I've tried all types of formats and it does not show up at all. Why?
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collinjm01 said:
I've tried all types of formats and it does not show up at all. Why?
Thanks
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Did you format with mi box own format tool?
mele80 said:
Did you format with mi box own format tool?
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How do you do that when it doesn't show on the Mi Box?
collinjm01 said:
How do you do that when it doesn't show on the Mi Box?
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Then there is something funny about usb stick. You should be able to identify it with mi box.
Or your MI box USB slot is faulty
i have the same problem
It might be a size issue ("That's what she said!").
Some boxes won't see a stick over 16 or 32 gig.
Try a 4G stick, FAT32 format. If that works then you know it's a size issue.. if not then it might be a faulty USB port.
Fluffbutt said:
It might be a size issue ("That's what she said!").
Some boxes won't see a stick over 16 or 32 gig.
Try a 4G stick, FAT32 format. If that works then you know it's a size issue.. if not then it might be a faulty USB port.
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I've used a 32GB usb drive on my Mi Box (newest 4K one) many times without issue. In both file manager and kodi. Might be his drive.
ph1nn said:
I've used a 32GB usb drive on my Mi Box (newest 4K one) many times without issue. In both file manager and kodi. Might be his drive.
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Good to know - that's the size issue out of the way.
What's left?
Format? - surely it'd undertsand fat32 and ntfs - what about exfat? I've had a few large drives come pre-formatted to exfat.
Corrupted? - it happens, a flash drive gets all wriggly inside, even if it works on one device it won't on another. I had a tablet that kept on corrupting drives, they worked fine on the tab but when you bunged them into a laptop it wanted to format them (and no files were available)... put it back in the tab and you could read it again.
Usb port itself? That happens too, even on new things
Answers - in order of the above:
1 - check the format, make it fat32 or ntfs (if you can without losing anything on it)
2 - run a cmd prompt chkdsk /x F: (where F: is the flash drive letter on yiour laptop/computer)
3 - try anotehr flahs drive or two in that port.
Results:
1 - try the reformatted drive - if it works than it was either corrupted or bad format (the reformat also fixes or maps out the corrupted spots)
2 - if chkdsk shows any errors, try the drive again, maybe do #1 as well (reformat), id no errors than it not this problem.
3 - if other flash drives fail then it is the port; if they work fine then it's that specific drive.
It's all a matter of testing and crossing off specific probables until you hit the solution. :good:
I should have mentioned the 32GB I use most often is FAT32 because it works in the most places (Windows, Linux/Android).
collinjm01 said:
I've tried all types of formats and it does not show up at all. Why?
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Disable USB debugging.
Does that stop flash drive access?
Wow... I learn something still everyday.. I guess when we stop learning something it's time to die.
auldthief said:
Disable USB debugging.
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Thank you, disabling USB debugging really worked.
47/5000
Você quis dizer: pessoal estou com o mesmo erro alguma solução??
Am I having the same error some solution?
saurabh.gbp said:
Thank you, disabling USB debugging really worked.
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How you do that? I haven't usb debugging options in settings.
Rygiel98 said:
How you do that? I haven't usb debugging options in settings.
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USB debugging is in developer mode.
my mi box 3 (MDZ-16-AB) still won't detect any usb flash drive, i already try switching the USB debugging option but no luck. do you guys have any solution?
If you've enabled usb debugging, disable it now.
brunobelo said:
If you've enabled usb debugging, disable it now.
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the usb debugging is disabled. there is no power from the USB port, i plug in an USB hub, it doesn't turn on. is there any way to fix this? i've also tried a factory reset but it still does not detect anything.
Try to measure it with a multimeter, as you may have a faulty hardware...
Hi, now I can see the usb but I cannot see the files in MX player. The USB is ok because I can see it in VLC but not in MX. Any alternative to MX that I can play AC3 video files? In VLC the files with AC3 are muted.
Thank you!
