I'm not sure if this was on my phone before updating to the latest firmware, but I have folders like mnt and then mnt_2 and even other folders where the numbering goes up tp 3.
It reminds me of windows when you upgrade to a newer OS and windows creates systemfolders with the extension _old.
I tried deleting the folders (they're empty), but they keep coming back.
Any one had this happen, too?
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So with the advent of boot loaders such as Excellers which allow you to choose different builds of Android, what exactly do you need to copy off the SDCard to backup your build?
I dont mean the data, sms, mail, etc, but the actual entire build?
Is it enough to simply copy the Android folder and the files inside it including data.img or is there a need to copy the other folders and files that android creates in the root of your SD (LOST.DIR, rosie_scroll, etc)?
Android builds automatically create those folders and files if they do not exist for them, but will it cause issues if they already exist, since we can now switch between builds on the same card?
Any ideas??
Oh, and I did search, didnt find anything conclusive though.
As far as I know. Making a copy of the Android folder is enough. Be carefull though, the DCIM folder must be backup aswell if you have made any pictures/video's. The rest of the folders .secure etc are just temp folders.
For backing up you can use the free program Titanium backup aswell (found on market), use the search, someone wrote a nice guide for it some time ago. Can be used very easy to transfer your installed apps from one build to another. Transfering system settings isn't a good idea, especially not if you switching different builds. Only when updating your current build it should be ok (not recommended), but sometimes copying your data.img to your new build is enough to get your applications in the new build.
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As far as I know. Making a copy of the Android folder is enough. Be carefull though, the DCIM folder must be backup aswell if you have made any pictures/video's. The rest of the folders .secure etc are just temp folders.
For backing up you can use the free program Titanium backup aswell (found on market), use the search, someone wrote a nice guide for it some time ago. Can be used very easy to transfer your installed apps from one build to another. Transfering system settings isn't a good idea, especially not if you switching different builds. Only when updating your current build it should be ok (not recommended), but sometimes copying your data.img to your new build is enough to get your applications in the new build.
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Basically I just want to try out different builds concurrently, switching between them with Exceller.
Data isn much of an issue since most of mine is in the cloud somewhere but its a pain installing some new build only to find the one you just had and spent time configuring, was a hell of a lot better.
Well i'm not entirely sure about where the settings are stored. But my guess is, just backup the android folder and you will be fine (think most is stored in the data.img). Delete all the other folders and switch to your new build. If you don't like it, switching back should be a breeze.
Why don't you just try it once. Change some settings, delete all the folders except for the android folder and boot again, see if the changes you made are still there.
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Well i'm not entirely sure about where the settings are stored. But my guess is, just backup the android folder and you will be fine (think most is stored in the data.img). Delete all the other folders and switch to your new build. If you don't like it, switching back should be a breeze.
Why don't you just try it once. Change some settings, delete all the folders except for the android folder and boot again, see if the changes you made are still there.
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mainly because there arent enough hours in the day, so many roms, so little time.............
Well, since i'm at work and bored, I tried it for you.
Only imporant folder is the Android folder and our DCIM for your pictures. All the other directories do nothing but temp stuff on my rEVOlution 2.2. Deleted them all and android still booted just fine with all settings and homescreens I had applied.
Hope this awnsers your question now.
Excellent, thank you very much, I will be trying to clear some time later to try an alternate build on the same card. I will post how it goes.
Seems to work, as long as you edit the startup text to include the foldername of your build Exceller lets you switch between builds:
set cmdline "rel_path=YourbuildfolderHere"
Hi, im planning to buy a HTC HD2 these days and i will most likely use Android as the default OS. Now i wonder if the ROM must be installed on SD or can i just boot it? For example if i want to boot Sense rom one time and non sense next time, do i need to reinstall something or just boot it up?
Im really looking forward getting my HD2, ive been watching youtube like crazy now.. gotta go sleep hahah
There are boot loaders you can install in winmo. Some support multiple android builds which will allow you to choose sense/no sense builds on boot up. By doing so though, your data from your sense build will not be available on your non-sense build and vice versa.
Ignore the any "dual boot" app for a minute. Most Android builds I have seen can happily coexist with as many other builds as you have space for on your SD card. Just make sure:
* they reside in distinctly named folders (e.g. rename the build's Android folder to whatever you want)
* the startup.txt in each build's folder refers to the folder name (see instructions in the EBL thread)
As each build comes with clrcad+haret, you can now freely launch whichever build you want with File Explorer.
Note that the builds are not perfectly insulated from each other:
Most builds seem to use an "Android" folder on the SD card for various data and caches. Avoid putting a build in this folder! Be wary that data in this folder may be incompatible between builds, though I have not yet had such a problem. If in doubt, rename the folder to something else (or backup and delete) and reset your build.
Also note that many apps directly use the SD card for storage - this may cause data leakage between builds (I find it's a good thing, as data [like downloaded game files] and configs are basically reused).
I also find it very useful to "temporarily factory reset" a build. Basically, I rename data.img to data.img2 and reboot. This way I can figure out if a problem is caused by my own meddling, or by something in the build, then I rename back and reboot when done. I often keep a backup data.img in which I have only set up the barest essentials (OOBE, Market account, Ti-backup and Root Explorer) for such testing.
Now, for a "dual boot" WM app which supports several build folders, I recommend EBL.
I have experienced some weird behaviour when connecting my TF to my PC.
I deleted some files in File Manager HD but when I plugged it into my PC the files were still showing in windows.
Also I have a folder called downloads on my TF, Plugged into my PC it showed 2 folders called download. One was empty so I deleted it through my PC, then when I unplugged my TF both download folders were gone including what was in them.
All this is with the TF internal storage. Anyone else seen this sort of thing?
TF is all stock, no root.
The file systems on linux are case sensitive - so what you saw on your PC was probably two different folders, but with different case used in creating them.
I.e. under android/linux the following are different folders:
Download/
download/
Under windows share, those might both look like 'Download' in windows, hence the confusion.
I don't believe that was the case, plus that doesn't explain why I deleted files on the TF then plugged it into the PC and they were still there.
Howdy all,
I'm planning on testing out some of the newer ROM's and updates since my last adventure, and I'm backing up my tablet accordingly. Normally, when I connect it to my computer I see all the files on my tablet and I'm able to drag/drop them to back them up, primarily the TitaniumBackup files and my CWM nandroid backups.
Recently, however, when I plug in my tablet it shows almost all the folders as empty. All the files are visible on the tablet, and I'm going through the painstakingly slow process of backing some of the important ones on my tablet to my MicroSD card atm, but I want to get back to the way I used to do things.
Can anyone guide me through this, so I can get back to the normal way?
I have a TF300T, rooted, unlocked, CWM for recovery, and running CM9 (Stable) atm. I haven't made any changes since CM9 was released, that was the last change I made.
Any help is appreciated
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try this:
- plug the tablet to your computer,
- create a new folder, name it whatever you want (like "temp" for temporary,...)
- unplug the tablet
- use a file manager on your tablet, all backups files you want to copy to your computer - copy them to the "temp" folder you just created
- plug it in to your computer, go to the "temp" folder and i think you should see all of your files, so you can back up them.
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try this:
- plug the tablet to your computer,
- create a new folder, name it whatever you want (like "temp" for temporary,...)
- unplug the tablet
- use a file manager on your tablet, all backups files you want to copy to your computer - copy them to the "temp" folder you just created
- plug it in to your computer, go to the "temp" folder and i think you should see all of your files, so you can back up them.
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Yea I basically did that and with a combination of AirDroid got the majority of my important files copied over. I don't care about much else but I got my nandroid backups copied which took quite some time.
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?