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Access to external SD card

I usually put some files (e.g., PDFs) in the extra SD card, and open them through ASTRO. However, that would take five or six presses to reach a file. So is there a better way (a widget on the home screen, for example) to quickly access the folder? If not, what would be a better place other than the external card to store such files? Thanks in advance!

mj56gt said:
I usually put some files (e.g., PDFs) in the extra SD card, and open them through ASTRO. However, that would take five or six presses to reach a file. So is there a better way (a widget on the home screen, for example) to quickly access the folder? If not, what would be a better place other than the external card to store such files? Thanks in advance!
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1. Get an app called Linda File Manager
2. Open it up and navigate to the folder/file that has the pdf file you're looking to link to.
3. Long press on that file [or folder]
4. Select on create shortcut.
Now go to your home screen and you should see your newly created shortcut. If it is in fact a .pdf, when you press it you'll get 1 or 2 options to open it. Think Free Open Office is the solution that comes with the phone, however Adobe has Acrobat Reader available for free on the market.
Good luck, let me know how it works.

Perfect! Exactly what I was looking for. And it seems I can create a link/shortcut for a folder too... Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your help...

This can be done with astro file manager as well.
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Can't see SD Card contents

Why can't I see the SD Card contents with a file manager app? It only shows me the internal memory contents.
Am I missing something here? It shows me that I have a 16gb SD Card in there and when I connect my phone to my macBook Air, it only shows me the SD Card contents and not the internal memory.
Something is weird here.
I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Dogan

Where are you looking and which app are you using? I use Root Explorer. The external SD card is in /mnt/external1 on my device.

scottjb said:
Where are you looking and which app are you using? I use Root Explorer. The external SD card is in /mnt/external1 on my device.
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Yep mine too
I have a 32gb and part of it shows under mnt/sdcard and a major part of it shows under mnt/external1
Use a file manager and see if it shows there...
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Got it working. It was just showing the internal memory before but now showing it under mnt/external(or something like that)
Thanks guys

I've noticed at times the external storage seems a bit finicky - randomly things happen like dodolom described. Plus, who decided to put designate the path /mnt/external1 ? Quite a few apps have to be redirected to that and don't find it by default.

There is a file manager on the phone already just go to file and you can see everything.
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jntdroid said:
I've noticed at times the external storage seems a bit finicky - randomly things happen like dodolom described. Plus, who decided to put designate the path /mnt/external1 ? Quite a few apps have to be redirected to that and don't find it by default.
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And some apps that there is no option to redirect :banghead:
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Notrega said:
And some apps that there is no option to redirect :banghead:
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Exactly...

I have a related question:
Anyone know how to view the internal SD contents when connected to a PC? Given that the M stores photos to the internal storage, I figure it would be nice to pull them off occasionally when connected to a PC. However, when I connect via USB, I see only the SD card.
Thanks.

danieljw said:
I have a related question:
Anyone know how to view the internal SD contents when connected to a PC? Given that the M stores photos to the internal storage, I figure it would be nice to pull them off occasionally when connected to a PC. However, when I connect via USB, I see only the SD card.
Thanks.
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When it's plugged in, pull the notification bar down and change the usb thing to MTP from Mass Storage (or however it's worded). That should do it.

danieljw said:
I have a related question:
Anyone know how to view the internal SD contents when connected to a PC? Given that the M stores photos to the internal storage, I figure it would be nice to pull them off occasionally when connected to a PC. However, when I connect via USB, I see only the SD card.
Thanks.
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Also you can store the photos to your SD card it is in the settings of the camera app it says storage change it to SD card.
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[HOWTO]Make Spotify cache offline playlists to SD card

