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[Q] TWRP , can't find SD in install

I had issues with the last CWM release so I decided to try TWRP. I use Rom toolbox Pro to get into recovery and wiped all to flash a new rom. Problem arose when I went into" Install" program of TWRP, I could not find my SD files. I change from root to SD card and only saw twrp, cwm and upper level. I tried many ways , but could not get to the files in my SD card. Any help would be appreciated...

Check in /data/media
If your stuff isn't there its gone. If you don't have any ROM zips and you have already wiped system you will need to setup and use ADB to push one.
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buff31 said:
I had issues with the last CWM release so I decided to try TWRP. I use Rom toolbox Pro to get into recovery and wiped all to flash a new rom. Problem arose when I went into" Install" program of TWRP, I could not find my SD files. I change from root to SD card and only saw twrp, cwm and upper level. I tried many ways , but could not get to the files in my SD card. Any help would be appreciated...
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Have you tried formatting your SD Card with an external card reader, then loading the files?

fadac said:
Have you tried formatting your SD Card with an external card reader, then loading the files?
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I tried an earlier version of TWRP and my SD card popped up fine in the Install section. Maybe it's me.... but I dunno the latest versions of recoveries CWM and Twrp have had bad sections....

Unable to mount storage in freshly installed TWRP

I have the TX1541 model, 16GB ROM. I just got the device a few hours ago so here's a quick rundown of exactly what I have done with it so far.
1. Boot
2. Go through google setup
3. Install marshmallow update
4. Format Sandisk 32GB SDCard as internal storage
5. Enable Developer options, allow OEM unlock, enable USB Debugging
6. Move latest CM13 nightly and OpenGApps to internal storage using MTP
7. Boot into fastboot
8. Unlock bootloader successfully
9. Flash latest TWRP build (twrp-osprey-3.0.2-r1) successfully
10. Reboot into recovery
11. Swipe to allow TWRP to allow modifications
Now, I can't install any of the zips I moved on the device earlier because according to the log neither "storage" nor "/data" can be mounted. So obviously, if I go to Install -> Select Storage everything has "0MB" and wiping doesn't work. . Oh yeah and MTP doesn't work either so I can't really get any files on the device ATM, maybe using push in fastbooot...
I'd appreciate any help on this...

Don't wipe anything yet... Once you boot into TWRP once and allow changes to system, go to Reboot menu and reboot to Recovery again. Test to see if you can see storage now...

Encrypted?
When you format your SD card as internal, it encrypts it so that you can't use it with other phones, and it protects your data.
If you encrypted it and then installed TRWP you've essentially changed the phone, you won't be able to access it without booting into the android OS that you encrypted it on.
Hope that it wasn't what you did. Otherwise the only way in is to load it into android, connect to the computer, and get the files from there.

RylenWolf said:
When you format your SD card as internal, it encrypts it so that you can't use it with other phones, and it protects your data.
If you encrypted it and then installed TRWP you've essentially changed the phone, you won't be able to access it without booting into the android OS that you encrypted it on.
Hope that it wasn't what you did. Otherwise the only way in is to load it into android, connect to the computer, and get the files from there.
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how do you fix it on the computer?

mjf042 said:
how do you fix it on the computer?
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@Jisifus You need to go in twrp ans change the filesystem to ext4

mjf042 said:
how do you fix it on the computer?
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@Jisifus You need to go in twrp ans change the filesystem to ext4

Hi
You found solution to this problem :C??
I have the same problem :crying:

This is a known issue in the official version... @Alberto97 has submitted the fixes, we just need to wait until it's merged into official build.
An unofficial build with the fixes applied is available here: https://forum.xda-developers.com//2...t/twrp-twrp-moto-g-2015-t3170537/post71386235

TF700 failing to sysMap a SD card

I'm a newbie and I am trying to upgrade my tablet. I have successfully: unlocked the tablet; I can connect using adb to run fastboot. I have installed TWRP v2.8.6.0 (latest blob I could find) using fastboot. I have used TWRP to perform a factory reset.
When I try to install KatKIss-7.1_TF700T_029.zip I receive the following error:
Failed to sysMapFile '/sdcard/Download/KatKIss-7.1_TF700T_029.zip
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John
aka TechnoDino

What Bootloader version are you using? - NP

Google "TWRP for TF700" to find the TeamWin download site
A factory reset wipes your data partition, including your Downloads folder, so flash from the microSD
A wipe is not enough when switching roms, you have to format data and then you should convert /data to f2fs
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tr.../guide-convert-data-to-f2fs-twrp-2-8-t3073471
Tim just released version 30, so trash your downloads and start again

