[Q] Can't browse my external sdcard on phone? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
I just bought a 32gb sd card. My problem is that i can't browse the sd card in any filemanager on the phone. It works fine whenever i plug the phone into windows, and load it up with music and stuff. The music app on my phone finds my music, and i can also move my apps to SD card.. but i can't browse my sdcard, it only let me browse my internal memory. How do get it to work?
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Did you went to :
File manager>external_sd in the default app......?????
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lol. didn't even knew they mapped it like that. thank you

longsen said:
lol. didn't even knew they mapped it like that. thank you
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You are welcome mate.......

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Media Scanner not working?

Anyone else having issues getting the media scanner to find videos and music? I have the files on the usbstorage but the media scanner is not picking them up.
Try rebooting, thats what I did and it worked.
Having the same problem, if I go into File Manager, I can see the music, but in the media player, they don't show!
No one have any ideas? I've gone as far as to format my sd card, reload all my files and still only showing a fraction of the total music! Gonna try to move the music to the internal memory and see if that helps!
Still didn't work, put the sd card back into my atrix , and everything loads fine! This is really weird! I even installed player pro, and it too only finds the same songs as the default player. I hope a genius comes in with the answer soon !
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Media scanner is working fine here...
May take a few delays but mines work
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My media scanner picks up the files on an SD card but not on the internal storage. Is this now a widespread issue?
enzov said:
My media scanner picks up the files on an SD card but not on the internal storage. Is this now a widespread issue?
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Is there a .nomedia file on the root of your internal storage?
Ok so for my issue, I moved everything off the card and backed up on my PC. Then Formatted the card again but this time I didn't do the quick format. It took about 10 mins but after, put the card in the phone, let the directories build. Then connected USB mass Storage mode, and moved all my files back. 15mins later, I have all my music and videos!
gtg465x said:
Is there a .nomedia file on the root of your internal storage?
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Nope.
I guess I can try a format of the usbStorage.
Formatted usbStorage, nothing.
I then put a video file in the /sdcard folder and not the subfolders. Now the video application picks it up. Any idea what may be wrong with the subfolders?
Is there an update/fix to this issue? Are all AT&T units affected?
delettin .nomedia
gtg465x said:
Is there a .nomedia file on the root of your internal storage?
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Yes there sure was. It was hidden in the sd card. just deleted it now all media is found. No formatting or anything needed. Thanks!

REVISED - External SD problem for data games

hey guys its me again, somebidy help me why my micro sd does not respond to my player?
its a new purchase 8g memory card, i formatted using this phone then upon added sd data on android/data it does not detect when im launching the game.
do i miss something to do? is it not just format the mmc to use up with my player memory..
thanks in advance agaib guys
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Almost all games save data on internal sd card ..i find only 2 that save on external asfalt 7 and nova 3.
DZonikg said:
Almost all games save data on internal sd card ..i find only 2 that save on external asfalt 7 and nova 3.
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Pretty much this, you can use Titanium Backup to move your games to external storage if you want to, but you need to have root access first.
You can use mode that swaps internal with external.
if i move my game to external using titanium, do my save game exist? or it still detect when the game launch?
thanks for the hints anyways
rockerblood said:
if i move my game to external using titanium, do my save game exist? or it still detect when the game launch?
thanks for the hints anyways
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I dont thing thay titanim backup can do that...that app is for backup..
Or you swap external with intenal or use app called "gl to sd"
DZonikg said:
I dont thing thay titanim backup can do that...that app is for backup..
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You can actually, I don't know how well it works but it is indeed a feature in it.
rockerblood said:
if i move my game to external using titanium, do my save game exist? or it still detect when the game launch?
thanks for the hints anyways
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I'm not sure. As I said before I haven't exactly used this feature at all, but data for apps is saved in a different location than where the apps are installed so I guess it would be alright.
Psycho29388 said:
You can actually, I don't know how well it works but it is indeed a feature in it.
I'm not sure. As I said before I haven't exactly used this feature at all, but data for apps is saved in a different location than where the apps are installed so I guess it would be alright.
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That is not moving game data from android data folder to external sd ..its just for apps that dont support app2sd ..it copyes from device to internal sd card not external.

