When I connect my phone via USB to the PC, and copy some files in the SD card, I get to see them after a reboot... I suppose the actual SDcard and a is a simulation , and everything is inside the data.img file... probably... So file appear when there is a reboot and the img files is updated?
Is that so??
Is this usual behaviour, or a build-specific bug?
Is there a way to copy files to the USB card and see them without the need of reboot?
What will happen , if I split the SDcard to to partititons, any way to make the non-bootable one mount automatically...
i suppose part of what you're saying is true, at least i've experienced some of the problems you describe some of the time.
sometimes i would unmount/mount the card after completing the usb disk transfer session...sometimes i would have to connect it back to my desktop in usb disk transfer mode and run a file system check.
a combination of the above mentioned ALWAYS got things going for me...never had to reboot to see the new data. but i have sometimes had to reboot to see ANY data. this is because, occasionally, i have seen that the sd card sometimes just doesn't WANT to mount. but i see a BLANK /mnt/sdcard folder and unmount/mount doesn't get it going.
the reason i've mentioned the practice of disk-checking your android usb disk transfer is because you sometimes may notice "sd card could not be mounted due to errors", or "sd card mounted read only" and i have always found disk errors when i ran the disk check following these messages, and this subsequently leads to the card mounting correctly and fully usable after the disk transfer session.
so my process is:
0. start the usb disk transfer mode
1. read what i have to from the card
2. write what i need to into the card
3. disk check!
4. stop usb disk transfer mode
5. let android complete its remount and look out for errors in android's notification area.
6. if errors found, be prepared to return to step 2. see next steps for clarity.
5. connect the cable again and see if the data i wrote is still there using my desktop's file explorer.
6. if 5 is true, done, disconnect the drive and usb cable.
7. if 5 is false, disk check and repeat from 2.
my theory is: the reason why you see them on the next reboot is because android seems to force stronger and sturdier disk checks on reboot. this often brings back files that should have stayed there in the first place when you copied them to the card. however, i've found such files "recovered" by the android repair utility are often corrupted. i find microsoft's disk check on the desktop much more reliable. it seems to just nuke bad files and/or rename and move them to the "FOLDER.000" style folders in the root of the disk being checked. so this clearly tells you that your last mass-write operation to the card failed and needs to be re-done. step 2 it is! OR reboot and rely on android's reboot initiated disk check and risk carrying corrupted forms of files you just copied and thought were safe to carry!
how can I do the disk-checking?
Method 1
on your windows desktop, with the device connected in usb disk transfer mode, open my computer:
1. right click the usb drive and choose "Properties"
2. go to the "Tools" tab
3. press the "Check now" button
4. enable "Automatically fix file system errors"
5. disabled "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors"
6. press button called "Start"!
view the summary and its log when the operation completes to see what problems were corrected.
Method 2
on your windows desktop, with the device connected in usb disk transfer mode, press "Windows"+R on your desktop:
1. type "cmd" (without the quotes!) and press enter
2. a "black" window will appear
3. type "chkdsk <DriveLetter>: /f" without the quotes!
4. replace "<DriveLetter>:" with your actual usb drive's letter followed by a colon, (e.g. "f:")
5. press enter
view the summary and its log when the operation completes to see what problems were corrected.
For all those who wanted to transfer all their applications into the SD cards by default on their Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, we will check out the same on how you can do it. Many users recently reported that they were unable to transfer the applications to the SD card despite making use of the tool called Apps2SD which is one of the popular applications to transfer all the applications to the SD Card but it has failed to deliver for some of those who have HTC Desire and many handsets it doesn’t support. Though there are many ways for increasing the memory space marginally if you want which can be done by clearing the cache memory from the “Managing Applications” option from any Android phone.
