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Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if there still is no way of moving the app data to the external sd card?
I am especially interested in the games data, because i've got tons of games, and obviously cannot play all of them because of the storage issue.
I know about the gl to sd app, but I was wondering if there is another way of doing this, as after using this app, you need to launch the game from the app.
Also is there a beta version of some sort of the app2sd app that might work on the S3?
Thanks!
yeah
dont have any way to move app to external card?
Here you go: [TOOL] DirectoryBind - move data to external_sd (GameLoft, Shadowgun etc.) ROOT req.
Runs very well with my S3 and the 64GB sd-card. You are able to move every directory you want to the external sd-card and mount it to the internal sd-card.
- I just do not use the "Transfer files from target to data" and have moved the files manual by myself before I make a directory bind.
- At second I have to activate "Alternate dbase mgmt" and "Persistent service" (under preferences) to have the bindings after a reboot.
- you can make a backup of your bindings e.g. if you want to flash a new rom (under "options" - "backup database")
I use the version 0.2.0o
hurray said:
Here you go: [TOOL] DirectoryBind - move data to external_sd (GameLoft, Shadowgun etc.) ROOT req.
Runs very well with my S3 and the 64GB sd-card. You are able to move every directory you want to the external sd-card and mount it to the internal sd-card.
- I just do not use the "Transfer files from target to data" and have moved the files manual by myself before I make a directory bind.
- At second I have to activate "Alternate dbase mgmt" and "Persistent service" (under preferences) to have the bindings after a reboot.
- you can make a backup of your bindings e.g. if you want to flash a new rom (under "options" - "backup database")
I use the version 0.2.0o
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I'm trying to make this thing work, but not really succeeding; here's what I did:
> First time I tried one game by using the "Transfer files from target to data":
- I long tapped the first field, the source, and selected an empty folder on the external sd card
- I then long pressed the second field, the target, and selected the folder on the sdcard containing the game data
- Then ticked the "Transfer files from target to data" option and taped the Add button; then waited for the operation to complete
- Afterwards, runed the game, but it prompted me to download the data.
> After this method failing, I tried to transfer the files manually, with another game:
- Created a new folder on the external card and moved the game data manually there
- In the app, I selected the target and the source directory respectively, left the "Transfer files from target to data" option un-ticked and taped the Add button; waited for the operation to complete again
- Then I runed the other game and the same problem.
Please note that I ticked the "Bind on boot", "Alternate dbase mgmt" and the "Persistent service" options in the app preferences and tried restarting the phone and checked the games again, with no luck.
Could someone please point the mistake in what I did?
Thanks!
EDIT: nevermind, I did not taped the icon before the bind so it will turn green.
Now it works!
weepeey!
Thanks for that!
this program can do that too without root, but it's only for gameloft games
http://www.filestube.com/6osJgxhiKD...ch-APK-for-Samsung-by-Duero-include-Java.html
b0gd4n said:
Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if there still is no way of moving the app data to the external sd card?
I am especially interested in the games data, because i've got tons of games, and obviously cannot play all of them because of the storage issue.
I know about the gl to sd app, but I was wondering if there is another way of doing this, as after using this app, you need to launch the game from the app.
Also is there a beta version of some sort of the app2sd app that might work on the S3?
Thanks!
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If u r rooted then i highly recommend using "gl to sd" from play store n thr great thing is that it is free. I myself use this n this works for all games... provided that u r rooted... worth having a go
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aneeqkhan said:
If u r rooted then i highly recommend using "gl to sd" from play store n thr great thing is that it is free. I myself use this n this works for all games... provided that u r rooted... worth having a go
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I used that, but it is really annoying that you have to launch the game from within gl to sd.
The Directory Bind app works very well, and you can set the bind at boot so no worries about having to set everything up every time.
Thanks anyway!
Try "super mount" from lidroid.u can find it in market.
zodiaxe66 said:
Try "super mount" from lidroid.u can find it in market.
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Could you tell me how to use it ?
On google play it says that i9300 is supported.
