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MP3 Unsupported File Type

I am sorry If this is posted somewhere else I searched and found similar things but not exactly this and the answers on post did not fix the issue.
I am running Bonsai 4.0.0
When I try to play mp3 files or download ring-tones I keep getting error unsupported file type. I am transferring the mp3 from my computer. I also tried downloading directly from the phone. Still get the same error.
I was able to download mp3 directly to the phone by changing in "Astro file manager" allow downloads from internet. But still not able to download ring-tones. I was trying to download from myxer.
After changing this I still can not play mp3 or ringtones that I transfer from my computer.

Copy files from android phone?

Has anyone been able to transfer files from an android phone to the a500? I have been able to copy from a thumb drive, but have not had any luck with my rooted Samsung captivate running mosaic rom

Try samba filesharing on market

File expert lets you isolate any installed app (under apps tab top right) in to a folder called 'backup'.
From there you can bluetooth the app to your iconia or drop it onto pc via file expert then use same on iconia to load it onto it.
Hope helps.

My trick is copying via Bluetooth. Before copying rename extension of file to ".txt". I think that all Androids knows this extension, so transfer is not stopped. After copying rename file on both devices to previous name.
Hope helps.
Or use such shared network resource - NAS, email, web services and so on. But first option works on new Android without anything else.

I've copied using nas or pc, but I'm out of town and away from my pc. For some reason I didn't think of using bluetooth. Won't be as fast as the usb, but I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Q] Which folder/mnt should you copy music to N4?

Hi,
Is anyone familiar with exactly "where" is the correct place on the phone to upload your music so that it's visible by Play Music?
I've tried using EStrong File explorer to copy & paste from my local NAS to my phone and half the time it isn't visible in the /sdcard/Music folder. Obviously I don't understand which "user" is doiing the copying to which mounted area, hence why the viibility in my Play Music app is duff./
So - under the "root" directory, where should I copy things to ?
/sdcard/Music
/mnt/sdcard/Music
/storage/sdcard0/Music
Or, ../notifications or ../ringtones?
How do you guys do it so it's "visible" to the apps on the phone?

I put in sdcard/music folder. I just create a music folder and my media player detects mp3 files or other playable files.
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isaw said:
Hi,
Is anyone familiar with exactly "where" is the correct place on the phone to upload your music so that it's visible by Play Music?
I've tried using EStrong File explorer to copy & paste from my local NAS to my phone and half the time it isn't visible in the /sdcard/Music folder. Obviously I don't understand which "user" is doiing the copying to which mounted area, hence why the viibility in my Play Music app is duff./
So - under the "root" directory, where should I copy things to ?
/sdcard/Music
/mnt/sdcard/Music
/storage/sdcard0/Music
Or, ../notifications or ../ringtones?
How do you guys do it so it's "visible" to the apps on the phone?
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Music. Btw, all three of those directories link to the same folder (/storage/emulated/legacy, I believe).
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isaw said:
Hi,
Is anyone familiar with exactly "where" is the correct place on the phone to upload your music so that it's visible by Play Music?
I've tried using EStrong File explorer to copy & paste from my local NAS to my phone and half the time it isn't visible in the /sdcard/Music folder. Obviously I don't understand which "user" is doiing the copying to which mounted area, hence why the viibility in my Play Music app is duff./
So - under the "root" directory, where should I copy things to ?
/sdcard/Music
/mnt/sdcard/Music
/storage/sdcard0/Music
Or, ../notifications or ../ringtones?
How do you guys do it so it's "visible" to the apps on the phone?
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All those three locations are the same if I'm right. So it doesn't really matter.

This is a known issue caused by using the newest version of ES Explorer. Go read thru the comments for it on Playstore. Try a different file manager or download the previous version from the ES website. You should be able to place them in the Music folder on the root of the drive without issue.

Is there an alternative to AFT

I love the nexus 4 but the fact that my mac can't see it is really annoting. I could easily connect my GS2 like a pendrive and transfer files and also rearrange stuff. Now, I've searched around the web and found the 'Android File Transfer' app that allows me to copy files back and forth from my mac. I would be totally fine with this if only it allowed me to move files from on folder to another with my nexus. This is a ridiculously basic feature that is missing. i.e. say I copy a bunch of songs to the wrong folder on my phone, AFT doesn't allow me to just drag those files over to another folder on my phone. I now need to delete all those files and recopy them onto the correct folder. This is unacceptable so I'd like to know if theres a good alternative to AFT or am I missing something?
FYI: Im on 4.3 and not rooted

BUMP!

Some info I've found online suggests that running gvfs and Nautilus from MacPorts works well with MTP. I've had success with Nautilus in Linux but have not used Mac OS.
If your only issue is not being able to move the files to a different folder after they've been transferred, have you considered just using an Android file manager app to move the files once they're on your device?

[Q] copying flac files to phone

hey XDA,
I am not able to copy Flac audio files from my PC to the Internal Storage of my galaxy s4. When I paste the Flac files into the phone, it prompts for file format not supported, then I click 'No, just Copy' and for all files. But then it only copies the first file (If I selected multiple files) and then freezes. When I cancel the process, the first file is copied successfully.
How can i fix this?
Greets,
Mark

Tunestwo said:
hey XDA,
I am not able to copy Flac audio files from my PC to the Internal Storage of my galaxy s4. When I paste the Flac files into the phone, it prompts for file format not supported, then I click 'No, just Copy' and for all files. But then it only copies the first file (If I selected multiple files) and then freezes. When I cancel the process, the first file is copied successfully.
How can i fix this?
Greets,
Mark
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as for me i didn't like to copy file from my pc to my s4 using usb as it only support mtp mode and not usb mode
this only suggestion from me.if you getting continues error to copy your file through usb and you got good internet connection simply upload your file to cloud storage and download to your mobile

Zaraee said:
as for me i didn't like to copy file from my pc to my s4 using usb as it only support mtp mode and not usb mode
this only suggestion from me.if you getting continues error to copy your file through usb and you got good internet connection simply upload your file to cloud storage and download to your mobile
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But thats just ignoring the problem by doing it another way..
I want to fix it not turn around it.

Tunestwo said:
But thats just ignoring the problem by doing it another way..
I want to fix it not turn around it.
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sorry,nerver have this problem before..guess you need to wait for file to completely copy to your phone if it hang just wait until it complete

I have found out the solution today. I had the same problem on two phones, two systems, two laptops. People usually use same set of applications etc
I always used K-lite codecs to play videos on the PC. This causes the problem with copying the Flac files to the phone somehow. Uninstalling it makes it back ok.