I connect my Android HD2 to my PC via USB and copy files (APK) to my SD Card. I check to see that the files on on my SD Card and they show as being there. Then I disconnect from my PC.
1. Turn on USB Storage
2. Connect without Scan
3. Open Folder via Windows 7.
4. Recheck to see if the files are displayed on the SD Card - Yes they show again.
5. Close the SD Card view on PC
6. Disconnect USB
7. Sometimes I can see the files and install while other times I cannot see the files. It is not consistent. I have been trying to figure this out for over a week without any consistent results. It seems to be hit or miss.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
I generally boot into WinMo to transfer files to SD, takes a couple of minutes extra but saves me this kind of hassle
StephanV said:
I generally boot into WinMo to transfer files to SD, takes a couple of minutes extra but saves me this kind of hassle
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Thanks, I have done that and still do. However, I was trying to find a solution. Apparently you and I have this problem and I am sure others do, too.
asctony said:
I connect my Android HD2 to my PC via USB and copy files (APK) to my SD Card. I check to see that the files on on my SD Card and they show as being there. Then I disconnect from my PC.
1. Turn on USB Storage
2. Connect without Scan
3. Open Folder via Windows 7.
4. Recheck to see if the files are displayed on the SD Card - Yes they show again.
5. Close the SD Card view on PC
6. Disconnect USB
7. Sometimes I can see the files and install while other times I cannot see the files. It is not consistent. I have been trying to figure this out for over a week without any consistent results. It seems to be hit or miss.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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LOL, Senior member please search....you are the 1000th person who asks this question...
You can see my replies to these questions n my profile....
Use droid explorer here...don't use the windows explorer
http://de.codeplex.com/
It is the most reliable way so far....
PLEASE SEARCH NEXT TIME OR IF YOU ARE LAZY,PRESS ALT+F4,it is the special feature....
asctony said:
Thanks, I have done that and still do. However, I was trying to find a solution. Apparently you and I have this problem and I am sure others do, too.
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Once you've transferred your file to your phone, disconnect the USB cable, go into setting and unmount your SDcard and then mount it again. Now you should be able to see all your transferred files.
sylau90 said:
LOL, Senior member please search....you are the 1000th person who asks this question...
You can see my replies to these questions n my profile....
Use droid explorer here...don't use the windows explorer
http://de.codeplex.com/
It is the most reliable way so far....
PLEASE SEARCH NEXT TIME OR IF YOU ARE LAZY,PRESS ALT+F4,it is the special feature....
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Thank you! However, when you enter a Title a screen does come up with suggested like titles. If I am the 1,000th person to ask this question, it must be buried amongst the other 1,000,000 postings that have been asked again. If we stopped all the BS about people going back and forth and simply provide a link instead of a lecture, maybe this forum would be cleaner. Example:
1. How would I or anyone else know to check your replies to these questions in your profile? Who R U????
2. Use Droid Explorer here instead of Windows Explorer. I use the search function.
3. Know your facts before you get bent out of shape the next time.
4. If you would have taken the time to try and help instead of trying to play 'KNOW IT ALL' you could have saved some time.
5. If you think I am lazy, Tough Stuff.
6. MYOB!!!
10507 said:
Once you've transferred your file to your phone, disconnect the USB cable, go into setting and unmount your SDcard and then mount it again. Now you should be able to see all your transferred files.
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Thanks for your time and help. I will try that.
asctony said:
Thanks for your time and help. I will try that.
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You could always just go up a level then back down, dunno if this will work though.
fig_jam_uk said:
You could always just go up a level then back down, dunno if this will work though.
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Thanks, I did try that and it did not work either. I even unplug USB, then 5 minutes later, plugged USB back in and still it works (shows file) some times and not all the time.
to be honest i never got this working.. when i want to transfer files i usually boot into wm or turn off the phone and take the card out..
aarons6 said:
to be honest i never got this working.. when i want to transfer files i usually boot into wm or turn off the phone and take the card out..
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I have used the option of Rebooting into WM then copy files to SD and that always worked. However, I have never turned off phone and take out SD Card. Try it without turning off phone and removing card.
Just reboot into WM, USB to PC, copy files to SD then go into your File Explorer and install from there without - turn off phone and removing card.
Let us know if that worked for you.
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I have uppgraded my IPAQ 614C.
ANd when booting, it demands that I must align my screen.
This continues whatever I do.