But the real memory increaser is the only one if you manage to store all the apps in your SD Card, so let’s check out the same on how you can push your all applications which are stored in the phone to the SD card of your phone effortlessly. Considering the fact that most of the Android handsets now run on a minimum of Froyo 2.2 version, many apps don’t provide functionality to directly store the same on the device’s SD card until and unless Application requests you to select the same. So, we will check out on by default how you can transfer all the apps directly to your SD Card.
Procedure to store applications in SD Card:
First and foremost, from your phone you will have to ensure that the USB Debugging is ticked which can be done by going to the Settings > Applications >Development > then tick both Allow mock locations as well as the USB Debugging options over there.
After this you will have to download and install the Android Software Developer Kit (SDK) on your computer and after that once you download it, you will have to extract the package to the folder and then from that folder just run the application which is named as “SDK Setup.exe” and then simply click on the install selected option which is just located on the right bottom of the screen and follow the on screen instructions.
Now, connect the phone with the computer with the help of USB cable after which the OS will prompt you to install the set of required drivers which are missing which you can install from the path android-sdk/usb_driver folder, please note that you should not mount your device as you will have to plug in the cable.
Next up, you will have to run the Command Prompt and then you will have to go to the path Android-SDK/tools folder. Please note that, in Windows operating system , the Command prompt can be started by either pressing Win + R from your keyboard or alternatively you can click on “Start” tab from the main home screen and then can choose “Run” option and enter in the string as “cmd” followed by enter to enter into the command prompt. After entering in the command prompt, you will have to type in as “CD android-sdk” to get into the file via command prompt.
Now, in the android-SDK/tools folder, just type in the command as “adb devices” after which you will be getting the serial number which will be starting with the “H”. After this you will have to enter the command as adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2.
That’s it there you go, you have now successfully configured your Android phone successfully to store all the applications into the SD card. But please note that all the applications installed on the memory card will also be unavailable to the system each time you mount your phone as a disk drive and also the application performance is always better when stored in the phone as it can render quickly and also can run better in the background. So, unless and until the memory of internal SD card is not full, it’s not recommended to go for this method as this may partially slightly slow down your phone.
So, all the core applications which you use more often should be stored in the internal memory and the ones which are less used should be placed in the memory card. Do let us know if you face any issues while configuring all the above commands. Just in case if at any point of time you are unable to configure or encounters with some sorts of issue then you will have to again follow the procedure from the start.
Or..other way is..use titanium backup to move apps from internal to SD..easy..
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Thanks for the write up.. I was able to move a bunch of my apps to the SD card freeing up some much needed space.
Dear All
I am not able to access phone internal storage and SD card of my phone from my laptop (Windows 8.1), after downgrading my Lenovo k4 note from MM to LP (A7010a48_S152_160302_ROW).
USB computer connection options of my phone when I am
1) connecting to Media device then -> it is showing CD drive of Lenovo suite, not able to see both internal and external storage in laptop
2) connecting to Camera (PTP) then -> laptop showing DCIM folder and another pic folder of both internal and external storage, but I can transfer only pics & video, still not able to see both storages.
I am not able to see both storages Int & SD card but able to see both internal and external storage of my phone to other PC like windows 7. But it is not visible on my laptop which is running on win 8.1. Earlier on LP version, I am able to see both storages on my PC.
I had not formatted my SD card at the time of downgrading to LP and removed sd card before downgrading may be it is the problem but other PC both storage are visible, then I tried again to downgrade again after formatting SD card, but did not get success.
Nothing happened when I was retrying to downgrade again LP version updated device, flash tool screen freeze when I clicked download button (I have chosen Firm ware upgrade and Download only both options. I have checked the logs please provide solutions.
