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Prerequisite:
- Get a SanDisk 64GB microSDXC details here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343164
- Root your phone
- Install Link2SD
you can get Link2SD from our in house local developer http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
all Link2SD related bugs or problems should be reported there
you can also get Link2SD directly from the Android Market
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl=en
step 1:
prepare your spanking brand new SanDisk 64GB microSDXC,
you can partition it any way you want, i choose to go 50%&50% as i know i'm will be installing a lot of Apps/Games and i know i've maxed out 16GB easily everytime, that's why i'll need at least 32GB to be comfortable (later on you'll know why) in the new sd card
the best tool to partition your new 64GB SD is Gparted (yes Linux), you can get Gparted in a lot of ways, most times included in any Desktop Linux installation, or you can get the Gparted LiveCD from http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
you'll need to create 2x primary partitions, the first partition must be FAT32 (is not really a must, but you'll need that if you want to be able to see your SD card space when mounted as USB storage), the second partition it's highly recommended to use ext4, as Gparted seems to have problem trying to format ext3 on the SanDisk 64GB microSDXC, older phones can use ext2 if the phones are missing the support for ext4 (example Milestone XT720)
if you are not comfortable with Linux, you can easily create 2x FAT32 partitions in your SD card using Disk Management in windows, just make sure both partitions are Primary partitions.
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step 2:
once you're done with the disk partitioning and formatting of your brand new SanDisk 64GB microSDXC; it's time to finally launch Link2SD to do its magic
as soon as you run Link2SD you'll be greeted with this screen asking you to choose the disk format of your SD card 2nd partition, which is what we did on step 1
if you formatted your 2nd partition as ext4 then you must choose ext4
if you formatted your 2nd partition as FAT32 then you choose FAT32
step 3:
reboot your phone, when Link2SD prompts you to do so,
you must reboot for the changes to take effect
step 4:
when the phone is back from reboot (should not take more than 30 sec)
run Link2SD again, hit the Menu capacitive button, and select Storage Info then you should see this screen confirming everything was a success!
step 5:
now you can start moving apps 2 sd, which in Link2SD term is known as "Create Link" (it actually does way more than just create links)
this is what you'll see...
anything that says on SD Card are created by the build in AOS App2SD "Move to SD card" feature that was available since Froyo 2.2
anything that says Linked -> SD Card are created by Link2SD after you hit the "Create Link" option button
... an unrelated screen-shoot of the phone memory performance
Benefits:
- Apps on SD remains accessible even when the SD is mounted as USB flash drive
- Apps moved to SD will act & behave as if they were installed in the internal memory
- Apps that are not natively Apps2SD compatible can still be moved to SD without breaking it
- Apps compatible
- Games compatible
- Widgets compatible
- you can now go beyond the 1GB~2GB limit of the reserved internal memory space
- you can better and easily manage apps to go between internal, external (/sdcard/external_sd/), SD (/sdcard/), and Link2SD (hidden ext4)
- if you are familiar with CM7, with Link2SD you can also set the default install path to be internal, external or auto
- you can easily keep separate SD cards with different apps / games, specially those you want to Hide from public (family) & friends access
Cons:
- none?
- if you take out the SD card, any Apps & Widget that ran directly from the SD card will be temporally unavailable until you put the SD card back in
Tips & Tricks
Gameloft games
There are 3 types of GL games:
- Older GL games will install all into the internal memory, those are easy to deal with with Link2SD
- Recent GL games that are Froyo App2SD aware, will install a small portion in either internal or to SD, but all the extra "DATA" contents usually in the size of 600+ MB are left on SD card (these are not handled by Link2SD), the work around is simple use a Mount script and forward all the
/sdcard/gameloft/ to /sdcard/external_sd/gameloft/
- The a few more recent kind of GL games will let you select where to store the "DATA" chunk to either internal or external sd, for these types you'll choose internal, then Link2SD will do the rest
Some of you have requested this script i'm using
Code:
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/gameloft/ /sdcard/gameloft/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/ea/ /sdcard/ea/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/glu/ /sdcard/glu/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/download/ /sdcard/download/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/DCIM/ /sdcard/DCIM/
you can even include more stuff there, just be careful with what you add, to not break your OS
for example you can technically also throw in /sdcard/Android/data/ ... but some apps are required during boot, and it might not work if you have it on the /external_SD so the safe way would be to only add the specific apps you know are not required during boot time, like all the games and stuff like that.
