How do enable this so I can transfer some files on my computer? I only get mtp or some other camera option. I just want it to show up as a normal drive. Is there a different driver to be installed?
google removed mass storage mode from android (jellybean(?) and later)
(i think it was b/c mass storage mode does not allow the phone to mount /sdcard while connected to PC.... so apps using /sdcard for storage may become unstable... MTP allows both phone and computer to access /sdcard together, with the phone controlling access)
custom kernels/roms may still include this feature
It can't be done on a FUSE file system
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abmone said:
How do enable this so I can transfer some files on my computer? I only get mtp or some other camera option. I just want it to show up as a normal drive. Is there a different driver to be installed?
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Via Developer Options and enabling USB Debugging, mine shows up as you say "like a normal drive". To see everything, you'll want to make sure "Media Device (MTP)" is selected. Also make sure you have the drivers for your device installed on your computer.
If that still doesnt work, try using: SG USB Mass Storage Enabler, available for free on the app store (play.google.com)
That worked for me on my Galaxy S4 on the GPE Rom.
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google removed mass storage mode from android (jellybean(?) and later)
(i think it was b/c mass storage mode does not allow the phone to mount /sdcard while connected to PC.... so apps using /sdcard for storage may become unstable... MTP allows both phone and computer to access /sdcard together, with the phone controlling access)
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this is just all kinds of wrong.
google didnt remove it, there's just no sdcard slot so there is no mass storage mode. end of discussion.
This is also wrong. The one x had no sdcard slot but still had mass storage mode.
The reason it's gone is because of the fused sdcard partition. It is actually an ext4 partition which cannot be read by windows in mass storage mode.
The reason they did this was firstly better performance and less limitations than fat in android. And that the partition can be dynamically changed so no risk of /data becoming full and not being able to install anymore apps etc..
There are several other reasons but I'm not going into the boring stuff
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The reason it's gone is because of the fused sdcard partition. It is actually an ext4 partition which cannot be read by windows in mass storage mode.
The reason they did this was firstly better performance and less limitations than fat in android.
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Exactly. Windows blows, we all know that.
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There are several other reasons but I'm not going into the boring stuff
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Okay, USB Mass Storage mode, what about it?
My Galaxy Note 5.3 with ICS has it. My Galaxy S3 with ICS does not have it.
I've been Googling for hours, and getting nowhere. The Samsung website says the N8000 has "USB Mass Storage Mode". But two posters on XDA say that it does not.
What I like to do is keep my PC file directory synced to my Samsung device. On my old Galaxy Tab 7 Classic, I can just plug it in (USB Mass Storage Mode), and it mounts and works. I then use ROBOCOPY (Windows rsync wannabe) and it syncs up just fine, and very quickly. I've got it in a batch file, I just plug in, double-click the icon, and it goes.
On the S3, MTP mode, as everyone seems to already know, doesn't cut it at all. It can't detect dates or metadata, so it wants to re-copy everything, in very slow MTP mode. UGH!
Prior to the ICS update for my note 5.3, I just rooted and used Samba.
So my questions:
1. Can someone definitively confirm whether the GT-N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 has true USB Mass Storage mode support, or not?
2. If not, do we think Samsung is going to add it, as they did with the Galaxy note 5.3?
3. If not, is Samba the right way to go here? Is there a better way?
4. I've heard that "Airdroid" might be good, but does it support syncing a la rsync or robocopy?
5. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to proceed?
Thank you all so much for your patience and guidance!
Glen
I can't get USB mass storage mode to work at all. I am on Windows 8 RTM.
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I can't get USB mass storage mode to work at all. I am on Windows 8 RTM.
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My Galaxy S2 has USB Mass Storage mode... and I'm very dissapointed that the Note 10.1 does not have USB Mass Storage mode. Why do they keep changing these file structures... its so inconsistent.
One of the reasons I jumped from Transformer Prime TF201 to the Note 10.1 is because I thought the file structure in the Note 10.1 is better sturctured, just like the S2.
Anyone has any work around this? I do not want to always remove my microSD card all the time.
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All -
Okay, USB Mass Storage mode, what about it?
My Galaxy Note 5.3 with ICS has it. My Galaxy S3 with ICS does not have it.
I've been Googling for hours, and getting nowhere. The Samsung website says the N8000 has "USB Mass Storage Mode". But two posters on XDA say that it does not.
