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Hey everyone! I'm new to xda and I've been looking for the answer to this question everywhere, but have yet to find it. I bought a 64gb sandisk cruzer usb drive to use with my otg cable with the stickmount app. Because of limited storage, I was wondering if I could actually save installed applications to the flash drive? In other words, if I can use a feature similar to "save to sd card" for apps, but have the apps save to my flashdrive. If anyone could make a video or just type up a response, I would really appreciate it.
brazilianmdn said:
Hey everyone! I'm new to xda and I've been looking for the answer to this question everywhere, but have yet to find it. I bought a 64gb sandisk cruzer usb drive to use with my otg cable with the stickmount app. Because of limited storage, I was wondering if I could actually save installed applications to the flash drive? In other words, if I can use a feature similar to "save to sd card" for apps, but have the apps save to my flashdrive. If anyone could make a video or just type up a response, I would really appreciate it.
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Hi,
Haven't tried it myself but you could probably use symbolic link on sdcard\somedir linking to the connected usb drive.
here is a link with more details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442729
I heard that you can play off the rom that stored on otg drive. I am not sure about installed app, haven't try that myself either.
ES File Explorer has the ability to save apps to a folder that you select.
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Maybe something like this could be used for the Nexus 7?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
I have not tried this but the feature the OP is talking about would be very nice to have
racer321 said:
Maybe something like this could be used for the Nexus 7?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
I have not tried this but the feature the OP is talking about would be very nice to have
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I was going to write about the same thread. I tried it with NOVA3 and it works great.
You can mount directories from connected USB fairly easy.
You figured it out for nova?
lionsh said:
I was going to write about the same thread. I tried it with NOVA3 and it works great.
You can mount directories from connected USB fairly easy.
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Did you do this with stickmount installed? How exactly did you do it? I moved all Nova's data to the usb drive and deleted it from the Android/data directory but it still tries to download the aditional files back to the tablet. Any idea why?
lionsh said:
I was going to write about the same thread. I tried it with NOVA3 and it works great.
You can mount directories from connected USB fairly easy.
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How exactly did you go about doing that? I Tried for both shadowgun and Nova 3, and both tried to redownload the data
I can confirm that Directory bind does work..
I tried it with the following games..
Order and chaos (game i get on sometimes )
Asphalt 7
Dead Trigger
co-pilot gps (maps are 2 gb)
I have moved a few other things as well..
I am running the leggs rom with Nova launcher on my device. No other mods.
otg i use is a cheap otg cable from amazon. i think was like 1.99 for 4of them from Ohio someplace..With a sandisk micro usb key chain reader.and a Patriot 64 gb micro usb card class 10.. There Highest grade card. I tried this on a 8 gb generic card that was class 4 the games would not load or would stall and shutter when they did.. SO I WOULD Say a fast card is a MUST..
Good luck .. i will post some pics of mine in the thread i created yesterday in the correct forum where i was asking for others experience. Before i tried this last night..
Apps
roids333 said:
How exactly did you go about doing that? I Tried for both shadowgun and Nova 3, and both tried to redownload the data
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I also tried it with asphalt 7 and when I open the application it still asks me to download. I first moved the application's data to the otg on a folder called "asphalt" then use directory bind to link that folder with the one where the data should be.
Any help would be appreciated.
(also tried it with Transformers on Google movies and did not work)
Saving installed apps to a flash drive using otg cable
Dude ,create a link in the obb folder to the place in the flash drive where you want to save the game
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you can use LetsGoApp try it
It can APP to sd or otg
It can run App at sd or otg(not install)
website
http://www.letsgoapp.net/?p=351
you need root install buseybox
and install LetsGoApp http://www.letsgoapp.net
LetsGoApp Can
App 2 SD or OTG
After replace Android device, the Apps can still be run at MicroSD or OTG by LetsGoApp.
LetsGoApp is a App, which is a kind of solution for storage shortage and backup data.
The Apps can be run by LetsGoApp within the MicroSD or OTG on the most of Android devices .
The Apps can copy from MicroSD or USB OTG to smart phone LetsGoApp.
