By accident I installed an app on the phone (igo 8) instead of on the memory card, even if i uninstall it from the phone when i try to re-install it, it does not now give me the option to install to the SD but just goes ahead and installs back on the phone.
any ideas how to get it to ask me where i want it installing?
youll have to delete all references to it in the file system and the registery
itll be easier to just do a hard reset
blimey!! that's a wee bit annoying... :-/
12q12q said:
By accident I installed an app on the phone (igo 8) instead of on the memory card, even if i uninstall it from the phone when i try to re-install it, it does not now give me the option to install to the SD but just goes ahead and installs back on the phone.
any ideas how to get it to ask me where i want it installing?
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You can use pocket mechanic to move the installed applications to sd card.
and if you want to uninstall it, do it from settings --> remove programs.
thanks, i'll give this a go later and report if it works..
Good day ,
recently I install android on my phone HTC HD2
and I have problem , when I install " IGO " which is Navigation program already go to phone memory and cant move it to SD card
always say to me it's phone only
I use most of the app's which let u move to SD but without any benefit
any body can help me !?
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Titanium Backup has a batch job to move all apps to the SD. Just deselect all apps and select the one you want to move. It's never failed me.
But, some apps simply can't be moved to the SD card. Well, to be more clear, if you manage to move it then it may not work any more and you need to move it back to the phone.
How do you save apps from android market to microsd card.
Payaso1 said:
How do you save apps from android market to microsd card.
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Settings > application > open the app and make sure the second block on the right says "move to phone"... if it says that, then you then application is on the SD card. Or you can check the market for one of many free applications
Ok tried that doesn't let me save to sd card, now is that the only way or is there an app for that?
Payaso1 said:
Ok tried that doesn't let me save to sd card, now is that the only way or is there an app for that?
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Settings > application > open the app and make sure the second block on the right says "move to phone"... if it says that, then you then application is on the SD card. Or you can check the market for one of many free applications
Ok got that I understand but I want to know if there is a way to move the apps that are not highlighted. The ones you can't move is there a app for that.
all apps cannot be moved to the sd card. if you used the method that was explained to you before and its grayed out, but not on the sd card, then chances are it cant be moved! an app has to have that option built into it in order to be moved to the sd card. you can contact the developer and see if the have plans to or to request that option!
Try appmonster it backups your apps if that's what you're asking
Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk
Cool guys thanks for all the help.
If ur rooted.
System/app
what reason is this for?
Well My phone is rooted and I wanted to save all my themes I downloaded from Android Market to my sdcard.
Payaso1 said:
Well My phone is rooted and I wanted to save all my themes I downloaded from Android Market to my sdcard.
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The themes should automatically be stored to the SDcard. Are you talking about the "theme setup"?
Yeah their not going to my sdcard okay I will tell you what I'm trying to do. I wanted to get one theme to put on my computer then use that theme to customize it to the way I like it. Would be easier than trying to figure out how to make one. Or if there is other way I'm all ears.
If it won't move to SD card, since you are rooted you can find it on your phone and COPY the folder/file to another place on the SD card, then connect to computer and drag and drop the copied file.
Sent From my ICE COLD HTC Glacier aka MyTORCH4G!
Thread should be in Q&A section. Moved.
Hi guys I was searching for a guide for installing and running app from SD card on my X8. Even though the search was a little bit tough and many methods were not working and some were confusing finally I managed to attain my goal. I am writing this tutorial to help those who are searching for the same.
First of all let me say I am not a expert in these type of tweak.
I am just sharing the method which worked on my phone.
Mine is Xperia X8 with "2.1 OS". "Rooted and Xrecovery installed"
Phone must be rooted and Xrecover must be installed else dont waste your time reading the things below.
"First of all please do backup your card"
The softwares which I used are the following:
1)MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition v6.0 (This is free edition. It can be downloaded from their site)
2)apps2sd.zip ( attached below)
3)enableswap2_2a.zip ( attached below )
4)Link2SD ( Can be downloaded free from market)
First download and install Mini Tool Partition Wizard.
