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[Q] A2SD+ Forcing to system memory

hi im using LeeDrOiD_V2.1a_A2SD , is there any way to force apps to be run from the system memory instead of the sdcard, as far as i can tell it automatically goes to the sdcard?
would prefer to use the system memory for security software such as wavesecure?
thanks
John

Yes to run it from the system partition so it can not be removed the regular way, you just have to move the apk file from /sd-ext/app/ to /system/app/
This can be done using adb commands when in recovery or by applying the s-off hack and use an app like root explorer.

thanks
the apk file was in the folder /system/sd/app
and root explorer let me enable r/w access in it, without enabling s-off
i'm hoping i did it right
:-0
thanks again
John

Well you might be able to do it this way without s-off but it is not actually on the system partition. It depends on what Rom you are using.
But are you able to uninstall it using the settings menu?

it still gives me the option to uninstall yes, but at this point i just wanted to get it running off the phones memory, rather than off the sd card
thanks
John

ok it turns out root explorer didn't copy them over, so i copied them over with adb commands , and wavesecure doesn't show up as uninstallable
ta
John

jcat00uk said:
ok it turns out root explorer didn't copy them over, so i copied them over with adb commands , and wavesecure doesn't show up as uninstallable
ta
John
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yeah, most of the programs out there (like root explorer) won't throw out an error if they can'y mount it as R/W... because HTC was clever enough to hide that it can't be mounted RW without S-off

Can't delete folder?

How the hell can i delete a folder that can't be seen via PC connection but i can see it using es file explorer?
I can't delete it using ES even with root enabled....

zerozoneice said:
How the hell can i delete a folder that can't be seen via PC connection but i can see it using es file explorer?
I can't delete it using ES even with root enabled....
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Depending on where it is you need to mount it first. Which folder are you trying to delete?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

I had a folder that became corrupted (repeatedly interrupted game data downloads, I think). I was unable to delete it (even as root) and received an Access Denied error. I was able to rename the folder (so it wouldn't conflict anymore) and delete the majority of its contents (still received the Access Denied error on a file or two). I eventually had to do a full wipe via fastboot -w to get rid of the corrupted files.

had the same problem. had to reflash su.zip and it worked. can't explain it though. just reaching at straws

matt30 said:
Depending on where it is you need to mount it first. Which folder are you trying to delete?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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it's the folder created by the Photaf application.
i uninstalled the app and the folder is still there...permissions are writable, not hidden...
i can rename it, but can't delete it....and the subfolder within it as well...
i remember it happened once before and the only way to get rid of it was to reinstall the ROM (AOKP). Once installed, i could delete the folder.....

Try reinstalling the game and using settings/application/name of game clear data
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

bwcorvus said:
Try reinstalling the game and using settings/application/name of game clear data
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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no effect, still can't be removed
LE: WTF, i just plugged in the phone into USB for charging and i saw the folder?! It deleted just fine?
Damn weird didn't do anything different than yesterday when i couldn't even see the folder via PC...

Thank you!
My Asus Transformer (TF101) hasn't been able to download anything to the Download folder for months now. Even Opera (which I installed just to try and fix this) could only download to a different folder. I did what you said, plugged it into the computer and first renamed the folder with ADB but couldn't create a new Download folder. "File already exists." Lies. Windows Explorer said it was still there as Download so I deleted it in Explorer and created a new folder named Download. The create failed but Android said it was there and Voila! I can download again. Very weird, but not ready yet to reformat in fastboot. Thanks guys!

If you're rooted you may be able to delete the files from /data/media, which is the true location, instead of the visual SD that you are seeing.
Could also be a file ownership issue.
Using a terminal emulator, use the following command to list ownership and permissions:
ls -l
(Lower case letter L, not i or 1)
Most of the files and folders should show up as media_rw, but the problematic ones may show up as numbers. To fix them, boot into CWM recovery, plug in the USB cable, go into adb shell. Also make sure that /data is mounted in the CWM mounts menu. Then:
cd /data/media
chown -R media_rw.media_rw *

Root Explorer Error

I just unlocked, rooted and restored all files in my nexus. I went into root Explorer to delete unwanted files and am getting a delete failed error every time I try to delete a file. Also my screen shots are no longer saving it says storage is in use. Anybody experience anything like this after rooting?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Marcg23 said:
I just unlocked, rooted and restored all files in my nexus. I went into root Explorer to delete unwanted files and am getting a delete failed error every time I try to delete a file. Also my screen shots are no longer saving it says storage is in use. Anybody experience anything like this after rooting?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Are you trying to delete system files? Do you have SU installed? Are you clicking the R/W option. More details please.....

Several people have reported the issue with screen shot, to fix it they've had to rename the pictures folder(Seems like the folder is read only).
Swiftkey'ed on my CM9 Galaxy Nexus

No system files just old pictures, music files and other misc. It is set as r/w, also I am getting a few apps saying I need storage available that is writable. Something has to be up with the internal storage not allowing me to access or write to it.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Well I am able to take screen shots by renaming he folder. However, I am still unable to write anything to my sdcard or modify files through root Explorer or any other file manager app.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Root explorer - How to text edit
Hi All,
I have a problem with my root explorer. I am not able to open a file to edit. If i long press on a file , i dont get any option to open/edit the file.
i was supposed to edit gps.conf file under /system/etc but unable to do so from root explorer.
PS: i mount r/w from the root explorer every time i try..
Please help.

