. Thanks so much.
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HAHA, no problem. I like to help
PS: I hate the .nomedia file too.
kingbizlip4u said:
Hi, i had the same problem in the past.
Connect your phone to the computer.
Look in the folder from your picture. Is there a file that calls "nomedia" or similar. Sometimes it is in the root of the SD.
Maybe you must change some settings in the Windows folder option to see the "hidden" file.
Is the file only in the camera or DCIM folder you cant see only the pictures and videos.
If the file is in the root of the SD, you cant see any pictures, videos and music.
Solution: delete the file "nomedia"
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Thanks! This helped me also!
Happy xmas Everyone :highfive:
So i just got a Note 2 coming from the Note 1 and im trying to transfer my contacts over (VCF File) by bluetooth it says the file sent but when i check my Note 2 I cant find the file, Im on a stock rom no root or anything yeT and im runnning Jellybean, any ideas ? :/
edit: Tried Bluetooth File Transfer from Google Play but same thing. I thought they would of been in the bluetooth folder but no matter what file manager i use it just shows its empty
Just for hahas hit phone icon and check your groups and seen if the contacts are there. If not reply back.
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Aye i did that and the contacts are there but id like to be able to find the vcf file incase i need it again, i tried sending pics with bluetooth and they work fine its confusing, phones amazing tho.
Did you create your own folder or use the default one?
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default i think its impossible, from testing, pics and vids and text documents all of them transfer fine and are visible but vcf files transfer but the file itself dont appear if i send it via usb tho it appears, so i think were supposed to use the google backup/sync thing instead of vcf files. could be wrong tho, but anyways its all gravy now cheers for ya help
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I have several hundred pix on my Fire Phone and can't figure out how to delete them all at once - only one-by-one. Does anyone here know how? I can't find anything elsewhere on the net.
I don't remember FireOS, but did you try long-pressing a picture to be able to select more than one?
Use a file manager such as root explorer, or connect to a pc and do it that way?
Thanks. I did try the long press on a picture. It just pops up a "Share / Delete" choice for that one picture.
Deleting the pix via a PC connection is my last resort, as I'm afraid it might trash some internal phone database and leave me with a problem much worse than what I have now.
It's hard to believe that a modern phone that can hold hundreds of pictures wouldn't have some kind of "batch select" or multi-delete... so I'm hoping there's a smooth way.
If you've got play store use quickpic which allows batch select.
On a quasy-related thought--amazon is really bad at this it seems. I think the unlimited cloud photo storage is very generous but no one took the time to polish it a little. Can't seem to organize my pics so got pics of my kids running side by side with random podcast cover art and other things I don't want saved. It all displays on my fire TV screensaver. My wife thinks I'm an idiot just taking pictures of everything and saving them. But the op is right, you have to delete one by one.
Not necessarily. Like @ratbags said, you can install a file manager app (ES Explorer, Root Explorer, or the like), go to the DCIM folder and delete whatever you want to. Also, having a file manager app could help you when you're trying to not connect your phone to a PC as much as possible.
Thanks to all for the answers. I will probably get a file mgr though I need one only for this task. Silly Amazon to provide no simple way to delete pictures.
On the topic of what to delete: the images are in DCIM as noted, and there are thumbnails. I'll try deleting only the images and see if the phone takes care of the thumbs.
Install a file manager app, like ES file explorer, and turn off automatic uploading of pictures and videos if you do anything unwholsome in your life. Linux tricks work in android based operating systems too. I use ES file explorer and put a .nomedia file in Downloads and there is a Facebook folder under DCIM that you should do the same to. Now when you are out with that co-worker or whore, and get frisky with the camera, they won't automatically show up on your Amazon Fire TV in real time. Move what you don't want uploaded into a folder with a .nomedia file before saving your media to the cloud.