I was wondering if there's anyway to set my external SD card as default, right now everything is being saved in /mnt/sdcard/ not /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD.
For example, I just installed DropBox and every file that I download goes to the sdcard directory.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
donatello88 said:
I was wondering if there's anyway to set my external SD card as default, right now everything is being saved in /mnt/sdcard/ not /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD.
For example, I just installed DropBox and every file that I download goes to the sdcard directory.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
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There is a thread in the development section that covers that. I havent read it myself but it may have the answers you are looking for.
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Hi, can anyone please help?
I have just purchased the Asus eee pad Transformer and it automatically updated to 3.1. I have put some apps on it through the android market.
I went to put some apps/photos etc onto the removable card to save some internal space but when I went into settings then to applications then to manage applications the option to 'move to sd' was not showing on any of the apps. can anyone tell me why and if possible how to rectify this.... what is the point in having a removable card and cant use it. Any replies would be much appreciated..... thanks Jayne
16GB is not enough space for your apps?
You dont need to move apps to SD card as all internal memory (about 16 or 32GB depending on which version you have) is used for applications.
removable sd can be used for for music, movies and any other 3rd party files..
16gb is more than enough for installing apps... (I think...)
there's no app2sd in honeycomb, this is different from what android 2.x does.
thanks for the replies,
I am not able to put pictures/music etc. on to sd card. how do you do it in case I am missing something
thanks
There are several ways to add to The removable SD card. You can get ES file explorer and transfer from SD Card ( internal mem) to Removable card or if you set up your system right use ES file explorer to transfer from your desktop/laptop to the Removable Memory. If you don't want to do that, just put the removable card in your computer , transfer music and photos to it and return it to the TF. I use a Tonido Plug ( small inexpensive ubuntu server) on my network to store everything, then just download or stream to TF via ES File Explorer.
Thanks for this answer, I was actually also asking myself this question.
I saw that app2sd exists on the android market so I guess it doesn't work on our transformer, right ?
there is also an issue I am facing : I downloaded a free application to measure the speed reading and writting of the new SD card I have installed. Whatever I try, the software always check the SDcard directory (so internal) but never the microsd I have installed.
I tried with another one and there is still the same problem. Is it a honeycomb restriction ?
Working with the microsd card seems very difficult (I am still a newbie that may explains why).
Indeed, most of apps only see your internal SD Card.
I've found something to work around the problem - you just have to edit/modify the vold.fstab file.
You can find it in /system/etc/.
Then replace this line:
dev_mount microsd /Removable/MicroSD auto /devices/platform/sdhci-tegra.2/mmc_host/mmc1
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by this one:
dev_mount microsd /sdcard/_MicroSD auto /devices/platform/sdhci-tegra.2/mmc_host/mmc1
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Reboot your TF01!
Now, your TF101 will mount the MicroSD in a directory from the internal SD Card '/system/sdcard/_MicroSD'. All your apps will see it...
PS: you can edit/modify this file with some apps like Root Explorer.
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I tried to edit this file but came back with read only tag. I tried to change permissions but again came back read only system file. How do I change the read-only tag?
Found how to do it
I found how I could use adb to pull the file, edit in Notepad and then push it back. It worked.
i did search the forums for an answer, but im running into a problem that hasnt been encountered by others. I would like to switch my sd card from a 4gb to a 8gb. if i just copy and paste the files, i get a pop up advising that theres a file/folder thats name is too long, and it will only skip it. I dont want to leave behind any important files. any help with this?
aside from my music and photos( the easy part) 75% of my apps are installed to the sd card
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i did search the forums for an answer, but im running into a problem that hasnt been encountered by others. I would like to switch my sd card from a 4gb to a 8gb. if i just copy and paste the files, i get a pop up advising that theres a file/folder thats name is too long, and it will only skip it. I dont want to leave behind any important files. any help with this?
aside from my music and photos( the easy part) 75% of my apps are installed to the sd card
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Just copy your current SD Card (4GB) contents to the PC. Then format your new SD Card (8GB). After that just copy the contents back onto the new SD Card, and load it back inot your Shift. You should be good to go.
kendotelie said:
i did search the forums for an answer, but im running into a problem that hasnt been encountered by others. I would like to switch my sd card from a 4gb to a 8gb. if i just copy and paste the files, i get a pop up advising that theres a file/folder thats name is too long, and it will only skip it. I dont want to leave behind any important files. any help with this?
aside from my music and photos( the easy part) 75% of my apps are installed to the sd card
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You'll be fine. I've copied my sd contents to my PC and back a few times and I always get that "name too long" error on one file and I've always just skipped it with no problems.
thanks.... i found out that the source of my problem was the folder "android" but i pretty much just took what i needed from that folder, and created a new one on the root of the sd card, and placed the contents there, every other file/folder transferred smoothly
Hi everyone,
I just got a TF300T for myself for Christmas, and I love it so far. This is my first time posting about it, and first post on XDA.
