[APP][5.0+] SMBSync2 - One Way Synchronization / backup using Network SMB v1-2-3.1 or Local Storage - Android Apps and Games

SMBSync2 is a tool for synchronizing files via wireless LAN using SMB1,SMB2 or SMB3/3.1 protocol between the internal storage of Android terminal, SDCARD/USB-OTG and PC/NAS. Synchronization is a one-way from the Source to the Target folders.
Mirror, Move, Copy and Archive modes are supported.
Sync occurs between two folder pairs called the Source (original folder) and the Target (destination folder). It is a one direction Sync, from the Source to the Target.
Many storage combinations are supported (Internal storage, SDCARD, USB-OTG, SMB, ZIP) and even an SMB to SMB sync is possible.
Sync can be automatically scheduled by the app or started by external applications (Tasker, AutoMagic etc) or SMBSync2 schedule.
The supported Sync modes are:
Mirror
The target folder is kept as an exact copy of the source. If a file is different between the source and the target, the file on the source overwrites the file on the target. Folder and files not present on the target are copied from the source. Files and folders that do not exist on the source are also deleted from the target. Only modified files (by size and/or date/time) are updated on the target.
Move
If a file is different between the source and the target, the file on the source overwrites the file on the target. Once copied to the target, files and folders are deleted from the source (like move command).
Only modified files (by size and/or date/time) are copied to the target. Identical files, based on the selected compare criteria, are deleted from the source without being copied. Files and folders on the target, not present on the source, are obviously preserved.
Copy
Same as Move, but files are not deleted from the source after being copied.
If a file is different between the source and the target, the file on the source overwrites the file on the target. Once copied to the target, files and folders are kept on the source (like a copy command).
Only modified files (by size and/or date/time) are copied to the target. Identical files, based on the selected compare criteria, are ignored and not copied again.
Archive
Move photos and videos in the source directory to the target if they were taken before 7 days or 30 days before the archive execution date. (However, you cannot use zip to target.)
The following file types are eligible for archiving.
"gif", "jpg", "jpeg", "jpe", "png", "mp4", "mov".
Compare criteria: Files are considered different based on these criteria:
File name exists only on source or target, not on both sides
Files have different sizes
Files have a different time stamp (last modification date and time)
In Advanced Options, many compare settings can be adjusted.(Here is an example)
Time tolerance interval can be set to ignore difference if less than 1, 3, 5 or 10 sec for compatibility with FAT/exFAT medias.
Ignore Daylight Saving time is supported.
Option to not overwrite target file if it is newer than the master or if it is larger in size.
Option to delete files on the target if they are excluded by filters (exemple: exclude from sync all folders named 'cache' can be set to delete also all folders named 'cache' on the target if they were copied before setting the filter for example)
Option to chose compare criteria, time only, size only
Many filter options: file/folder names, proper support of wildcards (*, ?), filter by file size or modification time, by file extention...
Download:
SMBSync2 - Apps on Google Play
To sync files between a PC/NAS and Android via wireless LAN.
play.google.com
or from github releases:
Releases · Sentaroh/SMBSync2
This application performs file synchronization between an Android device and a PC/NAS via wireless LAN using SMB v1/v2/v3 protocol. - Sentaroh/SMBSync2
github.com
Open source projetct Home by developer Sentaroh :
GitHub - Sentaroh/SMBSync2: This application performs file synchronization between an Android device and a PC/NAS via wireless LAN using SMB v1/v2/v3 protocol.
This application performs file synchronization between an Android device and a PC/NAS via wireless LAN using SMB v1/v2/v3 protocol. - GitHub - Sentaroh/SMBSync2: This application performs file sync...
github.com

For people who know me, I actively participated since one year in reviewing the code of this app and fixing bugs
You can look at the commits history in my github fork since begin 2020
GitHub - PhilZ-cwm6/SMBSync2: Android端末とPC/NASとの間でSMB v1/v2/v3プロトコルを使用して無線LAN経由でファイルの同期を行うアプリです。
Android端末とPC/NASとの間でSMB v1/v2/v3プロトコルを使用して無線LAN経由でファイルの同期を行うアプリです。 - GitHub - PhilZ-cwm6/SMBSync2: Android端末とPC/NASとの間でSMB v1/v2/v3プロトコルを使用して無線LAN経由でファイルの同期を行うアプリです。
github.com
I was driven into this project after FolderSync payed non open source alternative was dead. Well now it is again active
However, this app is open source and has a lot more advanced options than any alternative. In addition, it has powerful filters and supports SMB v3
Finally, it is actively developed by an amazing dev whose maintaining it very frequently. It properly supports up to Android 11 currently. There is an ongoing app on github, SMBSync3 that should target Android 12, but I did not test or review it for now
If you have any issues/suggestions, please post mainly on the github issues tracker

