Hi Folks
Just recently brought a 64GB SDXC card for my S4.
with only a measly 9gb free space on the internal memory I brought the SD card to move items such as my nandroid and titanium backups as well as photos and other media.
I managed to move the nandroid backups ok however I also run a daily Titanium backup which still writes to the local memory. I have changed the path to point to a folder on the SD card but it fails to write to this area.
At this moment in time I dont want move Apps to SD just the other bits as this will allow me to recover about 3/4GB of space.
Does anyone know how I can force titanium backup to move or write new files to the SD card location?
Thanks
Follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524277 to make your card writable, then copy your Titanium backup folder over, and run the Titanium to set the default backup location.
I'm trying to do the same by enable RW permission for the externalSD but ended corrupted my system/etc/permissions/platform.xml. Appreciate if anyone can send me the file.
Thanks.
engowen said:
I'm trying to do the same by enable RW permission for the externalSD but ended corrupted my system/etc/permissions/platform.xml. Appreciate if anyone can send me the file.
Thanks.
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Got the file from the previous link. Thanks.
I was recommended a app to download called FolderMount which would do this for me, I have to say since I have used this it found an issue with my SD card and fixed it automatically, then pointed Titanium back to the SD card and it now works fine..
Something to consider..
I got the 16 gb model of the X Pure because I figured with the expandable memory with SD Card, it would be something I can deal with. So I unlocked the bootloader, flashed TWRP recovery. I configured TWRP to use the SD Card to store backups. While installing apps, I noticed that I was getting an out of storage message. The storage area in settings is telling me that the Miscellaneous category is consuming 4.51 gb and TWRP is listed as consuming all of it. I tried checking the box and deleting it, without success. I checked the internal storage areas for TWRP and all of the folders appear to be empty except for the external sd card. This is very frustrating. Any advice on this?
definitely something is not right with your device, i hope someone can help you soon
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Check your TWRP folder on your device and make sure it doesn't have the backup in it? It should be pretty small without a backup (mine says 0.0kb). I did a TWRP backup (Nandroid) after all my apps downloaded and it's just over 8gb.
Here's a shot of my internal storage.
Hello,
so I got this N9005 on 5.0 Lollipop with AryaMod, but this issue happened even on stock firmware.
I got I rooted, twrp working, and I can copy files on extSdcard but some apps like Go Backup and Restore cannot use extSdcard as a storage disk. Camera works fine, and SD Fix for writing on SdCard says it can't do anything as it seems my card is not protected! QuickPic viewer can delete, copy, move files, actually almost everything works with extSdcard.
Well, I like to play with settings, remove system apps etc. so backups are important. I did nandroid backup and it sits on sd card, twrp doesn't have any issues with it, thus Go Backup has. I use Go Launcher, have many many custom icons, icon labels, etc. so Go Backup is best. I never had such issue before on other phones with 2.3.6 android.
What could be wrong? If apk for checking write permissions says it is ok but it is not working, it is weird.
Card was formatted in this device, and when I wanted to copy my stuff back after formatting, Total Commander put some popup asking if it has to mount sd card in write mode, I tap yes and it started to copy files. Why this popup shows up when sd card has no restrictions?
Please ask for other info needed for this investigation.
Could be the app having it's own limitation in regards to writing to SD card.
Also, use Titanium Backup for backing up and restoring applications. Does the work way better and is quite easy to use as well.
I've tried many combinations of partition types and numbers and cannot get Link2SD to accept my second partition. I had similarly bad luck with App2SD. Is there a known good combination of app, card, partition type, size, and number that lets me offload my apps onto the external SD card? I'm using a rooted but otherwise stock GT550T rom for T-Mobile. I have a 200GB Sandisk microSD card. 8GB phone with 4GB taken by default and I couldn't find much to remove. Any other good ideas as to how I can get my apps installed. Even with 0 games I cannot install my usual suite.
i have been experiencing the exact same problem, tried both apps2sd and link2sd, still no luck.. i actually managed to corrupt a brand new card, had to go exchange it. no luck with ext4 or any others... i hope we get some assistance
Yep. What they said.
