I have a 16gb s3 and 16gb SD card I wanted to either move my music or apps but I can't figure out how my phone recognizes the SD but for some reason its seems unusable. Is there some setting I'm missing or is my SD card corrupt?
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not sure i understand your question exactly... but i can say that certain programs are not able to utilize the sd card in our phones. this was new for me coming from a motorola. the way samsung refers to the internal "sd card" vs your added external sd card is different so a number of programs will look at the internal memory as the SD Card instead of your actual SD Card.
that said, you can bypass this with a program the binds the directory on the internal storage that the program is looking for to a directory on your SD Card.
search my posts... i posted the link to the program (not mine) in another thread. it's working great for me with MOG. before, all my music had to be on the internal storage for mog to read it. now, with the directory bind program i have all my music on my external sd card and mog reads the files just fine.
hope that helps!
Well I downloaded app2sd and it says this device does not have a primary external storage. It does not even recognize my sd
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apps2sd does not work on this device...
fenixnr said:
apps2sd does not work on this device...
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that's good to know is there anything like it that works?
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Mark930 said:
that's good to know is there anything like it that works?
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No, since the OS won't allow apps2sd because it uses MTP
Mark930 said:
I have a 16gb s3 and 16gb SD card I wanted to either move my music or apps but I can't figure out how my phone recognizes the SD but for some reason its seems unusable. Is there some setting I'm missing or is my SD card corrupt?
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Read this below.... The device uses MTP so it will not see your external SD card in the slot by ICS design...what you want it the UMS the USB mass storage where the device used the SD card to save data...but the Samsung now has 16GB internal storage so it presents a problem...
This app was written to resolve that issue... Also there is a link to explain this deeper than what I am doing....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785243
Regards how this give you some light
parcou said:
Read this below.... The device uses MTP so it will not see your external SD card in the slot by ICS design...what you want it the UMS the USB mass storage where the device used the SD card to save data...but the Samsung now has 16GB internal storage so it presents a problem...
This app was written to resolve that issue... Also there is a link to explain this deeper than what I am doing....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785243
Regards how this give you some light
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Is there anyway to do this without rooting really don't feel like rooting right now
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Well I figured out how to get files from my Mac to my sd card using android file transfer. I transferred some videos and the stock video play found them right off. The only problem is that I can find the folder that there in using file manager. Its like a ghost SD card I can't find it anywhere but at least I can transfer and delete them now I just need my computer to do it.
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Ok, this has me baffled. I posted this in the Sky ICS 4.2E.1 thread, but I'm hoping I get better response here. I can't move or add any files to my 32GB Sandisk ext SD. I also can't remove what's on it. When I connect with USB Storage mode the card shows up as a drive (as well as another for my internal). I can see the contents in the drive. I can drag/drop and copy/paste and the files show up in the ext. drive. But as soon as I disconnect the files are not there. (I checked to be sure I'm moving full files, not creating shortcuts).
I tried mounting and unmounting. I tried to format the card using my SR, but get a message saying "the SD card is currently being checked". It doesn't format. I checked the disk using my PC - it says no errors. I then tried formatting it using my PC. It said it formatted, but as soon as I disconnect and boot into recovery the same files are still there.
I can still access the files stored on it (music files play fine), but can't add or remove anything to or from it. Really a bummer 'cause I want to do some flashing. Any ideas?
Altarocks said:
Ok, this has me baffled. I posted this in the Sky ICS 4.2E.1 thread, but I'm hoping I get better response here. I can't move or add any files to my 32GB Sandisk ext SD. I also can't remove what's on it. When I connect with USB Storage mode the card shows up as a drive (as well as another for my internal). I can see the contents in the drive. I can drag/drop and copy/paste and the files show up in the ext. drive. But as soon as I disconnect the files are not there. (I checked to be sure I'm moving full files, not creating shortcuts).
