Hey there,
after hours of searching through several threads and forums, im finally trying to post a question concerning my problem ^^. Is it a common problem that i need to restart / reboot my phone, when i want files i transferred to show up in the file manager ? Also when im trying to delete files, my file manager (ES File Manager) still shows them being existent on my phone.
Before i installed my Android Build i completely cleared up my SD Card, and reformated it (Sandisk 16GB).
I already tried different datatypes and different file managers (ASTRO and ES FM)
Im Using ChuckyRom 23134 Lite
with shubCraft 1.5
OS on my PC is Win 7 64bit.
im connecting my HD2 with a standard usb cable
Hope you can help me out... totally annoying that i need to get a restart before i can use my copied .apk's
update: now that last time i transferred and rebooted it got even more weird. all the changes i made had no effect. the sd card completely restored itself. my files are gone, and even one delete i did (for test purposes) has been undone
I have tried to upload file on both windows xp and 7. I even tried Linux. All exhibit the problem of files available only after reboot.
UPDATE: If you can upload items via bluetooth the system sees the file instantly (even in Astro).
mrmaffen said:
Hey there,
after hours of searching through several threads and forums, im finally trying to post a question concerning my problem ^^. Is it a common problem that i need to restart / reboot my phone, when i want files i transferred to show up in the file manager ? Also when im trying to delete files, my file manager (ES File Manager) still shows them being existent on my phone.
Before i installed my Android Build i completely cleared up my SD Card, and reformated it (Sandisk 16GB).
I already tried different datatypes and different file managers (ASTRO and ES FM)
Im Using ChuckyRom 23134 Lite
with shubCraft 1.5
OS on my PC is Win 7 64bit.
im connecting my HD2 with a standard usb cable
Hope you can help me out... totally annoying that i need to get a restart before i can use my copied .apk's
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This is a common problem everyone having now...USB transfer is not stable now...even,you can find the file in your SD card.that might show 0byte(corrupted)...if you are lucky,you can open that file(maybe0.000001%)
So,the best way to transfer files from PC to android phone is use android explorer...which supports drag and drop,and no need to unmount your SD...
download it here...
hey mate,dont open a new thread because of one question next time...and try to read the comment by users or instruction by rom chefs...DARKSTONE already emntioned this case few times before...because we boot android from SD card,and if you try to copy file to SD card again...it'll corrupt...
Cheers...
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i am new to android, 'phiremod skinny'rom is my first try. I am having a strange problem. whenever i transfer file from my pc to android, file doesn't show up on my file explorer until i reboot the phone. i tried to unmount/mount memory card, but that doesn't helped. please help me, coz it is very pain full to restart android...u all know.
you need the "EncFiltLog.menc" file, that is created on your sd card, when you format it in windows mobile. then everything works!
so if you dont have it... save everything on your pc, format the card in windows mobile, and put everything back on the card, et voila....
What I have noticed is that the file wont show up on the file explorer until you have disconnected the USB from the PC the 'safe-way', works for me but then again I am on a different build.
i tried every thing, nothing worked. please guyz help me to rid this annoying problem. i want to use phiremod skinny rom, coz this build is superb.
Hi at all,
everytime I put files on the sd card, I have to reboot Android because without ES File Explorer won't show the new files I put on the memory card.
Even "Refresh" in ES File Explorer doesn't helo. Is there any other way?
Thanks!
Wifi sync is your friend
lamajstro said:
Hi at all,
everytime I put files on the sd card, I have to reboot Android because without ES File Explorer won't show the new files I put on the memory card.
Even "Refresh" in ES File Explorer doesn't helo. Is there any other way?
Thanks!
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This is a well documented problem. I think it's to do with the way that android sees the SD card with booting from it but don't quote me on that. As far as I know, the best ways round it are:
1. Use dropbox. Free 2gb account and can be very useful.
2. FTP. This is my personal favourite. SwiFTP is a free FTP server for android and there are many free ftp clients for PC/Mac/Linux available. I use FileZilla (opensource ftp client).