[Q] Pretty disgusted

So I'm not sure if this is Samsung's fault or Androids. But I'm very disappointed with the Samsung Note 2 on Verizon, for one MAIN reason. The SD card is 16GB internal which honestly isn't very much. Everything you put on your phone is put onto the internal storage of the device instead of the " optional " SD card slot which I have a 32GB in there. WHY even have this option if you can't use it to put apps on it? My main beef with this is Google Play Music and Video's. Recently Google Play launched the service where it has unlimited streaming etc which is wonderful. Come to find out you can't change the directory of where it's put at. I am Rooted. I have tried beans ROM SD swap which STILL puts the music on the 16gb even though the swap says it did the transfer and I have 32GB free. I have looked for weeks and ran many scripts, use Rom Tool Box Pro and there is just no work around for this that I have found to work on my phone. Heck I even go to sdcard/data/android/come.google.android.music and yeah it has a data and file folder but there is NOTHING even in them, even when I cache my music in Google Play or click the " keep on device " Im so frustrated I don't even know what to do. I bought the new Die Hard movie yesterday which is 3GB and of course it saved it to my internal storage. The reason I wanted it on my phone is because I'm taking a trip to California soon and being a Verizon customer I only have 2GB of Data ( which sucks ) so Yeah. I know this is really my first post and I'm sorry to be ranting and raving but I have no IRL i can vent to about this because they will have NO clue what I am talking about. So besides beating my head on my keyboard, slicing my wrists or throwing the phone away does ANYONE have some good advice on what to do with my whole situation?
Hope everyone has a good memorial day weekend. Thanks All.
I hate this too, but I think both are to blame. I blame Google for no longer allowing us to install apps to the SD card, and for not allowing developers to install additional game content to the SD card. I'm not sure if this is the fault of Samsung, but why did they call the internal memory sdcard instead of internal? Every app that defaults to the external card such as Titanium Backup thinks the internal "sdcard" is actually the sdcard, because I seem to recall that on my Thunderbolt Google Play Music always downloaded songs to the external card.
Having expandable memory is pretty pointless for me, because the only thing I can use it for it TWRP backups, Titanium Backups, Pictures, and manual files that I copy over. I need more memory for apps, app data, and Google Play Music files.
I have my camera setup to save pictures to my SD Card and my music is also saved there and I'm not rooted.
Just checked and Amazon MP3 files are stored on the internal memory.
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So you feel my pain geoff5093. If I knew this was going to happen I would of opted to find a "comparable" phome with 32gb internal but then I looked and everything has 16. This is really a remarkable device except for that fact. I think your right about it being both samsung and androids dault. I seem to remember on gingerbread OS you could move apps so I dont know why they would take a step back. Having the SD card on here is about as useless as a turd in a toilet. I doubt 4.2.2 will fix this issue as well. No clue what to do.
Also I came from the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which had 32gb internal and no SD and I was happy with that. Blah lol I need a beer!
So any of the apps2sd apps don't work no
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Thats correct or if it does say it moves it , it just tricks you to think you it is but in reality its putting everything on your internal memory.
Ah that sucks! Even those for root?
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Huh
So what's the problem.? There is plenty of space just use sd card put all movies and pics on it. Then use the program gl to sd to put large games on sd card. I have a 64gb sd card you should have no problem putting a 3gb movie of the phone
lwsoccjs said:
So what's the problem.? There is plenty of space just use sd card put all movies and pics on it. Then use the program gl to sd to put large games on sd card. I have a 64gb sd card you should have no problem putting a 3gb movie of the phone
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The problem is google music and movies.. I cant just simple move the movies I buy or rent on google play to my sd card because the program doeant see them then.. I when I put music on my devie for google play it does the same thing.. Im *****ing because google wants u to buy their movies and music but dont give you a viable solution to store them and 16gb isnt a lot especially when apps and the system take almost have of the disk space. I realize I can take music from my computer and use the usb to transfer music but thats not what im trying to do.
Got it
Okay well with movies bought through Google movies you can download them to do card via wifi once downloaded you can move them to sd of phone would that not accomplish what you want?
