hey, i just bought an SGS4 , and i tried to write something to android/obb folder , and whenever i try to do that it says the device is not connected...
why cant i write to obb ? and there is any way of bypassing it ?
I have the same problem.
My solution is to just download it on your phone and extract it to your obb folder.
Or put the zip/rar on your sd and extract to obb
You'll have to download an unzipper like androzip
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wessel596 said:
I have the same problem.
My solution is to just download it on your phone and extract it to your obb folder.
Or put the zip/rar on your sd and extract to obb
You'll have to download an unzipper like androzip
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wow ... i didnt think of that
tyvm
i think it worked
finally without root finally
thanks alooooooooooooooooooooot
Or download AntTek Explorer (Free from Play Store)
Your welcome
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What if the file is too large to download on your phone?
Hmm - I guess I'll try the AntTek Explorer / Androzip method.
patelkedar91 said:
What if the file is too large to download on your phone?
Hmm - I guess I'll try the AntTek Explorer / Androzip method.
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you can download them onto your SD or download on your pc and copy to phone or SD
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I have this game which has a apk file and sd file.Now what to do.
You need a file browser so you can find the file on your card and then you will be able to open and install it
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isthisreallife said:
I have this game which has a apk file and sd file.Now what to do.
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Download astro from market then open the .apk.
Hello folks,
I've got an .apk file on my sd card. To install that app, i need to unmount my SD-Card. Therefor i cannot install my app - which is located on the sd card - anymore. I want to do it without the market. I already tried to move the file with the astro-manager to the mnt folder (which you can still see even you unmounted your sd card). But i couldn't copy the file with astro to this folder.
Any suggestions?
Try AppInstallerV2
You may need to move files .apk to a PC via Wi-Fi.
I do this.
Move. Apk file to pc.
Run ES File Explorer on MINI connection WiFi to PC part to .apk.
Click to .apk.
ES File Explorer to install the files. Apk by way of it to Phone.
Or do it using the adb install command.
Have a look here for ADB Infos.
Upload apk to DropBox, copy link, paste in Browser and install
*ouch* Why didnt i have this idea?
Thanks codiak that worked
i used this command ( just for other users which have the same problem as me )
adb install path/on/windows/myfile.apk
What is ES file explorer.& where can I get it?
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popy234 said:
What is ES file explorer.& where can I get it?
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Google? First hit: http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-estrongs-android-pop-znE.aspx
I think it is not pre-installerd, only Astro file manager.
Hello again, ive come across another problem, ive just tried to download cyanogenmod zip file on my phone but as soon as the download starts it stops straight away, when i click on it it says download not supported for your phone??
I can download from market and i can also download a rar file from this site as well, so it just seems to be zip files.
It was fine yesterday, does anyone have any advice please??
Thanks
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Wrong forum. This is more a question. But you need to install a filebrowser capable of reading zip files to download them. ES File Explorer or I/O File Explorer would do the trick. It does on mine.
Download astro file manager, free in market, and then go to preferences>> enable browser downloader. Now you can download anything
Or use Opera Mobile for your browser
Butt3ry said:
Download astro file manager, free in market, and then go to preferences>> enable browser downloader. Now you can download anything
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Solved it thanks ;-)
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Were does the .apk file go when i download from Google play store and/or can i set it to download to the sd card.......
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jezcullen09 said:
Were does the .apk file go when i download from Google play store and/or can i set it to download to the sd card.......
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There are two ways to move apps to sd
1 - go into applications in phone settings
select the app you want to move
select move to sd card
Note this option is not available with all apps and may break them
Widgets cannot be moved to sd card this way - they will not work
2 - use link2sd
Create 2nd ext partition in cwm (it will format sd card so backup)
Install & run link2sd app & select the correct ext for your kernel (EXT4 is most common)
Go to settings in app select auto link
Your can manually move (link) apps to sd card by clicking them & selecting create link
Note this method requires root & is much better than option 1 as apps will not break
For more info see link2sd thread
marcussmith2626 said:
There are two ways to move apps to sd
1 - go into applications in phone settings
select the app you want to move
select move to sd card
Note this option is not available with all apps and may break them
Widgets cannot be moved to sd card this way - they will not work
2 - use link2sd
Create 2nd ext partition in cwm (it will format sd card so backup)
Install & run link2sd app & select the correct ext for your kernel (EXT4 is most common)
Go to settings in app select auto link
Your can manually move (link) apps to sd card by clicking them & selecting create link
Note this method requires root & is much better than option 1 as apps will not break
For more info see link2sd thread
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He didn't mean that..he meant about the .apk file..not the app..
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jezcullen09 said:
Were does the .apk file go when i download from Google play store and/or can i set it to download to the sd card.......
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It is downloaded first and then installed..if u want to keep a copy of the apps instead of backing them up..open any root file explorer and go here..
/data/app
You'll find all your play store installed .apk files over there..
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U won't get apk file when u download from playstore the app will directly get installed.. if u want apk file then use androzip file manager r titanium backup to backup ur app as .apk file for future reinstallation..
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pavan_19 said:
U won't get apk file when u download from playstore the app will directly get installed.. if u want apk file then use androzip file manager r titanium backup to backup ur app as .apk file for future reinstallation..
