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Need help for system file

hi all
I cant see my system file before or after installing any custom ROM Please hep me
Regards
siddhu

Dont creat new thread bro...post in Q and A section.

u need root explorer.
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mjbri0613 said:
u need root explorer.
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I installed root explorer too but i cant get the system file

I can't recall if root explorer has the option to set the home folder (phone is off, can't see), but it's easy enough, no matter what your home folder is. at the top, if there is a "parent" folder, you will see an unnamed folder, called "..."
that is your place to go "one folder up"
example:
/ is your main folder that contains all other data and folders in your phone.
/system is your system folder.
if you see something like this:
/mnt/sdcard/external_sd
then you are browsing files on your sd card.
let's say you have these folders on your sd card as you browse using root explore:
()...
()adobe
()ebooks
()Titanium
click on the ()... to go up to the next folder. when you reach the main root, you'll see something like this (not exact):
()cache
()data
()mnt
()sys
()system
I can't make it any simpler to find than that. good luck...

[Q] EFS folder

Hi just having a look around on my N8000 I noticed the EFS folder is empty, just wondering if anyone else has an empty EFS folder. Need root, file manager to / and look in the efs folder.
Problem sorted forgot to enable root explorer in Estrong file manager so that's why nothing was showing up.

Mate, back up your EFS folder, If it goes bye bye so does your phone and mobile internet.
No-one in their right mind will give the details of their EFS file to another person as it includes their UNIQUE IMEI number....

Do you need root to backup it? (on my other phones I've used ktool but it requires root)
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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I believe it does as you are accessing the root drive for the information.
Not really sure as I root all my phones/tabs within an hour of getting them

where is it located btw?
i saved mine but completely forgot where to put it back in.
thanks

Cannot delete or modify 'vrtheme' folder

After playing around and installing different ROMs, I noticed a folder called 'vrtheme' on the sdcard. Not my biggest concern, except for the fact that my galleries are scanning that folder, which in turn lists about 10 folders with pictures.
I've tried everything to remove this folder, but keep getting a permission denied error. I've tried simply adding a .nomedia file, but can't modify the folder whatsoever. I cannot rename any files, can't move them either, can't add files.
Please provide any other suggestions. Thank you!

Copy everything important from your storage then perform a /sdcard wipe in recovery. This is assuming the file is on your internal storage.
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gregory_classy said:
After playing around and installing different ROMs, I noticed a folder called 'vrtheme' on the sdcard. Not my biggest concern, except for the fact that my galleries are scanning that folder, which in turn lists about 10 folders with pictures.
I've tried everything to remove this folder, but keep getting a permission denied error. I've tried simply adding a .nomedia file, but can't modify the folder whatsoever. I cannot rename any files, can't move them either, can't add files.
Please provide any other suggestions. Thank you!
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Connect your phone to PC,run adb shell in CMD,and get root permission(su),and then,delete it(rm -r).

Question about flashing

I was curious if there is a way to extract a zip file instead of using CWM to flash it, for instance let's say I have a different keyboard that can be flashed through CWM but I don't want to flash it I'd rather just extract files and put them somewhere using root explorer, can this be done? And if so could someone tell me how to do it and where to put the files? Thank you
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MrKite4 said:
I was curious if there is a way to extract a zip file instead of using CWM to flash it, for instance let's say I have a different keyboard that can be flashed through CWM but I don't want to flash it I'd rather just extract files and put them somewhere using root explorer, can this be done? And if so could someone tell me how to do it and where to put the files? Thank you
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If you unzip the file to flash, you will notice a file hierarchy in the zip. Follow that hierarchy to the file(s) you want and then use a root explorer to paste the file(s) in the same location. Then reboot and if you pasted everything correctly, it should make that change.

cmendonc2 said:
If you unzip the file to flash, you will notice a file hierarchy in the zip. Follow that hierarchy to the file(s) you want and then use a root explorer to paste the file(s) in the same location. Then reboot and if you pasted everything correctly, it should make that change.
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Okay, so what I have are 2 folders in the unzipped file in root explorer, one is labeled META-INF and the other is System. In the system there is an app and a lib folder, the app folder contains apps and the lib contains files with the extension .so, so I'm assuming paste the app files in the system/app folder and the .so files in the system/lib folder, correct? Now the META-INF folder contains files a com folder and three files, CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, and MANIFEST.MF. the com folder turns into a Google folder, then an Android folder which contains 2 files, update-binary and update-script. I pretty much have no idea what to do with everything in the META-INF folder. Could you possibly help with that I'd greatly appreciate it.
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MrKite4 said:
Okay, so what I have are 2 folders in the unzipped file in root explorer, one is labeled META-INF and the other is System. In the system there is an app and a lib folder, the app folder contains apps and the lib contains files with the extension .so, so I'm assuming paste the app files in the system/app folder and the .so files in the system/lib folder, correct? Now the META-INF folder contains files a com folder and three files, CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, and MANIFEST.MF. the com folder turns into a Google folder, then an Android folder which contains 2 files, update-binary and update-script. I pretty much have no idea what to do with everything in the META-INF folder. Could you possibly help with that I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Ignore the META-INF folder, that is used for the actual flashing procedure. Most apps can be installed without the certificate and manifest.
The app files would go in
Code:
/system/app
The library files (.so) would go in
Code:
/system/lib

cmendonc2 said:
Ignore the META-INF folder, that is used for the actual flashing procedure. Most apps can be installed without the certificate and manifest.
The app files would go in
Code:
/system/app
The library files (.so) would go in
Code:
/system/lib
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Awesome, it worked! Thank you so much
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Find Files Used by Installed App

Hey, I am currently using an app that has built in backgrounds to make quote cards and memes and such. I want to know how to find the actual background files so I can modify them. How can I find these files? Any help is appreciated!!!

usimg the es file explorer rename the app as appname.zip and extract the app normally. now search for images in it. edit them. and aelect all folders or files in the extracted folder and compress them and rename the zip as appname.apk ans inatall
its done
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Thank you! I'll give it a shot and see how it goes!
So am I just renaming the app.apk file as app.zip then? Then download, extract file, search images, etc. right?
Obviously if the app updates I'm guessing my changes will be overwritten each time?

may be well i donot update my apps.
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