Connect your phone to your computer.
Run the partition wizard and you will see all the disks connected to your computer in it (Including your hard disk, memory card, etc)
Now right click on the picture that shows the space in your memory card and choose delete.
Now again right click in the same area as did in the previous step but this time choose create.
Choose it as primary partition with fat32 file system. Also mention the space you required for your memory card use ( This is the space that will be available for you to store your data not app).
Now Click ok.
Now you will see a new partition is formed in the image for your memory card. Now right click in the area where unallocated memory is shown and choose create. Some message will pop up showing "windows will not reg...or something like that" just press ok. As in the earlier case choose primary partition, fat 32 file type and space required. The space in this partition will be the space in SD card that will be used to save your applications. Make sure that 50 to 100 MB of space is left over. Now proceed as before and complete the second partition.
Now right click in the remaining space that is left over and click create. As in previous case, just click ok when the warning message pop out. Now choose primary type but in the option for fat32 we must choose linux swap and give all the remaining space.
Now press apply in top left portion of the software and wait till it complete its work.
Once this is done close Partition wizard and go to my computer and copy the files apps2sd.zip and enableswap2_2a.zip to the new partition which is visible there (Your memory card).
Now disconnect your phone. "Dont try to access your memory card now", just restart your phone and go to Xrecovery.
In Xrecover go to "partition" option and click on "mount sd card".
No go to main menu and select install from custom zip.
Now choose both the files "apps2sd.zip and enableswap2_2a.zip" one at a time.
Once this is done you must reboot your phone.
Now open the software link2sd.
It will ask for the file type of your new partition. Give it as fat32 and press ok.
That is it! you are done.
Now choose the software that must be transfered to SD card and press the create link button -> press ok.
Please dont try to transfer the system applications to your memory card!!!!
If you wand new application to be automaticaly installed in sd choose the option for the same from the settings of link2sd (Auto link in the settings window)
Hope this will help someone. Thank you for reading my thread.
"Do these things at your own risk I wont be responsible for any problem with your phone"
Hmmmmm
You say you've got 2.1 Android on the Xperia right?
yes..The OS that came in build.
Oh kwlll I'll give it a go
Hi
Thanx for the tutorial
I have a question before i begin, how much space is recommended for partition 1 and 2 in percent ?
Jorgal said:
Hi
Thanx for the tutorial
I have a question before i begin, how much space is recommended for partition 1 and 2 in percent ?
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i just used 75% and 25%. coz i think, 500mb is enough for app2sd.
hay..
i have a question, can we realy enable swap?
i think that kernel we are using doesn't support it..
Modification on X8 running on kuyadroid custom rom
sandy4everyone said:
Hi guys I was searching for a guide for installing and running app from SD card on my X8. Even though the search was a little bit tough and many methods were not working and some were confusing finally I managed to attain my goal. I am writing this tutorial to help those who are searching for the same.
First of all let me say I am not a expert in these type of tweak.
I am just sharing the method which worked on my phone.
Mine is Xperia X8 with "2.1 OS". "Rooted and Xrecovery installed"
Phone must be rooted and Xrecover must be installed else dont waste your time reading the things below.
"First of all please do backup your card"
The softwares which I used are the following:
1)MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition v6.0 (This is free edition. It can be downloaded from their site)
2)apps2sd.zip ( attached below)
3)enableswap2_2a.zip ( attached below )
4)Link2SD ( Can be downloaded free from market)
First download and install Mini Tool Partition Wizard.
Connect your phone to your computer.
Run the partition wizard and you will see all the disks connected to your computer in it (Including your hard disk, memory card, etc)
Now right click on the picture that shows the space in your memory card and choose delete.
Now again right click in the same area as did in the previous step but this time choose create.
Choose it as primary partition with fat32 file system. Also mention the space you required for your memory card use ( This is the space that will be available for you to store your data not app).
Now Click ok.
