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Root: Solve S4 Storage problem with Folder Mount

Hi all loads of chatter about storage on the Galaxy S4, the best solution to the storage issue on the S4 is to Root and use Folder Mount from Google Play to move the app data and build a virtual link in the Android OS.
Video guide:
You need to keep in mind that if you have a crap SD card that is either slow or failing then you will see a performance dip in games or app responsiveness if it needs to access the externally stored files.
Your other root option is Debloater to remove the sammy apps you don't need, or use both these and save space and install more stuff

Does it really work well?
androidizen said:
Hi all loads of chatter about storage on the Galaxy S4, the best solution to the storage issue on the S4 is to Root and use Folder Mount from Google Play to move the app data and build a virtual link in the Android OS.
Video guide:
You need to keep in mind that if you have a crap SD card that is either slow or failing then you will see a performance dip in games or app responsiveness if it needs to access the externally stored files.
Your other root option is Debloater to remove the sammy apps you don't need, or use both these and save space and install more stuff
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Anyone else have experience using this app particularly with Verizon?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
Wonder if it really works well?? On Verizon version ??

Cannot play Fifa 14 -FiFa 14 not copying onto Android/Obb

Hi. Urgent help needed from the professionals out there.I have recently bought a samsung galaxy s4 mini GT i9190. I have been trying multiple times to copy the com.ea.game.fifa14_row onto the device under Android/Obb but on the multiple computers i tried to do copy onto my device , i get a message stating that this "main.128.com.ea.game.fifa14_row.obb" cannot be copied (The message pops up when the file is almost to the end of being copied ).This hack shown in the word attchment worked on my families samsung s3 mini as well as samsung note 10.1 unrooted.I cant seem to get the first part of the file copied to the root of my Samsung Galaxy s4 mini phone.Please see attached.
Thanks
Mosh 786

Mosh786 said:
Hi. Urgent help needed from the professionals out there.I have recently bought a samsung galaxy s4 mini GT i9190. I have been trying multiple times to copy the com.ea.game.fifa14_row onto the device under Android/Obb but on the multiple computers i tried to do copy onto my device , i get a message stating that this "main.128.com.ea.game.fifa14_row.obb" cannot be copied (The message pops up when the file is almost to the end of being copied ).This hack shown in the word attchment worked on my families samsung s3 mini as well as samsung note 10.1 unrooted.I cant seem to get the first part of the file copied to the root of my Samsung Galaxy s4 mini phone.Please see attached.
Thanks
Mosh 786
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Try Airdroid.
With it you send files to your phone via WIFI. This will somehow bypass the writing protection of the phone.
I'm using it myself as I can't find any other way around, only this works

:good: :good: :good:.You the King .I did as you said.The files copied fully over airdroid.The game is working fully.Realy appreciate it.Airdroid is awesome.One more thing, Is there a way to run games off the external sd card and not the device internal storage as the device internal storage is only 8gb on the samsung galaxy s4 mini
Thanks Again
Mosh 786

Mosh786 said:
:good: :good: :good:.You the King .I did as you said.The files copied fully over airdroid.The game is working fully.Realy appreciate it.Airdroid is awesome.One more thing, Is there a way to run games off the external sd card and not the device internal storage as the device internal storage is only 8gb on the samsung galaxy s4 mini
Thanks Again
Mosh 786
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You're welcome
I can't seem to find any way to save those big data files on sd card :/ sry

Its cool. At least your advice got me running this Fifa 14 with all the modes unlocked.Anyone out there having the same problem, just follow the response i received.This worked 100%
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Mosh 786

Use airdroid, or copy the files to your external sd card and then transfer it to your Android folder on the phone itself. I use ES File Explorer to do the job
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From external sdcard copy to the internal sdcard

another way is to copy the rar file and extract it on the device

Mosh786 said:
Is there a way to run games off the external sd card and not the device internal storage as the device internal storage is only 8gb on the samsung galaxy s4 mini
Thanks Again
Mosh 786
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FolderMount is your friend. Google it up.
The reason you cant copy large files into that folder is because 4.2 has new folder permissions on the Android folder. Getting through them is tricky. I usually just let the app make the folder and then let it download like 1%. Then use FolderMount to set up a mirror in external card and copy the obb file into external card. :good:

transfer big files to extsd
Transfer big files (such as fifa) to sd card via gl to sd ...make sure after transferring u must open the game through gltosd only !

