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[Q] partition sd card

sorry for noob post but i havnt been able to understand all this with all the posts iv read
Iv been looking into installing apps on the external sd card and i came across "partitioning sd card" and a whole bunch of other vocabulary, so iv got a couple of questions.
1. can someone explain to me the basics of this?
2. define ext2, ext3, ext4, fat32, swap size, (there might be a bit more i jsut cant think of any right now)
3. do u reccomend doing this with cwm? iv come across a few posts where people have been saying thing could brick your phone
4. apperntly cwm has some built in partition? i dont really know..
5. how would I do this this with cwm?

Boot into recovery and look for partition sd option, follow instructions.
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

fcisco13 said:
Boot into recovery and look for partition sd option, follow instructions.
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!
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thanks but is it safe? and what do i put for each option?

Make sure you backup your sdcard before you partition or you'll lose your important files.
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maxesxp said:
thanks but is it safe? and what do i put for each option?
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Is it safe?
Don't know i have 20 apps installed so dont need more space, it was safe on n1.
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

d12unk13astard said:
Make sure you backup your sdcard before you partition or you'll lose your important files.
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yes iv already done that I just wanna know what the procedure is
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maxesxp said:
sorry for noob post but i havnt been able to understand all this with all the posts iv read
Iv been looking into installing apps on the external sd card and i came across "partitioning sd card" and a whole bunch of other vocabulary, so iv got a couple of questions.
1. can someone explain to me the basics of this?
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Try this link. Very simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning

jcbofkc said:
Try this link. Very simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
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thank you but iv come across ext4? whats that? and what is swap? theres some vocabulary words in there i dont sorry for all the questions lol

maxesxp said:
thank you but iv come across ext4? whats that? and what is swap? theres some vocabulary words in there i dont sorry for all the questions lol
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EXT4 is the file system (like FAT or NTFS but for Linux based). Swap is the partition used sort of like ram (just slower) in the way that temporary files are stored there for quick access.
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redmonke255 said:
EXT4 is the file system (like FAT or NTFS but for Linux based). Swap is the partition used sort of like ram (just slower) in the way that temporary files are stored there for quick access.
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Okay thanks can you give me a procedure to how to partition you sd card? Thanks in advance
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I think people mentioned to do it through clockword mod? I think I've seen an option down there.
I have no idea why you'd want to, though. I can't really see any benefit and it would only complicate things.

Only reason to partition sdcard to have an ext partition is for people like me that have way too many apps to install that normally wouldn't fit on the g2x's internal storage. Even putting apps to SD wouldn't allow my setup of over 600 apps to my phone without an app called link2sd, currently rocking a 12gb ext3 partition on my 32gb class 10 Lexar sdcard. Call me crazy but I love having all my apps available any time I need, my phone is a beast I tell ya, with all the stress I put in it its still blazingly quick!
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redmonke255 said:
I think people mentioned to do it through clockword mod? I think I've seen an option down there.
I have no idea why you'd want to, though. I can't really see any benefit and it would only complicate things.
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yupp thats what i wanted to do lol but it says swag size and stuff and i got confused... and ppl hav said clockworkmod is ddangourous when it comes to partitioning soo im a bit scared

d12unk13astard said:
Only reason to partition sdcard to have an ext partition is for people like me that have way too many apps to install that normally wouldn't fit on the g2x's internal storage. Even putting apps to SD wouldn't allow my setup of over 600 apps to my phone without an app called link2sd, currently rocking a 12gb ext3 partition on my 32gb class 10 Lexar sdcard. Call me crazy but I love having all my apps available any time I need, my phone is a beast I tell ya, with all the stress I put in it its still blazingly quick!
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yupp lol iv filled my sd card up so thats how i stumbles across this

[Q] [Help a new owner!] Incoming massive request for help.