Now you will see a new partition is formed in the image for your memory card. Now right click in the area where unallocated memory is shown and choose create. Some message will pop up showing "windows will not reg...or something like that" just press ok. As in the earlier case choose primary partition, fat 32 file type and space required. The space in this partition will be the space in SD card that will be used to save your applications. Make sure that 50 to 100 MB of space is left over. Now proceed as before and complete the second partition.
Now right click in the remaining space that is left over and click create. As in previous case, just click ok when the warning message pop out. Now choose primary type but in the option for fat32 we must choose linux swap and give all the remaining space.
Now press apply in top left portion of the software and wait till it complete its work.
Once this is done close Partition wizard and go to my computer and copy the files apps2sd.zip and enableswap2_2a.zip to the new partition which is visible there (Your memory card).
Now disconnect your phone. "Dont try to access your memory card now", just restart your phone and go to Xrecovery.
In Xrecover go to "partition" option and click on "mount sd card".
No go to main menu and select install from custom zip.
Now choose both the files "apps2sd.zip and enableswap2_2a.zip" one at a time.
Once this is done you must reboot your phone.
Now open the software link2sd.
It will ask for the file type of your new partition. Give it as fat32 and press ok.
That is it! you are done.
Now choose the software that must be transfered to SD card and press the create link button -> press ok.
Please dont try to transfer the system applications to your memory card!!!!
If you wand new application to be automaticaly installed in sd choose the option for the same from the settings of link2sd (Auto link in the settings window)
Hope this will help someone. Thank you for reading my thread.
"Do these things at your own risk I wont be responsible for any problem with your phone"
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partitioning the sd card into linux swipe didnot work for me on my x8
instead i kept it as fat32 and followed the remaining procedure as above except installing enableswap2_2a.
Thanks alot for the thread, its the simplest i have come across.
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i cant mount my sd card.it shows cant mount..invalid arguement..error mounting sd card...can u plzz help
ironclad74 said:
i cant mount my sd card.it shows cant mount..invalid arguement..error mounting sd card...can u plzz help
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which partitions do you have?
hi,
I am on a rooted 900w s5 and I'm trying to move apps to the system partition. Mainly, Im trying to move viper to stop it from turning off and on constantly when installed as user. When I try to do this and reboot, the app disappears. Only flashing the app from recovery works but then i get issues with the convolver in viper not working. Permissions are all set correctly too.
Any solutions?
Thanks
Hi!
I 've used Link2SD to do what you want.
I had done this manually in LP , but something changed in MM. I haven't found out the difference because I've used Link2SD and it is easier
Not working for me. Nothing seems to be working
The only way to install apps on system its using a zip file and flashing it from recovery to add those apps on system dir
if you are on Marshmellow, DONT EVEN THINK OF LINK2SD!!!!! _ (it will mess your internal & external Storage. yu'll need to flush stock os again).
the changes between MM & LP are mainly to the Storage Permissions.
Samsung disabled the option to move or link apps and their DATA to EXTERNAL!!!!
THOUGH..... there is an AWESOME App Called: "ROOT ESSENTIALS"
this is how you do it: (in case your premissions is not messed up)
in "root essentials" choose the storage tab and then format your Ext' SD as "Internal Storage". This way you will have all your storage as Internal (up to 256GB)
you can also choose how much % you want to allocate from your Ext' SD to be Internal, And how much leave as External.
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This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0
p.s.
I just formatted all as INTERNAL and now my phone have 140GB as Internal (everything is handled as admin!!!)
1stcowgirl said:
if you are on Marshmellow, DONT EVEN THINK OF LINK2SD!!!!! _ (it will mess your internal & external Storage. yu'll need to flush stock os again).
the changes between MM & LP are mainly to the Storage Permissions.
Samsung disabled the option to move or link apps and their DATA to EXTERNAL!!!!
THOUGH..... there is an AWESOME App Called: "ROOT ESSENTIALS"
this is how you do it: (in case your premissions is not messed up)
in "root essentials" choose the storage tab and then format your Ext' SD as "Internal Storage". This way you will have all your storage as Internal (up to 256GB)
you can also choose how much % you want to allocate from your Ext' SD to be Internal, And how much leave as External.