thanks for your efforts.
i have some questions:
have you felt any lag between having all apps stored on internal storage, and apps stored on sd ext?
do you feel a difference in preformance based on how many applications have downloaded?
i ask because i used to do this for my g1 back in the days, and the phone was just so slow twards the end of it's life, that i would feel a lag when using apps 2 SD, or maybe it was a placebo, or maybe the phone was just incompetent, does it matter with this much power in our hands?
also while we're on the subject of memory, has any one ever elaborated on the process by which apps are killed to free up ram in the phone, i'm not an expert so i wouldn't know what it's called, but i heard that our ram is so high, and the memory killer kills the apps way too early, causing unnecessary apps to be killed when we could have them just chilling in the ram waiting to be re-opened.
I know exactly what you mean, and I'm happy to report there's no lag whatsoever with this phone.
I have done it before on my older phones and yes indeed there's that 1 or 2 sec loading lag, but none at all in the T989, I'll attribute that to either the Dual Core CPU or the super fast SD card reader, or perhaps a combination of both.
back then on my other phones using a class 6 as well it was still not fast enough, a class 4 was obviously even longer at loading, and a class 2 was pretty much pointless to do APPS2SD
But in this phone even a class 4 is not bad, barely noticeable
so definitely get a class 6 or class 10 SD card for this sort of operations
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@allgamer
Why do you need to create two partitions for this?
jeffpzy said:
@allgamer
Why do you need to create two partitions for this?
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it's a requirement for the Link2SD App
post #3 updated http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19779495&postcount=3
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"you can easily create 2x FAT32 partitions in your SD card using Disk Management in windows, just make sure both partitions are Primary partitions"
Is there a tutorial for this. Thanks
Windows Easy button
dddsj said:
Is there a tutorial for this. Thanks
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Try this tool. It's super quick and easy, and if you're stuck using Windows then it's about as good as it'll get for ya. Super easy and straight-forward, but in case you're worried (whatever you do don't format the one that is called "C:", lol ) the site has tons of info on how to use it and whatnot. I've been in IT for some time now and whenever someone asks me about partitioning in Windows, this is always where I send 'em for the "do it yourself" easy button.
Here's the program I'm talking about:
http://www.partitionwizard.com
Hope this helps, and good luck!
problems installing/moving apps to sd
Hey guys i have been unable to move/install apps to my sd card ever since changing to MIUI I'm not sure whether this is a problem with the ROM or not (i think i may have insalled applications to SD on a previous GB version of MIUI)
I am using a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 with the latest MIUI based on 4.0.4. before MIUI i was on CM7 stable and i remember messing around with some settings there to try and get my phone to read music off the sd card as well as internal memory-(where all my downloaded music was going). I also may have done a dodgy partition on my old 32gb micro sd or some how partitioned my internal storage of my phone...
I have recently partitioned my 64gb micro sdXC to this tutorial successfully...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343187
when i go to move a 'moveable' app eg. Paypal through 'Link2Sd' it comes up with an error saying "pkg:/data/app/com.paypal.android.p2pmobile-1.apk Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR]
when i go to move a 'moveable' app through 'App 2 SD Pro' it says 'couldn't move app'
the following are my phones storage details...please point out if you think there is anything strange about them
this last picture was taken before i partitioned my SD
if you guys have an suggestions please let me know
Good info
TylerMF said:
Try this tool. It's super quick and easy, and if you're stuck using Windows then it's about as good as it'll get for ya. Super easy and straight-forward, but in case you're worried (whatever you do don't format the one that is called "C:", lol ) the site has tons of info on how to use it and whatnot. I've been in IT for some time now and whenever someone asks me about partitioning in Windows, this is always where I send 'em for the "do it yourself" easy button.
Here's the program I'm talking about:
http://www.partitionwizard.com
Hope this helps, and good luck!
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Good info but as you know nobody is stuck on windows... Linux is free software and its a good practice to partition your Pc and install Linux next to windows, dual boot...
Whatever I try, may phone always says the SD card is damaged.
I exactly followed the steps of this how to, only possible explanation for me is that its not working to use the phone itsself as the cardreader for the partition process.
*edit*
After getting an external SD Card reader it worked like a charm.
So I can just recommend what most people recommend: do not use your phone as SDcard reader for partitioning.