As of the newest Spotify version (0.5.12.52) the app has a built-in (yet hidden) feature of saving playlists to SD card:
Go to Settings and in the bottom select to "Delete cache and saved data". You will be logged out.
Log in again and go to Settings and set Download/Stream Quality to "Extreme Quality"
Download your playlists and they will be saved to SD card.
Thanks to user nomadjr for the info
Source: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Hel...w-save-to-external-SD-card/td-p/46803/page/60
The old version of the "hack" which is no longer needed:
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[COLOR="Red"]The old version of the "hack" which is no longer needed:[/COLOR] Found this info on the Spotify forums and thought I'd share it with you guys. It enables Spotify to save your downloaded/offline playlists to your external SD card without using any other apps such as DirectoryBind and Apps2SD and whatever.
Basically you install a previous version of Spotify which supported selecting SD storage (no idea why this feature was removed!) and then upgrading to the latest version while keeping that feature intact.
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[*]1. Uninstall Spotify and check that the Spotify folder in sdcard/Android/data has been removed.
[*]2. Install the old version of Spotify from [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?64njb8peymtkawn"]here[/URL]
[*]3. Start the app and don't log in (if you are logged in auto, log out) and press the menu button and select the SD storage option.
[*]4. Change the standard location to /mnt/extSdCard or /storage/extSdCard and then log in (if it bugs when you log in, just exit the app and try again)
[*]5. Select a single playlist to download/offline play and let it finish downloading before you go to the next step. Don't download all your music here, just a little playlist with a few songs is enough.
[*]6. Go to the Play Store and update the Spotify app to the newest version.
[*]7. Now enable Extreme Quality in the new Spotify app and begin downloading all your play lists :) Provided you did everything correctly, Spotify will now save all offline/downloaded music to the external SD card now until you uninstall the app (unknown if future updates will break this feature)
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Check via your file browser that Spotify is indeed saving to the external SD before downloading your entire collection :p If it's not saving to the SD card, the path to the SD card you typed is probably wrong..check it again.
All credits go to:
Chr1212 @ [url]http://community.spotify.com/t5/Mobile-Android/Samsung-Galaxy-S3/td-p/82955[/url]
neo-x @ [url]http://community.spotify.com/t5/Mobile-Android/REQUEST-Previous-version-of-the-client-APK/m-p/79997#M4161[/url]

Thats a nice catch dude, nice one
I assume its working perfect as no-one has commented yet...lovely!

Darkside Agent said:
Thats a nice catch dude, nice one
I assume its working perfect as no-one has commented yet...lovely!
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Thx. Hehe probably or they're using one of the mods for having all apps on the ext SD
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This worked for me too! Thanks for info.
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This appears to still work! Thank you sooo much!!!

Perfect. Many thanks!!

Thanks! Works great on Razr M running Jelly Bean.
One added note:
I used /storage/sdcard1 as the location.
I found this by going to Files > selecting a file on the SD card, viewing details, and finding the path there.

y3sh said:
Thanks! Works great on Razr M running Jelly Bean.
One added note:
I used /storage/sdcard1 as the location.
I found this by going to Files > selecting a file on the SD card, viewing details, and finding the path there.
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Cool..glad you found it useful
Yeah, the actual path to the SD card probably varies on different devices.
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I get a loop
Hi, it doesn't work for me! After I have set the location for the offlinefiles i choose login and get a warning message about data transfer, that keeps coming back all over again like a loop! Any suggestions?

Cygnusa said:
Hi, it doesn't work for me! After I have set the location for the offlinefiles i choose login and get a warning message about data transfer, that keeps coming back all over again like a loop! Any suggestions?
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Works great for me!
Loop issue when trying to log in eith the old version but at least able to set correct location!
Force close the app, update at Google Play and there you go!

Thanks everything worked great!

Worked for my on my S3 with 4.1. Thanks so much for posting this thread; it just opened up 4gb of storage on my phone. The only issue I had was that the app would crash as soon as I opened it, but as long as you set the storage path before it still works.

Cygnusa said:
Hi, it doesn't work for me! After I have set the location for the offlinefiles i choose login and get a warning message about data transfer, that keeps coming back all over again like a loop! Any suggestions?
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Try force closing it and try again. Or just reboot and try again. Might take a few tries since the old Spotify probably isn't so compatible with Android 4.1.2
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Ok thanks. How ever when I look in the app menu it says the llarge amount of data for the app is stored in the cache... So I guess it didn't work for me...

Cygnusa said:
Ok thanks. How ever when I look in the app menu it says the llarge amount of data for the app is stored in the cache... So I guess it didn't work for me...
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Okay, that's strange. Also double check that you are using the correct path to the SD card with a file manager app like Root Explorer or something. The standard one i wrote in the post may not work for everyone
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Is this still working?
Can't believe that Spotify haven't officially fixed this issue yet! Going to try this tonight once @ home on my Wifi connection.
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Just tried this by creating a playlist with a couple of songs in it to save on data and I think it has worked lol?
Which folder would the music now be stored in on the ext SD card? Checked in the Internal storage>Android>Data folder and the Spotify folder isn't in there as expected if being stored on extSD, but I can't find it's location on the extSD either

Can confirm this works fine. Had the old apk crash a few times, just kept restarting it and used the force stop in app settings. Now have a lovely 29GB to fill up with some awesome tuneage!
Thanks OP :good:

This is great and all.. BUT
Yes, there is a but ..
I want extreme quality when I sync.
This is not possible on the old spotify-app.
Is this even doable?
Can you update to the newest spotify-app after syncing,
then turn on extreme quality on the newest and get extreme quality on the SD-Card ?

dmbardal said:
This is great and all.. BUT
Yes, there is a but ..
I want extreme quality when I sync.
This is not possible on the old spotify-app.
Is this even doable?
Can you update to the newest spotify-app after syncing,
then turn on extreme quality on the newest and get extreme quality on the SD-Card ?
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I'll take a look at the file size if possible.
As soon as I updated back to the 'new' version of Spotify, I set the download to 'Extreme Quality' and then downloaded another couple of songs.
Anyone know the average size of Extreme Quality file as compared to a normal or high file?