What I like to do is keep my PC file directory synced to my Samsung device. On my old Galaxy Tab 7 Classic, I can just plug it in (USB Mass Storage Mode), and it mounts and works. I then use ROBOCOPY (Windows rsync wannabe) and it syncs up just fine, and very quickly. I've got it in a batch file, I just plug in, double-click the icon, and it goes.
On the S3, MTP mode, as everyone seems to already know, doesn't cut it at all. It can't detect dates or metadata, so it wants to re-copy everything, in very slow MTP mode. UGH!
Prior to the ICS update for my note 5.3, I just rooted and used Samba.
So my questions:
1. Can someone definitively confirm whether the GT-N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 has true USB Mass Storage mode support, or not?
2. If not, do we think Samsung is going to add it, as they did with the Galaxy note 5.3?
3. If not, is Samba the right way to go here? Is there a better way?
4. I've heard that "Airdroid" might be good, but does it support syncing a la rsync or robocopy?
5. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to proceed?
Thank you all so much for your patience and guidance!
Glen
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In settings/developer options, select usb debugging. Then when you connect to pc you should get mass storage hookup
You just need the MTP drivers .........
On WinXP machines mostly You will have to download KIES , install it to get drivers installed but not run it, connect 10.1 via USB and voila You will have a folder showing "phone" and sdcard folder.
Now You can use the sdcard card as mass storage. Only when it comes to transfer of files not recognized by Android or the device it will ask You wether it should be copied , just click yes.
On most win7 pcs Sammy devices are recognized automatically as MTP ...........
Same issue here , and for windows 8 i can't get the right drivers for it , the pc can't recognize the device in case i installed last version of Samsung Kies
The Note 10.1 uses MTP like the S3. I used this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009 on my Note 10.1 and it lets me mount the external micro SD card when I plug it into my Windows 7 computer. You have to be rooted w/ busybox installed. It should work for the S3 also, since that is what it was made for.
Good luck!
go to settings...
I'm running ICS 4.0.4 on galaxy note which runs MTP mode by default.
Usb mass storage mode can be enabled from settings-> wireless and network (more) -> usb utilities... turn on mass storage
There u r... hope it helps
is there a mod for the note 10.1 for ums?
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Is there a working solution for USB mass storage mode that works well with our note yet ?
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Is there a working solution for USB mass storage mode that works well with our note yet ?
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help me please
how i can do recovery my deleted photo's ??
i cant connect my tablet to PC via mass storage
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help me please
how i can do recovery my deleted photo's ??
i cant connect my tablet to PC via mass storage
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there are few apps in the market that i have seen that can do it.
Also there are windows applications that can do it too..
Dont remember anything over my head, but i am sure search will give you results..
I have done once in the past... It was along toiling process but eventually got many of them back.
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there are few apps in the market that i have seen that can do it.
Also there are windows applications that can do it too..
Dont remember anything over my head, but i am sure search will give you results..
I have done once in the past... It was along toiling process but eventually got many of them back.
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i tested all apps
but dosnt work again
ehsan102 said:
i tested all apps
but dosnt work again
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Try mounting the internal sd a card in windows or mac and try using a mac or windows application.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/digitalcameras/how-to-recover-deleted-photos-from-your-sd-card/1102
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Try mounting the internal sd a card in windows or mac and try using a mac or windows application.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/digitalcameras/how-to-recover-deleted-photos-from-your-sd-card/1102
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thanks my friend
but that above link was for deleted photo and for not portable device
do You know a software windows for recovery file for portable device ?
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thanks my friend
but that above link was for deleted photo and for not portable device
do You know a software windows for recovery file for portable device ?
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If you are able to mount the internal sd as card in your pc then you should be able to do it, since it would be acting like any other hard drive
I dont think this is possible with stock firmware.. but if you are able to install an asop rom like CM then you might have option to do it by using some app like ums mass storage enabler or so..
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If you are able to mount the internal sd as card in your pc then you should be able to do it, since it would be acting like any other hard drive
I dont think this is possible with stock firmware.. but if you are able to install an asop rom like CM then you might have option to do it by using some app like ums mass storage enabler or so..
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see the attach image
im using a custom ROM
but UMS donsnt work with any apps
do you know apps for recovery photo for android ?
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see the attach image
im using a custom ROM
but UMS donsnt work with any apps
do you know apps for recovery photo for android ?
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By stock i meant , stock and stock based roms...
You will need an asop based rom
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By stock i meant , stock and stock based roms...