As you mention that partition can be as I like. you choose 50/50 which less then 32G which supported for FAT partition.. Can it work if I want 80/20. Example, having 50G with FAT and another 14 as EXT. because the FAT only support up to 32G. I don't have the card now. Just want to confirm before buying it. Thanks.
This is very helpful! A recent purchaser of the 64 gb class 10. :laugh:
How To ?
AllGamer said:
Gameloft games
There are 3 types of GL games:
- Older GL games will install all into the internal memory, those are easy to deal with with Link2SD
- Recent GL games that are Froyo App2SD aware, will install a small portion in either internal or to SD, but all the extra "DATA" contents usually in the size of 600+ MB are left on SD card (these are not handled by Link2SD), the work around is simple use a Mount script and forward all the
/sdcard/gameloft/ to /sdcard/external_sd/gameloft/
- The a few more recent kind of GL games will let you select where to store the "DATA" chunk to either internal or external sd, for these types you'll choose internal, then Link2SD will do the rest
Some of you have requested this script i'm using
Code:
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/gameloft/ /sdcard/gameloft/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/ea/ /sdcard/ea/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/glu/ /sdcard/glu/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/download/ /sdcard/download/
mount -o -bind /sdcard/external_sd/DCIM/ /sdcard/DCIM/
you can even include more stuff there, just be careful with what you add, to not break your OS
for example you can technically also throw in /sdcard/Android/data/ ... but some apps are required during boot, and it might not work if you have it on the /external_SD so the safe way would be to only add the specific apps you know are not required during boot time, like all the games and stuff like that.
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Sorry for taking so long to reply, but I'm intrigued how this method works and if possible would love some further help here
I use LINK2SD, and pretty much link all my games, have noticed that the internal memory used increases even when I link to the sd card, so there does indeed appear to be a portion of the game data going to internal ...
Is there an app or a function in LINK2SD to simplify & automate this process to ensure that ALL data links to the SD card ...
I'm not too familiar with the mount option or how to do it ...
Any advice would be most appreciated, thanks
Hey Guys,
it's me again haha.
So I have a problem...
I just read this about the memory of our phone:
Vyker said:
There are 3 storage options on this phone...
ROM aka Device Memory = 1GB = Where apps install to.
Internal SD aka USB Storage = 2GB = Extra space
External SD aka SD Card = upto 32gb microSD card.
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So, I downloaded Backstab and need to download extra data, which are downloaded to SD...
Now I'm getting the message that there isn't enoght memory aviable.
So I looked into the file manager and saw, that all downloads,pictures etc. are saved on the "USB Storage" (→Internal SD).
Now my question is, how I can change the standard storage to "SD Card" (→External SD) , that my downloads, pictures (and of cause the data for Backstab) are saved on my "SD Card" (→External SD), where are 8GB free instead of the 72MB on "USB Storage" (→Internal SD).
Hope you understand what I mean ; my english isn't the best, I know
Thanks in Advance
Julian
I got that same problem when d/l additional data for games, etc.
Any sollution for it?
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App 2 SD (move app to SD)
You can find this tool in the android market.
Note not all apps can be moved but this may help.
robin0800 said:
You can find this tool in the android market.
Note not all apps can be moved but this may help.
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That app only moves apps from the Device Memory to the internal SD, not to the external one.
If your phone is rooted (if it isn't, I'd advise you too, although I reckon you should first research the pros and cons - and your warranty is voided), you can use ROM Manager to change the default path App2SD puts your apps into, or you can flash a ROM with internal/external memory swap.
Short version: both of these solutions require your phone to be rooted. If it isn't, then my post isn't of any help but there might be someone more knowledgeable out there who actually knows another (better) way to do this.
Dusk252 said:
That app only moves apps from the Device Memory to the internal SD, not to the external one.
If your phone is rooted (if it isn't, I'd advise you too, although I reckon you should first research the pros and cons - and your warranty is voided), you can use ROM Manager to change the default path App2SD puts your apps into, or you can flash a ROM with internal/external memory swap.
Short version: both of these solutions require your phone to be rooted. If it isn't, then my post isn't of any help but there might be someone more knowledgeable out there who actually knows another (better) way to do this.
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That app only moves apps from the Device Memory to the internal SD, not to the external one.
This is not true.......
