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Titanium Backup "Protect This Backup" fails

Anyone have this issue?
I have Titanium Backup Pro, and everything works perfectly in it, except being able to protect my backups to internal memory.
With my previous phone (CM7) I never had this issue.
I wonder if this is a result of the internal SD card not using FAT32.

tpowell.ca said:
Anyone have this issue?
I have Titanium Backup Pro, and everything works perfectly in it, except being able to protect my backups to internal memory.
With my previous phone (CM7) I never had this issue.
I wonder if this is a result of the internal SD card not using FAT32.
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Yes, I have exactly the same problem on my Nexus 7 and VZW Galaxy Nexus, both running 4.2.1, and both of which use the internal memory sdcard configuration. I inquired to TB support, and got a quick response, the core of which follows here:
"Some devices don't support the "read-only" attribute for files on their storage area, which is why you are getting this error. Its a filesystem limitation on some devices that have an "internal sd card" which emulates FAT filesystem, but without offering the "read-only" attributes for files.
The simple solution, if you're rooted, is as follows:
1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions and make sure you have mounted the file system r/w.
2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />
4. Save the changes to the file.
5. Restart your tablet"
The explanation seems plausible to me, based on their description of the problem, but I don't have any expertise in the coding area. I did edit and update the platform.xml file on my Nexus 7 exactly as they described, but it didn't help me, unfortunately. I think it's possible they have a fix for it, but there might be a typo in the feedback from them. I have asked for a follow-up, but I haven't heard back from them yet. I don't expect too much from them over this holiday period, but I'm hopeful they can resolve it for us.
UPDATE: I tested my ASUS TF101 (on 4.1.1) today, and found that the TB backup protect failed with the same message when I used the internal SDCard for the TB backup, but worked properly when I had the backup on my external uSDCard., which lends more credibility to internal memory being at the center of the problem.

vicw said:
UPDATE: I tested my ASUS TF101 (on 4.1.1) today, and found that the TB backup protect failed with the same message when I used the internal SDCard for the TB backup, but worked properly when I had the backup on my external uSDCard., which lends more credibility to internal memory being at the center of the problem.
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Hi guys,
I'm having the same issue on my S2 running on KitKat.
The strange thing is: I have my backups stored on the external SD which is formatted FAT32 but still Titanium Backup fails to protect my backups.
Any news on this?
Edit: Forgot to mention that I tried the solution above but the permission was already set the way TB support suggested.

freeekbert said:
Hi guys,
I'm having the same issue on my S2 running on KitKat.
The strange thing is: I have my backups stored on the external SD which is formatted FAT32 but still Titanium Backup fails to protect my backups.
Any news on this?
Edit: Forgot to mention that I tried the solution above but the permission was already set the way TB support suggested.
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Same issue on S3 kitkat, backup on external SD. Not sure why.

nguyen2011 said:
Same issue on S3 kitkat, backup on external SD. Not sure why.
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Not sure if this will help anyone but it worked for me... I have a Galaxy S4 i9505... backup path was set to storage/extSdCard/ and could not protect backups... out of chance I decided to allow it to detect where any backups may be... well it came up with this funky path... mnt/media_rw/extSdCard... I set it to that and can now protect backups

cdzo72 said:
Not sure if this will help anyone but it worked for me... I have a Galaxy S4 i9505... backup path was set to storage/extSdCard/ and could not protect backups... out of chance I decided to allow it to detect where any backups may be... well it came up with this funky path... mnt/media_rw/extSdCard... I set it to that and can now protect backups
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Nice catch mate, works just fine for me too - Note 3, 4.4.2 stock

cdzo72 said:
Not sure if this will help anyone but it worked for me... I have a Galaxy S4 i9505... backup path was set to storage/extSdCard/ and could not protect backups... out of chance I decided to allow it to detect where any backups may be... well it came up with this funky path... mnt/media_rw/extSdCard... I set it to that and can now protect backups
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I recently found this path to work for myself using TB but my problem is I had to change permissions to the media_rw folder to be able to access it with TB being read only. Once phone it rebooted or maybe its was powered off the permission were undone and TB could not access the media_rw folder again. I hoping there is a easy way to make the folder permissions stick like it did using Root Explorer clicking on the permissions check boxes if not how can I make it work?

