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[Q] files showing in /mnt/sdcard but not /sdcard

i was moving some files (music) to my sdcard today and for some reason now that i go in and look for the files in /sdcard, they arent there. all i have is my Voodoo folder. but, if i look in /mnt/sdcard, all of my files appear. can someone explain this?

If i plug it into my computer through my micro sd adapter, it shows all the files
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Mod, please close. Solution found
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what was the solution? I am having the same problem...

shehrammajid said:
what was the solution? I am having the same problem...
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Oh i wish I could remember. Gahhhh let me think
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Seriously? Come on, you should put down how you fixed it. I am having the same problem.

c71clark said:
Seriously? Come on, you should put down how you fixed it. I am having the same problem.
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i would post it if i could remember it, but i can't
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Maybe try unmounting the SD card and remount it.
Settings --> SD card and phone storage --> Unount SD card
Once it's unmounted, it'll give you the option to remount it.

stephen_w said:
Maybe try unmounting the SD card and remount it.
Settings --> SD card and phone storage --> Unount SD card
Once it's unmounted, it'll give you the option to remount it.
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im thinking that's what did it for me, or maybe it was a permission fix in cwm
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Lost sd card contents

All my sd card contents disappeared after I flashed kd1 it shows that the memory is still taken up by the files but I can't find them I tried file explorer apps tried plugging the phone into the computer and still can't find them
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Try removing the memory card and reading it directly from a computer. If you can see the contents, copy whatever you need out of it. put it back into the phone. Format. reboot and see if the phone reads it right. If it does, drag and drop whatever you backed up
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Will try as soon as I find the micro sd converter
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Looks like I wont be able to find the missing files because my little cousin had my phone and accidentally erased everything on the internal memory and sd card
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falcons2 said:
Looks like I wont be able to find the missing files because my little cousin had my phone and accidentally erased everything on the internal memory and sd card
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Download photorec.
You can recover your SD card as long as you don't copy anything over to it

OK thanks where do I download it. I'm searching for it in the market and it's not finding it
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Google it, it's a windows/linux/mac program.

Can only access one SD card.

I am running cm7 and everything is running great. The only little hiccup I have is that I can only access one of my SD cards. With the stock File Explorer and Linda, only the internal SD is showing, and the External_SD folder empty.
Under cm7 settings>applications, there is an option to switch SD cards, but all that does is reverse what is show in the file explorer.
Both SD cards are available when I plug into the PC, but this is annoying having to manually change settings. It wasn't like this with stock 2.3.3.
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External SD isn't used by cm7 you have emmc, which is your internal SD and SDcard which is your external sd
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Edit: assuming it worked right, see screenshot

Not sure why, but I dot have that folder.
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stevew84 said:
Not sure why, but I dot have that folder.
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What do you have at /mnt/ ?

All i have is /sdcard/externalsd.....thats it. Should be populated, it was when i had stock 2.3.3
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Wow, nvm. I got it figured out, had to do a little exploring.
My next task; browsing LAN network via wifi with Linda manager. Is this possible to access my home computer's hard drive from my phone? Looks like i need a host ip and password with Linda.
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"sd card is used as a mass storage device"

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Need More info..

Yes you can use your SD as a mass storage device... what is your question?
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Yeah Plug your phone in via USB and pick mount SD card on the handset
you should be able to explore it through "my computer" (on windows) where you can drag and drop files
I've found that compatibility can be poor on some pcs though (sony xperia-Some pcs wont recognize the phone as a storage device (in particular windows 7))

Lost files wile moving and using hide it pro.

Please help me i've tried everithing...
I have a very large stash of pics that I kieep in Hide it pro app. I've set the app to unhide to a folder and them move that folder to the pc. when I tryed to open the folder on the PC I saw that there was only one photo inside (the first one) all the other 200 where lost.
I've run to the vault directory of hide it pro and there were the files, try to copy them and it was impossible, so I reboot the phone and the files were gone. GONE!
Now I've try to recover them with disk digger and other recovery software without any luck. If I could I would made a complete backup of the phone internal memory and them mount it has a drive and simply use recuva to get the files. But the process is to hard to understand and I can't see to know how to copy all content using adb not to the sd card but to the PC. My sd card is smaller than the internal memory so it'll not be able to acomodate a raw file from that size (64gb).
Any ideas? I believe that the files are simply lost on a regular hard drive or sd card it'll be easy but on the phone internal memory is a hell of a problem to get them out. Note that I must find the photos that are now archives with a changed name, hide it pro changes the file name...
please help.. thank you

You could try mounting it to your pc and running the program "recuva".. Worth a try.
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Deliquified said:
You could try mounting it to your pc and running the program "recuva".. Worth a try.
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the question is how to mount it on the pc... i've read about it and it's really hard.

Larzul said:
the question is how to mount it on the pc... i've read about it and it's really hard.
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You should just have to plug it into your pc with a usb cable and install the drivers.. Afterward it should show up as a drive and scan it.
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The issue is that the S3 with android 4.3.1 is connect like MTP and not like a regular USB drive. So it is almost impossible to mout it. The only way I heard is with ADB.

Snag a micro SD to USB A adapter/card reader. Plug your microSD into your PC this way.
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thats a great idea , the only problem is that the photos were in my internal memory...
[QUOTnE=trebuchet76;53458617]Snag a micro SD to USB A adapter/card reader. Plug your microSD into your PC this way.
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