Z3HR81 said:
So I'm not sure if this is Samsung's fault or Androids. But I'm very disappointed with the Samsung Note 2 on Verizon, for one MAIN reason. The SD card is 16GB internal which honestly isn't very much. Everything you put on your phone is put onto the internal storage of the device instead of the " optional " SD card slot which I have a 32GB in there. WHY even have this option if you can't use it to put apps on it? My main beef with this is Google Play Music and Video's. Recently Google Play launched the service where it has unlimited streaming etc which is wonderful. Come to find out you can't change the directory of where it's put at. I am Rooted. I have tried beans ROM .....
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Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285312
torr310 said:
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285312
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Actually No I have not.. Have you tried it.. Thank you for showing me that thread I am goingbto check it out now and see what it all does and how it does it. Thank You
While I am checking this out.. Does any one know for sure where Google Play Music puts it's music? I thought and have read it was sdcard/data/Android/come.google.android.music but the Cache and File folder on there are completely empty... ( I am rooted and using root browser ) and if I add an entire album from google play to device it shows that my internal storage went down but I still can't see the files..
I am currently downloading that Master Clean app off of google play to see what it does.
Z3HR81 said:
While I am checking this out.. Does any one know for sure where Google Play Music puts it's music? I thought and have read it was sdcard/data/Android/come.google.android.music but the Cache and File folder on there are completely empty... ( I am rooted and using root browser ) and if I add an entire album from google play to device it shows that my internal storage went down but I still can't see the files..
I am currently downloading that Master Clean app off of google play to see what it does.
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I did a Google search and found the music files I had downloaded but the files, according to the post I found, said they were only findable in Root Explorer for some odd reason. They were also in a odd place if I remember correctly. I wish I could find that post again, but maybe try Root Explorer and try Googling Google Music location if you haven't already.
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So that master clean does not work like stated.. was worth a shot. Wish I knew how to properly run a script to get everything to work.
shangrila500 said:
I did a Google search and found the music files I had downloaded but the files, according to the post I found, said they were only findable in Root Explorer for some odd reason. They were also in a odd place if I remember correctly. I wish I could find that post again, but maybe try Root Explorer and try Googling Google Music location if you haven't already.
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After a few unsuccessful attempts to locate where Google stores the files I gave Root Explorer a shot and it works. The music files are stored as mp3s in /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music and the tracks are renamed (such as 3947.mp3 etc.). I currently have one album pinned on the device, the album has 14 tracks and there are 14 mp3 files in the folder stated above. Now, I expected the tracks to be protected and not playable in other music player apps (or on other devices) but I was kind of hoping that after I move them to my external microSD, Google Play Music would still be able to play those - which is not the case... *sigh
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cazy_sk said:
After a few unsuccessful attempts to locate where Google stores the files I gave Root Explorer a shot and it works. The music files are stored as mp3s in /data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music and the tracks are renamed (such as 3947.mp3 etc.). I currently have one album pinned on the device, the album has 14 tracks and there are 14 mp3 files in the folder stated above. Now, I expected the tracks to be protected and not playable in other music player apps (or on other devices) but I was kind of hoping that after I move them to my external microSD, Google Play Music would still be able to play those - which is not the case... *sigh
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I've always wondered where it was stored, thanks! Now I can download the songs from All Access
geoff5093 said:
I've always wondered where it was stored, thanks! Now I can download the songs from All Access
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Yup, you can download as many as you can fit on your internal storage. The problem is not being able to play the songs once moved to a different location (unless youre perhaps aware of a method to do so?).