techmanc said:
I recently found this path to work for myself using TB but my problem is I had to change permissions to the media_rw folder to be able to access it with TB being read only. Once phone it rebooted or maybe its was powered off the permission were undone and TB could not access the media_rw folder again. I hoping there is a easy way to make the folder permissions stick like it did using Root Explorer clicking on the permissions check boxes if not how can I make it work?
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I just do a back up to the internel sd then move it to the ex sd card
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terpin32 said:
I just do a back up to the internel sd then move it to the ex sd card
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How does backing to the internal SD then moving to external sd help to be able to protect files using TB?

techmanc said:
How does backing to the internal SD then moving to external sd help to be able to protect files using TB?
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My bad man I read the wrong post lol
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terpin32 said:
My bad man I read the wrong post lol
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lol glad I waited for your reply thanks for quick answer I really hate to mess with the 2.5 gb of file backups I have now!

techmanc said:
I recently found this path to work for myself using TB but my problem is I had to change permissions to the media_rw folder to be able to access it with TB being read only. Once phone it rebooted or maybe its was powered off the permission were undone and TB could not access the media_rw folder again. I hoping there is a easy way to make the folder permissions stick like it did using Root Explorer clicking on the permissions check boxes if not how can I make it work?
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Almost the same here except I can set the permissions of media_rw to 777 but still TB won't protect backups. I've tried to use the path /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1 where I can create backups but am unable to protect or unprotect.

freeekbert said:
Almost the same here except I can set the permissions of media_rw to 777 but still TB won't protect backups. I've tried to use the path /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1 where I can create backups but am unable to protect or unprotect.
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This is the path I used to get protect this backup working using TB to work /mnt/media_rw/extSdCard/TitaniumBackup.
Like I said I can add the right permission using Root Browser tho access media_rw folder and its working but when Its gone after I reboot phone.
How did you get the permissions to stick on the media_rw folder?

techmanc said:
This is the path I used to get protect this backup working using TB to work /mnt/media_rw/extSdCard/TitaniumBackup.
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Could you please tell me which permission were set before and after you changed it? And did you change the permissions on "extSdCard" also?
techmanc said:
Like I said I can add the right permission using Root Browser tho access media_rw folder and its working but when Its gone after I reboot phone.
How did you get the permissions to stick on the media_rw folder?
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I haven't restarted after setting permissions but I'll try perhaps tomorrow and let you know.

freeekbert said:
Could you please tell me which permission were set before and after you changed it? And did you change the permissions on "extSdCard" also?
I haven't restarted after setting permissions but I'll try perhaps tomorrow and let you know.
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Only way this has worked was setting media_rw to 777 permissions.
Then I could go set path in TB using mnt/media_rw/extSdCard/TitaniumBackup
When TB was setup using that path Protect This Backup works

techmanc said:
This is the path I used to get protect this backup working using TB to work /mnt/media_rw/extSdCard/TitaniumBackup.
Like I said I can add the right permission using Root Browser tho access media_rw folder and its working but when Its gone after I reboot phone.
How did you get the permissions to stick on the media_rw folder?
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I've tested to reboot and afterwards the permissions are back to the original value 700. Perhaps someone can write a little script that runs on every startup and corrects the permissions?
Edit: it doesn't work on CM11. I can set the permissions on media_rw to 777 but still TB can't access the folder on my external SD although it's able to access the folder of the internal SD (tried both partitions formatted with FAT32 and exFAT).
Even when I tried to create backups on the internal SD TB was unable to protect them.
Perhaps the CM team could have a look into this...

cdzo72 said:
Not sure if this will help anyone but it worked for me... I have a Galaxy S4 i9505... backup path was set to storage/extSdCard/ and could not protect backups... out of chance I decided to allow it to detect where any backups may be... well it came up with this funky path... mnt/media_rw/extSdCard... I set it to that and can now protect backups
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This is really useful. Workfor my Galaxy S5. Get rid of that disturbing problem now. Thanks!

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cdzo72 said:
Not sure if this will help anyone but it worked for me... I have a Galaxy S4 i9505... backup path was set to storage/extSdCard/ and could not protect backups... out of chance I decided to allow it to detect where any backups may be... well it came up with this funky path... mnt/media_rw/extSdCard... I set it to that and can now protect backups
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thank you. :good::good::good: I've same issue on my Zenfone 5 upgraded latest Kitkat. So i go to "Preferences Settings" in TB and detect again for my Backup folder on "whole device" option. It detected 2 folder : "/Removable/MicroSD" and "mnt/sdcard_rw//Removable/MicroSD". Then i chosed option 2 (/mnt....) and everything ok intermedialy.