11/30/16 21:14:47.101 BROM_DLL[4956][6060]: WARNING: EnumerateDevice(): Get friendly name failed! Err(13) (FlashToolLib/host/windows/com_enum.cpp:618)
11/30/16 21:19:32.884 BROM_DLL[4956][5488]: ComPortEnumerateByArg: NOT FOUND!! (FlashToolLib/host/windows/com_enum.cpp:514)
11/30/16 21:14:47.568 BROM_DLL[4956][5488]: ComPortEnumerateByArg: NOT FOUND!! (FlashToolLib/host/windows/com_enum.cpp:514)
install the software
I am not a senior member. But I have also faced the same problem. But after installing the software which is inside lenovo CD drive everything worked fine
I'm not a senior member, but i can answer this. Please follow these steps:
1. Connect your phone to PC screen unlocked.
2. Right Click on windows icon in task bar. Click on device manager. You'll see portable devices, expand it by clicking on it. You'll see Lenovo A7010a48 or your device name.
3. Right click on device name and click on update driver software-> Browse my computer for driver software-> Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer, now you may see two drivers
a. MTP Device
b. MTP USB Device
4. Click on MTP USB Device and click 'Next'.
5. Close the window.
6. Check whether your phone is detected or not.
Resolved By formatting SD card again and reinstalling MM
I am sorry for delayed reply
this problem was resolved By formatting SD card again and reinstalling MM.
Thanks all
Vishnu Mishra
Hey everyone!
I'm having this issue with the SD Card on my new Moto G5 Plus. This problem has been bugging me ever since I got the device, and I don't know how to fix it on my own. Tried every method possible.
These are the steps I took:
1. Take an empty SD Card, formatted it as FAT32 on my Windows PC.
2. Insert SD Card into the Memory Slot of my Moto G5 Plus.
3. I get a notification saying "Unsupported File System. Tap to Format." so I format it as Android says so.
4. Once it is successfully formatted (that's what the screen tells me), I get another notification saying "SD Card Corrupted. Tap to fix.".
5. When I tap on that, it again asks me to Erase and Format the Card, following which, the same "SD Card Corrupted" notification pops up again.
I've tried the CHKDSK method, I've tried formatting it in various other file formats (NTFS), but it still doesn't seem to work. I have a feeling it has something to do with encryption on the phone, but this is becoming an irritating issue, as a consumer. I need my music! :crying:
Someone, please help!
is it showing up on when you connect it on the PC?
I too have the issue, all i do as a workaround is, before power off, i eject my sd card.
Fix?
I got the same issue. Any fix. Please help!
Try this:
Boot into TWRP and open the file manager under "Advanced." Navigate into the "dev" folder and delete the file labeled "__properties__" Reboot, and happy downloading.
qweedleguy said:
Try this:
Boot into TWRP and open the file manager under "Advanced." Navigate into the "dev" folder and delete the file labeled "__properties__" Reboot, and happy downloading.
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Care to explain this a little more for some users? Where is this "dev" folder located (system, data, sdcard, etc)? What is the "__properties__" file?
Amruth Pillai said:
Hey everyone!
I'm having this issue with the SD Card on my new Moto G5 Plus. This problem has been bugging me ever since I got the device, and I don't know how to fix it on my own. Tried every method possible.
These are the steps I took:
1. Take an empty SD Card, formatted it as FAT32 on my Windows PC.
2. Insert SD Card into the Memory Slot of my Moto G5 Plus.
3. I get a notification saying "Unsupported File System. Tap to Format." so I format it as Android says so.
4. Once it is successfully formatted (that's what the screen tells me), I get another notification saying "SD Card Corrupted. Tap to fix.".
5. When I tap on that, it again asks me to Erase and Format the Card, following which, the same "SD Card Corrupted" notification pops up again.
I've tried the CHKDSK method, I've tried formatting it in various other file formats (NTFS), but it still doesn't seem to work. I have a feeling it has something to do with encryption on the phone, but this is becoming an irritating issue, as a consumer. I need my music! :crying:
Someone, please help!
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several ways to fix first try using format on windows when format just uncheck quick format or use cmd
Connect the corrupted pen drive or SD card to your computer
Click Command Prompt (Admin). A CMD window will open.
Type diskpart and press Enter.
Type list disk and press Enter. A list of all the storage devices connected to your computer will be displayed.