If you mean that it keeps asking you to align your screen over and over again, its because you're not giving it accurate enough results. Keep doing it, it'll work
Create empty file on SD card called WELCOME.NOT
if device is detected by activesync create the same WELCOME.NOT empty file and copy it to root of device.
still have the problem? let me know. I have a program, I'd have to search for it in my external hdd. But it'll fix it for you.
had that problem on samsung omnia!! the biggest POS of all phones.
thanks
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Create empty file on SD card called WELCOME.NOT
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Is it a empty .txt file? more detail please. I just got a HTC Fuze from ebay with same problem. Thanks.
winster said:
Is it a empty .txt file? more detail please. I just got a HTC Fuze from ebay with same problem. Thanks.
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Just what he says... NOthing more nothing less.
There is a registry setting that lets you change the degree of accuracy.
Forgot what it was though. I used it when part of my touchscreen broke
Since this thread comes up first in the Google search results, I thought I've give a quick summary of the ways to bypass the screen alignment:
1. Keep aligning; for some, the process may stop. For me even after 20 tries, it's till going.
2. As advised in this thread, connect to the Pocket PC using ActiveSync, Explore the device, then delete Windows\Startup\Welcome
3. Create an empty file called "welcome.not" on the SD card, or in the root directory of thedevice.
4. Installed Code Factory Remote Alignment. As far as I know, they are out of business, and the only copy of that software that I could locate has been uploaded to this thread. This is the only method that has worked for me, but obviously it requires a computer connected to the phone.
This is strange, I have a file that keeps dissapearing! I keep a .pls file for one of my local radio stations in a "My Documents" folder on my storage card. I usually tap the file and it opens in TCPMP and streams the station. Or I can open TCPMP and browse to the file. Every so often, the file will be missing. The first time it happened I thought I had deleted it accidentally, but it has happened several times now. I can't seem to trace it to anything i'm doing like soft resets or program installs. I just recently upgraded to the latest Energy ROM but I always take my cards out before I flash and it was there when I checked afterward. Sometimes TCPMP will crash when i try to play it but the file will still be there. All other files in that folder stay in place. Anyone got any idea what could be causing that.
mr1ncred1ble said:
This is strange, I have a file that keeps dissapearing! I keep a .pls file for one of my local radio stations in a "My Documents" folder on my storage card. I usually tap the file and it opens in TCPMP and streams the station. Or I can open TCPMP and browse to the file. Every so often, the file will be missing. The first time it happened I thought I had deleted it accidentally, but it has happened several times now. I can't seem to trace it to anything i'm doing like soft resets or program installs. I just recently upgraded to the latest Energy ROM but I always take my cards out before I flash and it was there when I checked afterward. Sometimes TCPMP will crash when i try to play it but the file will still be there. All other files in that folder stay in place. Anyone got any idea what could be causing that.
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Did you try to search for the file while connected to your Windows PC?
good idea! did that just now, but it didn't find it...
mr1ncred1ble said:
good idea! did that just now, but it didn't find it...
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Make sure you change the view option on your computer to show hidden files. File's just don't disappear. If it really is, then that's weird and I would love to know what it causing it as well.
mr1ncred1ble said:
good idea! did that just now, but it didn't find it...
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Just make sure you're connected via active sync and not disc drive mode when you go search for it that way. Also, just to be certain....you're sure you're looking in the My Documents folder on the SD card, and not the one on the phone, correct?
could it be that the my docs folder is being synced, but only in one direction, so the file on the phone is being deleted because it isn't in my docs on the pc?
just a thought.
maybe store it somewhere else for a while, see if it continues to vanish.
Make sure you change the view option on your computer to show hidden files. File's just don't disappear.
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Check, all my computers are set to show hidden files, and I agree files usually don't disappear.
Just make sure you're connected via active sync and not disc drive mode when you go search for it that way. Also, just to be certain....you're sure you're looking in the My Documents folder on the SD card, and not the one on the phone, correct
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check and double check. I actually did it both ways, I connected as a drive and through active sync just to be sure.
could it be that the my docs folder is being synced, but only in one direction, so the file on the phone is being deleted because it isn't in my docs on the pc?
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I think you might be on to something...gonna put the file back and sync with both pc's I use and see if It does it. But....I have other files in that same folder some of which are recent and they are not going anywhere...
samsamuel said:
could it be that the my docs folder is being synced, but only in one direction, so the file on the phone is being deleted because it isn't in my docs on the pc?
just a thought.
maybe store it somewhere else for a while, see if it continues to vanish.