You will need an asop based rom
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Please offer to me a ASOP for n8000
thanks so much
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Please offer to me a ASOP for n8000
thanks so much
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try pacman or cm or revolt..
Hello, i want to be able to mount usb storage like CM10, 11 on stock rom and still be able to update OTA.
Is there any MOD around here?
you cannot mount a fused storage system like the nexus has as a USB mass storage.
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you cannot mount a fused storage system like the nexus has as a USB mass storage.
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i meant to mount USB OTG sorry i wasn't specific
Stick mount
Usb otg helper
Media importer
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i meant to mount USB OTG sorry i wasn't specific
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Get stickmount by chainfire
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Get stickmount by chainfire
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i would have prefered a MOD (not as an extra app installed)
but i think this will work thanks
I'm no stranger to mounting obb to external sdcard on devices that have them but I am unable to get it to work using OTG.
Has ANYONE managed to get this working so they can mount obb games from OTG? If so, please can you share the following info:
- what method of mounting OTG do you use?
- please give example of source / destination of obb based game you have successfully moved and mounted
- was OTG mounted when you created the pair?
- must OTG be mounted before or after foldermount mounts?
- must you reboot before you can mount?
Any other info gratefully received. My issue is that foldermount fails to mount the pair after boot. I was assuming the otg must be mounted first.
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You tried a custom kernel or rom? Everything works perfectly for me
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You tried a custom kernel or rom? Everything works perfectly for me
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Always. Please can you answer the questions in post 1 if you have it working? I don't really need if its working (I know it should). I need to know how it is working
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You tried a custom kernel or rom? Everything works perfectly for me
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That's great... Now can you please share how you did it like the op asked
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I'm no stranger to mounting obb to external sdcard on devices that have them but I am unable to get it to work using OTG.
Has ANYONE managed to get this working so they can mount obb games from OTG? If so, please can you share the following info:
- what method of mounting OTG do you use?
- please give example of source / destination of obb based game you have successfully moved and mounted
- was OTG mounted when you created the pair?
- must OTG be mounted before or after foldermount mounts?
- must you reboot before you can mount?
Any other info gratefully received. My issue is that foldermount fails to mount the pair after boot. I was assuming the otg must be mounted first.
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1i got an otg cable and connect a usb storage to it
2 Data and Obb folders mounted successfully and both working when mounted
3 source: android.. Destination: android/data or android/obb on usb storage that i created manually
4 OTG was mounted when i created the pair
5 must be mounted before creating the pair
6 no reboot (for me )
7 using mahdi rom and tried with a few others as well
8 one thing i created the pair manually in storage/usb disk/android
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1i got an otg cable and connect a usb storage to it
2 Data and Obb folders mounted successfully and both working when mounted
3 source: android.. Destination: android/data or android/obb on usb storage that i created manually
4 OTG was mounted when i created the pair
5 must be mounted before creating the pair
6 no reboot (for me )
7 using mahdi rom and tried with a few others as well
8 one thing i created the pair manually in storage/usb disk/android
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Sorry i was working, no app, it's in the kernel that comes with the rom, after you connect the otg if you go to storage in your setting, you will see there is a external storage
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I believe you can also use chaos kernel to mount your otg
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Sorry i was working, no app, it's in the kernel that comes with the rom, after you connect the otg if you go to storage in your setting, you will see there is a external storage
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I believe you can also use chaos kernel to mount your otg
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Ah that makes sense. Nothing mounts on my kernel without an app....
I'll check out chaos
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K please do let us know if you get it working? if the kernel itself doesn't work for you please try mahdi rom and i promise you will see the results, and one last thing, i bet you were using stick mount and that app mount my otg as one more folder in my internal storage and not as a external storage, well that's what i think.
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Can't wait to get my meenova thing. Thanks for sharing how to use it. I'll have to check out those custom kernels. I've just been using the one that came with omnirom because I didn't feel like messing with any extra features but I'll try those other ones unless OmniROM has it which I don't think it does.
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and that app mount my otg as one more folder in my internal storage and not as a external storage
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Yes, this is exactly the problem.
Thanks
OK It sort of works with Chaos. By sort of, I mean it works "enough" for me.
Here are my notes...
When the phone boots and foldermount does it's mounting, the message will say "none" in the folder mount Toast message (if the USB stick is not connected)
When I plug the USB stick in, the mounts don't change. I have to manually go into foldermount and press the little "pin" icon in the bottom left corner to turn all the pin icons green, which signifies the mounts are then active. Games work as expected.
