A file system is the logical structure to organize (store, retrieve and update) data on a storage device.
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How to check support for ext2 filesystem
I have android mobile with gingerbread 2.3.4 installed in it.
I want to know if my device(kernel) supports ext2 filesystem. Is there any terminal command to check the support for ext2 filesystem ?
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Can open an HTML file with Browser but not HTMLViewer
I have an HTML file on my SD card. Opening it with "Browser" works as expected. However, if I try to open it with the built-in app "HTMLViewer", I receive the following error message:
Web page ...
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Why would /mnt/sdcard/ not appear?
Using ADB shell to view my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+, I see a /mnt but no /mnt/sdcard/ where according to fable the photos taken by the camera should reside. Why would the sdcard directory not be there? ...
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How do I get permission to create this file in an android shell?
I'm trying to root a Kindle and I'm stuck. Getting permission denied and don't know how or what permissions to change.
mike@Inspiron:~/Downloads/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ adb shell
...
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Creating App and Swap partition for Android
I have got Karbonn A5+. I dont know how much ROM, RAM it exactly have.
When I go to Settings > Applications > Manage Application it shows 191MB used, 11MB free.
But, when I open Advanced Task Killer, ...
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download bigger than 4 gb file on android 4.0.4
How can I download files bigger than 4 GB on my Micromax A110 phone?
FAT32 file system says that it does not support files larger than 4 GB. I know there is one more way to do that: EXFAT file ...
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Local files revisited: Opening local HTML files (file:///path/to/file) in Chrome on Android 4.x
There are other questions on this same topic, but I'm finding that on 4.0.4 with my HTC One, I can open file:/// URLs just fine with Firefox, but not with Chrome or the Android browser. Those two ...
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How to clean up old application folders from prior ROM?
I installed CM10 on my GS2, and during the process I didn't format the file system as I wanted to retain my photos and music on the device. I was aware of an app called "SD Maid" that is supposed to ...
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Is there any userspace NFS client for stock android kernel(Galaxy Tab)?
I have tried kernel-mode things but it is not going to work.
Actually i've reached my limit for seeing errors in one day:
mount: unknown filesystem type 'nfs'
mount.nfs: No such device
and many ...
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How to manage Android's filesystem from a Mac?
Is there some way that I can explore, and possibly modify, my Android's file system from my Mac? IOW, I would like to use my desktop Mac as the interface to access and modify my phone's filesystem, ...
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Filesystem created and last accessed times
Why doesn't Android keep track of the created and last accessed times as well as the last modified time for files in the file-system?
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How to free up more storage (upgrading to 4.2 made me lose 6GB)?
So this morning, I bought a new game and it required a large file download. I went to download it and a message told me that I had 0mb of space remaining. This seemed odd to me because last time I ...
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Why do I get “not enough space” when I copy an APK file to /system/app?
I recently rooted my HTC Desire Bravo because I needed read/write access to /system/app in order to be able to copy an APK file there.
I wrote here on stackexchange on the best solution to root the ...
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Why are there 2 folders SDCard and SDCard2 on a ViewSonic GTablet?
I see that there's a folder named sdcard and another named sdcard2 on a ViewSonic GTablet. If I put the SD card in my PC, the sdcard2 folder is recognized by the PC. If I connect the tablet to the ...
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Where can I find the OTA update file?
I'm trying to locate the zip file that contains the OTA update for my Droid Bionic. Right now, its failing to update, and every time it fails it deletes the file and I need to re-download it (takes a ...
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How to hyperlink to file in KingsoftOffice?
I have an Excel spreadsheet created in Windows and open in Kingsoft Office. I would like to be able to create a hyperlink to specific files on the tablet itself. For example, I want to be able to ...
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Symlink: operation not permitted
After installing a custom ROM on my Galaxy s i9000, the external_sd symlink is broken. So, I wanted to get this symlink back. I used the following code in Terminal Emulator (yes i am rooted with ...
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How to create a symlink after I rooted my Samsung galaxy w GT-i8150?
How do I create a symlink from my /sdcard/NaviSEA to point to /sdcard/external_sd/SD/NaviSEA?
Even after rooting my device I still get "Operation not permitted" error and I did allow with su in my ...
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Where are binaries installed?
I just recently rooted my phone so I could install SL4A. I want to execute some commands via a Python script, specifically turn Google voice off for all calls, make the call and then turn it back on. ...
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Where is the music folder Android 2.3 [duplicate]
I have a file exploring program, but I can't find the folder with my google play music. I used google play to download music to my phone (not the SD). I would like to transfer the music to my SD, ...
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What's the Android equivalent of /etc/fstab?
Sometimes I really wish they hadn't messed around with Linux so much! I know there's an /etc/fstab in there somewhere, but where?
I'd like to mount some partitions with alternative filesystems ...
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Why are some files under /proc are universally readable?
Why are some files under /proc are universally readable by anyone using adb?
e.g.
/proc/<pid>/statm
/proc/<pid>/maps
/proc/<pid>/smaps
We can even cat the content of these files, ...
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SD card full bricks Android 2.2: In fsckdelay end. Kill dosfsck, ret=-1
I downloaded this 80 MB ZIP file containing 27000 files to my SD card and unzipped it using this code.
A no space left error occurred before all files could be extracted.
I couldn't remove the ...
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SD-EXT file system damaged in a few days
I'm running an cooked Android on my HD2 with the sd-ext partition trick to increase storage space.
I noticed that with more than just one ROM that file system gets corrupted in a very short time. In ...