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sync'd with both pc's one windows 7 and the other XP, and did soft reset....file is still there....will update when/if it happens again...
ok, happened again. Noticed it this morning. Can't search right now but will later. The only big change I've made recently is adding android to the root of the SD card, not sure how/if that could affect a file in a sub folder. I have not sync'd since i last noticed the file there. I have not installed or uninstalled any apps (aside from android) since i last noticed it. I have not deleted any files from that folder although i have moved a few. I've been very cautious around that folder. I have also not used TCPMP since I last saw it. I have no clue why this file moves/dissapears but i'm determined to figure it out. any ideas on how to troubleshoot this?
I know when it happens
It has to do with Android, I don't know why. It's been a while because I haven't installed an Android build to my SD card in a while. I just noticed both files there yesterday. Last night I tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747492 Android build, but couldn't get the internet to work. I then decided to delete only the folders that Android installed after the initial boot. The two .pls files I'm concerned with are located at SDCard\My Documents\file.pls. And the "My documents" folder is otherwise intact. I have not checked exactly where/when in the process the files get deleted/removed and I can still not rule out user error, but I know i did not go into that folder and delete anything when I deleted the Android folders soo....Now that I know it's for sure related to android I can recreate the process and determine at which step the files go away. to be continued...
Did everything over again tonight and, unbelievably, the files disappeared after the first time I ran android. I have no clue how or why but that's exactly what happened. I copied the files back to Storage Card\My Documents\ , plugged in usb and let active sync connect. the files were still there. I then copied over the Android files, and checked again. both files still there. Restarted the device, checked for the files still there. Navigated to the android folder, ran clrcad and haret and android started. Did the initial setup and let android load completely. I then restarted the phone, checked for the files and they were gone . They were the only files gone. Why would android delete those two files??
explorer is crashing every time i transfer an mkv file. avi,jepg etc gets transferred fine. any one else having this issue?
update:i have found a fix (sort of) enabling usb debugging seem to do the job
How big is the file you want to transfer? If it's more then 4GB then you found the problem.
madpavel said:
How big is the file you want to transfer? If it's more then 4GB then you found the problem.
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You can see it from screenshot 1,98 GB.
It's rather a Windows problem like I see it. Maybe faulty codecs..
EleCtrOx666 said:
You can see it from screenshot 1,98 GB.
It's rather a Windows problem like I see it. Maybe faulty codecs..
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it plays fine on my pc.
There is a USB mode setting, try to change it I don't remember the actual name anymore. (on the phone)
And if you change extension, then once it is copied change extension again. Does that work?
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And if you change extension, then once it is copied change extension again. Does that work?
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nope that was the first thing i tried and failed.
i will look into this issue more tomorrow i am sure is my pc and not sgs 2
Same problem
I have the exact same problem!!! Please help ... I think the back door will break if I continue removing SDcard to copy files!!
What firmware you guys using ?
samini said:
I have the exact same problem!!! Please help ... I think the back door will break if I continue removing SDcard to copy files!!
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read my original post. i have a fix, just enable usb debugging mode.
If not have you tried the Kies Air? It's convenient for when I'm transferring to and from the uni computers and haven't got my usb.
Hi
I have a Huawei u8800 with a rooted stock ROM(thats what its called when its the ROM that came with the phone right?) 2.2.1. It seems that sometimes it doesn't find the apps from my sdcard, the apps i have as shortcuts only show as green and white things and when i try clicking on them it says i should restart my skin(GoLauncher EX). But it seems like its only the apps the phone doesnt find not the sd card itself. I can see how much space it is on the card in the settings and how much that is free, and it also remembers what skin i use on my beautiful widget's home widget. This only happens most of the times tho. Sometimes after ive rebooted it suddenly all is fine. I've tryed to put my sd card into another phone and that worked perfectly and i tryed to put another sd card into my phone and that worked fine to. So i have no idea where the problem is. The times it doesnt find the sd card i cant choose to use mass-storage when i plug it in my computer either. I't can find the sd card tho if i boot into recovery(i have CWN 5 installed) and choose mount USB storage and plug it to the computer with USB i suddenly find the sd card on the computer but when i reboot it again it doesnt work. So i have no idea it its the SD card that doesnt work, the SD card reader or if its a software problem.... I also have randow reboots. As you see im totally lost
Any help would be appreceated!
Hi theminikiller,
This is a note bug of Huawei U8800 / U8800 Pro.
Sometimes the external sdcard is not correctly mounted at the bootstrap and if you have installed application on your external sdcard, you cannot open them.
In my case I have installed Sygic GPS Navigation and maps are stored on the external sdcard. Sometimes it happens that my U8800Pro doesn't mount the sdcard and Sygic, of course, asks me to download again maps.
This bug is not fixed and the only workaround is to reboot Android.
The simple action that you reboot in recovery is always a "reboot".
