So I'm trying to delete the CWM backup folder which is like 3 gigs from my internal storage and it just won't it says error deleting the file on the phone. Also tried from pc also doesn't delete.. Really need help with this thanks.
Are you doing it from es explorer, or recovery? Twrp has a file explorer to help, don't think cwm does. And I think you can mount with cwm and still use adb shell or pc mount.
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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question
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I tried from TWRP and it doesnt file the Clockworkmod folder..but in ES its there 3 gigs..and on the PC it says the file is read only..really need help on this my internal storage only has like 500 mb left..
Check the permissions on the folder. When in doubt, use 0777. You can do this from within twrp.
Also make sure you have every section mounted within twrp, otherwise some parts will not show up.
I haven't used cwm in awhile, so I don't know off the top of my head where those files are stored.
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I have CWM rogue recovery but I cannot figure out how to delete old backups, its taking up space on sd card, can someone help. Do I have to connect to my pC and do it manually, and if so where is the backup files where it would be stored.. thanks in advance.
johngope said:
I have CWM rogue recovery but I cannot figure out how to delete old backups, its taking up space on sd card, can someone help. Do I have to connect to my pC and do it manually, and if so where is the backup files where it would be stored.. thanks in advance.
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You need a file manager, like root explorer, es file manager, Astro, etc..
Go to sdcard/externalsd/clockworkmod/backup
they should be in there..
For me, in astro file manger they're in mnt/sdcard/external_sd/clockworkmod
You can delete them using any file manager or when connected to a pc
Edit: I don't usually erase mine, I transfer them to pc and label accordingly. I generally only keep 2 backups on my phone, my stock rooted setup and most recent setup
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I just unlocked, rooted and restored all files in my nexus. I went into root Explorer to delete unwanted files and am getting a delete failed error every time I try to delete a file. Also my screen shots are no longer saving it says storage is in use. Anybody experience anything like this after rooting?
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Marcg23 said:
I just unlocked, rooted and restored all files in my nexus. I went into root Explorer to delete unwanted files and am getting a delete failed error every time I try to delete a file. Also my screen shots are no longer saving it says storage is in use. Anybody experience anything like this after rooting?
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Are you trying to delete system files? Do you have SU installed? Are you clicking the R/W option. More details please.....
Several people have reported the issue with screen shot, to fix it they've had to rename the pictures folder(Seems like the folder is read only).
Swiftkey'ed on my CM9 Galaxy Nexus
No system files just old pictures, music files and other misc. It is set as r/w, also I am getting a few apps saying I need storage available that is writable. Something has to be up with the internal storage not allowing me to access or write to it.
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Well I am able to take screen shots by renaming he folder. However, I am still unable to write anything to my sdcard or modify files through root Explorer or any other file manager app.
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Root explorer - How to text edit
Hi All,
I have a problem with my root explorer. I am not able to open a file to edit. If i long press on a file , i dont get any option to open/edit the file.
i was supposed to edit gps.conf file under /system/etc but unable to do so from root explorer.
PS: i mount r/w from the root explorer every time i try..
Please help.
If you have any directories/files that you can't modify or delete, then boot into CWM recovery, plug in the USB cable, go into adb shell. Also make sure that /data is mounted in the CWM mounts menu. Then:
cd /data/media
chown -R media_rw.media_rw *
root explorer delete failed
danger-rat said:
If you have any directories/files that you can't modify or delete, then boot into CWM recovery, plug in the USB cable, go into adb shell. Also make sure that /data is mounted in the CWM mounts menu. Then:
cd /data/media
chown -R media_rw.media_rw *
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i'm having this crazy "delete failed" error every time i try to delete any file in sdcart, external, and root directory (copy-paste, root, permissions works fine )
i tried to delete any remains of root explorer with es file explorer ((which works fine btw so its not a problem of partitions i think), re installed the program again but its the same . Flashed the rom from the beginning with a full wipe but its the same
this error happened first when i updated from blackmart alpha to some rootexplorer v.99. I uninstalled that but it left this error
Any idea what is causing that
I'm very curious and would appreciate it
thanks
I found a way to delete the files you suggest using Root Explorer. Go into /data/media/<navigate to the directory that you want to delete files>.. make sure the folder is mounted as r/w and delete the files you want to delete. This is how I bypassed the delete failed issue in Root Explorer...
rester555 said:
I found a way to delete the files you suggest using Root Explorer. Go into /data/media/<navigate to the directory that you want to delete files>.. make sure the folder is mounted as r/w and delete the files you want to delete. This is how I bypassed the delete failed issue in Root Explorer...
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^^^^ this
Thank you rester, this worked for me too. Was pulling my hair out.
Hi guys,
I am trying to figure out a way to copy clockworkmod directory to my PC, as the backups are taking up too much unncessary space on the phone. The problem is that via MTP Windows Explorer simply hangs and doesn't copy a thing. My guess is that the underlying issue is the huge number of very small files in the /blob sub-directory.
Could anyone guide me how to accomplish this task, please? Or, alternatively, what other methods of backing straight to the PC are there?
