Hello all, I have a rooted play running stock firmware 2.3.4.
I want to migrate to a bigger SD card and have done a titanium backup of my apps. However some of my apps I "moved to sd card". So my question is can I copy all my files and folders from the old sd card to my desktop and then to the new sd card? Will the apps on the sd card work just fine? Please advise. Thank you.
spongerabbit said:
Hello all, I have a rooted play running stock firmware 2.3.4.
I want to migrate to a bigger SD card and have done a titanium backup of my apps. However some of my apps I "moved to sd card". So my question is can I copy all my files and folders from the old sd card to my desktop and then to the new sd card? Will the apps on the sd card work just fine? Please advise. Thank you.
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Worked for me. I replaced mine that way with no problem. Just make sure you copy everything, and don't wipe the old card until you test out the new one, just in case.
spongerabbit said:
Hello all, I have a rooted play running stock firmware 2.3.4.
I want to migrate to a bigger SD card and have done a titanium backup of my apps. However some of my apps I "moved to sd card". So my question is can I copy all my files and folders from the old sd card to my desktop and then to the new sd card? Will the apps on the sd card work just fine? Please advise. Thank you.
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You don't even have to do a titanium backup, all you need to do is copy EVERYTHING, that includes hidden folders, make sure you backup android.secure folder, that's where everything you "Move to SD Card" in settings goes
All that you have to do is copy everything from your old SD card straight to your new one. I did this upgrading from an 8gb micro SD to a 32gb micro SD.
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Hi is anyone else having an issue with TB not showing external SD card or some features like convert system app to regular app?
See my post in the other threads regarding not being able to write to external SDCard...
RiPpeR_dUdE said:
See my post in the other threads regarding not being able to write to external SDCard...
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HI, Thanks for responding I can write to the sd card. it just not showing up in titanium
jionny said:
HI, Thanks for responding I can write to the sd card. it just not showing up in titanium
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OK, mine is working fine, try this...
From preferences, select Backup Folder Location, hit the back arrow twice until you get a listing of folders; "emulated", "sdcard0" and "sdcard1" (this is your external SD), select "sdcard1" then create new folder, create the new TitaniumBackup folder and you should be good.
RiPpeR_dUdE said:
OK, mine is working fine, try this...
From preferences, select Backup Folder Location, hit the back arrow twice until you get a listing of folders; "emulated", "sdcard0" and "sdcard1" (this is your external SD), select "sdcard1" then create new folder, create the new TitaniumBackup folder and you should be good.
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Thanks again Ripper but I did that already, it did change my backups to sd card and shows that in titanium under backup directory however it does not show my sd card at the bottom of titanium. It should be system rom then internal& media and then ext sd card listed. ext sd card is not listed
jionny said:
Thanks again Ripper but I did that already, it did change my backups to sd card and shows that in titanium under backup directory however it does not show my sd card at the bottom of titanium. It should be system rom then internal& media and then ext sd card listed. ext sd card is not listed
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The only time I saw this was when I could not write to the external SDCard, once I fixed that mine is showing correctly. If you can write to your external SD, you may have another issue.
Screenshot for reference showing both internal and external SDCard....
RiPpeR_dUdE said:
Screenshot for reference showing both internal and external SDCard....
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yea weird and instead of saying sdcard1 mines says external_SD card..... it works fine just its weird it does'nt show at the bottom thanks again for your responses and help ripper
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yea weird and instead of saying sdcard1 mines says external_SD card..... it works fine just its weird it does'nt show at the bottom thanks again for your responses and help ripper
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also found out its not the sdcard the sdcard is a sandisk sdxc 64gb i switched it with the one in my phone which is a 32gb adata and it still doesnt show external sd card listing at bottom of titanium backup... well at least now i know its not the card
jionny said:
also found out its not the sdcard the sdcard is a sandisk sdxc 64gb i switched it with the one in my phone which is a 32gb adata and it still doesnt show external sd card listing at bottom of titanium backup... well at least now i know its not the card
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TB is the same for my G Pad with a Samsung 64GB card. Sure you can specify the external card as a backup location, but presumably TB can't automatically identify it as the external card. I imagine TB needs an update for the G Pad memory architecture (path naming).
tdodd said:
TB is the same for my G Pad with a Samsung 64GB card. Sure you can specify the external card as a backup location, but presumably TB can't automatically identify it as the external card. I imagine TB needs an update for the G Pad memory architecture (path naming).
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tdodd may I ask what rom you are running I am on stock and I applied the fix and it didnt do anything still can't write to sd card
jionny said:
tdodd may I ask what rom you are running I am on stock and I applied the fix and it didnt do anything still can't write to sd card
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I'm running the stock LG ROM. The card is formatted as exFAT, as supplied from Amazon.
tdodd said:
I'm running the stock LG ROM. The card is formatted as exFAT, as supplied from Amazon.
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my titanium backup shows the same as you displayed but I still Cant move apps to sd card and titanium backup does not recognize ext sd card on opening screen but I noticed from a previous post that yours does
jionny said:
my titanium backup shows the same as you displayed but I still Cant move apps to sd card and titanium backup does not recognize ext sd card on opening screen but I noticed from a previous post that yours does
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I do not move apps to the SD card. I have no need or reason to. My TB overview screen does not show the external card. Those things do not prevent me writing to the card - it is writeable. Maybe I do not understand the problem. For me there is no problem.
