Hi, I am looking for a way to be able to copy the folder of music files to a USB stick from my android and have the files show up in alphabetical order rather than Fat32 order.
I am able to do this on my PC using fat sorter for Windows. But surely there must be a way to do this from an android so that it I don't have to bring the USB stick into my apartment every time that I want to copy a folder of music to play on my car stereo.
I have accomplished this by copying one file at a time in alphabetical order, but this is a real hassle.
Any ideas?
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So I like the doubletwist android player, but the desktop app fails to work on my computer.
I was wondering if anyone uses DoubleTwist for syncing podcasts and if so could you let me know what folder structure the doubletwist app uses for podcasts. My plan is to manually transfer my downloaded podcasts on to my phone, but since I was never able to get the doubletwist app running on my computer, I don't know what folder structure it uses for podcasts.
I would start by finding out where the application that recorded the podcast stores them and I would find out the file format it stores them in and whether or not they were digitally rights managed.
Armed with all this information and a simple search of the host (PC/Laptop) file system translates into select all cut/copy paste
Or delete all dirty software waste.
I'm sure you could also invert the search and google your sd card instead of your host system for similar media. Beware. Most windows users generally have no idea about the mechanisms involved in hiding files from an elementary search in a unix like environment.
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I think my question wasn't clear.
What I need to know is what folder structure the doubletwist android app uses. I have no problem finding the files on my system and transferring them to my phone, but unless I know what type of folder structure to create, the doubletwist app won't see these files as podcasts.
I guess what you're saying is a podcast is like any other media file. I don't have double twist but I can tell you that inspection is the best answer. Explore the double twist folder on your sd card. Take notes of what you see. Acquire a new podcast using the double twist app. Go back to the sd card and compare your notes.
I'm sorry if I'm no help.
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The problem is that the doubletwist app on the phone doesn't create a folder structure on your SD card. It relies on the desktop app to do that, so if you're unable to run the desktop app there is now way to know what folder structure its looking for (since the phone app won't create it)
Anyway, I managed to guess it. I created a folder /Podcasts in the /Music folder. Then inside the podcast folder I created another folder for each podcast and moved the individual m4a's into those folders.
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Anyway, I managed to guess it. I created a folder /Podcasts in the /Music folder. Then inside the podcast folder I created another folder for each podcast and moved the individual m4a's into those folders.
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Well done!
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Looks like I spoke too soon. That method only partially works. It allows doubletwist to see the files as podcasts (which in turn lets you browse them through doubletwists's podcast section) but it doesn't split the podcasts up. The subfolders are ignored and all podcasts get lumped under a category called other.
At this point I'm convinced there is also some configuration file I need to create.
Have you tried latest windows version of the program? If so it seems you need to contact the developer/support!
I would probly explain what happened when u tried manual correction and also suggest a less complicated app framework!
*edit: on second thought, it seems like most java developers just aren't happy if it isn't complicated!
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So after exploring a little more I realized the app has it's on db. At first I thought it just read the contents of the sd card (since it picked up all the m3u's and was able to play them without issue) but after exploring it's db I realized it created it's own internal playlists in it's db (which mirrored my m3u's).
I'm just going to move on to my plan b which is automatically creating m3u files out of the most recent podcast episodes and using songbird to sync those.
I'm sure somebody out there would appreciate a step by step guide!
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It's pretty easy to do with songbird.
First you need a podcatcher app to grab all your podcast episodes and to dump them into a folder within your music folder.
Then, in songbird, you create a smart playlist using file location as the criteria (you need to make sure each podcast has series has it's own folder for this to work). In songbird the playlist can be limited to x amount of items and that filter can be imposed by various criteria including date added (which would in effect limit the list to the x most recent files).
Then simply sync that playlist to phone as you would any other playlist.
I have been working on trying to understand how to use the different SD cards, but seem to be having some trouble. The other day i plugged my phone to my laptop to put a movie on my phone. Put it in mass media storage mode, opened the drive on the computer, went to media, added a folder "video" and that seemed to work just fine. This time i wanted to put a bunch of music on the phone. So i connected it with mass media mode again, selceted the drive and selected the external card. When i transferred the music it seemed to be fine, but then on my phone i could not find it on the external sd card, nor anywhere else for that matter. I didn't want to plug it in with the kies option as i dont really plan to be using kies.
What am i doing wrong here?
Thanks for all the continued support.
I've transferred some music to my phone (to the main SD card). After I did, it scanned for media files like it always does once you disconnect from the mass media mode, and it was there. I've also transferred a video (to the external one), and it scanned for media files (like always) and it worked fine. Try rebooting your phone if the files ARE on there. Or just try transferring them again?
Where are you getting the music from. Did you purchase it off of itunes. That would cause it to not do it. Just a thought.
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The album i tried to transfer was not from itunes. It's weird because on my computer it showed it on there, but not when i searched on the phone. lugged it back into the computer and it still showed it... How would i need to transfer the music so that it will show on the external sd as well as when I go to music player? The only time i saw music is when i put it on my internal card as mentioned above. When i did it this way it also made a file for each song when i opened the gallery which is annoying.
Thanks again for the help!
