Is there a way to move pictures and movies to the SD card in 3.2?
Root explorer (with super user permissions) and directly from your computer via USB are the only options
champers said:
Root explorer (with super user permissions) and directly from your computer via USB are the only options
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If you are rooted, you can copy and paste using a root utility like file explorer. "Move" doesn't work (I guess it's an android/linux thing????)
that sucks
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Can I put downloaded ringtones on phone storage instead of SD card If so how
rusty4k said:
Can I put downloaded ringtones on phone storage instead of SD card If so how
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You can do it through adb or root explorer (really any file manager with root permissions).
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Busphan said:
You can do it through adb or root explorer (really any file manager with root permissions).
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Hey Rusty4k, the easiest way to put the ringtones on the Android is to connect it to your PC as a Hard Drive. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory called ringtones in the SDCards root directory (example: \Ringtones). Next copy all of your ringtones (I assume they are on your PC) to the directory ringtones on the SD card. If you want seperate ringtones for Notifications and Alarms, follow the same procedure and create root directories call \Notifications and \Alarms.
Hope this helps
Looks like external SD card mounts as read only. At least I can`t delete anything. Is it normal? Can it be mounted with write acess.? I mean without having a root.
serg675 said:
Looks like external SD card mounts as read only. At least I can`t delete anything. Is it normal? Can it be mounted with write acess.? I mean without having a root.
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I'm pretty sure you need to be rooted.
in stock 3.2 its read only when using the Xoom. Its Read/Write in MTP mode when connected to PC.
If you root, you can read/write on Xoom using Root Explorer, or other file manager with "root" features (like File Manager HD). I can't write with Astro File Manager (which doesn't offer root features).
At first I thought you needed to root and install custom kernel, but I'm just rooted and I can read/write with Root Explorer and File Manager (HD). Note: File Manager HD's root options are apparently disabled by default, so you have to go into its settings menus to enable before it will write.
I can't seem to move a folder from my PC (Win7 64bit) to my rooted Android external microSD. Every time I move a file it shows the move but then when I go into the phone its not there.
It doesn't let me move the file onto the microSD card!?!?!?!
What file is it? What are u using to transfer the file, what from? Where are you putting the file?
Most importantly, did u browse to:
/sdcard/external_SD
And make sure it wasn't there instead?
icenight89 said:
What file is it? What are u using to transfer the file, what from? Where are you putting the file?
Most importantly, did u browse to:
/sdcard/external_SD
And make sure it wasn't there instead?
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Its a folder filled with my mp3 songs
I am using windows explorer
Using my PC (win7 64bit) via USB port
I am putting them into my microSD directly (in windows explorer it shows my phone and external microSD as 2 separate locations, each with its own letter association).
Yes I checked /sdcard/external_SD... not there not anywhere actually...
Did u use a file manager like astro or root explorer to check?
icenight89 said:
Did u use a file manager like astro or root explorer to check?
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Yes but I also used windows explorer after disconnecting and then reconnecting via USB and it wasn't there anymore.
It maybe bcoz of errors and bad sectors of ur card, a full format should fix that
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Could be a problem with your computer, or the sdcard in your phone. Try a different computer first
Wondering if it is possible to move files I currently have saved on an old SD card into the internal memory on the phone temporarily... to then move them off internal memory back to my normal SD card.
I'd like to accomplish this just using my phone and with out using a computer to transfer files, is it possible?
Yes, it is.
How so? Can you please provide further instruction?
rmd3only said:
Wondering if it is possible to move files I currently have saved on an old SD card into the internal memory on the phone temporarily... to then move them off internal memory back to my normal SD card.
I'd like to accomplish this just using my phone and with out using a computer to transfer files, is it possible?
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Hi !
You can easely do that, providing your device is rooted, with either Root Explorer or ES Explorer... pushing files from SDcard to system.
Cheers !
rmd3only said:
Wondering if it is possible to move files I currently have saved on an old SD card into the internal memory on the phone temporarily... to then move them off internal memory back to my normal SD card.
I'd like to accomplish this just using my phone and with out using a computer to transfer files, is it possible?
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Make sure you have enough space to accommodate all the files in /sdcard (e.g. df /data). You can use file explorer such as ES File Explorer to copy the files to internal storage. If you have non-rooted phone, you can copy to /data/local/tmp.
quietmoth said:
Hi !
You can easely do that, providing your device is rooted, with either Root Explorer or ES Explorer... pushing files from SDcard to system.
Cheers !
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Pushing files from sdcard?
Larster363636 said:
Pushing files from sdcard?
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what exactly do you want to do?
remove stock files
rzr86 said:
what exactly do you want to do?
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Remove stock notification, alarm and ringtone files, and replace them with my own. To me that would be neat.
Larster363636 said:
Remove stock notification, alarm and ringtone files, and replace them with my own. To me that would be neat.
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use any file manager which has root rights such as es file explorer
then you can copy/paste whatever you want from sdcard to internal storage
thanks
rzr86 said:
use any file manager which has root rights such as es file explorer
then you can copy/paste whatever you want from sdcard to internal storage
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Thanks, thats what I wanted to hear. Yesssssssssssss!
I'm using ES File Manager to copy files from my computer to a new Note PRO. I can copy files to the internal storage but I can't copy to the external SD. Also, I cannot use ES File Manager to move files from internal storage to the SD. I can use the stock file manager to move files between internal and SD. So the questions are:
1) Can ES File Manager be made to copy files to the SD card?
2) If not, then can the stock file manager access Windows devices to copy files from the computer to the SD?
Likely the Kitkat SD write permission issue. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681357
muzzy996 said:
Likely the Kitkat SD write permission issue. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681357
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Yep, that looks like it. Thank you. I'm not ready to root yet to solve the issue. I was not able to tell if this is a bug or by design. It's pretty limiting.
Still trying to figure out if the built-in file manager can be used to copy from a Windows computer to the SD card.
If you connect your tablet to your windows PC you should be able to access internal and external sdcard. They will show up as separate drives. If they don't, install Kies 3 then connect your tablet again.
dodo99x said:
If you connect your tablet to your windows PC you should be able to access internal and external sdcard. They will show up as separate drives. If they don't, install Kies 3 then connect your tablet again.
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I was hoping to get this done using wi-fi just for the convenience. It is something I did with previous devices. It always surprised when a basic feature goes away.
If you have an FTP server installed on your PC, My Files app can pull your files that way, then save them to external sdcard
ES File Explorer implemented the workaround within the first few days of KitKat's release. I've been using it to move files in all directions to and from my MicroSD on my Note 3, S5 and NotePro for months without issue. The main thing that doesn't work is renaming.
However, the WiFi transfer to MicroSD has been blocked by Google for security reasons after a series of WiFi-related file security problems. No file manager is capable of this without Root. Same as how you can no longer download files off the internet directly onto the MicroSD.
It's much faster to just pull out the MicroSD and plug it into a PC, anyway. The transfer protocols on Android are a nightmare.