App2SD moves Apps to External SD, if you have normal /etc/vold.fstab, with mount points as normal, not swapped.
This App is really just a GUI to do what you can do with native Android Apps 2 SD....and it gives Notification if a d/l App can be moved, i.e. coded by dev.
To actually see what Apps are on External SD, if you have moved them, use Storage Analyser free from Market.
See samples from my phone:
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You can clearly see, I hope, Apps which have been moved to External SD, in /sdcard/external_sd/.amdroid_secure.
These Apps were moved with App2SD.
Also, if you look at the pic below, of Settings/Manage applications/On SD card tab.....this shows those Apps which have been moved to External SD, which have a check-mark, e.g. Google+.....you can also see G+ above, clearly in external .android_secure folder
and it also shows those Apps which can be moved, or are coded to by dev.
btw...the USB Storage message on bottom is just information!!
USB Storage or Internal SD, is intended for Storage of Data relating to Apps, Pics, Music, Game Data, etc.
USB, or Internal SD, cannot be used, normally, for Apps, i.e. as in App2SD
I see. I was wrong then. Thank you for the useful post. It turns out I was fooled by the "USB Storage" bar, since it seems to imply they're stored in the internal memory.
But I don't think that'll really solve his problem, as from what I understood, the application data is still stored in the internal SD. So I still think the internal/external swap would be the best solution for him. Specially since he also complains about the pictures and stuff.
Either way, that ended up being an important piece of info for myself, so I thank you again for correcting me.
Thanx Dusk252
You are correct re OP......
if you wish to store loads a game data or photo stuff....
I think that is what the swap was designed for....it will give you potentially 16/32G for this data....I feel you will need a good SD....like at least Class 6....
And Apps can be moved to the smaller Internal SD....which could be good.....
On my last device I needed to use DT's A2SD..with 1G ext-3 partition on SD for Apps.....so this phone is pretty good.....
Just on the OP....it is a pity that most Apps seem to be written with the /mnt/sdcard as default external Storage....
something devs should keep in mind!!!
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Hey Guys,
thanks for careing about my problem
But I don't understand how I can swap the internal/external :S
could you please explain it to me.
Thanks in advance
JuLiian.
You have too ways of doing that (technically, three). But please understand before trying any of this that your phone must be rooted!
1. Manually edit the /etc/vold.fstab file (non-recommended unless you can find a good tutorial specifically for Galaxy W, since different devices might have different mount points. I wasn't able to find one, but my research took me 2 min so you might be able to find one.)
2. Replace your vold.fstab file with an already edited one. Here's a nice tutorial on how to do it.
3. Flash a custom ROM which already has this tweak. Like this one, for example.
backstab is gameloft ryt? y not try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091455 it work on asphalt adrenaline and dungeon hunter, what it does is it changes the file path of the data, so that your data can be save on your external_sd, just follow the steps there, hope that helps
edit: ow sorry that link is for LG but i find one for samsung like: "Auto_Patch_APK_for_Samsung_by_Duero__include_Java_" just search for it
edit2: i found it http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1129134.html just try if the download links are still working
Hi
My galaxy w has only 1,70 gb of space. first of all how can i move already installed files to my 32gb external sd and secondly how can i set it simy phone automatically installs everything on the ex. sd from now on?
didnt find an answer on other threads.
Thanks in advance
What ROM are you on?
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sevenmad said:
Hi
My galaxy w has only 1,70 gb of space. first of all how can i move already installed files to my 32gb external sd and secondly how can i set it simy phone automatically installs everything on the ex. sd from now on?
didnt find an answer on other threads.
Thanks in advance
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Use Apps2SD app. It can let you move apps to your SD card.
Gary122 said:
What ROM are you on?
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stock rom. im still working with the original rom it came with
bbmadzky said:
Use Apps2SD app. It can let you move apps to your SD card.
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i have superboxpro and it has a apps2sd tab; but that only moves it to the internal sd (1.7 gb)
Maybe you can try Directory Bind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
Anyway I never try it
Good luck
I don't understand the function of directory bind, is it used to move app from internal to sd card? And are external sd = sd card?
sevenmad said:
Hi
My galaxy w has only 1,70 gb of space. first of all how can i move already installed files to my 32gb external sd and secondly how can i set it simy phone automatically installs everything on the ex. sd from now on?
didnt find an answer on other threads.
Thanks in advance
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Root it and use Link2SD.