Same issue. Any fix yet?
I would also like to know a way to get Apps2SD or Link2SD working.
Hey! Androeds 4.1up the link2sd does not work anymore if all of you, does not creates universal odexes for each app in sdext2. The zygote of libs in androed 4.4+ does not permits dalvik cache outside datadir.
The solution is odex all apps one by one, because gogle system apps never recognized and will never recognize odexed apps as third apps.
Is a long war against themselves new dumb zygote for deny odexes in sdext2 :
You need only copy the created odexes inside sdext2 togheter with apk's dir and link mannually, and finnally, delete the relative dex.
The rest is normally linked by link2sd
Apps2sd works for me. I am not rooted though. Let's try to troubleshoot. Go into settings/storage and make sure the sdcard is mounted and formatted. See if your screens match mine.
Apps 2sd is a lie!
Only a Half part of app comes to a dumb system in /mnt/secure and /mnt/asec.
Is a lie!
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If you root your device, install link2sd (the real sdext linker) your apps will go to sdcard.
On androeds 4.1+ the .dex files need to be PURGED AND PUNCHED OUT DUE TO GOGLE'S SICKNESS NEW DUMB ZYGOTE, and converted to .odex.
I really like the phone itself, i honestly hope someone is able to make a rom for it. Cause out of the box i have basically no storage for apps and the apps 2 sd function in the rom only lets you move a handful of apps.
LINK2SD works on the Samsung Galaxy On5. I moved many apps and have tons of space now.
I don't know how typical my situation is, but I am having the same issue and thought i would attempt to provide a bit more in the way of detail.
My On5 is rooted with TWRP installed and functioning apparently normally. I can run apps that require root without issue, Titanium Backup for example. I have installed SuperSU and BusyBox which seem to behave normally, but Root Checker recognizes root and BusyBox but not SU Access.
When I try to use Link2SD, it doesn't recognize my second partition, and won't create a mount script. I can enter SU through terminal mode, and created /etc/fstab with mounting details for the second partition, but Link2SD still doesn't see it. Consequently, I can use the Move to SD function with some apps, but Link to SD is not functional.
I would contact LINK2SD support and ask them if the app is even capable of handling multiple partitions. My guess is no.
Link2SD not only is capable of handling second partitions, it requires them for the Link to SD function. I followed their instructions carefully for creating an appropriately formatted second partition. The issue seems to be that the phone won't allow it to mount. That is why I posted here.
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Link2SD not only is capable of handling second partitions, it requires them for the Link to SD function. I followed their instructions carefully for creating an appropriately formatted second partition. The issue seems to be that the phone won't allow it to mount. That is why I posted here.
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Yes I am sorry, that is why I should post before I have coffee. I see you need an ext4 and a fat formatted... I got it to work. Here are my exact steps..
1. Down root essentials, LINK2SD from app store. Also must be rooted and have TWRP installed. I also suggest a full backup.. Then move the backup to your computer, free space on the phone... Don't leave the backup on the sdcard as it about to be partioned and formatted!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. If you already did this and tried adoptable let storage then use the 'revert changes' and reboot
3. Go into settings a d format sdcard as standard Portable Storage. Click cancel or no if it wants to move anything over.
4. Go into root essentials, storage tab and click adoptable storage
5. Follow procedures to download apk needed (the app will automatically load the web page).. Edit.. When used how much percent of the sdcard to use It's elected 50%.. I am using a 16gb card.. So I split it down the middle.
6. Power down phone
7. Hold down volume up+home+power until logo appears... Essentially go into twrp
8. Do a kernel (system) backup if you haven't yet recently.
9. Flash Apk which will automatically reboot phone
10. Not sure this is important but I waited for my phone to full boot... Paying particular attention to the Toast saying that room essentials has been granted full permissions....
10b... Do not go into storage settings and try to format the second part of the partition... It's already been formatted..
11. Went into LINK2SD, Settings... And pressed 'app location' got a weird warning about hierarchical something or whatnot.. Pressed it a few times and finally got the right screen. SELECTED EXTERNAL.