Type select disk <the number of your disk> and press Enter. You can type list disk again to check whether you are going correctly. There will be a star (asterisk symbol) before the name of the selected disk.
Type clean and press Enter.
Type create partition primary and hit Enter.
Type active.
Type select partition 1.
Type format fs=fat32 and press Enter
it worked for me
Have adb installed. Dev options enabled. Oem unlocking on. And usb debugging.
I have done this on my cricket stylo 3 and works great.
Open CMD (command prompt) on your PC and enter: “sm list-disks”. This will display the disk ID of your phone’s card.
Mine was the sm disk private:179,64. Yours may be diffrent.
Then enter “sm partition disk:XXX:XXX”, where you replace the X’s with the disk ID number.
Wait for the process to finish and reboot your phone.
After reboot goto storage settings.
click on internal storage then 3 dot menu and click migrate data.
These instructs were pulled from a load of diffrent websites including xda.
If any questions or probs google enabling adoptable storage and same methods for gs7
Keep in mind things go wrong. We all asume the responsibility when modifying our devices. I took the same riskz on my own device.
Also I made a comment but figured it should be here. When using this mod always use higb end class 10 or better sd cards. Low end cards can cause system lags due to low read write speed.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.tech...xy-s7-s7-edge-without-rooting-your-device.htm
Heres more reading on it
Also after reboot goto storage click sd card then 3 dot menu and merge data
Link not working...
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Sorry give me a few and ill update op
When the site comes back up ill post the instruc instead of link. Just be reminded this is not my work. Just my searching on the case and bringing it here for all to try.
And also more footnotes. Some people have claimed slivht lags sometimes using substandard sd cards. Im using a 32 gb samsung evo class 10 which has a decent read write speed so i have not noticed any lag yet.
Also i have not researched yet how to undo these changes from my understanding sd becomes encrypted and in past only a factory reset and a sd format in another device was only undo. I know mm didnt support decrypt dont know if nougat does or not
Adoptable Storage in MM:
adb shell
sm list-disks
sm list-volumes all
sm set-force-adoptable true
sm partition disk:179,128 private (replace with mixed what number you want to be external, ie: mixed 80 will leave 80% of card as external, 20% internal)
sm set-force-adoptable false
sm list-volumes all
NOTE: the fourth command partitions your SD card, and may take 2-3 minutes (or longer) to complete, depending on the size of your card. plus make sure you have a reliable and fast SD Card.
Disconnect your phone from the USB cable and reboot it. The reboot is crucial. Your phone may (or may not) take a bit longer to boot this time.
Once your phone is fully booted, tap Settings > Developer Options and disable USB Debugging, clicking “OK” to any messages that may appear.
Go to Settings > Storage & USB and tap your SD card. Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner and choose “Migrate data”.
If you were like myself before getting sandisks dual micro & regular sd ends (in 256GB!), I used the adoptable feature in MM up through Nougat. Now that I have a way to move items (not relying on apps that are flakey) in between my devices I have chosen to reload both phone & tablet (MM & Nougat) to fully adopt my exsdcards and its awesome! I mention this because if your still stuck getting items from the computer onto your device you can continue using the "mixed" command to keep part of your ex sdcard so as its visible under windows. I kept it low, to just get the 32gb I usually require on 16gb ROMS, but to do this you have to remember, you use the highest part of a 128gb sd card (86% on 119gb formatted) to add the smallest part to your internal memory.... ie "mixed 86%" will add 14% of your 128gb card to internal (if its like mine that formatted out at 119gb available) which roughly equals 32gb....
just sayin, great post... hope you didn't mind my adding
zach
TheMadScientist420 said:
Have adb installed. Dev options enabled. Oem unlocking on. And usb debugging.
I have done this on my cricket stylo 3 and works great.
Open CMD (command prompt) on your PC and enter: “sm list-disks”. This will display the disk ID of your phone’s card.