You'll need to partition your microSD into 2; I recommend formatting the 2nd partition as ext2.
Lots of tutorials on how to do this.
Plus, you can configure Link2SD to automatically migrate newly installed apps to the SD card.
_____ W + Bionic Cow 2 + xda app _____
If you are on stock from still no need for any app at all....or partitions on your External SD.
There is native built-in Apps 2 SD function in GB, which moves Apps, designed to be moved, to your external SD.
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As you can see from my screen shot, those apps checked have been moved....
Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/On SD Card Tab....
Apps which can be moved are listed, and those which ate moved have a check mark.
If course, you can also use Link2SD etc, but you need to create second partition on SD!!!!
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sevenmad said:
Hi
My galaxy w has only 1,70 gb of space. first of all how can i move already installed files to my 32gb external sd and secondly how can i set it simy phone automatically installs everything on the ex. sd from now on?
didnt find an answer on other threads.
Thanks in advance
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You can try to swap your internal and external sd.
irishpancake said:
If you are on stock from still no need for any app at all....or partitions on your External SD.
There is native built-in Apps 2 SD function in GB, which moves Apps, designed to be moved, to your external SD.
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As you can see from my screen shot, those apps checked have been moved....
Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/On SD Card Tab....
Apps which can be moved are listed, and those which ate moved have a check mark.
If course, you can also use Link2SD etc, but you need to create second partition on SD!!!!
Sent either from my Sammy GT-i8150 or my Momo11 Bird Tablet!!
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There are drawbacks of native App2SD:
* Widgets moved to SD no longer work
* Apps needing "Boot Complete" intent no longer work
* When attaching the external storage to PC via USB cable, all apps on SD are not available
Link2SD has no such drawbacks. It does require 2 things:
1. Rooted phone
2. 2nd partition on the microSD
Those prerequisites, however, need to be done only once, and afterwards Link2SD can fully automate everything.
_____ W + Bionic Cow 2 + xda app _____
pepoluan said:
There are drawbacks of native App2SD:
* Widgets moved to SD no longer work
* Apps needing "Boot Complete" intent no longer work
* When attaching the external storage to PC via USB cable, all apps on SD are not available
Link2SD has no such drawbacks. It does require 2 things:
1. Rooted phone
2. 2nd partition on the microSD
Those prerequisites, however, need to be done only once, and afterwards Link2SD can fully automate everything.
_____ W + Bionic Cow 2 + xda app _____
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Hi pep....
Yeah, native apps2SD has drawbacks for sure, but the OP asked how to move apps to SD, and it is a simple built-in solution, requiring nothing more than checking a box in settings....
It is surprising how many ppl don't know about it!!
But I agree, Links2SD is a more complete solution!!
Isn't there a work round which allows use of Internal Storage as Apps partition??
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Perhaps try Android Assistent
with that it can automaticly move your downloaded apps to your SD card
what rom?
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link2SD
sevenmad said:
Hi
My galaxy w has only 1,70 gb of space. first of all how can i move already installed files to my 32gb external sd and secondly how can i set it simy phone automatically installs everything on the ex. sd from now on?
didnt find an answer on other threads.
Thanks in advance
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if your phone has rooted, use link2SD and choose autolink in setting
Well if your rooted cause my phone is and I use App2SD and Force2SD also Titanium backup to move my apps to my external SD, there isn't really a way to force your apps to automatically install on the external SD and you usually have to manually move them but TB has one where you can move all of them in 1 go so that helps.
Hi....I have tried this Link2SD cos I just got a larger SD card...
My phone is on Stock ROM still, rooted, and original vold.fstab..mount points as per original...and using Arcos latest CWM Recovery [6.0.??].
The App works great, linking is perfect, and any app linked shows in the list in the App as linked to SD...
Storage Info shows the ext3 partition as SD Card 2nd Part. [/data/sdext2]....
just for example purposes I show 1 app linked... Antutu.....it works perfectly!!!
However, CWM does not back up this partition in Nandroid, getting the "sd-ext does not exist" message during backup.....
And to prove this I deleted Antutu, and attempted an extract from Nandroid with TB....
It shows a backup, but attempting to extract it results in TB hanging..presume it shows it becos of whatever sym-linking is there shows app as being in Internal.
I have been able to extract this app from Nandroid made without L2SD.
So, on stock ROM, is this possible?
