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The PC shows my device and my external and internal drives.
If I browse through my external or internal sdcard, it shows my folders and the files in them. If I try to paste something in either storage, it tries to move the file for like 3 minutes then it gives me the message that my device might not be able to view or play the file. If I tell it to move it anyway, it gives me a message saying that it can't copy it and also "My device might be unresponsive or disconnected". I tried to paste a song as well but it denied my request saying how "the device doesn't support .mp3 files" which can't be right since I did it before.
Also, if I go to recovery and try to mount it, the pc doesn't show any drives for it.
I thought it might of been a hardware id issue so I followed this method found here but it didn't help me. I have version 1.4.6.0 of the samsung usb drivers installed and I have Kies installed as well. I'm running the Anthrax Kernel w/ Jellybomb v. 14.
I've tried looking at other threads but I've had no luck with them. I would be grateful if someone could help me
Edit- I ran a troubleshoot program on the device manager for windows and it said it was a driver problem. I clicked the box for more info and it said the MTP USB Device failed to install. If i reconnect the usb cable, it installs fine on MTP mode. On PTP Mode, it fails to install. Regardless, I'm still not able to paste anything to the internal or external memory. Another strange occurence that I found out was that I waited like 10 minutes and tried to copy my files to the internal storage, and it worked! But, I tried copying the same files to the external right after that and it gave me "the device has either stopped responding or is disconnected" error.
Noob here, but I have a similar issue. Just watched an XDA video discussing the problem. ... MTP is the issue. It works differently than mass usb storage. I'll try to find the thread again and post the link.
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fourdimentions said:
Noob here, but I have a similar issue. Just watched an XDA video discussing the problem. ... MTP is the issue. It works differently than mass usb storage. I'll try to find the thread again and post the link.
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https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNF_CTSQUwRTm2vqPqRj5a8NId-gPA
i know this dosen't fix our problem, just explains it. right now i have to remove my sd card and use an adapter to mount it on my pc to transfer data
fourdimentions said:
Noob here, but I have a similar issue. Just watched an XDA video discussing the problem. ... MTP is the issue. It works differently than mass usb storage. I'll try to find the thread again and post the link.
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https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNF_CTSQUwRTm2vqPqRj5a8NId-gPA
i know this dosen't fix our problem, just explains it. right now i have to remove my sd card and use an adapter to mount it on my pc to transfer data
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Interesting, the video helps explain it clearly. I'm wondering if it's a ROM issue though. I was gonna try switching ROMs...maybe even do a factory reset if I get a free day.
Zin0 said:
Interesting, the video helps explain it clearly. I'm wondering if it's a ROM issue though. I was gonna try switching ROMs...maybe even do a factory reset if I get a free day.
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It has to do with how TW handle the PC connection when you plug it in, so its only specific to stock or stock based
AOSP always has and will allow you to mount as a drive
I'm running JellyBomb v14 , and do not have that issue. One thing you may want to try is reformatting your SD Card. Ran into the same issue on a friends device. Turned out it was his SD Card. You can use sd formatter. It works quite well, and it's free.
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I'm rooted, but running the stock ROM. At this point I'm sure it's the ROM. I'm going to load the gs3 toolkit on my pc, see if it works before I try a different ROM.
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So I've got a work around for us, air droid or WiFi droid.
I tried Wi-Fi data transfer, but I couldn't access the external SD card.
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See above work around, it may work for you...
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I'm really liking Air Droid, thanks
You could try to install Kies, it comes with samsung usb drivers. Then you can uninstall it and the drivers will remain.
Also, microsoft mtp drivers are included with the latest media player. Maybe update that.
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You could try to install Kies, it comes with samsung usb drivers. Then you can uninstall it and the drivers will remain.
Also, microsoft mtp drivers are included with the latest media player. Maybe update that.
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Which media player?
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Which media player?
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I'm thinking wmp if you have windows.
For the PC duh, sorry. Thanks
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Strange question, but do you have USB debbuing checked?
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Yup it's checked.
Maybe this is relevant, when in clock work mod recovery, I tried to format ext SD. said it completed, but it didn't wipe the card...
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I know this isn't ideal, but you could always use 'adb' to push and pull files to/from phone. I do that frequently when on linux as MTP support is meh.
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Yup it's checked.
Maybe this is relevant, when in clock work mod recovery, I tried to format ext SD. said it completed, but it didn't wipe the card...