That method is working I have to admit! But now the new problem is... Now I can't unprotect them :/

lost internal memory

so my wife's gs3 was stock rooted...made backups of everything including a nandroid. everything was on the internal memory. i've flashed carbon rom and now cannot seem to find anything. internal appears to be what was on her sdcard. yet when i go into settings-storage sdcard is greyed out without an option to mount. connecting to a pc only gives me one option to connect to. i can't even restore the nandroid. it's been a while since i've been off of a nexus personally so i'm hoping this is something easy i've overlooked and any help is appreciated, thank you

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damngood98 said:
so my wife's gs3 was stock rooted...made backups of everything including a nandroid. everything was on the internal memory. i've flashed carbon rom and now cannot seem to find anything. internal appears to be what was on her sdcard. yet when i go into settings-storage sdcard is greyed out without an option to mount. connecting to a pc only gives me one option to connect to. i can't even restore the nandroid. it's been a while since i've been off of a nexus personally so i'm hoping this is something easy i've overlooked and any help is appreciated, thank you
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All your files are intact, they have just been moved around since you flashed the carbon rom.
If you had any nandroid backups they are intact too.
Read the following article and you will see exactly where they are using a file manager like root explorer.
Here is the link: http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/top...-cm101-is-available-on-rootzwiki-from-noobnl/
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Misterjunky said:
All your files are intact, they have just been moved around since you flashed the carbon rom.
If you had any nandroid backups they are intact too.
Read the following article and you will see exactly where they are using a file manager like root explorer.
Here is the link: http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/top...-cm101-is-available-on-rootzwiki-from-noobnl/
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thanks...i'm aware of the recovery issues going into 4.2....and i've been using a root file manager. yet i'm still unable to find any other storage. i didn't wipe it but this was probably the first time i didn't save everything to the pc before flashing. i have so much crap backed up from her previous phones that i will never need. f+cking murphy's law...and while i could be mistaken, this shouldn't have an effect on the sdcard not being able to mount, no?

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damngood98 said:
thanks...i'm aware of the recovery issues going into 4.2....and i've been using a root file manager. yet i'm still unable to find any other storage. i didn't wipe it but this was probably the first time i didn't save everything to the pc before flashing. i have so much crap backed up from her previous phones that i will never need. f+cking murphy's law...and while i could be mistaken, this shouldn't have an effect on the sdcard not being able to mount, no?
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Have you found this folder yet? /sdcard/0 using a file manager like root explorer or any other
file manager which can read the root of the sdcard ?

Misterjunky said:
Have you found this folder yet? /sdcard/0 using a file manager like root explorer or any other
file manager which can read the root of the sdcard ?
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This information should be accurate enough for OP to find his files.
The SD cards have a lot of symlinks in Android. The one true path for your internal SD is /data/media. Your files are there.

Misterjunky said:
Have you found this folder yet? /sdcard/0 using a file manager like root explorer or any other
file manager which can read the root of the sdcard ?
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hmm....this always confused me now...i do have the sdcard0 available but not sdcard1 (completely empty)...is 1 the actual sdcard? bottom line, there are other pictures of hers i'm not seeing now and rom toolbox is telling me there is nothing backed up as far as text messages. where ever they're located be it sdcard or internal i just need to find them.

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Aerowinder said:
This information should be accurate enough for OP to find his files.
The SD cards have a lot of symlinks in Android. The one true path for your internal SD is /data/media. Your files are there.
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That's for sure, I don't thing the guy is paying much attention at all to what I am trying to tell him,
judging by his replies he just keeps rambling on about things that don't pertain to anything which
I have suggested to him to try.

Misterjunky said:
That's for sure, I don't thing the guy is paying much attention at all to what I am trying to tell him,
judging by his replies he just keeps rambling on about things that don't pertain to anything which
I have suggested to him to try.
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/sdcard/
/mnt/sdcard
mnt/shell/0/
storage/emuluted/0
storage/sdcard0
data/media/0
all of the above are paths to my internal....none of these are my sdcard
in any case, i believe my card is corrupted. i appreciate the help everyone has tried to give though...thanks to you all

/data/media/ is honestly all you really need to know.. Every single folder/file that exists within your internal storage lie within that directory. Once you find what you're looking for you can take it from there.
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LuigiBull23 said:
/data/media/ is honestly all you really need to know.. Every single folder/file that exists within your internal storage lie within that directory. Once you find what you're looking for you can take it from there.
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i have a almost similar problem. On my pc can see that my internal storage is almost full but when i open it i don't show the files. i can't install apps on my to view the files on my because of the low storage.