First off let me thank everyone who is going to help me through my issue.
Everything started yesterday when I got a16 gigabytes new SD Micro card. I originally got the card so I can move my applications from the internal 16 gigabytes storage to that SD Micro card . After searching through the web I have realized that I cannot move my applications to the external memory until I root my device and so I did it using a guide from this website. after rooting my device I downloaded every application in play store that is used to move applications from the internal memory to the external one.And for some reason all of them failed'Someof them said that there is no enough memory. and some others said I have no External memory inserted "already checked in settings and it says external memory 14.98 Gb free. After that i read another guide which Said I should get Rom manager to partition my memory card.and I did download the Rom manager . I tried to partition but it said I don't have CWM , and it asked ifit should install it so I accepted. mydevice wasn't listed. I chose a random one and now I'm afraid I have broken my 3 days old note 10.1 . Could anyone help me please with
1. The Sd micro card issue(apps From internal memory't external memory.)
2. The random CWM device that I have downloaded and maybe installed.
3. Partitioning my card (if that's going to help.)
4. I'm new to android and have no idea what rooting is "although I did it anyways" and how I Can use rooting
Rooted note 10.1
Thank you again <3
Edit 1- 8 views no help? Id really appreciate it if anyone could help me.

I think some sort of reply will help you get started...
Note 10.1 only supports FAT 32. not NTFS. So you have to format your SDcard properly to begin with. I believe its true, you need to root your device to get AppOnSD support.
NEVER flash anything that is not intended SPECIFIC for your device. Always do a backup so you can restore it from an image if you happen to soft brick it.
Rooting pretty much allows you to get "super user" functionality. Most notably the ability to access system files.

insanehadi said:
First off let me thank everyone who is going to help me through my issue.
Everything started yesterday when I got a16 gigabytes new SD Micro card. I originally got the card so I can move my applications from the internal 16 gigabytes storage to that SD Micro card . After searching through the web I have realized that I cannot move my applications to the external memory until I root my device and so I did it using a guide from this website. after rooting my device I downloaded every application in play store that is used to move applications from the internal memory to the external one.And for some reason all of them failed'Someof them said that there is no enough memory. and some others said I have no External memory inserted "already checked in settings and it says external memory 14.98 Gb free. After that i read another guide which Said I should get Rom manager to partition my memory card.and I did download the Rom manager . I tried to partition but it said I don't have CWM , and it asked ifit should install it so I accepted. mydevice wasn't listed. I chose a random one and now I'm afraid I have broken my 3 days old note 10.1 . Could anyone help me please with
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I'll try to help with fixing your Note.
Can you get into download mode? Start with power off and press volume down and power at the same time.
If so download Check Fus (GGI version) from fus.nanzen.se and make you have Odin and the Samsung drivers as described in the how to root thread.
Check the back of your Note for version number; N8000, N8010 or N8013. Use Check Fus to download the correct rom for your country. If not the nearest one.
Follow the how to root guide (sticky in development) that explains how to install the rom. This should put you back where you started. Now, read a lot. Don't use Rom Manager.
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-10-1-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-10-1/ How to root instructions. Your replacing the rom from the instructions with the one you downloaded from Check Fus.

Hawkish.KMZ said:
I think some sort of reply will help you get started...
Note 10.1 only supports FAT 32. not NTFS. So you have to format your SDcard properly to begin with. I believe its true, you need to root your device to get AppOnSD support.
NEVER flash anything that is not intended SPECIFIC for your device. Always do a backup so you can restore it from an image if you happen to soft brick it.
Rooting pretty much allows you to get "super user" functionality. Most notably the ability to access system files.
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Okay so you want me to reformat my sd card to fat32 . And I am already rooted using a guide here and I use the European version and then after downloading the rom manager I think I downloaded & Installed a wrong version of CWM.any ideas?

And pjfriend I tried so hard to understand but I'm really sorry im really new to this and I don't get what youre saying. Can u explain more !?

Is your Note working at all? Will it power on?
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pjfriend said:
Is your Note working at all? Will it power on?
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Yes bro, I'm using it now.

So, when you say you've broken your Note, what's broken?
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pjfriend said:
So, when you say you've broken your Note, what's broken?
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I said I think I broke my note because I downloaded and installed a random cmw from Rom manager when I tried partition my sd card .
And I have a problem moving apps to the sd card. In app2sd it says it's emulated andin droids it says memory is full.

Then I'll back out. I've no experience of apps2sd on the Note. Have had no cause to use it. I strongly suggest you read a lot more before you attempt anything else involving door, partitions or CWM.
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[Q] [Question] [Help] Linking Apps to sd-ext(second partition)

Hello there, I'm getting a problem linking my apps to sd-ext. I partitioned my sd-card. Mounted script (in link2sd I choosed sd-ext4 not sure if doing right). It told me to reboot. I did. Then when I tried to link my random picked pre-installed app
it showed and error i guess like 'read only file system' or something. No.idea how to fix it. Help needed.
Correct me if I'm doing wrong. Any reason why I'm facing this error. Or tell me your own steps.
Extra Info: using CM10 beta #3. But tried it on CM9 #11 and faced the same problem.
Thank you!
I promise I'll hit the 'Thanks' button.