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This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0.1.
p.s.
I just formatted all as INTERNAL and now my phone have 140GB as Internal (everything is handled as admin!!!)
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How is that any different than what marshmallow can already do? Unless you can actually access the sd card when taking it out, it's the exact same.
1stcowgirl said:
if you are on Marshmellow, DONT EVEN THINK OF LINK2SD!!!!! _ (it will mess your internal & external Storage. yu'll need to flush stock os again).
the changes between MM & LP are mainly to the Storage Permissions.
Samsung disabled the option to move or link apps and their DATA to EXTERNAL!!!!
THOUGH..... there is an AWESOME App Called: "ROOT ESSENTIALS"
this is how you do it: (in case your premissions is not messed up)
in "root essentials" choose the storage tab and then format your Ext' SD as "Internal Storage". This way you will have all your storage as Internal (up to 256GB)
you can also choose how much % you want to allocate from your Ext' SD to be Internal, And how much leave as External.
-
This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0.1.
p.s.
I just formatted all as INTERNAL and now my phone have 140GB as Internal (everything is handled as admin!!!)
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Thanks for this but I dunno if this will solve my problem. My problem is mainly with viper4android crashing and staring up again (turning off and on) while listening to music. It happens when I install it as a user app which I have to do to get the convolver and field surround to work. To get it to stop crashing I moved the app to /system/priv-app and rebooted. I can't do that on my s5 MM. When I reboot the app disappears. LOL
I'll try your method and see if it works.
ldeveraux said:
How is that any different than what marshmallow can already do? Unless you can actually access the sd card when taking it out, it's the exact same.
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its not perfect but, if you do 50% as internal and 50% as External.... you will be able to access those 50% external from any machine (will req' a fat sd to enjoy space)
or
Downgrade from Marshmallow.
Link2SD on S5 Marshmallow
1stcowgirl said:
if you are on Marshmellow, DONT EVEN THINK OF LINK2SD!!!!! _ (it will mess your internal & external Storage. yu'll need to flush stock os again).
the changes between MM & LP are mainly to the Storage Permissions.
Samsung disabled the option to move or link apps and their DATA to EXTERNAL!!!!
THOUGH..... there is an AWESOME App Called: "ROOT ESSENTIALS"
this is how you do it: (in case your premissions is not messed up)
in "root essentials" choose the storage tab and then format your Ext' SD as "Internal Storage". This way you will have all your storage as Internal (up to 256GB)
you can also choose how much % you want to allocate from your Ext' SD to be Internal, And how much leave as External.
-
This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0.1.
p.s.
I just formatted all as INTERNAL and now my phone have 140GB as Internal (everything is handled as admin!!!)
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THANKS!!!!!!
I got an error mounting an external SD in my S5 H900 Marshmallow 6.0.1 with Link2SD and the solution you gave with "root essentials" is fantastic, it works excellent. Thanks!!!
CCecchetti said:
THANKS!!!!!!
I got an error mounting an external SD in my S5 H900 Marshmallow 6.0.1 with Link2SD and the solution you gave with "root essentials" is fantastic, it works excellent. Thanks!!!
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my dear friend, thank you for making the effort and sharing.
could you please help me with sharing how was the process?
did you saw your INTERNAL Size grow?
what should it look like?
please my friend, it seems i couldent get it to work with S5 G900F.
thank you.
1stcowgirl said:
my dear friend, thank you for making the effort and sharing.
could you please help me with sharing how was the process?
did you saw your INTERNAL Size grow?
what should it look like?
please my friend, it seems i couldent get it to work with S5 G900F.
thank you.
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I mean, this is a scam right? This is a bogus account that everyone should ignore at this point? You offer a solution you say works 100%, someone confirms it works, then you ask how to do it?
ldeveraux said:
I mean, this is a scam right? This is a bogus account that everyone should ignore at this point? You offer a solution you say works 100%, someone confirms it works, then you ask how to do it?
