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[Q] External SD and Storage Issue

Hi,
I have searched far and wide for weeks trying to find a solution to issues I am having on a Samsung Galaxy S2 T989 (Telus) - unlocked and being used with a Rogers SIM. Android version 2.3.5 | Kernel version 2.6.35.11
I bought a 32 GB memory card (formatted and mounted before using)
When trying to access gallery of photos taken on the phone (I have not added any content from my computer) it gives me the message "not enough memory, delete some items". This also occurs when I try and dl a wallpaper using Zedge.
I have gone through forums that have said to move items over to the "external SD", and when I do that in "Files" it doesn't seem like they are actually being moved over. I have tried to move apps from the phone to the internal SD, and eventually get a message telling me that there is not enough memory on the SD.
I am also unable to connect to Kies (not sure if working on a Mac is part of the issue) and understand this is to be Samsung file manager program. Is there an alternative to this?
I am fairly new to Android, and understand the OS operates quite differently from a computer, but I really feel like I am missing something. And apologize if the answer to my problems is really obvious, but I typically have no issue figuring these things out.
If someone could point me in the right direction, even to a forum or place that explains how it all works, I would really appreciate it. I would like this issue fixed asap, but I would also like to understand why it is happening and am happy to do the research or read about it to learn.
Thank you to anyone who can give me any kind of answers!!!

ODIN back to stock then flash whatever ROM you want to use. My wife's vibrant had the same problem for a while. The only way I could get files on and off was to pop out the sd card and stick it into my computer. After I ODINed back to stock and reflashed CM7 everything worked.

[Q] File Recovery (Pictures) - MTP

Hi guys,
I really need your help on this one.
I have searched the forums and the web for a full day now and it seems that I am not alone with my problem here:
Last night I used Solid Explorer to create a subfolder with pictures within the Camera folder. I then tried to move that folder somewhere else on the "SD Card".
But when the process was finished, the subfolder was empty and all the pictures were gone. I could still see the thumbnails in the Camera folder, but when I tried to open one of them, they also all just disappeared!
Now I have read several threads here on xda about the problems of file recovery on a MTP device... Seems like normal file recovery programs will not be of any help in this case.
However I was hoping, that by now someone came up with a solution to this problem, since it affects all users of the GNex.
Some more infos on my side:
The phone runs 4.0.4, is not rooted and not unlocked - everything is stock.
Data back up via Google Plus and Dropbox was not possible, since I am on holidays in Asia with no data plan or WiFi available.
I have switched the phone to flight mode and (hopefully) not written any new data on the storage.
So my questions would be the following:
1) Has anybody yet found a way to asign a physical drive letter to the GNex, making it possible to be recognized by regular file recovery software?
Or is anybody currrently looking into that matter, trying to find a solution?
2) In case that I will not be able to recover the pictures myself through some pc software off the net, will I be able to let some professional have my files restored for me? If I understand correctly, all it takes is a software, that is able to recognize a ext3 or ext4 storage system???
I would really appreciate any help on this matter, because these pictures mean a lot to me and I really hope that I will be able to get them back somehow.
Thanks in advance,
Patrick.
Edit: Argh! First post and I got it wrong already! Sorry, I meant to post this in the Q/A section but ended up posting it in General :-/

I had to format my sd card losing 13GB of information yesterday. This was also due to stupid mtp. Sorry i doubt you can recover.

Sorry to hear that! Until now I could never understand the objections many people seemed to have concerning MTP, as it handled pretty much the same as an USB device when using a Windows PC. But now that I gained some insight in the matter, it's probably the ONE thing I don't like about this phone.
It just sucks to find that out the hard way...
But maybe somebody else still has an idea and can point me in the right direction?

I've had the same problem, and I'm blaming MTP as well. I finally gave up, formatted my drive and replaced MTP with cloud services or transferring files via adb.

Problem with showing internal storage on X SL

Hey all,
I've been having this problem, whenever i flash any other stock ftf, ics or jb, I see a weir-ed problem, that is whenever i connect my phone to pc and try viewing internal storage, it doesn't show all folders, infact it just shows a 3 or 4 folders and then just sits there, I mean i can copy and paste stuff, but I'm unable to view all folders present on the internal storage, which is driving me crazy as I've literary lost some bits and pieces of data from my phone while thinking that I've copied everything from phone to pc and do a factory data reset and later finding out that it didn't copy everything
But, now when i installed some Chinese firmware on my phone(DE something), the problem just went away, FYI: I bought my phone from some online retailer which was sent from china. As a matter of fact, its reasonably quick while copy files to/from pc.
Please can someone help me out, as I'm trying to root my phone, and for that I'll need to flash .211 following Doomlords method, whereas my phone only has .200 released till yet.
Thanks

