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[Q] Format SD-card?

Hey guys, ive got little space left on my sd card in my nexus.
Can i format it? What do i do with the clockwork folder?
Thank you

If you do not intend to flash a new ROM then no you can't. I'm pretty sure you can if you flash a ROM, but remember to backup your photos and music first.
Is there a reason why you can't just delete some of your media or photos? If you've done a few nandroid backups in CWM you can delete any old ones in the app.
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Actually, after a few more seconds thought, if you've copied your music and photos onto your computer, I'm pretty sure you could do this:
1) do a complete nandroid backup
2) locate it, copy the entire directory to your computer
3) make a note of where it came from (the directory tree)
4) format your sdcard
5) copy your nandroid backup back to your sdcard making sure the directory structure is the same as before
6) restore your nandroid backup
There may be important catalogue files in the CWM directory, so it may be better to copy the entire CWM backup directory tree from its root.
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Ive tought the same thing. I deleted my old backups, then i backup music and photos (7gb~) theni copy the whole clockwork folder back to the telephone?

elinho said:
Ive tought the same thing. I deleted my old backups, then i backup music and photos (7gb~) theni copy the whole clockwork folder back to the telephone?
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To restore from a nandroid from complete stock just create a folder called clockworkmod. Inside that folder create another called backup. In that folder paste your old backup file. If you format the whole sd card some files and settings will be missing when you restore.
IMO its easier to copy all the files you want to your pc, then just go through your phone and delete all the files you don't use on a regular basis
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elinho said:
Ive tought the same thing. I deleted my old backups, then i backup music and photos (7gb~) theni copy the whole clockwork folder back to the telephone?
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I just did that, and it worked fine. Everything was te same as before the format. I only had 2gb of photos though. Maybe you should go through yours before copying back to your phone and weed out any you don't need.

I use the instant upload with G+ (WiFi Only) and as I take photos, they get uploaded to a private album. Once they're uploaded I delete them from the phone. Saves space .

ka24e said:
I use the instant upload with G+ (WiFi Only) and as I take photos, they get uploaded to a private album. Once they're uploaded I delete them from the phone. Saves space .
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Does it keep them at full Q? Been thinking about it but was waiting for G+ to allow Google Apps accounts

[Q]Can only view Internal Storage via PC and not Root

Hi
I rooted and unlocked my one plus and then ran a backup for my EFS Partition using Terminal Emulator app. This created 2 files, modemst1.bin & modemst2.bin, which are on the root of my internal storage. I can see these files on my Root Browser on Phone. However I connected phone to PC and can only see internal storage. I have USB Debugging enabled and MTP. I also De-installed the drive and re-installed and still cannot see it. I tried different ports and also a different USB cable but still the same. I want to copy these files to my PC to have as back up
Anything else I should try?
Thanks

Are you able to see any other personal files/folders on your phone?

Don't have access at the moment but from memory it just showed folders like music, download. data, DCIM etc I think.
I was thinking if I could copy the files using file manager on the phone to one of the folders I can view then save these on my PC. That work? Would still like to know why I cannot see root files on my PC
Thanks

funkyirishman said:
Don't have access at the moment but from memory it just showed folders like music, download. data, DCIM etc I think.
I was thinking if I could copy the files using file manager on the phone to one of the folders I can view then save these on my PC. That work? Would still like to know why I cannot see root files on my PC
Thanks
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Yeah, I think you'll need to put them into one of the folders and then you should be able to see them using your PC. As to why this happens I have no idea though.
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Do you know of any way to enable root viewing of the internal storage? So that I can just use Windows Explorer to view it?

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Can't open .bak file with encryption! 2

So, my brother backed up my Samsung Galaxy S4 on his laptop about 3 years ago. Can't remember the program used. He gave me the backup file yesterday.
(I screenshotted the file name and attached it here titled " FILE BACKUP TITLE.PNG")
I edited the file, to a .exe. (eg “Samsung SM-G350E_20191001_103009.bak” delete the bak and write exe after the dot and press enter.) That way I can access everything through winrar. However all of the files are encrypted! We have no idea what the password is, what shall I do! (Attached the password screen in winrar titled " RAR.PNG")
It has 1000's of photos from 2014-2017, I have no idea on what to do. I've checked out brute forcing, but I wasn't sure how to do it.
Thanks.