I tried mounting and unmounting. I tried to format the card using my SR, but get a message saying "the SD card is currently being checked". It doesn't format. I checked the disk using my PC - it says no errors. I then tried formatting it using my PC. It said it formatted, but as soon as I disconnect and boot into recovery the same files are still there.
I can still access the files stored on it (music files play fine), but can't add or remove anything to or from it. Really a bummer 'cause I want to do some flashing. Any ideas?
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I wud like to kno if there is a solution as well......ive been having rhis problem as well....
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Dude I wanna say its been write locked
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nrm5110 said:
Dude I wanna say its been write locked
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Is there a way to see if its write locked or not?
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Dude I wanna say its been write locked
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You scared me for a sec - thought I was gonna be sitting here with a dunce cap on . There is no lock on the card.
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You ever put it into a micro SD to SD card adapter
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No - I have one somewhere. I also have a 4GB micro somewhere. If I can find them I'll try both. I read the SR will accept a 64. If I need to buy a new card that's what I want, but don't want to plunk down $70-80 until I know it's the card
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Ok, looks like my SD is bad. Just used a 4GB I had laying around. Inserted into my SR and it works fine. Also used an adapter and plugged the 32 directly into my PC. Can't edit any files.
Very weird that my SR can still read the files that are stored on it. I just can't change the files. Oh well, at least now I have a reason to order that 64 I've been wanting.
The phone does not recognize the internal memory card, and when I add an external card device does not recognize, and therefore can not run a camera or gallery, what do I do???
There is no internal memory card in SGH-T959V.
What device, ROM, Kernel are you using?
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Whatever it is, no external card is a problem.
That's what made my G1 a brick.
You may need to take it in for repair. And it's prob gonna cost >$70
boaz01 said:
The phone does not recognize the internal memory card, and when I add an external card device does not recognize, and therefore can not run a camera or gallery, what do I do???
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Looks like your SD card reader might be broken. It might be the roms problem though. Try one clicking back to stock
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I came across this today and thought I'd share it. Let me know what you think guys.......
Ooops! Check out thedroidguy(dot)com. I can't post links yet!
The app is called AppMgr Pro III and the article was written yesterday!
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No.
Does not work.
The old name is app2sd.
It is nothing more than a more convenient interface for the normal move to SD feature on android.
For Samsung devices, it will only move to internal SD.
You will need root access to deal with such things properly to the external SD.
Search for link2sd or FolderMount instead, or flash some mod that switches the internal and external SD.
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Is there any application that can move apps to sd card without root permision?
These three above can't do this...
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pileto said:
Is there any application that can move apps to sd card without root permision?
These three above can't do this...
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With the S3 there was a mod, that the micro sd became the "internal" memory and vice versa. Perhaps we will see this for the S4 as well
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I couldn't as I'm just in the learning process, came across it hoping others would (First android device!)
Markuzy said:
No.
Does not work.
The old name is app2sd.
It is nothing more than a more convenient interface for the normal move to SD feature on android.
For Samsung devices, it will only move to internal SD.
You will need root access to deal with such things properly to the external SD.
Search for link2sd or FolderMount instead, or flash some mod that switches the internal and external SD.
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OK! I just rooted my Galaxy S4 yesterday so I'm hoping that will broaden my chances of finding something that works!
Solution found!
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I hate that Samsung does this crap forcing you to buy the more expensive phone because you can't install apps on the SD card, it's ridiculous to sell several storage options when you can expand with your SD card anyway, it's also ridiculous that you have 9GB available from 16GB.
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There is a working solution which will also update the apps directly on the SD card. Since I can't post links yet the app is called 'FolderMount' search for a thread called '[How to] Moving Apps to SD Card' by Eambo.
sorry if this has been covered but i couldnt find the answer. when using file explorer of any kind, i find that under the home folder is listed two external sd folders. one is external_sd the other is extSdCard. both have exact same contents and permissions. when i go into the file manager in my recovery, twrp 2.6.3, the only one listed is external_sd. ive read that the external_sd was the old location not used anymore since the 4.2 updates however its the only one listed in my recovery. do i need both? can these cause problems since they have the same contents? thanks in advance. oh yes, i am on liquidsmooth 2.10 official
Do you have a external SD card in the phone? Are both of those folders the same amount of storage?