You can try it
yrahate7 said:
Dude ,create a link in the obb folder to the place in the flash drive where you want to save the game
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Can you elaborate a bit more like a step by step please..
I dont remember how i did it, but all ii remember is that i had to create symlink to the particular obb file from /android/obb/game.name/file to the file`s location in pendrive..
search google on how to create Symlinks in order to do that.
if you need more help,pm me.
I just purchased a the tab 2 10.1 and installed a 32gb card, that I purchased with it. I run Linux mint on an aluminum Imac. When I connect the tab with the USB cord, it says "unable to mount GT-P5113 Error initializing camera: -60: Could not lock the device". I ended up transferring my mp3's by using FTP server into the music folder on the card. I uploaded like 10GB then said it was out of storage. Under device memory, it shows me that the available space is very minimal and under SD card it shows the available space is the same as the total space. When I check in es file explorer the /SDCARD directory has all my music files. I'm confused as to where these files are really saved. I'm also trying to gain root and have been having problems. Any help would be appreciated.
First things first. Do you know where the 32g card came from? If it's not a name brand from a known good company it could be fake. i would put the card in your Mac and format it and also run a test on it to make sure it is a real 32g. I forget the name of the sd test program but you can google it.
superdog404 said:
First things first. Do you know where the 32g card came from? If it's not a name brand from a known good company it could be fake. i would put the card in your Mac and format it and also run a test on it to make sure it is a real 32g. I forget the name of the sd test program but you can google it.
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its h2testw on windows.
if you are transferring to the Music folder on the tablet, then you are transferring onto the internal memory of the Tablet, which explains why you ran out of space....
You need to connect to whatever mount the tablet uses for the External SDCard. I use windows, so i cannot tell you how to connect to External SDCard of the tablet using Linux,. However, when using file Explorer on my P5110, it shows the EXTERNAL SDCard mounted as /mnt/extSdCard
If I've helped, click Thanks, if not, good luck I hope you find a solution
Patriot is the brand name, I purchased it along with the tablet from tigerdirect. It seems the problem is Linux is not recognizing the tablet by USB.
Thanks, it works. Phones that I have rooted had /sdcard as the root of the sdcard
Michael61182 said:
Patriot is the brand name, I purchased it along with the tablet from tigerdirect. It seems the problem is Linux is not recognizing the tablet by USB.
Thanks, it works. Phones that I have rooted had /sdcard as the root of the sdcard
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Good to hear it :thumbup:
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Downloaded stickmount app, Attached memory stick message popped up wanted to use as default clickd yes. Went to mount option and get a message saying mount service busy try again, keep trying and get same message, the memory stick is lite up . how can I access info on memory stick if app does not Work?
Stickmount wont show you your files on the memory stick.
The mount service is busy because Stickmount has already mounted your memory stick !!
Download:
FX Explorer
or
ES Explorer
You should see your USB stick and be able to browse them.
I'll say again STICKMOUNT WILL NOT SHOW YOUR FILES.
It simply allows the stick to be mounted to your Nexus.
Also which rom are you using, a fair few of them have native mounting (smoothrom and paranoid android both do, probably others as well) I found stick mount seems to confuse matters if Android is also trying to mount the stick. Removing stick mount and using the native solved the issues for me.
The native mounting will show in the storage section of settings.
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First of all, I just created a thread about this but apparently it never posted so if there are multiple threads by me I apologize.
Anyway, I am trying to create a folder in /sdCard that will link to /storage/extSdCard for apps that start in internal sd card but won't let me go up one folder so that I can navigate to external sd card. I did accomplish this on my s2 using directory bind but it doesn't seem to work on my note 3. I'm sorry if this is confusing. I will try to elaborate if needed.
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Can anyone help me, please?
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Directory bind is old and no longer supported.
Check out the app "folder mount" in the play store. Worked a charm on my s4 so I'm sure it will be fine on the Note 3 as well.
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Has anyone got folder mount to work with the Note 3 yet? I'm running stock MJ7 rooted with Chanfire easy root method, double and triple checked everything. Managed to get the app to move the original data from internal SD to my 64GB Sandisk Class 10 external SD but the link pin will not turn green.
