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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?
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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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tvall said:
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
Hello.
I've had my SGS 4 (I9500) for about 10 days, and have some problems (not critical but anoying), I don't know if they are related.
1) I use a microSD of 64 GB, the same I was using in my previous SGS 3 without any problem. In the SGS 4, sometimes the microSD is reported as damaged (even at boot, or during usage). It has happend several times, and fixed with a reboot. When this happends, the microSD can't be readed by the file explorer (neither ES explorer or Solid Explorer). I have formatted the microSD with the SGS 4, but didn't help.
2) I can't mount, format neither backup on the microSD from Recovery, even using Recovery that claim "backup / restore folders fixed". I need to backup on external SD in order to free the little space available on the internal SD!!
3) I can't find the folder where the backups made from Recovery are! Recovery says the path is sdcard/clockworkmod/backup, but I browse to that path in Solid Explorer, and it only has one file: .recovery_version. (I have activated the option "show hidden files"). I need to find these folders for at least move/copy the backup files to my PC, if I can't store them on the external SD.
At the beginning, I thought it was a generic problem of the SGS 4 that would be fixed with custom kernels or ROMs, but so far nothing has helped!
Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Javier.
jolivera said:
Hello.
I've had my SGS 4 (I9500) for about 10 days, and have some problems (not critical but anoying), I don't know if they are related.
1) I use a microSD of 64 GB, the same I was using in my previous SGS 3 without any problem. In the SGS 4, sometimes the microSD is reported as damaged (even at boot, or during usage). It has happend several times, and fixed with a reboot. When this happends, the microSD can't be readed by the file explorer (neither ES explorer or Solid Explorer). I have formatted the microSD with the SGS 4, but didn't help.
2) I can't mount, format neither backup on the microSD from Recovery, even using Recovery that claim "backup / restore folders fixed". I need to backup on external SD in order to free the little space available on the internal SD!!
3) I can't find the folder where the backups made from Recovery are! Recovery says the path is sdcard/clockworkmod/backup, but I browse to that path in Solid Explorer, and it only has one file: .recovery_version. (I have activated the option "show hidden files"). I need to find these folders for at least move/copy the backup files to my PC, if I can't store them on the external SD.
At the beginning, I thought it was a generic problem of the SGS 4 that would be fixed with custom kernels or ROMs, but so far nothing has helped!
Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Javier.
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look in data/media/clockworkmod
samersh72 said:
look in data/media/clockworkmod
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Excelent!!! :victory:
And I even found a efs_Backup, that I was wondering how to do!!
Thank you very much! :highfive:
(Now I just need to solve the problems with the external SD) :fingers-crossed:
Greetings,
Javier.
jolivera said:
Excelent!!! :victory:
And I even found a efs_Backup, that I was wondering how to do!!
Thank you very much! :highfive:
(Now I just need to solve the problems with the external SD) :fingers-crossed:
Greetings,
Javier.
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use dd command to backup efs and you must also backup m9kefs partitions
samersh72 said:
use dd command to backup efs and you must also backup m9kefs partitions
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aham... sorry, I don't know how to use "dd command". :silly:
Do you mean the efs_Backup folder isn't a full backup of the efs?
Sorry for my ignorance, and thanks again.
jolivera said:
aham... sorry, I don't know how to use "dd command". :silly:
Do you mean the efs_Backup folder isn't a full backup of the efs?
Sorry for my ignorance, and thanks again.
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i think you backuped efs partition with recovery, that is fine.
NV_DATA must be secured also, they are included in other partition, they are not included in efs partition so make a backup for them see this.
Hello guys.
Can anybody help me with the external SD issues? :fingers-crossed:
Thanks in advance.
Solution to Recovery access to external SD
As I thought, the issue with the Recovery access to external SD was solved with a new version of Recovery. The Cofface Recovery V 2.0 made the magic! :victory:
I thought this would solve the issues with the esternal SD in general, but I keep having the error "SD is damaged", and when I try to mount it, it is detected as empty. I let the phone alone, and some minutes later the SD card is detected and mounted itself. :silly:
I hope this to be a release problem, and be eventually solved with new versions of kernels or ROMs. :fingers-crossed:
help
samersh72 said:
look in data/media/clockworkmod
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Am sorry for hijacking your thread OP, but am having the same problem as you had cant seem to find that backup folder, I want to transfer it to my pc to save some memory, when I saw this reply "data/media/clockworkmod" I was so happy but when I went no luck whatsoever I get "data/com.mdc.ustv (that's it) and I can find "media/audio/notification" .
whenever I do go to restore in recovery mode it does show directory sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
any help would be greatly appreciated
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Am sorry for hijacking your thread OP, but am having the same problem as you had cant seem to find that backup folder, I want to transfer it to my pc to save some memory, when I saw this reply "data/media/clockworkmod" I was so happy but when I went no luck whatsoever I get "data/com.mdc.ustv (that's it) and I can find "media/audio/notification" .
whenever I do go to restore in recovery mode it does show directory sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
any help would be greatly appreciated
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I found the clockworkmod backup in the described path. Are you reaching the memory root?
