For some reason I cannot use any root explorer. I am able to use any other rooted apps perfectly.
I fully wiped device, re-rooted, and returned to stock. Still cannot access root explorers.
Is there any reason this happened and is there a fix. Searching around leads to old results that don't give fixes for this issue.
ES File Explorer
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This is a known problem with ES File Explorer (I had the same complaint.) ES is a pretty old app, and checks root by looking for physical SU binaries in a specific place within /system. That was never a great approach vs. checking programmatically, though it worked ok back in the days of SuperSU. But Magisk is different: it makes no changes to /system (thus it's "systemless"), so the ES root check fails. ES would have to update the way it tests for root, and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
I'd suggest simply moving on to a newer file manager (hard for me as well, because I liked ES Pro and had used it forever!) I came down to Solid Explorer and MiX Explorer as the most similar to ES. They're so alike that for me it's almost a toss-up. Both have root access that works, as well as features ES didn't (like being able to select a range of files with two clicks.) There's also good old Root Explorer, but personally I found it harder to use than the other two, with no real advantages. Hope that helps!
Thank you for the excellent explanation! I appreciate it.
I was trying to use Solid Explorer as well, was the recommended solution to this error as well, but it just didn't seem to work as efficiently as ES.
I frequently manage files in the Root storage area. Solid doesn't give me 100% capability.
I'll give MiX a try!
rvonder said:
This is a known problem with ES File Explorer (I had the same complaint.) ES is a pretty old app, and checks root by looking for physical SU binaries in a specific place within /system. That was never a great approach vs. checking programmatically, though it worked ok back in the days of SuperSU. But Magisk is different: it makes no changes to /system (thus it's "systemless"), so the ES root check fails. ES would have to update the way it tests for root, and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
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With the information you provided I was able to get ES working again by installing busybox to system/bin
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But Magisk is different: it makes no changes to /system (thus it's "systemless"), so the ES root check fails.
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I use version 4.2.4.6.4 and it works great with magisk (but the latest version for some reason does not work).
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In clockworkmod there is a tiny file that isnt the backup, but the backup is somewhere because i can use it in cwm....... ??????????? So frustrating
This.
I'd like to backup the CWM backups into my hard drive, is there any chance? Also the backups are dated on 1970 on mine, is that a thing?
Can they send the safety copy?, I need It urgently, my telephone has remained unusable and the last option is to restore a backup with the original rom.
Please
It's in the /data/media/clockworkmode/backups/
jazzh said:
It's in the /data/media/clockworkmode/backups/
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What's the explorer app required to get into these if I may ask? Sliding Explorer is mine but it doesn't seem to be able to navigate these folders. Root Explorer or ES File could do it?
rogeriorp said:
What's the explorer app required to get into these if I may ask? Sliding Explorer is mine but it doesn't seem to be able to navigate these folders. Root Explorer or ES File could do it?
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You can use root Explorer to navigate it.. But you can't copy it.. You should use adb to copy it to your pc..
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Yes, you can copy it with es file explorer and if you're rooted...
jazzh said:
Yes, you can copy it with es file explorer and if you're rooted...
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Im rooted and i have Es file explorer and i tried the adb pull thing, it says there is no file their or something along those lines ??
Try to copy the folder with es to some location on sdcard first
This is why...
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Just use an OTG to do an external backup.
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NextGenGTR said:
Im rooted and i have Es file explorer and i tried the adb pull thing, it says there is no file their or something along those lines ??
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Enable root explorer feature in ES Explorer. Then you ll see the file in it. Then simply copy it to another directory.
Hello, this is my first post on XDA. I noticed yesterday that all the files and subfolders in the folder /storage/emulated/0/download
are apparently disappeared.
Three file managers, Total Commander, Astro File Manager, and X-plore, display that folder as empty.
Instead, that folder contained many eBooks, PDF manuals of several calculators, and some other documents.
The app Device Inspector, choosing the option "Storage & Memory", displays the following data:
Device Storage, Used 12.54 GB, Available 11.16 MB.
Memory, Used 1.44 GB, Available 379.23 MB.
Thus it looks like the download folder is still holding all the files I have previously stored in it,
mostly from my PC via WiFi.