3. I believe that if you unmount your SD card before copying files over, then remount however I don't find it particularly successful.
There are other ways like shared folders, email files etc but the top 2 above are the best for me. I use dropbox for small files and one-offs or if I'm copying a lot of stuff and don't want to reboot to winmo, then FTP.
It's also worth noting that if you are a windows user then winamp can sync music over wifi providing you install the winamp android client. However both winamp for windows and android are free.
Hope this helps..
enjoy
Ok, thank you. But that's bad.
The problem is not only that I want to put files through USB on it, it happens also when I use CurrentWidget for example that wants to create a log file on the sd card. Hmm...
I use MDJ Froyo HD 4.6, and there are practically no problems when using mass storage option... After unplugging the files are on the SD card... Only sometimes have to reboot, but not very often...
Why so complicated? Use "Multi Mount SD Card" (it´s free) to connect to PC and you will see new files without rebooting.
lamajstro said:
Ok, thank you. But that's bad.
The problem is not only that I want to put files through USB on it, it happens also when I use CurrentWidget for example that wants to create a log file on the sd card. Hmm...
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If you're now saying that applications are unable to create files on the SD then there is something wrong with your card. I'd recommend copying everything off it and reformatting it (use disk management to format it, and use the largest cluster size available).
Some builds suffer from this problem and some don't.
Im using HD2ONE 0.3.6 and it's working fine. File explorer detects the new files after transferring via USB Cable
I love this build paired up with the CM6.1.1 Gingerbread Theme
kashifsiddique said:
Some builds suffer from this problem and some don't.
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I've heard many people complain about not being able to see files after copying them across, but I've never heard anyone say that an app could not make a file on the sd card.
I am having the same exact problem. I was transferring files from this PC to my phone and everything was going fine (it refreshes right away after disconnect) then suddenly, my SD Card got corrupted and I was forced to reformat. I used the same ROM (Darkstone's SUPERAM FROYO) and after that, it won't sync anymore. I even tried removing it and using the HD2ONE (mentioned above) ROM and it was the same. I went home, copied everything from my SD backup from the other PC and same symptoms.
I thought I was missing a sync app or something but no. I looked into each of the folders I copied and most of them are blank.
I hope someone can save us!
I find it easiest and safest to just use ES Explorer to access the network shares and copy files wirelessly. The way our data.img is mounted, giving the pc full access to the sdcard is just not a good move. There was good reason when you connected to windows' sync software it disables your phone from accessing the card.
Even though the hd2one build seems to handle it correctly I almost never do it anymore unless it's for big files. It saves the wear and tear on the usb port anyway.
I had that "problem" too, but for me it was easy to solve. Here is the whole procedure:
So, i want some files to put on my sdcard, i plug in the usb cable and select the option "use as a storage", dont check the "use allways" or "dont ask again" (or whatever this is called on your machine). Now the computer "see" the phone and i put my files on it. In this moment i cant browse the sdcard on my hd2, because its reserved for windows now, (thats why currentwidget cant write onto it, same if you have a wallpaper in some "wallpaper" folder on sd).
Now, when i am done, usually i unplug the usb cable for some seconds and then i plug it in again and choose the option "charge only" and the sdcard gets mounted in android like it should and all my new imported files are visible.
Its the same on WinMo, if you choose there the "HDD" option, you cant browse the sdcard on the mobile. Only if you choose "use active sync"(slower) you are able to browse the sdcard.
cheers
ps: the quickest way for me now is to use wifi and shared folders
I tried transfering a few files to my SD card through USB cable plugged into a HD2 on AmeriCan android. In Win7, the files are copied successfully but in ES explorer, the files aren't showing.
I tried plugging the phone to the computer again and I see the files I copied over in Win7. Tried unmounting and mounting the SD card to no avail.
Is there something I did wrong or missed? Sorry 3rd day using Android (and seriously considering it as my main OS) so I'm a major noob.
