how do i connect my phone to my pc to search all my files and pull them out, im not tlking about sd mount eighter i need to pull out internal files
Try downloading a file manager on your phone.
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I need to connect my phones internal files to my pc, so i can access everything in my phone, root explorer or other apps won't allow that.
thizzlemania91 said:
I need to connect my phones internal files to my pc, so i can access everything in my phone, root explorer or other apps won't allow that.
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Root explorer allow you to delete system files.. you just have to change permission for it to work... thrust me I dint know how to do it at the beginning but it works.
You can use root explorer to copy/paste the files you want to your SD card. Or simply adb pull. Either way will work.
Just use adb wireless. You have full access wirelessly that way.
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You can always use Droid Explorer.
thizzlemania91 said:
how do i connect my phone to my pc to search all my files and pull them out, im not tlking about sd mount eighter i need to pull out internal files
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personally I prefer using the tools google has released for developers all included in the android-sdk package. the main tool for command line access to the device is adb (android debug bridge).
i wrote a quick/simple guide on the basic commands for using adb - [TUTORIAL/HOW TO] Basics of ADB
hope that helps!
Thanks ppl ill give your suggestions a go
Joey your tutorial is noob friendly +1thank you brother.
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Just like how you can access sdcard and the microsd card via usb connection to the computer, is there any way to access the root folders of the phone on your pc?
only way I know of is using ADB pull commands... but you have to know exactly what you want and where it's located. OR use RootExplorer and copy the files to your SD card, then mount to a PC and they will show up
If there is a simple file navigation program that would access root files, i would love to know about it!
There are a few on the web. They require adb on your pc though or you will only be able to pull from your phone. I think the one I used to use was android explorer.
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ADB shell > su > ls / cd .. will let you look through there, won't it?
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Dear all,
Good day.
I would like to ask,can I access phone memory (HTC aria A6380)
on pc?
It was because I accidentally move a script file "sh"
from my /system/bin folder to my sd card.
Now I would like to cut back the file and paste it back to the original folder which in system file...
But,without the "sh" file in /system/bin/ folder,the root explore .apk can't work
So,I would need some expert advise...
You could just re-flash you rom.
Yes you can. You need to use the 'adb' tool. Download here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=630611&stc=1&d=1308537076 and extract it to a folder, then open a command line to that folder.
Connect your phone, and make sure USB debugging is enabled. Copy the file from your SD card to your computer. If you do not have S-OFF, you need to go to Clockworkmod recovery on your device before this will work.
From the command line, do adb devices to see if the phone is connected properly. Then do adb remount to mount the system partition as writable. Then do adb push C:\path\to\filename /system/bin/filename to copy the file. Then just disconnect and reboot the phone.
drumist said:
Yes you can. You need to use the 'adb' tool. Download here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=630611&stc=1&d=1308537076 and extract it to a folder, then open a command line to that folder.
Connect your phone, and make sure USB debugging is enabled. Copy the file from your SD card to your computer. If you do not have S-OFF, you need to go to Clockworkmod recovery on your device before this will work.
From the command line, do adb devices to see if the phone is connected properly. Then do adb remount to mount the system partition as writable. Then do adb push C:\path\to\filename /system/bin/filename to copy the file. Then just disconnect and reboot the phone.
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how to add a command line?
peter tham said:
how to add a command line?
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Open command prompt if you are on windows
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can this be done to remove system app?
Mysteryagr said:
can this be done to remove system app?
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Yes. BUT... make sure you aren't removing a vital app, aka settings.apk.
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Hey there! About 2 months ago I first rooted my HTC Legend and unlocked my bootloader and ugraded it to hboot 1.02
I installed cyanogenmod 7.2 and all worked great. I have CWM 5.0.2.8 installed too. And supertool worked for me (zergling rushes commenced . I was also able to use eclipse for android to view my root files via the computer.
Well I cant do this anymore. I can only see my root files via the phone using Root Explorer Lite which I downloaded from the play store.
And supertool is giving me errors of read-only file system (see attached screenshot) and says pushing Superuser.apk, so it appears on my phone, I also opened it but I don't know what im supposed to do in there??
I just want to be able to access my root files via my computer. do I have to use eclipse or is there another program? what am I doing wrong here?
ATM im using a workaround where I copy files to my SD card and then using Root Explorer Lite I copy for instance ringtones to the system/media/audio/ringtones folder and that works. But I need a simpler method like drag and dropping files into this folder via my computer. How can I do this?
Thanks for you help!
You can try qtadb.
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Curious as to actually know the need to use supertools when your already using a rooted rom?
I am so sure supertools was only needed to root a non rooted Rom, perhaps supertools stuffed it up....
Have you simply tried just using adb commands from cmd?
Perhaps your issue is the pc itself.
Maybe first is to try this:
Adb devices (proves phone and pc are connected).
Adb shell
Then type "su"
Then type "ls" (this gives file listing on device)
This is assuming you know anything about windows cmd, Adb and stuff like that.
