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Mount SD card as primary storage

Hi everyone,
Today I got the gt-i9195. I know it has 8 GB of internal storage. I inserted my 32 GB sdcard. But the phone still detects the 8 GB as the external sdcard and the 32 GB sdcard as a second storage. Is there any way to set the 32 GB card as the primary card so that every app accesses the proper storage?
Phone is still unrooted and has stock rom.
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I'm also interested... clearly the root is needed.
And disabling emulated sdcard would be the best (so this space is used only for /data).

I think there is no need of such thing, first you need root then try foldermount (lidroid file explorer+super mount works fine) to move your large folders to sd card like obb files, downloads, music and all folders
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Use an app called "gl to sd", this is the easiestv way to store large game data to the SD.
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iKlutz said:
Use an app called "gl to sd", this is the easiestv way to store large game data to the SD.
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I listen that it doesn't work with S4 mini.
I already know that FolderMount works very good to move large games to external sdcard (clearly having root), also on S4 mini.
But in this thread, it is asked another question: external sdcard mounted into /mnt/sdcard.

DeusEx80 said:
I listen that it doesn't work with S4 mini.
I already know that FolderMount works very good to move large games to external sdcard (clearly having root), also on S4 mini.
But in this thread, it is asked another question: external sdcard mounted into /mnt/sdcard.
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Works perfectly for me
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Any script to swap internal to external sd card for i9190 ?

Don't see the point of swap all internal to external since external is slower and you loose 6gb of storage, but i think you need a init.d support kernel and script like int2sd+
@iKlutz how you get it working?
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fburgos said:
Don't see the point of swap all internal to external since external is slower and you loose 6gb of storage, but i think you need a init.d support kernel and script like int2sd+
@iKlutz how you get it working?
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1) the internal sd (/mnt/sdcard) is an emulated sdcard (/data/media) and it shares the space with the user data (/data): unique partition.
So disabling the internal sdcard, the 6gb of storage become all for user data.
2) The external sdcard isn't slower if you have a microsd SDXC class 10: you only gain more space in /mnt/sdcard.

God I hate these useless comments on these sdcard threads like "you dont need that/theres no need for that/use folder mount etc.", if you aren't here to answer the question nor help with it, don't comment.

@DeusEx80 i can see what you talk about its about having all 6gb of the internal avilable for /data, i think what you need is something like init.d script to mount /data/media/0 (mnt/sdcard) to external sdcard, im no expert but thats the way to get it, for me until its developed the best way is something like folder mount.
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leripe said:
God I hate these useless comments on these sdcard threads like "you dont need that/theres no need for that/use folder mount etc.", if you aren't here to answer the question nor help with it, don't comment.
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Thanks for your comment a great help to the topic been discussed.

fburgos said:
Don't see the point of swap all internal to external since external is slower and you loose 6gb of storage, but i think you need a init.d support kernel and script like int2sd+
@iKlutz how you get it working?
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Nothing special.. I just opened the menu options, chose move data and selected games with large data to move to the SD card. After it's been moved, I click the chain icon to Mount the SD card data folder and then press the blue play button and voila, it works.
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[Q] USB problem, looking for solution

Hello guys, i have a little problem related to any CM (just for information - i dont have one with stock JB). So, the problem is that i cant transfer (paste) big files using USB mass storage option. The other option (not sure about the name cuz my phone isnt on english) multimedia device loads too slowly AND cant load all files, for example - didnt load camera's photos. Its really strange and cant find a solution for very long time can you help me? Whats the problem? I can use android debug bridge, but cant use it on other PCs.

Anyone? Anything?

Quality of MTP varies a lot with OS and file manager you use, I've seen...
Agreed about mass storage starting to drop after ~200M and well... this is the only 100% stable option:
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Ryccardo said:
Quality of MTP varies a lot with OS and file manager you use, I've seen...
Agreed about mass storage starting to drop after ~200M and well... this is the only 100% stable option:
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xD

Well, I started having problems with file transfer after flashing D-Kernel on Kyrillos. And then, same problems on CM, while stock JB seems to be fine. Only using card reader worked good enough so far.
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rockeetman said:
Well, I started having problems with file transfer after flashing D-Kernel on Kyrillos. And then, same problems on CM, while stock JB seems to be fine. Only using card reader worked good enough so far.
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What problem exactly?
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File transfer was freezing after few kilobytes at all. Just like with damaged SD card, but it also happened when copying files to internal storage. And my memory card worked fine with card reader, so I guess it's not corrupted.

rockeetman said:
File transfer was freezing after few kilobytes at all. Just like with damaged SD card, but it also happened when copying files to internal storage. And my memory card worked fine with card reader, so I guess it's not corrupted.
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Actually i have it on any CM, but not on Stock. Using mass storage just freeze if i transfer a bigger file (just few MB, not that bigger at all). If i use MTP, it just loads too slow, but no transfer problems. There was one issue last time - didnt load camera's photos, so i was forced to use mass storage in that case.
Anyway, its reeeeeeeaally strange.