The sound/norifications folder is in system/media path.
Good luck.
jolivera said:
I found the clockworkmod backup in the described path. Are you reaching the memory root?
The sound/norifications folder is in system/media path.
Good luck.
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thanks! got it.. I was searching in internal sdmemory via pc got it now!
correct path for deleting cwm backup files
... thanks, with your help I was finally able to delete my unneeded image.zip backup file that was not recognized by the recovery / mod manager clean up tool. Some other posts suggested to reach it under /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup which is basically correct for accessing it, but even with root permission you are never allowed to delete it there (symlinks?). However, /data/media/clockworkmod was finally the correct path to physically remove it :victory:
Hello Guys!
My sdcard (16gb) space was 14GB free. I installed LINUX INSTALLER STANDARD from Google Play and was installing Linux lol. It showed me these messages when installing
"CREATING LOOP TARGET FILE.."
"FORMATTING LOOP TARGET FILE.."
"MOUNTING LOOP TARGET FILE"
"INSTALLING.. DO NOT SWITCH APPS OR PRESS THE HOME BUTTON" (installation was taking very long so I pressed CANCEL and deleted Linux.loop file from /data/local)
Then I saw my sdcard, and it showed me this:
"16.00GB USED. 3MB FREE"
i deleted all thumbnails files folders, lost.dir folder files, cache files, & even uninstalled LINUX INSTALLER STANDARD app and then used sdmaid app to recover my lost space. No method worked! There are no hidden files or folders in my card. Please help me. How can I recover my lost sdcard space?
UPDATE: It also happened to me 2-3 months ago. I could not even format my card from Settings. (I used CWM recovery for formatting). but now I dont wanna format my card. There are so many important contents in my card.
please help...... thanks in. advanced
DroidFolks said:
Hello Guys!
My sdcard (16gb) space was 14GB free. I installed LINUX INSTALLER STANDARD from Google Play and was installing Linux lol. It showed me these messages when installing
"CREATING LOOP TARGET FILE.."
"FORMATTING LOOP TARGET FILE.."
"MOUNTING LOOP TARGET FILE"
"INSTALLING.. DO NOT SWITCH APPS OR PRESS THE HOME BUTTON" (installation was taking very long so I pressed CANCEL and deleted Linux.loop file from /data/local)
Then I saw my sdcard, and it showed me this:
"16.00GB USED. 3MB FREE"
i deleted all thumbnails files folders, lost.dir folder files, cache files, & even uninstalled LINUX INSTALLER STANDARD app and then used sdmaid app to recover my lost space. No method worked! There are no hidden files or folders in my card. Please help me. How can I recover my lost sdcard space?
please help...... thanks in advanced
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Try to format ur sd card
TheRoHit18 said:
Try to format ur sd card
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It also happened to me 2-3 months ago. I could not even format my card from Settings. (I used CWM recovery for formatting). but now I dont wanna format my card. There are so many important contents in my card.
DroidFolks said:
Hello Guys!
My sdcard (16gb) space was 14GB free. I installed LINUX INSTALLER STANDARD from Google Play and was installing Linux lol. It showed me these messages when installing
"CREATING LOOP TARGET FILE.."
"FORMATTING LOOP TARGET FILE.."
"MOUNTING LOOP TARGET FILE"
"INSTALLING.. DO NOT SWITCH APPS OR PRESS THE HOME BUTTON" (installation was taking very long so I pressed CANCEL and deleted Linux.loop file from /data/local)
Then I saw my sdcard, and it showed me this:
"16.00GB USED. 3MB FREE"
i deleted all thumbnails files folders, lost.dir folder files, cache files, & even uninstalled LINUX INSTALLER STANDARD app and then used sdmaid app to recover my lost space. No method worked! There are no hidden files or folders in my card. Please help me. How can I recover my lost sdcard space?
UPDATE: It also happened to me 2-3 months ago. I could not even format my card from Settings. (I used CWM recovery for formatting). but now I dont wanna format my card. There are so many important contents in my card.
please help...... thanks in. advanced
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Have you tried to FORMATT sd card????
TECHNO_THUNDER said:
Have you tried to FORMATT sd card????
