Ever wonder mounting your external hdd on our Redmi Note 4 as a backup storage? But default system can only recognize FAT32 drives. With this mod, you can now mount NTFS system drive to the phone .
Just flash the NTFS Enabler zip file using Twrp recovery and Reboot. Mount your external ntfs format hdd using USBOTG cable. To view your file i recommend using ES File Manager.
P/S After unmounting your external hdd using ES File Manager (unmount icon) you will get notification saying that your SD card (name) is corrupted or something like that bla bla bla, and asking you to format your hdd. Dont panic. Just ignore the error. Nothing will gonna happen because the system (MIUI) does not have an ability to recognize NTFS format while this mod make NTFS format Mountable.
P/S I dont take any credit for this. I forgot where i got it(still in this forum i guess) and i think it would be nice to share it. Moderators have the right to delete this post if i copied someone else post or against the rule. Thank you.
I am not responsible if you bricked your phone!!!
Tested on MIUI 10 latest beta. Might work on MIUI 9 or lower. Need few tester.
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Im trying to transfer a blue ray to my sd card but the file system is FAT32 not NTFS. FAT32 wont let you transfer such a big file like NTFS will. Anyone know how I can get that file on my SD so I can stream the blue ray to my tv via HDMI???
No way to fix it without formatting the SD card, and since you seem to be on Windows, odds are that you're going to loose the read/write access one way or another as the kernel doesn't support NTFS, and Windows doesn't support ext2/3/4
imnuts said:
No way to fix it without formatting the SD card, and since you seem to be on Windows, odds are that you're going to loose the read/write access one way or another as the kernel doesn't support NTFS, and Windows doesn't support ext2/3/4
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Yeah I have tried formatting the sd card and and changing to NTFS but it always went back to FAT32. I tried using WiFi file Exploer to let me upload that way but even that wouldnt let me upload..sucks too cause I know someone that just got a 6o inch samsung LED tv...the tv lets u plug in a usb so ill have to invest in one of those..thanks for your help tho
Hello,
This is my First thread on XDA
I wasnt sure whether to post it in General Section Or Development Section. So posted it i General Section.
Now its possible to mount NTFS SDcard on our phone
My config:
GLX-R ZCLA1
ardatdat kernel v1.7b1 voodoo
Please test on other ROMS and report below..
Before Proceeding:
Please do this at ur own risk
Steps:
1. Format the sdcard in NTFS using windows.. (Data will be deleted. Dont forget to backup Data)
OR
1. Download EASEUS Partition Manager and use Option "Convert to NTFS" (Data will be saved but still do a backup before formatting)
2. Insert ur NTFS sdcard and start the phone
3. Phone will recognize it as Blank SD card
4. Download The Attached Driver & restart the phone
5. Flash The driver using CWM
6. Start The Phone (Again Phone will recognize it as Blank SD card)
7. Install Terminal Emulator (From Market)
8. Run Terminal Emulator and type the following lines
Code:
su
ntfs-3g /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd
vold
9. Wait a few Seconds
10. Now SD card will be mounted as NTFS with Read/Write Capability
NOTE:
Steps 8 to 10 must be repeated after rebooting the phone
NTFS card will be recognized by windows but Steps 8 to 10 must be repeated after Using Mass storage mode
Most of the 3rd Party apps recognize ntfs formatted sdcard without any problems
Files Larger than 4GB can be stored
Use app "Gscript Lite" to place shortcut of the script on homescreen
To Automate steps 8-10 on boot use apps like "Autostart" OR "Script Manager"
(I use Script Manager)
[Known Limitations]
1. The "Blank SD Card notifiction Might not disappear, But dont worry ur sdcard will still be mounted as NTFS at /mnt/sdcard/external_sd
2. Apps previously loaded on SD Card might Not Work.
3. U wont be able to move app to SD Card ("SD Card is full" error will appear)
4. Stock Video Player dont see files from NTFS ( Use MX Player)
5. Stock Music also dont see files from NTFS ( Use players like TTPod or MyMusicOn)
6. Stock Gallery also dont see files from NTFS ( Use PERFECT VIEWER)
7. Stock Camera will be able to take pictures and record videos, but preview is not possible within the app itself. For that use above alternatives apps
This guide is adapted from here.
reserved...
pudup said:
Well great, but I have no use for ntfs.
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Well, i have 32gb sd card and unable to store files larger than 4gb seriously pisses me off.. so i use ntfs
pudup said:
Just BTW the move to sd card issue can be fixed.