If I unplug the USB, the /sdcard/Android/obb folders for each mounted game appear as empty. When I reinsert the stick, this remains the case, so I must manually go into folder mount and press the "un pin" icon in the bottom right corner, then press the "pin" icon again in the bottom left corner.
It's not quite plug and play, however, given I was manually copying folders back and forth previously, this is definitely an acceptable manual step for me.
FYI, USB storage still doesn't show in settings > Storage, however it IS at least mounted to the correct location. A much better solution to stick mount.
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OK It sort of works with Chaos. By sort of, I mean it works "enough" for me.
Here are my notes...
When the phone boots and foldermount does it's mounting, the message will say "none" in the folder mount Toast message (if the USB stick is not connected)
When I plug the USB stick in, the mounts don't change. I have to manually go into foldermount and press the little "pin" icon in the bottom left corner to turn all the pin icons green, which signifies the mounts are then active. Games work as expected.
If I unplug the USB, the /sdcard/Android/obb folders for each mounted game appear as empty. When I reinsert the stick, this remains the case, so I must manually go into folder mount and press the "un pin" icon in the bottom right corner, then press the "pin" icon again in the bottom left corner.
It's not quite plug and play, however, given I was manually copying folders back and forth previously, this is definitely an acceptable manual step for me.
FYI, USB storage still doesn't show in settings > Storage, however it IS at least mounted to the correct location. A much better solution to stick mount.
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OK so before you play you gotta click on the pin then when your done and want to unplug you press the un pin before unplugging and everything works?
Just want to make sure I understand right. Also is it possible to view the external storage like an SD card on other devices so you can see what's on it and move stuff to it? Or did you just use the pair option on folder mount to move your obb files to the otg?
Sorry for all the questions just want to make sure I know how to set it up
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OK so before you play you gotta click on the pin then when your done and want to unplug you press the un pin before unplugging and everything works?
Just want to make sure I understand right. Also is it possible to view the external storage like an SD card on other devices so you can see what's on it and move stuff to it? Or did you just use the pair option on folder mount to move your obb files to the otg?
Sorry for all the questions just want to make sure I know how to set it up
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You dont HAVE to unpin before unmounting. You can simply unplug the OTG stick. However, next time you plug it in (if no reboot between) you will need to unpin then repin. If you unpin and remove, you only have to reping when you plug it back in. You will always need to unpin as a step (using this kernel) however, its just a case of whether you do it as you unplug or when you insert.
You can browse it, yes. I use Solid Explorer myself so I just set my second panel to default to /storage/USBdisk
Jaja sorry guys, the folder mount developer should update folder mount to be more compatible with the nexus 5
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Jaja sorry guys, the folder mount developer should update folder mount to be more compatible with the nexus 5
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It would be good if a mount could be triggered by tasker...
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OK I've ordered a meenova but it seems like it's gonna take forever...
While I wait I'd like to know if I moved all my titanium backups and twrp backups to the external storage would I be able to restore them from it? Like can twrp mount it? So if I got in a boot loop and needed to restore would plugging it in allow me to mount with twrp and restore?
I hope that makes sense because I know folder mount won't work since the phone will be off.
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A mount is basically a redirect. It works by moving the folderA content into folderB and then it basically "points" folderA to folderB, a bit like a shortcut. So when an app looks inside folderA, it will see folderB's content.
Since foldermount runs in android, yes titanium backup will work but no, TWRP will not.
However, you could use philz recovery (see signature) and backup directly to otg
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A mount is basically a redirect. It works by moving the folderA content into folderB and then it basically "points" folderA to folderB, a bit like a shortcut. So when an app looks inside folderA, it will see folderB's content.
Since foldermount runs in android, yes titanium backup will work but no, TWRP will not.
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Alright thanks I've used philz recovery on my nexus 10 and it's really reliable so I won't mind using it here as well
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Hello !!
Google just brutally pulled out USB Mass Storage, not a good thing for users who don't root their phone. As you all know that MTP (Media transfer Protocol) is slow and frustrating and neither USB Mass Storage works on Nexus 5 so is there any way to transfer files at "HIGHEST POSSIBLE SPEED" between Nexus and PC ??
I'm tired of hunting, some help would be great Sagar Khanapurkar
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Hello !!
