I was just wondering how one would make a RAW dump of a SD card and then later write back, Like a ISO from a disc for example.
The reason is because I want to backup my HD2 Android card but there is various files I can not seem to find/access via windows, Ive set all folder options to show hidden/system files etc but still cant, so wanted to dump the entire SD card so I can try another build of android out as one of my 8GB cards is for windows other currently has the EvoLeo rom on which is working well but the only other card I have over 1GB doesn't work when trying to boot android.
If you have linux, you can simply use the 'dd' command. It makes a perfect byte-for-byte copy that can later be restored.
If you've got root and bash installed, dd is available on your phone as well. So, if you've got it connected to a network share, you can do it all from the phone as well.
If none of the above works for you, I beleive that Windows allows creating backups of removable storage.
Im just a windows user bud.
Ive tried through windows but not sure how to make a backup of removable media, I guess im aksing what program can do this?
Hmm, try connecting the card to the PC and right click on it in my Computer. A backup option should be either there or somewhere under properties.
(It's been a while since I've used Windows)
All,
I am working on an enterprise implementation of the Tab 2 10.1 (5100) and have a need to disable certain functionality (which cant be done using the device administrator API's).
I need to be able to disable the USB access for the device, preferably in a way that I could switch it on and off via an APK that is protected by a password.
I also need to be able to disable the SD card slot. Is this possible?
Would appreciate any help on these issues.
*edit*
Just to clarify - I do not want the end user to have access to USB Debug / Browse or be able to use an SD Card.
patonar said:
All,
I am working on an enterprise implementation of the Tab 2 10.1 (5100) and have a need to disable certain functionality (which cant be done using the device administrator API's).
I need to be able to disable the USB access for the device, preferably in a way that I could switch it on and off via an APK that is protected by a password.
I also need to be able to disable the SD card slot. Is this possible?
Would appreciate any help on these issues.
*edit*
Just to clarify - I do not want the end user to have access to USB Debug / Browse or be able to use an SD Card.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Am i right in thinking i can do something like this:
With Root:
setprop persist sys.usb.config adb
to only allow adb, and no mass usb storage / transfer?
If I was to put this in a script called from init.rc would I need root?
Hi everyone!
i Have this problem: when i plug my p3100 to my Macbook pro with Mac Os X Snow Leopard the Tab says that is connected and to choose if i want it mounted as an archieve or as a camera. when i check camera i can import phoos from the internal device memory, but i i check archieve nothing happens, with my Galaxy S Plus GT-I9001 when i do so i see the internal and external sd-card as archieve and i can use them as a normal usb drive, but this won't hapen with the p3100. so i tried to install Android File Transfer but it says that is impossible to connectto the device to restart and try again.
I have tried with stock ICS stock JB OTA Update and now with PAC-rom, but it never works ((
i also tried adb! and with adb devices it is detected but if i try to transfer somthing to it via adb push it takes a lot of time and when the process ends i do not have any file on the tab!!!
Can someone help me to figure out how to do connect my tab to the computer and transfer files to it??
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
Posted from my Fascinate using XDA Premium
MultipleMonomials said:
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
Posted from my Fascinate using XDA Premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks for the info! yeah i think that that is the only workaround because airdroid and similar are just too slow
Hi,
I have never encountered this problem before. I usually have access to my tablet storage, not until I reformatted my computer.
Since then, I am unable to access the storage via the file explorer in my PC. What is even worst, the ADB is not recognized, even i used the Universal Naked drivers. Anyone is able to help me?
I am running on Windows 8, by the way.
Can we ditch the HDD/SSD of PC and use smartphone storage instead?
Is it possible to create an NTFS partition in the smartphone storage that will be used as a bootable external HDD/SSD drive that can boot a PC?
Try this:
How to Recover Your PC Using an Android Device
PC won't boot? No other computer available to make a recovery USB? Here's how to create a bootable USB in Android without a PC.
www.makeuseof.com
I'm talking about using the phone's storage as the main storage also of a PC for daily use, not just for a one-time boot.
You would first have to find an old phone that has the ability to run mass storage. Then you can experiment.
You can install a Windows Emulator on your Phone.​Look inside here:
2 Best Windows Emulator for Android Phones (Working) 2023
Looking for Best Windows emulator for Android phones? Check out these 2 best Windows PC emulators for Android. (100% Working)
techonation.com
Why not on Windows PC install the Windows Subsystem for Android ( WSA ) and run Android OS natively directly on PC?
The point is to combine the phone storage and the PC storage to one storage, to be able to manage your data in one place.
Dividing the storage to (at least) 3 partitions:
1. Android OS
2. Data (Documents, Music, Video...)
3. Windows OS
You don't need to manage your Data twice.
All your Data and changes is available to you at home and on the road.
You don't need Cloud or Sync solutions.
Offline.
What you want to get achieved simply is impossible IMO: in any case a server as MITM-machine is needed.
Only to have mentioned it: both the Windows OS and the Android OS store files in incompatible filesystems.
Didn't know Windows can installed on portable drives... I feel this is mainly a Windows question. I remember there was such funny thing BartPE.
Stamimail said:
Can we ditch the HDD/SSD of PC and use smartphone storage instead?
Is it possible to create an NTFS partition in the smartphone storage that will be used as a bootable external HDD/SSD drive that can boot a PC?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I understand your question, try the Drivedroid app, it can be used to make an Android device function as a bootable drive to boot PC from the Android device.
Also, there are some methods to dual boot on Android.
I'm talking about a situation where everything happens simultaneously:
1. First partition serves the phone to run Android OS. (The phone works normally. You can have a call on the phone)
2. The second partition serves both the phone and the computer, for User Data.
3. The third partition serves the computer to run Windows OS.
@Stamimail please answer yourself first
3. have you ever installed any Windows on external usb hard disk/ssd drive? Is that even possible? Idk
Yes, a long time ago.
Also a short internet search shows that it is possible.
I see there such thing Windows to go.
https://www.easyuefi.com/wintousb/index.html
probably easiest workaround is rooted android device with MicroSD card provided as UMS.
[APP][ROOT] USB MASS STORAGE Enabler v1.6
This app is to enable Mass Storage Mode for mounting your Memory Card as a USB Drive in Computer from your rooted device [Android 4.0+].. It does not mount internal storage, and it will not work if your device doesn't have External Memory Card...
forum.xda-developers.com
or try Drivedroid.
[APP][2.2+] DriveDroid - host ISO/IMG files to boot your PC from
DriveDroid allows you to boot your PC from ISO/IMG files stored on your phone. This is ideal for trying Linux distributions or always having a rescue-system on the go... without the need to burn different CDs or USB pendrives. The paid version of...
forum.xda-developers.com
In further reading, I get the impression that the big problem is that internal storage always has better performance than external storage.
I don't know why external storage can't be made to be as good as internal.
So the question now is:
If people decide it's a good idea, is it technically possible to implement this idea (that phone storage will replace computer storage)?
you can repartition userdata partition with gdisk and create another partition. this partition can be provided as UMS.
However, windows is known for dancing rumba on disk, you probably won't have much fun till emmc is weared-out.