JurrienXR said:
i have a almost similar problem. On my pc can see that my internal storage is almost full but when i open it i don't show the files. i can't install apps on my to view the files on my because of the low storage.
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Well go to your phone and try any of the methods mentioned above for locating all your files.
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LuigiBull23 said:
Well go to your phone and try any of the methods mentioned above for locating all your files.
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the thing is i installed a different rom but it doesn't come with a file manager and i can't install one because of the low storage

JurrienXR said:
the thing is i installed a different rom but it doesn't come with a file manager and i can't install one because of the low storage
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Do you have TWRP? You can navigate the same directories using the file manager there or you can simply go into Settings > Storage and look through the categories in which are taking up the most space and remove what you can to then download a root browser and go from there.
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Can't access SD Card on PC since RamExpander installation

Hi!
I recently installed the RamExtender application for my One V so it could run games more fluently.
However, right after installing it and creating a "ram-swapping" partition, my SD Card would not show up anymore in "My Computer" tab. I can only see my phone storage and the H: letter (usually the SD Card) is there but when I click on it, it says "Please Insert a disk into removable disk".
Please see the picture attached to the thread so you can see what's actually happening. The SD Card is not corrupted since my games still work and I can browse its files in ASTRO file manager... HTC Sync Manager won't sync either.
Any ideas how to fix it? I still want to put music and custom APKs in my SD Card!!
Thank you very much everyone

First of all, NEVER use these kinds of apps
if you're ROOTED, flash the Turbo Boost MOD
just delete the swap file u created from the SD card and you should be okay !

Seraz007 said:
First of all, NEVER use these kinds of apps
if you're ROOTED, flash the Turbo Boost MOD
just delete the swap file u created from the SD card and you should be okay !
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Thank you very much! Well I did uninstall the app and deleted the .swap file left behind by the app, but still the SD Card won't mount on Windows because it seems Ram Expander is not fully uninstalled
What other file/directory should I be looking for? How to be sure it's fully deleted?
Thanks again!

alpha8768 said:
Thank you very much! Well I did uninstall the app and deleted the .swap file left behind by the app, but still the SD Card won't mount on Windows because it seems Ram Expander is not fully uninstalled
What other file/directory should I be looking for? How to be sure it's fully deleted?
Thanks again!
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well after deleting the swap file should have worked(it worked for me before)
umm try installing the app and then Removing SWAP FILE from the APP itself

alpha8768 said:
Thank you very much! Well I did uninstall the app and deleted the .swap file left behind by the app, but still the SD Card won't mount on Windows because it seems Ram Expander is not fully uninstalled
What other file/directory should I be looking for? How to be sure it's fully deleted?
Thanks again!
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The best and final way is to make factory reset, wiping everything, including SD card....
Then just install everything from scratch and you'll have working hov...

Seraz007 said:
well after deleting the swap file should have worked(it worked for me before)
umm try installing the app and then Removing SWAP FILE from the APP itself
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Well I reinstalled the App in order to try it but there is no option to remove the swap file in it I'll try to contact the dev by Email and see what I can do...
*UPDATE* The dev says he's not avaible to provide me support. Contacting another user who used this app before.
bratusm said:
The best and final way is to make factory reset, wiping everything, including SD card....
Then just install everything from scratch and you'll have working hov...
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*Cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort* -Lyrics from Papa Roach. And here comes the awesome guitar rift!
Hope this will not be necessary. As a newbie in the Android ecosystem (I come from Windows Phone 7.8 lol), I had a real hard time rooting/unlocking my bootloader and installing the new kernel+rom...

U can do 1 thing.....
Use es file explorer and in the menu click on manager then choose SD card analyst.....
Once it stops scanning check 4 swap file if present delete it and reboot....
Hope it solves the issue
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[Q] Invalid path of SD card

Im running Quantum V3, 4.4.1 KitKat on AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3. Last night I played around with phone, unmounted SD card cuz I needed to check my battery drainage. After I remounted it, ESfile explorer says that sdcard1 has "Invalid path". Even tho in settings > storage, it shows that there is sd card and how much space there's left on it...
I did a clean flash of the ROM before if that matters. I don't wanna reflash it and arrange all the apps all over again...
Also when I check the sd card through the app folders, aka in storage/sdcard1, it shows files and everything. What could be the issue that I cant get it to work?