So if you meet again the bug, it's not a must to enter into recovery mode but you can simply reboot.
I don't know if Froyo has a reboot entry in the power menu (holding the power button), but you can download and install an interesting apk named AN Reboot.
With this application (very light and fast) you can reboot in a short time.
Anyway, since you have this bug, please have a look here at my discussion where there is a poll: please vote!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483519
Regards,
kalo86
Thank you for the reply!
It didnt help rebooting for me, does it help every time i reboot or do i have to try a few times? This is probobly a stupid question but what is apk? xD i tryed googling AN Reboot but didnt find anything so if you could give me a link that would be usefull.
I dont know if it is any connection between it but this happened to me the same day as i upgraded the google marked to google play.
Have you tryed to factory reset the phone? If not im thinking about trying that. I was thinking about sending the phone to the shop where i bought it to see if they could fix it. Or isnt this a fixable problem? Well if they cant fix it ill get a new phone so its a win win situation for me
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Thank you for the reply!
It didnt help rebooting for me, does it help every time i reboot or do i have to try a few times? This is probobly a stupid question but what is apk? xD i tryed googling AN Reboot but didnt find anything so if you could give me a link that would be usefull.
I dont know if it is any connection between it but this happened to me the same day as i upgraded the google marked to google play.
Have you tryed to factory reset the phone? If not im thinking about trying that. I was thinking about sending the phone to the shop where i bought it to see if they could fix it. Or isnt this a fixable problem? Well if they cant fix it ill get a new phone so its a win win situation for me
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An apk file is an application, usually downlodable from Google Market.
AN Reboot is still on Google Maket, but I can provide a link for you, here:
Hmm didnt find it on the market, well doesnt matter when i got the download from you xD so i just copy that into my phone memory to install it?
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Hmm didnt find it on the market, well doesnt matter when i got the download from you xD so i just copy that into my phone memory to install it?
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Yes! Very simple!
Ok, thank you very much for answering all my stupid questions! xD
i cant believe i dropped a dumbbell directly on the screen at the gym and the screen is completely done. phone still seems fully functional (speakers,buttons work, screen lights up but cant see anything.) i managed to copy all files/folders by usb through "my computer" but from my knowledge theres still "hidden" data. i managed to backup the phone using kies 3 but how do i transfer my contacts to my spare phone (htc one x)?
how do i completely back up the whole phone so i can transfer to my new phone? my main concern is stuff like sms,contacts, call history,photos videos....
any advice will be greatly appreciated thanks. i will even "donate" for your advice/tips
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i cant believe i dropped a dumbbell directly on the screen at the gym and the screen is completely done. phone still seems fully functional (speakers,buttons work, screen lights up but cant see anything.) i managed to copy all files/folders by usb through "my computer" but from my knowledge theres still "hidden" data. i managed to backup the s4 using kies 3 but how do i transfer my contacts to the spare phone(htc one x)?
how do i completely back up the whole phone so i can transfer to my new phone? my main concern is stuff like sms,contacts, call history,photos videos....
any advice will be greatly appreciated thanks. i will even "donate" for your advice/tips
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first of all,wrong thing to say - I will even donate,we don't help people to get donated.
Next thing,I think kies backup everything,contacts,sms,calender,videos,photos.. See for an option there,u will find it..
Once u have the backup done,go to the folder where kies saved every thing,then check if contacts are in .vcf extention,if so,then copy the file(s) to other phone and simply run the file,it will ask something/maybe directly place all ur contacts there..
That's all!
Sent from my GT-I9500
somevietguy said:
i cant believe i dropped a dumbbell directly on the screen at the gym and the screen is completely done. phone still seems fully functional (speakers,buttons work, screen lights up but cant see anything.) i managed to copy all files/folders by usb through "my computer" but from my knowledge theres still "hidden" data. i managed to backup the phone using kies 3 but how do i transfer my contacts to my spare phone (htc one x)?
how do i completely back up the whole phone so i can transfer to my new phone? my main concern is stuff like sms,contacts, call history,photos videos....
any advice will be greatly appreciated thanks. i will even "donate" for your advice/tips
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1. For manage the screen of your phone through your pc, you can use Droid Screen
2. Taking a look the step 1, you can backup sms and contacts with this app: HERE
3. I hope it helped you
Download ADB TOOLS & DroidAtScreen
make sure that you have java installed in pc
if you dont have usb debugging mode enabled you are out of luck if you have then continue
1- extract each zip files
2- open the DroidAtScreen folder and open the .jar file
3- locate adb.exe located at ADB tools folder
4- connect your phone to pc
and you are in