I'm using marshmallow 6.0.1
I think from 5.0 lollipop moving files in external sd android/data folder is not possible. Files created by apps, mostly received from wifi sharing are stored inside android/data/<app folder> by few apps. These files cannot be directly moved to any root directory of external sd. When moving it's copying and deleting those files, like moving to another drive even thought it's the same drive .
This makes a particular problem when the external sd storage is low. For an example in order to move a 2GB file from external_sd/android/data/<app folder> to external_sd/Movies system required additional 2GB, it copies the file and then deletes the source file. So moving is not possible if the free space is below 2GB .
Internal sd android/data folder doesn't have this issue, moving files is direct and quick(without copying and deleting).
I'm guessing it's because of the owner permissions of the android/data folders and root folders . Is there any workaround to make files move without copy-moving from external_sd/android/data folder to external_sd/<any folder other than android> without root .
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I just got this external SD card installed, but I can't figure out how to move media files off my internal onto my external within the phone (Astro).
I saw the external SD folder under the SD card, but I couldn't move files to it within the phone. I ultimately plugged in Mass Storage and I saw two different external drives and I moved it that way. That took a long time to move 7 gbs.
Any other way to do it?
Use my files that is right there in apps built in long press on the file or folder you want. There are other apps on the market that work but that is there.
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Or move.
From a phone
Astro doesn't allow me to move them from internal to external either. Never has. I just use root explorer or file manager. I assume its something to do with permissions but I never cared enough to look into it.
I'm having a hard time making sense of the file system. I have directories which contain copies of the same pictures, music and app data. How do I tell what needs to be kept for app functionality and which is the copy?
There's an /external_sd/ directory that contains much of the same data as /sdcard/. They both point to -> sdcard0 so I'm guessing this is just some sort of junction? I also have a directory called /storage/ which contains the sub-directories /sdcard0/ and /sdcard1/
I'm trying to clear up space and just organize things better since I just switched to this phone recently and took my sd card with me.
sdcard0 is your internal SD, and sdcard1 is your external.
My suggest would be to plug your phone into your computer, then pull everything off of the external SD and format the external using your PC. Unplug the phone from the computer, then plug it back in. The directories that auto-generate are the ones your system needs. Go through the old card folders and move the ones you want back on. ezmode
The phone only has 1.5GB of internal SD card and
expects you to add your own external SD card.
Which is fine except just about everything favours
using the small internal card instead of the large
external one. The android folder where the obb
files go, .android_secure where apps moved to sd
go, external data downloads for apps. So 1.5GB
won't last you long!
You can however swap which card Android thinks is
the internal and external. So mine now thinks it
has 32GB of internal SD space and 1.5GB external
and uses the 32GB for everything.
To do this, first of all you need root.
Then download this file: http://blade.windows98.co.uk/downloads/vold.emmc.fstab
(right click the
link and use 'save as')
Copy it to your phones SD card
Now using a root file explorer go to /system/etc and
rename the file vold.emmc.fstab as a backup in case
you ever want to revert this swap
Using your file explorer, copy or move the file from
your sd card into /system/etc
Reboot and enjoy :laugh::good:
File copy?
If this works what about system files? Do you need to copy all internal files to external first before swapping?
If so what app will allow you permissions to do so?
siva aggzz said:
The phone only has 1.5GB of internal SD card and
expects you to add your own external SD card.
Which is fine except just about everything favours
using the small internal card instead of the large
external one. The android folder where the obb
files go, .android_secure where apps moved to sd
go, external data downloads for apps. So 1.5GB
won't last you long!
You can however swap which card Android thinks is
the internal and external. So mine now thinks it
has 32GB of internal SD space and 1.5GB external
and uses the 32GB for everything.
To do this, first of all you need root.
Then download this file: http://blade.windows98.co.uk/downloads/vold.emmc.fstab
(right click the
link and use 'save as')
Copy it to your phones SD card
Now using a root file explorer go to /system/etc and
rename the file vold.emmc.fstab as a backup in case
you ever want to revert this swap
Using your file explorer, copy or move the file from
your sd card into /system/etc
Reboot and enjoy :laugh::good:
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Google blocks the Write ability for third party apps on Android 4.4 KitKat update for uncertain reason. File managers can’t access to SD card at all and lost the ability to manage external storage completely.
However people always find a way to solve problem, although the solution may not be super perfectly.
I recently update File Expert and find it restored the ability to manage external SD card.
Download app from Google Play and open to start. I notice my external SD Card is shown under Folder Tab.External SD Card is accessible and writable again in File Expert. Click to enter, choose a file and try all basic file operations, create, copy, cut, paste, rename, delete, edit and zip file within external SD card. File Expert completes all without any error.
You can even explore more available actions for External SD Card in File Expert. Like trying move a file from internal storage to SD card, sharing files on external sdcard with FTP, Web PC Suite it will be done perfectly, without any error.
What file manager do you use right now? Or is there any file manager can do more?
Hi,
Recently i bought a phone with 16Gb INTERNAL memory and 3 gb external Sd, until now i used a phone with merged memory sd + internal, now i wanna know how i can install any game ( .apk + OBB) to internal memory to 16 gb memory, not on the SD card. If i install the apk and copy the obb to internal/android/obb or internal/android/data the game won't work. It only works if i copy the obb files into SD CARD, but i don't want that. Any Ideea?
Thank You.
! I managed to fix the installs, U just need to unmount SD Card, copy the Obb files to obb folder ( Internal/android/obb) then install apk and run it.
Thanks. Please TC!
There is a better way. Always try to make The real folder of the game and paste the obb in it inside the Android folder before installing the apk. After that install the apk.
When u first install the apk it creates its own folder and will not read you data. So first create Obb folder then install apk.
Tc
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enacho said:
Hi,
Recently i bought a phone with 16Gb INTERNAL memory and 3 gb external Sd, until now i used a phone with merged memory sd + internal, now i wanna know how i can install any game ( .apk + OBB) to internal memory to 16 gb memory, not on the SD card. If i install the apk and copy the obb to internal/android/obb or internal/android/data the game won't work. It only works if i copy the obb files into SD CARD, but i don't want that. Any Ideea?
Thank You.
! I managed to fix the installs, U just need to unmount SD Card, copy the Obb files to obb folder ( Internal/android/obb) then install apk and run it.
Thanks. Please TC!
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Try moving the app to the internal storage in the "Apps" in settings.
Also you should set Internal SD as default in "Storage" under settings. NOTE: Some phones don't have this option.
maybe you can try some of the apps that move the app to the SD card after installation?