Guys,
Does the G3 come with a File Manager and more importantly if it does then does it support the MicroSD card and other Storage options (USB peripherals)?
As many will know Google removed in KitKat the option to copy and remove items from external storage unless they have write permissions.
Now Sony got round this problem by installing 'File Manager' on the Z2 and it has write permissions for accessing the MicroSD card.
It would be ludicrous if LG left out a File Manager with write permission for storage peripherals.
Your only option for access to the MicroSD card for writing, copying, deleting etc. then would be to root and not everyone wishes to do that.
Beards said:
Guys,
Does the G3 come with a File Manager and more importantly if it does then does it support the MicroSD card and other Storage options (USB peripherals)?
As many will know Google removed in KitKat the option to copy and remove items from external storage unless they have write permissions.
Now Sony got round this problem by installing 'File Manager' on the Z2 and it has write permissions for accessing the MicroSD card.
It would be ludicrous if LG left out a File Manager with write permission for storage peripherals.
Your only option for access to the MicroSD card for writing, copying, deleting etc. then would be to root and not everyone wishes to do that.
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The file manager in G3 work for SD cards.
dondavis007 said:
The file manager in G3 work for SD cards.
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Brilliant...... At least now I know I'll be able to send/receive data from either Internal/Cloud Services/USB TO THE MicroSD card.
I'm not asking but I bet the default File Manager is basic in operation, which would then beg to say why do manufacturers insist on using just the basic method for managing files!
File Manager has elevated privileges
Beards said:
... I bet the default File Manager is basic in operation
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It's not bad, but the one thing that makes it nice: it has elevated privileges, which means (at least on an unrooted Lollipop device) that it can create/delete files and folders that ES File Explorer can't.
Can anyone confirm that you can only move files to the external SD card using Samsung's File Explorer and not third party variations like ES File Explorer Pro? I believe this is because of an idiotic change that KitKat brought, but strangely, my Note 3, which was upgraded to KK, doesn't exhibit this problem (I can still move downloaded movie files to my external SD using ES File Explorer).
Megalith said:
Can anyone confirm that you can only move files to the external SD card using Samsung's File Explorer and not third party variations like ES File Explorer Pro? I believe this is because of an idiotic change that KitKat brought, but strangely, my Note 3, which was upgraded to KK, doesn't exhibit this problem (I can still move downloaded movie files to my external SD using ES File Explorer).
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I was trying this with my 16gb version that I sent back for 32gb version (comes tomorrow). I tried some appmgrpro3 and it show'd what I could move. It worked meaning I never used Samsung's file explorer. If by that you mean Samsung apps(shows all apps installed, next tab running so forth).. I THINK that opened after and I could pick storage or sd-card.
Yet for a program lets say 711mb. It would send the APP 11mb to the sd-card and leave the 700mb on storage. It did this for every app I could transfer. I hope that's just a bug.
Ok I think I read you post wrong. I dont think I even tried that yet haha sorry. I will get back tomorrow though
Apparently, you should still be able to move files back and forth using an app like ES File Explorer, so I'm not sure what the issue with my Tab is. The card was formatted using the device itself, so everything should be fine. I am starting to suspect there is some kind of security bloatware involved.
Heck, I couldn't even erase a movie from MX Player Pro; it gave me a KitKat permissions warning.
There's an Xposed Installer module named KitKat SD Card Full Access, looks like it might be a promising post-root solution to the write issue.
Hello,
It's my first post
Since i've updated my galaxy tab S from android 4 to android 5, I detected that i haven't the right to write on the sd card and in some case, to delete file (ie with mx player)
In order to resolve this problem, i found a topic on internet that resolved my issue
Step 1: Using a file explorer with root access capabilities like Root Explorer, navigate to /system/etc/permissions folder. Make sure you have r/w access
Step 2: Find the platform.xml file and open it using a text editor. If you are using Root explorer, long press on the platform.xml file and select Open With -> Text editor to open the file in a text editor. Now, find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission in the file.
Step 3: Add the following line on a new line under the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission without the quotes – “<group gid=”media_rw” />”.
Step 4: Save the file and restart your device
After this, you will be able to use your sdcard as you always used it
Source : androidbeat[dot]com/2013/08/fix-sd-card-writing-issue-on-galaxy-s4-gpe-android-4-3/
No need for all that messing. Just download sd card fix from the app store
Of course, this requires your tablet be rooted?
No need for all that messing. Just download sd card fix from the app store
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I don't know if the app can work with Lollilop.