I created a new dir on extSd: "lidroid". After starting app, and hitting "mount SD card" it says Mount error
Does it require root ?
i tried using app2sd pro to transfer some to my external sd, but when i used it, the transfer button is no where to be found. any idea??? btw, my s3 is already rooted
reyes_todd22 said:
i tried using app2sd pro to transfer some to my external sd, but when i used it, the transfer button is no where to be found. any idea??? btw, my s3 is already rooted
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Rooting does not bring back the apps 2 sd function. I recommend directory bind, mentioned earlier
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDIxMiwiaXQuY3JvY2Npby5zd2l0Y2htZW1vcnkiXQ..
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I have just installed and tested DirectoryBind on my S3, I actually transferred GTA3 data files from the internal to my external SD, works fine, rebooted my mobile and tested the game again, worked fine too. Very happy with this app...
I think that it is a little bit uncomfortable to launch apps from GL to SD(root), however, the developer is working very hard on the app which is great for our SGS3, recently we got an update for 64 SD cards and misc, i wil put my prayers on this man for having a completely app that resolves the anoying emulated storage for our loved SGS3 :fingers-crossed:
for me, this is the best.
I'm wanting to backup all my apps and data on my Note 8.0 3G. (I would like to back everything up to an external drive).
My device is rooted, and most apps are saved to SD, as is described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276193&page=2
I also have Multi Window Manager Pro if that makes any difference.
And I have Titanium Backup Pro installed... But I have no idea how to use it.
Oh, and I have a USB OTG to USB adapter, so I can plug in an external drive no problem.
Please help! :fingers-crossed:
Just load up Titanium Backup ( The free version is also installed right? ) and touch the arrow in the upper right hand corner. It will then give you a list different backup scenarios to choose from. I use Backup new user apps & newer versions.
You can also change to backup to external sdcard in Preferences using the menu button.
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Just load up Titanium Backup ( The free version is also installed right? ) and touch the arrow in the upper right hand corner. It will then give you a list different backup scenarios to choose from. I use Backup new user apps & newer versions.
You can also change to backup to external sdcard in Preferences using the menu button.
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Ok, so I managed to change the backup folder to a location I liked.
I selected the same option as you... and it takes me to a screen with the title 'Backup new user apps & newer versions'
Then 3 buttons: Select all, Deselect all, Invert selection.
then 'Pause active apps' and 'exclude active apps'.
then nothing else, no list of apps.
I tap the green tick, and I immediately get a notification that backup has finished. ....?
Edit: In other words, nothing happens - I check the folder and it's empty.
did you buy a license or is it the free version?
Go to their website and read up on how to use the software properly..
http://matrixrewriter.com/android/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5yb290dW5pbnN0YWxsZXIucHJvIl0.
There is this app to make a backup of your applications....
wase4711 said:
did you buy a license or is it the free version?
Go to their website and read up on how to use the software properly..
http://matrixrewriter.com/android/
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I installed the free version, then bought the licence. So yes, I have the Titanium Backup PRO/Donate version.
I went to the site and read the FAQ, Troubleshooting, and User Guide.
I also clicked the 'Problems' Button. Makes no difference... So I also upgraded Superuser to Superuser Elite for good measure.
Today, I am getting warning messages that weren't coming up yesterday... for instance:
When I choose the backup location on my external drive, the Overview page tells me my Backup directory is X not available.
when I click the page+arrow symbol on the top right, i get this message: 'The current backup location ("/storage/UsbDriveA/Stuff you DON'T WANT/N5100 Backup") cannot be accessed.'
Also, if I change the backup location to what it was originaly I get exactly the same problem: - Backup directory is X not available.
("/storage/sdcard0/TitaniumBackup") cannot be accessed.'