@ berndblb Thanks for reaching out to assist. I was trying install the ROM from an sd card but had not formatted the data. I will flash twrp-3.2.1-0-tf700t.img and follow your guide for converting to f2fs.
John

Thanks for reaching out to help. I did not format the data. I was using sd card to install. I will flash twrp-3.2.1-0-tf700t.img and then convert to f2fs data.
John

Success in installing the new ROM for Android 7. My pad is like a brand new machine. It has never run so smoothly.
John

how did you install the OS onto the SD Card? That is what I am currently trying to figure out.
Thank you

ssjucrono said:
how did you install the OS onto the SD Card? That is what I am currently trying to figure out.
Thank you
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You don't really 'Install' it on the MicroSD. You save the OS zip file to the MicroSD card and install it from there using the recover console. - NP

Nektopoli said:
You don't really 'Install' it on the MicroSD. You save the OS zip file to the MicroSD card and install it from there using the recover console. - NP
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I understand that part. I have installed katkiss on my internal storage. I want to install it onto the Micro SD card directly as the internal storage is so slow. I swear there was a way to do it.

Oh I don't know if that's possible, you would have to 1st get the tf700 to be able to boot from the SC card. - NP

[SOLVED] TWRP can't mount internal storage - the problem is coming back...

I wanted to update my rooted Android Nougat to Oreo and also go from SuperSU to Magisk. During that process I discovered that TWRP recovery couldn't mount my internal storage.
I quickly saw on a lot of sites that it's a well-known issue, and I solved it by converting from ext4 to ext2 and back again. Now my phone is running perfect. All apps are installed, data and settings are restored with Titanium and root with Magisk is working fine. But then I remembered about the issue with TWRP and booted into recovery - just to discover the problem is back again. I can't mount my internal storage. So I can't flash zip files, I can't do a backup etc.
When I search xda or the web in general, I can't figure out why the problem has occured again. Also I can't find out how to fix it without losing all my data. Can anybody answer these two questions? Why is this happening again and how do I permanently fix it? And can it be with all my data on my phone - because I'm not able to do a backup.

Michael B.N. said:
I wanted to update my rooted Android Nougat to Oreo and also go from SuperSU to Magisk. During that process I discovered that TWRP recovery couldn't mount my internal storage.
I quickly saw on a lot of sites that it's a well-known issue, and I solved it by converting from ext4 to ext2 and back again. Now my phone is running perfect. All apps are installed, data and settings are restored with Titanium and root with Magisk is working fine. But then I remembered about the issue with TWRP and booted into recovery - just to discover the problem is back again. I can't mount my internal storage. So I can't flash zip files, I can't do a backup etc.
When I search xda or the web in general, I can't figure out why the problem has occured again. Also I can't find out how to fix it without losing all my data. Can anybody answer these two questions? Why is this happening again and how do I permanently fix it? And can it be with all my data on my phone - because I'm not able to do a backup.
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The problem occurs when you use a ROM which encrypts the software or the ROM your flashing has an encrypted kernal. The only way out is to flash a ROM which doesn't encrypt. It is a known problem with TWRP and we have to wait for the TWRP team to update TWRP to handle quota allocation.

It seems the problem is solved for me. I flashed the TWRP version from this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77296102&postcount=1243
First I tried from Odin but it didn't work. Then I installed the TWRP app from Google Play and flashed the other file, rebooted to recovery, and it seems to work. I can mount my internal storage, make a backup etc. So this is the solution for me.

I had also similar problem of internal storage 0mb and i was not be able to mount my data
so when i flash color recovery by nobody
It's gone because it's allready patch by him
I think it's issue of encrypt data so just flash this recovery from nobody post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/themes/recovery-twrps-colored-t3859323

Hey guys
wondering if somebody can assist me with my issue. I can mount the internal storage via twrp, and can copy files etc over to the internal storage on my pc. But when i go into file manager nothing appears. even though i indicate that it show me the internal storage. any ideas?

isgakbrfc said:
Hey guys
wondering if somebody can assist me with my issue. I can mount the internal storage via twrp, and can copy files etc over to the internal storage on my pc. But when i go into file manager nothing appears. even though i indicate that it show me the internal storage. any ideas?
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i think you must try with different file mngr, that one have no ability or permission to read system files

noniboyba said:
i think you must try with different file mngr, that one have no ability or permission to read system files
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I'll re flash later and try a different file manager. Otherwise I'll install treble or re flash stock and start over

isgakbrfc said:
Hey guys
wondering if somebody can assist me with my issue. I can mount the internal storage via twrp, and can copy files etc over to the internal storage on my pc. But when i go into file manager nothing appears. even though i indicate that it show me the internal storage. any ideas?
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same problem, have you found solution ? please help me