Of course, this requires your tablet be rooted?
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Yes, cause you'll modify a file that is in the system folder
There is no need for messing with it at all on Lollipop. SD card access is granted on a per app basis.
It's up to the app developers to update their apps to support the SD card changes made in Lollipop, in MX player's case, the newest beta has that new lollipop api implemented, thus full SD card access.
Dissgro said:
There is no need for messing with it at all on Lollipop. SD card access is granted on a per app basis.
It's up to the app developers to update their apps to support the SD card changes made in Lollipop, in MX player's case, the newest beta has that new lollipop api implemented, thus full SD card access.
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Ok, i didn't know that
1st topic, 1st fail :crying:
bibi77 said:
Ok, i didn't know that
1st topic, 1st fail :crying:
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Never mind. You are a budding developer.
Is there anyway I can enable writing to the external sd card on the stock rom? Or would I need root?
Cheers
Stewart
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Huh. External sdcard just needs to be installed and be the correct format to be recognized. Shouldn't need to enable anything unless I am totally missing the ?
I have the same question. I keep trying to move files from internal to external storage and it keeps saying "cancelled", it's driving me crazy trying to figure it out.
If there is a write problem go to the root level of the External SD and enable write premissions. Can be done with most file managers. Root not necessary. This is apparently a default thing. If it were windows we would blame Bill Gates.
use ES File Explorer, lets you move from internal to external and the other way around.
Yeah, by default on Android 5.0 (since kit kat I think) you haven't been before able to write to the external sd card.
It seems like es file Explorer has a workaround to get it to work!
Cheers
Stewart
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Many apps have a workaround for it, only a few haven't, mostly you need to navigate to the root of the ex_sd with the default fileexplorer within the app and grant access. I.e. Camera-FV 5, many Podcast apps have this feature and many more apps.
Using ES File Explorer Pro, I get the prompt popup to allow permissions to delete from External SD when I try to delete something, but it just errors out with "Task failed"
Anyone know how to solve this without root? Worked in Nougat
*Detection* said:
Using ES File Explorer Pro, I get the prompt popup to allow permissions to delete from External SD when I try to delete something, but it just errors out with "Task failed"
Anyone know how to solve this without root? Worked in Nougat
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Is what you're trying to delete something that was on the card prior to putting it in the S9? Also, can you create a folder with ES on the SD card? I ve tried deleting an empty folder on my SD using ES with no problem and I can create and delete folders on it. I'm trying to remember if my card was formatted in the S9 but drawing a blank.
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Is what you're trying to delete something that was on the card prior to putting it in the S9? Also, can you create a folder with ES on the SD card? I ve tried deleting an empty folder on my SD using ES with no problem and I can create and delete folders on it. I'm trying to remember if my card was formatted in the S9 but drawing a blank.
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Nope, it appears I have no permissions other than read on it (At least from within ES File Explorer Pro), but connecting the phone to a PC I can copy and delete from it fine
The files I am trying to delete were copied from PC to S9 Ext SD mostly, some are from S7 but no difference with permissions, although there are some on there that we sent to me via S9 WhatsApp and some created in S9 photo editing apps, so not sure how they ended up there without any write permissions unless the problem is ES itself
had that on my 128Gb sd card. It appears it had gone read-only ... for good. dead card for me try on a computer if you can delete a file or if it's also read-only
thorcyar said:
had that on my 128Gb sd card. It appears it had gone read-only ... for good. dead card for me try on a computer if you can delete a file or if it's also read-only
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Yea works fine on a PC, or with the phone connected to PC
OK so I found a post on another Android forum from way back in 2014, someone with the exact same problem on their S5, one of the replies suggested that this is a Samsung restriction and that only their "My Files" file manager app can delete from external SD, so I tried that and it worked fine
Yet some of you say you have full permissions with ES File Explorer to write/delete on EXTERNAL SD? (Not the internal storage)
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OK so I found a post on another Android forum from way back in 2014, someone with the exact same problem on their S5, one of the replies suggested that this is a Samsung restriction and that only their "My Files" file manager app can delete from external SD, so I tried that and it worked fine
Yet some of you say you have full permissions with ES File Explorer to write/delete on EXTERNAL SD? (Not the internal storage)
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Yep, I made a folder and deleted it then I found an epub book Moon Reader had placed there and I deleted that also using ES Explorer Pro. You probably checked this but when you look at ES in Settings>Apps>ES File Explorer Pro>Storage, do you have a box at the bottom under for "allow access"? I ask because I have a box there for "Deny Access"
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Yep, I made a folder and deleted it then I found an epub book Moon Reader had placed there and I deleted that also using ES Explorer Pro. You probably checked this but when you look at ES in Settings>Apps>ES File Explorer Pro>Storage, do you have a box at the bottom under for "allow access"? I ask because I have a box there for "Deny Access"
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I don't no, I just have CHANGE for changing where the app is installed, either Internal or External
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I don't no, I just have CHANGE for changing where the app is installed, either Internal or External
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I was hoping that was it. In ES Explorer's settings under storage I have that DENY ACCESS box at the bottom.