Just some basics to get you started in trying to diagnose.
Hey, why not try restoring a nandroid backup you did earlier, you did do a backup yeah?
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jazib360 said:
You can try qtadb.
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thanks this actually worked! i dont even know how/why but it did
i tried other programs like Droid Explorer or Android Commander but it didnt let me copy files to system/media/ or wutever. and it would say my phone isnt rooted.
i tried the cmd promt as ranger said with adb shell
i did the su and ls thing and it works (displays dir/files list) but thats not the problem, the problem is when i type something like this:
chmod 777 media/
and it says it cant change permissions cuz its read-only file system, the same reason supertool didnt want to work. i wan my zergling rush!!!
seriously this is weird
Hey guys,
I am trying to get the the "up-most" folder of my HTC Droid DNA. On the phone itself I can get to a folder titled "/" which I'm assuming is the root folder of the phone. I want to get into the "/data" partition on my PC to try to fix a game file that is loading incorrectly. But when I plug the phone into my PC all I can see is the internal storage folder. I tried to enable hidden folders as well but no such luck. Any ideas?
Thanks in advanced!
Swannyman17 said:
Hey guys,
I am trying to get the the "up-most" folder of my HTC Droid DNA. On the phone itself I can get to a folder titled "/" which I'm assuming is the root folder of the phone. I want to get into the "/data" partition on my PC to try to fix a game file that is loading incorrectly. But when I plug the phone into my PC all I can see is the internal storage folder. I tried to enable hidden folders as well but no such luck. Any ideas?
Thanks in advanced!
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You need to ADB pull it and do what you need to change and then ADB push it. However I would do only the folder like /data/Game-O-Pornstar or /data/com.your_game_name
So an example if I wanted to pull the /data/data folder I would run the command (go to android-sdk on your computer where you unlocked your phone and find platform tools or the folder that adb.exe is inside of. Hold shift, right click, choose "open command window here")
Assume first I made a new folder in platform tools and named it calculator.
"adb pull /data/data/com.android.calculator2 > C:\Android SDK\platform-tools\calculator"
It would put the contents of the com.android.calculator2 directory (folder) into my new folder that I created and called calculator. Then when I'm finished I would do the opposite to push it back
I was just trying to put the directions into more common language but here's the link to actually get the commands
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
There's an app called Droid Explorer for the PC that will do this with an interface but the program will often wreak havoc on your adb and fastboot drivers and services.
Swannyman17 said:
Hey guys,
I am trying to get the the "up-most" folder of my HTC Droid DNA. On the phone itself I can get to a folder titled "/" which I'm assuming is the root folder of the phone. I want to get into the "/data" partition on my PC to try to fix a game file that is loading incorrectly. But when I plug the phone into my PC all I can see is the internal storage folder. I tried to enable hidden folders as well but no such luck. Any ideas?
Thanks in advanced!
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Androidcommander
Thanks man. Ill give it a try.
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Two questions about the following thread (can't post in dev threads until 10 posts are made)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47140596&postcount=1
Does anyone still have the files? The dropbox link doesn't contain any files
Is an external microsd card necessary?
The instructions are
Code:
su
cd /mnt/extSdCard/MJ7_tether_unlock/
sh tether.sh
Wouldn't it be fine to copy the MJ7_tether_unlock folder to root and use the following . . . ?
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/MJ7_tether_unlock/tether.sh
I fixed the link. Should download now. And no you cant use that command the reasoning has to do with how I wrote the script. If you dont have a micro sdcard you could also just make a new folder named "extSdCard" in the /mnt directory and then move the unzipped tether folder there.
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Surge1223 said:
I fixed the link. Should download now. And no you cant use that command the reasoning has to do with how I wrote the script. If you dont have a micro sdcard you could also just make a new folder named "extSdCard" in the /mnt directory and then move the unzipped tether folder there.
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I couldn't get r/w in /mnt
I know there's probably a smarter way to do it, and I never tried the chmod you recommended on /system . . . but I re-wrote your tether and untether sh files to use /sdcard/tether instead of /extSdCard/MJ7_Tether_Unlock
I'm not sure how to remove the "crapware" bundled into the VZW S4, but every time I connect it via usb (to my Mint 15 laptop or W7 machine) it asks me to install some Verizon helper junk. It also mounts as a CD-ROM (due to some .ini file)
Does anyone know where this "storage" area is and if it's safe to blow all that crapware away? My S4 gets mounted as CD-ROM everytime whether or not I have USB debugging enabled. In W7 if I cancel it's "Would you like to install this Verizon helper software?" then the S4 is mounted as a portable media player. In Mint 15, I can easily unmount the ROM and the S4 is mounted as a portable media player.
Since I couldn't get past this, I just moved the renamed "tether" folder over to /sdcard which is the only way I can get the phone to mount.