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hi, I'm starting using this app on 2 phones (xiaomi and sony ones) on different android version.
on both the application is regularly killed with this status message :
(us approx traduction from fr language)
"application has been restarted after being killed during background" or something like that.
is there an android feature to configure to avoid this application being killed ? is there a white list to configure for application that should not be killed in background ?
the same thing occurs for application that are moving a large number of files. I notices that copy paste and stuff like that has been interrupted.
it's a pain that unwanted stuff like mail notifition and unusefull background app are not stopped and wanted application in background are killed

Auto sync not working for me as expected.
Is there any way to sync quickly without waiting?
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

It works for me on a Galaxy S20
Please, if you have any issues/suggestions, post mainly on the github issues tracker. They will be fixed easier
Also, you should provide a minimum info, like enabling debug mode and provide error logs info

I think there is just no option for sync every 10 sec (or better immediately) or similar. Only a minute, not a big problem though

It works
GreyFox777 said:
I think there is just no option for sync every 10 sec (or better immediately) or similar. Only a minute, not a big problem though
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Yes, smallest is 1 mn, but I really don't see the use of it, especially over smb
Immediately, that is on file change ? That would be very energy intensive for a phone and I am not even sure that Android allows access to such an API like in linux/bsd

I used to sync my files with Syncme on my previous phones (Note 2, Note 4, S8) which worked great.
Since I switched to S20 FE, Syncme will no longer work to sync my external SD card files since it does not have access to external SD.
SMBSync2 seems to work perfectly so far. Thanks

Been using this for a few years and works great. When I swap phones I just set it up and reverse the source and destination locations and copy all the data back. Works great.

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Tasker: Help With Task To Daily Download File

Hey Guys -
I hope I've got this in the correct category. If not, please let me know or move...
I love Tasker! I consider myself an intermediate user as I'm no expert, but have made many scripts to automate various tasks - many of them in great detail. There's one that I'm trying to create which I need your assistance with and/or suggestions for the best method, please...
I already have a Profile set up so that when I enter my car the following happens:
- Bluetooth is enabled
- My phone connects to my car's bluetooth
- My morning radio show starts to play in Poweramp
This is great, but I'm having to manually download and copy the MP3 to my phone daily. The functionality I want to add is:
- Every x hours / minutes, my phone connects to an FTP server
- It checks a specific folder for an MP3 file (See Note below)
- If it exists, it downloads & deletes it. If not there, it disconnects and stops the task
- Once downloaded, it moves it to a specified folder located off the root
- The next time I get in my car, I want it to start playing the new file instead of the last one played if possible. I don't care if Poweramp is used as long as it has resume support if there's no new file
Note
Here's a catch - I'll have to use wildcards for both the folder and file name as both have the date of broadcast in their name. Fortunatly, there are other parts of their name which do not change. One option is that I can use wildcards on my FTP server so that each day's folder (+ files) download to a specific folder on the FTP site. This way, I could have the task check for any folder + files to download and not have to be more specific. Also, the only reason I have the "delete" option in there is so that once it downloads, it doesn't try to download it again on the next run.
So what do you suggest? I just bought and downloaded the Tasker plugin "SSHFTPDownUploader," so am going to play with it. If you have any other ideas - even those which may not use Tasker, let me know.
Thanks!
bzowk said:
Hey Guys -
I hope I've got this in the correct category. If not, please let me know or move...
I love Tasker! I consider myself an intermediate user as I'm no expert, but have made many scripts to automate various tasks - many of them in great detail. There's one that I'm trying to create which I need your assistance with and/or suggestions for the best method, please...
I already have a Profile set up so that when I enter my car the following happens:
- Bluetooth is enabled
- My phone connects to my car's bluetooth
- My morning radio show starts to play in Poweramp
This is great, but I'm having to manually download and copy the MP3 to my phone daily. The functionality I want to add is:
- Every x hours / minutes, my phone connects to an FTP server
- It checks a specific folder for an MP3 file (See Note below)
- If it exists, it downloads & deletes it. If not there, it disconnects and stops the task
- Once downloaded, it moves it to a specified folder located off the root
- The next time I get in my car, I want it to start playing the new file instead of the last one played if possible. I don't care if Poweramp is used as long as it has resume support if there's no new file
Note
Here's a catch - I'll have to use wildcards for both the folder and file name as both have the date of broadcast in their name. Fortunatly, there are other parts of their name which do not change. One option is that I can use wildcards on my FTP server so that each day's folder (+ files) download to a specific folder on the FTP site. This way, I could have the task check for any folder + files to download and not have to be more specific. Also, the only reason I have the "delete" option in there is so that once it downloads, it doesn't try to download it again on the next run.
So what do you suggest? I just bought and downloaded the Tasker plugin "SSHFTPDownUploader," so am going to play with it. If you have any other ideas - even those which may not use Tasker, let me know.
Thanks!
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How does tasker know when you get info your car?
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005