Looking at the Overview page, at the bottom, it says:
System ROM: 2.64 GB (958 MB free)
Internal+Media 10.6 GB (7.63 GB free)
Ext. SD card: 10.6 GB (7.63 GB free)
(I actually have a 64 GB MicroSD installed)
Do you know what I think is going on? TitaniumBackup is getting confused because of the script I have enabled to install apps to SD as is described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276193
Which I did mention and link to in my first post. Are none of you using this method?
looks as if your internal card is mounted as external, and your removable card is not mounted. Are you running civato's kernel? if so, the vold entry in your mount script needs to be changed.
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looks as if your internal card is mounted as external, and your removable card is not mounted. Are you running civato's kernel? if so, the vold entry in your mount script needs to be changed.
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I'm using the stock kernal. I haven't flashed a custom rom... All I've done to my device is this:
1 Install framaroot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...0&d=1368232060
2. Open frama root and select SupesSu. Select the Aragorn method.
3. Reboot your device
4. Install busy box and open the app. Grant Su permissions and do the smart install
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....busybox&hl=en
5. Now you are rooted and ready to follow the steps of this thread.
6. Use ur device to format the SD card
7. Download script and save to SD card
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/G...e2/app2sdNote2
8. Install script manager from play store
9. Open script manager, click on browse as root then ok
10.Choose the downoaded file and choose Script/Executable
11. Now tap on Su, Boot and Save
12. Reboot your phone
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And this is the script:
the script:
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#!/system/bin/sh
# extsd2internalsd is a modification that allows to switch internal sd to external sd
# and viceversa. With this you can use default internal sd only for app storage
# and the external sd to store all apps resource and all others stuff. The resut is a very
# big increase of installable apps on gnote2 and note8
# All credits to Mattiadj of xda forum for the idea and script and to mike1986 for
# the cmw zip. xda thread url at
# http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?t=2036796:
sleep 10
mount -o remount,rw /
mount -t vfat -o umask=0000 /dev/block/vold/179:17 /storage/sdcard0
sleep 30
mount -o bind /data/media /storage/extSdCard
chmod 777 /mnt/extSdCard
sleep 10
chown 1023:1023 /storage/extSdCard
chown 1000:1000 /storage/sdcard0
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Your script looks like it's doing what mine does.
When you use the settings control panel to look at storage, does your storage show that internal storage is larger than your SD card - in your case, it'd be ~60 gig internal and ~9 for sdcard?
If they show the same value (the value Titanium reports) there's a problem with your script. otherwise you should be ok as long as the folder exists.
I just checked my device and titanium shows what yours does - both memory pools are the same size. mine works fine and uses this path:
/storage/sdcard0/titanium
roustabout said:
Your script looks like it's doing what mine does.
When you use the settings control panel to look at storage, does your storage show that internal storage is larger than your SD card - in your case, it'd be ~60 gig internal and ~9 for sdcard?
If they show the same value (the value Titanium reports) there's a problem with your script. otherwise you should be ok as long as the folder exists.
I just checked my device and titanium shows what yours does - both memory pools are the same size. mine works fine and uses this path:
/storage/sdcard0/titanium
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Yes, my internal storage is much larger (59.47Gb) - showing it is using the SD card, with the 'SD' (external) showing just under 10Gb.
I've restarted my device a couple of times, so I'm not getting those error messages. I can set my backup folder to the same as yours '/storage/sdcard0/TitaniumBackup', and I can also set it to the folder I want to use on my external drive - '/storage/UsbDriveA/Stuff you DON'T WANT/N5100 Backup'.
The problem now is that when I try to do a backup, selecting either 'Backup new user apps & newer versions' or 'Backup new user+system apps & newer versions' I'm presented with a screen where I'm supposed to select or deselect apps, but NO apps are listed! Not a single one.
What happens for you?
Titanium launches, confirms it has root rights and sqlite support, nags me if I happen to have USB debugging off, then lands at Overview.
I click on the Backup/Restore tab and it shows me a list of apps available to back up. If I click the checklist button, I get to "Batch Actions - ALL" and it tells me how many apps it's ready to back up, in my case 142 user apps.
The only thing that behaves as you're describing is if I've accidentally set a filter which doesn't match anything.