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you need to take care of your soul my friend.
it worked on lolipop5.
now im on 6.0.1 and it seems nothing is working!
i get right up to the well but cant get the water to drink.
i also tried the Xpose Framework, aftre installing and settings, i got to the point i need to Cut/Paste, But all File Explorers say there is no permission to WRITE on SD Card. _ even the Write Permision on ESFileExplorer say i cant have it with S5 G900F...
so if that friend got it to work on 6.0.1 id love to know how the procces looked.
cheers.
p.s.
bogus or not? use google and check it out.
1stcowgirl said:
you need to take care of your soul my friend.
it worked on lolipop5.
now im on 6.0.1 and it seems nothing is working!
i get right up to the well but cant get the water to drink.
i also tried the Xpose Framework, aftre installing and settings, i got to the point i need to Cut/Paste, But all File Explorers say there is no permission to WRITE on SD Card. _ even the Write Permision on ESFileExplorer say i cant have it with S5 G900F...
so if that friend got it to work on 6.0.1 id love to know how the procces looked.
cheers.
p.s.
bogus or not? use google and check it out.
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Your first post in this thread says "This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0.1."
Look I don't care either way really. I have other things to worry about...
ldeveraux said:
Your first post in this thread says "This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0.1."
Look I don't care either way really. I have other things to worry about...
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you are right. (from all these messing around i mixed it all up).
i edited the post, it was not 5.0 and not 6.0.1 _ it was Marshmallow 6.0
Root Essential to mount External SD
1stcowgirl said:
if you are on Marshmellow, DONT EVEN THINK OF LINK2SD!!!!! _ (it will mess your internal & external Storage. yu'll need to flush stock os again).
the changes between MM & LP are mainly to the Storage Permissions.
Samsung disabled the option to move or link apps and their DATA to EXTERNAL!!!!
THOUGH..... there is an AWESOME App Called: "ROOT ESSENTIALS"
this is how you do it: (in case your premissions is not messed up)
in "root essentials" choose the storage tab and then format your Ext' SD as "Internal Storage". This way you will have all your storage as Internal (up to 256GB)
you can also choose how much % you want to allocate from your Ext' SD to be Internal, And how much leave as External.
-
This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0
p.s.
I just formatted all as INTERNAL and now my phone have 140GB as Internal (everything is handled as admin!!!)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1stcowgirl said:
my dear friend, thank you for making the effort and sharing.
could you please help me with sharing how was the process?
did you saw your INTERNAL Size grow?
what should it look like?
please my friend, it seems i couldent get it to work with S5 G900F.
thank you.
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Hi
I Can tell what I did.
First data: I have a S5 900H Dualcore. Marshmallow 6.0.1 and it was impossible to mount the second partition using Link2SD I always got an error. So as described in this forum. I downloaded from Play Store the APK Root Essentials, and chosed the tab Adopted or Emulated Memory (I have this APP in spanish and I do not know how is displayed in english) a new window appears indicating taht the SD will be formated, I accepted it, the APP began the process and ask me to download from Play store a plugin to continue the process.
Downloaded the plugin directly in my cell, I flashed it (the plugin is in zip format, my cell is root and has Teamwin recovery) the cell reboot automaticaly and again I opened the Root Essentials, thats all. Whit this same APP you now may choose to move your APPs to the SD card.
Opening the system to see how is my phone now I found that Memory is 49.73 GB used to a total of 64GB (I do not know why those numbers because my Cell has 16GB internak and other 16GB External SD maybe some one may explain this) Anyway it is saying my cell memory has now 64 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB--External SD 16 GB. You cannot find that your internal memory is bigger than before because those ar the phisycally configuration BUT now your phone added the Extrnaal SD to the Internal Memory and works like a unique one.
There is another method you may try and it is using Xposed Apk, it has a module that make the same and links the ext SD with the internal memory. I saw that it works well. I cannot try it because I never could install Xposed App in this cell I alway got an error.
Hope this may help you. Regards!
