i want to mount the data/obb folder to my sd card..
can anyone advise?
within foldermount, i can put in the name, but i can't scroll down...to put in the source and location
maybe i am doing it wrong
- follow some guide, i assumed it would copy an entire directory. you have do it manually
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kyrusdemnati said:
i want to mount the data/obb folder to my sd card..
can anyone advise?
within foldermount, i can put in the name, but i can't scroll down...to put in the source and location
maybe i am doing it wrong
- follow some guide, i assumed it would copy an entire directory. you have do it manually
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can you use folder mount to mount to an external hard drive or just to SD?
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hi
i wanted to know if there is any way to expend the folder "/system"
when i see the folder on Root Explorer it say
"309.66mb used, 1k free, r/w"
and it wont let me to copy more files
i got 16gb memory card so i guess mb is not the problem
what can i do?
silverbluem said:
hi
i wanted to know if there is any way to expend the folder "/system"
when i see the folder on Root Explorer it say
"309.66mb used, 1k free, r/w"
and it wont let me to copy more files
i got 16gb memory card so i guess mb is not the problem
what can i do?
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You can have a 16Gb memory card but the /System folder is actually part of your data.img so will have a limited size. It's also a vital part of the Android subsystem so messing about in there can break everything.
If you want to copy files into it, the easiest thing to do is hook up your phone via usb and use Droid Explorer or a similar ADB file system utility.
If you want to copy files into it, the easiest thing to do is hook up your phone via usb and use Droid Explorer or a similar ADB file system utility.
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so basically i need to change the image from 1gb to 2gb from the startup
and the system folder will change aswell?
and im copying apk files to app folder
but cant put to many because room limit
That may not work, I am pretty sure the System folder has a limited size (think of it as a partition, rather than a folder). Someone else maybe able to correct me on that though...
I (along with other people) find it weird that Asus chose to mount the sdcard to /Removable/MicroSD instead of the traditional /mnt/sdcard.
I would like Titanium Backup to store the files on my sdcard instead of the internal memory, but the problem is that TI only checks the /mnt/sdcard directory. So in my infinite geek knowledge I had the idea to symlink /Removable/MicroSD/TitaniumBackup to /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup. The problem is that FAT32 doesn't support symlinks, so I formatted the sdcard to NTFS and popped it back in but it wouldn't mount it, which I realized was because it doesn't have the NTFS modules. So I popped it back out and formatted it as ext2, but it still wouldn't mount automatically and I couldn't mount it manually because I didn't know what the device name was.
Anyone have any solutions?
You can try ask the developer of TitaniumBackup to include support for asus TF.
Obviously I already did that but I'm looking for a fix on my end.
As with most other tablets, the internal SD is mounted to mnt/sdcard so external SD has to be mounted elsewhere.
As far as TB goes, you can choose where to store backups. Have currently got it setup to backup to Removable/MicroSD/TitaniumBackup
EDIT: If you go into TB preferences menu, scroll down to Backup folder location, then press the Back icon (the system one) to get back to the root folder. Then you can choose the Removable/MicroSD/ folder. Click on "create a new folder", call it what you want, then open that folder. Click the "Use current folder" button and there you go...Backup folder on external SD!
Took me a while to realise that the back icon took you back up the folder tree, rather than closing the folder location window!
It would be nice if we could get a custom mount script or something that would mount the sdcard to something like /mnt/sdcard/music. I'd love to have my music synced to card and everything else stored internally...
fisha21 said:
EDIT: If you go into TB preferences menu, scroll down to Backup folder location, then press the Back icon (the system one) to get back to the root folder. Then you can choose the Removable/MicroSD/ folder. Click on "create a new folder", call it what you want, then open that folder. Click the "Use current folder" button and there you go...Backup folder on external SD!
Took me a while to realise that the back icon took you back up the folder tree, rather than closing the folder location window!
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Thanks! Thats what I needed to know, I was thinking its kind of stupid that they only have a "detect" button.
brando56894 said:
I (along with other people) find it weird that Asus chose to mount the sdcard to /Removable/MicroSD instead of the traditional /mnt/sdcard.
I would like Titanium Backup to store the files on my sdcard instead of the internal memory, but the problem is that TI only checks the /mnt/sdcard directory. So in my infinite geek knowledge I had the idea to symlink /Removable/MicroSD/TitaniumBackup to /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup. The problem is that FAT32 doesn't support symlinks, so I formatted the sdcard to NTFS and popped it back in but it wouldn't mount it, which I realized was because it doesn't have the NTFS modules. So I popped it back out and formatted it as ext2, but it still wouldn't mount automatically and I couldn't mount it manually because I didn't know what the device name was.
Anyone have any solutions?
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What? You're doing it backwards!
If TI is writing to /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup, but you want it to write to /Removable/MicroSD/TitaniumBackup instead, then /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup should be the symlink, pointing to a directory on the SD card!