AkiraPerera04 said:
So, my brother backed up my Samsung Galaxy S4 on his laptop about 3 years ago. Can't remember the program used. He gave me the backup file yesterday.
(I screenshotted the file name and attached it here titled " FILE BACKUP TITLE.PNG")
I edited the file, to a .exe. (eg “Samsung SM-G350E_20191001_103009.bak” delete the bak and write exe after the dot and press enter.) That way I can access everything through winrar. However all of the files are encrypted! We have no idea what the password is, what shall I do! (Attached the password screen in winrar titled " RAR.PNG")
It has 1000's of photos from 2014-2017, I have no idea on what to do. I've checked out brute forcing, but I wasn't sure how to do it.
Thanks.
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What method was used to create the backup? It may require using the same tool that created it to decrypt it, but, without the password, you're pretty much screwed.
Whatever he used, it isn't the best way of backing up android devices. Methods typically used to backup/manage PC's are not suggested for android. ADB and custom recovery are the recommended methods of backing up android, you take your chances with any other method, as you have discovered.
For future reference, backing up your internal storage such as photos, videos and personal files doesn't require any special tools or methods, all you have to do is connect to PC, open your phones internal storage on PC and then copy all the folders there and save them on your PC in whatever folder you choose, no encryption is necessary. Then, all you have to do to retrieve data from that backup is open the folder containing the backup and everything will be there for you to copy/paste/move/open/delete the same as you can with any other file on PC.
Transferring data from that backup folder to a new device is as simple as connecting the new device to PC, opening the backup folder then copying everything in the folder then opening the internal storage of the new device on PC and then pasting the contents of the backup into the internal storage of the new device. It is virtually no different than copying files from one USB drive to another USB drive, you are just going it with phones instead of USB drives.
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Droidriven said:
What method was used to create the backup? It may require using the same tool that created it to decrypt it, but, without the password, you're pretty much screwed.
Whatever he used, it isn't the best way of backing up android devices. Methods typically used to backup/manage PC's are not suggested for android. ADB and custom recovery are the recommended methods of backing up android, you take your chances with any other method, as you have discovered.
For future reference, backing up your internal storage such as photos, videos and personal files doesn't require any special tools or methods, all you have to do is connect to PC, open your phones internal storage on PC and then copy all the folders there and save them on your PC in whatever folder you choose, no encryption is necessary. Then, all you have to do to retrieve data from that backup is open the folder containing the backup and everything will be there for you to copy/paste/move/open/delete the same as you can with any other file on PC.
Transferring data from that backup folder to a new device is as simple as connecting the new device to PC, opening the backup folder then copying everything in the folder then opening the internal storage of the new device on PC and then pasting the contents of the backup into the internal storage of the new device. It is virtually no different than copying files from one USB drive to another USB drive, you are just going it with phones instead of USB drives.
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Thanks for your response, I thought nobody was going to reply.
We can't remember. All I remember is that my custom rom s4 (android 4) was hooked up to our mac laptop. Then we backed it up using some kind of backup program. Then it was updated to android 8.
Yeah I understand now, but at the time we were fairly new to the whole android scene. I have an s7 edge now, I just back everything up on google photos and the regular cloud service. What should I do? I really want those files back.
Thanks.
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Android 11 OneUI 3.0 missing Android/Data files *FIXED*

Ok so i normally download shows and movies from MovieboxPro, i used to go to files/android/data/moviebox/download and transfer the files to a microsd to play on a bigger Tv. After updating to 3.0, wtf happened to android/data? Where are the apps storing data now? I checked my wifes Fold2 as well, same, android/data folder is empty!
Ive search all the folders/files, nothing!
Update: Fixed, see attachment
The only Files manager with access to Android/Data files after Android 11 Update!