It's driving me mad and I'm on the verge of selling the Note 3 and going back to my S2 (along with the very easy vold.fstab SD card swap mod)!!
Use solid explorer if you want to go up a folder to navigate to external sd. Also note 3 does app2sd so why the need for all this?
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uf21 said:
Use solid explorer if you want to go up a folder to navigate to external sd. Also note 3 does app2sd so why the need for all this?
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App2sd moves the installed app files, not the SD data that many games download in order to play. Some are in excess of 1-2GB and if you have a few installed then your internal SD space soon runs out
Same issue
I created a thread idential to this earlier n however ot realising this one already existed my bad.
Ive had the exact same problem, the closest ive came is with File mount i was able to get Modern combat 4 to work succesfully, but nothing else and i tryed most of the top end games with massive data files.
No ideas why mc4 worked, and real racing 3 worked. All of the other games show up as binding correctly and when i run a check the directorys show as being mounted in the same way as MC4 and real racing 3 however when i run the apk the games cant find the data files and start re downloading.
Hopefully someone works away round this or creates a new programme cause its so restrictive, install the top 10 android games and all your internal memorys completely used up
i used to use apps2sd before directory bind was available but the reality is that its pretty useless now for most modern games,
and is there a guide to do this, is it using the sd?
what software apk files do i need?
thanks
I'm using default option to transfert apps on SdCard (after installing), on menu setting/applications.
does that transfer the big obb/data files?
kyrusdemnati said:
does that transfer the big obb/data files?
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It did with Doom 3. All 4GB transferred to my SD card.
But YMMV depending on the app of course
I have bought Tales From the Borderlands, which BTW plays really nice with the Nvidia-controller. Whereas the app itself is installed on the microSD-card, the game data it self (e.g. the different seasons - and those are several megabytes) will load internally. That's sad.
Apps to externals HDD
ive been trying to figure out how to move apps from the internal memory to an external HDD i alread used the drive to create a TWRP backup, i can also see the drive in ES file explorer but i cant find any apps or method to move app OBB/DATA to an external HDD there are plenty for apps to SD but i need APP to HDD. can anyone shed some light on this? do you have this kind of thing working?
beefy143 said:
ive been trying to figure out how to move apps from the internal memory to an external HDD i alread used the drive to create a TWRP backup, i can also see the drive in ES file explorer but i cant find any apps or method to move app OBB/DATA to an external HDD there are plenty for apps to SD but i need APP to HDD. can anyone shed some light on this? do you have this kind of thing working?
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I believe Apps to USB storage will be available when we get an Android M update for the Shield TV.
any news on android m ?
If you happen to have xposed
Theres a module thats purpose is to "reroute" those internal folder contents to its counterpart on external sd card
Theres no mention of usb harddrive, but those in this situation thats willing to test and find out......
"Change path to internal SD card on OS level! Android Storage API tweaks.
This module changes path to internal SD card.
You can: change path to internal SD which is returned by System API, change path to obb dirs, app files, download dir (you can have everything on SD card!)
Control it in app settings."
[Xposed][MODULE][4.0+] XInternalSD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-disablesignaturecheck-t2789267
Github
https://github.com/pylerSM/XInternalSD
If there are and it works, im sure future readers in this situation would appreciate the confirmation assuming theres no other way
Xposed
I'll try that out don't have xposed installed yet but I guess that will have to be the next thing on my list.
on full android i use link2sd.
@tailslol
Thanks for the tip with the app:good:
Apps to externals HDD
For apps to HDD you need folder mount tested and working
beefy143 said:
For apps to HDD you need folder mount tested and working
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I made a post about it here on xda in shield android tv general.
Why does Nvidia even keep putting 16GB options in these tablets and STB? I swear 32GB should be the absolute minimum.
Sub-Negro said:
Why does Nvidia even keep putting 16GB options in these tablets and STB? I swear 32GB should be the absolute minimum.
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Anyway the beta 6.0 is comming with native app to SD support.
tailslol said:
Anyway the beta 6.0 is comming with native app to SD support.
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Does the apps to SD support in 6.0 move everything? Obb and Data.
Also will it support moving to USB or external HDD?