No sorry I selected ext2. It shows error while mounting ext4 and FAT 16/32

U must be on stock rom !! Right?
As it dont have ext support! So make the secrond partition also as fat32 but logical! Then try and tell if it helps

Parth_14 said:
U must be on stock rom !! Right?
As it dont have ext support! So make the secrond partition also as fat32 but logical! Then try and tell if it helps
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No No, I already mentioned I'm using CM 10 Beta #3. I can't link my apps via link2sd

Ohh sorry!!
Most people use link2sd on stock!! Anyways if u are on cm10 just download and flash m2sdnoconfig.zip from this thread and remember to reboot twice!! All internal memory problems gone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32690721

Parth_14 said:
Ohh sorry!!
Most people use link2sd on stock!! Anyways if u are on cm10 just download and flash m2sdnoconfig.zip from this thread and remember to reboot twice!! All internal memory problems gone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32690721
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ahh sorry, how flashing this thing will sort out the problem. Please elaborate!

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which recovery are you on...?????
"error linking ext partition " i this the error you get..????

developerindeed said:
ahh sorry, how flashing this thing will sort out the problem. Please elaborate!
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How u are on cm 10 if u dont even know how to flash ??

bid4sumit said:
which recovery are you on...?????
"error linking ext partition " i this the error you get..????
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CWM v5.0.X
No, the exact error I get is 'mkdir: /dalvic-cache read only file system'.
PS, tell me if there is any way to increase the internal memory by merging part of memory from sd-card.

Improve your vocabulary!
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How u are on cm 10 if u dont even know how to flash ??
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Are you sick with English?
I asked how flashing that zip will help me? NOT How to flash
You got something?

developerindeed said:
Are you sick with English?
I asked how flashing that zip will help me? NOT How to flash
You got something?
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Basically it makes ur ext partition as ur internal memory!! That is it will show that amount created by u for ext instead of 150mb! And all the apps automatically install in this partition!!

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dude change ur recovery...switch to Yanoos recovery or twrp...
CMW has error mounting ext Partition.......

Parth_14 said:
Basically it makes ur ext partition as ur internal memory!! That is it will show that amount created by u for ext instead of 150mb! And all the apps automatically install in this partition!!
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The method you told didn't work. Flashing any of the zip mounts2sd(or no config) made my phone stuck on HTC logo. Rebboting 2 times or implementing emulator commands are later things :/ Now tell what to do?

developerindeed said:
The method you told didn't work. Flashing any of the zip mounts2sd(or no config) made my phone stuck on HTC logo. Rebboting 2 times or implementing emulator commands are later things :/ Now tell what to do?
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See my signature and follow that method it should work
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"lts not who u r inside, its wat u do that defines u..."
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--->make ur phone faster and more battery efficient
--->partition and link apps to sd?!?!?
--->cool 3d games for galaxy y (no root no lag)

sanny5 said:
See my signature and follow that method it should work
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"lts not who u r inside, its wat u do that defines u..."
———–——————————————
--->make ur phone faster and more battery efficient
--->partition and link apps to sd?!?!?
--->cool 3d games for galaxy y (no root no lag)
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Thank you, but I know the process and followed it the same way. But when try to link apps, its shows error 'mkdir failed for /data/sdext2/dalvic-cache'(screenshot attached). I guess problem is somewhere with permissions.I tried to change them with oot Explorer and ES Explorer but they don't allow me. Any fixes now?

bid4sumit said:
dude change ur recovery...switch to Yanoos recovery or twrp...
CMW has error mounting ext Partition.......
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You mean I should flash mounts2sd.zip using TWRP?
Would that really work?

developerindeed said:
You mean I should flash mounts2sd.zip using TWRP?
Would that really work?
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You can always try

FACK! I just read out I can't run m2sd script on this build. My Bad!
Anyways, let me change it. Don't go anywhere. I still may need your help.