Thnak you.
So i did not flush the plugin.
How did you flush it please?
Using odin or recovery mode? (and what did you choose? Update?)
Thank you
Does anyone actually have a solution to my issue?
ldeveraux said:
Your first post in this thread says "This is the Only Good Solution I found on S5 6.0.1."
Look I don't care either way really. I have other things to worry about...
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so, you really got me motivated to sort this out. (not about our dear thread opener though i hope he'll fin the answer, but regarding the sd as internal).
i did not quite on Root Essentials and investigated some more. happy to say i found a solution for S5 G900F, Android arshmallow 6.0.1.
this is what i did:
1. Root The Device
2. Install Root Essentials
*note*: there is a plugin file that we need to flush using RootEssentilas, but we will be asked to do so only after : Adopting, and the Revertring. (on reverting we'll be asked to flush the plugin). So....
3. Adopt the Sd. (Adopt the whole 100%)
4. you will be asked to Reboot, so do so
5. after rebbot, go to "Adopt SD" tab again, AND NOW "REVERT" the Process.
* Now you will be Given Ifo To Download the Plugin and Flush it USING ROOT ESSENTIALS FLASHER TAB!
(you would be also asked to Backup System and such, I DID IT maybe 10 Times But NEVER BACKED UP ANYTHING! so IMO, you can skip the backup).
6. Download the PlugIn
7. In RootEssentilas goto "TOOLS" tab and then the "FLASHER" tab, Click "Flash Zip File" and then choose the Downloaded File to flush it.!
8. After Flashing the Plugin Restart your Device
9. NOW ADOPT the SD _ (i have 64gb, I choose 50% so ill be able to connect my phone to Pc and Still Get the other 50% to move Files from Pc to Phone)
***IMPORTANR*** _ YOUR PC WILL NEVER LOAD THE ADOPTED SD!!!! (so if you did 100% from 64GB you will see Only the Real Phisical Phone Storage, on S5 its either 16GB or 32GB)
SO Choose 50% !
10. After Adopting the SD, goto "STORAGE" tab on RootEssentilas , And then goto "APP INSTALL LOCATION" and Choose INSTALL ON SD!! (SAVE)
11. Now install all your games and favorite apps (regullary!)
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Now come the important Step
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12. in RootEssentilas goto "ADOPTABLE STORAGE" tab and then goto "MIGRATE DATA" tab. Click on Migrate Data,
Now pay Atention:
CHOOSE THE SD CARD That Was ADOPTED!!! _ (if you did 50%, the you will have 2 Sd Crads, one as Portable, And second wil be Writen As Oly "SD Card" Which is the Adopted AS Internal, So choose IT)!
after choosing the Adopted SD, Look On the Upper Right For the Three Dots of the Settings, clikc them for Settings and choose "MIGRATE DATA".
Let the Device to its trick, it will move anything it can.
you will see that your Orginal Internal Storage has more free space then Before the Migrate, And that the ADoptabe Storage Is getting Filled!.
thats it my Friends.
Hope This Help Someone.
if ill Do it again, Ill Make sure to Video it.
Specials Thanks for those Hard Core, Digging Friends that gave the the motivation to keep on.
thnka you.
p.s.
Full Guide Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-root-essentials-1-5-3-t3359589/page7
CORRECTED. I Unistalled the adopted memory because I did not like the readings I get. I reinstalled it and now I am getting the correct reading 49.76 GB in use a total of 64GB. The problem I am encountering now is that sometimes the cell reboots.
CCecchetti said:
CORRECTED. I Unistalled the adopted memory because I did not like the readings I get. I reinstalled it and now I am getting the correct reading 49.76 GB in use a total of 64GB. The problem I am encountering now is that sometimes the cell reboots.
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I got this installed and mostly working I think. Device storage says Internal Storage is 16GB and SD Card is 64GB (I assigned that). Then the portable storage is 120GB from the rest of my 200GB SD. So it's working, though the SD Card in Device Storage is barely full and internal storage is almost full!