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.
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I've searched the forums and can't seem to find an answer to this, but I do know that others have the same issue. For example, when I download a file such as a new kernel zip file, I am unable to move (using Root Explorer or any other file manager) the file from the internal SD card over to the removable external SD card. I always have to connect to my Mac in order to place the file on the external so that I can move forward with flashing, etc. Anyone have a fix for this? I can't believe that such a simple and required function doesn't work. I realize that the external SD card functionality is based on a hack/mod, but it seems like not being able to write to it from within the device makes it somewhat useless in many ways.
EDIT: Nevermind, SOLVED. Found out you have to "copy" and not "move"...works like a charm
In Root Explorer you need to go to the top left and you'll see a button that says Mount R/W make sure it isn't set as Mount R/O. Afterwards make sure you move the files to SDCard/External so you can see it in recovery.
Good you got it to work..
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
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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
I recently bought a 16GB card for my G2X, and I started downloading more of my music directly to the phone. The problem is, I can't seem to figure out how to move my music to the External SD. I tried to use Astro, but when I selected the Amazon MP3 folder and tried to copy it to the External SD, I got a move error.
Now that I look further, I can't seem to do SQUAT with the external SD. I see it listed in SD and phone storage, but I can't move anything to it with Apps2SD or with the native GB app manager. Am I just missing something?
Are you rooted? If so, try using a Root File Explorer, such as SUFBS or Root Explorer.
I am not. Do I really need to root to use that external SD slot?
Irishdoom said:
I am not. Do I really need to root to use that external SD slot?
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No, but I just figured, you'd be able to have SU Access, hence, more permissions in Android to move files.
Just try a different file manager from the market. I always had trouble with Astro when moving files to the external sdcard. Anttek File Explorer and Super Manager are two good ones and they're both free.
First thing you do is unmount you external sd card in the sd card settings of the phone and then take it out right away after it says unmounte dof corse then reinstall it and wait till it is done scanning it then see if that works. If not then I would try a different card one that you know works in something else and also try that on in a different device like your pc and see if it workes there this way you can determin if the card is broken or if the phone slot is brokem and if the phone seems to be broken I would try a factory reset.
Thanks, Phburks, I tried Super Manager and that seems to be moving it just fine!
How to format the sd card. We can access the data from here. But I am not able to write data to my external sd card. It says premission denied. I have rooted my Asus zenfone 5(kitkat). Using file explorer, when I delete the android_secure folder, it works for sometimes.Again that folder appears and write permission denied. I have tried so many methods to format it but not succeded. The apps available on sd card is no longer in use. Sometimes, when I restart my phone, it works for sometimes. Therefore, please provide me any method to remove write protection on sd card or to format it.
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How to format the sd card. We can access the data from here. But I am not able to write data to my external sd card. It says premission denied. I have rooted my Asus zenfone 5(kitkat). Using file explorer, when I delete the android_secure folder, it works for sometimes.Again that folder appears and write permission denied. I have tried so many methods to format it but not succeded. The apps available on sd card is no longer in use. Sometimes, when I restart my phone, it works for sometimes. Therefore, please provide me any method to remove write protection on sd card or to format it.
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You can't easily delete your .android_secure, it contains info of your system. I recommend you not to delete it. If it is write protected or need to formsat then go to settings>storage>format sdcard
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ravi_sh said:
How to format the sd card. We can access the data from here. But I am not able to write data to my external sd card. It says premission denied. I have rooted my Asus zenfone 5(kitkat). Using file explorer, when I delete the android_secure folder, it works for sometimes.Again that folder appears and write permission denied. I have tried so many methods to format it but not succeded. The apps available on sd card is no longer in use. Sometimes, when I restart my phone, it works for sometimes. Therefore, please provide me any method to remove write protection on sd card or to format it.
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If you're not going to use that SD card with the phone anymore then you could format it from recovery, assuming you have a custom recovery installed (be aware, formatting will delete *everything* on the card, not just the android secure folder). In recovery you can do this from the format menu in either CWM or Philz.
If you still want to use it with the phone, you should leave android secure alone. It will just keep coming back anyways.