Mine was the sm disk private:179,64. Yours may be diffrent.
Then enter “sm partition disk:XXX:XXX”, where you replace the X’s with the disk ID number.
Wait for the process to finish and reboot your phone.
After reboot goto storage settings.
click on internal storage then 3 dot menu and click migrate data.
These instructs were pulled from a load of diffrent websites including xda.
If any questions or probs google enabling adoptable storage and same methods for gs7
Keep in mind things go wrong. We all asume the responsibility when modifying our devices. I took the same riskz on my own device.
Also I made a comment but figured it should be here. When using this mod always use higb end class 10 or better sd cards. Low end cards can cause system lags due to low read write speed.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.tech...xy-s7-s7-edge-without-rooting-your-device.htm
Heres more reading on it
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Everything worked out without a hitch with adb, however after rebooting ive noticed that have no "migrate data " selection anywhere to be found. Ive got the spring stylo 3..if some one could help id appreciate it! class 10 samsung 512gb. recognized and works great in my phone.
[email protected] said:
Everything worked out without a hitch with adb, however after rebooting ive noticed that have no "migrate data " selection anywhere to be found. Ive got the spring stylo 3..if some one could help id appreciate it! class 10 samsung 512gb. recognized and works great in my phone.
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A few pics
coolbeans2016 said:
Adoptable Storage in MM:
adb shell
sm list-disks
sm list-volumes all
sm set-force-adoptable true
sm partition disk:179,128 private (replace with mixed what number you want to be external, ie: mixed 80 will leave 80% of card as external, 20% internal)
sm set-force-adoptable false
sm list-volumes all
NOTE: the fourth command partitions your SD card, and may take 2-3 minutes (or longer) to complete, depending on the size of your card. plus make sure you have a reliable and fast SD Card.
Disconnect your phone from the USB cable and reboot it. The reboot is crucial. Your phone may (or may not) take a bit longer to boot this time.
Once your phone is fully booted, tap Settings > Developer Options and disable USB Debugging, clicking “OK” to any messages that may appear.
Go to Settings > Storage & USB and tap your SD card. Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner and choose “Migrate data”.
If you were like myself before getting sandisks dual micro & regular sd ends (in 256GB!), I used the adoptable feature in MM up through Nougat. Now that I have a way to move items (not relying on apps that are flakey) in between my devices I have chosen to reload both phone & tablet (MM & Nougat) to fully adopt my exsdcards and its awesome! I mention this because if your still stuck getting items from the computer onto your device you can continue using the "mixed" command to keep part of your ex sdcard so as its visible under windows. I kept it low, to just get the 32gb I usually require on 16gb ROMS, but to do this you have to remember, you use the highest part of a 128gb sd card (86% on 119gb formatted) to add the smallest part to your internal memory.... ie "mixed 86%" will add 14% of your 128gb card to internal (if its like mine that formatted out at 119gb available) which roughly equals 32gb....
just sayin, great post... hope you didn't mind my adding
zach
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Hola, el proceso resultó bien, pero al momento de colocar "migrar datos" en mi teléfono aparece memoria interna insuficiente, y no me permite hacer nada más hasta reiniciar el equipo
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joakingreat said:
Hola, el proceso resultó bien, pero al momento de colocar "migrar datos" en mi teléfono aparece memoria interna insuficiente, y no me permite hacer nada más hasta reiniciar el equipo
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Is internal memory that low? Or.....
When I tried this could not find selection for migrating data, until clicking on second sd card listing. Not the very bottom one.... Had to send phone in for repair due to micro USB plug in it quite accepting micro usb cables. So, won't have mine back for weeks.
zls
Doesnt work for my A3 2017
When i type the partition command (with my disk id) in, my adb does nothing. After the procedure my sd card isnt formated. Please Help
Nils088 said:
When i type the partition command (with my disk id) in, my adb does nothing. After the procedure my sd card isnt formated. Please Help
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Did you ever get this to work on the A3?