Thank you!
cheahcl said:
I tried transfering a few files to my SD card through USB cable plugged into a HD2 on AmeriCan android. In Win7, the files are copied successfully but in ES explorer, the files aren't showing.
I tried plugging the phone to the computer again and I see the files I copied over in Win7. Tried unmounting and mounting the SD card to no avail.
Is there something I did wrong or missed? Sorry 3rd day using Android (and seriously considering it as my main OS) so I'm a major noob.
Thank you!
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I am not familiar with that particular Rom but there are some other Rom's that have a glitch and the file will only show up once you have rebooted the phone. Try this and see what happens...
It's common on a few roms, just pop you SD into your pc
Sent from my HTC HD2
there are apps like media rescan, that offer scanning media after you transfer the files. this is also available in SwitchPro widget, power control plus, and probably in some other tools I don't know about.
i am using the sd version of the AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB2.3.5 CM7 and i cannot copy the files through usb ie it gets copied and then when i disconnect the copied files are not visible .......and sometimes they even get deleted ...So plz tell how can i get over this ????
You could transfer the files via Dropbox, the link below in my signature will get us both extra storage space.
welll i can copy but they r not visible or getting deleted ......
Are you copying the files to the sdcard? And what app are you using to browse for them once you have transfered? Root Explorer is the best file explorer imo.
sidduhtc said:
welll i can copy but they r not visible or getting deleted ......
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Try SD card mount from market
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
tried tht but no use
sidduhtc said:
i am using the sd version of the AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB2.3.5 CM7 and i cannot copy the files through usb ie it gets copied and then when i disconnect the copied files are not visible .......and sometimes they even get deleted ...So plz tell how can i get over this ????
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Are you removing the usb device safely?
Usually if you copy files to the SD on android they will not be visible until you restart the device. You can make the media files visible using some apps, but other files will only appear after you restart.
Apparently, when copying files using My phone explorer, the app seems to make android update it's information and thus files you copy using My phone explorer will appear when you finish.
I have tested this with most sense builds, but not with Amercian Android.
Dr.Move said:
Usually if you copy files to the SD on android they will not be visible until you restart the device. You can make the media files visible using some apps, but other files will only appear after you restart.
Apparently, when copying files using My phone explorer, the app seems to make android update it's information and thus files you copy using My phone explorer will appear when you finish.
I have tested this with most sense builds, but not with Amercian Android.
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This is false.
When you copy anything to Android's SDCard via USB/WiFi, the device immediately sees the files.
When you copy media files (pics/music/movie), the device sees the files, but the Media Service might not have indexed the files yet, so media apps relying on the Media Service will not show them (Music app f.e.)
IF you're copying files to the SD card via USB, safely removing the device from your computer, and they still do not show up on Android's File explorer, then i would check your SD card for errors...
P.S. Tested on HTC Kaiser running froyo/gingerbread, HTC Diamond running Froyo/Gingerbread, HTC HD2 Running gingerbread, HTC Desire running Gingerbread, HTC DesireHD running froyo/gingerbread. Multiple SDcards raging from 1gb to 16, class 2 to 10.
With americanandroid on SD, Theres a problem with usb files transfer (check FAQ'S on thread), u can do: reboot to wimo, copy files and boot android, files will be there, OR use the program for windows described in the FAQ (guess its Androidmanager) OR.. Use NAND Rom... ;-)
Hope it helps
Enviado desde mi HTC HD2
daedric said:
This is false.
When you copy anything to Android's SDCard via USB/WiFi, the device immediately sees the files.
When you copy media files (pics/music/movie), the device sees the files, but the Media Service might not have indexed the files yet, so media apps relying on the Media Service will not show them (Music app f.e.)
IF you're copying files to the SD card via USB, safely removing the device from your computer, and they still do not show up on Android's File explorer, then i would check your SD card for errors...
P.S. Tested on HTC Kaiser running froyo/gingerbread, HTC Diamond running Froyo/Gingerbread, HTC HD2 Running gingerbread, HTC Desire running Gingerbread, HTC DesireHD running froyo/gingerbread. Multiple SDcards raging from 1gb to 16, class 2 to 10.