Exactly, that's really annoying. But recently I started transferring files via WiFi and this may be fine workaround. Anyway, hope this will get fixed sometime.
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[Q&A] [DS&SS]swap sd card on 4.2/4.3/4.4 (UB) updated for (LB)

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I#ve don the patch. Worked perfect so far. I have now (shown in Xplore) 30GB on sdcard0 and sdcard1. When I'm create a folder on sdcard0 I see it on sdcard1/0/. 25GB of 30GB are unuesed
BUT: When Im going to install Google Translator it stops with message "not enough space" (on Root are 524MB unused)

Nokia X2
Hey guys, anyone tried this trick on Nokia X2 which has Android 4.3?

sony xperia m c2004dual 4.3
does anyone knows how to swap memmory on xmd c2004,jb 4.3,stock,rooted with towel root. pleasse some one help meeeeee

App2sd in cm11?
Why is it so difficult implement APP2SD in CM11 in new building , despite PecanCm did it in two releases ?
I don't understand...if it's possible...make it possible
I would collaborate and help community but unfortunately Im not a developer

How to swap for 4.2 ?

It works
Nicklas Van Dam said:
i guess not, but maybe you can try another app like GL to SD or try a build in feature bro (App2SD) ok
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It works.
But there's one more problem. Camera app asks to insert sd card.

Is there any way to go back to original situation? I would like to sell the phone in original state.

Is there any way to go back to original situation? I would like to sell the phone in original state.

it doesnt work on me, XMS 4.3 locked bootloader , after copying all of the internal data to 0 folder, and after ticking 9 option , my phone get bootloop haha . any ideas ? xms c1905 btw i've done every step perfectly
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and i've trying any methods of swapping like using link2sd , partiting wizard etc. it always get bootloop when choosing the 2nd ext4 , . i have towel-rooted, busybox, superSU . thank you very much

xperia m c2004 ubl cm11
i done everything and my internal memory swapped to external.......but now the problem is when we download apps from play store it shows insufficient memory???? actually i have 2Gb free space in my external memory.....

c2005 CM11: Swap internal memory and SD
Hello,
I've tried to swap the internal memory and the SD card with the cript on my c2005 which is rooted, unlocked and running CM11. I've moved all the internal files to the "0" folder in the root of the SD card and installed the ZIP in the recovery, but nothing happend. Any tips?

Worked great but still uses internal memory when installing apps from play store.

hey guys..will it work on lollipop bulid too??? m using xperia m dual

Caught in Boot Loop Xperia M C2004[rooted]
I partitioned my sd card in ext4 format.
When i attempted to create mount script in Link2SD my phone entered a boot loop
I have tried ext2 and ext3 they don't work at all in Link2SD
PLS HELP ME

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How can i get rid of this warning ? Also i cant install new app with play store. Ive to download apk.
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nurulmac11 said:
How can i get rid of this warning ? Also i cant install new app with play store. Ive to download apk.
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Ur data is almost full. To download an app on google apps you must have atleast 200mb free on your storage. Alternatively u can use link2sd to link apps that u installed to second partition to free up some space

I got it working but I had to change the script on a galaxy note 2 LTE gt-n7105 with cyanogenmod 10.2
it wasn't working, and I noticed that the file /dev/block/vold/179:33 wasn't on my phone but I have 179:16 and 179:17
so my script is now like this:
#!system/bin/sh
sleep 3
mount -o remount,rw /
# mount -t vfat -o umask=0000,utf8 /dev/block/vold/179:33 /mnt/shell/emulated
mount -t vfat -o umask=0000,utf8 /dev/block/vold/179:17 /mnt/shell/emulated
mount -o bind /data/media/0 /storage/sdcard1
chown system /data/media/0
chgrp sdcard_rw /data/media/0
chmod 0075 /data/media/0
mount -o remount, ro /

is thr any way to even access internal 2gb memory..i asked bcoz my sdcard is only 8 gb i want to use internal memory after swapping

will it work on lollipop??