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i m in rooted 3.2 with tiamat stock gpu kernel, can i mount any usb memory drives via otg? how should i do it? thx
omnia1994 said:
i m in rooted 3.2 with tiamat stock gpu kernel, can i mount any usb memory drives via otg? how should i do it? thx
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Yes! You need an OTG cable, such as the Motorola Camera Connection Kit. There are others available for less money, but you have to make sure it's really OTG, because it has a different pin configuration.
In addition, you may need to use one of two free apps to help mount the drive--USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG, or Drive Mount.
I've found that it may help to reboot with the drive plugged in (at least the first time).
With this set-up you can use a thumb drive or a large HDD.
My Xoom is fine but my friend bought one and he cant otg with 3.2 unless he roots, right? ... The toshiba does otg out of the box. This was his major buying point. Anyone know why xoom m doesnt yet others will? And yes, he has otg cable.
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Yes! You need an OTG cable, such as the Motorola Camera Connection Kit. There are others available for less money, but you have to make sure it's really OTG, because it has a different pin configuration.
In addition, you may need to use one of two free apps to help mount the drive--USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG, or Drive Mount.
I've found that it may help to reboot with the drive plugged in (at least the first time).
With this set-up you can use a thumb drive or a large HDD.
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I tried both of them n failed in both
The drive mount requires busybody. But after installed it, the drive mount apps keep DC.. couldn't use at all
And for the USB mass watcher, when i launch it it asked me to download the latest version, but the latest version isn't compatible with 3.2
What should i do now =(
omnia1994 said:
I tried both of them n failed in both
The drive mount requires busybody. But after installed it, the drive mount apps keep DC.. couldn't use at all
And for the USB mass watcher, when i launch it it asked me to download the latest version, but the latest version isn't compatible with 3.2
What should i do now =(
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Sure it is compatible with 3.2. I use it.
Also it's busybox.
armychris28210 said:
My Xoom is fine but my friend bought one and he cant otg with 3.2 unless he roots, right? ... The toshiba does otg out of the box. This was his major buying point. Anyone know why xoom m doesnt yet others will? And yes, he has otg cable.
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I'm not certain if an unrooted Xoom can really access OTG/usb host mode. People say that, but I have been rooted from the start, so I never tested it out.
But i can't even download it from market @@
I jhave it now butkeep fc . Argh
Yeah, I have been rooted since day one as well, so I was unsure of the stock 3.2...
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but ii m on rooted 3.2, the apps keep fc when i insert my drive to otg
do i need to go through this process? note that i ve flashed the tiamat kernel already
omnia1994 said:
do i need to go through this process? note that i ve flashed the tiamat kernel already
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Are you sure you have an OTG cable?
Also, what are you trying to connect? Some people have had issues with thumb drives but not with an HDD.
thumb drive.. yup i m sure its a otg
omnia1994 said:
thumb drive.. yup i m sure its a otg
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Tellme exactly what your doing and when the problem comes up. This should be working.
i installed busybox n drive mount. But whn i insert a thumb drive via otg, my device screen just turn black n its shut down.. weird
omnia1994 said:
i installed busybox n drive mount. But whn i insert a thumb drive via otg, my device screen just turn black n its shut down.. weird
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Does it dim or does it crash? If it dims and you can't do anything, try turning the Xoom (like from landscape to portrait), with auto-rotate enable, and if a dialog box opens, choose an action.
If it is crashing, can you try an HDD like a Passport?
not dim nor crash. The device just suddenly go black n have to boot up
Please help. Thank you so much. :laugh:
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Please help. Thank you so much. :laugh:
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Your second thread will be deleted or closed soon.
And you don't have to enable usb otg manually just connect otg cable and then device that you want to connect.
vinay said:
Your second thread will be deleted or closed soon.
And you don't have to enable usb otg manually just connect otg cable and then device that you want to connect.
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But every time i connect the otg cable and a flash drive, it pops up in the notification saying that USB storage is safe to remove. And i cant find device in the folders i'm using root explorer. I check it on sdcard and on the internal and i cant find it, so it means that my phone cant read it. Am i right? Thanks.