Do I need scripting support which is missing in Stock?
Is Stock kernel OK for this app?
Is there a problem with CWM not backing up the ext3 Partition on SD??
Thanks in advance!!!
Edit...pics are not showing... Tapatalk problem...
Will reupload later when home...
Yiz get the gist anyway!!! I hope!!!
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irishpancake said:
Hi....I have tried this Link2SD cos I just got a larger SD card...
My phone is on Stock ROM still, rooted, and original vold.fstab..mount points as per original...and using Arcos latest CWM Recovery [6.0.??].
The App works great, linking is perfect, and any app linked shows in the list in the App as linked to SD...
Storage Info shows the ext3 partition as SD Card 2nd Part. [/data/sdext2]....
just for example purposes I show 1 app linked... Antutu.....it works perfectly!!!
However, CWM does not back up this partition in Nandroid, getting the "sd-ext does not exist" message during backup.....
And to prove this I deleted Antutu, and attempted an extract from Nandroid with TB....
It shows a backup, but attempting to extract it results in TB hanging..presume it shows it becos of whatever sym-linking is there shows app as being in Internal.
I have been able to extract this app from Nandroid made without L2SD.
So, on stock ROM, is this possible?
Do I need scripting support which is missing in Stock?
Is Stock kernel OK for this app?
Is there a problem with CWM not backing up the ext3 Partition on SD??
Thanks in advance!!!
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Will reupload later when home...
Yiz get the gist anyway!!! I hope!!!
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Well, I never tried extracting anything from a nandroid backup before... but if I use TB's own backup/restore facility, TB has no problem at all.
(I just tried it myself : Uninstalled Maxthon via TB, reboot (full, not quick), restore).
Of course, after restore, Maxthon is no longer linked to SD, and I bet there are Maxthon leftovers in the SD, but nothing more serious than those.
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1. How can i increase my device memory by allocating space from my sd card?
2. Can we increase RAM by using space from sd card?
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1. If you want to install apps on the sd card you can create a partition in your sd card which will be treated like internal memory. Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397120
2. RAM is a completly diffrent thing, you can't increase it, it is the temporary memory and it doesn't act like the normal memory, you can equivilate this to your pc, the numer of programs you can keep running at the same time is set by your RAM but sd card memory is what you refer to as hard disk memory.
I have installed link2sd card through whch I am able to store apps to my sd card but they are still storing app data to internal memory.
Can I move that app data to external card? so that it will release more space and I will able to story more apps.
Eden3319 said:
1. If you want to install apps on the sd card you can create a partition in your sd card which will be treated like internal memory. Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397120
2. RAM is a completly diffrent thing, you can't increase it, it is the temporary memory and it doesn't act like the normal memory, you can equivilate this to your pc, the numer of programs you can keep running at the same time is set by your RAM but sd card memory is what you refer to as hard disk memory.
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When creating the link make sure to check "Link lib files", this will link data too.
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It auto install apps to sd card and didn't give me any option to link lib files. and I didn't find any option in link2sd app.
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When creating the link make sure to check "Link lib files", this will link data too.
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I also like to move app private data to sd card so it will free phone internal memory.
It asks you this if you do it manually, otherwise ther is an option in settings wich allows you to choose what it will link. So there check "Link lib files".
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I already checked but have not found any option for this. I also checked link2sd website they clearly mentioned that link2sd will not move any app private data files to sd card.
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It asks you this if you do it manually, otherwise ther is an option in settings wich allows you to choose what it will link. So there check "Link lib files".
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Eden3319 said:
1. If you want to install apps on the sd card you can create a partition in your sd card which will be treated like internal memory. Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397120
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How big the second partition should be so it is enough to link all your apps?
I have a 2 Gb card and it has about 300 mb left.
200 MB might be enough
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i use this :
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rashidrupani said:
I have installed link2sd card through whch I am able to store apps to my sd card but they are still storing app data to internal memory.
Can I move that app data to external card? so that it will release more space and I will able to story more apps.
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I am facing this problem now , I have done all of this I have EXT2 and Link2sd and when I install apps the internal Memory device show me the message that I should uninstall apps , there are apps that do not have Lib files , I need to know which steps should I take?
please help me if you have solved it
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Eden3319 said:
1. If you want to install apps on the sd card you can create a partition in your sd card which will be treated like internal memory. Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397120
2. RAM is a completly diffrent thing, you can't increase it, it is the temporary memory and it doesn't act like the normal memory, you can equivilate this to your pc, the numer of programs you can keep running at the same time is set by your RAM but sd card memory is what you refer to as hard disk memory.