[App] [4.1+]FE Private Cloud invites you for Beta-Test! Updated on Sep. 5, 2016

Hello everybody,
We are excited to let you know that Private Cloud feature is offically launched in Google Play, you can download it from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xcxin.filexpert
Let us know your feedback about File Expert anytime: [email protected].
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Host your own private cloud storage for your Android in just 3 minutes!
Introduce the brand-new private cloud service powered by one of the most popular Android file manager app File Expert.
Download the APK from attachment: file name(fe_privatecloud_test2)
Or you can join the test from Google Play Beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/xcxin.filexpert
Download PC client from: http://myfiles.gmgm.io
File Expert is one of the world's most popular Android file manager Apps, it serves more than 100 million users worldwide and now it brings Private Cloud Service for your mobile phones.
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What’s Private Cloud for?
You can remotely browse, download, upload, delete, rename, copy and move… PC files on your phone wherever you are connected to the internet via both Wi-Fi mobile data.
How to configure?
1. Download and install desktop software on your computer.
2. Select a path to store your files on PC.
3. Install File Expert on your Android and start exploring!
Supported PC systems
Windows and Mac; Linux is coming soon. (Note: Your PC must be turned on when you access files)
Don’t hesitate to leave your bug report or feature suggestion below or give your feedback from the File Expert.
During Beta-Test period, you can enjoy up to 10G free mobile data. What are you waiting for?(Expired on Sep.5, 2016)
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File Expert (file manager / file explorer) can fully access and manage files on various locations (like flash memory / SD card /external SD card / Cloud storage / OTG). You can explore files in classical tree hierarchy or by its categories or via last modified date with fast search enabled. File Expert (file manager / file explorer) supports all file operations in extremely easy, safe, fast, stable, modern, customized and informative ways.
You can download the App from Google Play!
Features
- Root Explorer: Access all file system and data directories and change permissions
- Directly streaming media from one of your favorite Clouds
- Built-in TXT editor (support .log, .conf, .config, .INI, .INF, .sh formats)
- manage files on your device's memory, micro SD card, LAN, and cloud storage accounts
- multiple tabs, swipe between tabs to manage file across different folders
- copy, move, delete, rename file and folder
- select / unselect batch of files
- select single file by long tap
- select range: tap on any other targets after single select
- show app icon on associated folder
- display count of files and size of each folder
- property page for file and folder
- Recycle Bin, recover deleted file
- File Shred, shred file to delete permanently and can’t recover
- fast search, result will show immediately
- LAN access: ftp, sftp, ftps, SMB and public cloud storage include Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Yandex, SugarSync...
- built-in ftp server, access and manage Android file on PC, transfer file between Android and PC
- GCloud: Gives you 10T online storage at maximum, subscriptions required
- access GCloud file on PC browser
- thumbnails for image, video, APKs, Music and GCloud files
- compress and decompress, supports zip, rar, 7z, tar,apk, jar...
- tag file with different color and name
- share and transfer files via WiFi, bluetooth
- Safebox to keep your private file safe
- App Lock, set unlock pattern to start File Expert (file manager / file explorer)
- convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF
- wireless print (image, PDF, TXT and HTML).
- multi-thread and resumable downloader supports offline download to GCloud very fast and safe
- built-in video player and Chromecast support
- light and dark themes
- app manager enable list, install, uninstall and backup app
- backup, backup file to local and cloud
- auto backup APK while app install or uninstall
- based on material design and modern concepts
- animation on file operations and activity changes
- fast responded feedback service
- localized in over 20 languages
File Expert (file manager / file explorer) is shipped with many advanced features which you cannot find in a traditional file explorer. Just give it a try and it will become your daily file manager / file explorer.
We challenged ourselves to reconstruct its infrastructure to make it as small and fast as we can. We hope you can experience the next generation of Android file management right now.
Liked the concept. Been a Long time use of solid explorer. main features that I liked are the graphical representation of the space used & the space occupied by apps/videos/gallery and files. Very useful. The interface is pretty simple and easy to use. Will be following the thread for updates
Change Log
V8.0.2 Change Log
1. Fix possible crash of file operation on external SD card of Android 5.0+
2. Fix crash when deleting multiple files
3. Fix login failure of Google Drive account
4. Fix malfunction of using printing feature in other apps