[Q] Problems wifi file transfer from PC to note 3

tried wifi file transfer and airdroid to transfer files from PC to my note 3. could see the folders and files from my note 3 on PC but when copying files fro pc to note 3 aborts. what could be the problem (any firewall changes on pc or note 3?). no issues with note 2 and the same pc. is that because of kitkat update?

consultjai said:
tried wifi file transfer and airdroid to transfer files from PC to my note 3. could see the folders and files from my note 3 on PC but when copying files fro pc to note 3 aborts. what could be the problem (any firewall changes on pc or note 3?). no issues with note 2 and the same pc. is that because of kitkat update?
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Its possible if you don't have a folder from that app on your external sd card and are using stock... KK doesn't allow any app to write to the external card unless it has it's own folder. It's a "security feature" Google put in....
Only thing it does is make using the external sd card harder and drive people to use cloud storage which is what Google wants....

making sense!! thanks ultramag69

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Its possible if you don't have a folder from that app on your external sd card and are using stock... KK doesn't allow any app to write to the external card unless it has it's own folder. It's a "security feature" Google put in....
Only thing it does is make using the external sd card harder and drive people to use cloud storage which is what Google wants....
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One other thing it does is stop people updating their firmware! - stay on 4.3 DO NOT upgrade if you want to continue having full access to your sd Card.

Barneyabz said:
One other thing it does is stop people updating their firmware! - stay on 4.3 DO NOT upgrade if you want to continue having full access to your sd Card.
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At some point you will be forced to use their software, whether its a security update pushed to 4.3 or until you get a new phone... Sooner or later you will be assimilated....

Not necessarily. Should that happen I'll root and"fix" what Google broke!
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Large games on sd card

Hello,
I was searching for a way to put large games like (asphalt 8, nova3, and any other games) on sd card on my rooted samsung galaxy s4 because the internal storage is very low and about to be full.
First i tried to use the file manager i have sent the odd file and the apk(which in the data folder) but the game didn't work, it was searching for required files and asked to download them.
Then i tried many apps which need root acces on my device to send the games on sd card but i got the same problem...
Is there are any way to send the game on sd card and make it work there?
Thanks.

try app2sd...it is on play store ?

I have already tried it but it send the apk file only i want app or any way to send the apk and the odd to the sd card and make it work there.

This depends on what rom you're using.
You could try Folder Mount

Actually all these apps aren't useful i can already use any file manager to send the game files to the sd card but the problem is when i add the game to sd card when i open the game it dont find the game's files.
And about which rom am i using i didn't get it and how to know my rom?

I use the xposed module Obb2SD, so all my games are moved to SD card then the Obb files are also moved onto the SD card.
I am using a custom Rom.

mahmoudgamal1 said:
Actually all these apps aren't useful i can already use any file manager to send the game files to the sd card but the problem is when i add the game to sd card when i open the game it dont find the game's files.
And about which rom am i using i didn't get it and how to know my rom?
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If you are using the stock samsung rom then you just have to go to Manage apps and find the game you want to move and the press "Move to sd card".
Moving the apps manually will not work.
Folder Mount will move the app data to the sd card and trick the system into thinking it's on the internal storage.

I have just used folder mount by sending the game files (the folder in the data and its folder in the odd) but the game won't find their files

Did you get the phone new? Did you flash any custom rom on it or is it the stock samsung firmware that comes with the phone?

The only thing i have done with my phoned is rooting it with a custom recovery, there is no any custom roms im just using just the stock rom.

Then the rom should have the option to move apps to sd.
I know that my stock 4.4.2 samsung firmware had that option.
Go to settings > apps > downloaded, and tap any app you want to move. There should be an option "move to sd card" or something like that.

[Q] Help with recovery of photos!

Dear friends,
My family just came back from a trip to California. And I did a stupid thing that cost all the photos I took with my Samsung note 3. After I took a lot of photos, I want to transfer the photos from internal storage to the external micro SD card, which I've been using for more than 3 years. But the problem is, I did an system update pushed by AT&T to android 4.4.4(KitKat) a while ago. And I didn't know it prevent to write to the ext SD card. The app I used to transfer photos to ext SD card is, MyFiles, a stock app comes with the Samsung phone. The nightmare starts, the app, MyFiles, didn't give out any error/warning message, just pretend the "move" operation was done successfully and erase all the photos from the source, internal storage (DCIM/Camera). I've been working with a data recovery shop in San Francisco, but no luck. I'm wondering if I can find any help here. Any idea that might bring back the photos?
And also, in this case, is AT&T or Samsung or even Google responsible for my loss? Thank you in advance!
Best regards,
Joe

For future reference, there are SDFix apps on playstore to fix the 4.4.x problem with extSDCards.
I'd remove the card and use a adapter to insert into a PC or laptop and then run Recovery software from either Linux or Windows to see what you can get back. They will be .jpg files and most undelete programs will let you put in a mask to find only those files.
With any luck, Android simply deleted them and has NOT written over the space on the card - most OS's will leave recently deleted file space until after other free space has been written to, so the sooner the better.
Good luck.