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?
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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
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I have a large video file on my XOOM that I want to move to my computer. It's in the Movies folder which is on the root of my SD card. When I navigate into that folder while connected to my PC via USB, the folder is just empty. If I move the file onto the root of the SD card, it still doesn't show up. I'm thinking that I can just pull it via adb, but it's much more convenient just to drag and drop a file from the folder.
Any ideas on getting things to show up in XOOM folders?
How big is the file? Could you just use dropbox?
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It's 265 MB. But I just pulled it instead. Still, it's odd that I can't see files on my XOOM even though I'm rooted.
Hello, I am using galaxy R and I installed ClockWorkMod recovery v4.0.0.2. Then I took 2 backups one after another, and now I want to delete them, because the USB storage is 3.71 GB/3.75 GB. However, I am unable to find the backup files. I have installed CWM app too but it also does not show any app. I went to similar threads and opened /data/ path from ES file explorer with root access, but 'clockworkmod' directory was absent there. Also, /sdcard/clockworkmod directory does not contain backup directory. I am worried as my storage space is almost filled and I am unable to open gallery and music player...
please help...i rooted my cell today only and have got messed up
Can you connect your phone to your computer? I suggest you connect it via usb and once both drives are displayed in your computer you should be able to find the clockworkmod folder in either of the 2 drives mounted on your computer i.e. Internal SD and external SD
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vbz89 said:
Can you connect your phone to your computer? I suggest you connect it via usb and once both drives are displayed in your computer you should be able to find the clockworkmod folder in either of the 2 drives mounted on your computer i.e. Internal SD and external SD
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in the internal memory, clockworkmod folder has only two files, .nomedia and .settings.. nothing else...
external SD does not have clockworkmod folder...
Do what vbz has suggested. U'll find backups inside the /sdcard/clockworkmod folder when connected to the pc. And remember to always do the backup by first manually booting into recovery to avoid this problem.
sdcard = internal sdcard(usb storage)
Thnx!
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shaaraddalvi said:
I connected but it now shows only external SD! :crying: I am trying...
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Buddy, try with usb debugging on and then connect ur phone. Then choose connect usb storage. I hope u know how to do this.
thnx!
should I flash CWM again and then I'l be able to see them?? what to do...I am confused! There is no backup directory in /sdcard/clockworkmod...
have u swapped internal and external sd?
Tell me have u enabled usb debugging?
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have u swapped internal and external sd?
Tell me have u enabled usb debugging?
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Yes I have enabled USB debugging...
Sorry, what does swapped mean? I just have flashed ARDATDAT kernel for root access and installed clockworkmod in my cell...
should I reinstall clockworkmod in order to see the backup files? I can't find the backup folder anywhere... I realised I am running low on memory when I was taking backup with titanium backup and it showed an error of low memory and exited...
Ok let me break this down for u. When u connect the phone to the PC in usb mass storage mode, how many drives do u see? Ideally there should be 2 drives. 1 for /sdacrd ie internal sdcard or usb storage and 1 for /sdcard/external_sd ie ur memory card or external sdcard. In windows explorer choose to show hidden files. Now go inside Internal sdcard drive, u'll see the clockworkmod folder there, just delete whatever is there inside it. This should solve ur problem. Also check if the backup is there in the external sd/clockworkmod folder.
Tell me how it goes.
Thnx!
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Ok let me break this down for u. When u connect the phone to the PC in usb mass storage mode, how many drives do u see? Ideally there should be 2 drives. 1 for /sdacrd ie internal sdcard or usb storage and 1 for /sdcard/external_sd ie ur memory card or external sdcard. In windows explorer choose to show hidden files. Now go inside Internal sdcard drive, u'll see the clockworkmod folder there, just delete whatever is there inside it. This should solve ur problem. Also check if the backup is there in the external sd/clockworkmod folder.
Tell me how it goes.
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woah! 2.66GB/3.75 GB now! There wasn't backup folder in /sdcard/clockworkmod, still I did 'show hidden files and folders', It dint make any difference, I selected the 2 files inside the folder as you said and deleted them. Their combined size was just around 1KB, still memory got freed!
BUT,
I still can see the 2 backups listed when booted from in the CWM Recovery! Meanwhile, I also uninstalled Asphalt 6 adrenaline...so maybe that is what has freed around 600 MBs...so I think backups are still there...even I got some memory free, would love to find the two backup files and delete them.