5. Optimize language translation
V8.0.3 Change Log
1. Add slide-out menu display when running File Expert for the first time
2. Add default full-screen display to image viewer
3. Fix App backup failure
4. Optimize Material Design effect on Android 5.0+
5. Fix minor crashes 6. Support Bengalese
V8.0.4 Change Log
1. Fix display error of folder property in FTP Client
2. Fix failure of moving files to OneDrive
3. Fix thumbnail display error of copied pictures
4. Optimize translation
V8.0.5 Change Log
1. Fix write failure to external SD card on Android 4.4 below
2. Fix upload failure to Gcloud
V8.0.6 Change Log:
1. Support Box cloud service in network tool category.
2. Support to compress into 7Z and decompress 7Z and RAR formats
3. Add Batch Uninstall feature
4. Support to select compress encoding method
5. Accelerate file loading speed significantly
6. Support Romanian
7. Support to be called to open files as third party
8. Enable to display thumbnail in searching results
9. Fix file shred failure on external SD card on Android 6.0
10. Fix auto-backup failure when install an App
11. Fix failure of removing folder to Recycle Bin in rare cases
12. Fix repeatedly archive error of PDF under Document category
13. Fix signature display error in App Property
V8.0.7 Change Log:
1. Support offline download
2. Compress and decompress support .tar format
3. Support to delete folders in primary directory of Image and Video categories.
4. Speed up directory loading
5. Fix repeated display of download items during downloading
6. Fix crash when calling FE text editer to open txt files in Gmail
7. Fix crash when deleting image while preview on external sd card on Android 6.0+
8. Fix minor bugs
V8.0.8 Change Log
1. Fix status display error and lag issue when reentering FTP server
2. Fix display error in slide menu
3. Fix minor bugs
V8.0.9 Change Log
1. Add Chromecast; support local pictures and MP4 video for now
2. Add in-built video player; support MP4 and 3GP formats of local files
3. Optimize deletion of local files
4. Support to create shortcut of categories: Gallery, Music, Video, Apps, Compressed and Documents
5. Fix incomplete preview of compressed files
6. Display Cloud name in slide menu
7. Add Select All after choosing a file
8. Fix incomplete display of pop-up in downloader
9. Fix incomplete display of granting permission page on Android 5.0+
10. Fix deletion failure of compressed file and document to Recycle Bin on Android 6.0
V8.1.0 Change Log
1. Add New Files on slide menu
2. Support batch rename
3. Add Move to and Copy to operations
4. Add WebDAV client support
5. Support Ukrainian
6. Fix ringtone setting failure on some Android 6.0 devices
7. Fix incomplete display of some menus and dialogs in landscape mode
8. Optimize Show Hidden Files feature
9. Optimize slide animation of bottom sheet
V8.1.1 Change Log
1. Support SugarSync Cloud Service
2. Build-in video player supports floating window; browse files when watching video in draggable small window
3. Add customized tab setting: long press a tab to close this/left/right/other tab(s)
4 .Add preview and decompression of .apk and .jar files
5. Fix repeated pop-up of external SD card grant permission on specific devices
6. Fix file copy failure from PC to external SD card in FTP server
7. Fix minor bugs
V8.1.2 Change Log
1. Add Root Explorer to access all system files and change permissions
2. Support directly streaming media from one of your favorite Clouds
3. Built-in TXT editor supports .log, .conf, .config, .INI, .INF, .sh formats
4. Add dynamic performance analysis of file operation; animation makes operation progress more visualized
5. Optimize configuration interface of WebDAV, FTP and SMB features
6. Display purchase status in slide menu
7. Support Malay and Vietnamese
8. Fix minor bugs
...
Volunteer Translator Wanted
If you would love to help us with language localization, please contact us: [email protected].
User Contributed
English - en - Jenny Liu proofread
Portuguese(br) - pt(br) - Jervânio Lima
Turkish - tr - Murat Simsek,
Bangali - bn - Morshedul Alam
Germany - de - Ueli
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File Expert with Cloud V7
1. UI makeover
Turquoise and white interface with newly-designed icons for more comforting and cleaner visuals.
2. New layout
Users can now swipe to the left and right to view different file directories: categories, Cloud and tool, which expedites
file locating and operating.
3. Cloud collection
The new File Expert is more than local file management, which gathers worldwidely mainstream Cloud services (Google Drive,
Dropbox, Box, Yandex, SkyDrive, SugarSync, KDrive and Vdisk); users are able to manage files on different Clouds in one App.
4. Small and optional
Smaller APK size: only 2.73 MB, remarkably reduces memory space.
Optional plugins: additional features can be added as plugins according to individual demand.
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File Expert Concept Version
File Expert Concept Version specializes in handy and friendly management experience for file manager lovers , it allows you to manage your mobile phones, tablets, and cloud storage servers easily.
Minimal UI
Adopt Google’s latest Material Design guideline; simplify interface to classic black-and-white tone and optimize interaction with lively elements.
Multiple Tabs