Google just brutally pulled out USB Mass Storage, not a good thing for users who don't root their phone. As you all know that MTP (Media transfer Protocol) is slow and frustrating and neither USB Mass Storage works on Nexus 5 so is there any way to transfer files at "HIGHEST POSSIBLE SPEED" between Nexus and PC ??
I'm tired of hunting, some help would be great
Thank you )
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They didn't just "brutally pull out" mass storage at all. Mass storage can still be used if you have an actual sdcard.
The problem is in fact that if you use the fuse file system to share /sdcard data space, which is the only method that works well, mass storage would be impossible.
Unfortunately this means that we're stuck with MTP and we all share the same issues. It needs vast improvement. This is a bi-product of using fuse unfortunately. You can't mount usb ass storage a fuse /sdcard because its on the /data partition and you cannot rip the data partition out whilst its in use, which is what mass storage would require
You have 2 options. Adb push / pull (see thread available via my signature) or using WiFi to transfer.
There are loads of apps that are available to do transfer over the network. Personally I just use a file explorer. Fastest? Adb because its wired but its not the simplest
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I'll go with adb push / pull !! since it's the fastest available source.
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I'll go with adb push / pull !! since it's the fastest available source.
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Have a look at my thread "adb and fastboot. What is it?" Which you can get yo via the sticky thread on my signature.
I've not used it unrooted so I can't say if /data/media/0 works or if /sdcard is better. But please let me know how you get on.
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Have a look at my thread "adb and fastboot. What is it?" Which you can get yo via the sticky thread on my signature.
I've not used it unrooted so I can't say if /data/media/0 works or if /sdcard is better. But please let me know how you get on.
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Can't I just pull /internal storage (( I know adb will be having different parameters)), but what I want to do is pull each and every single file which is on my 32 GB Nexus, I don't want system files, all I want is my files... ?
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Can't I just pull /internal storage (( I know adb will be having different parameters)), but what I want to do is pull each and every single file which is on my 32 GB Nexus, I don't want system files, all I want is my files... ?
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Your files are on /sdcard which mounts on /data/media/0
Not really sure what you're asking. I haven't mentioned system files, which you wouldnt be able to access without root anyway.
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Yeah, OP, just `adb pull /sdcard/ <dest folder>`.
How can I use my OnePlus One as USB mass storage device? I dislike MTP.
I do like this-
1. Switch off the phone.
2. Connect to PC
3. Enter recovery mode
Now drivers will load automatically and you can exchange data in Mass Storage Mode.
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I do like this-
1. Switch off the phone.
2. Connect to PC
3. Enter recovery mode
Now drivers will load automatically and you can exchange data in Mass Storage Mode.
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Really? It will be detected as a USB drive??? Is this with a particular recovery or will TWRP do it? I'd like to add a partition to my phone that will contain a bootable Linux distribution so that I can use my phone as a rescue disk. Would this be possible?
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Really? It will be detected as a USB drive??? Is this with a particular recovery or will TWRP do it? I'd like to add a partition to my phone that will contain a bootable Linux distribution so that I can use my phone as a rescue disk. Would this be possible?
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Hi. I am using latest TWRP recovery and Oneplus is responding well invariably.
I have not tried adding partitions and also dont know much about it.
Goodluck if u r planning to try it.
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Hi. I am using latest TWRP recovery and Oneplus is responding well invariably.
I have not tried adding partitions and also dont know much about it.
Goodluck if u r planning to try it.
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Will look into this. Thanks!
I just looked into it and got nothing. It talks over usb, but no USB Mass Storage support (reading Linux dmesg to test). I looked over TWRP, and it looks like the disabled USB Mass Storage when Android shifted away from having a separate FAT filesystem you could mount under Windows. Your SD Card is now a directory under /data and most kernels don't have the ability to even export USB Mass Storage anymore because, as ext4, Windows will tell you that the drive is unformatted and ask you to format it for you!! And that would mean losing the entire /data partition. Basically USB Mass Storage is gone. I'm thinking with a custom kernel and maybe compiling TWRP myself, I might be able to get it back, but its going to be far from trivial. I think the end result (a recovery system that I can boot a PC from in an emergency with plenty of tools) will make a great addition to my phone.
TWRP is supposed to support MTP now, but its not working for me. I end up using USB OTG for "bare clean wipe" flashes.
Any news? Unfortunately, since it was upgraded to lollipop I can not connect the OnePlus one to my car radio as a removable disk. It remains uncomfortable leaving your phone in recovery to use UMS