TWRP sometimes can't mount the storage, the storage is encrypted, but don't worry. You can still flash your files and rewrite system partion. But in order to show the Storage, you have to use a different version of TWRP. Why am I saying this is mentioned following:
I installed the latest version of twrp, It didn't ask for any password patter to decrypt my storage. So , different XDA posts made me understand that , formatting everything, factory reset will decrypt my storage. And trust me, I have done it several time, several times my brother but it didn't decrypt my storage. I couldn't backup my ROM and without backing up my ROM, I didn't take the risk of flashing new ROM. I waited. This twrp couldn't even mount my system partion. So I seeked knowledge from different person. It took a lot of effort.
Then I learned that, I should change this version of TWRP. I changed to an older version and it didn't decrypt my internal storage after formatting, but it mounted my system partion. Since, it couldn't decrypt my internal storage, I couldn't take backup of my rom and save it to internal storage. so I inserted a pendrive in my phone, and saved the backup of my rom there.
Permanent Solution​
Flashing DM Verity Force Encryption Disabler will decrypt your storage instantly. But in my case, it aroused another problem, None of the security measures of my phone worked afterwards. FOD, pin, password, pattern none of them worked. I don't know the reason but I don't suggest it with my little knowledge. but almost every rom flasher use them, so I thing I have to study about them to know how they work.​
second and best option: start trying older version of TWRP, the good one will be the one to ask the password the recovery in the beginning. It will decrypt your internal storage.​
I was brief here, if anyone doesn't understand these things, let me know, I will explain them step by step because I know the pain of being NEWB.

Unable to install/update apps to internal storage

Hi all,
In my quest to breathe more life into my OP6, I've decided to install TWRP and Magisk. Once doing so, it seems that I cannot install apps or update some already preloaded apps - I get an error message saying that the app can't be downloaded and I need to install to a SD card or external USB storage.
The exact error reads: App requires external storage. (insert app name) can't be downloaded. Insert an SD card or USB storage with sufficient storage, and try again.
I tried to Google a solution but didn't really find anything. I've already tried to do a wipe with TWRP and reflashed the recovery and Magisk but am still getting the same error. Maybe I'm doing something wrong or missing a setting.
Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to stick to OOS but am not opposed to another ROM.
Currently on OOS 10.3.4, TWRP 3.4.0, and Magisk 20.4. Thanks.

Same here.

semdoc said:
Same here.
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Finally got it to fix itself after several system and dalvik wipes. Hope that works for you too. Also had to re-flash Magisk after every wipe.

Well... Here is the solution:
Download stock ROM ( 10.3.2 or higher). Download latest TWRP.zip from @mauronofrio - Link HERE
Then.
1. Boot to TWRP recovery
2. Format data.. (say yes when it's asked)
3. reboot to recovery
4. Move Stock ROM and downloaded TWRP to your internal sdcard.
5. Flash Stock ROM.zip + TWRP.zip -> reboot to recovery -> Flash Stock ROM.
6. Boot to Stock recovery
7. erase everything in your internal SD card. (Trivial part)
8. Boot to System and set your device.
Voila.
After this... You can flash TWRP and Magisk as it's recommended in several guides for enchilada....
That worked for me.
Cheerz

xeks said:
Hi all,
In my quest to breathe more life into my OP6, I've decided to install TWRP and Magisk. Once doing so, it seems that I cannot install apps or update some already preloaded apps - I get an error message saying that the app can't be downloaded and I need to install to a SD card or external USB storage.
The exact error reads: App requires external storage. (insert app name) can't be downloaded. Insert an SD card or USB storage with sufficient storage, and try again.
I tried to Google a solution but didn't really find anything. I've already tried to do a wipe with TWRP and reflashed the recovery and Magisk but am still getting the same error. Maybe I'm doing something wrong or missing a setting.
Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to stick to OOS but am not opposed to another ROM.
Currently on OOS 10.3.4, TWRP 3.4.0, and Magisk 20.4. Thanks.
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same problem in my one plus 5 and i did these simple steps and the problem was fixed
1 open settings
2 about phone
3 tap 5/6 times until you are a developer message pop up
4 go back from about phone and go to system
5 you see developer option then open it
6 scroll down until you see (force allow apps on external) and turn on
hope these steps fixed your problem too...