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[Mod] External SD as primary storage

Could anybody port this mod from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545292 ? Or if its already around link me to it? Any help is appreciated thanks.
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I asked the dev to port this mod for me and he did and it works great !
Please thank him and ask any questions here i take NO CREDIT for this its his work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545292
Download link
http://db.tt/7dOmBls5
Flash this Reswitch zip to undo the mod
http://db.tt/9y8zX0L6
Proof it works(photos and videos usually save to sdcard/dcim or somethin
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would this have an effect on data/factory reset? would it wipe the sd instead of the internal?

Thats a good question
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Would you mind asking him to make also the reswitch zip file for our epic touch phone, So we can revert back If we need to.
Thanks in advance

agrenwa said:
Would you mind asking him to make also the reswitch zip file for our epic touch phone, So we can revert back If we need to.
Thanks in advance
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Yea i asked him just hope he will do it
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I flashed the zip and it works great, however I'm not seeing the internal memory now, according to the dev in the original thread you should see the internal as sdcard-ext, but i can't seen to locate it.

Great to see this, I made a thread also hoping this could be made possible in q/a forum. Now to see if link2sd will work for me.
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Hi this is a great mod, however this mod made me lose 16 GB of storage space and I now cannot find my files stored on my internal sd card. Somebody please help me.
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I dont get it i see all my files...should just restore your backup if having problems?
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Okay to revert back to the original settings all you have to do is reflash your original ROM.
This mod is very useful but, I need to be able to access my internal SD card.
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Thanks for this find i think this will help some people with trying to sync music playlists from PC to external. Hopefully someone in our community smarter than myself can get it to work with internal as well. Great start for now though.
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anyone still have this?
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veritasaequita said:
anyone still have this?
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Reuploaded also added the reswitch zip thanks to the original creator
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Hey everyone! Just got a new 32gb micro sd card and I was trying to get this working on my phone. Flashing the zip works without a hitch, but obviously I lose access to my internal memory. That's not cool with me so I tried flashing the removal zip but it aborts for some reason. I tried with signature verification on and off but I get the same result. If anyone has made further headway into this mod, I would love to hear about it.
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does anyone have a working link?

Anyone else have issues not mounting sd card

When trying to perform a backup with clockworkmod recovery I get a error message saying
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Checked mounts and can't mount sd card
Link to log I posted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34141417
Please help

I bet your card is formatted exFAT.
Cwm and twrp dont support this im afraid.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I bet your card is formatted exFAT.
Cwm and twrp dont support this im afraid.
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What should I do?

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What should I do?
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You'll need to reformat the card to Fat32. This of course will wipe it clean, so id take it out of the phone and plug into the computer, and back up any important data. Then format to FAT32. You can format on the phone, so it may be best to do it that way.
What size is the card?

DocHoliday77 said:
You'll need to reformat the card to Fat32. This of course will wipe it clean, so id take it out of the phone and plug into the computer, and back up any important data. Then format to FAT32. You can format on the phone, so it may be best to do it that way.
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Isn't it the internal sd storage?
I have a 32gig external sd

Ooops.....my bad!
disregard previous posts. Sorry bout that!
Try deleting the .android_secure folder as is mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908178
If that doesnt work, I would suggest trying TWRP instead of CWM.
How much space is left in your storage?

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Ooops.....my bad!
disregard previous posts. Sorry bout that!
Try deleting the .android_secure folder as is mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908178
If that doesnt work, I would suggest trying TWRP instead of CWM.
How much space is left in your storage?
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5 gig free in internal

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5 gig free in internal
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Thats pkenty, obviously.
Did you try removing that folder? Id copy it to external just so you have it still. Its hidden toi so youll have to enable show hidden folders in your file browser.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Thats pkenty, obviously.
Did you try removing that folder? Id copy it to external just so you have it still. Its hidden toi so youll have to enable show hidden folders in your file browser.
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I deleted the folder but I'm pretty sure the backup file produced isn't right at 21mb.
Damn I need to figure this out

Its fine. Cwm works differently now. The 1st backup will be a full backup. All subsequent ones wikk only backup whats changed.
Not sure how good it is. I use twrp personally.
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SD Card full?

After I installed IceJelly rom my SD card was formatted
So I was transfering my music back when suddenly I got a "No space" error
I checked the SD cards properties, and it said all my 25GB are taken
I went into the SD card and checked properties of each and every folder in there, and well, It adds up to about 6GB :3
Whats taking my space?
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In android 4.2.1 the sd card handling has been changed. Now default folder sdcard/0 . So no space on sdcard itself.
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In android 4.2.1 the sd card handling has been changed. Now default folder sdcard/0 . So no space on sdcard itself.
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There is no '0' fodler :3

SrebX said:
There is no '0' fodler :3
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Is it IceColdJelly on 4.1.2 or 4.2.1 version of Android?
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Is it IceColdJelly on 4.1.2 or 4.2.1 version of Android?
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4.2.1 version
Here's a picture:
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Some folders may show incorrect space usage, try mounting as usb from recovery and checking on a computer,
if it still shows as 6GB then something is wrong with your SD formatting or the software, and you need to re-install the rom wiping everything

Vcek said:
Some folders may show incorrect space usage, try mounting as usb from recovery and checking on a computer,
if it still shows as 6GB then something is wrong with your SD formatting or the software, and you need to re-install the rom wiping everything
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Thats a good idea, why didn't I think of it? ><
Anyway thanks a lot it really helped me
Apparently I wasn't able to see anything inside my SD card out of the '0' folder, therefore not being able to see the '0' folder, and since it was recognized in my computer as a media device, not mass storage, I wasn't even able to see it in the computer :|
So I'm transfering all my sd card content into '0' folder
Thanks this should pretty much solve it
Though, why the hell is my device recognized as a media device and not mass storage USB? ><

Support for mass storage mode was dropped in Android 4.2. For now on you can use MTP.