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Thats nice... can you please tell me.. because my phone memory will soon be over..
pudup said:
Modify vold file and change asec=disable to enable
May not work. Backup first
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It doesnt work.. Its the NTFS driver thats mounting the sd card...vold doesnt even recognises the file system (Hence it says blank sd card)..
pudup said:
You could try using winrar to split up a file and then merge it within the sd. Not sure if that works but it's an idea
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Why to do that now... we have ntfs support and it allows us to store files larger than 4gb...
pudup said:
Ah I didn't read through your first post properly. Anyway I'll see there can be another way for movement of apps to sd.
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ok.. Plz share as soon as you find it.
pudup said:
As for the winrar thing, I don't wanna go through steps 8-10 every time and so this works for me.
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But those steps can be automated using the apps mentioned above..
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I really want to do this, but after i formatted the card to NTFS and put it back in my phone i could'nt read anything from the card and when i booted into recovery to flash the zip file, CWM recovery couldn't read the sd card either.
Am i missing something important? If anyone could help me it would be much appreciated.
milleraj66 said:
I really want to do this, but after i formatted the card to NTFS and put it back in my phone i could'nt read anything from the card and when i booted into recovery to flash the zip file, CWM recovery couldn't read the sd card either.
Am i missing something important? If anyone could help me it would be much appreciated.
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Did you follow the steps mentioned in OP ??
s---p said:
Did you follow the steps mentioned in OP ??
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Thanked, mistakely...
anyways, does this guide follows to external USB drives ??
Does CWM or TWRP recovery support backup/restore on NTFS cards?
!!!Requires root!!!
To verify root access please use Root Checker app.
Easily mount NTFS/HFS+ formatted USB drives or SD cards.
Forget about incompatibility issues between your mobile handheld and its big brothers PC and Mac! The software was successfully tested by nearly 50,000 Android enthusiasts!
Get full and unlimited access to the most widespread file systems in the world on your smartphone by mounting USB sticks or SD cards formatted to Windows NTFS or Mac OS X HFS+.
Now you can easily copy, transfer and modify data previously unsupported by Android volumes.
This is an official thread on XDA. Please post your questions and feedback here.
NTFS SD partitions will be recognized at boot in recovery (4EXT recovery)
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Thanks, will there be any actual performance improvements using NTFS over FAT32? File transfers, access...
Integration to rom
Can binaries be integrated into rom for out of the box automatic mounting?
Can you provide script for this if needed?
It's wonderful
SD format
If I format my sd card to ntfs using windows and mount it on my tablet, will it read it without corruption?
will it work on samsung galaxy grand????
this works on galaxy grand???
Is there any chance to unlock the exFAT support for OEMs?
I have a 2.5in 1TB external hard drive, but when I connect it to my P3100, it gives me the "empty storage or unsupported file system" error.
It is not the problem of the drive requiring more power than the tab provides, because I am using the Y cable to supply additional power to the drive.
After searching and reading up on the problem, I understand that Android does not support NTFS file system. So, I was wondering if I formatted my drive to the ExFAT file system, will my tab read it then??
By the way, my tab is rooted and running Adis SungsonicHD V-7 ROM at the moment.
Thanks
ExFAT is also a proprietary Windows format. You'd need to format to FAT32 and even then you'll prolly have to make more than one partition to use it all. Just Google for applications that format external drives to FAT32.
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Hello, I have lenovo a6000 which have android 4.4.4 Kitkat which have 16 GB Extdcard in it. The device is rooted with the official Supersu.zip v2.37 provided by xda Community. Now as you all know that, FAT 32 FS does not allow you to save files bigger than 4GB. So I formatted my memory card to NTFS. Which my mobile doesnt support.
But as many of you guys know that, there is one app named Paragon NTFS, HFS,HFS+ which allows you to mount your NTFS formatted memory card into your android device which does not has the ability to read the NTFS formatted memory card.
Now I successfully came to the stage where I can access all my data (Photos, videos) after mounting my NTFS formatted Exdcard with the help of that app. Let me mention where I have mounted this Exdcard, its here= /storage/sdcard0/Exdcard (Exdcard is the folder I made). Is this right path to mount the Exdcard? Let me tell you that there was also option of sdcard1 inside the /storage folder. But whenever I select that sdcard1 path it says unable to write to sdcard1 when I try to download file via torrent.
I am not able to download any file no matter what is its size. After 2-3 secs it says Download Failed. So where I am mistaking? In mounting path of that Exdcard? Should I have to select sdcard1 instead of sdcard0 path?
The final question is how can I now download 4gb+ file using this app. What is actually is the right mount point in order to save files larger that 4GB+ in it.
And honestly I searched over the internet about this, on google, youtube etc. But didnt find any answer. So I need your help...
Thank You.