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U can get it..read my above post..try it..u'll find all ur .apk files..
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It is downloaded first and then installed..if u want to keep a copy of the apps instead of backing them up..open any root file explorer and go here..
/data/app
You'll find all your play store installed .apk files over there..
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That is correct - you can also use root uninstaller which can back them up for you and can also be used to reinstall apps not currently installed on phone that you have previously downloaded
@eatheat u r correct bro but the problem is he should have root acess to see that and if he uninstall a app then that apk file in root folder will also get deleted n he won't b having any backup to install in future..
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pavan_19 said:
@eatheat u r correct bro but the problem is he should have root acess to see that and if he uninstall a app then that apk file in root folder will also get deleted n he won't b having any backup to install in future..
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Easiest way is Just download a file maneger like es file explorer or astro file maneger. You can easily backup installed apps without having to root.
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@Everyone ..he asked where it all went..not how to back them up..
If he wants to back up..he can just take anything off the store..I use Astro and DroidSail super app remover for backing up system apps..
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pavan_19 said:
@eatheat u r correct bro but the problem is he should have root acess to see that and if he uninstall a app then that apk file in root folder will also get deleted n he won't b having any backup to install in future..
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Well, thing is.. you dont need root access to see /data/app folder.. try opening ES file explorer and see root folder and you can copy those apk files to sdcard without root permission...
Anyway op's question has been answered..
Deadly. said:
Well, thing is.. you dont need root access to see /data/app folder.. try opening ES file explorer and see root folder and you can copy those apk files to sdcard without root permission...
Anyway op's question has been answered..
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Yeah..by the one and only.. ME..
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plz help i want transfer my games from s2 to s4 but every time when i copy files to (obb) s4 it show error that cannot copy file.Is there any to copy obb files to s4 with or without rooting plz let me knoww......?????
nimbooz123 said:
plz help i want transfer my games from s2 to s4 but every time when i copy files to (obb) s4 it show error that cannot copy file.Is there any to copy obb files to s4 with or without rooting plz let me knoww......?????
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I had the same problem. I had to zip the file up, copy over and unzip.
okiru880 said:
I had the same problem. I had to zip the file up, copy over and unzip.
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I alredy try this with convert obb in rar files but it ignore the some of the files while exracting which is denied buy the s4 while copying.Anyway which third party app did you use on s4 to unzip ???Would it might be help..
Put the files in Android/data...
Download AntTek File Explorer (Free from Play Store)
Browse to Android/data and then move it to Android/obb
For now, thats the only way it worked for me!!
I think its the permission issue, which AntTek Explorer solves!!
Give it a try!
Thanks and Help
First copy on Sd Card than Cut from Sd Card to Phone Memory through File Manager. i do like this
Or how about you download them from the Play Store instead of pirating?
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roni2915 said:
Put the files in Android/data...
Download AntTek File Explorer (Free from Play Store)
Browse to Android/data and then move it to Android/obb
For now, thats the only way it worked for me!!
I think its the permission issue, which AntTek Explorer solves!!
Give it a try!
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dude!!!
i already try the anttnek file explorer it copy all the data of obb completely but when i copy those file in obb folder it leaves some of file while copying eg -when i copying asphalt 7 obb folder of 1.54GB in my phone then copy that from my phone to obb folder and it shows around 1.36GB<<not copy all the files>>
nimbooz123 said:
dude!!!
i already try the anttnek file explorer it copy all the data of obb completely but when i copy those file in obb folder it leaves some of file while copying eg -when i copying asphalt 7 obb folder of 1.54GB in my phone then copy that from my phone to obb folder and it shows around 1.36GB<<not copy all the files>>
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Is there any way left stiill
nimbooz123 said:
plz help i want transfer my games from s2 to s4 but every time when i copy files to (obb) s4 it show error that cannot copy file.Is there any to copy obb files to s4 with or without rooting plz let me knoww......?????
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Copy file obb to sdcard/Documents/
Use root explorer (romtoolbox pro) move obb file to sdcard/Android/obb/xxxxx.xxx.xxx <folder game
darkjedi said:
Or how about you download them from the Play Store instead of pirating?
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What makes you think they are pirated games?
Maybe he's paid for them and doesn't want to re-download gigs and gigs of data again. Makes sense since he already has the data on an old phone.
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u can copy to andorid obb
just palce it in phones memory adn copy it in file manager!
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sxi200 said:
What makes you think they are pirated games?
Maybe he's paid for them and doesn't want to re-download gigs and gigs of data again. Makes sense since he already has the data on an old phone.
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also maybe the game is not available in hes country! or he want to do mods or naything!
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sxi200 said:
What makes you think they are pirated games?
Maybe he's paid for them and doesn't want to re-download gigs and gigs of data again. Makes sense since he already has the data on an old phone.
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also maybe the game is not available in hes country! or he want to do mods or naything!
solved
You can move/copy it from "data" folder to "obb" folder with the new "AntTek Explorer Ex" from the Google store
Please help me
I downloaded games for my galaxy s4(4.4 android) but the game runs only when I copy it to phone memory. I want to copy the games to memory card. Please help me, my phone memory is full.