Not sure how large the "normal" files are, but I think extreme are roughly 10mb's...

Foldermount issues

Has anyone else had issues using Foldermount?
I've got a rooted Mojo and I'm trying to save space by moving data to an attached USB flash drive.
The game I tried is Virtua Tennis. I can move the obb data to the external drive (approx 380mb), the files pair and I get the green drawing pin, so I think I'm good to go.However when I try to start the game I get a message saying I need to download 400mb.I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
Does anyone know of a better app than Foldermount, or are there games or apps that cannot be moved?
Loving the Mojo apart from this pain in the arse.

After moving the data and the pin goes green reboot mojo. Them play the game. Easier way to reboot since your rooted is download quick reboot from the play store
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
Great app, and I second the notion: Reboot the MOJO and your app should work. I have very little on my MOJO anymore...everything is pinned through FolderMount.

Soapyfiona72 said:
Has anyone else had issues using Foldermount?
I've got a rooted Mojo and I'm trying to save space by moving data to an attached USB flash drive.
The game I tried is Virtua Tennis. I can move the obb data to the external drive (approx 380mb), the files pair and I get the green drawing pin, so I think I'm good to go.However when I try to start the game I get a message saying I need to download 400mb.I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
Does anyone know of a better app than Foldermount, or are there games or apps that cannot be moved?
Loving the Mojo apart from this pain in the arse.
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Soapy, are you using a external hd? if so how do you locate the external usb drive. Mine only shows the sd card.

mokdakid said:
Soapy, are you using a external hd? if so how do you locate the external usb drive. Mine only shows the sd card.
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In the root folder "/" you should have a usbdrive folder?
Edit in ES file exlporer

Folder mount issues
jbuggydroid said:
After moving the data and the pin goes green reboot mojo. Them play the game. Easier way to reboot since your rooted is download quick reboot from the play store
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This is strange,
I move the files, click the pin to go green then reboot.
After reboot, if I try the game immediately it runs , however after a few moments delay I get a message on the screen that folder mount has kicked in and mounted the pairs with no fail, and from that point it won't work.
When I try to select the game I get the error message that data needs to be downloaded.
I tried it with GTA 3, which involves moving approximately 1.2gb of data to the external drive. When I try to play the game it automatically starts to download all the data from the net again.
I Just don't get it.
I'm using the free version of folder mount, is this wrong?
I've every intention of purchasing the premium version providing it works, but at the moment I can't work out where I'm going wrong.
Thanks for the heads up on the reboot app by the way, very handy
As for moving games to the external drive, and creating the perfect scenario of mega app storage, I'm at a bit of a loss

Folder mount issues
mokdakid said:
Soapy, are you using a external hd? if so how do you locate the external usb drive. Mine only shows the sd card.
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The path to the drive is /mnt/usbdrive.
I don't believe it will show up however unless it's fat32. ( I may be wrong )

Don't launch the game until you see that folder mount message. Then launch it.
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Soapyfiona72 said:
The path to the drive is /mnt/usbdrive.
I don't believe it will show up however unless it's fat32. ( I may be wrong )
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Every format style work

Yea I noticed that. I turned on my MOJO and forgot to wait for the stupid foldermount message to show up, and then all my data was gone.

External SD not being seen by certain apps? Is there STILL an issue with permissions?

Have googled it before...but hasn't ANYBODY had an issue with saving to their external sd card? Like, for instance, Boat Browser, Maxthon, Chrome...etc...ALL want to save to internal and will NOT let me change the directory to the SD card. It gets very frustrating moving the downloads after the fact. Any help or ideas??

You can set it in the opera mini browser, go into settings, downloads, download folder, press the sdcard icon and set the directory from there.
I don't think chrome and many other browsers have it. I assume this is a performance decision because internal memory is typically faster than sdcards unless you're getting a class beyond 10, which are expensive as hell.
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You may also look into developer options and force external sdcard use at the bottom.
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It's already on. Many apps say it's un-writeable.
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You may also look into developer options and force external sdcard use at the bottom.
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Only certain rare apps bring up the sd card folder for me to select to be written to. Annoying. Either they say it doesn't have correct permissions or isn't allowed. I have to use foldersync to save to the cloud, then back to the external sd.

I have had to click the 3 circle overflow button before and click on show external storage option before but that was only on certain screens