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i happened to me 2-3 months ago. Then I formatted my card by CWM recovery (settings method was not working at all). And it helped! But this time I am not thinking to format my card
DroidFolks said:
It also happened to me 2-3 months ago. I could not even format my card from Settings. (I used CWM recovery for formatting). but now I dont wanna format my card. There are so many important contents in my card.
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Ok try ur sd card on pc and see is there any hiden files
DroidFolks said:
i happened to me 2-3 months ago. Then I formatted my card by CWM recovery (settings method was not working at all). And it helped! But this time I am not thinking to format my card
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Then try to connect your sd card in your P.C,and delete all things that you don't need anymore....
TheRoHit18 said:
Ok try ur sd card on pc and see is there any hiden files
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I used Root Explorer (preferences set to view hidden files and folders) but there were no hidden files or folders dat can decrease my card space by 16gb.. :/
DroidFolks said:
I used Root Explorer (preferences set to view hidden files and folders) but there were no hidden files or folders.. :/
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Connect to PC first....
connect ur phone to pc on usb mass storage and then see
TECHNO_THUNDER said:
Connect to PC first....
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okay. I connected. My pc cannot detect my card
Here are the contents of my card
TheRoHit18 said:
connect ur phone to pc on usb mass storage and then see
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I did this. Connected USB>> Tapped android image for mass storage>> went to my computer>> Went to removable disk E>> got error "Windows Explorer (Not Responding"
DroidFolks said:
I did this. Connected USB>> Tapped android image for mass storage>> went to my computer>> Went to removable disk E>> got error "Windows Explorer (Not Responding"
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Connect through a SD Card Reader...
Its possible that your card made a partition so go into the recovery mod and clear sd partition ...that will do it but your card wil be formatted
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DroidFolks said:
I did this. Connected USB>> Tapped android image for mass storage>> went to my computer>> Went to removable disk E>> got error "Windows Explorer (Not Responding"
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its not going to work u have to format ur sd card to regain ur 16 gigs, try ones more with card reader
hussaindahodwala said:
Its possible that your card made a partition so go into the recovery mod and clear sd partition ...that will do it but your card wil be formatted
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He said that he don't want to formatt it ....any other way!!!
hussaindahodwala said:
Its possible that your card made a partition so go into the recovery mod and clear sd partition ...that will do it but your card wil be formatted
Hit like if i helped you
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can u tell me how to clear partition? There's no option for that in CWM recovery..
DroidFolks said:
can u tell me how to clear partition? There's no option for that in CWM recovery..
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There is the option- wipe cache partition but not just partition removing option there
TECHNO_THUNDER said:
There is the option- wipe cache partition but not just partition removing option there
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Use diskpart (on Windows), or gparted (linux), or disk utility (Macintosh). Those will help remove unwanted partitions on the SD card.
-Mike
Hey since loads of apps are keep crashing on every other rom i want to wipe my phone completely i want to wipe everything the sd,external,and all the other stuff what things i have to wipe in the recovery?also if i do that how i am gonna put the rom file inside the SD if i am gonna wipe completely the phone?
someonewhy said:
Hey since loads of apps are keep crashing on every other rom i want to wipe my phone completely i want to wipe everything the sd,external,and all the other stuff what things i have to wipe in the recovery?also if i do that how i am gonna put the rom file inside the SD if i am gonna wipe completely the phone?
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Format sd card in custom recovery, after that push a rom to the phone to flash with adb : adb push namerom.zip /sdcard/. Try to push a rom first to see if that works/
gee2012 said:
Format sd card in custom recovery, after that push a rom to the phone to flash with adb : adb push namerom.zip /sdcard/. Try to push a rom first to see if that works/
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only the sd card?i want to format completely the phone the system either like i said everything..
when i tried to push rom i keep getting failed to write data protocol fault no status
someonewhy said:
when i tried to push rom i keep getting failed to write data protocol fault no status
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Do you have adb installed? If not look here http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/.
gee2012 said:
Do you have adb installed? If not look here http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/.
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Yup got it working just to make sure what i am doing
1.Factory reset via recovery
2.Format SD via recovery
3.ADB sideload the rom
4.flash and i am good to go right?i will not have any problems like stuck on boot logo and etc?
someonewhy said:
Yup got it working just to make sure what i am doing
1.Factory reset via recovery
2.Format SD via recovery
3.ADB sideload the rom
4.flash and i am good to go right?i will not have any problems like stuck on boot logo and etc?
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Correct mate, good luck
gee2012 said:
Correct mate, good luck
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Sorry for being rude but i was talking about the internal sd card not external...how do i wipe the internal one?
someonewhy said:
Sorry for being rude but i was talking about the internal sd card not external...how do i wipe the internal one?
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Format external sd card, but why would you? You can just wipe what you dont`t need.