Create tabs as many as you like and swipe to switch between different tabs; which facilitate copy/cut/move/paste.
Horizontal Mode
Widely-anticipated landscape view is applied to this version. Now File Expert can perfectly support your Android tablet.
Slide Menu
Find frequently-used features by swiping right: settings, storage management entrance, network tools, categories (Gallery / Music / Video / App / Compressed / Document / Downloaded) and advanced features (Recently opened, Recycle Bin and Tags)
Optional Cloud Management
Support Dropbox in Beta version. More Cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Sugarsync, Yandex, MediaFire etc. will be added in official launch.
Performance Optimized
Run faster and perform more stable.
Practical Features:
Access to all storage: flash memory, internal storage and external storage.
Basic Operations: copy, cut, move, paste, delete, rename, search, share, send, create new, create shortcut, view property and batch operations…
Recycle Bin: contemporarily keep your deleted files and recover your mis-deleted files anytime.
Tag: classify files by different labels.
View & Sorting: grid & list, descending/ascending by name/size/time/type.
good
good work
IbrahimZSAD said:
good work
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Thanks, don't forget to give us your feedback
Clearer UI, practical features
I've installed the App on my phone, here's my feedback:
1. UI
The new version does improve a lot in UI: the fresh color impresses me, comparing with ES, Solid, Astro's rigid layouts... I believe the fresh style suits me better.
2. Recycle Bin
The feature is pretty practical for Android file management. I sometimes remove files by mistake on my phone and cannot do anything to recover them. It makes me feel like I am using Windows laptop!
3. Safebox
An in-build file safebox will be easier to use when you organize files on the phone; you can copy or move them to Cloud or safebox, double insurance!
4. Suggestion
File category is more frequently-used than advanced features, I suggest you highlight this part instead of advanced features.
When I try to add account to Google Drive, the App is forced to close(My phone is Xiaomi 2S). Please fix it ASAP.
Thank you for such a good-looking and helpful App!
great app
Awesome feature's, but little laggy not that much smooth.. I am using mi3 . and add cleaner app inside like apk remover cache remover etc..
Ui is excellent ,but when we swipe upward then menu bar is hiding , please fix that
Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?
krs360 said:
Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?
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+1
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
I like the interface
Unlike grey, blue and other dark colors, File Expert takes a bold attempt in interface designing. Personally, I like the bright color blending.
As for the features, it meets my needs!
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Unlike grey, blue and other dark colors, File Expert takes a bold attempt in interface designing. Personally, I like the bright color blending.
As for the features, it meets my needs! But when I copy files to Cloud, the speed is a little slow. Can you check it?
Bug report
Dear users,
Thank you for your bug report, we will publish the first update of Beta version on May 16; your further test will be welcomed.
Looking forward to your reply!
krs360 said:
Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?
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+1 , again.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
Unsmooth scroll!
Hi developer,
Here's my bug report:
1. The scroll is not smooth enough and the top bar will conceal when I swipe upward.
2. What's more, all operation seems slower than the previous, could it load faster?
Looking forward to your update!
krs360 said:
Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?
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Sorry, this is our mistake and will be removed in the next beta update, thank you for catching this issue
mrrocketdog said:
+1 , again.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
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Sorry, this is our mistake and will be removed in the next beta update, thank you for catching this issue
James Lancaster said:
Hi developer,
Here's my bug report:
1. The scroll is not smooth enough and the top bar will conceal when I swipe upward.
2. What's more, all operation seems slower than the previous, could it load faster?
Looking forward to your update!
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Hi,
We've also noticed this scroll issue and this will be fixed in the next beta update, thank you for catching this issue!
kedhar said:
Awesome feature's, but little laggy not that much smooth.. I am using mi3 . and add cleaner app inside like apk remover cache remover etc..
Ui is excellent ,but when we swipe upward then menu bar is hiding , please fix that
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Hi Kedhar,
Thanks so much for your helpful opinions .
We have submitted your suggestions which may contributes to the future update of File Expert to our product department.
We will update File Expert beta every 3-4 days, please keep following this thread and giving us your valuable suggestion.
Best Regards
Joicy