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Do you have a external SD card in the phone? Are both of those folders the same amount of storage?
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yes and yes.
apparently those two folders are shortcuts to my sdcard1 which is my external. just wondering if i need both. which one is the proper one and if i remove one, will my recovery recognize the other? OR is it supposed to be that way and im just being paranoid?
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apparently those two folders are shortcuts to my sdcard1 which is my external. just wondering if i need both. which one is the proper one and if i remove one, will my recovery recognize the other? OR is it supposed to be that way and im just being paranoid?
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Sometimes drives get renamed funny when they are mounted. It's all the same and should both get linked to the exact same drive. It might be annoying, but you aren't harming anything having the external SD card mounted as both external_sd and extSDcard. It's just the way your phone is recognizing the SD card.
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Sometimes drives get renamed funny when they are mounted. It's all the same and should both get linked to the exact same drive. It might be annoying, but you aren't harming anything having the external SD card mounted as both external_sd and extSDcard. It's just the way your phone is recognizing the SD card.
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Thank you for the response. ill just leave it alone then.
My phone is the same way, but they are two different memories. One is the external SD I put in phone and other is phone storage but it's named about the SAME THING... One like 'externalSD' other being something like extSD'
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Same thing on mine but my music is on there and Apollo sees both files so I have double of every song and I have not found a way to delete it anyone know how
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My phone is the same way, but they are two different memories. One is the external SD I ! in phone and other is phone storage but it's named about the SAME THING... One like 'externalSD' other being something like extSD'
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They are not two different memories they are both representing the same storage facitity ex=external, ext also reads as external. My device has 2 exactly the same folders with exactly same contents, dates times in are same & named 'external SD >sdcard1' & 'extSDcard >sdcard1'. My inbuilt internal storage is named 'Sdcard'. I'm fairly sure the extra duplicate of external storage is a safe box type environment where if things go wrong the 'live' folder will be kept safe from harm...ie malware / virus etc. Its along those lines anyway but can't find my documents about it at mo
I want to select my external SD card as the download location for Google Play Music. There should be an option in settings to do this, but it is missing on mine. However, under "Manage Downloads" it shows 30gb available, so it knows my external SD card exists. I've tried to create a link from my internal storage to my SD card using Root Browser, but it fails and tells me that some systems and SD cards don't support symbolic links.
I'm running CM11 and my SD card works perfectly in every other application.
I really need help on this one
Thanks in advance
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I want to select my external SD card as the download location for Google Play Music. There should be an option in settings to do this, but it is missing on mine. However, under "Manage Downloads" it shows 30gb available, so it knows my external SD card exists. I've tried to create a link from my internal storage to my SD card using Root Browser, but it fails and tells me that some systems and SD cards don't support symbolic links.
I'm running CM11 and my SD card works perfectly in every other application.
I really need help on this one
Thanks in advance
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Maybe it was a bad update from googles side? try on some other phone if u have one or maybe on a friends phone? if they dont have it post in the cyanogenmod forum of your device, they might help you
Caveman_eh said:
I want to select my external SD card as the download location for Google Play Music. There should be an option in settings to do this, but it is missing on mine. However, under "Manage Downloads" it shows 30gb available, so it knows my external SD card exists. I've tried to create a link from my internal storage to my SD card using Root Browser, but it fails and tells me that some systems and SD cards don't support symbolic links.
I'm running CM11 and my SD card works perfectly in every other application.
I really need help on this one
Thanks in advance
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I'm nearly sure there's an xposed mod for this. At one point I think there was an update from Google that it would have the ability to save to the external SD but somehow they managed to screw it up
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