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But every time i connect the otg cable and a flash drive, it pops up in the notification saying that USB storage is safe to remove. And i cant find device in the folders i'm using root explorer. I check it on sdcard and on the internal and i cant find it, so it means that my phone cant read it. Am i right? Thanks.
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Usb storage is mounted at
/Storage/usbdisk
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I had an issue with this on my phone. When I tried to get to the bottom of it in this thread below no one replied.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-e3/help/usb-otg-mass-storage-class-issues-t3074589
I can only assume not many users are actually using mass storage devices. Which is a supprise given the storage limitations.
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But every time i connect the otg cable and a flash drive, it pops up in the notification saying that USB storage is safe to remove. And i cant find device in the folders i'm using root explorer. I check it on sdcard and on the internal and i cant find it, so it means that my phone cant read it. Am i right? Thanks.
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I am facing the same problem in my E3 Dual
finite said:
I had an issue with this on my phone. When I tried to get to the bottom of it in this thread below no one replied.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-e3/help/usb-otg-mass-storage-class-issues-t3074589
I can only assume not many users are actually using mass storage devices. Which is a supprise given the storage limitations.
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ChetanLokhande said:
I am facing the same problem in my E3 Dual
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i have used usb i don,t have this issue. i recommend using repair my phone option in sony pc compnion.
if you have unlocked bootloader then flash full ftf file.
Hi,
When I connect 2 different USB sticks or 1 TB HDD with Sony otg adaptor to my Z5 and tap "detect usb device" the message "USB storage is restricted. A security policy restricts the use of USB storage" appears. File commander doesn't shows USB storage, but ES file explorer shows and lets work with sticks (in HDD I can't write or create files/ folders but could see contents). In settings--storage tapping "Mount USB storage" causes the same message about restriction but command "erase usb storage" works. Backup app doesn't shows "back up to USB" option too.
What could cause this?
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Hi,
When I connect 2 different USB sticks or 1 TB HDD with Sony otg adaptor to my Z5 and tap "detect usb device" the message "USB storage is restricted. A security policy restricts the use of USB storage" appears. File commander doesn't shows USB storage, but ES file explorer shows and lets work with sticks (in HDD I can't write or create files/ folders but could see contents). In settings--storage tapping "Mount USB storage" causes the same message about restriction but command "erase usb storage" works. Backup app doesn't shows "back up to USB" option too.
What could cause this?
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well maybe it s FileCommander restriction to force u buy PRO version!
If it s restriction in xperia firmware ES file also couldn't show it!
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might be NTFS file system?
Geeks Empire said:
well maybe it s FileCommander restriction to force u buy PRO version!
If it s restriction in xperia firmware ES file also couldn't show it!
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Every thing is the same after I removed udates & switched off filecommander. I think I just will wait for android 6
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might be NTFS file system?
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No, sticks are fat. HDD is ntfs so ES file explorer just shows files and I can't write.
xdeima said:
No, sticks are fat. HDD is ntfs so ES file explorer just shows files and I can't write.
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If i understood well you can read/write from the 2 USB sticks using ES file explorer...then, what are the the problems you could not solve?
Maybe the message is related to some special feature (encryption, app installation,...) that is not usable with those devices.
Or, does the sony OTG adaptor/the sticks have a button to prevent Write and only allow Read?
However, If you are rooted, there are a bunch of apps on the store (paragon, ....) that allows you to mount USB sticks and might work better than the bundled software. It still depends a lot on stock kernel functions, though
ninestarkoko said:
If i understood well you can read/write from the 2 USB sticks using ES file explorer...then, what are the the problems you could not solve?
Maybe the message is related to some special feature (encryption, app installation,...) that is not usable with those devices.
Or, does the sony OTG adaptor/the sticks have a button to prevent Write and only allow Read?
