I was looking through file explorer and on sd it has Drive A, b, c, d, e, f. Whats that all about?
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gears1979 said:
I was looking through file explorer and on sd it has Drive A, b, c, d, e, f. Whats that all about?
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Those are for when you have a USB drive or drives connected via USB OTG or possibly some other method.
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Those are for when you have a USB drive or drives connected via USB OTG or possibly some other method.
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thanks
That's where all your porn is stashed & encrypted :silly:
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I plugged my epic 4g touch into my computer via usb cable and i dont see any drives in "my computer" that i can access the data... is this normal without a SD card???
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nevermind i just realized in device manager it has a ! and I had to have it search for drivers again. for some reason the drivers failed to install the first time
You should see something, because there is built in storage.When I plug mine in it shows 2 because I have a sd card and the regular internal.
I only get 'MTP-Connected'; no drive letters.
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You need to enable debug mode
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nobrakes said:
You need to enable debug mode
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Thanks much!
ddialogue said:
I only get 'MTP-Connected'; no drive letters.
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That's how it's supposed to work, the internal storage doesn't mount as a disk like an SD card, you browse it like a device. Just navigate to your devices. This would look familiar to anyone who has a galaxy tab, it's the same way.
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No you don't. Read above post.
Dont you have to click the notification and click on Connect USB to Computer, then hit the big button that say CONNECT? this is how im doing it.
at first the Drive letters would pop up but I could not see anything in the folders when I tried to open the drives, but on my phone after I do the USB to PC connect it then gives me access to the files.
If you want to see it as a usb drive, yes you do. If you're just using it as MTP, then no you don't.
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That's how it's supposed to work, the internal storage doesn't mount as a disk like an SD card, you browse it like a device. Just navigate to your devices. This would look familiar to anyone who has a galaxy tab, it's the same way.
No you don't. Read above post.
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When I plug into my ps3, in order to be able to see files I have to go under wireless and network then into usb utilities. There isn't an option that automatically shows up in the pull down menu. Will that change once I insert an sd card?
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I have reformatted my card several times from the storage setting. Nothing work just stays "damaged"
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Do you have an adapter? Can you plug it in to a computer to test?
Well I'm not next to a computer at the moment. I formatted it through the settings in the phone and it doesn't seem to "fix" damage
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Are you sure it's connected to your phone? Try using it on another device that uses an SD card.
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Are you sure it's connected to your phone? Try using it on another device that uses an SD card.
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This is another good option. Personally, I would plug into a computer and run a diagnostic check on the SD card. I would hate to lose pics and data due to using a faulty sd card.
This happened to me many times. I dont really kow what could've caused it. All i know is that i've never had any problems with any of my SD cards, until i got the S3. So weird.
Well it's connected to the pc via usb and there is no option through the pc to format the drive
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I'm also getting all sorts of force closes and freezes when it is mounted to my phone...
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Well it's connected to the pc via usb and there is no option through the pc to format the drive
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I'm also getting all sorts of force closes and freezes when it is mounted to my phone...
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That's because of the way the GS3 handles the external SD card. I don't remember the details but it is not mounted as USB mass storage.
Going back Metal Slug's post, if you have another device that can mount is as USB mass storage, or an micro sd -> sd adapter would be the only other option.
What size is the card?
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What method does everyone use to transfer files to and from their PC?
dropbox
Airdroid
I have a question that fits here;
Is there any way to make the s3'S onboard and external SD Read and appear in windows as a flash drive (ftp i think?) Instead of a "media device"?
USB transfer. My computer shows both main and external card.
But now that I have dropbox, it has been my primary means for transfer.
Lol I used to carry a thumb drive everywhere.
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What method does everyone use to transfer files to and from their PC?
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I just use my usb because its quickest. Also kies for your computer is nice. Backs up all pics and vids and contacts and settings. But sadly doesnt backup apps
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I have a fewquestions regarding OTG on my One X running JB. I searched Google and search and did not find the answer to my question.
1. I currently have my psx game images on my usb thumb drive to keep my sd card clear. Will using this function cause any hardware damage if I use it for 1-2 hours a day every(every other) day? Or just significant battery drain?
2. Is there any way to create a shortcut on the launcher screen to quickly mount or unmount my usb drive, or am I stuck going into settings>storage and then unmounting?
