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lost permission to write on sdcard

for some reason, I lost permission to write on my sdcard.
can't take pics, save backup files with SMS Backup & Restore app, cant view images or vids on stock gallery.
however, i can view and play vids from Astro, play music on stock music app, and run apps on apps2sd.
ES File Explorer says i can read but i don't have permission to write on my sdcard.
what's going on? how do i fix this?
i dont have access to a pc now, btw

Btw, i can still make and save nandroid backups on this sd

mount card on linux and chmod?

[Q] too many folders on sdcard root

there is many folders on root of sdcard. and i want to organize my sdcard
is there any way to move this system folders to a folder named android?
in other word : is there any way to change sdcard root?
sory for bad english

Format SD card and organize it in the way you want. However some apps will still make it's own folders... for example Camera or DCIM for camera app.

[Q] How do I recover files and folders deleted by accident?

I created a backup zip file of some images that were in the main sdcard folder that's found within the mnt folder and I was trying to delete said zip file as I thought I'd made a mistake with the zip file and somehow I ended up deleted most of the folders within the sdcard folder!
I checked out the Storage section within settings and it has the following information:
Total space]
13.11GB
Apps
3.28GB
Pictures, videos
245MB
Misc.
8.33GB
Available
1.31GB
Even though the information in the Internal Storage section is correct, when I check my folders using a file explorer software on my device which is rooted and running AOKP, it shows that the folders and files that I deleted are still missing.
Is there anyway to access the internal memory via an ADB-type software that will allow me to recover the files and folders that were deleted by accident as well as let me back up the internal memory to a PC once the recovery is done? (That is, when I can access the damn device as it's being a pain in the ass trying to detect it on my laptop!)

I use Recuva from Piriform located HERE ! It found and restored 234 MP3's that I guess I was pocket deleting on my DHD.

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out as soon as I can get my device recognised on my laptop and netbook!

[Q] Lost directories while backingup (downloads and hsm)

Hello
not sure if there is any solution to this -
i was manually backing up all files from the android filesystem
Directories like
DCIM
WHATSAPP
HSM - IPhone pictures backup
DOWNLOADS-
i successfully manged to backup DCIM / WHATSAPP AND DOWNLOADS .and then for some reason the backup stopped and when i went back to the internal storage the directories DOWNLOADS AND HSM vanished - lost or whatever .
i tried looking through gallery through my files and also via windows - its actually deleted since the files were almost 7 gig in size - its showing i have that much more space in internal storage NOTE 3 sm-n900-
is there anyways i can get these files/directories back ?
thank you any help would be appreciated

Can't see the photos in Internal Storage

My album app doesn't show the images that are located in phone's internal storage. All I can see are the photos in SD card. Help?
I am using Xperia Z3 Compact

Force stop app, clear cache/data.
Also check if there is file called .nomedia in your internal storage's DCIM directory

davebugyi said:
Force stop app, clear cache/data.
Also check if there is file called .nomedia in your internal storage's DCIM directory
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Nope, already tried. Didn't work.

this works
steps to follow
1.Make new folder in sd card or internal storage
2.Rename it to media
3.Make a folder inside this folder "media" and rename it to "pictures"
4.Move all photos inside the folder "pictures"
5.reboot
done
bonus:Also if songs not showing in walkman,make folder named audio inside media,move songs inside audio
ozgue said:
Nope, already tried. Didn't work.
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