You could ask for help here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/asus-zenfone-5-zenfone-6-to-t2839984 :good:
I accidentally deleted Android_Secure once. Simply sticked the card into my laptop, selected the folder and hit delete. That was before I realized that folder contained files required by apps, even if they're not installed on the MicroSD. Several apps gave 'not installed' even though the icons were there.
Android recreates the folder by itself. If you want to get rid of it to use the card for a different purpose, stick it in a computer and delete the folder.
ravi_sh said:
How to format the sd card. We can access the data from here. But I am not able to write data to my external sd card. It says premission denied. I have rooted my Asus zenfone 5(kitkat). Using file explorer, when I delete the android_secure folder, it works for sometimes.Again that folder appears and write permission denied. I have tried so many methods to format it but not succeded. The apps available on sd card is no longer in use. Sometimes, when I restart my phone, it works for sometimes. Therefore, please provide me any method to remove write protection on sd card or to format it.
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Format the SD Card by a PC, the best method
You can also format it by any CUSTOM RECOVERY
Format into Fat32
Hi,
Samsung S8+ exynos, running latest samsung stock image, rooted with magisk 17.3.
SD card set up as regular external storage, *not* adopted storage.
Whenever I try to have something write to SD card I get "Can't write to (volume id of filesystem on card)". I believe its this "security" feature biting me that was introduced some time back in kitkat.
So far I had been using netapp sdfix (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix) to sort this out, but it seems that doesn't work anymore in android 8.
Any ideas? I'm not afraid to ssh into my phone and do stuff at the lowest level.
Cheers
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There are apps that move your apps and the data to external storage. Thats all I know. And you can also set up your camera to save all pictures n videos in external storage by going into settings. Hope that helps. I know it's not the best solution but it helps save up your storage 100%
I know all that, that's not the issue here.
The issue is (for one example) that I can't set the music folder for the humble bundle app to the music folder I'm using on the SD Card (which works just fine in any music app).
I can't use id3fixer to repair mp3 files because it cannot write to the files.
I can't use ghost commander or amaze to create a folder on SD card - it works with the built in "file manager" in android though.
[Lemmy said:
;78046099]Hi,
Samsung S8+ exynos, running latest samsung stock image, rooted with magisk 17.3.
SD card set up as regular external storage, *not* adopted storage.
Whenever I try to have something write to SD card I get "Can't write to (volume id of filesystem on card)". I believe its this "security" feature biting me that was introduced some time back in kitkat.
So far I had been using netapp sdfix (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix) to sort this out, but it seems that doesn't work anymore in android 8.
Any ideas? I'm not afraid to ssh into my phone and do stuff at the lowest level.
Cheers
[L]
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Check magisk repo there's an app in there to change the setting to read/write permissions for SD cards
but with that module active, wouldn't that mean that for example media scan would find every mp3 file twice?
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;78046939]but with that module active, wouldn't that mean that for example media scan would find every mp3 file twice?
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I don't know you would have to try and find out. As far as I am away it basically gives you read/write access to your SD card it doesn't control what is written to it.
Another thing that you could try is in twrp in the mount menu is to mount SD card.
...and then *reboot* into the installed system, right? I'm pretty sure mounting the card RW in twrip is not going to help...
Then use the magisk module to change the sd card permission to r/w
I don't use ghost commander but it does have access to read/write to SD card(according to google description)
spawnlives said:
Then use the magisk module to change the sd card permission to r/w
I don't use ghost commander but it does have access to read/write to SD card(according to google description)
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It doesn't, at least not on android 8...
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Then use the magisk module to change the sd card permission to r/w
I don't use ghost commander but it does have access to read/write to SD card(according to google description)
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Tried the module, it does mount the card writeable, but the media scanner does not touch anything outside /storage, so id3fixer does not know about the media files, and can't fix the tags.
Why does it seem to require higher magic to be able to just copy and use mp3 files from my computer....
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;78049321]Tried the module, it does mount the card writeable, but the media scanner does not touch anything outside /storage, so id3fixer does not know about the media files, and can't fix the tags.
Why does it seem to require higher magic to be able to just copy and use mp3 files from my computer....
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Have just tried ghost commander file explorer
Basically in normal use it is not in root mode. You have to enable it in settings under advance - show advance home items. This will bring up root mode and mount menus in the home page menu. Have changed sdcard from r/w to r/o back to r/w with no issues. So I would check you settings to see if it is enabled.