I'm coming from the htc Evo 4g lte, and usually when I would go into ES file Explorer I would see to options, but I don't see that on this device. I don't see sdcard2, or even ext-sdcard. Could someone walk me through this so I can get this to show up on my device through my file Explorer?
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I don't use ES anymore, I prefer Solid Explorer. But you should just be able to select Ext SD. Since the file Explorer reads the internal memory as SD. It sees your SD card as External.
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krobinso2295 said:
I'm coming from the htc Evo 4g lte, and usually when I would go into ES file Explorer I would see to options, but I don't see that on this device. I don't see sdcard2, or even ext-sdcard. Could someone walk me through this so I can get this to show up on my device through my file Explorer?
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The path should be:
Device/Storage/extSdCard
You have to go into the storage folder rather than the sdcard folder.
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How would I do that?
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U can conect your phone to a computer with a usb cable and do so or use a file explorer to move ur files...
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Or you can use a file manager on your phone
Edit: woops mentioned above
I use Astro file manager. Go to MNT/EMMC/DCIM/100MEDIA and your photos should be in there. I would copy the 100MEDIA folder (Longpress/Edit/Copy or move, then move back up to MNT and go to SDCARD/DCIM/ and you can paste them there. Or you can just put them on the root of the card if you want.
Also you can set the camera to store to SD card in the camera settings.
Thank you BrettApple. The first couple pics i took (my grandparents and a party and such) were saved to internal because i didnt know of the option. Thank you guys!
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Is there a way to view what's on your ext partition? Root explorer? Any other way?
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Yep, Root Explorer. It's the /sd-ext folder on the root directory of your internal memory (the first screen you see when you open Root Explorer).
If you don't have/don't want to pay for Root Explorer, there are free alternatives. ES File Explorer (you may have to enable root capabilities in settings) and I believe File Expert has root abilities.
There's a utility that lets you easily view your phone's internal memory from your computer, but I can't think of the name at the moment.
Neat trick: If you go into preferences in Root Explorer and change "info bar mode" to "show used/free disk space", it'll show how much space you have available for whatever you're viewing.
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If you use. Linux district you should be able to mount your ext partition in the computer. I haven't tried but makes sense to me.
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is? If I cant see it in some apps or file explorer?
Root explorer and astro can see external. So does my apps
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As does es file explorer
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Root explorer and astro can see external. So does my apps
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Thanks, I now see astro can see my micro sdcard and I can install apps that way but why does samsung make their file structure so limiting?
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As does es file explorer
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es file explorer didnt see my card. Or at least I couldnt navigate up a parent directory.
The stock my files app can.
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The stock my files app can.
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Youre running stock? I'm wondering if stock doesnt have this problem. Didnt bother checking.
Some apps such as Root Explorer you will find it located at mnt/extSdCard. Also for some app settings you can point to that. It works for me anyway.
EDIT: Ok just downloaded ES File explorer and figured it out. If you're rooted check 'root explorer' on and check 'Up to root'. Once you do that you can go up to parent folder and select mnt. There you will find /extSdCard. :thumbup:
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Issue is your apps can't use external sd card which sucks and no current rom from what I read fixes this because it is a Google screw up on purpose in Ics and jelly bean. You can only use internal memory to install apps now and I am pretty sure Google is doing this on purpose so you store more in their cloud and they can harvest your data more easily for targeted ads. If you install a lot of games from game loft forget it your 16gb internal memory is shot quick and your large sd card is sitting there empty.
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Create a folder called external_sd on your internal sd card and download the app ics sd binder and it will mount it to there
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es file explorer didnt see my card. Or at least I couldnt navigate up a parent directory.
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In ES Explorer you have to go to settings to allow "Root" in order to see your micro sd card in /mnt/extsdcard.
I'm certainly no expert here, but I don't think Google/Samsung have a conspiracy going. Coming from the Linux world, it's a common thing to mount storage under /mnt. The location of the external sd was also a bit weird on my last phone, the Moto Atrix. When it came out it took a while for app developers to adjust their programs to accommodate it (i.e., Titanium Backup). Hopefully the same will happen soon with the S III. As for the ability to move apps to the external sd, I'm not so sure that's a good idea anyway. For me doing that on any Android phone has always been somewhat problematic. I pretty much just use the sd for media storage now.
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is? If I cant see it in some apps or file explorer?