yoniinfante34 said:
Ok so i normally download shows and movies from MovieboxPro, i used to go to files/android/data/moviebox/download and transfer the files to a microsd to play on a bigger Tv. After updating to 3.0, wtf happened to android/data? Where are the apps storing data now? I checked my wifes Fold2 as well, same, android/data folder is empty!
Ive search all the folders/files, nothing!
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hi I do not understand the same with the oneui3 S20 either everything is empty in the Android folder only with mixplorer that we can see the files I think there must be a problem with the update ...

yoniinfante34 said:
Ok so i normally download shows and movies from MovieboxPro, i used to go to files/android/data/moviebox/download and transfer the files to a microsd to play on a bigger Tv. After updating to 3.0, wtf happened to android/data? Where are the apps storing data now? I checked my wifes Fold2 as well, same, android/data folder is empty!
Ive search all the folders/files, nothing!
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I noticed this too. Then I installed FX File explorer and it gives an access denied message when trying to access that location. I ended up wiping my phone to start fresh thinking maybe something was botched after the update. I plugged my phone into my PC to transfer some files I had backed up and noticed that I have full access to Android/Data on my PC! It is full of files and you can copy and paste from there on your computer. I guess Android is trying to protect that location as there can be vital information stored in that folder. Hope that helps.

jordant2 said:
I noticed this too. Then I installed FX File explorer and it gives an access denied message when trying to access that location. I ended up wiping my phone to start fresh thinking maybe something was botched after the update. I plugged my phone into my PC to transfer some files I had backed up and noticed that I have full access to Android/Data on my PC! It is full of files and you can copy and paste from there on your computer. I guess Android is trying to protect that location as there can be vital information stored in that folder. Hope that helps.
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apparently according to Samsung the Android data folder is encrypted on Android 11!
Can you copy files to Android data from PC?
due to this restriction it is not possible to use the AppSystemizer module
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Full House said:
Can you copy files to Android data from PC?
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I was able to copy a few pictures to the Chrome folder in Android/data.

jordant2 said:
I was able to copy a few pictures to the Chrome folder in Android/data.
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Take a look at my post, theres only 1 fix so far

jordant2 said:
I noticed this too. Then I installed FX File explorer and it gives an access denied message when trying to access that location. I ended up wiping my phone to start fresh thinking maybe something was botched after the update. I plugged my phone into my PC to transfer some files I had backed up and noticed that I have full access to Android/Data on my PC! It is full of files and you can copy and paste from there on your computer. I guess Android is trying to protect that location as there can be vital information stored in that folder. Hope that helps.
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See Update on my post

X-plore can do it so

And SOLID EXPLORER is updated to do it

KBJ911 said:
And SOLID EXPLORER is updated to do it
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thanks alot I used this app and it worked

How to move old game to new phone

Could someone point me in a direction to find out how to move my favorite (no longer available) game from my old phone to my new phone (not rooted)? Thanks!!

Apk Export makes an installable copy. I have a 6+ yo office app that was installable to my Android 10, N10+ with it. Works perfectly.

tmorrgold said:
Could someone point me in a direction to find out how to move my favorite (no longer available) game from my old phone to my new phone (not rooted)? Thanks!!
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Make a backup of the apk file for the app(there are many easy ways to do this if you do some Google searching) then go to the Android/data folder in your internal storage and then find the folder for your game(it will be labeled) and make a copy of that folder, this folder is the app data for your game. Then transfer the copy of the apk file and the copy of the app data folder to your new device's internal storage. Place the apk file in your download folder and then install the app from there then place the app data folder in the Android/data folder, then reboot the device and everything should work like you want it.

Thanks!!!! It worked!

tmorrgold said:
Thanks!!!! It worked!
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I forgot to mention that you may or may not also need go to the Android/obb folder on the old device then find the obb folder/file for your game and copy that folder/file then transfer that folder to the Android/obb folder on the new device.