If you have any directories/files that you can't modify or delete, then boot into CWM recovery, plug in the USB cable, go into adb shell. Also make sure that /data is mounted in the CWM mounts menu. Then:
cd /data/media
chown -R media_rw.media_rw *

root explorer delete failed
danger-rat said:
If you have any directories/files that you can't modify or delete, then boot into CWM recovery, plug in the USB cable, go into adb shell. Also make sure that /data is mounted in the CWM mounts menu. Then:
cd /data/media
chown -R media_rw.media_rw *
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i'm having this crazy "delete failed" error every time i try to delete any file in sdcart, external, and root directory (copy-paste, root, permissions works fine )
i tried to delete any remains of root explorer with es file explorer ((which works fine btw so its not a problem of partitions i think), re installed the program again but its the same . Flashed the rom from the beginning with a full wipe but its the same
this error happened first when i updated from blackmart alpha to some rootexplorer v.99. I uninstalled that but it left this error
Any idea what is causing that
I'm very curious and would appreciate it
thanks

I found a way to delete the files you suggest using Root Explorer. Go into /data/media/<navigate to the directory that you want to delete files>.. make sure the folder is mounted as r/w and delete the files you want to delete. This is how I bypassed the delete failed issue in Root Explorer...

rester555 said:
I found a way to delete the files you suggest using Root Explorer. Go into /data/media/<navigate to the directory that you want to delete files>.. make sure the folder is mounted as r/w and delete the files you want to delete. This is how I bypassed the delete failed issue in Root Explorer...
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^^^^ this

Thank you rester, this worked for me too. Was pulling my hair out.

[Q] How to copy nandroid backup?

Hi,
Is there any way to copy the nandroid backup (and blobs) to the PC without first copying everything over to the sdcard?
Apparently the /data/media is only visible in adb shell as super user and thus am not able to pull those files as normal user.
Thanks
Gaurav

Why don't you pull the whole "clockworkmod" folder located on your /sdcard/ via adb?
I have pulled it before and I think it would work just fine when pushing it back to the sdcard then restore it but honestly I did not try to push it back later and restore so try it on your own risk then report here for others to know

ahmadallica said:
Why don't you pull the whole "clockworkmod" folder located on your /sdcard/ via adb?
I have pulled it before and I think it would work just fine when pushing it back to the sdcard then restore it but honestly I did not try to push it back later and restore so try it on your own risk then report here for others to know
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/data directory is not in sdcard and hence I'm failing to pull it via adb. Can adb pull directories with root only permission? What is the command for that?

What I did some time ago and even tried it now again to confirm is the following:
1- Connect my GNex to Laptop. I am running Ubuntu Linux by the way.
2- Open the Terminal and change directory to Desktop for example by typing: cd Desktop
3- Start the adb server by typing adb devices which should start the adb server and show the list of devices attached which in this case should be your GNex
4- Pull the data from GNex by typing the command: adb pull /sdcard/clockworkmod
5- The files will start being pulled to the directory you specified. In this example it is Desktop
The whole "clockworkmod" directory which is located on the sdcard of your GNex and you can access "without root" wil be pulled to your laptop.
I hope this makes it clear and it is useful to you

ahmadallica said:
What I did some time ago and even tried it now again to confirm is the following:
1- Connect my GNex to Laptop. I am running Ubuntu Linux by the way.
2- Open the Terminal and change directory to Desktop for example by typing: cd Desktop
3- Start the adb server by typing adb devices which should start the adb server and show the list of devices attached which in this case should be your GNex
4- Pull the data from GNex by typing the command: adb pull /sdcard/clockworkmod
5- The files will start being pulled to the directory you specified. In this example it is Desktop
The whole "clockworkmod" directory which is located on the sdcard of your GNex and you can access "without root" wil be pulled to your laptop.
I hope this makes it clear and it is useful to you
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Let me explain that /sdcard/clockworkmod is not used for nandroid backup on my nexus 4. nandroid backups are stored in /data/media/clockworkmod which are only visible as a superuser and not a normal user.
So, my question is whether we can pull that directory (/data/media/clockworkmod) directly via adb instead of first copying it to /sdcard.

gauravsri said:
Let me explain that /sdcard/clockworkmod is not used for nandroid backup on my nexus 4. nandroid backups are stored in /data/media/clockworkmod which are only visible as a superuser and not a normal user.
So, my question is whether we can pull that directory (/data/media/clockworkmod) directly via adb instead of first copying it to /sdcard.
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That directory should not require root access.
adb pull /data/media/clockworkmod/ /clockworkmod/
A clockworkmod folder will be on your c:\ drive.
And the easiest way to push it back and keep folder integrity is to put the clockworkmod folder in an empty folder...and put it in platform tools.
adb push foldername /data/media/

It does require root access. Anyway, I figured out that if I reboot in recovery mode then adb connects as root user and I'm able to pull the files from that location.
Thanks

Jubakuba said:
That directory should not require root access.
adb pull /data/media/clockworkmod/ /clockworkmod/
A clockworkmod folder will be on your c:\ drive.
And the easiest way to push it back and keep folder integrity is to put the clockworkmod folder in an empty folder...and put it in platform tools.
adb push foldername /data/media/
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Thanks a lot, i was looking the way to do this.

Phone dont find files after 4.4 update

Hi!! I update to 4.4 official fro 4.1 rooted and unlocked bootloader via mobile tool. After that my photos,music,downloads e.t.c is nowhere! I still have my apps,too. I installed again cwm and from there i saw that there is one partition with current system and one partition where my photos,music e.t.c exist...Is there any way to get rid of second partition and move my files to the new system partition?

Your files are in root folder/data/media just download a file manager that supports rooted divices like root explorer give superuser rights and paste all your data to storage file

akiscoolio said:
Your files are in root folder/data/media just download a file manager that supports rooted divices like root explorer give superuser rights and paste all your data to storage file
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Thanks man! I saved my files at last! I used root explorer like you suggest, but my files was on /mnt folder! The filles was not accessible there, but after moved on new /sdcard0 partition everything works!

Glad to see you find a solution