hsyasin said:
Hey all,
I've been having this problem, whenever i flash any other stock ftf, ics or jb, I see a weir-ed problem, that is whenever i connect my phone to pc and try viewing internal storage, it doesn't show all folders, infact it just shows a 3 or 4 folders and then just sits there, I mean i can copy and paste stuff, but I'm unable to view all folders present on the internal storage, which is driving me crazy as I've literary lost some bits and pieces of data from my phone while thinking that I've copied everything from phone to pc and do a factory data reset and later finding out that it didn't copy everything
But, now when i installed some Chinese firmware on my phone(DE something), the problem just went away, FYI: I bought my phone from some online retailer which was sent from china. As a matter of fact, its reasonably quick while copy files to/from pc.
Please can someone help me out, as I'm trying to root my phone, and for that I'll need to flash .211 following Doomlords method, whereas my phone only has .200 released till yet.
Thanks
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had this problem and tried this method :
go to sittings/xperia/usb connectivity (or connectivity)/then change connect method to MTP if it was MCS and the same if MTP
if you not see it try untick install pc comp....
(not working ? ) try another Rom generic i guess or deodexed one
Regards

[Q] GalaxyNexus Deleted all files after connecting to PC [Help]

So I connected it to my laptop to clean up some of my files and folders and to transfer some things onto my pc.
I remember deleting some folder called Mogo-Audiance or something along those lines, as well as another folder that seemed to be unimportant. I try to then move some music files from the download folder into my Music folder (transferring within the phone at this point) but it says theres some error and it can't be moved. I rebooted and replugged tried again no avail. Then tried moving a picture from phone to the computer. Error message again. Reboot once more and this time when I go into MTP only two files remain: Android and Viber. I check my phone itself and all my photos/videos/music are gone. Apps still remain intact however. I already tried Stellar Phoenix Recovery but it won't detect my phone.
Very frustrated and have no idea how to proceed.....
I attached some screenshots showing empty phone folders on pc and phone itself as well as recovery program being unable to detect phone.
Android 4.3 Jellybean-Carrier: WIND Mobile (Canada)

It cannot detect phone because it needs to Mount as USB mass storage device. No external storage= no UMS
You might be able to dump raw IMG somehow of storage and put on flash drive and try to recover... but takes lotta work.
Seems like you deleted something you shouldn't have. Take it as lesson learned to not just delete random files if you don't know what it is

ashclepdia said:
It cannot detect phone because it needs to Mount as USB mass storage device. No external storage= no UMS
You might be able to dump raw IMG somehow of storage and put on flash drive and try to recover... but takes lotta work.
Seems like you deleted something you shouldn't have. Take it as lesson learned to not just delete random files if you don't know what it is
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I'm actually about to cry. The photos I had on there were invaluable to me, please explain that way that you said I might be able to get it back.

taino001 said:
I'm actually about to cry. The photos I had on there were invaluable to me, please explain that way that you said I might be able to get it back.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
And also sorry to say I cannot help anymore than providing this information here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
As I said, it is a lengthy and maybe in depth process but MAY be possible. No guarantee.
I haven't ever had to try this tho so I cannot give any more or better info other than what is in that thread.
Just take your time, use Google for things you cannot understand(you may ask me or here in this thread also for clarification of some steps and if I can help I will) and try not to stress.
And one thing I will recommend for future use is to install G+ and turn on photo sync settings. I have this on. You get 15gb free storage for photos and will backup as you take pictures and videos OR whenever you tell it to.
Or you could use dropbox or similar as that also has a photo sync option available. These things are invaluable in terms of peace of mind for if situation like this ever occurs again.

Internal storage folders turned into gibberish after rooting, need help

(I have attached pictures of the gibberish below)
Last night I tried to root my Chinese Redmi Note 8 Pro. It was running the Global Rom 12.0.4.0. I followed the instructions in this video. However, when I booted into TWRP and copied the Magisk apk from my pc onto the phone, the internal storage had turned into gibberish. I thought this was just a bug as the files on the SD card were still fine. When I tried to boot the phone up, it would get to the MIUI splashscreen, before bootlooping into TWRP. I used the wipe feature to do a basic wipe of the phone, after which I was able to boot back into Android, but the phone had been reset. However, the internal storage is still gibberish, so I can't take pictures or download apps or anything. I was wondering whether there was any way to fix this or is the device a write off, since I just bought it two weeks ago. Thanks

FaDEdImmortalz said:
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Last night I tried to root my Chinese Redmi Note 8 Pro. It was running the Global Rom 12.0.4.0. I followed the instructions in this video. However, when I booted into TWRP and copied the Magisk apk from my pc onto the phone, the internal storage had turned into gibberish. I thought this was just a bug as the files on the SD card were still fine. When I tried to boot the phone up, it would get to the MIUI splashscreen, before bootlooping into TWRP. I used the wipe feature to do a basic wipe of the phone, after which I was able to boot back into Android, but the phone had been reset. However, the internal storage is still gibberish, so I can't take pictures or download apps or anything. I was wondering whether there was any way to fix this or is the device a write off, since I just bought it two weeks ago. Thanks
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This latest TWRP is meant to fix encryption.
I'm not sure if it can fix your state (maybe it only prevents encryption), but I guess it's worth trying.
Read this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...xperience-official-aosp.4196041/post-84853709
TWRP Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/be...3.5.1_10-begonia_UNOFFICIAL_1604.img/download
Compass.