Trying to get this done without rooting
Does not work
Does not work on either Samsung Tab S3 with Oreo or with Galaxy 7 with Oreo. It appears the partition command does nothing. Perhaps locked out?
Nils088 said:
When i type the partition command (with my disk id) in, my adb does nothing. After the procedure my sd card isnt formated. Please Help
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Hippotekhni said:
Does not work on either Samsung Tab S3 with Oreo or with Galaxy 7 with Oreo. It appears the partition command does nothing. Perhaps locked out?
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Yep. Samsung helpfully disables adoptable storage on all of their devices (the better to sell you models with more internal storage).
Formats to improper partition size...
When I do these commands, I wind up with a partition that is twice the size of my SD card and half the partition is filled with "system data". I have a 64 GB card, and it formats to 128 GB with half the partition filled. When I try to migrate my data, the phone just crashes. Can anyone help? I have an LG Stylo 4. Thanks!
thwalker3 said:
Yep. Samsung helpfully disables adoptable storage on all of their devices (the better to sell you models with more internal storage).
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Too many Samsung devs with too much time on their hands. What will they think of next?
Sent from my SM-A520W using XDA Labs
enabling "format as internal" using adb commands isn't working
coolbeans2016 said:
Adoptable Storage in MM:
adb shell
sm list-disks
sm list-volumes all
sm set-force-adoptable true
sm partition disk:179,128 private (replace with mixed what number you want to be external, ie: mixed 80 will leave 80% of card as external, 20% internal)
sm set-force-adoptable false
sm list-volumes all
NOTE: the fourth command partitions your SD card, and may take 2-3 minutes (or longer) to complete, depending on the size of your card. plus make sure you have a reliable and fast SD Card.
Disconnect your phone from the USB cable and reboot it. The reboot is crucial. Your phone may (or may not) take a bit longer to boot this time.
Once your phone is fully booted, tap Settings > Developer Options and disable USB Debugging, clicking “OK” to any messages that may appear.
Go to Settings > Storage & USB and tap your SD card. Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner and choose “Migrate data”.
If you were like myself before getting sandisks dual micro & regular sd ends (in 256GB!), I used the adoptable feature in MM up through Nougat. Now that I have a way to move items (not relying on apps that are flakey) in between my devices I have chosen to reload both phone & tablet (MM & Nougat) to fully adopt my exsdcards and its awesome! I mention this because if your still stuck getting items from the computer onto your device you can continue using the "mixed" command to keep part of your ex sdcard so as its visible under windows. I kept it low, to just get the 32gb I usually require on 16gb ROMS, but to do this you have to remember, you use the highest part of a 128gb sd card (86% on 119gb formatted) to add the smallest part to your internal memory.... ie "mixed 86%" will add 14% of your 128gb card to internal (if its like mine that formatted out at 119gb available) which roughly equals 32gb....
just sayin, great post... hope you didn't mind my adding
zach
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The commands themselves are working, or it seems like they are, but after I've finished running them and I reboot my phone there still is no option for formatting as internal storage. what can be done to fix this?
???
dilynncampbell said:
The commands themselves are working, or it seems like they are, but after I've finished running them and I reboot my phone there still is no option for formatting as internal storage. what can be done to fix this?
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If your NOT on a samsung phone (problems with adoptable storage), once you have run those commands that IS ADOPTING THE STORAGE, all that is required after is go back under storage and use the 3 dot (cheeseburger) menu to transfer files......
NoahLDiamond said:
When I do these commands, I wind up with a partition that is twice the size of my SD card and half the partition is filled with "system data". I have a 64 GB card, and it formats to 128 GB with half the partition filled. When I try to migrate my data, the phone just crashes. Can anyone help? I have an LG Stylo 4. Thanks!
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Bit old but same thing happens to me on an LG Stylo 5, I have tried searching and have not found any way to fix this.
What are you doing. I have an LG Aristo 3+. Looking to Root it.