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Transfer a large file from PC to smartphone
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, and a PC with Windows XP (I do not have WiFi). I want to transfer a 2.1 GB file from the computer to the phone. If I transfer the file as usual, I have the following error: ...
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Best Practice for transferring images to an Android phone?
I switched from iOS to Android, and wish to transfer my pictures.
Where on the filesystem should I put the pictures? I first thought /DCIM/camera, but that's the directory for pictures shot with the ...
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Make iso of sdcard + data directory
I need to be able to make an iso file of the /mnt/sdcard and /data/ directories on both rooted and nonrooted phones(for forensic analysis). Older phones I can mount to my linux machine and run mkisofs ...
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Is it possible to reorganize the SD card? Because it is a mess in there
One of the things I hate about Android is the folder organization. Each app creates its own folder, usually in the root of the SD card. When I'm trying to find something, I have to search it through ...
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could someone please post a screenshot of the default file structure of the sd card for Android 2.3.5? I [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which files/folders on my SDCard are unsafe to delete manually?
I have searched the internet for what I felt would be a simple question. I have had my Evo for almost 18 ...
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Why is one folder on my Samsung Galaxy SII not being properly showed on PC?
There is one folder on my device (not in the microSD card) with mp3 files that used to work perfectly but suddenly started to cause a malfunction when I try to open it on a PC. It is said to have no ...
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why “ls -al” does not show file size info in /dev/socket directory?
In /dev/socket directory, if runs "ls -al" in adb, there is no file size information. I would like to know why there is no such information, in the condition that in other directories can show file ...
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System audio files appearing in playlist
I wasn't satisfied with the selection of sounds the phone was giving me for the alarm, so I installed ES File Explorer and picked out some ringtone sounds from the phone's system/media/audio folder. ...
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Where are the hidden videos and pictures from Camfiler's VS and/or PS apps?
In Camfiler's PS and VS programs where are my hidden videos and pictures on my SD card for when I back up my card to my computer?
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How to check filesystem (/sdcard) for errors?
I would like to check my /sdcard, and possibly other internal partitions as well, for errors on the file system level.
I am wondering how this could be accomplished.
I am using a Samsung Galaxy ...
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How to browse file:/// URLs on my Android device?
I have some extensive documentation in HTML format that I want to carry around with me. On my old Gingerbread phone, I was able to save the entire "site" onto the phone's sd card and browse it with ...
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How toolbox symlinks work
On my Android emulator, the /system/bin folder contains several symlinks that point to the toolbox binary:
# ls -l /system/bin
ls -l /system/bin
[SNIP]
lrwxr-xr-x root shell ...
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No files accessible after upgrade to CM10
I understand that Cyanogenmod 10 is still in early access, but I installed a cm-10-20120910-NIGHTLY-i9100 build to my Samsung Galaxy S 2 anyways. I had a stock 4.0.4 before. I heard that this problem ...
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Filesystem hierarchy, that defines the directory structure and directory contents of Android?
I have searched, but haven't yet been able to find, an authoritative documentation of the filesystem hierarchy of the Android OS.
Can someone tell me whether this exists at all and if so, where?
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ODEX file: Does every app has one and if yes where are they stored?
I know that .odex files are optimized .dex files.
I have seen a lot of .odex files below the path /system on my phone. I am just curious if there are also .odex files for my installed apps.
I ...
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Is it possible to list all files on SD card created by a certain application?
I would like to see which files on my SD card a certain application has written. How would I go about doing it?
I don't know how writing files from an application works in Android. But maybe these ...
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Is there a way to mount a Windows shared drive so I can access those files on my phone?
I have a shared network drive full of files I want to access from my phone over wifi.
Is there a easy way to mount it on my phone?
I have a rooted Motorola Milestone.
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Access Android device's file system over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
I'm looking for a way to access the file system of an Android device (Nexus S) wirelessly, as its USB port has become unfit for anything but charging. Ideally, I'd like the same functionality as ...
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Information regarding /proc file system
Yesterday I rooted my android phone. By using Es File Explorer when I see the file listing then I find various folders.
For the sake of curiosity I would like to know that what the proc file system ...
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Why my (unrooted) /data partition appears to be empty?
I am having some issue with my /data partition. Among other things, when I browse its contents with the Astro app, it appears to be empty. The phone has never been rooted and it has been factory-reset ...
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Android limited to 1 hour video recording?
At the moment, I am using the standard video recording app for video recording. I have found that the recording automatically stops after just 1 hour. Is this a deliberate limitation placed on the ...
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Can I delete Zinio pdf files?
There are password protected page1.pdf, page2.pdf, etc... under mnt/sdcard/com.zinio.mobile.android.reader/9380198313/123123231/32123213 etc...
Can I delete them?
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How to control the file system on Android from Win7 file explorer?
I haven't found any good solution for managing files on my Galaxy S2 from Win7. I've tested Kies and some other software but I'd like to be able to move files, create directories etc. through file ...
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Where are the .apk files of currently installed apps stored on my Android device? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where in the file system are applications installed?
How can I view the .apk files of currenly installed apps on my android phone?
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Android chroot ubuntu - is it possible to get ubuntu to recognise usb devices
I've managed to setup the chroot but I'm unsure how to get the chroot to recognise usb devices. I'll be doing so work with microcontrollers hence I neeed to to recognise my usb based programmer.
For ...
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What exactly is framework-res.apk
As far as I understand it, it is a big system file that apparently controls a big part of the phone. I am interested because I wanted to do some themeing and so far I had edited SystemUI.apk, but if I ...