Did you format the external SD card on the phone? Try that first, then transfer some files over.
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No I did not format it first. Should I just unmount it, then hit format? Then restart it? Thanks, hope that does the trick!
Do you have any apps to hide media?
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(((New User of Andriod Infuse)) - MUSIC * Video - works nicely
QUOTE: Heuser1 No I did not format it first. Should I just unmount it, then hit format? Then restart it? Thanks, hope that does the trick! /QUOTE
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here are some steps for your "music" issues ( try these ) before you move to phone via USB cable
a) CD that you ripped = in MP3 format ATLEAST - maybe you can rip that CD again using Windows Media [FONT="Century Gothic[/SIZE]"](and makes sure its setup for MP with 128kpbs as min)[/FONT]
b) Than connect to PC/laptop via USB cable , and first thing to do = FORMAT SD card ( after mounting it etc etc
c) Move the files ( i nornmally create a folder etc jsut like the Itunes does in windows etcetc)
Works nicely!!!
However there are some files ( MP3 and few VIDEO formats) that wont play on andriod , eg RMVB and LOSLESS are the files i COULD NOT PLAY on my infuse
note:: SD cardhas to be seen by Andriod ( if its not comptable than you wont see it in the phone )
I am trying to do what I thought was the most basic task but I am failing. I have some albums on a USB stick stuck into the dock that I would like to play. I have tried stock, PowerAMP, WinAMP but nothing works. The best I can do is to browse via File Manager and select a track but this will only play 1 track. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
try ubermusic?
Also maybe bind mount your flash drive to the sdcard (Google it)
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try ubermusic?
Also maybe bind mount your flash drive to the sdcard (Google it)
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Yeah, easiest is to double-mount the drive to a folder on the sd, but you'll need the Android Media Scanner to reindex before it will show up.
There must be a music player that lets you set the home folder...
Instead of a usb stick use a sd card and card reader? Some of those are freaking small. I got a really tiny sdhc card reader that I carry around in my bag just in case someone elses laptop doesn't have a sdhc reader.
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And besides that, sd cards are cheaper then usb flash drives I think
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All of my USB drives are now tiny USB card readers with MicroSD cards. Before I had that, I had a USB SD card reader that was slightly larger than a normal thumb drive. Maximum flexibility is my motto.
But it is a ridiculous shortcoming that you can't just plug a USB stick in and have it work the way it does on any PC. I dunno if it's Android, developers like Winamp or the Transformer, but its an absurd shortcoming.
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Yeah, easiest is to double-mount the drive to a folder on the sd, but you'll need the Android Media Scanner to reindex before it will show up.
There must be a music player that lets you set the home folder...
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Thanks for your help guys but I just cant seem to find any information on the net regarding bind mounting the usb to a folder on the SD card Could you point me in the direction of an explanation or site? I can find some useul apps in the Market but they all require Root which I am a bit apprehensive about doing. If I can avoid rooting for what should be a fairy simple task I would much prefer it. Any further help uch appreciated.
Wahooo! MortPlayer will allow you to set the library folder as \mnt\usbdisk1! Hope this helps someone. I am amazed I seem to be the only one needing this functionality. Thanks for your help guys.
When I had my Acer Iconia PowerAmp was able to see the files on my thumb drive. I had to tell it where the fioles were about four or five times before it took but it finally worked. I finally had to point it to the directory exit the app and restart it to get it to work.
No PowerAmp will only see files on SD card but not for some reason any mounted USB. As far as I know MortPlayer is the only player to allow you to index files from USB. Happy to be corrected though because whist Mortplayer is functionaly awesoe it is woefully lacking aesthetically!
Do you guys mean that I could by a USB sdcard reader and my nexus 7 would think it has a built in SD card slot? Or does it still treat it like any old USB stick?
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No PowerAmp will only see files on SD card but not for some reason any mounted USB. As far as I know MortPlayer is the only player to allow you to index files from USB. Happy to be corrected though because whist Mortplayer is functionaly awesoe it is woefully lacking aesthetically!
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My poweramp sees the usb drive in the dock fine.
Check the Poweramp settings for what folders it'll scan!
So Nexus Don't Have SD Slot. Is there any APP can allow me perform following CLOUD activity?
The APP auto create a Virtual Folder which connect to CLOUD DRIVE.
Next time when I want to view or edit files simply just open any APP and open files in local path, select the Virtual Folder and then we can open files on CLOUD DRIVE without manually download to our device first.
Example 1: I can use Perfect Viewer view my DropBox 20GB comic collection and then open and read any comic zip file directly.
Example 2: I can use MX Player view my Google Drive 100GB video collection and then open and watch any video mkv file directly.
Considering buy Nexus 10, but worried bout the storage limitation...
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Hi all,
I have a HDD that I can connect to my S9+ using an OTG adapter. Using the My Files file explorer, I can access the files just fine. However, I struggle to get third party apps to access the drive. My ultimate aim is to edit some video files on the drive. I have installed several video editing apps and none can access the files. I have a few file explorers that can read the drive but cannot open the files with the video editors. I dont wish to copy the files to my phone, edit them and then copy them back as that's a tedious process.
Is there any way to force those apps to access the files? I'm not rooted.