I have not swapped the storages, clockworkmod folder is there in my internal storage..
No issues bro. Good that u sorted out the matter. From now on, don't use CWM app for backup. Rather just directly boot into the recovery and choose backup there. This way ur backups will be stored in /sdcard/external_sd/clockworkmod/backup.
Hope this helps.
thnx!
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Ok let me break this down for u. When u connect the phone to the PC in usb mass storage mode, how many drives do u see? Ideally there should be 2 drives. 1 for /sdacrd ie internal sdcard or usb storage and 1 for /sdcard/external_sd ie ur memory card or external sdcard. In windows explorer choose to show hidden files. Now go inside Internal sdcard drive, u'll see the clockworkmod folder there, just delete whatever is there inside it. This should solve ur problem. Also check if the backup is there in the external sd/clockworkmod folder.
Tell me how it goes.
Thnx!
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How come I am not seeing two drives in Window Explorer? All I see is "Tablet" with no ClockWorkMod folder. Any idea what is going on? Thanks.
jeffjohan said:
How come I am not seeing two drives in Window Explorer? All I see is "Tablet" with no ClockWorkMod folder. Any idea what is going on? Thanks.
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Have you enabled Mass Storage mode?
if not then enable it. MTP mode wont show ClockWorkMod folder.
also post picture of what you see, doing so makes it clear to understand problem.
Nikhil said:
Have you enabled Mass Storage mode?
if not then enable it. MTP mode wont show ClockWorkMod folder.
also post picture of what you see, doing so makes it clear to understand problem.
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I would post a picture but I haven't earned the privileges yet... lol. When I connect my tablet and go into the USB Settings there are only options for MTP and PTP. Any good reason why I can't select Mass Storage mode? Is there any way to get around it?
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I would post a picture but I haven't earned the privileges yet... lol. When I connect my tablet and go into the USB Settings there are only options for MTP and PTP. Any good reason why I can't select Mass Storage mode? Is there any way to get around it?
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there are several ways of sharing a picture in which you dont need privileges, like you can upload it to dropbox or cloud and share link to that picture.
anyways it seems that your existing Rom/Tablet doesnt support mass storage mode. if so, you cannot enable mass storage. you can use explorer app to deal with clockworkmod folder.
also people from this forum could help you out if you are having Galaxy R. Since you are having a Tablet, you should ask in appropriate forum.
Hi everyone!
i Have this problem: when i plug my p3100 to my Macbook pro with Mac Os X Snow Leopard the Tab says that is connected and to choose if i want it mounted as an archieve or as a camera. when i check camera i can import phoos from the internal device memory, but i i check archieve nothing happens, with my Galaxy S Plus GT-I9001 when i do so i see the internal and external sd-card as archieve and i can use them as a normal usb drive, but this won't hapen with the p3100. so i tried to install Android File Transfer but it says that is impossible to connectto the device to restart and try again.
I have tried with stock ICS stock JB OTA Update and now with PAC-rom, but it never works ((
i also tried adb! and with adb devices it is detected but if i try to transfer somthing to it via adb push it takes a lot of time and when the process ends i do not have any file on the tab!!!
Can someone help me to figure out how to do connect my tab to the computer and transfer files to it??
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
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MultipleMonomials said:
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
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thanks for the info! yeah i think that that is the only workaround because airdroid and similar are just too slow
Hi there, so im sick and tired of usb cables and file sharing over the web (slow internet), so id like to share my photos from my android phone (note 2, jb) to my pc (win7) over wifi. I tried many different file managers and none seem to be able to send files from android to pc, for me only es file manager was able to connect to pc and it can download files from pc, but cannot upload. When i try to share any files from android, it says please check your wireless connection or try hotspot. I have tried hotspot too but didnt work either, same message..if anyone got this to work please help me. Thanks!
do you have an SD Card and an SD Card reader?
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do you have an SD Card and an SD Card reader?
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yes i have both but the sd card is protected, my pc cannot use it with the reader. also, taking the back cover off every time to copy photos...rather use the cable. but i just wanna get the es file explorer to work.
es explorer send by LAN
Hi. I tried the same thing. Went to a photo in my gallery, selected it and tried to Send by LAN. Got the same message. I can browse my PC from ES file explorer easily and copy paste files from my phone to my PC smoothly. But then this feature should work as well. Any advice? I have also tried sharing a specific folder on my PC with all permissions.
Thanks
JB is very protective with its contents... Did you try Airdroid?
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.