The target's filesystem doesn't matter (fat32), only the source's (i.e. ext4 on the internal storage).
Good catch, either way it doesn't matter now because I don't need symlinks since I know how to do it in TB now.
Hi, recently I try to change my Recovery and for some strange reason I lost "aparently" all my sdcard content because I can't mount from recovery and either from the phone using AndroZip, my question is: if I format the sdcard and lost .android_secure directory I'm able to access my phone without problems?
Cheers and thx in advance
yes you are fine. The .android_secure folder has to do with paid applications and it will be regenerated automatically.
If you move apps to sd, they go in there. You should move any apps that are on sd to internal memory before you delete it
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If you move apps to sd, they go in there. You should move any apps that are on sd to internal memory before you delete it
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I must remember that.
Thx all of yours
when I back up it's placed in my internal memory
isn't it supposed to back up my system to my external card?? how do I fix this? Do I need to use another recovery?
I tried to look for my card using TWRP but I only see an empty folder named sd-ext but my sd card is called external_sd when using file manager
Is this normal for an A500?
Thanks in advance!
pinmemo said:
when I back up it's placed in my internal memory
isn't it supposed to back up my system to my external card?? how do I fix this? Do I need to use another recovery?
I tried to look for my card using TWRP but I only see an empty folder named sd-ext but my sd card is called external_sd when using file manager
Is this normal for an A500?
Thanks in advance!
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I really don't like necroing a thread, but this seems, too, relavent -- and someone may need an answer
I am using TWRP 2.1.3 right now (just installed it).
Apparently it places the backups on internal storage by default.
If you tap/select the 'mount' option on the main screen you can select that the sdcard be mounted.
You can also select whether to store backups on the internal storage or on the external card from here.
On the backup menu, you might need to tap/select 'refresh free space' or similar option.
Then select what you want to backup, and swipe to backup (as per on-screen instructions).
Is there a way to basically create a symlink to /storage/extSdCard on the internal sdcard? I'm using an app that will only let me view files on the internal card. I'm coming from an HTC phone and the external sd card appeared as /sdcard/ext_sd.
I've tried creating the symlink through Root Explorer, Solid Explorer, and manually via adb (with root). I've tried every location I can find for the internal storage (/storage/emulated/legacy, /storage/emulated/0, /sdcard). Every time it says "link failed Operation not permitted".
I'm wondering if there's a way I can basically mount the external sd card in an additional location (in this case under the internal sdcard)? I've used a custom firmware on a router before that had a flash drive mounted as both /opt and /media/USB, so I think it's possible to have a partition mounted in multiple places.
Does anyone know how to do this, or have suggestion for a different way to accomplish it? Thanks.
Would this help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285221
TrofeoSC said:
Would this help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285221
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Thanks, but I already looked into that. It won't work for this unfortunately.
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Ingenium13 said:
Is there a way to basically create a symlink to /storage/extSdCard on the internal sdcard? I'm using an app that will only let me view files on the internal card. I'm coming from an HTC phone and the external sd card appeared as /sdcard/ext_sd.
I've tried creating the symlink through Root Explorer, Solid Explorer, and manually via adb (with root). I've tried every location I can find for the internal storage (/storage/emulated/legacy, /storage/emulated/0, /sdcard). Every time it says "link failed Operation not permitted".
I'm wondering if there's a way I can basically mount the external sd card in an additional location (in this case under the internal sdcard)? I've used a custom firmware on a router before that had a flash drive mounted as both /opt and /media/USB, so I think it's possible to have a partition mounted in multiple places.
Does anyone know how to do this, or have suggestion for a different way to accomplish it? Thanks.
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I use the FolderMount app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&hl=en
I use it to create a symlink between the directory in data/data where Google Music stores files and my external SD card.
screwdestiny said:
I use the FolderMount app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&hl=en
I use it to create a symlink between the directory in data/data where Google Music stores files and my external SD card.
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Thanks, but I've already tried it and it won't work for this situation.
I found the solution, registered just so I can share this with you or anyone who needs it. Folder mount didn't seem to work for me either.
There is a file manager called 'Lidroid File' and a plugin for it called 'Super mount', both are available for free from the play store.
Install them, and then you can nicely pick a folder on the internal storage to mount the whole microSD in it, simple as that!
I needed this for Samba file sharing as I wanted to see the SDcard on the LAN and give it a network drive letter under windows 7.
Firsh said:
I found the solution, registered just so I can share this with you or anyone who needs it. Folder mount didn't seem to work for me either.
There is a file manager called 'Lidroid File' and a plugin for it called 'Super mount', both are available for free from the play store.
Install them, and then you can nicely pick a folder on the internal storage to mount the whole microSD in it, simple as that!
I needed this for Samba file sharing as I wanted to see the SDcard on the LAN and give it a network drive letter under windows 7.
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Any updates to your solution? Does this still work?