"Cannot mount internal storage" A3 - Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe

When I go to twrp recovery and try to wipe internal storage or even see whats inside the internal storage folder it says "Cannot mount internal storage". Does anyone have a fix for this?

its a bug of twrp u flashed an old version u need to flash a more recent one try the 3.2.1 version

nekos95 said:
its a bug of twrp u flashed an old version u need to flash a more recent one try the 3.2.1 version
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It's not a bug, the data partition is encrypted. It needs to be formatted.

ashyx said:
It's not a bug, the data partition is encrypted. It needs to be formatted.
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How do I do that if I can't format in twrp?

NreL said:
How do I do that if I can't format in twrp?
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What's stopping you from Formatting?

ashyx said:
What's stopping you from Formatting?
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I can't format internal storage because it's not mounted so it just says error

NreL said:
I can't format internal storage because it's not mounted so it just says error
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Well that's the whole point. If it was mountable you wouldn't need to Format it.
Just Format it anyway, regardless of the mount errors.

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[HELP] Corrupted INTERNAL STORAGE ?

Internal storage partition is replaced with partition named "preloaded". It reads and writes to /sdcard but there is no internal storage partition.
Re flash stock image through odin.
romngenie said:
Internal storage partition is replaced with partition named "preloaded". It reads and writes to /sdcard but there is no internal storage partition.
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Flashing stock firmware will do nothing.
Preloaded is a separate partition.
Internal storage is called 'sdcard', so you're fine.
External is storage is called extsdcard.
Check your partitions with the app Diskinfo.
What has led you to this assumption?
ashyx said:
Flashing stock firmware will do nothing.
Preloaded is a separate partition.
Internal storage is called 'sdcard', so you're fine.
External is storage is called extsdcard.
Check your partitions with the app Diskinfo.
What has led you to this assumption?
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But 5 days ago there is a internal storage partition on the TWRP recovery?
And 5 days ago there is no preloaded partition.
romngenie said:
But 5 days ago there is a internal storage partition on the TWRP recovery?
And 5 days ago there is no preloaded partition.
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Incorrect, preloaded has always been there it's called HIDDEN.
You have obviously changed twrp to the official version.
You need to select Internal storage under MOUNT options in TWRP.
ashyx said:
Incorrect, preloaded has always been there it's called HIDDEN.
You have obviously changed twrp to the official version.
You need to select Internal storage under MOUNT options in TWRP.
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There isn't Internal Storage in mount.
romngenie said:
There isn't Internal Storage in mount.
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It's at the bottom. Hit the button that says select storage.
ashyx said:
It's at the bottom. Hit the button that says select storage.
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There isnt! There isnt any internal storage on mount section!
Internal Storage changed with preload weirdly.
Just i have Internal Storage on "select storage"
romngenie said:
There isnt! There isnt any internal storage on mount section!
Internal Storage changed with preload weirdly.
Just i have Internal Storage on "select storage"
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You either do or you dont see internal storage which is it?
Your last statement says you DO have internal storage in 'select storage'
Does this device boot or not?
ashyx said:
You either do or you dont see internal storage which is it?
Your last statement says you DO have internal storage in 'select storage'
Does this device boot or not?
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Yes boots and works fine and works internal storage too.
romngenie said:
Yes boots and works fine and works internal storage too.
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Then your internal storage is fine. You're just not looking in the right place in TWRP.
Internal storage is called DATA and SDCARD in TWRP via File manager.
ashyx said:
Then your internal storage is fine. You're just not looking in the right place in TWRP.
Internal storage is called DATA and SDCARD in TWRP via File manager.
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Ok thanks for my stupid question's answer.

I cannot see storage ....

I am in TWRP I ADB sideloaded BenzoROM and cannot see it on the phone. I can get into BL and TWRP. Any ideas how to fix, flash, format internal storage, fix contexts, partition SD card or ADB BenzoROM?
Scottay5150 said:
I am in TWRP I ADB sideloaded BenzoROM and cannot see it on the phone. I can get into BL and TWRP. Any ideas how to fix, flash, format internal storage, fix contexts, partition SD card or ADB BenzoROM?
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Did you format data in twrp? If so: fastboot boot twrp-3.2.0.0-marlin.img
format data again should show the internal storage
liam_davenport said:
Did you format data in twrp? If so: fastboot boot twrp-3.2.0.0-marlin.img
format data again should show the internal storage
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I did format data in TWRP. I just FB TWRP and format data. I'll let you know the results.
Scottay5150 said:
I did format data in TWRP. I just FB TWRP and format data. I'll let you know the results.
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Yes after formating reboot to twrp and format again always fixes it for me :good:
Scottay5150 said:
I did format data in TWRP. I just FB TWRP and format data. I'll let you know the results.
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YAY, success!!! Now, what if I want to go BenzoROM? Flash factory? All I am seeing in storage from the desktop is TWRP. I am suffering from PTSD with the issues I have been having.
Scottay5150 said:
YAY, success!!! Now, what if I want to go BenzoROM? Flash factory? I am suffering from PTSD with the issues I have been having.
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Copy Benzo Rom and twrp zip to internal storage
Flash the Rom and Flash the twrp zip
Reboot = Profit!
liam_davenport said:
Copy Benzo Rom and twrp zip to internal storage
Flash the Rom and Flash the twrp zip
Reboot = Profit!
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HOLEEEEE COW I have OS again!! THANK YOU!
Scottay5150 said:
HOLEEEEE COW I have OS again!! THANK YOU!
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Like seriously... This whole thread would have been prevented if OP would just read... Smh. Please delete all this guys post Mods..