3. How necessary is it to "safely unmount" my thumb drive everytime
Thanks in advance,
David
Edit: fixed typos
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I can help you out somewhat.
3. When you safely unmount a drive, the system will make sure all other processes have finished reading and/or writing to the drive and then unmount it once its no longer being used. If you've only got your game images on there then you won't need to worry about safely unmounting the drive because nothing is being written to the drive and so nothing can be corrupted. So in your case, you don't need to worry about the unmount, just disconnect it when your done.
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I can help you out somewhat.
3. When you safely unmount a drive, the system will make sure all other processes have finished reading and/or writing to the drive and then unmount it once its no longer being used. If you've only got your game images on there then you won't need to worry about safely unmounting the drive because nothing is being written to the drive and so nothing can be corrupted. So in your case, you don't need to worry about the unmount, just disconnect it when your done.
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Thanks, I wasn't sure how, if different it was from the windows unmounting process.
Any info about the other Q's?
Thanks,
David
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It is highly unlikely to cause any damage to your phone by using otg for extended periods of time but you are going to notice a hit to battery life as your device will be powering the flash drive you will be using as well as itself
If you are rooted you can install an app like stickmount. When otg is enabled you will have a notification in the drawer. Just click it to unmount your drive
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It is highly unlikely to cause any damage to your phone by using otg for extended periods of time but you are going to notice a hit to battery life as your device will be powering the flash drive you will be using as well as itself
If you are rooted you can install an app like stickmount. When otg is enabled you will have a notification in the drawer. Just click it to unmount your drive
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I installed root stickmount from chainfire and when I hit unmount, I still get a system error saying that my device was unexpectedly removed. Informal?
Thanks
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My phone has 9gb of internal space, its all being used but the table isn't adding up to 9gbs.. This doesn't make sense. My phone won't even read my external SD card. Its 32gb. I can't format my external SD card. I can't mount it. Idk how to fix the problem. Any suggestions?
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ixJay said:
My phone has 9gb of internal space, its all being used but the table isn't adding up to 9gbs.. This doesn't make sense. My phone won't even read my external SD card. Its 32gb. I can't format my external SD card. I can't mount it. Idk how to fix the problem. Any suggestions?
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Some stuff such as nandroid backups don't show up in that list. Any chance that's taking up a lot of your space?
Try formatting your SD card in Windows if you have a USB adapter or micro to full size adapter and a port on your computer for a full SD. 32GB should be FAT32.
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crawler9 said:
Some stuff such as nandroid backups don't show up in that list. Any chance that's taking up a lot of your space?
Try formatting your SD card in Windows if you have a USB adapter or micro to full size adapter and a port on your computer for a full SD. 32GB should be FAT32.
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I have a USB adapter that connects to my phone. What do I do after connecting my phone to the computer? Cause every time I connect it. It doesn't bring up my external SD card.. And how do I set it to fat32?
Edit: also how can I delete the backups I have made? Been a while since I've messed with a rooted phone.
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I have a USB adapter that connects to my phone. What do I do after connecting my phone to the computer? Cause every time I connect it. It doesn't bring up my external SD card.. And how do I set it to fat32?
Edit: also how can I delete the backups I have made? Been a while since I've messed with a rooted phone.
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When I said USB adapter, I was talking about a microSD to USB adapter. In case the phone is the bad link in the chain, it'd be a good idea to remove the card from the phone and attempt to manipulate it externally. If that is not an option for you, I'll let someone else with ideas chime in on that topic.
For Nandroids: Try something like Nandroid Manager * ROOT
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
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When I said USB adapter, I was talking about a microSD to USB adapter. In case the phone is the bad link in the chain, it'd be a good idea to remove the card from the phone and attempt to manipulate it externally. If that is not an option for you, I'll let someone else with ideas chime in on that topic.
For Nandroids: Try something like Nandroid Manager * ROOT
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
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Crazy how the app is 2.93MB and I can't download it. I get an error saying "Insufficient storage available" mean while I have like 800+MB available. I don't get whats wrong with this phone.
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ixJay said:
Crazy how the app is 2.93MB and I can't download it. I get an error saying "Insufficient storage available" mean while I have like 800+MB available. I don't get whats wrong with this phone.
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If you have a root explorer or adb you could try pushing it to system/app because your data partition appears full.
You could also try to Odin back to stock.
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