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Did you ever format the SD Card? What I mean is actually pulling the SD Card out of the Device, and formatting it. Copy your stuff to the Desktop. Then format the SD Card. You can use SD Formatter as I suggested before.
I've formatted the ext sd. Tried different cables. Tried connecting in download mode. Nothing works. Right now I'm just pulling the sd and using a adapter for the pc to transfer data, it's a pain, but faster than Wi-Fi....
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I've formatted the ext sd. Tried different cables. Tried connecting in download mode. Nothing works. Right now I'm just pulling the sd and using a adapter for the pc to transfer data, it's a pain, but faster than Wi-Fi....
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Do you have an SD Card adapter? If so, look on the left side of it. There should be a little tap. When insert your Micro SD Card in make sure the tap is all the way up. Up is unlocked on most SD Cards.
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I tried various methods to resolve this copying problem (settings, drivers, cables, different USB ports etc.). Eventually I gave up and tried the WifiDroid and AirDroid style apps to transfer files reliably. They worked without error but were clunky to use. Especially if you wanted to copy multiple folders at once and still use the phone for other tasks. The best product I found to do this was Solid Explorer on the Play store. Its very easy to create a FTP connection between PC and phone and then simply to drag/drop multiple files/folders in the traditional Windows manner. Better still I can walk around at home listening to music or a book on the phone while the files copy in the background. Quick, reliable and no annoying file copy errors.
trying to make this work the usb mass store app,but no luck
Type "mount > /sdcard/MountInfo.txt" (removing quotes of course) inside a terminal emulator then post the newly created text file found on root of internal sd card and I most likely can make it work.
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elesbb said:
Type "mount > /sdcard/MountInfo.txt" (removing quotes of course) inside a terminal emulator then post the newly created text file found on root of internal sd card and I most likely can make it work.
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IS Their a zip or a easy way,i dont mess with terminal at all
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IS Their a zip or a easy way,i dont mess with terminal at all
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you won't scew anything up doing that. and the only way to get it working is by figuring out what the heck the mount points are and applying them. It only works for external sd card btw. And i would run the commands myself but i don't have the note 3. I kinda want it but it seems too big.
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I take it you are rooted? I can make an app that will do the command for you just give me some time.
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Type "mount > /sdcard/MountInfo.txt" (removing quotes of course) inside a terminal emulator then post the newly created text file found on root of internal sd card and I most likely can make it work.
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Here you go.
darkkterror said:
Here you go.
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So is this an app or a zip to flash in recovery?
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So is this an app or a zip to flash in recovery?
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No, it's just the mount info that elesbb asked for. I don't have the expertise to take that and turn it into something useful
I moddified my S4 UMS Widget. if it doesn't work, i am going to need more information. Let me know if it works or not.
It requires root of course. And if it doesnt work keep tapping it till you get back to MTP mode and go under USB setting in settings app and set that to MTP mode and you should be back to normal again. Really wish i had this to help you guys with mods and what not. but i'll do my best.
I tried the UMS Widget you posted. When I connect my phone to my computer with UMS mode from the widget the phone shows up as a CD-ROM drive, not a removable storage. If I try to click on the CD-ROM drive it asks me to insert a disc. Seems very strange to me.
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I tried the UMS Widget you posted. When I connect my phone to my computer with UMS mode from the widget the phone shows up as a CD-ROM drive, not a removable storage. If I try to click on the CD-ROM drive it asks me to insert a disc. Seems very strange to me.
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I don't have the device so bear with me.
I need you to uses a root browser to locate this for me
/sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/\
Give me the output of all the contents of android_usb directory.
you can type ls /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb > /sdcard/Stuff_in_android_usb.txt
to output it to a text file on your SD card.
The only thing in /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb is another directory called android0. I've attached the contents of /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0.
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The only thing in /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb is another directory called android0. I've attached the contents of /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0.
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Thanks! What's under f_mass_storage directory?
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Thanks! What's under f_mass_storage directory?
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device
inquiry_string
lun
power
product_string
sua_version_info
subsystem
uevent
vendor_string
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i got usb 3.0
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you won't scew anything up doing that. and the only way to get it working is by figuring out what the heck the mount points are and applying them. It only works for external sd card btw. And i would run the commands myself but i don't have the note 3. I kinda want it but it seems too big.
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I take it you are rooted? I can make an app that will do the command for you just give me some time.