mount storage

I have been getting error unable to Mount storage in twtp when doing a nanoid back up and I don't know how to fix
Are you encrypted?
crakerjac said:
Are you encrypted?
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How do I know if I am encrypted
Google is your friend my man.
[email protected] said:
I have been getting error unable to Mount storage in twtp when doing a nanoid back up and I don't know how to fix
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Wrong version of twrp

[B][/B] Failed to make backup folder with twrp

hello guys ,sorry for my english...i can't do a full backup to my miui rom with twrp , i get the message : " "Can not create '/data/media/0/TWRP' folder (Required key not available)." .see the attached picture ...any help please ?
Format data, then it'll work, or at least that worked for me. Just back your sdcard up through USB first.
wang1chung said:
Format data, then it'll work, or at least that worked for me. Just back your sdcard up through USB first.
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is there any other solutions other than format data? i don't want to start from the beginning, reinstalling apps and mods
Hello, for those who face the same problem, for my case, just disable the screen password before making the backup
Nice find. That didn't work for me at the time but I've read it might've been the recovery I was using. Glad you got it going.
sorry for answer late
its happend to me the storage is encripted u must wipe internal storage from wipe->advanced wipe -> internal storage only and swipe to wipe it
whyuask said:
sorry for answer late
its happend to me the storage is encripted u must wipe internal storage from wipe->advanced wipe -> internal storage only and swipe to wipe it
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Did that work !?
Ajaythepower1606 said:
Did that work !?
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Use TWRP that support encrypted instead of these steps.
Kirasu2080 said:
Use TWRP that support encrypted instead of these steps.
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What do you mean? That their TWRP version is too old and doesn't support encrypted storage? It says "required key not available" so it mean it's recent enough to know about encryption so it's not sure that it's the issue.

Internal Storage

Help me please.
My phone is in a bootloop and twrp cant mount /data. I tried formatting and changing file system but it all failed. I cant flash rom in MiFlash and it says "flash xbl error" or "FAILED (File is too large to download)"
What did you do before the phone went into bootloop? Also did you format on TWRP via Wipe -> Format Data?
just format data and install rom through micro sd if your internal storage not working in twrp
kek-mex said:
What did you do before the phone went into bootloop? Also did you format on TWRP via Wipe -> Format Data?
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first my phone went to edl then i paid someone to flash it with ufi and it failed while it is flashing user data (he refunded my money though) then my phone booted then i flashed twrp in fastboot. Yes I also did the formatting and failed
nneko904 said:
just format data and install rom through micro sd if your internal storage not working in twrp
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I've tried that already but it really doesn't work for me:crying:
re install twrp(3.3.1-10) ,and vbmeta.img and reboot to twrp again
loopypalm said:
re install twrp(3.3.1-10) ,and vbmeta.img and reboot to twrp again
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sadly it didn't work for me
I forgot to attach these.
/s/h/t said:
first my phone went to edl then i paid someone to flash it with ufi and it failed while it is flashing user data (he refunded my money though) then my phone booted then i flashed twrp in fastboot. Yes I also did the formatting and failed
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Alright. Im not that experienced with edl. Can you send picture of Wipe -> Advanced Wipe that we can see all of the partitions? Maybe also if you can send pictures of every partitions details by ticking them and then going to "Repair or Change File System" and taking screenshots? Don't know if this is gonna help, but it's worth a try.
kek-mex said:
Alright. Im not that experienced with edl. Can you send picture of Wipe -> Advanced Wipe that we can see all of the partitions? Maybe also if you can send pictures of every partitions details by ticking them and then going to "Repair or Change File System" and taking screenshots? Don't know if this is gonna help, but it's worth a try.
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Thanks for responding..
/s/h/t said:
Thanks for responding..
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Try changing the filesystem of /data to ext4, and then back to f2fs, and then rebooting into TWRP. I've had this problem before, and that worked for me.
kek-mex said:
Try changing the filesystem of /data to ext4, and then back to f2fs, and then rebooting into TWRP. I've had this problem before, and that worked for me.
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It failed sadly.
/s/h/t said:
It failed sadly.
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That's pretty weird. Sadly I have no more ideas. Good luck with your problem!
kek-mex said:
That's pretty weird. Sadly I have no more ideas. Good luck with your problem!
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Thanks for you help!:angel:

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