Matt_GT said:
Im running Quantum V3, 4.4.1 KitKay on AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3. Last night I played around with phone, unmounted SD card cuz I needed to check my battery drainage. After I remounted it, ESfile explorer says that sdcard1 has "Invalid path". Even tho in settings > storage, it shows that there is sd card and how much space there's left on it...
I did a clean flash of the ROM before if that matters. I don't wanna reflash it and arrange all the apps all over again...
Also when I check the sd card through the app folders, aka in storage/sdcard1, it shows files and everything. What could be the issue that I cant get it to work?
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Probably one of the bugs with the latest update by PwnCakes. Maybe you didn't unmount properly, or try formatting the sd card and plug it in again?

I have the same exact thing.

Sigh, at least I'm not alone xD
And I didn't try formatting, got 27 gig stuff on my SD card and unfortunately no space on HDD to copy all the stuff :/
Shame I ain't got enough posts to reply in PwnCakes thread...

I think it might actually be a bug within the rom itself OR ES file explorer. I had this bug since I think a few releases ago

I have the exact same problem. Under "device", i have two copies of extSDcard. I also get the "invalid path" when i tap on sdcard1. I guess i'll wait for a fix, as i don't want to uninstall ES File Explorer, and reinstall, just to lose everything.

grunt0300 said:
I have the exact same problem. Under "device", i have two copies of extSDcard. I also get the "invalid path" when i tap on sdcard1. I guess i'll wait for a fix, as i don't want to uninstall ES File Explorer, and reinstall, just to lose everything.
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I will post my workaround for ES when I get to my computer. It will basically circumvent the error to make it usable. Just keep and eye on this post, I'll edit it in.
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xXshur1kenXx said:
I will post my workaround for ES when I get to my computer. It will basically circumvent the error to make it usable. Just keep and eye on this post, I'll edit it in.
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Aight, nice to hear someone wants to help till it's solved!:victory:

Temporary ES File Explorer Workaround for SD Card and Ext SD Card
Sorry it took so long. Just got done finals and had to get the bus. Below is the settings that you guys can use to make it almost as if nothing was wrong with ES.
Set your directory settings for Home to the External SD Card
Change the default window settings to the following: Sdcard, Home, whatever else you want loaded AFTER these
This will make it so that the first loaded 'window' of ES is the device's internal memory. Then it will load the external SD card as the second 'window'. As long as you check it in the proper order, it will load just fine.

xXshur1kenXx said:
Sorry it took so long. Just got done finals and had to get the bus. Below is the settings that you guys can use to make it almost as if nothing was wrong with ES.
Set your directory settings for Home to the External SD Card
Change the default window settings to the following: Sdcard, Home, whatever else you want loaded AFTER these
This will make it so that the first loaded 'window' of ES is the device's internal memory. Then it will load the external SD card as the second 'window'. As long as you check it in the proper order, it will load just fine.
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That does work indeed... Thanks!

Followed directions, and i get LAN with a blank page, then i still have to tap on the top of the app, and go into the directory to find sd card, and ext sd card(which used to be sd card1. What would happen if i wiped data on ES File Explorer, deleted the app, and then reinstalled it? Thanks for any help.

grunt0300 said:
Followed directions, and i get LAN with a blank page, then i still have to tap on the top of the app, and go into the directory to find sd card, and ext sd card(which used to be sd card1. What would happen if i wiped data on ES File Explorer, deleted the app, and then reinstalled it? Thanks for any help.
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Idk how you got LAN. Uncheck all of the windows then select them in the order I provided. Also make sure home directory is set to your external SD card at whatever path it is. Also can you provide a screenshot?
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xXshur1kenXx said:
Idk how you got LAN. Uncheck all of the windows then select them in the order I provided. Also make sure home directory is set to your external SD card at whatever path it is. Also can you provide a screenshot?
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O.K.,now. LAN was checked, in windows settings, but i didn't see it. If the problem is ES File Explorer, will it be fixed in the next upgrade? I've never had this problem with my other roms. Thanks for the help.:good:

grunt0300 said:
O.K.,now. LAN was checked, in windows settings, but i didn't see it. If the problem is ES File Explorer, will it be fixed in the next upgrade? I've never had this problem with my other roms. Thanks for the help.:good:
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I'll be honest with you. I check play d store almost daily to see if there is anything new with ES. I don't know. It might be a problem with the selinux transition from 4.3 to 4.4. It could be a million things but I think its just some back end code for the file system. :/
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xXshur1kenXx said:
I'll be honest with you. I check play d store almost daily to see if there is anything new with ES. I don't know. It might be a problem with the selinux transition from 4.3 to 4.4. It could be a million things but I think its just some back end code for the file system. :/
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Right, so in your opinion, wiping & uninstalling, then reinstalling would just bring back the same problem?