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i got usb 3.0 and is fast to send it to the internal but sending it the ext card with mtp always been slow i dont get that if my rooted SG usb storage app work on the sg4 should work with this with no problems
Deezy88 said:
i got usb 3.0 and is fast to send it to the internal but sending it the ext card with mtp always been slow i dont get that if my rooted SG usb storage app work on the sg4 should work with this with no problems
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Things are different across devices, try this one, *crosses fingers" it should work..
elesbb said:
Things are different across devices, try this one, *crosses fingers" it should work..
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thanks but no luck its chage to cd drive I:
elesbb said:
Things are different across devices, try this one, *crosses fingers" it should work..
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Still shows up as a CD-Drive when I plug in the phone and turn on UMS.
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Still shows up as a CD-Drive when I plug in the phone and turn on UMS.
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This really sucks not having the device -.- hold on im gonna have to write a "debug/get some info" app to get me some information.
That will happen tomorrow though. Really busy right now. Thanks for all the debugging and info getting!
elesbb said:
This really sucks not having the device -.- hold on im gonna have to write a "debug/get some info" app to get me some information.
That will happen tomorrow though. Really busy right now. Thanks for all the debugging and info getting!
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Are you guys getting it to work?
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Are you guys getting it to work?
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Without me having the device it's really hard to debug and figure it out. I kinda need to have a live logcat to look at. I know evil1art has it so maybe him and I can do some teamwork on it.
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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?
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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.
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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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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:
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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:
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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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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?
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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:
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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:
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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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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.
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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.
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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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Hi All,
I went and looked at the HTC One M8 today and was very very impressed. Looking to uograde from an s4 to the M8.
The salesmen said something interesting though and after a little research I am concerned.
He said that 3rd party apps will not be able to access the sd card at all. I know there have been conplaints about this in regards to KitKat.
As I live in Australia all the plans have horribly low data so cloud really isnt an option here, especially to store music and video.
I was just wondering if this were true? Are they able to be installed on the sd? are they able to write to sd?
Thanks for any advice
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Hi All,
I went and looked at the HTC One M8 today and was very very impressed. Looking to uograde from an s4 to the M8.
The salesmen said something interesting though and after a little research I am concerned.
He said that 3rd party apps will not be able to access the sd card at all. I know there have been conplaints about this in regards to KitKat.
As I live in Australia all the plans have horribly low data so cloud really isnt an option here, especially to store music and video.
I was just wondering if this were true? Are they able to be installed on the sd? are they able to write to sd?
Thanks for any advice
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Just tried and yes you can but I am rooted don't know if that's why it moved
I'm not rooted. Using solid file explorer, I'm not able to write to the card. Very frustrating.
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It's a new security feature of Kit Kat, stops apps from having full read/write access to the whole sd card. The developers just need to update there apps to resolve the issue. I had the same problem moving files across but came across the answer in another thread on here.
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What about the camera? Can you change the default storage for that?
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What about the camera? Can you change the default storage for that?
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Yes you can
Is there anyway to restore write on SD Card capabilities? Did anyone proove it?
I have just got a HTC one m8 it's not rooted(yet) I can save photos to the sd card but cant copy from internal to it. I can't even create a folder in the ext sd card where is the stock file manager I can only see Polaris if that's what it's called If I try to copy a file in that app it will not even show the ext sd card. Help any one
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I have just got a HTC one m8 it's not rooted(yet) I can save photos to the sd card but cant copy from internal to it. I can't even create a folder in the ext sd card where is the stock file manager I can only see Polaris if that's what it's called If I try to copy a file in that app it will not even show the ext sd card. Help any one
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root it..
This is a feature of google kitkat 4.4.2. Anyway is supposed to work with default file manager. If not, you need to root and instal Sdfix from play store.
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"Feature"
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Root and install SDFix from playstore or root it and flash a custom ROM. AFAIK all the custom roms have that fixed by default now without having to install an app.
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Root and install SDFix from playstore or root it and flash a custom ROM. AFAIK all the custom roms have that fixed by default now without having to install an app.
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I tried the SDFix on stock rooted rom, but titanium backup still cant write on SD card. (It says: this folder is not writable) i even tried modifying system/etc/permissions/platform.xml manually but still no luck.
Is it an issue with titanium backup, or am i doing something wrong?
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You need to flash a custom kernel with system write protection turned off then you can use something like SDfix or foldermount to enable writing to the external SD for all apps
Try Elemental kernel, it worked for me.
Stock and rooted here and sdfix worked fine. Titanium and all other apps write to SD fine.