Parth_14 said:
U must be on stock rom !! Right?
As it dont have ext support! So make the secrond partition also as fat32 but logical! Then try and tell if it helps
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Yep i totally agree with him
Try following him what he said
And yeah ext2 runs fine with stock i tested it no errors
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saadahmeddar said:
Yep i totally agree with him
Try following him what he said
And yeah ext2 runs fine with stock i tested it no errors
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Dafaq???
Stock doesent have ext support!!! Whos phone did u test in?? Alien's??

[Q] ThunderZap kernel sd-card

I've got a question to devs here. Can someone edit TZ4.1 kernel, to mount external sd-card (i've got 32gig class 10/uhs-1) as internal? I've tried to edit init.sony.rc, but that edited kernel by me didn't work. I see no point in using that internal memory. If someone could help me with that, PM me (I just want this for my personal usage, and won't republish this anywhere).
Please help me, only this one thing is stopping me from using KK on my phone. I've tried a lot of tutorials, kitchens, scripts on Win/Linux machine, it never worked. Sometimes I could see TZ logo and boot into TWRP, but couldn't boot into system, or it just rebooted itself after 5secs of black screen.

aerzjee said:
I've got a question to devs here. Can someone edit TZ4.1 kernel, to mount external sd-card (i've got 32gig class 10/uhs-1) as internal? I've tried to edit init.sony.rc, but that edited kernel by me didn't work. I see no point in using that internal memory. If someone could help me with that, PM me (I just want this for my personal usage, and won't republish this anywhere).
Please help me, only this one thing is stopping me from using KK on my phone. I've tried a lot of tutorials, kitchens, scripts on Win/Linux machine, it never worked. Sometimes I could see TZ logo and boot into TWRP, but couldn't boot into system, or it just rebooted itself after 5secs of black screen.
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I'm not a developer but external memory as internal is set by default in Matrix ROM which is in Android development section. So you can try it. Or look inside it and find changes that you need.

Kosa02 said:
I'm not a developer but external memory as internal is set by default in Matrix ROM which is in Android development section. So you can try it. Or look inside it and find changes that you need.
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It has changes in vold.fstab which is deprecated in android 4.3+ so it won't work on KitKat

@varun.chitre15 Could You help me with it?

Using external as internal is risky. Could damage your card so very badly.

I will make you ramdisk when I get home (6-8 hours),but you will need to pack it yourself, because I don't want to reshare varun's work.
P.s.- I can tell you what you need to change just send me PM.
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srcharged said:
Using external as internal is risky. Could damage your card so very badly.
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I know, but I'm a bit tired of FolderMount, because SwiftKey is showing me an error every boot, and I need to download dictionaries again, and when I've got no Internet coverage except 2G, then it's painful to do. And I bet it's faster than internal storage (I may be wrong)
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srcharged said:
Using external as internal is risky. Could damage your card so very badly.
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Oh, forget do say, I were using that solution in vold.fstab on 4.2.2, and worked like a charm. (even since when I had galaxy s advance, and SE Arc S) It's still the same MicroSD card
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Apps2SD All in one tool[2.3+]: Partition SD card and Move/Link Apps to SD card [ROOT]

Hi all,
This is my first post in XDA but I've been a regular reader as a guest. I've developed an app(Apps2SD) to move/link apps from internal storage to external SD card with lots of other cool features.
Apps2SD has evolved from being an app which moves app data to sd card to an all in one app with many cool features.
Translation project http://os3pxnq.oneskyapp.com/collaboration/project/54276
Apps2SD Translation Thread
Tutorials @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4q5HAHJblI&index=1&list=PLiRFJHKSKUX_q0hsN0oHn4iXGoloJku5s
Prerequisites:
Device needs to be rooted
Root permission should be granted to Apps2SD
2 partitions on external SD card (use Apps2SD partition tool to create 2nd partition). 1st partition should be FAT/exFat partition, this is your standard SD card storage. The second partition is used as the internal storage for linked application files and can be ext2, ext3, ext4 or f2fs.

Helpful links:
Faqs
Features
Known issues and solutions
Suggestions
How to Partition SD card
Repository
Permissions
Changelog
Videos
Supported Intents [Pro]
Translation project
Script to replace KingRoot with SuperSu

Apps2SD development
HI Vicky,
let me first congratulate you on making such a useful app which has so many features .Does this app has any device limitations .
thanks , Rahul

Thank you Rahul,
There is no device restriction apart from Android version. The app is supported on android 2.3+.