The problem is not only due to the fact that the files are now non-accessible,
but it is also impossible to install new apps, due to the lack of available memory.
The first thing I tried was to power off the Nexus 5 and then power it on again,
in order to reset the system, but that didn't work.
Then I googled looking for a solution, but with no joy.
All I was able to find is the advice to re-format the storage and to copy all the files
into the storage again.
I found also the advice to use TestDisk, a software for the PC, able to recover data from
SD cards, USB sticks, and so forth.
In both cases it is needed to use a PC, and I have two at home, but now I am on Summer Holidays,
and the only other device I have here is another smartphone, a Nexus 4.
Anyway I have the backup of all my data, of course, both at home and on an USB stick I have taken with me, and by now I would like just to know how to free the storage space in order to be able to install some further apps, to store some other photos and/or videos, and so forth.
Thanks for any explaination.
check /sdcard/ in the root filesystem using root explorer. i bet thats where all your files are, not in /storage/emulated/0/download
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simms22 said:
check /sdcard/ in the root filesystem using root explorer. i bet thats where all your files are, not in /storage/emulated/0/download
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By now I cannot either install nor use Root Explorer, due to
a lack of memory and the fact that my phone is not yet rooted. I will try when I'll be back home.
In the meanwhile, I have seen that Total Commander, too,
can display the folder /sdcard/ under the folder Root of the Filesystem, but it looks like my files are not visibile.
Anyway, thank you for the reply.
Aiken-droid said:
By now I cannot neither install nor use Root Explorer, due to
a lack of memory and the fact that my phone is not yet rooted. I will try when I'll be back home.
In the meanwhile, I have seen that Total Commander, too,
can display the folder /sdcard/ under the folder Root of the Filesystem, but it looks like my files are not visibile.
Anyway, thank you for the reply.
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anyways, thats where all my files always have always been, in the /sdcard/ in the root filesystem.
Just got my Sony Xperia Z3. Still messing around to get a feel of the UI.
Was not able to uninstall File Commander as I find the UI badly design. So installed ASTRO File Manager, tried deleting a file from ext SD card. pops up a notice saying that due to KitKat design, 'write' to ext SD card is prohibited.
I uninstalled ASTRO File Manager and installed SOLID Explorer, deletion from ext SD card was not allowed as well.
Tried deleting same file using File Commander and it worked
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Probably will try File Expert but expecting the same rejection.
It is a well known issue with KitKat and is brought in on purpose by google.
Basically in an effort to increase security protection to the user only system apps can write to the SDcard. There is a way around it but you need root. Just google "Write to SD card KitKat" for further information and how to revert it.
gregbradley said:
It is a well known issue with KitKat and is brought in on purpose by google. Basically in an effort to increase security protection to the user only system apps can write to the SDcard.
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You believe in Santa Claus, too ?
Google tries to force you into using their cloud services, that's all magic.
But it's correct: You need root to edit the file platform.xml. After doing that, everything is ok again.
But DO NOT ROOT, yet ! You'll lose all DRM keys (making the horribly bad Z3 camera even worse) and X-Reality. And believe me: You really do not want to lose that.
Chefproll said:
You believe in Santa Claus, too ?
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What does this mean?
Google tries to force you into using their cloud services, that's all magic.
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If you say so
But it's correct: You need root to edit the file platform.xml. After doing that, everything is ok again.
But DO NOT ROOT, yet ! You'll lose all DRM keys (making the horribly bad Z3 camera even worse) and X-Reality. And believe me: You really do not want to lose that.
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Yes I know, its an old issue and well known how to get around it. And trust me, if I want to unlock my bootloader I will.
The only way around it is to save files in your File Explorer's App folder. With FX Explorer, for example, save your files into Android/data/nextapp.fx/files/
You'll be able to write and delete all you want.
File Commander works across all folders because it's a system apk.
Presumably with root you could just convert your file manager app of choice to a system app with the likes of Titanium and it would then work ok? Or just use one that uses root anyway (like Root Explorer).
Work root you just add one line to platform.xml and then it works just like it did before
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3Shirts said:
Presumably with root you could just convert your file manager app of choice to a system app with the likes of Titanium and it would then work ok? Or just use one that uses root anyway (like Root Explorer).
