A file system is the logical structure to organize (store, retrieve and update) data on a storage device.
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How to format /storage/sdcard0 in ext4
I tried to create a symbolic link on the "internal SD card" of my Galaxy SD2. It failed with "permission denied" and I quickly realized this file system is vfat.
How can I reformat /storage/sdcard0 ...
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Path where Firefox Mobile Addons store their data?
I've installed Firefox Mobile on my Asus eee transformer and installed the scriptish add-on for using some userscripts.
Some of them require editing. The problem is I don't know which path contains ...
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Can Android provide as USB storage a filesystem not from a physical disk?
I'm not sure how an Android device works when connected as USB storage to a PC. Perhaps, it's not a direct access to a physical disk, but rather the Android system "emulates" a FAT filesystem for the ...
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Images and videos not readable from SD
first time here and I'm in sort of despair!
I recently purchased a 32GB (class 10) memory card for my Samsung Galaxy S2. All went fine, the card was recognized, I could write and read from it, both, ...
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Auto-delete certain file extensions on my phone?
How do I make my phone automatically delete certain file extensions? I'm on ICS, rooted.
For example, after connecting my phone to my mac, it will leave a .trashes file and other "." folders on my SD ...
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can't find apps on sd card after root
I just took the plunge and rooted my HTC incredible 2 to ICS 4.0.4 with Psycho's CM 9.1.
I am happy so far but I don't know how to retrieve the apps I have saved on my SD card. Prior to performing ...
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How to prevent Android from creating LOST.DIR on SD card?
After the phone restarts, there is a LOST.DIR folder created on the external SD card. Is it possible not to create this folder if nothing is lost?
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Finding data created by a certain application?
I'm looking for the data-store of a certain application so I can take backups of some files that are important to me. Connecting the phone to my computer and browsing the file-system I get revealed a ...
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What's the use of .tmfs folder on SD card?
What is the use of .tmfs folder on SD card?
ps. there is only a file in it with Chinese filename ...
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Why can't I access the files on my SD card?
I have a Motorola Droid Bionic which I recently updated to Android 4.1.2. Since the update, I can no longer access any of the files on the 32GB micro SD card I installed in the phone. I can view all ...
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The /sdcard direcory and other directory conventions: how is the Android filesystem structured?
I am using the "adb shell" command to access either of an LG P690 (device A) or a Samsung Galaxy SIII (device B). Device A also has a 32GB microSD card plugged in while device B does not. When fromthe ...
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Is the external micro SD card path the same for all devices?
I am using a Samsung Tab 2.
There is a path: /mnt/external_sdcard/myfile. Here, I can save, read, or write my file to the external micro SD card.
I'm just wondering if this path is the same for all ...
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How to view the files from /root/data folder?
I want to see the files from /root/data/data folder. Is there any application/trick which can do this?
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BusyBox `ln -s`: How do I create symlink to a directory on external SD-card?
How do I create symlink to a directory on external SD-card? Do I have to edit /etc/passwd and add user or root to the sdcard_r group--since, I see that the /storage/ location is owned by sdcard_r? Do ...
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selecting a chime in Caynax Hourly Chime
In Caynax Hourly Chime when I select chime option a dialog with a Search button appears. But while I have some sound file in my SD it do not show them. How can I choose chime file in this app?
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USB file transfer only works when HTC One X is connected in internet pass-through mode
When I connect my HTC One X via USB to my PC, I can see my Android storage only when my phone is connected in internet pass-through mode. I set the mode by Settings > More > Mobile network ...
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Unable to access the “mmcblk0p6” file, on Samsung S5300 Mini Pocket
I have rooted my Samsung S5300 Mini Pocket Galaxy, and I have entrie SDK installed on my Windows 7 laptop.
Now via Command Prompt I am able to:
adb shell
$ su
# <--- and get root access
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What is the location of attachments that I download from the Gmail app?
I can't find where the files are saved after I download them from an email message.
I'd be glad if you could direct me to the location.
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Where does the 'set as wallpaper' feature save your picture in Gingerbread (2.3)?
I had an image from a website which I set as my background inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I already ...
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Files with names with unicode characters get corrupted in SD Card
When mounting my SD Card on my galaxy SIII files and folders in the card with characters that aren't in the ASCII range get corrupted. This happens by simply selecting 'Unmount card' in the Storage ...
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I'm seeing duplicated images and videos on Gallery
I'm facing a strange situation on my Nexus 4, with Android version 4.2.2. I've being using it for the past 2 months without any issues whatsoever (other than a "regular" battery performance), but ...
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How can I make the system folder writable without rooting?
My device is Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III
Model number: SPH-L710
I want to do this, because I want to stop the camera shutter sound.
And I don't want to root my device.
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Android 2.2 - External SD card not working - says “Blank External SD card” — Why?