grunt0300 said:
Right, so in your opinion, wiping & uninstalling, then reinstalling would just bring back the same problem?
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Yep, because I've done that many times
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xXshur1kenXx said:
Yep, because I've done that many times
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Just found FX File Explorer. It works perfectly, and also has a "dark theme", which i like. There's a root access add-on with it, also for free, but it's telling me to grant it root access using my installed "SuperUser" app. How do i do that with that app? Thanks, again for all your help.:good:

grunt0300 said:
Just found FX File Explorer. It works perfectly, and also has a "dark theme", which i like. There's a root access add-on with it, also for free, but it's telling me to grant it root access using my installed "SuperUser" app. How do i do that with that app? Thanks, again for all your help.:good:
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Super user should pop up a prompt if you're rooted. Also, I know the error that breaks ES but idk how to fix it myself. Is a problem with permissions.xml
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xXshur1kenXx said:
Super user should pop up a prompt if you're rooted. Also, I know the error that breaks ES but idk how to fix it myself. Is a problem with permissions.xml
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I get the prompt, but it keeps being denied by SU, however, it goes into Titanium Backup. I'm wondering if i really need root access. I don't think that i have it with ES File Explorer.

grunt0300 said:
I get the prompt, but it keeps being denied by SU, however, it goes into Titanium Backup. I'm wondering if i really need root access. I don't think that i have it with ES File Explorer.
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You don't need it but you might want it lol.
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@grunt0300 if you really want, I can take a look into the permission.xml. however, no way I am making the commits to my device at the moment. All I know (without looking up the exact wording) is that in permissions.xml is a line for read external storage and that line is set to media/mnt/sdcard instead of storage/sdcard1.
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Permissions to external sd card

Just got the h815 (cze with rom v10aEURxx) .
It seems that some apps cannot write to external sd (e.g. Solid Explorer) .
Since I am not rooted yet (did not even attempt to unlock bootloader) I cannot use apps to correct external sd permissions (such as SDfix which requires root) .
Meanwhile I manage external sd writes with MyFiles and with ES Explorer.
Can someone suggest how to enable Solid Explorer SD card access without root?
I still wait for an xda developed root method which is reversible.
Thanks

You can't, but root explorer will let you manage files on external card though.

smaberg said:
You can't, but root explorer will let you manage files on external card though.
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Thanks.
I'll wait for a reversible Root

root will be resolve, or ask the app developer to fix it.

zolom said:
Just got the h815 (cze with rom v10aEURxx) .
It seems that some apps cannot write to external sd (e.g. Solid Explorer) .
Since I am not rooted yet (did not even attempt to unlock bootloader) I cannot use apps to correct external sd permissions (such as SDfix which requires root) .
Meanwhile I manage external sd writes with MyFiles and with ES Explorer.
Can someone suggest how to enable Solid Explorer SD card access without root?
I still wait for an xda developed root method which is reversible.
Thanks
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Just did this on my H815:http://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-note-4-fix-external-sd-card-write-access/
Now all my apps are working fine with the external SD.
Cheers

wadken1 said:
Just did this on my H815:http://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-note-4-fix-external-sd-card-write-access/
Now all my apps are working fine with the external SD.
Cheers
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Even Google Photos?

polfrank said:
Even Google Photos?
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Fair point. G.Photos is certainly reading the external SD perfectly well but it can't delete things there. You need to use Gallery of a a suitable file explorer for that.
The stock camera does store photos to the SD now. It's just offered me that option.
For me the important thing was that my FX Explorer and TI Backup etc be able to write to the ExtSD and they now do.
Cheers

That fix will not work for him as he is NOT rooted mate.
And that fix came from one I did and submitted to cyanogen more then 2 years ago when we first got KitKat. Lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47393405
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A good idea for Photos is Xposed + XInternalSD.
I have a question. Does Cyanogen use the same motif as stock roms for r/w permissions ? What is the primary SDcard on CM, internal or external?

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