However, If you are rooted, there are a bunch of apps on the store (paragon, ....) that allows you to mount USB sticks and might work better than the bundled software. It still depends a lot on stock kernel functions, though
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Problems are as i said: backup not sees usb storage. USB sticks have no butons Of course it's caused by some app or instalation settings i think. I checked security settings but nothing works. I'm not rooted so I just waiting marshmallow and if it won't resolve - 'll do phone reset or root.. or maybe cyanogen :laugh:
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Hi,
When I connect 2 different USB sticks or 1 TB HDD with Sony otg adaptor to my Z5 and tap "detect usb device" the message "USB storage is restricted. A security policy restricts the use of USB storage" appears. File commander doesn't shows USB storage, but ES file explorer shows and lets work with sticks (in HDD I can't write or create files/ folders but could see contents). In settings--storage tapping "Mount USB storage" causes the same message about restriction but command "erase usb storage" works. Backup app doesn't shows "back up to USB" option too.
What could cause this?
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just disable xperia configurator in device administrator
Hi,
After update to android 6 problem resolved. By the way I switched xperia configurator off when dealt with my problem with android 5 but things were the same..
Hi,
Sorry to jump an old thread, but I've had this problem on the Swisscom ROM for a while. It originally worked fine, but got disabled with one of the first OTA updates.
I have tried the suggestions here, but no luck so far.
Can I ask which ROM you are using and if it works fine for you now? If so, I'll flash the same localised ROM which I guess will resolve the problem.
Thanks
David
I have a problem/question : I want to use USB dongle to flash Q beta, pendrive connected via USB dongle is visible if in the system, but when I reboot to recovery, then it is not. In Install menu I s go to Select storage then USB OTG shows 0 MB and I cannot access it and if I go to Mount menu, USB OTG is not ticketed, but I cannot tick it/mount it (when I press it, it dyas unticketed). Any solutions to that? I tried it on stock kernel and also on Blu spark.
make sure your drive is the correct format. likely the problem
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make sure your drive is the correct format. likely the problem
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Well it is FAT32, so I think it is ok? Besides as I said - when system is running, files manager sees pendrive and all the files, only in TWRP it cannot be seen...
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Well it is FAT32, so I think it is ok? Besides as I said - when system is running, files manager sees pendrive and all the files, only in TWRP it cannot be seen...
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If it's a usb-c drive try flipping it over.
Even on q betas I've never had an issue with the drive not mounting.
Usually it automounts once you select it as storage. It will show 0mb till you click it
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Well it is FAT32, so I think it is ok? Besides as I said - when system is running, files manager sees pendrive and all the files, only in TWRP it cannot be seen...
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Did you mount it in twrp?
twinnfamous said:
If it's a usb-c drive try flipping it over.
Even on q betas I've never had an issue with the drive not mounting.
Usually it automounts once you select it as storage. It will show 0mb till you click it
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Yeah I know, but clicking it does nothing unfortunately - doesn't open it nor change 0 MB.
lollyjay said:
Did you mount it in twrp?
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I tried as I described in first post "if I go to Mount menu, USB OTG is not ticketed, but I cannot tick it/mount it (when I press it, it dyas unticketed)" - is there any other way to mount it?
twinnfamous said:
If it's a usb-c drive try flipping it over.
Even on q betas I've never had an issue with the drive not mounting.
Usually it automounts once you select it as storage. It will show 0mb till you click it
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Flipping it over sever times also didn't help...
Maybe I should somehow activate USB OTG in the Rom/kernel so it can be used in recovery? Any ideas?
Solved maybe somehow? I have the same.
Did anyone find a fix for this?
Hi, same thing happend to me. The USB drive can't be mount and it's not seen in TWRP. I tried with the drives, intending to do a backup, but with no success.
its probably a slow usb 2.0 drive or the adapter making it mount really slow or when twrp boots goto reboot recovery and reboot it sometimes twrp cant decrypt put on pc and transfer to phone in recovery
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its probably a slow usb 2.0 drive or the adapter making it mount really slow or when twrp boots goto reboot recovery and reboot it sometimes twrp cant decrypt put on pc and transfer to phone in recovery
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It is a 2.0 drive but it works fine once the phone is booted. I will try a 3.0 or a USB C drive later.