OS: Android 2.2
Device: Samsung Galaxy S
All of a sudden my external SD card has stopped working.
Error Notification:
> Blank External SD card
>
> SD card blank or has unsupported file ...
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Create flash-friendly file system on microSD card (not FAT32)
Yesterday I noticed that I destroyed my just a couple of months old 32GB large microSD card. I wasn't even able to create a new file system on it or change the partition table, so it became completely ...
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SD Card partition named differently on different devices - breaks music player
I have recently moved from a Droid 2 to Droid 3, both running Android 2.3. The same SD card registers as "sdcard" on the D2, and "sdcard ext" on D3. Probably for this reason, I am having problems with ...
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Reason SD cards come FAT formated instead of Fat32?
I found my SD card to be FAT formated instead of a modern filesystem (at least fat32).
This comes with the disadvantage of large allocation unit size (32kb) whilst most of the files are less than ...
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Any way to use another name for the external_sdcard folder?
On my Android tablet, the SD Card is shown as an external_sdcard folder, no matter how I rename the card.
Personally I don't like the auto-assigned folder name. Is there a way to use a different ...
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How to partition SD card in HTC One X?
I was trying to create ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions on the SD card. I tried ClockworkMod recovery and it didn't work. Nothing seems to have happened.
I also tried using MiniTool and that also failed. I ...
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Would it be possible to use the SD card as the root filesystem
This may sound stupid to someone who knows more about Android, but I don't and it it has been bugging me for some time now.
Since Android is at its core a Linux system, shouldn't it be possible to ...
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Will Android read any other non-FAT file-system on SD card?
I use Sound Juicer to rip all of my music. I have a lot of songs that published in a different language, and moreover that use different characters. I find the native file system doesn't support much ...
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Expand file sysem to entire sd card
I followed very simple instructions
http://liliputing.com/2012/03/how-to-dual-boot-cyanogenmod-7-nook-tablet-os-with-a-microsd-card.html1
for extracting cyanogenmod to an sd card for dual booting ...
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Media on external sd card can be browsed but not seen by other apps (including settings>storage). Not part of the .nomedia file fiasco!
As the title says, if I fire up a file browser I can access all the files on the sd-card without a problem. I can even view the pictures with the gallery and the music app plays my music files ...
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Check and fix SD card errors within Android itself?
Sometimes my SD card gets "corrupted" and this leads to many read/write errors. Usually, connecting the SD card to the windows 7 and selecting the "Error Checking" (Right click the drive > Tools > ...
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Format memory card with NTFS
I have a Galaxy SIII and 32GB memory card. I want format the memory card with NTFS just to get rid of 4GB size per file restriction. How can I format the card with NTFS and even if I format it with ...
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How can I “Share To” a network folder from my photo gallery?
I have an HTC Thunderbolt running Ice Cream Sandwich
If I open up my photo gallery and tap on a picture, the "Share" option appears.
Clicking on this gives me some options, such as Facebook, ...
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Why did /sdcard/ turn into /sdcard/0/ with 4.2?
I've never seen this before so I'm assuming that it happened when I upgraded to 4.2: I'm fairly certain that /sdcard/ used to take me straight to my sdcard, but now when I go to that path (in CWM ...
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Can't access my old files after switching ROM from AOKP to CM, even though they're still there
Initially I thought this was a problem with Google Play / Apollo, but I realize now that when I plug in my phone via USB, I can't see any of the many, many folders and files present on /sdcard that I ...
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Why can I not assign exec permissions to a file on the SD card?
shell@android:/sdcard/SW # ls -l
-rw-rw-r-- root sdcard_rw 128 2012-09-22 11:42 usb0config.sh
shell@android:/sdcard/SW # chmod 777 usb0config.sh
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Terminal “Permission Denied” - Need more info on error message
I am trying to run an executable from the android terminal with root permissions, but I am constantly receiving the following error:
[ExecutableName] : permission denied
I am confirmed to be loged ...
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Persisting permissions on /mnt/shell after reboot
CWM Nandroid backups are being stored in /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod
I want to use DropSync (or something similar) to automatically upload the contents of this folder to Dropbox as a backup ...
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Cannot make changes to specific folder
My phone is rooted with aokp build 38 on it. It is a Verizon Galaxy Nexus (toro)
There is a folder /sdcard/data that I can't make any changes to. Some of my apps are trying to use this folder but are ...
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Which files/folders on my SDCard are unsafe to delete manually?
I've had my Droid for nearly a year now, and in the process of installing and uninstalling apps, moving data to and from my SDCard, and all the various things one does with a phone the SDCard has ...
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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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Sharing files between users in 4.2.1
I have a Google Nexus 7, unrooted, running stock 4.2.1. I have set it up for two user and we seems to be enjoying it.
Recently I ran into an issue about sharing files. In User1's account I copied few ...
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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 ...