Huawei P6 64gb SD card

Hello,
Is there anybody who has succes with using a 64gb sd card?
This isn't working, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA9fp863d-o
Best regards,
Mark

Yes, I have used a strontium 64GB SD card with FAT32 fiel system and it works normally in Ascend p6.
Most likely any 64GB SD card should work.

downbc1 said:
Yes, I have used a strontium 64GB SD card with FAT32 fiel system and it works normally in Ascend p6.
Most likely any 64GB SD card should work.
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Yes use this http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm

I bought a 32Gbytes SD card and it came with ex-fat file system. P6 didn't recognize it, so I format it on fat32 file system and everything was fine since then.
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Hello,
That didn't work. The sd card is working fine in my windows pc. Any other sugestions?
Mark

internetuser2004 said:
Hello,
That didn't work. The sd card is working fine in my windows pc. Any other sugestions?
Mark
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Try this http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/ its free and format it it to fat32 make sure its a primary partition and that its active

Try it with another ROM, just to test.
Make backup before of all with TWRP.
If you have the same problem, probably the vendor is not compatible in cert way with P6, try to return the SDCARD to seller and explain the sittuation, maybe they change your card to another.
If the problem persists, maybe is a problem in your phone, and that need to been talked with Huawei.
Hope this helps somehow, sorry about bad english

SD card problems
Donno about 64GB,i'm having problem even with my 32GB SD card,every time i restart my smart sd card error message appears -"SD card is damaged.Try reformatting it."After formatting it works ok till the next restart.
Does anybody have the same issue with SD?I guess it's firmware's problem,but not sure,i'm running B708 neoarnet repack or it's just SD card broken and i need to change it?

I'm using a 32gb Samsung evo microsd. Never had any problems with it. I'm on b708 too.
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wards5150 said:
I'm using a 32gb Samsung evo microsd. Never had any problems with it. I'm on b708 too.
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Same here. On B709.
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You have to format the card USING THE PHONE, not the pc.
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My P6 worked with a 64GB card with some formatting but it turned out to be a fake card

Im using a 64 gb card
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But when I formatted with the phone I experienced issues, I had to use a pc software called. Mini tool. Partition magic and. I formatted the card with fat32 file system, now works flawlessly

SDcard as internal storage in Redmi note 8 AOSP

How to use sdcard as internal storage on my redmi note 8, currently i'm using PixelOS rom. when I go to the setup settings for the sdcard there are two options, using the sdcard as portable storage and as extra phone storage. but when I choose as extra phone storage the formatting process stops at 40% and an error appears "attempt to invoke virtual method 'int java.util.arraylist.size()' on a null object reference". is there a way to solve this error or use sdcard as internal in this aosp?
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If you have Magisk, you could try this module: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/4078731/ (look for its latest version on page #7).
It helped me solve a similar problem on another device -- a tablet, not a RN8.

pnin said:
If you have Magisk, you could try this module: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/4078731/ (look for its latest version on page #7).
It helped me solve a similar problem on another device -- a tablet, not a RN8
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Still getting the same error, this module not working. Or is there a specific way to use this module?

Sorry, can't answer, no idea.
Are you on A11 firmware, by any chance?

Setsunao said:
Still getting the same error, this module not working. Or is there a specific way to use this module?
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that module is for enabling rw permission on SCcard ,it's not what you look for ...
this problem may be a PE thing, another member also reported same error
try removing partition
or report to rom dev

pnin said:
Sorry, can't answer, no idea.
Are you on A11 firmware, by any chance?
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loopypalm said:
that module is for enabling rw permission on SCcard ,it's not what you look for ...
this problem may be a PE thing, another member also reported same error
try removing partition
or report to rom dev
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Looks like it's a problem from PixelOS rom, I tried to use another rom and format sdcard it works fine.
Thank you everyone for helping me

Partition your SD Card for installing apps and storing other files at same time.
Make sure you have a root shell. If not, root your device with Magisk first.
Start a terminal, and run su to switch to root shell ($-->#) .
Partition your sdcard. Follow the instructions below.
1. Check your sdcard number.
Code:
sm list-disks adoptable
You will get the output like this:
Remember the disk number for further use.
2. Run the partition command to seperate your sd card space. Some space are used to store apps and their data. And the rest space keeps as external sdcard space.
Use this command to seperate your sd card:
Code:
sm partition "disk_number" mixed "reserved_percent"
Replace "disk_number" with your real disk number. Also you can control how much space goes for storing apps and their data and how much you want to reserved. For example you want 70% of SD Card for storing apps and 30% for original external storage, then "reserved_percent" is 30.
Code:
Example 2: Want 60% of sdcard goes to store apps, 40% as external storage.
sm partition "disk number" mixed 40
Press ENTER to execute your command. All data on your sdcard will be destroyed. Back up all data on sdcard first if needed.
Right now the sdcard has the ability to store apps. Move your apps to sdcard as you like.
Voila!
EDIT: I made a detailed guide here. Check it for more details. Press "like" button if helped you.

Setsunao said:
Looks like it's a problem from PixelOS rom, I tried to use another rom and format sdcard it works fine.
Thank you everyone for helping me
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Just face the same problem as you. Tried some custom roms looks like only Android 11 have this issue. Wondering if you rollback to Android 10 to avoid this?

Jamisonlu said:
Just face the same problem as you. Tried some custom roms looks like only Android 11 have this issue. Wondering if you rollback to Android 10 to avoid this?
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I'm still using android 11. To fix this, I use link2sd plus with magisk, until now this method works well