EDIT - OK, now I think I understand - TB does not see the external card so it cannot report on its status and cannot move apps to it. In all other respects the card works as one would expect. As I said in my first post, it seems like TB needs updating in order to discover the card as mounted by the G Pad. Either that or use some sort of folder mount app to mount the external card where TB can find it.
tdodd said:
I do not move apps to the SD card. I have no need or reason to. My TB overview screen does not show the external card. Those things do not prevent me writing to the card - it is writeable. Maybe I do not understand the problem. For me there is no problem.
EDIT - OK, now I think I understand - TB does not see the external card so it cannot report on its status and cannot move apps to it. In all other respects the card works as one would expect. As I said in my first post, it seems like TB needs updating in order to discover the card as mounted by the G Pad. Either that or use some sort of folder mount app to mount the external card where TB can find it.
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CORRECT.... thanks for answering my questions
I noticed this also yesterday when I was on Stock ROM with TiBU. I thought my device was bad but on CM11 TiBU works as normal with the external SD. LG ROM is wonky.
wpbear said:
I noticed this also yesterday when I was on Stock ROM with TiBU. I thought my device was bad but on CM11 TiBU works as normal with the external SD. LG ROM is wonky.
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Thanks for the info. I had a feeling it was LG's ROM
I've been looking more deeply into this, but I don't have the skills to come up with a solution. However, I have a feeling the problem stems from Android itself and while some manufacturers may have implemented their own workarounds it seems that LG has not. Here is an article which outlines the basis of the problem (if I am right).
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...continues-to-shun-sd-cards-multiuser-support/
No help to offer other than to share my experience - I stuck my SD card in the G Pad to restore my app data and have no problems with it. TB restored them from the SD card. I've also been using TB repeatedly to back up and restore Injustice Gods Among Us on my SD card (30 times a day) with no problems.
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No help to offer other than to share my experience - I stuck my SD card in the G Pad to restore my app data and have no problems with it. TB restored them from the SD card. I've also been using TB repeatedly to back up and restore Injustice Gods Among Us on my SD card (30 times a day) with no problems.
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The problem has nothing to do with backups and restores. It is the inability to move apps to the external SD card. TB gives no clues to the problem - no helpful messages - but other app2sd type apps complain about the way storage is arranged, saying that external storage is emulated. Clearly that is nonsense, because the external SD card it's a very real physical storage device, but I think that multi user support has screwed thing up, as per the article I linked to earlier.
FWIW I have managed to get TB to show the external card on the overview screen by creating a folder in /mnt and using foldermount to point the folder to the external card, but it does not survive a reboot and does not overcome the problem with moving apps to external storage. Maybe foldermount could be used to move large data folders to the external card for apps such as offline navigation or games, which should free up some space from the internal storage. As I have no need to do that (yet) I have not tried.
Hello all,
Bought 64gb SD card in order to put all my gigantic games on it, but had no luck.
So I factory reset tablet, erased SD, and now I'm ready for your help.
Is it possible to install apps from Google Play on SD card?
Tried to move it from App manager, and now, for instance, Hearthstone is 1.5GB on internal and 44MB on SD.
please help.
Thanks.
Does anyone have any solution?
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Does anyone have any solution?
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You can try using Link 2 SD, that works for some people: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD
If your'e using a KitKat rom you will need a small fix to make moving things to the SD card possible because Google restricted SD card usage in KitKat: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
If that doesn't work here's what I use currently:
KitKat Fix above
KitKat fix xposed module: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/kitkat-sd-card-access-t2790992
And this app which lets you move large Game files to the external sd card (OBB files for games)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-obb-sd-v0-1-t2884004
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Hi guys,
I have read some topics here but couldn't really find my exact issue.
I have a stock G3, no root, with Loolipop. I use an SD card (16 Gb), but for some strange reason, the apps are not moved to it, even though in app settings, it says they are stored on the SD card.
It is like it is seeing it's own internal storage like the SD card, without actually using the real SD card.
The SD card is fine, The system can write on it with no issues. I store the photos and videos taken on it, and they are actually stored there as I have checked.
Anyone have any ideas what the issue may be, and what is the solution?
Thanks
Have you tried an app2sd from the play store?
Not one, but several apps. All they do is take me to the app settings where I have to click on Move to SD.
From what I have read, this issue has to do with how Lollipop is now managing the SD card. Maybe I am mistaking, perhaps it is an LG issue.
I couldn't find any other relevant information.
ok i am confused i have noticed lots of post of people saying they cant move apps to sd card or write to sd card.. i just bought the sm-t700 titanium 8.4 version, and it came with 4.2 android i then upgraded to LP 5.0.2 and i am still able to move apps to sd card, i am running stock rom and am rooted, so i am confused on why most posts or customs roms say they have added the sd card fix?? was it certain models that have moving apps to sd card and others not??? also the build date of mine says may 5 2015....
just asking as i am afraid to put custom rom on it for fear of losing the move apps to sd card....
From my perspective, moving apps to the SD card is not the issue. You can do that with most apps (though some move precious little of their total size to the external storage). The issue is that this is about all you can do with the SD card. You can't use it as a default storage location (for web browser downloads, for example). Basically all you can do is "move" apps to it and copy files manually to and from. I haven't even been able to create a folder on the SD card using my file browser.
It`s third-party app on an non-rooted tablet that cannot write/delete files to the microsd, I think you can on v4.2 and v5.0.2 but not on v4.4.2
John.