Using root explorer I found that a lot of the apps are stored under /data/data.
But when I used directorybind I am unable to see /data/data.
Has anyone come up with a solution to this?
Turn off the directory validation and it will work, but you will have to enter the path manually.
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That didnt work... directory bind cannot read from that directory.
Nevermind I got it. There was a space in one of the directory names. I just manually did some of the folders since some of the apps crash when moved to the sd card.
polo2883 said:
Nevermind I got it. There was a space in one of the directory names. I just manually did some of the folders since some of the apps crash when moved to the sd card.
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can you please provide more details (specific steps you took)? I'm still struggling with this!!!!
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So has anyone been able to figure out how to use the internal memory for movies/music/pictures
I've been able to add items to the internal memory via an update.zip installed through Clockwork.
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I've been able to add items to the internal memory via an update.zip installed through Clockwork.
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I don't think you understood my question. but how would I install my music/movies/pics through an update file, and be able to see it in music player and gallery.
titos1997 said:
I don't think you understood my question. but how would I install my music/movies/pics through an update file, and be able to see it in music player and gallery.
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I understood your question. I create an update.zip containing the folder structure that Android recognizes, and then I script them to install to internal memory. After rebooting, my ROM is untouched and I have the files in the internal memory.
Can you not just use root explorer to move the media files to a place on internal memory.?
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monkespit said:
Can you not just use root explorer to move the media files to a place on internal memory.?
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You can put them there with root explorer, but the only place I know of that you can put files on the internal memory is /data. If you place them anywhere else they will disappear after a reboot. I have movies on mine (with root explorer)but in order for the app (rockplayer) to see them I have to remount and chmod the /data directory. I have a very simple script in gscript to do this with as the permissions reset themselves after reboot. Here is the command:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2/dev/block/mtdblock3 /data chmod 777 /data
The whole thing is a pain and the stock apps don't see the internal memory so you have to use rockplayer or vplayer to use the files. The update.zip is probably a better solution, but I would have no idea how to go about that.
Hi,
I wanted to move some apps from the ext-partition of my cm6-based rom back to the internal memory. I tried moving the apk from /sd-ext/app to /system/app with ES-File Explorer but this broke the apps (FC). Do I need to move more files or is there another trick to get this to work?
Try moving app from data app to system app. I use root explorer for this and works fine
I've got no "app" folder in my /data/ folder
Janzomaster said:
I've got no "app" folder in my /data/ folder
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If you're using estrongs I'm not sure you'd see it. Root explorer works for me but ADB is another way to do it. If you have an ext partition on SD all downloaded apps will go there but some file managers I used don't access bits of data on my SD : )
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Requirements :
Terminal Emulator
Game data
SuperUser
The game data is usually found in /sdcard/Android/data or at /sdcard/Android/obb....
1] Copy the game data from your internal sdcard to the external sd card.
2]Create an empty folder with the same name as that of the game data folder at the place from where you copied the data.
[In my case i copied jp.sega.vt folder from /sdcard/Android/obb to /extSdCard/gamedata
3]Open terminal emulator and type
su
mount -o bind /current location of game data /location from where you copied game data
In my case, i wrote
Code:
su
mount -o bind /extSdCard/gamedata/jp.sega.vt /sdcard/Android/obb/jp.sega.vt
Do this for all games you want to move..
Enjoy the game...
You'll have to repeat this process every time you restart the tab..Otherwise create a shell script and run it..
the current location of your gamedata is on your extsdcard??
theelitekiller said:
the current location of your gamedata is on your extsdcard??
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yup...i copied the game data to the extsdCard and now am mounting it to the sdcard...
kan_bleach said:
yup...i copied the game data to the extsdCard and now am mounting it to the sdcard...
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It keeps telling me mount no such file or directory.
Can you make a video?
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It keeps telling me mount no such file or directory.
Can you make a video?
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i'll try making one...
Meanwhile, tell me the steps you took..
Also post a snapshot of your root directory...
I made a folder called gamedata on my extsdcard and i copied the folder of the game and put it in gamedata and removed it from sdcard
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I made a folder called gamedata on my extsdcard and i copied the folder of the game and put it in gamedata and removed it from sdcard
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your sd card should also have an empty folder with the same name as that of the folder of the game...
it worked i just had to type extSdCard instead of extsdcard.
why not just use the script from here..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961097 and have the ext as internal and alot less painful of having to go through each game? Not trying to start a flame war, seriously just asking?
truskillzz said:
why not just use the script from here..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961097 and have the ext as internal and alot less painful of having to go through each game? Not trying to start a flame war, seriously just asking?
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I found this method more suitable...
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I found this method more suitable...
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gotcha..lol yea was just wondering
or..is not possible merge internal and external card, so with a ext.32gb we could have a 48gb internal sd?
Hello,
So after I flashed XXUFME3 I noticed that non of my files on my internal memory are showing any more.
When checking the storage, I can see that there was 5 GB worth of files un-accounted for, IE they still exist they just don't show any more.
After further digging up, here is what I have found:
The mount point for internal memory is no longer /sdcard/ it is now /sdcard/0/ and to my knowledge, I couldn't find a way to actually see /sdcard/ since it was not mounted to begin with.