In the "Backup/Resore" tab there's a "Click to edit filters" button; if you go in there and there's a value set, try clearing it and then clicking the green checkmark to save your change. If you don't click the checkmark, your change isn't saved.
That may take you back to the backup/restore fully populated with user and system apps if you'd accidentally set a filter.
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The only thing that behaves as you're describing is if I've accidentally set a filter which doesn't match anything.
In the "Backup/Resore" tab there's a "Click to edit filters" button; if you go in there and there's a value set, try clearing it and then clicking the green checkmark to save your change. If you don't click the checkmark, your change isn't saved.
That may take you back to the backup/restore fully populated with user and system apps if you'd accidentally set a filter.
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YES!!! For the strangest reason, I had it filtering out everything except 'flashbarservice.apk' which doesn't even exist on my device. :silly:
Thanks for identifying where the problem was. I must have accidentally saved that as a filter back when I was setting up my device and completely forgot about it. *slaps forehead*.
What a run around for such a simple obvious mistake.
Everything is now backing up nicely to my external drive. :good: :fingers-crossed:
Hello.
Where can I find the function of changes in the mass memory?
In this rom? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1979829
Could someone write back, because I can not find this function ...
Uhm...what?
I want to transfer files from my computer to the phone, but first I have to switch the storage, and I can not find this feature.
andy963 said:
I want to transfer files from my computer to the phone, but first I have to switch the storage, and I can not find this feature.
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Uhm...turn it on from the drop-down menu?
If that's not possible, then Settings - Storage, click the Menu button, choose MSC.
I have the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3. I was on stock and just took the OTA upgrade to Lollipop (N900TUVUFOB6). After doing this, I rooted the phone with CF Auto Root and installed TWRP 2.8.5.0. I have root access fine. I keep my apps backed up from Titanium Backup on my SD card. When I open up Titanium Backup it tells me the directory isn't writable. I am on the latest su binary / supersu and I have tried changing the mount namespace setting with no luck. Is there anything else I could try to fix it?
Did you install the SD card fix app?
I think there is an option on lollipop to authorize other apps to access directories that are not there own. That might be the problem.
I searched and found you need to change a setting in Preferences - Backup folder location. Near the top is Storage Provider. Click and change to Directory provider. Fixed it for me. Never knew that was a setting before!
sjancura said:
I searched and found you need to change a setting in Preferences - Backup folder location. Near the top is Storage Provider. Click and change to Directory provider. Fixed it for me. Never knew that was a setting before!
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Thanks so much! I had to pick the option DocumentProvider storage and then select the directory through there. Working fine now.
Sorry. Meant Document provider not Directory provider. ?
Has anyone found a reason why TiBu now thinks the entire directory of dalvik cache is unnecessary when you run the clean up option?
Changing that to DocumentProvider storage solved my problem too sjancura, thanks!
Hi,
I spoke too soon... I am still having problem with using external SD card with titanium backup.
I changed the storage provider to DocumentProvider but I cannot 'save' that selection as it's grayed out - please see the screenshot.
I have tried changing name of ex SD card. At first I used SDFix apps which were able to help with similar problem in KitKat but haven't fixed the issue now in lollipop.
I had the same problem (Running Lollipop and TB) and I got it fixed by using one of the KitKat fixes. The one I used was "SDFix" by "NextApp, Inc." in the google play store.
dajomas said:
I had the same problem (Running Lollipop and TB) and I got it fixed by using one of the KitKat fixes. The one I used was "SDFix" by "NextApp, Inc." in the google play store.
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Thanks...that worked for me too.
sjancura said:
I searched and found you need to change a setting in Preferences - Backup folder location. Near the top is Storage Provider. Click and change to Directory provider. Fixed it for me. Never knew that was a setting before!
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Hours of frustration brought to an end by that advice ... thanks mate ... you're a legend!
Hi,
I tried running SDFix, having run it in tbe past, prior to finding out this morsel of info on changing DP. However I still can't get it to save that location. Same greyed out directory like previous user posted.