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You need to flash a custom kernel with system write protection turned off then you can use something like SDfix or foldermount to enable writing to the external SD for all apps
Try Elemental kernel, it worked for me.
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No, not true! I am on stock rom / kernel, just rooted and SDFix installed, and Titanium and all other apps read /write on extSD. No custom kernel requied!
Didn't work for me, were you s-off?
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Didn't work for me, were you s-off?
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I am. I've no idea if that effects this though.
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Tried using the SDFix. Checked the permission.xml file. The changes has been made. However, once restarted the phone, changes have been revoked.
Using stock rom/kernel, rooted. Still no luck...seriously wtf.
Workaround for storing/modifying files on SD card
Hey guys,
I'm myself in shock what Google did in KitKat - that's just pure stupidity.
However, I'd like to share with you a simple hint on how to actually make use of SD card, using tTorrent as an example.
As you know, it is no longer possible to select a directory on SD card to store downloaded data - apps no longer have permissions, including file browser in Polaris Office. Well... it is not entirely true.
Let's say you want to select a directory on SD card, so tTorrent has as much space as big your SD card is.
All you have to do is to select a directory which your app has an access to.
What's the directory? It's the directory of particular app:
/storage/ext_sd/Android/>>your app's directory<<
In particular case of tTorrent that would be:
/storage/ext_sd/Android/hu.tagsoft.ttorrent.lite/
That's all. If you select above path in tTorrent, tTorrent will have a full access within it, so it can create/modify/delete files in this directory.
The same rule applies to any other apps - all you have to do is to select your app's directory/put files in it and your app will be able to fiddle with these files, inside its directory on SD card.
I know it is not as elegant solution as rooting device and modifying /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file, but at least it's something.
Have fun, folks, and let's wait for an update from crazy Google - I heard that they are receiving tons of complaints about this "security feature" which I personally call simply a bug.
So that's the problem with KitKat?? For example I couldn't unpack zip on sd card, I had to unpack it to the internal memory. Since m8 hasn't default explorer, is there any explorer that doesn't have this issue, or I strictly have to root it??
Hello all.
I recently bought LG G4 (European unlocked version H815) and rooted it mostly because I wanted to use Folder Mount since many games nowaday take so much storage space. I updated my phone before rooting to the most recent firmware (5.1). With my previous phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 Active) Folder Mount worked perfect. With LG G4 Folder Mount seems to mount everything but when starting a game it wants to download the game data again. I checked if I can find the mounted directory (in Folder Mount) from internal memory;it was found but seems to be empty.
With ES File Explorer those mounted directories can be found but are shown with question mark.
I tried SDCard Fix but it told that apps already have write access to my external SD card and no fix is needed (Folder Mount probably fixed it).
I e-mailed Folder Mount developer but still waiting for a reply.
Please suggest any similar program that works with LG G4 or tell me how to fix this problem. Much appreciated!
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crisse78 said:
Hello all.
I recently bought LG G4 (European unlocked version H815) and rooted it mostly because I wanted to use Folder Mount since many games nowaday take so much storage space. I updated my phone before rooting to the most recent firmware (5.1). With my previous phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 Active) Folder Mount worked perfect. With LG G4 Folder Mount seems to mount everything but when starting a game it wants to download the game data again. I checked if I can find the mounted directory (in Folder Mount) from internal memory;it was found but seems to be empty.
With ES File Explorer those mounted directories can be found but are shown with question mark.
I tried SDCard Fix but it told that apps already have write access to my external SD card and no fix is needed (Folder Mount probably fixed it).
I e-mailed Folder Mount developer but still waiting for a reply.
Please suggest any similar program that works with LG G4 or tell me how to fix this problem. Much appreciated!
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Have you tried xposed "OBB to Sd" that you can save space by moving the games obb data to sdcard
Mangtas_666 said:
Have you tried xposed "OBB to Sd" that you can save space by moving the games obb data to sdcard
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Hello. Thanks but Google Play tells my device is not compatible with OBB to Sd.
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crisse78 said:
Hello. Thanks but Google Play tells my device is not compatible with OBB to Sd.
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Install it via xposed app
Like this one
Incase you need a guide in xposed installation here it is http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/themes-apps/guide-installing-xposed-locked-t3181593
Many games put the bulk of their data on the SD anyway. If you have FM try to move it, it will get lost. Just had this issue. Delete the FM redirect and try it.