That was it... Now when I move apps with LINK2SD it seems like a ton of more free space is clearing on the internal... Before when I moved apps I think it was just moving the data..
I got it working temporarily but somehow it started making apps unusable and un-re-installable again. I'll do a factory reset and reroot (I think I just have to sideload SU) and try your step by step this weekend.
The other possibility is the apps that come with the phone are so big they don't fit in the 8gb that comes with it. Every time a Google app gets an update I lose more space and I cannot move those apps to my knowledge. Its getting harder and harder. With this method do I get true adoptable storage? As in all apps and data share the space?
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I got it working temporarily but somehow it started making apps unusable and un-re-installable again. I'll do a factory reset and reroot (I think I just have to sideload SU) and try your step by step this weekend.
The other possibility is the apps that come with the phone are so big they don't fit in the 8gb that comes with it. Every time a Google app gets an update I lose more space and I cannot move those apps to my knowledge. Its getting harder and harder. With this method do I get true adoptable storage? As in all apps and data share the space?
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Most apps are under 100MB.. Even if they download extra data there is no way any one particular app is over 8GB...
Try this...
Sort the LINK2SD app list by 'size internal'
Uninstall the top 3-4 apps that take the most space
Move any system apps you moved to the sdcard back to internal
Clear the app cache and dalvik caches
Reboot
Reformat sdcard
Reboot
Then try my steps to get adoptable storage...
Report back if you can
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cracker_jax said:
I got it working temporarily but somehow it started making apps unusable and un-re-installable again. I'll do a factory reset and reroot (I think I just have to sideload SU) and try your step by step this weekend.
The other possibility is the apps that come with the phone are so big they don't fit in the 8gb that comes with it. Every time a Google app gets an update I lose more space and I cannot move those apps to my knowledge. Its getting harder and harder. With this method do I get true adoptable storage? As in all apps and data share the space?
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PS I heard rebooting after you move the apps to SD seems to also fix the problem.
djmcho said:
Most apps are under 100MB.. Even if they download extra data there is no way any one particular app is over 8GB...
Try this...
Sort the LINK2SD app list by 'size internal'
Uninstall the top 3-4 apps that take the most space
Move any system apps you moved to the sdcard back to internal
Clear the app cache and dalvik caches
Reboot
Reformat sdcard
Reboot
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I did the instructions to get adoptable storage and it appeared to work (adoptable worked anyway) but Link2SD has no functionality with moving anything anywhere. The card is not formatted correctly for Link2SD. The main (SD) partition is receiving apps (migrate to SD built into Android) but very few and the internal storage fills up quickly. Basically the apps that work via App2SD were able to be migrated with the migrate button in Settings > Storage. I'd consider formatting the SD card's second partition so Link2SD could work on it again but I know already that it won't work with the "data" of the apps, even with Link2SD plus. I had limited success with FolderMount but that is a pain and I'm not sure it worked at all. Having data exist in two places seems to confuse my phone. Adoptable storage seems to be dead with most apps refusing to use it and Link2SD seems to be dead as it won't move most of my data without breaking the app.
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I did the instructions to get adoptable storage and it appeared to work (adoptable worked anyway) but Link2SD has no functionality with moving anything anywhere. The card is not formatted correctly for Link2SD. The main (SD) partition is receiving apps (migrate to SD built into Android) but very few and the internal storage fills up quickly. Basically the apps that work via App2SD were able to be migrated with the migrate button in Settings > Storage. I'd consider formatting the SD card's second partition so Link2SD could work on it again but I know already that it won't work with the "data" of the apps, even with Link2SD plus. I had limited success with FolderMount but that is a pain and I'm not sure it worked at all. Having data exist in two places seems to confuse my phone. Adoptable storage seems to be dead with most apps refusing to use it and Link2SD seems to be dead as it won't move most of my data without breaking the app.