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I have done all of the partitioning SD card now I have a lot of space and I have Link2sd but when I download apps it still show me : memory device has low space , it means the EXT2 is not treated as internal memory , which steps should I take now?
please help do this I wanna download some apps ... thanks in advance .
Hello,
Yesterday I've upgraded software on my LG Spirit to Marshmallow (PL/PLAY). Unfortunately it's not possible to root it yet, so after few hours I started to miss Link2SD functionallity. :crying:
I found that Marshmallow shall offer formating SD Card as Internal storage. Unfortunately, it seems that LG disabled this feature. But... it's still possible to enable it via ADB SHELL! :victory:
Here is how you can do that:
Backup your data - for sure, you don't want to lose all your data stored on SD. If you want to lose it, feel free to skip this step
Enable USB debugging mode in developer settings - to enable developer settings you have to tap 5 Times on the build numer.
Open ADB Shell - just open command prompt (Win+R => Type "cmd" => Click "OK") and navigate to your ADB directory (ex.: "cd c:\adb\"), then use "adb shell" command to start shell.
List avaliable disks to get disk ID. It can be done with following command:
Code:
sm list-disks
You will get your SD Card ID (ex.: disk:179,64, which will be used in next step.
Format your SD card by typing below command. Remember to put correct Disk ID obtained in previous step.
Code:
sm partition disk:179,64 private
This command will cause that whole card will be formated as Internal Storage. If you want to use only part of SD as Internal Storage and rest as standard Removable Disk, for example 50:50, you can use command:
Code:
sm partition disk:179,64 mixed 50
Check your storage settings and enjoy additional internal storage!
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Cool! Gonna try it soon!
Thanks for sharing,it works
I've been doing this since I installed marshmallow but I'm not sure if it works properly. Every app or app data remains in the internal storage unless I manually move the app to sd. Is that normal?
SteSko said:
Hello,
Yesterday I've upgraded software on my LG Spirit to Marshmallow (PL/PLAY). Unfortunately it's not possible to root it yet, so after few hours I started to miss Link2SD functionallity. :crying:
I found that Marshmallow shall offer formating SD Card as Internal storage. Unfortunately, it seems that LG disabled this feature. But... it's still possible to enable it via ADB SHELL! :victory:
Here is how you can do that:
Backup your data - for sure, you don't want to lose all your data stored on SD. If you want to lose it, feel free to skip this step
Enable USB debugging mode in developer settings - to enable developer settings you have to tap 5 Times on the build numer.
Open ADB Shell - just open command prompt (Win+R => Type "cmd" => Click "OK") and navigate to your ADB directory (ex.: "cd c:\adb\"), then use "adb shell" command to start shell.
List avaliable disks to get disk ID. It can be done with following command:
Code:
sm list-disks
You will get your SD Card ID (ex.: disk:179,64, which will be used in next step.
Format your SD card by typing below command. Remember to put correct Disk ID obtained in previous step.
Code:
sm partition disk:179,64 private
This command will cause that whole card will be formated as Internal Storage. If you want to use only part of SD as Internal Storage and rest as standard Removable Disk, for example 50:50, you can use command:
Code:
sm partition disk:179,64 mixed 50
Check your storage settings and enjoy additional internal storage!
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Can this work with any Android device having the marshmallow SW version.
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Applications will move to sd card with all their files?
Będzie przenosić całe aplikację? I czym się to różni od przenoszenia na nie sformatowaną kartę?
What is the difference between formatting the SD card as internal storage and transfering the app from internal to SD?
@SteSko: What class card did you use? I've read people over the internet complaining that the write and read are much slower than internal even with Class 10 cards, and that you need a UHS-I card for storage adoption to make sense.
I would appreciate some info on your performance so far. Cheers!
Alanon said:
@SteSko: What class card did you use? I've read people over the internet complaining that the write and read are much slower than internal even with Class 10 cards, and that you need a UHS-I card for storage adoption to make sense.
I would appreciate some info on your performance so far. Cheers!