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If on 10 twrp is weird i use USB 2.0 one has changed its format to raw lol used dispart on PC to fix the writing speed is too slow my Samsung 64gb Evo works great and the OnePlus otg adapter works best eBay 3.95
twrp error 2 usb-otg
Between a twrp, I get this error, when repairing: /sbin/fsck.fat -y process ended with error:2 unable to repair usb-otg.
unable to repair usb-otg
formatting usb-otg using mkfs.fat...
mkfs.fat process ended with error: 1
unable to wipe usb-org.
error changing file system.
updating partition datails...
...done
wipe
partition options for: usb-otg
mount point: /usb-otg
file system: vfat
present: no removable: yes
size: 0MB used: 0MB
free: 0MB backup size: 0MB
Any one solved this?
I have also 0b and can't backup to type C drive, in Android 10 it works ok.
mikek753 said:
Any one solved this?
I have also 0b and can't backup to type C drive, in Android 10 it works ok.
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I just bought a newer 128Gb USB-C thumb drive and everything works fine.
Had the same issue. Turns out I had plug in my usb before booting into recovery for it to shown up as usbotg in TWRP.
ntfs drive canoot red by all twrp but fat32 can be read all twrp , but how we fix?
I've noticed that if I tried connecting a USB drive by way of my USB otg cable, it wouldn't pick it up.
However, when I used my drive that has a type C connector at the end and plugged it in, it would work.
This is the drive that has both the USB and the type C connector, one on each end. The USB side with otg adapter would not work in twrp
I know this is a really really old post....but....I have a OP 3 with olny Pitch Black recovery on it. I have (at least to this point) never walked away from something like this, but shortly this phone is going in the creek behind my apartment if I can not fix it.
adb - nope doesnt recognise
otg - nope
rebooted and shut down and restarted with usb plugged in - nope
msm - 10 different tools -nope
I'm just a duffer, and I dont even know if this is possble, but could I write/modify files in terminal to get/force to recognise otg/adb/msm?
I've been at this about 3 months, continuing to believe, perhaps erroneously, that I will be able to use the damn again. Any help/suggestions/cults I can join, phone gods to pray to to move the ball forward - appreciated more than there are descripitives in the mother-tongue to quantify.
but, please tell me change usb ports, cables, computers, any of that stuff..been there, done that about 100 times
I know that all these tools are installed correctly
Thank you for you time and energy considering my plea (more accurately, my prayer)
btw, phone is not encrypted, according to PB - wiped and formated from recovery mucho times
A few days ago I read that one can connect a flash drive to a Pixel 7 and upload files from the Pixel 7 to the flash drive. So I connected a flash drive that has one file on it and that is formatted as NTFS. However I don't know what to do next because I can't find anything on the P7P that refers to that flash drive. Could someone please point me in the right direction?
I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alphainventor.filemanager
It mounts my usb stick fine.
Anyway i think Google File Manager should BE able to do the Same.
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A few days ago I read that one can connect a flash drive to a Pixel 7 and upload files from the Pixel 7 to the flash drive. So I connected a flash drive that has one file on it and that is formatted as NTFS. However I don't know what to do next because I can't find anything on the P7P that refers to that flash drive. Could someone please point me in the right direction?
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Android can't read NTFS
Skuddle said:
A few days ago I read that one can connect a flash drive to a Pixel 7 and upload files from the Pixel 7 to the flash drive. So I connected a flash drive that has one file on it and that is formatted as NTFS. However I don't know what to do next because I can't find anything on the P7P that refers to that flash drive. Could someone please point me in the right direction?
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Enable OTG.
If it doesn't help, it means the Pixel cannot read NTFS formatted file system.