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App have to be enabled by the developer to move the data with the app, Dex etc.. For example Waze is... Here is my files list view from links2sd about Waze... As you can see everything Def moved over to the adoptable storage.
cracker_jax said:
I did the instructions to get adoptable storage and it appeared to work (adoptable worked anyway) but Link2SD has no functionality with moving anything anywhere. The card is not formatted correctly for Link2SD. The main (SD) partition is receiving apps (migrate to SD built into Android) but very few and the internal storage fills up quickly. Basically the apps that work via App2SD were able to be migrated with the migrate button in Settings > Storage. I'd consider formatting the SD card's second partition so Link2SD could work on it again but I know already that it won't work with the "data" of the apps, even with Link2SD plus. I had limited success with FolderMount but that is a pain and I'm not sure it worked at all. Having data exist in two places seems to confuse my phone. Adoptable storage seems to be dead with most apps refusing to use it and Link2SD seems to be dead as it won't move most of my data without breaking the app.
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Where as chrome is not set by the developer to allow moving stuff like data over to SDcard. See attached... You will see some is on the phone and some is onbthe sdcard. If you want to move data over to the sdcard for apps that are not designed to do so you could purchase the pro version of Link2SD that allows for the forcing of data by creating linking. You might be able to do it for free using terminal emulator and the Linux linking command, which escapes me right now..
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Where as chrome is not set by the developer to allow moving stuff like data over to SDcard. See attached... You will see some is on the phone and some is onbthe sdcard. If you want to move data over to the sdcard for apps that are not designed to do so you could purchase the pro version of Link2SD that allows for the forcing of data by creating linking. You might be able to do it for free using terminal emulator and the Linux linking command, which escapes me right now..
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My problem with the Plus version of Link2SD, which I purchased, is that whenever I liked the data portion (IIRC) the newly moved app would immediately force-quit when opening after that. So I would move the data back. It would still force-quit. So I would uninstall and reinstall. It would still force-quit. Sooooo if and when I used that function it completely broke the app until I did a factory reset.
Now, Link2SD plus has nothing to do with adoptable storage as I was able to move apk and data over simply by getting the correct formatting on my SD card, though I don't remember the correct combination of ext2,3,4 partitions that made it work. What I do remember is after that I would only ruin apps by moving the data. Now, with adoptable storage, Link2SD cannot use the card at all though I haven't tried reformatting the second partition as an ext2,3,4,whatever.
Maybe go back to trying to get support from Link2SD developer?
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That was it... Now when I move apps with LINK2SD it seems like a ton of more free space is clearing on the internal... Before when I moved apps I think it was just moving the data..
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Excellent!! I just got time to try it, and I now have much more available space. Thanks for your help!
Hi there,
I am on lineage-16.0-20190918-nightly-klte-signed + open_gapps-arm-9.0-mini-20190921, it is a fresh install.
I have downloaded WhatsApp App from Google Play and I was prompted to recover my backup from Google Drive, when I click OK I get:
Not enough space
Couldn't restore messages. Free up 465MB of space on your phone's internal storage to restore.
Obviously, I have more than 11GB available in the internal storage and an almost empty SanDisk SD Card 32GB.
Now, I cannot find anywhere a solution for this issue.
Also, I copied both my 'Phone' and 'Card' folders on my PC (in addition to the GoogleDrive backup) before upgrading to Lineage, I see in both folders a 'WhatsApp' folder with 'backups' + 'database' + 'media' subfolders.
If I cannot restore the backup from Google Drive, how could I restore the same from my PC?
I tried to move the Whatsapp folder to my SD Card, but it does not look like it is enough to see the content in WhatsApp.
Thoughts?
Alex
I think I know why it does not restore my backup, I have realized that the 'Internal Shared Storage' is not accessible, let me explain...
In my S5, if I go to Storage >> Device Storage - I see 5.24GB used of 16.00 GB - however, if I take a screenshot and try to save it, I get:
can't save screenshot due to limited storage space
This is probably the reason why I get issues to restore my whatsapp backup.
If I connect the phone to my PC, I can see the Internal Shared Storage folder icon, but there is no value, I should see 5.24GB used of 16.00 GB - in fact I cannot save anything on it from my PC either.
How do I resolve this issue?
Bug?
Thank you,
Alex
Anybody??