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I like that you tested it on multiple devices, but they're all running Android form device memory if I'm correct, right? you're not running SD Android. anyway I tagged a long and scanned my SD for errors and nothing was there. Using wifi and bluetooth makes android recognize the files, and yes media files have to be reloaded.
however, when copying non-media files through USB on several build I've tried before (can't remember which because I've tried almost every SD build out there) the phone will not see them even using a file browser, but they would appear on the PC. Resetting the device would make them appear. My only explanation to that was that certain builds would create some kind of "image" of the files on SD at the time, and would show you that image when you request the files. So if you add files using a way that doesn't update that image (here copying through USB) they wouldn't appear until the next start.
try samba filesharing from market.
you can copy files via wifi without usb.
Or you could use a card reader......
dropbox is great for transferring files wirelessly too
Dr.Move said:
I like that you tested it on multiple devices, but they're all running Android form device memory if I'm correct, right? you're not running SD Android. anyway I tagged a long and scanned my SD for errors and nothing was there. Using wifi and bluetooth makes android recognize the files, and yes media files have to be reloaded.
however, when copying non-media files through USB on several build I've tried before (can't remember which because I've tried almost every SD build out there) the phone will not see them even using a file browser, but they would appear on the PC. Resetting the device would make them appear. My only explanation to that was that certain builds would create some kind of "image" of the files on SD at the time, and would show you that image when you request the files. So if you add files using a way that doesn't update that image (here copying through USB) they wouldn't appear until the next start.
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HTC Kaiser run android from sdcard (either SD partitions or image files on the main partition) long before there was nand.
I understand what you're saying, but i cannot accept it. It makes no sense.
Let's see, Android requires a minimum of 2 partitions, one for data, one for system. Those might be a SD card partition (in this cases), or 2 files on the SD card mounted using loop.
IF, you're using the second option, you cannot access the sdcard on the computer (it must be unmounted from android to appear on the computer, you probably noticed that it's impossible to access the sdcard when it's connected via USB as mass storage.)
So, you're probably using SD card partitions. Am i right?
it might be permission issue...
daedric said:
HTC Kaiser run android from sdcard (either SD partitions or image files on the main partition) long before there was nand.
I understand what you're saying, but i cannot accept it. It makes no sense.
Let's see, Android requires a minimum of 2 partitions, one for data, one for system. Those might be a SD card partition (in this cases), or 2 files on the SD card mounted using loop.
IF, you're using the second option, you cannot access the sdcard on the computer (it must be unmounted from android to appear on the computer, you probably noticed that it's impossible to access the sdcard when it's connected via USB as mass storage.)
So, you're probably using SD card partitions. Am i right?
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sorry didn't notice the Kaiser on that list. I don't use SD partitions, too lazy to do so, and I don't unmount the SD, had my share of troubles doing so in the past, I used apps like Dualmount SD and such, media files would appear after I force android to rescan media, but other file types would appear after I restart the device. So I came up with the best possible explanation. However, when I copy files with My phone explorer they always show up, whether media or not, could be the new build I'm trying, or could be that I'm doing something I didn't in the past, who knows.
hi
when i be on android and put a file on sd i can't see it on file manager
i use ics
thanks
go to the android market and try out "ES File Explorer" ... it is the best in my opinion. not sure if this will really help, however, it could not hurt!
thanks
but the program already on my device and i try it but the same problem on file manager
have you formatted your sd since flashing the ICS rom? try formatting a full fat32 (and ext partition as needed). i read up a little and sometimes old info and files from a previous version of android can cause problems.
Why do you need to see it anyway? SD Android is dual booted with NAND Android only through MAGLDR, so there isn't any point in being able to see it cos you can't launch it from the file manager.
I am also facing similar issue. To make the files visible, I have to reboot the phone. I also use bluetooth option to transfer files to avoid this problem
please the problem steel on my device