Use one of these to read NTFS formatted systems:
1. ZUGate
2. exFAT/ NTFS for USB by Paragon
elong7681 said:
Android can't read NTFS it needs to be FAT32
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OnePlus devices CAN.
elong7681 said:
Android can't read NTFS it needs to be FAT32
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Not true. It was true about 6 or 7yrs ago
Maybe it can't read NTFS, I'm not sure. But USB connectivity on Pixel devices is read only, and not r/w. exFAT has been supported for years now
elong7681 said:
Android can't read NTFS
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It can.
JohnTheFarm3r said:
It can.
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I stand corrected. Just tried it myself and it can read it.
Some people have had success with writing to USB flash drives, through third-party apps like Total Commander and others. You might need additional plugins for such apps though.
Edit: Mixplorer also works well for writing to USB flash drives. If needed, the custom USB OTG driver can be enabled from Mixplorer settings.
Skuddle said:
A few days ago I read that one can connect a flash drive to a Pixel 7 and upload files from the Pixel 7 to the flash drive. So I connected a flash drive that has one file on it and that is formatted as NTFS. However I don't know what to do next because I can't find anything on the P7P that refers to that flash drive. Could someone please point me in the right direction?
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xunholyx said:
Not true. It was true about 6 or 7yrs ago
Maybe it can't read NTFS, I'm not sure. But USB connectivity on Pixel devices is read only, and not r/w. exFAT has been supported for years now
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I'm confused where there is any trip-up; I apologize if it's simply going over my head.
I use the Kingston DataTraveler MAX (256 GB) USB-C flash drive directly plugged into the P7P, formatted to exFAT, and that's all there is to it to do my monthly backup (that I do before I manually update the security Full Factory image) -- both using Swift Backup, SMS Backup&Restore, and manually moving non-data folders from the internal SD!
It pops up in the stock Files app (in "Storage devices" section under "internal storage"; I can't recall what exactly it comes up as off the top of my head), and it definitely can do r/w. No plugins needed, no third-party app needed, no OTG setting required to be ticked (at least with the stock Files app).
It's very straightforward; I'm afraid I'm missing something. Is the comments only speaking on running it with NTFS format?
Again, sorry if I'm missing something obvious...
@simplepinoi177
Google Files app is buggy, and often does not even show the USB flash drive as one of the destinations to choose from, after selecting the copy file operation, even though it otherwise shows the USB flash drive.
When it does work, it does not copy over the original timestamps of the files to the USB flash drive.
The timestamp issue is also present while copying with the good old Documents UI.
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@simplepinoi177
Google Files app is buggy, and often does not even show the USB flash drive as one of the destinations to choose from, after selecting the copy file operation, even though it otherwise shows the USB flash drive.
When it does work, it does not copy over the original timestamps of the files to the USB flash drive.
The timestamp issue is also present while copying with the good old Documents UI.
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Thank you for explaining. I wasn't aware of those issues with it.
My personal experience is never having any issues with it (both the flash drive nor the Files app); and I use it on my two P7Ps every month since getting it release day. And all I do is do the copy file operation as I only use that drive for backing my data up.
I've never took notice of the timestamps, but it's not a priority for me, but it's good to be aware of; so thank you for informing me.
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formatted to exFAT
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Yours is formatted in exFAT (which is an improved version of FAT32) which is kind of universal. Works on Windows, Android , Linux and macOS too.
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Is the comments only speaking on running it with NTFS format?
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Yes. NTFS is Microsoft's file system that works as read-only in macOS and doesn't work in many Android devices (OnePlus is a known exception).
TheMystic said:
Yours is formatted in exFAT, which is kind of universal. Works on Windows, Android , Linux and macOS too.
Yes. NTFS is Microsoft's file system that works as read-only in macOS and doesn't work in many Android devices (OnePlus is a known exception).
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And Samsung (read-only).
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And Samsung (read-only).
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Since when? As far as I can remember, I had to install a 3rd party app to make it work. It's been quite a while since I connected a NTFS formatted drive.