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To be fair, class 10 means nothing these days. To qualify as class 10, the card has to have a minimum of 10mb/s transfer speed, while internal memory is uncomparably faster.
jonixas said:
To be fair, class 10 means nothing these days. To qualify as class 10, the card has to have a minimum of 10mb/s transfer speed, while internal memory is uncomparably faster.
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As far as I know, UHS-I guarantees the same measly 10mb/s, just like Class 10. So even if the technology is better overall - which it is - it's not an actual promise, since it only maximizes the speed potential. People have been experiencing wildly differing transfer speeds on various devices even on those cards, because things just didn't stack up properly. That's why I'm so curious how folks are faring with our device.
To return back to normal use this
sm partition disk:179,64 public 100
Just a heads up - my card died as I was trying this. Probably because it was old, and not because of this, but I just wanted to let you guys know. ( The card died right after the command, but I can still see the single partition on my computer , but I can't manipulate the files in any way, and it's really intermittent. )
Hi guys, i have a problem. I adopted my sd card as mixed storage, used 20gb for internal and 10gb for external...today i factory reset the phone and now i cant see the adopted storage only this 10gb external. the problem is that i cannot format the card to be 32gb of external. i basically have 32gb sd card with only 10gb usable because the other part was encrypted by phone and now i cant see it anymore cuz probably the encryption key was lost after reset. i tried using adb shell to list volumes but it says 'private disk mounted null' and 'public disk 179,65'. Also, when i list disks in adb shell it shows me 179,64 and i cant partition it to private with 'sm partition disk:179,64 private'...anyone has a solution to formatting the card to be just normal card used as external memory? Also, i tried using minitool to manually partition the card, there i can see there are 2 partitions, this 10gb partition that is formatted as FAT32 and the 20gb that says 'other format', i believe it is Ext4 but i tried to manually format that partition to Ext4 hoping my phone would recognize it but no use...any thoughts?
i tried sm partition disk:179,64 public but it didnt help...it seems like the phone sees that 179.64 disk as potential adopting disk but on the other hand disk is alredy protected by that lost encryption key and since i factory reset the phone i cant go and dig it up
Hmm, guys, I did this in the past and if I recall correctly you should click on the SD card in the storage menu, go to the options and select "Migrate data". I may be wrong, though.
SteSko said:
Hello,
Yesterday I've upgraded software on my LG Spirit to Marshmallow (PL/PLAY). Unfortunately it's not possible to root it yet, so after few hours I started to miss Link2SD functionallity. :crying:
I found that Marshmallow shall offer formating SD Card as Internal storage. Unfortunately, it seems that LG disabled this feature. But... it's still possible to enable it via ADB SHELL! :victory:
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Hello, I followed the directions, and partitioned the sd.
Now how does the thing? I have the memory almost full, the bar is red and there is the danger signal, once the internal filled automatically fills the sd partition?
Thanks
carraretto33 said:
Hello, I followed the directions, and partitioned the sd.
Now how does the thing? I have the memory almost full, the bar is red and there is the danger signal, once the internal filled automatically fills the sd partition?
Thanks
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once you partitioned sd it became your primary storage. this is not expanding but replacing storage..if you have 8gb internal and use 32gb external you wont have 40gb, you will have 32 because once you adopt the external sd as storage it will replace the internal..what you can do is go to settings->storage->internal storage->migrate data to transfer your apps from phone memory to sd card and all future apps will be installed directly to sd
ikova617 said:
once you partitioned sd it became your primary storage. this is not expanding but replacing storage..if you have 8gb internal and use 32gb external you wont have 40gb, you will have 32 because once you adopt the external sd as storage it will replace the internal..what you can do is go to settings->storage->internal storage->migrate data to transfer your apps from phone memory to sd card and all future apps will be installed directly to sd
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Great! Now work perfectly, I have 1,6 gb free in internal and all app (exclude g-app) on sd :good:
ikova617 said:
once you partitioned sd it became your primary storage. this is not expanding but replacing storage..if you have 8gb internal and use 32gb external you wont have 40gb, you will have 32 because once you adopt the external sd as storage it will replace the internal..what you can do is go to settings->storage->internal storage->migrate data to transfer your apps from phone memory to sd card and all future apps will be installed directly to sd
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Amazing, I was missing this. @SteSko it would be nice if you can add this to the first post for future references
@Korelev @carraretto33 guys hit thanks if i was of any help
Thanks @SteSko and @ikova617!