I'm trying to figure out where the micro SD card (that you can put in the tablet itself) and the SD card (that you can put in the dock) are located in the file structure. When I use File Manager or Root Explorer Lite, it shows "sdcard" as the internal memory, but I can't figure out where the cards are located. I tried looking at the different options under "storage," but didn't know if that was it or not.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Nate
casualPhoenix said:
Hi everyone,
I just got a TF300T for myself for Christmas, and I love it so far. This is my first time posting about it, and first post on XDA.
I'm trying to figure out where the micro SD card (that you can put in the tablet itself) and the SD card (that you can put in the dock) are located in the file structure. When I use File Manager or Root Explorer Lite, it shows "sdcard" as the internal memory, but I can't figure out where the cards are located. I tried looking at the different options under "storage," but didn't know if that was it or not.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Nate
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they are in /Removable folder.
as this its not the standard android location for sd a lot of apps cant find them - dunno why Asus did this.
Looks like instead of calling it /removable they do call it /storage. Through trial and error I figured this out:
/storage/sdcard0 is the internal storage.
/storage/sdcard1 is the microSD storage in the tablet.
/storage/sdcard2 is the SD storage in the keyboard dock.
Thanks for the reply, you got me thinking and pointed in the right direction!
Why do the phone recognize my internal storage as sdcard0? This tends to lead to some problems when locating files in recovery.
Is there a way to make sure extraneous files, such as downloads, stay only on the sd card under sdcard?
Sometimes when placing a file on the sdcard from USB-to-PC connection, I navigated to the root folder using a file explorer, and tap sdcard, only to find it's not there. Instead of I have to home-->storage-->sdcard1.
Can anyone explain what exactly is going on in this case?? Or if anyone found a way to consolidate the folders, how can I do it??
Thank you.
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Why do the phone recognize my internal storage as sdcard0? This tends to lead to some problems when locating files in recovery.
Is there a way to make sure extraneous files, such as downloads, stay only on the sd card under sdcard?
Sometimes when placing a file on the sdcard from USB-to-PC connection, I navigated to the root folder using a file explorer, and tap sdcard, only to find it's not there. Instead of I have to home-->storage-->sdcard1.
Can anyone explain what exactly is going on in this case?? Or if anyone found a way to consolidate the folders, how can I do it??
Thank you.
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The storage isn't extended, it's two separate file spaces. Your internal memory is reported as an internal SD card (sdcard0) and your SD Card is reported as an external SD (sdcard1)
jldr said:
Why do the phone recognize my internal storage as sdcard0? This tends to lead to some problems when locating files in recovery.
Is there a way to make sure extraneous files, such as downloads, stay only on the sd card under sdcard?
Sometimes when placing a file on the sdcard from USB-to-PC connection, I navigated to the root folder using a file explorer, and tap sdcard, only to find it's not there. Instead of I have to home-->storage-->sdcard1.
Can anyone explain what exactly is going on in this case?? Or if anyone found a way to consolidate the folders, how can I do it??
Thank you.
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If you download the Motorola USB Device Manager then in my computer your device will be recognised with internal and external storage available, all folders under these will be clearly visable and you shouldn't have any issues transferring data between the two.
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I have that manager and it works well, but I would like the folder "sdcard" in the home to link me to the sdcard1 and not sdcard0. Right now the "symlink" in root browser points there. Anyway to change that?
I have a SM-P900 that is rooted and running TWRP 2.7,1.0 I have performed the manual hacks to the platform.hml file and rebooted my apps can now write to the external card (ie word, titanium write to sd card fine ) However, if I download a file in dolphin and try to change the download location to the external card, I get the following message:"can't find file or directory. Please ake sure your card is ready and usb mas storage is turned off" is there any way to download files from a browser directly to the external sd card? Would greatly appreciate any advice
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I have a SM-P900 that is rooted and running TWRP 2.7,1.0 I have performed the manual hacks to the platform.hml file and rebooted my apps can now write to the external card (ie word, titanium write to sd card fine ) However, if I download a file in dolphin and try to change the download location to the external card, I get the following message:"can't find file or directory. Please ake sure your card is ready and usb mas storage is turned off" is there any way to download files from a browser directly to the external sd card? Would greatly appreciate any advice
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I've come across this exact same issue as well. It wants to download to the internal memory and then you have to move it to the external memory. Trying to figure this out as well.
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I've come across this exact same issue as well. It wants to download to the internal memory and then you have to move it to the external memory. Trying to figure this out as well.
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Please post back if you figure it out, I thought I was the only one with this issue. I'll do the same if I have any luck. Thanks