If not I would say it's still pretty useless to me.
beefy143 said:
Does the apps to SD support in 6.0 move everything? Obb and Data.
Also will it support moving to USB or external HDD?
If not I would say it's still pretty useless to me.
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Everything,yes but sd only,not USB.
It mount USB as a external device.
There is no "best way" until we can figure out a way to get the Shield TV to support EXT4 file system.
I installed a custom kernel on my Galaxy Note 10.1 v2014 16GB tablet so I can use my 64GB external micro SD as "internal" storage. It works fairly well. It's not perfect, but it works well.
Once I got my tablet to recognize EXT4 file system, I was able to format my micro SD to EXT4 use a Windows app, there are several.
Then, I used Link2SD to mount the card as "internal storage".
My internal storage has only 10gb free when it's stock with no apps installed. I cleaned out the bloat and managed to recover another 0.4gb.
Using Link2SD, I'm able to install another 11gb of apps and games onto my tablet. My real internal storage now is about 8.82gb free. The rest of the data is stored on the micro SD.
For a lot of apps, it's able to store 100% of the app's data onto the micro SD.....I mean 100%!
BUGS:
Because of the way my tablet mounts the micro SD, if I ever have to reboot my tablet, then I have to reboot it twice. First, I do a "hard" reboot". Second, I do a "soft" reboot. The first reboot mounts the micro SD. But, because Links2SD loads before the micro SD mounts, it doesn't see it. So, I do a "soft" reboot, which only reboots the Android UI. Links2SD has a built-in feature to do this. After the soft reboot, Link2SD sees it. You have to buy the paid version to move 100% of the data to the micro SD but it was only $2-3.
Once in a blue moon, my NOVA launcher acts weird. I just do the process above and it resets it.
Without directory linking, which is how Link2SD works, then there is no BEST WAY to do this because there's no way Android will move 100% of the app to the external storage. Link2SD creates symbolic link on the internal storage, so when you look at the App Manager, it still thinks it's internal and even gives you the option to MOVE TO SD but don't do that! It's already on the SD.
So, bottom line, if you want this to work for our Nvidia Shield TV's, then you need to spread awareness to Nvidia and devs here about EXT4 file system support and hope that someone can port it to our machines!
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There is no "best way" until we can figure out a way to get the Shield TV to support EXT4 file system.
I installed a custom kernel on my Galaxy Note 10.1 v2014 16GB tablet so I can use my 64GB external micro SD as "internal" storage. It works fairly well. It's not perfect, but it works well.
Once I got my tablet to recognize EXT4 file system, I was able to format my micro SD to EXT4 use a Windows app, there are several.
Then, I used Link2SD to mount the card as "internal storage".
My internal storage has only 10gb free when it's stock with no apps installed. I cleaned out the bloat and managed to recover another 0.4gb.
Using Link2SD, I'm able to install another 11gb of apps and games onto my tablet. My real internal storage now is about 8.82gb free. The rest of the data is stored on the micro SD.
For a lot of apps, it's able to store 100% of the app's data onto the micro SD.....I mean 100%!
BUGS:
Because of the way my tablet mounts the micro SD, if I ever have to reboot my tablet, then I have to reboot it twice. First, I do a "hard" reboot". Second, I do a "soft" reboot. The first reboot mounts the micro SD. But, because Links2SD loads before the micro SD mounts, it doesn't see it. So, I do a "soft" reboot, which only reboots the Android UI. Links2SD has a built-in feature to do this. After the soft reboot, Link2SD sees it. You have to buy the paid version to move 100% of the data to the micro SD but it was only $2-3.
Once in a blue moon, my NOVA launcher acts weird. I just do the process above and it resets it.
Without directory linking, which is how Link2SD works, then there is no BEST WAY to do this because there's no way Android will move 100% of the app to the external storage. Link2SD creates symbolic link on the internal storage, so when you look at the App Manager, it still thinks it's internal and even gives you the option to MOVE TO SD but don't do that! It's already on the SD.
So, bottom line, if you want this to work for our Nvidia Shield TV's, then you need to spread awareness to Nvidia and devs here about EXT4 file system support and hope that someone can port it to our machines!
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you are a bit late but this is ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtPGPBN5PJQ