Here is what I did to circumvate this:
1 - I rebooted to CWM recovery
2 - From there, I went to mounts & storage and mounted /data, /sdcard and /external_sd
3 - I opened an adb shell and from there browsing to /sdcard/ showed me all my precious files again.
From here on out, the solution was simple.
You can either:
Move all contents from /sdcard/ to /sdcard/0/ this can be done by running the following:
Code:
mv -r !(0) /sdcard/0/
OR
Copy all of your contents to your external SD by running the following:
Code:
cp -r !(0) /external_sd/
Both the above commands will exclude the directory "0" and all of its contents since you do not need to move them.
Hope this helps anyone who had the same problem.
Or you can go to /storage/emulated/0/0 folder and find all your old files in there.
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Or you can go to /storage/emulated/0/0 folder and find all your old files in there.
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I looked and they weren't showing there. I had a similar issue when I moved to AOKP and I was able to restore them as you said, however this time they simply weren't there.
The mount point is actually /data/media normally but here it's /data/media/0 so you can just copy everything from /data/media to /data/media/0 with a root explorer (i use es)
/sdcard and /storage/emulated essentially just redirect you to be media folder.
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delsus said:
The mount point is actually /data/media normally but here it's /data/media/0 so you can just copy everything from /data/media to /data/media/0 with a root explorer (i use es)
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Yeah that's definitely an easier solution never found it while browsing though ! Thanks
I wrote a thread on this. Link in my signature
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rootSU said:
I wrote a thread on this. Link in my signature
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sir how can i restore my nandroid backup 4.1.2 from this 4.2.2? is it possible. it says md5 sum mismatch thanks in advance
The thread title is wrong. The files are not "lost".
Also, anyone who's used 4.2.2 before knows the deal here.
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The thread title is wrong. The files are not "lost".
Also, anyone who's used 4.2.2 before knows the deal here.
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So are these duplicate files or just in a different place? I did a full wipe and flashed 4.2.2, then put all my stuff back from the backup on my computer. Does this effect me?
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So are these duplicate files or just in a different place? I did a full wipe and flashed 4.2.2, then put all my stuff back from the backup on my computer. Does this effect me?
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Different location. Full explanation in the thread I wrote in my signature
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Turns out it is because of multi user support... If you create another user profile, all the files from that user will get saved to /sdcard/1. Only way out is to move all files from /sdcard to /sdcard/0.
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Is there a way to basically create a symlink to /storage/extSdCard on the internal sdcard? I'm using an app that will only let me view files on the internal card. I'm coming from an HTC phone and the external sd card appeared as /sdcard/ext_sd.
I've tried creating the symlink through Root Explorer, Solid Explorer, and manually via adb (with root). I've tried every location I can find for the internal storage (/storage/emulated/legacy, /storage/emulated/0, /sdcard). Every time it says "link failed Operation not permitted".
I'm wondering if there's a way I can basically mount the external sd card in an additional location (in this case under the internal sdcard)? I've used a custom firmware on a router before that had a flash drive mounted as both /opt and /media/USB, so I think it's possible to have a partition mounted in multiple places.
Does anyone know how to do this, or have suggestion for a different way to accomplish it? Thanks.
Would this help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285221
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Would this help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285221
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Thanks, but I already looked into that. It won't work for this unfortunately.
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Ingenium13 said:
Is there a way to basically create a symlink to /storage/extSdCard on the internal sdcard? I'm using an app that will only let me view files on the internal card. I'm coming from an HTC phone and the external sd card appeared as /sdcard/ext_sd.
I've tried creating the symlink through Root Explorer, Solid Explorer, and manually via adb (with root). I've tried every location I can find for the internal storage (/storage/emulated/legacy, /storage/emulated/0, /sdcard). Every time it says "link failed Operation not permitted".
I'm wondering if there's a way I can basically mount the external sd card in an additional location (in this case under the internal sdcard)? I've used a custom firmware on a router before that had a flash drive mounted as both /opt and /media/USB, so I think it's possible to have a partition mounted in multiple places.
Does anyone know how to do this, or have suggestion for a different way to accomplish it? Thanks.
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I use the FolderMount app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&hl=en
I use it to create a symlink between the directory in data/data where Google Music stores files and my external SD card.
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I use the FolderMount app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&hl=en
I use it to create a symlink between the directory in data/data where Google Music stores files and my external SD card.
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Thanks, but I've already tried it and it won't work for this situation.
I found the solution, registered just so I can share this with you or anyone who needs it. Folder mount didn't seem to work for me either.
There is a file manager called 'Lidroid File' and a plugin for it called 'Super mount', both are available for free from the play store.
Install them, and then you can nicely pick a folder on the internal storage to mount the whole microSD in it, simple as that!
I needed this for Samba file sharing as I wanted to see the SDcard on the LAN and give it a network drive letter under windows 7.
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I found the solution, registered just so I can share this with you or anyone who needs it. Folder mount didn't seem to work for me either.
There is a file manager called 'Lidroid File' and a plugin for it called 'Super mount', both are available for free from the play store.
Install them, and then you can nicely pick a folder on the internal storage to mount the whole microSD in it, simple as that!
I needed this for Samba file sharing as I wanted to see the SDcard on the LAN and give it a network drive letter under windows 7.
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Any updates to your solution? Does this still work?