Android 6.0 SDCard info Internal vs External Formats. Pros vs Cons. Solutions Fix.

Just to clarify a few things.
- INTERNAL FORMAT.
- will turn your old internal sdcard storage space into regular internal storage space. (meaning it will not show up as an sdcard anymore but will still be available for the phone to use as regular internal storage)
- will encrypt your sdcard. (meaning it will no longer work on other devices) (this sux because ppl use it for backup but i have a fix)
- your new sdcard will appear as an internal sdcard (replacing the default one created using internal storage)(this means it's automatically used and supported by all apps, not just those with custom sdcard settings)
- EXTERNAL FORMAT.
- will function much like sdcard did in android 5.0.
- some builds are experiencing write permission errors. (cm13 for example most apps won't be able to use external card making it almost useless)(es file explorer and many root apps may still work.
If I missed any of the main functionally changes please let me know and i'll update accordingly.
- Solution to the "I want a backup for my data in case my phone breaks, but i like the idea of the internal storage feature."
- The solution i've come up with is a handly little app called syncme wireless.
- Steps to setup SyncMe Wireless to regularly backup your sdcard data onto a PC. (you can also use cloud devices but i am opposed to cloud services so i'll be showing this method here)
- Since i think windows is most popular and it's what i'm on i'll use it as an example. There are many exhaustive file sharing guides for setting up your permissions for network share on the internet available already so I will not be exhaustive, i'll just include basic setup instructions.
1. create a folder you can access easily, the desktop is a good place for it if you don't have administrator rights.
2. right click the folder click share with - > specific people. (if sharing is disabled enable it)
3. make sure you have read and write access. (the windows account you have the password to)
4. once folder is shared install syncme wireless on android device.
5. on windows device push windows key + r at the same time or go to start menu and click run.
6. type cmd and ok.
7. in command prompt type ipconfig.
8. make a note of your computers IP address. (it's ok if your dchp server changes your ips and it's not static syncme will take a note of your mac address and use that to identify your pc in the future after first connect)
9. open syncme wireless on your android device.
10. click ad computer.
11. your computer may show up automatically, if not click the menu icon and click add computer again, here you can manually add your computers ip address. (this is because some routers block scanning)
12. Click on User and type your WINDOWS LOGIN USERNAME that has permission to access the files on your pc.
13. click password and type your WINDOWS LOGIN PASSWORD that applies to the username you used.
14. once your computer is setup the rest is pretty self explanatory, click on the setup computer to add a sync folder, you can sync everything or just specific folders. You can set it to run at night when you're sleeping every night so you always have an sdcard backup on your computer, and if something happens to your phone you can reformat your card and copy the files back.
15. you can manually run folder pairs as well by clicking the folder pair and clicking run. I use this to send files to my phone over wifi, just add files to a folder that is setup in a pair, then run that folder pair sync, and the files will show up on your phone without having to plug in cables.
any suggestions or requests for help i'll try to add and respond to asap but I am not on here every day. Just wanted to help people solve the issue i had with cm 13 so more people can get into using it as a daily driver and support its development.