The app won't partition my 32gb card on a Galaxy Tab 4. It keeps instructing me to reboot. Once I do, the app auto-starts, attempts to partition, then fails. Again, it instructs me to reboot. I never make it past this point. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for the app and your time.

Cablespider said:
The app won't partition my 32gb card on a Galaxy Tab 4. It keeps instructing me to reboot. Once I do, the app auto-starts, attempts to partition, then fails. Again, it instructs me to reboot. I never make it past this point. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for the app and your time.
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Hi Cablespider,
Do you have busybox installed? can you check if fdisk is available in your busybox version.

Cablespider said:
The app won't partition my 32gb card on a Galaxy Tab 4. It keeps instructing me to reboot. Once I do, the app auto-starts, attempts to partition, then fails. Again, it instructs me to reboot. I never make it past this point. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for the app and your time.
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Cablespider,
I've sent you a PM, please check.

Cablespider said:
The app won't partition my 32gb card on a Galaxy Tab 4. It keeps instructing me to reboot. Once I do, the app auto-starts, attempts to partition, then fails. Again, it instructs me to reboot. I never make it past this point. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for the app and your time.
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The partition tool should work now. I've updated the apk in google play. It should be available after 3-4 hours.
Thanks,
Vicky

vickybonick said:
Thank you Rahul,
There is no device restriction apart from Android version. The app is supported on android 2.3+.
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Thanks for the information.I tried it on my Samsung S5 and it works .The interface and visualizations provided to showcase the space used by different files are really impressive and easy to handle.

good app.
link2sd and apps2sd when used together have conflicts.
App needs stability. every reboot asks for another soft reboot to mount partition.

anil2705 said:
good app.
link2sd and apps2sd when used together have conflicts.
App needs stability. every reboot asks for another soft reboot to mount partition.
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Please let me know your device name and android version. Ideally Link2SD and Apps2SD should not be used together. Any app linked by Link2SD will be detected by Apps2SD. If you still want to use them together make sure to deselect auto linking in Link2SD or Apps2SD settings.
As for the post reboot issue. Can you recreate the mount script from Apps2SD, reboot and try again. If the problem still persist send me the content of /system/etc/install-recovery.sh file.

running moto e 5.1.1
using only apps2sd solved the issue. and mount scripts were done from apps2sd itself

anil2705 said:
running moto e 5.1.1
using only apps2sd solved the issue. and mount scripts were done from apps2sd itself
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Great. Please rate and review on google play if you like the app.

but every restart forced a soft reboot to make it work.
jus fix that, it'll be great.

anil2705 said:
but every restart forced a soft reboot to make it work.
jus fix that, it'll be great.
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Can you update to latest version, recreate mount script from the app, reboot and try again.

hunkrahulsvnit said:
Thanks for the information.I tried it on my Samsung S5 and it works .The interface and visualizations provided to showcase the space used by different files are really impressive and easy to handle.
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Thank you hunkrahulsvnit.

I can not get it to work with my samsung tab 4 7.0in. I have link every option in setting, but applications still install in tablet internal storage. Tablet still showing Low on storage memory notification.....
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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10507 said:
I can not get it to work with my samsung tab 4 7.0in. I have link every option in setting, but applications still install in tablet internal storage. Tablet still showing Low on storage memory notification.....
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Can you send me the Android version. Also are you able to Link/Move apps manually? Also do you mean after selecting all the options in auto link option, newly installed apps are not being moved to SD card?
Please note that Auto link Settings is for newly installed applications. To link existing apps select the app and link individually or use Multi select to link in batch.

vickybonick said:
Can you send me the Android version. Also are you able to Link/Move apps manually? Also do you mean after selecting all the options in auto link option, newly installed apps are not being moved to SD card?
Please note that Auto link Settings is for newly installed applications. To link existing apps select the app and link individually or use Multi select to link in batch.
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It still running it original android version of 4.0.2. Yes, the newly installed apps are not being moved to the SD card. Everytimes I install new apps my internal storage decreases. I will try further more to see....
Thanks
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10507 said:
It still running it original android version of 4.0.2. Yes, the newly installed apps are not being moved to the SD card. Everytimes I install new apps my internal storage decreases. I will try further more to see....
Thanks
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Also are you able to Link/Move apps manually?