Missing entire "0" directory with files when on 4.2+

Title says it. When I flash a 4.2 ROM my first "0" directory is not found and is missing. Yet when I return to a TouchWiz ROM, that whole directory along with its folders and files are back.
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4.2+ moves this folder and all of its contents. All your files are in internal storage just moved
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And you couldn't search and find the 100 posts about this already?
Remember search is your best friend, Have a great day!

I don't think you understand. I do not have an external SD card. And yes I have searched for this. This recently happened to me and I have been doing this for a while now. I'm not stupid. The folders just simply don't exist when I use a 4.2 ROM. I've searched over and over for fixes thank you very much.
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lilman355 said:
I don't think you understand. I do not have an external SD card. And yes I have searched for this. This recently happened to me and I have been doing this for a while now. I'm not stupid. The folders just simply don't exist when I use a 4.2 ROM. I've searched over and over for fixes thank you very much.
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Of course not when you use a 4.2 or 4.3 rom google new thing is multi user so it creates and emulated folder which it moves everything into. Since all TW roms are still 4.1 they do not do this. It's there it's all there you just need to find it. Having an external storage or not has nothing to do with it.
Remember search is your best friend, Have a great day!

I have searched everywhere for all of my files and folders from 4.1 on my SD card and it doesn't exist unless I go back to 4.1. I even searched using my laptop for it and that data just doesn't exist while I'm on 4.1
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lilman355 said:
I have searched everywhere for all of my files and folders from 4.1 on my SD card and it doesn't exist unless I go back to 4.1. I even searched using my laptop for it and that data just doesn't exist while I'm on 4.1
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Step backwards out of where you normally would find it look for a file may be called STORAGE or EMULATED
Have a great day!

lilman355 said:
I have searched everywhere for all of my files and folders from 4.1 on my SD card and it doesn't exist unless I go back to 4.1. I even searched using my laptop for it and that data just doesn't exist while I'm on 4.1
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You should post a screenshot of what your storage folders look like. Here's what mine looks like. I easily go back and forth from 4.1 to 4.2 to 4.3. If you aren't showing sd0, then your internal got moved. This happened to me the 1st time I flashed 4.2, I forgot to backup contents of sd0 before flashing 4.2 rom. I had to go back to previous TW backup, backup sd0 to computer, then flash 4.2 rom, then restore sd0 to internal. This worked fine for me.
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storage space not calculating properly

I'm attaching a screen shot to show what my storage screen is showing. The total space lead the amount shown on the screen does not added up. I've rooted the device and have installed a few different roms over time and I wonder if space had been used that is not showing here.
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I'm having the same problems. I had just flash a 4.3 rom, and when I return to stock my storage space was not correct.
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todds67 said:
I'm attaching a screen shot to show what my storage screen is showing. The total space lead the amount shown on the screen does not added up. I've rooted the device and have installed a few different roms over time and I wonder if space had been used that is not showing here. View attachment 2470442
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Did you do a full wipe of system, factory reset, and both caches before flashing your current ROM? Also, you may want to use a file explorer and go through all directories to double check if you haven't already. You may also consider reformatting your internal memory to eliminate any possible issues.
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Did you do a full wipe of system, factory reset, and both caches before flashing your current ROM? Also, you may want to use a file explorer and go through all directories to double check if you haven't already. You may also consider reformatting your internal memory to eliminate any possible issues.
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I full wipe, reset, clean both cache, but it's still giving me a wrong risk number of memory. How can you reformat the memory?I have Philz recovery. I even did a fa tory reset and it still shows a total memory of 9.5 g ehen I know its a 16
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I full wipe, reset, clean both cache, but it's still giving me a wrong risk number of memory. How can you reformat the memory?I have Philz recovery. I even did a fa tory reset and it still shows a total memory of 9.5 g ehen I know its a 16
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You must have not noticed before, but that's what its supposed to show. It came like that out of the box because of how Samsung partitioned the internal memory. We all got screwed out of available space because of it. I would highly recommend that you don't fool around with the partition tables because you could brick your tab. Instead, I would recommend you buy an external micro SD to the size you need if you haven't already. I would still wipe your internal storage to maximize your available space. Obviously, make sure you back up what you want to keep beforehand. I have never used Philz before so I'm not familiar with it.
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Well thanks for the answer. I started to freak out cause in my Galaxy Mega it does tell I have a total of 16gb. I know that the whole Samsung stuff takes alot of memory but I was concern cause I just had flash a cm 11 ROM and they have that of 'multi user', so I thought it had done that.
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