Surge, thanks for the framework patch, and scripts. I like the extSdCard approach since it is always preserved, but it's just a lot easier for me to use the /sdcard since I've not got an external SD and am too cheap to buy one just for this
After running the scripts, I just copied the entire folder over to my computer in case the /sdcard is ever reformatted
I can't attach the whole thing since I'm filesize limited, but I attached the folder with everything except the original MJ7framework-res.apk
Obviously the instructions are close your original, except you just move the tether folder into /sdcard (which is consquently what shows up as "Phone" when mounted as a portable media player storage area in Mint 15???). Then just
su
cd /sdcard/tether/
sh tether.sh
Thank again surge
darker_slayer said:
I couldn't get r/w in /mnt
I know there's probably a smarter way to do it, and I never tried the chmod you recommended on /system . . . but I re-wrote your tether and untether sh files to use /sdcard/tether instead of /extSdCard/MJ7_Tether_Unlock
I'm not sure how to remove the "crapware" bundled into the VZW S4, but every time I connect it via usb (to my Mint 15 laptop or W7 machine) it asks me to install some Verizon helper junk. It also mounts as a CD-ROM (due to some .ini file)
Does anyone know where this "storage" area is and if it's safe to blow all that crapware away? My S4 gets mounted as CD-ROM everytime whether or not I have USB debugging enabled. In W7 if I cancel it's "Would you like to install this Verizon helper software?" then the S4 is mounted as a portable media player. In Mint 15, I can easily unmount the ROM and the S4 is mounted as a portable media player.
Since I couldn't get past this, I just moved the renamed "tether" folder over to /sdcard which is the only way I can get the phone to mount.
Surge, thanks for the framework patch, and scripts. I like the extSdCard approach since it is always preserved, but it's just a lot easier for me to use the /sdcard since I've not got an external SD and am too cheap to buy one just for this
After running the scripts, I just copied the entire folder over to my computer in case the /sdcard is ever reformatted
I can't attach the whole thing since I'm filesize limited, but I attached the folder with everything except the original MJ7framework-res.apk
Obviously the instructions are close your original, except you just move the tether folder into /sdcard (which is consquently what shows up as "Phone" when mounted as a portable media player storage area in Mint 15???). Then just
su
cd /sdcard/tether/
sh tether.sh
Thank again surge
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I don't recall recommending to chmod /system as that would lead to a brick if done improperly. Also I guess you could change the script and replace all instances of "/extSdCard" to "/sdcard" which is what you did, I just wanted the zip and folder to be named in such a way that youd easily be able to tell what it was. But why even bother with using a pc? I was saying to run the commands through terminal emulator on the phone.
P.S. /system/etc/autorun.iso
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I ran them from terminal emulator. I was just referring to mixing the files over to the phone. ES file Explorer wouldn't write in mnt. When plugged in to the laptop I just prefer to move stuff straight in. The only thing I could get to mount was a scarf
Anyway thanks again
Also, does removing the auto run iso from etc have any adverse effects?
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Also, does removing the auto run iso from etc have any adverse effects?
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Removing or renaming the autorun.iso file does not stop the USB connection from connecting as "installer" when you first plug it in. There is still a delay of 20-30 seconds before it switches to "connected as media device" after you plug it in. If anyone has a permanent solution to this, please post it! I've tried changing the settings in the hidden menu *#7284#, but the settings don't stick and revert back to the "connect as installer" after a reboot.
Zelmo88 said:
Removing or renaming the autorun.iso file does not stop the USB connection from connecting as "installer" when you first plug it in. There is still a delay of 20-30 seconds before it switches to "connected as media device" after you plug it in. If anyone has a permanent solution to this, please post it! I've tried changing the settings in the hidden menu *#7284#, but the settings don't stick and revert back to the "connect as installer" after a reboot.
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Thanks for the info, I was going to ask about this in a separate thread. After your reply looks like I need to look for some other method.
Also, the phone never mounts anything other than /sdcard/ right? Moving things to other places requires an explorer app?
To add to the growing number of noob questions, is it still possible to run ES File Explorer with SU in version 3? I know I used this way in the past, but I can't find the option and it's not showing me a bunch of stuff like /efs/carrier/HiddenMenus or letting me past into extSdCard
Is there a free root explorer if ES can no longer do it?
darker_slayer said:
Thanks for the info, I was going to ask about this in a separate thread. After your reply looks like I need to look for some other method.
Also, the phone never mounts anything other than /sdcard/ right? Moving things to other places requires an explorer app?
To add to the growing number of noob questions, is it still possible to run ES File Explorer with SU in version 3? I know I used this way in the past, but I can't find the option and it's not showing me a bunch of stuff like /efs/carrier/HiddenMenus or letting me past into extSdCard
Is there a free root explorer if ES can no longer do it?
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I use ES File Explorer without any problems. Do you have "root explorer" switched ON in "Tools" in the ES File Explorer?
Zelmo88 said:
I use ES File Explorer without any problems. Do you have "root explorer" switched ON in "Tools" in the ES File Explorer?
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Nope
Looked for it in settings, didn't think to check tools