configure access to files and directories (SD) per app

Hello,
I was searching about a feature to limit the access of apps to certain files or directories.
Use Case: I may have a directory I store music and do not want to share this with (amazon music, ....)
I may have a directory where I store pictures which should not be seen by other applications.
Today I use a of the shelf Samsung A3 2016 Android 7.0, but I used Xposed, CM and rooted devices. in the past. I'm not registered as developer here did never codded Android app or kernel but developed on embedded Devices and Linux in the past. I would be happy if you could share a ready to use setting, app or development idea (even if you did not got it running).
What I investigated and did not work so far:
Option A - .nomedia
I know already there is a possibility to use .nomedia file in the directory to avoid pictures being shown in Gallery, BUT this is a feature of the Gallery app (as far as I see). So the developer of the Gallery app could also access to the pictures in the directories, if they would like. So I'm not happy with this.
Option B - using cryptography
So I could simply put the sensitive data into a container, there are apps out e.g. EDS.
But I found out if the application who should access the data is not providing a "path" where the data is stored or doesn't provide an interface to a cryptography it can not be used. And once I entered the password and the directory is mounted all the applications running are able to access the files.
Option C - restrict media access
The Android allows to restrict the access to media, so I simply could switch off the access in the app I do not want to allow. But this doesn't work if the app need to store data. Android Music should be able to store the music on the phone but should not be allowed to access the other directories on my SD.
In pure Linux it would be quite easy you can use different users and access to files.
But Xposed may provide a solution as I could filter requests to the file system, but is there a example out there.
Thank you for reading all the stuff
I'm looking forward to read about your ideas
gonso
Hello,
no one has an idea or solution? I'm not able to post in the developers section may be one of you
may move the post into the Development part.
If not existing yet I would try to find out how to develop
Regards
gonso

kindle RCE plugin, hidden files.

I saw this on my device, and only found little info/threads, with almost zero content/analysis. Aparently the kindle app leaves a bunch of random files around. And since the prefix is "RCE" i am a little paranoid, since that usually means "Remote code execution" and is usually associated with exploits
Files:
CS_JIT_Animation.mp4
jit_cs_positive_preview.png
rce_plugin_strings_resource_cs_CZ.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_de_DE.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_en_US.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_es_ES.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_fr_FR.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_it_IT.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_ja_JP.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_nl_NL.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_pt_BR.json.min
rce_plugin_strings_resource_v2_TYPO_TEST.json
rce_plugin_strings_resource_zh_CN.json.min
All Attached in a zip created by the android native file manager.
Current places mentioning this
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/unkown-files-in-download.948860/
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xper...erious-Files-in-Downloads-Folder/td-p/1353185
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz1/help/phone-mysterious-files-download-folder-t3871763
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmx5tRm0jM (one of the files is a video, someone uploaded to youtube ...and to https://gfycat.com/generouspinkcolt
How to make those files appear for you:
Install kindle from the google app store
if you already have it installed, or want to see the files again after you deleted, Stop the app and delete all storage. (nothing will be lost, this app syncs everything and some more to the amazon servers)
perform the first Sync on kindle app
Now, insert a pen drive and open the native android File Mananger and look at the local Download folder
Files are somewhat hidden:
If you look into the download folder with any other app (I tried, blackberry file manager, oi file manager, Ghost Commander, and Termux --after enabling the storage setup)
Files probably have a weird attribute or ownership... but the native android file manager does not show anything other than creation date! And every single file operation (copy, move, compress) reset the information to "regular user, creation time set to now". So either I see them on the Native File Manager, without any information available, or I do not see the files until I destroy the information.
Android version is not important (seems to happen on several versions) and has been happening for a while (First mention seems to be Nov2018)
Anyone have any idea what this is? I know I will probably reverse eng the kindle app at some point, wast a bunch of time, and realize it is just some dumb amateur library badly implemented by amazon... or maybe not. I think at this point I am most curious as to how the app "hides" the files from most everything.

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