Much obliged!
zkvvoob said:
Hi guys,
I am trying to figure out a way to copy clockworkmod directory to my PC, as the backups are taking up too much unncessary space on the phone. The problem is that via MTP Windows Explorer simply hangs and doesn't copy a thing. My guess is that the underlying issue is the huge number of very small files in the /blob sub-directory.
Could anyone guide me how to accomplish this task, please?
Much obliged!
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MTP sucks. I prefer to use adb for this: adb pull /sdcard/clockworkmod D:\your\path\here
If you don't want to use the commandline, you can alternatively use an app like ES File Explorer to access a LAN share (shared folder/drive on your computer) and copy files this way.
adb pull?
Any time I transfer anything large it's what I use.
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/clockworkmod/ /Backup/
I believe that's the directory.
Just rename the "clockworkmod" folder to whatever it truly is if not.
This will put a "Backup" folder on your C:\ drive.
Edit:
Ninja'd.
Thank you very much, guys! I hadn't realised that adb pull could be used for copying a whole directory.
Reverse of this
Can anyone tell me how to reverse this using adb (i.e. move the directory back onto the phone)? Thanks.
grouseuk said:
Can anyone tell me how to reverse this using adb (i.e. move the directory back onto the phone)? Thanks.
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[GUIDE] How-to copy files from/to your device
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Thanks for the help with ADB pull. I knew about the push command, but being the noob I am I would never have thought that the opposite was that simple.
Now I have a GNex and I'm almost out of internal memory. I've copied my entire clockworkmod folder to my PC. I was wondering if I could delete the contents of the clockworkmod folder off of my phone (since it's all on the PC) to regain some storage space, and then only return the deleted contents to the phone when I need to do a nandroid restore without any problems occurring. I wouldn't want to go do all that only to arrive upon a large problem when I try to go back to stock JB JRO03C or anything like that.
kbolt said:
Thanks for the help with ADB pull. I knew about the push command, but being the noob I am I would never have thought that the opposite was that simple.
Now I have a GNex and I'm almost out of internal memory. I've copied my entire clockworkmod folder to my PC. I was wondering if I could delete the contents of the clockworkmod folder off of my phone (since it's all on the PC) to regain some storage space, and then only return the deleted contents to the phone when I need to do a nandroid restore without any problems occurring. I wouldn't want to go do all that only to arrive upon a large problem when I try to go back to stock JB JRO03C or anything like that.
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I want to know this exact answer as well.
if you dont rename the folders, you wont have a problem.
I've found that the GNex toolkit makes it pretty easy to make backups, move them to your PC and restore plus a whole lot more. It's pretty good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
+1 for adb
Large File Tip
THANK YOU!!
Jubakuba said:
adb pull?
Any time I transfer anything large it's what I use.
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/clockworkmod/ /Backup/
I believe that's the directory.
Just rename the "clockworkmod" folder to whatever it truly is if not.
This will put a "Backup" folder on your C:\ drive.
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Ninja'd.
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Unable to see clockworkmod folder through file explorer
HI All,
Am not able to see the clockworkmod folder through File Explorer. Whereas after i take a backup through recovery, i can see the backup exists in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup.
Please help.
Hi All,
Can anyone help with the above issue?
Use adb pull or an ftp server running on your device.
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Whats up guys - just a quick question and I hope someone has experience with this.
After installing my first custom ROM, I have another directory under /sdcard/0....
Is there any way I can access all of the folders under /sdcard that aren't showing in my ES file explorer app (they do show in CWM recovery, which is weird) ?
Thanks in advance...
So I can't seem to figure out how to do this I download the proper files and everything I go into TWRP and go to flash the zip file only problem is the zip file is nowhere to be found I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Tri-Band (model #L710T) (Running Oct Os) Anyway moving on every time i go into recovery mode my storage option at the top is stuck on internal storage I can't change it every time I try to change it to micro SDcard nothing happens then the file path is just this icon ---> (/) then the folders available are boot, cache, data, dev, etc, external_sd, license, proc, recovery, res, root, sbin, sdcard, sideload, supersu, sys, system, tmp, twres, and usb-otg but when I go into any of those none of them have zip files in them as well as the file path is not the same from the one where my downloads folder is in es file explorer and the one in TWRP then i get this file path with storage/emulated/0 or something I honestly can't figure this out for the life of me and all I want is xposed so anyone who can help me I honestly do appreciate it I will be willing to post any photos or anything you need for more info and fyi my S3 is running Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 if that helps as well (mods sorry if I posted in the wrong section just signed up today as of posting this)
Try looking here.
/data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/cache
Still Did Not Work
Still did not work any other suggestions oh but I did manage to be able to select micro SD card its not stuck on just internal storage anymore but yeah that did not work.
If it downloaded its gotta be on your system somewhere. Use a good file explorer with root privileges that has a search function.
I had to search for it on mine, too. I don't remember exactly where it was, but I can narrow it down to data, sdcard, sys, or system. I am very much a noob, so I checked every subfolder in ever folder to find it. I hope that helps
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