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All my mp3 are on the the SD card, same for pictures and video clips.
Yup 100% stock. I didnt root it yet.
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hunmin said:
In ES Explorer you have to go to settings to allow "Root" in order to see your micro sd card in /mnt/extsdcard.
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I dont need root (I dont even have root access on this phone) and I can see my SD card with any apps and I never needed to mount the card either.
I dont know what you are all doing wrong.
rickwood said:
I'm certainly no expert here, but I don't think Google/Samsung have a conspiracy going. Coming from the Linux world, it's a common thing to mount storage under /mnt. The location of the external sd was also a bit weird on my last phone, the Moto Atrix. When it came out it took a while for app developers to adjust their programs to accommodate it (i.e., Titanium Backup). Hopefully the same will happen soon with the S III. As for the ability to move apps to the external sd, I'm not so sure that's a good idea anyway. For me doing that on any Android phone has always been somewhat problematic. I pretty much just use the sd for media storage now.
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Exactly what I was trying to say. Why cant we navigate to /mnt and pick our storage ourselves.
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Create a folder called external_sd on your internal sd card and download the app ics sd binder and it will mount it to there
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Thanks appreciate the help.
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Issue is your apps can't use external sd card which sucks and no current rom from what I read fixes this because it is a Google screw up on purpose in Ics and jelly bean. You can only use internal memory to install apps now and I am pretty sure Google is doing this on purpose so you store more in their cloud and they can harvest your data more easily for targeted ads. If you install a lot of games from game loft forget it your 16gb internal memory is shot quick and your large sd card is sitting there empty.
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Or maybe they just don't want to make average users go through a file explorer if possible?
It's not a conspiracy, even if you think it is.
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Create a folder called external_sd on your internal sd card and download the app ics sd binder and it will mount it to there
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How did i miss this reply, thanks that seems to help. Is there an original thread on this app or this issue by any chance?
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How did i miss this reply, thanks that seems to help. Is there an original thread on this app or this issue by any chance?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652079
Hi, sorry if this a noob-ish type question. But I just installed an external 8GB microSD card on my GSIII and can't figure out how to get a file manager to read external SD. I'm using ES file manager and that only reads what's in the internal SD. Although it does show up in phone settings under storage.
But I was curious if it was possible to move files between internal and external SD cards from your phone, and run apps from your external SD card, as in apps2sd. Is that possible yet? I am rooted and using primarily CM10 and Aokp jellybean based ROMs.
Sorry, I'm coming from an Evo 4G and so I'm a bit turned around with this new phone. Ha.
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In ES File Explorer, go to favorites. It should show /mnt/extsdcard in there.
I use Astro file explorer, but yes you you can cut them from sdcard and paste to ext_sd in the file explorer.
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In ES File Explorer, go to favorites. It should show /mnt/extsdcard in there.
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Duh, I feel embarrassed for not even checking under "Favorites". Thank you for responding.
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Don't be embarrassed. I think its a really stupid thing in ES to do. I wish they'd change it, though I know where it is now but it took me forever to find... just like you.
Why they do this I have no idea - but it is stupid
Been looking all over to find out how to access external memory on my Asus Transformer Pad. Thanks!
Zarchiver is a pretty good app as well found it a lot easier for me
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Hi, I recently noticed a .enref file that is 7kb big on the root of my sd card. I just flashed a rom to my EVO 4G as well, Digital Karma V8 Reincarnation. I formatted my sd card before installing the rom, so I know it is not from the rom itself. I opened up the file in a text editor, and in plain text the word "android" was displayed in it. Should I be worried about this file at all? What is it for?
Also, using es file explorer on my phone, I do not find the file on the root of my SD card. I will check again on my computer to see if it appears there and tell you guys.
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Alright well I just checked, I can see it on ny Windows pc but not on my phone using es file explorer. Does anyone have a clue at all what this file is for?
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Anyone?
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A Google search doesn't turn up anything, so I'd either leave it and not stress over a 7KB file or rename it .enref.old, reboot and see if anything doesn't work. If so, you can always rename it back
Alright thank you for the information.
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This is an old thread, but just in case anyone finds this thread through Google like I did, the .enref file is created by Evernote Food and can be safely deleted.
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This is an old thread, but just in case anyone finds this thread through Google like I did, the .enref file is created by Evernote Food and can be safely deleted.
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Thank you eskostar! :good: