my phones storage has plenty of space, a few gigs left on both internal and external memory....but it wont let me save any files, take pictures, or transfer files from my computer to phone...anyone know of this and got a fix? im running the ics leak, and am trying to update it, but cant put the rom on my SD card..
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Connect your phone to your computer and open up your folder option and "show hidden files and folders". Look for a trash folder on your sd card and delete it.
Hello, I am using galaxy R and I installed ClockWorkMod recovery v4.0.0.2. Then I took 2 backups one after another, and now I want to delete them, because the USB storage is 3.71 GB/3.75 GB. However, I am unable to find the backup files. I have installed CWM app too but it also does not show any app. I went to similar threads and opened /data/ path from ES file explorer with root access, but 'clockworkmod' directory was absent there. Also, /sdcard/clockworkmod directory does not contain backup directory. I am worried as my storage space is almost filled and I am unable to open gallery and music player...
please help...i rooted my cell today only and have got messed up
Can you connect your phone to your computer? I suggest you connect it via usb and once both drives are displayed in your computer you should be able to find the clockworkmod folder in either of the 2 drives mounted on your computer i.e. Internal SD and external SD
From my CM10.1 powered galaxy R
vbz89 said:
Can you connect your phone to your computer? I suggest you connect it via usb and once both drives are displayed in your computer you should be able to find the clockworkmod folder in either of the 2 drives mounted on your computer i.e. Internal SD and external SD
From my CM10.1 powered galaxy R
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in the internal memory, clockworkmod folder has only two files, .nomedia and .settings.. nothing else...
external SD does not have clockworkmod folder...
Do what vbz has suggested. U'll find backups inside the /sdcard/clockworkmod folder when connected to the pc. And remember to always do the backup by first manually booting into recovery to avoid this problem.
sdcard = internal sdcard(usb storage)
Thnx!
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shaaraddalvi said:
I connected but it now shows only external SD! :crying: I am trying...
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Buddy, try with usb debugging on and then connect ur phone. Then choose connect usb storage. I hope u know how to do this.
thnx!
should I flash CWM again and then I'l be able to see them?? what to do...I am confused! There is no backup directory in /sdcard/clockworkmod...
have u swapped internal and external sd?
Tell me have u enabled usb debugging?
The-Droidster said:
have u swapped internal and external sd?
Tell me have u enabled usb debugging?
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Yes I have enabled USB debugging...
Sorry, what does swapped mean? I just have flashed ARDATDAT kernel for root access and installed clockworkmod in my cell...
should I reinstall clockworkmod in order to see the backup files? I can't find the backup folder anywhere... I realised I am running low on memory when I was taking backup with titanium backup and it showed an error of low memory and exited...
Ok let me break this down for u. When u connect the phone to the PC in usb mass storage mode, how many drives do u see? Ideally there should be 2 drives. 1 for /sdacrd ie internal sdcard or usb storage and 1 for /sdcard/external_sd ie ur memory card or external sdcard. In windows explorer choose to show hidden files. Now go inside Internal sdcard drive, u'll see the clockworkmod folder there, just delete whatever is there inside it. This should solve ur problem. Also check if the backup is there in the external sd/clockworkmod folder.
Tell me how it goes.
Thnx!
The-Droidster said:
Ok let me break this down for u. When u connect the phone to the PC in usb mass storage mode, how many drives do u see? Ideally there should be 2 drives. 1 for /sdacrd ie internal sdcard or usb storage and 1 for /sdcard/external_sd ie ur memory card or external sdcard. In windows explorer choose to show hidden files. Now go inside Internal sdcard drive, u'll see the clockworkmod folder there, just delete whatever is there inside it. This should solve ur problem. Also check if the backup is there in the external sd/clockworkmod folder.
Tell me how it goes.
Thnx!
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woah! 2.66GB/3.75 GB now! There wasn't backup folder in /sdcard/clockworkmod, still I did 'show hidden files and folders', It dint make any difference, I selected the 2 files inside the folder as you said and deleted them. Their combined size was just around 1KB, still memory got freed!
BUT,
I still can see the 2 backups listed when booted from in the CWM Recovery! Meanwhile, I also uninstalled Asphalt 6 adrenaline...so maybe that is what has freed around 600 MBs...so I think backups are still there...even I got some memory free, would love to find the two backup files and delete them.
I have not swapped the storages, clockworkmod folder is there in my internal storage..
No issues bro. Good that u sorted out the matter. From now on, don't use CWM app for backup. Rather just directly boot into the recovery and choose backup there. This way ur backups will be stored in /sdcard/external_sd/clockworkmod/backup.
Hope this helps.
thnx!
The-Droidster said:
Ok let me break this down for u. When u connect the phone to the PC in usb mass storage mode, how many drives do u see? Ideally there should be 2 drives. 1 for /sdacrd ie internal sdcard or usb storage and 1 for /sdcard/external_sd ie ur memory card or external sdcard. In windows explorer choose to show hidden files. Now go inside Internal sdcard drive, u'll see the clockworkmod folder there, just delete whatever is there inside it. This should solve ur problem. Also check if the backup is there in the external sd/clockworkmod folder.
Tell me how it goes.
Thnx!
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How come I am not seeing two drives in Window Explorer? All I see is "Tablet" with no ClockWorkMod folder. Any idea what is going on? Thanks.
jeffjohan said:
How come I am not seeing two drives in Window Explorer? All I see is "Tablet" with no ClockWorkMod folder. Any idea what is going on? Thanks.
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Have you enabled Mass Storage mode?
if not then enable it. MTP mode wont show ClockWorkMod folder.
also post picture of what you see, doing so makes it clear to understand problem.
Nikhil said:
Have you enabled Mass Storage mode?
if not then enable it. MTP mode wont show ClockWorkMod folder.
also post picture of what you see, doing so makes it clear to understand problem.
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I would post a picture but I haven't earned the privileges yet... lol. When I connect my tablet and go into the USB Settings there are only options for MTP and PTP. Any good reason why I can't select Mass Storage mode? Is there any way to get around it?
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I would post a picture but I haven't earned the privileges yet... lol. When I connect my tablet and go into the USB Settings there are only options for MTP and PTP. Any good reason why I can't select Mass Storage mode? Is there any way to get around it?
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there are several ways of sharing a picture in which you dont need privileges, like you can upload it to dropbox or cloud and share link to that picture.
anyways it seems that your existing Rom/Tablet doesnt support mass storage mode. if so, you cannot enable mass storage. you can use explorer app to deal with clockworkmod folder.
also people from this forum could help you out if you are having Galaxy R. Since you are having a Tablet, you should ask in appropriate forum.
Why do the phone recognize my internal storage as sdcard0? This tends to lead to some problems when locating files in recovery.
Is there a way to make sure extraneous files, such as downloads, stay only on the sd card under sdcard?
Sometimes when placing a file on the sdcard from USB-to-PC connection, I navigated to the root folder using a file explorer, and tap sdcard, only to find it's not there. Instead of I have to home-->storage-->sdcard1.
Can anyone explain what exactly is going on in this case?? Or if anyone found a way to consolidate the folders, how can I do it??
Thank you.
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Why do the phone recognize my internal storage as sdcard0? This tends to lead to some problems when locating files in recovery.
Is there a way to make sure extraneous files, such as downloads, stay only on the sd card under sdcard?
Sometimes when placing a file on the sdcard from USB-to-PC connection, I navigated to the root folder using a file explorer, and tap sdcard, only to find it's not there. Instead of I have to home-->storage-->sdcard1.
Can anyone explain what exactly is going on in this case?? Or if anyone found a way to consolidate the folders, how can I do it??
Thank you.
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The storage isn't extended, it's two separate file spaces. Your internal memory is reported as an internal SD card (sdcard0) and your SD Card is reported as an external SD (sdcard1)
jldr said:
Why do the phone recognize my internal storage as sdcard0? This tends to lead to some problems when locating files in recovery.
Is there a way to make sure extraneous files, such as downloads, stay only on the sd card under sdcard?
Sometimes when placing a file on the sdcard from USB-to-PC connection, I navigated to the root folder using a file explorer, and tap sdcard, only to find it's not there. Instead of I have to home-->storage-->sdcard1.
Can anyone explain what exactly is going on in this case?? Or if anyone found a way to consolidate the folders, how can I do it??
Thank you.
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If you download the Motorola USB Device Manager then in my computer your device will be recognised with internal and external storage available, all folders under these will be clearly visable and you shouldn't have any issues transferring data between the two.
Cheers
I have that manager and it works well, but I would like the folder "sdcard" in the home to link me to the sdcard1 and not sdcard0. Right now the "symlink" in root browser points there. Anyway to change that?
Hi everybody... i have a problem with my moto g. I was just deleting some files on the internal storage via USB when the process stopped working and crashed. Then i disconnected the USB cable and reconnected and everything on the mass storage disappeared, only Android Whatsapp and some other system folder are recreated but empty. If i check on "my computer" it say that i have 7GB occuped on my internal storage that i can't see!!! neither with a file explorer like root explorer i can see my files. this thing isn't the first time that happen to my device and it's quite annoying... my questions are: anybody else had the same problem in the past?? if yes, how did it solved?? the occupied space on internal storage by what is occupied??? i'm mounting official CM12
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Might consider mounting storage via ADB and using a recovery tool. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2843152
I have added an SD card for a friend's G7 Power, however, now when I plug it into the computer and select file transfer, it only shows the SD card and he has some photos in the internal storage that we can't get it out of the phone (they are sitll visible on the Photo app). I found an older thread with similar issue on a Moto G4. The answer at the time was this is an known issue and there's no fix yet. Is this fixed on the G7 Power? Thanks.
I don't have this phone but a way I would try is opening up the gallery app and then looking at the photos details and see if it gives a location
I would then connect phone to PC and do an adb pull of the file/folder
Eg adb pull location of file
Google adb guldes if you have never used adb before & you need to download the adb files
You can also try using total commander file browser and going to the file system root directory and then selecting storage folder
It will then list the available storage folders but if sd card is mounted as Internal storage it might combine the internal storage and sd card into one virtual directory
TheFixItMan said:
I don't have this phone but a way I would try is opening up the gallery app and then looking at the photos details and see if it gives a location
I would then connect phone to PC and do an adb pull of the file/folder
Eg adb pull location of file
Google adb guldes if you have never used adb before & you need to download the adb files
You can also try using total commander file browser and going to the file system root directory and then selecting storage folder
It will then list the available storage folders but if sd card is mounted as Internal storage it might combine the internal storage and sd card into one virtual directory
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I tried opening the photos in the Google Photo app, it doesn't show the files' location. I'll try it with the the OnePlus gallery app next time he brings over the phone.
As for using total commander, does it work if his phone is not rooted? With ES Files explorer I can only see the SD card folders.
awdrifter said:
I tried opening the photos in the Google Photo app, it doesn't show the files' location. I'll try it with the the OnePlus gallery app next time he brings over the phone.
As for using total commander, does it work if his phone is not rooted? With ES Files explorer I can only see the SD card folders.
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Most photo apps should tell you the photo location on the device in its details or more information section if you long press the image
You don't need root access to access the root directory
You can probably do it with es file explorer too but I don't use it
You just need to keep going up a level until you reach the root location - with total commander there's a folder on the main menu for root directory
You only need root to access the data partition or to modify files in the root or system partition
All you need is access the storage folder which will then list all available drives be that physical or virtual