When I plug a USB stick (that has been formatted the long way as ExFAT) into my P7P and get to USB Preferences, tapping "This device" results in "Couldn't switch". And I'm using whatever File app came with my (as of April 2023) new unit. And it's using Android 13, and the unit tells me that all apps have been updated (as of May 8 when I performed the Update operation).
I see that there is no consensus on how to format the USB stick. Some say ExFAT, some say FAT32, some say that the P7P can read NTFS and others say that it can't... What's a guy to believe??? In any event, I've tried all formats and my P7P is not able to read any of them.
Skuddle said:
When I plug a USB stick (that has been formatted the long way as ExFAT) into my P7P and get to USB Preferences, tapping "This device" results in "Couldn't switch". And I'm using whatever File app came with my (as of April 2023) new unit. And it's using Android 13, and the unit tells me that all apps have been updated (as of May 8 when I performed the Update operation).
I see that there is no consensus on how to format the USB stick. Some say ExFAT, some say FAT32, some say that the P7P can read NTFS and others say that it can't... What's a guy to believe??? In any event, I've tried all formats and my P7P is not able to read any of them.
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Use exFAT. It is universal and is supported by most operating systems.
Are sure your USB stick isn't corrupt?
Skuddle said:
When I plug a USB stick (that has been formatted the long way as ExFAT) into my P7P and get to USB Preferences, tapping "This device" results in "Couldn't switch". And I'm using whatever File app came with my (as of April 2023) new unit. And it's using Android 13, and the unit tells me that all apps have been updated (as of May 8 when I performed the Update operation).
I see that there is no consensus on how to format the USB stick. Some say ExFAT, some say FAT32, some say that the P7P can read NTFS and others say that it can't... What's a guy to believe??? In any event, I've tried all formats and my P7P is not able to read any of them.
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I don't see where you're getting USB Preferences...it's never anything I need to do/choose "tapping 'this device'", it merely shows up under internal storage (as I've mentioned before) -- as DataTraveler MAX. This is using the stock Files app as well. I'm also updated to May update.
If anything, the only thing I found that I do that I didn't need to before is there is an "eject" option in the notifications to choose to safely remove it. Other than that, there isn't/wasn't anything particular to get it all working for me; to detect, read, write, delete, etc.
I did a bit of research on what to format USB-C flash drives for Pixel 7's and it said to do ExFAT; and ExFAT is the only format that can be read by both Microsoft and MacOS -- so I figured that kind of compatibility is also the reason why it's best for Android/Pixels....
It's curious how you're having so much issues when it's so simple (at least to me in my experience).
Like @TheMystic said, it makes me think it might be a corrupted drive if you're having that much inconsistencies and issues....
simplepinoi177 said:
I don't see where you're getting USB Preferences.
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It shows up in the notification area when you connect a USB. You can choose how you want to control the connection: using the phone itself or using the computer that the phone is connected to.
You'll basically see 2 notifications every time you connect a USB device.
simplepinoi177 said:
If anything, the only thing I found that I do that I didn't need to before is there is an "eject" option in the notifications to choose to safely remove it.
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It has always been there, unless you turn OFF Android System notifications. Not sure about custom ROMs though.
TheMystic said:
It shows up in the notification area when you connect a USB. You can choose how you want to control the connection: using the phone itself or using the computer that the phone is connected to.
You'll basically see 2 notifications every time you connect a USB device.
It has always been there, unless you turn OFF Android System notifications. Not sure about custom ROMs though.
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I'm familiar with the 2 choices on choosing how to control the connection -- but why would that apply with a USB Flash (HD/SD) Drive; as opposed to a computer? It would neither gain power from a flash drive nor need to make the "distinguishment" to transfer via MTP or PTP, or need any device "control" -- it's a flash drive, it would only be for file transferring/storing.
At the very least, when I connect mine, there is no such options in my notification (nor is it needed/necessary)...I only get the two options to "Explore" or "eject"; not like the multiple I get when connecting to the computer...