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I was hoping that was it. In ES Explorer's settings under storage I have that DENY ACCESS box at the bottom.
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That probably is it, but why wouldn't I have it?
Mine looks identical but without that box
Which phone is that? S9?
Asking because even the wording is different, mine says Internal Storage, yours says Device Memory
Right, it's the S9 and the install of ES Explorer is just a straight install, nothing fancy done. I think you're right though, we're possibly looking at the cause,
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Right, it's the S9 and the install of ES Explorer is just a straight install, nothing fancy done. I think you're right though, we're possibly looking at the cause,
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Seems very strange that the wording for internal storage would be different between two S9s with the same app installed, cannot see how that would be possible unless the firmware was causing it
Maybe firmware differences have changed some SD permissions, I'm running the latest O2U firmware BRE5 May 1 security Patch
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Seems very strange that the wording for internal storage would be different between two S9s with the same app installed, cannot see how that would be possible unless the firmware was causing it
Maybe firmware differences have changed some SD permissions, I'm running the latest O2U firmware BRE5 May 1 security Patch
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Could be since I'm still on the Feb patch. I thought about clicking that "deny access" box but I'm afraid it won't repopulate with a "allow access" box. I guess you've tried moving the app and data to the SD card to see what that does. I did move mine to SD and back to internal and it still works.
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Could be since I'm still on the Feb patch. I thought about clicking that "deny access" box but I'm afraid it won't repopulate with a "allow access" box. I guess you've tried moving the app and data to the SD card to see what that does. I did move mine to SD and back to internal and it still works.
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Yea same result on internal or external and nothing new appears on the info panel either, maybe one of their amazing security updates has blocked SD write permissions then, not really a big fan of this, why would an SD card be blocked for stuff like that? Obviously if we put an SD card in our phones it's because we want to read and write to them
One more suggestion if you haven't tried it. Pop in another SD and try it, preferably one you can format in in phone.
Tel864 said:
One more suggestion if you haven't tried it. Pop in another SD and try it, preferably one you can format in in phone.
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Yea good plan, I`ll give that a shot at some point, atm I've just re-enabled "My Files" for when I want to delete something, no extra steps than opening ES to delete something really, unless I forget and try to use ES first :silly:
Found the issue, I had disabled "My Files" stock file manager as I don't use any other file manager than ES, but it turns out that ES requires that to be enabled to give ES File Explorer External SD card permissions, for some retarded reason
Enabled it, tried to delete a file, it asked the same permissions question, except instead of just saying "Failed" this time, it opened My Files and told me to select the External SD card, after which it deleted the file successfully
So ES File Explorer Pro is so great it requires yet another file manager to work properly
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Found the issue, I had disabled "My Files" stock file manager as I don't use any other file manager than ES, but it turns out that ES requires that to be enabled to give ES File Explorer External SD card permissions, for some retarded reason
Enabled it, tried to delete a file, it asked the same permissions question, except instead of just saying "Failed" this time, it opened My Files and told me to select the External SD card, after which it deleted the file successfully
So ES File Explorer Pro is so great it requires yet another file manager to work properly
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Huh, didn't know that. I always just ignored the stock file manager so I guess that's why I never came across that.
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Huh, didn't know that. I always just ignored the stock file manager so I guess that's why I never came across that.
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Yea I just disable what I'll never use so it's not crowding up the app drawer / taking up resources running in the background 'just in case' I want to open it at some point lol, Android is dumb
They swear apps sitting in the background take up no resources, but they do, they swear those apps will give back those resources when requested by active apps (Thought they did not take up any resources? )
I have tested many times the opening speed of an app that is sitting in the background vs 100% closed, and it is an unnoticeable difference
But anyway back on subject, yes, ES File Explorer cannot work properly on a Samsung without the stock file manager being active
Ok, I just used Package Disabler Pro to disable "My Files" and it didn't affect ES, I was still able to delete an entire directory on my SD card.