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Of course, with root you can get around any software restriction. However, in 2 - 3 years it'll be moot (hopefully sooner). It's like when Android dropped the menu key and everyone was pissed. After 2 years no one cares about the lack of a menu key anymore.
I can't for the life of me mount my system as r/w, but I remember a reboot command that worked like a charm.
It was something along the lines of reboot wvscmmd. If anyone can reply with the command, it'd be much appreciated!
Are you rooted?
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Are you rooted?
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I am.
Then just install a root explorer app and enable R/W where you need it
Root Explorer or ES File Explorer etc
*Detection* said:
Then just install a root explorer app and enable R/W where you need it
Root Explorer or ES File Explorer etc
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I have done. ES File Explorer reports /system as busy, and Root Explorer does nothing.
Do other root apps work? Certain you are rooted?
Root Explorer has an R/W button at the top of the directory window you need to press to enable write support
ES File Explorer has a toggle switch in the left panel tools section to enable root access
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Do other root apps work? Certain you are rooted?
Root Explorer has an R/W button at the top of the directory window you need to press to enable write support
ES File Explorer has a toggle switch in the left panel tools section to enable root access
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Other root apps do indeed work, I have Lucky Patcher, Magisk, and Xposed installed.
The R/W button on Root Explorer does not show, and I can toggle root explorer in ES File Explorer, and mounting /system as R/W through it says it is in use.
Root Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en_GB
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Root Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en_GB
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There isn't a button to mount as R/W.
Then something has gone wrong somewhere, I'm not even rooted and the button is there
Have you disabled apps / bloatware?
Maybe you need to start fresh, either unfreeze everything, or reset
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Then something has gone wrong somewhere, I'm not even rooted and the button is there
Have you disabled apps / bloatware?
Maybe you need to start fresh, either unfreeze everything, or reset
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Every time I flash a ROM, I back up what I need, then wipe everything. So it's a clean install. There's no bloatware on the device, and the issue carries over multiple flashes.
I do know it can be fixed by the reboot code I mentioned, but I can't remember it.
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I am.
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/system/bin/mount -o remount,rw /system (or /)
I'm Rooted and using Androids FX file Explorer, to try to add a ring tone to the ringtones system folder.
/system/media/audio/ringtones
Would someone explain how to make the file write accessable or direct me to a link to how to do this?
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I searched but all I could find were links how to do it through a command promt, which is not what I'm looking for.
Android 13
galaxy A22 plus
Rooted with Majiks systemless-ly activated
20GT said:
I'm using Androids FX file Explorer, to try to add a ring tone to the ringtones system folder.
/system/media/audio/ringtones
Would someone explain how to make the file write accessable or direct me to a link to how to do this?
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I searched but all I could find were links how to do it through a command promt, which is not what I'm looking for.
Android 13
galaxy A22 plus
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after android 8 (in preparation for project Treble), system partition is mounted during boot as read-only by default (as you can find out through the partition's mount flags). so there's 2 ways to achieve what you want:
you remove the shared_block feature from Super.img and mount system as R/W. There are tools to do this, but they're not tested on Samsung devices. Like this Tool.
you root your phone with Magisk and make a Magisk module to add your files systemless-ly. Here is the Developer Guide.
Of course, You would need an unlocked Bootloader. Here is the guide for Unlocking and Rooting. I also advise you to flash TWRP before experimenting with the Module you create. Good luck.
Slim K said:
after android 8 (in preparation for project Treble), system partition is mounted during boot as read-only by default (as you can find out through the partition's mount flags). so there's 2 ways to achieve what you want:
you remove the shared_block feature from Super.img and mount system as R/W. There are tools to do this, but they're not tested on Samsung devices. Like this Tool.
you root your phone with Magisk and make a Magisk module to add your files systemless-ly. Here is the Developer Guide.
Of course, You would need an unlocked Bootloader. Here is the guide for Unlocking and Rooting. I also advise you to flash TWRP before experimenting with the Module you create. Good luck.
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Sorry I forgot to mention that I'm already Rooted with systemless-ly already activated.
Just tested Fx file explorer on my privious phone and it works correctly after mounting the folder.
I passed the root check. is there a diffent option/checkmark to allow Fx access to root or give Fx pemisions in majiks on android 13?