Yeah I found that as well, changed it but could not "save" to that folder location (greyed out). Tried SDFix app, no change. Tried creating a new folder in TB, AND then using ESFile Explorer & neither would allow me to write to the extSD card. Rooted, stock Sprint Lollipop ROM.
I had that issue, worked it out. When you're browsing for a folder with the DocumentProvider select the root of the SD card, then it should close and return to the browser in Titanium Backup. Browse to the sub folder you want, you should be able to click the save button now.
Hi Ghosthree3,
Thanks so much for this. I'm going to give it a shot. My extSD card was used in the past on an earlier version of Android OS, whereby I could write to the extSD card just fine. Consequently there are prior backups on there. As such, I'm wondering if i should mount the phone, copy that folder off, delete that folder on the extSD card and then via TB create a "new" Titanium Backup folder and see if it then allows me to write. Note: I tried mounting the phone to my PC in an effort to create a folder on the extSD card and that method too, prevented me from creating a folder, hence my thought on getting what I have off of the device, and attempting writing a new folder per your directions. I wonder if my PC will allow me to erase that folder.....
Dopamin3 said:
I have the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3. I was on stock and just took the OTA upgrade to Lollipop (N900TUVUFOB6). After doing this, I rooted the phone with CF Auto Root and installed TWRP 2.8.5.0. I have root access fine. I keep my apps backed up from Titanium Backup on my SD card. When I open up Titanium Backup it tells me the directory isn't writable. I am on the latest su binary / supersu and I have tried changing the mount namespace setting with no luck. Is there anything else I could try to fix it?
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Install xposed and then use xinternalsd then configure it as u wish. This will fix the problem
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sjancura said:
I searched and found you need to change a setting in Preferences - Backup folder location. Near the top is Storage Provider. Click and change to Directory provider. Fixed it for me. Never knew that was a setting before!
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Thank you!
Hi s j a n cu r a,
Thank you very much. Someone else posted that, but maybe i'm not selecting it properly. When I select Document Provider, I browse to "Open from SD card", scroll down to the "Titanium Backup" folder, hit "Select" the "Titanium Backups" that are there [at one time I had no issues writing to my EXT SD card], it then says, "Detect!" [External storage] and I select "Everywhere in External Storage". It finds 41 backups there, I select that "External Storage' radio button. That's where I seem to hit a wall. The "Use the current folder" appears to be greyed out. I'm left only with "Cancel". I think there is some deeper issue writing to ExtSD because with File Explorer I can't copy picture files from one folder to the other. That's what is giving me this feeling that something else is going on with write permission. Frustrating to say the least. My only recourse at this point is to use the internal SD, which does work.
Google lollipop external sdcard fix. There's an app in the play store.
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Hey guys,
Since a few months I've got the issue that the storage space on my phone is taken up by a lot of (or very big) files which I cannot see. Today my phone was full so I deleted all my offline music which gave me like 20GB back, but there's still only 23GB of free space left.
When I go to 'Internal shared storage' the thing that takes up most space is 'Other' which takes up 21.64GB. When I browse all files on my phone through a file explorer, I cannot find anything that could take up more than 21GB. I can't find anything when connected to my laptop either.
I was hoping that it was a bug I read about a long time ago, where a reboot would fix it. But nope.. Rebooting didn't fix anything.
I've got the feeling that my music was copied to my phone more than once, but I have no way of finding out?
Does anybody here know how to fix this by any chance?
Install Es explorer,Run Space analyzer,go to All files section.
You can probably find the missing spaces or who ate them.
Check out dcim/.thumbnails.
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Check out dcim/.thumbnails.
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Nope, only a few relatively small thumbnails.
Jongla said:
Install Es explorer,Run Space analyzer,go to All files section.
You can probably find the missing spaces or who ate them.
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That helped! Somehow I couldn't see the TWRP backups through regular file explorer but ES File Manager showed me those files. Got some space back!!
Search & Download : Secure Eraser. It will help to clear unnecessary hidden storage without deleting your personal files
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Use TWRP?
TWRP > restore > select backup -> delete backup