Usualy its enough to data factory reset, wipe both caches and format system before flashing a new rom. You don`t have t wipe the internal and external sd cards.
gee2012 said:
Format external sd card, but why would you? You can just wipe what you dont`t need.
Usualy its enough to data factory reset, wipe both caches and format system before flashing a new rom. You don`t have t wipe the internal and external sd cards.
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i dont have any external sd card on my phone i use only the internal one but still i just want to know...how do i format the internal?just do the same steps u told me go to cwm and hit n format sd card?
someonewhy said:
i dont have any external sd card on my phone i use only the internal one but still i just want to know...how do i format the internal?just do the same steps u told me go to cwm and hit n format sd card?
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Format sdcard will do, that will wipe everything. Did you backup the EFS folder and stored it on your pc.
gee2012 said:
Format sdcard will do, that will wipe everything. Did you backup the EFS folder and stored it on your pc.
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nope how do i backup the efs?
someonewhy said:
nope how do i backup the efs?
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Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447342, its not hard if you read the OP.
gee2012 said:
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447342, its not hard if you read the OP.
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when i open the bat file i am getting
CHOICE is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file.
good-bye
press any keys to continue
and yes i enabled USB debugging
someonewhy said:
when i open the bat file i am getting
CHOICE is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file.
good-bye
press any keys to continue
and yes i enabled USB debugging
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Are you rooted atm?
gee2012 said:
Are you rooted atm?
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yup
Do wipe data in cwm
Click THANKS button if u helped
someonewhy said:
yup
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Just made the EFS backup, pressed EFS-BACKUP.bat and it asked for root rights and the backup was beeing made.
gee2012 said:
Just made the EFS backup, pressed EFS-BACKUP.bat and it asked for root rights and the backup was beeing made.
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Its not working...i heard you need the choice.exe in ur system32 folder but i dont have it?
someonewhy said:
Its not working...i heard you need the choice.exe in ur system32 folder but i dont have it?
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I don`t have choice.exe in system32 and it worked for me
Hii I have a problem. I have to run GTA SANANDREAS game on my SAMSUNG J5 2015 model. The problem is I have 8 GB internal of which only 4 GB is available for storage of the obb data. The obb file of that game is 4 GB. I have rooted my device and have 30GB of ext2 partition on my 64GB sdcard. I have even linked it using LINK2SD. For linking the obb data using LINK2SD it must first be in the internal. But I cannot do that. Is there any way in which I can link the game file and game data outside the obb folder? The directoryBind app is not working in my phone.
Flash adaptable storage
myselfravishukla said:
Flash adaptable storage
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Can you please elaborate in simpler terms. Sorry but I don't know any complex terminology.
[email protected] said:
Can you please elaborate in simpler terms. Sorry but I don't know any complex terminology.
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Nothing like sorry...
Have u rooted ur device ???
myselfravishukla said:
Nothing like sorry...
Have u rooted ur device ???
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Yes I have rooted it. My link2sd plus is working fine with other apps. Hey I just now saw that when I linked my obb data file of a game to my ext2 partition, my original obb file is still in internal while a new obb file of same name has been created in my ext2 partition. I am very confused. If linking doesn't free up my internal memory then what does it does?
[email protected] said:
Yes I have rooted it. My link2sd plus is working fine with other apps. Hey I just now saw that when I linked my obb data file of a game to my ext2 partition, my original obb file is still in internal while a new obb file of same name has been created in my ext2 partition. I am very confused. If linking doesn't free up my internal memory then what does it does?
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Bro just download the adoptable storage zip file from there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j5/themes/galaxy-j5-adaptable-storage-6-0-1-t3470020
After downloading, using twrp flash this file and ur external sd card will be used as an internal storage...
[email protected] said:
Yes I have rooted it. My link2sd plus is working fine with other apps. Hey I just now saw that when I linked my obb data file of a game to my ext2 partition, my original obb file is still in internal while a new obb file of same name has been created in my ext2 partition. I am very confused. If linking doesn't free up my internal memory then what does it does?
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Hi there!
Try the Xposed module named Obb on SD: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.smartmadsoft.xposed.obbonsd . I have used it in past and it worked fine.
#Henkate said:
Hi there!
Try the Xposed module named Obb on SD: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.smartmadsoft.xposed.obbonsd . I have used it in past and it worked fine.
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Exposed doesn't supprt my mobile.
myselfravishukla said:
Bro just download the adoptable storage zip file from there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j5/themes/galaxy-j5-adaptable-storage-6-0-1-t3470020
After downloading, using twrp flash this file and ur external sd card will be used as an internal storage...
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I don't have a twrp.
[email protected] said:
I don't have a twrp.
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Dn flash twrp using 'odin' via pc