[Q] sdcard as sdcard1 in file explorer

How come the sd card shows up as sdcard1 under storage instead of just as the primary for sdcard folder in file explorer and why is it that when trying to save downloads from say next browser the external sd is not an accessible option?
External memory cards are NOT primary, the internal flash memory is primary. Android support for external memory is minimal, even games install to internal memory.
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But...but thats why I have a nice..big..sd card ya know, to save stuff to. lol
Thank you though sir
lvillepunk85 said:
But...but thats why I have a nice..big..sd card ya know, to save stuff to. lol
Thank you though sir
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You'll have to manually move your files to the external card, that's what I normally do.
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pardon me?
Ace42 said:
You'll have to manually move your files to the external card, that's what I normally do.
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Hi, in december I bought a sony class10 card hoping to move my games from phone to SD, now I dont have games or anything, because I couldnt find a way to move them or any info about, can you give a little hand on how to do it?
I'll really apriciate any help ypu can give me about it, thanks in advance
PHRuiz said:
Hi, in december I bought a sony class10 card hoping to move my games from phone to SD, now I dont have games or anything, because I couldnt find a way to move them or any info about, can you give a little hand on how to do it?
I'll really apriciate any help ypu can give me about it, thanks in advance
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File explorer apps or a PC. With a computer it's easier to move files obviously.
However I wasn't referring to game files or apps, because those only check the internal card. If you have music or pics, docs, etc, those can be moved to external manually.
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Hi, thanks for the answer!!!!
Ace42 said:
File explorer apps or a PC. With a computer it's easier to move files obviously.
However I wasn't referring to game files or apps, because those only check the internal card. If you have music orI lost the pics, docs, etc, those can be moved to external manually.
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Well, once I readed that you can make the phone think that the location of your games folder is located on the mSD but I lost the info, if I'm not wrong, they used a console command, but I don't know the command he was using.
The thing is that this phone is like a small console, but games take a lot of space, and I use the internal storage of the phone for more important stuff like maps and documents and having such a big card it will be great if you could save games in external storage.
Well, any way thanks thanks again for the replay
PHRuiz said:
Well, once I readed that you can make the phone think that the location of your games folder is located on the mSD but I lost the info, if I'm not wrong, they used a console command, but I don't know the command he was using.
The thing is that this phone is like a small console, but games take a lot of space, and I use the internal storage of the phone for more important stuff like maps and documents and having such a big card it will be great if you could save games in external storage.
Well, any way thanks thanks again for the replay
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Like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2126163
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Is there an apk for that?
kwyx1 said:
Is there an apk for that?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.codlab.int2ext
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[Q] How do I enable App2SD function?

Is this possible? I have a 16GB SD Card and can't do anything with it.
I have exactly the same problem, I bought this phone because of it's adreno 320 GPU. So I would be able to play a lot of games, but pretty soon after buying the phone I discovered that 16 GB of storage wasn't enough. So I bought a 64 GB card. Sadly I haven't been able to move my games to my SD card so I just got kind of stuck. Any info will be greatly appreciated
If you are rooted, you can install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD. It requires you to partition your SD card. I used to use it on my Samsung blaze and it worked quite well.
boulos said:
If you are rooted, you can install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD. It requires you to partition your SD card. I used to use it on my Samsung blaze and it worked quite well.
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Yep, using it on my HTC Aria. Pretty much a necessity on that device now, with how big all the apps are these days. I think it has like 110MB of available app storage onboard...
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Well it depends on the game, but I use FolderMount to make the game data that's normally stored on the internal SD get stored on the external SD.
This only moves the extra game data that normally gets downloaded for games like asphalt.
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Electriccars said:
Well it depends on the game, but I use FolderMount to make the game data that's normally stored on the internal SD get stored on the external SD.
This only moves the extra game data that normally gets downloaded for games like asphalt.
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Thanks for the reply, can you be a little more specific? As far as I know this phone got an emulated SD card or something like that, that's why apps like link 2 SD doesn't work on the phone, so maybe your method works, but I don't understand how to use it
PHRuiz said:
Thanks for the reply, can you be a little more specific? As far as I know this phone got an emulated SD card or something like that, that's why apps like link 2 SD doesn't work on the phone, so maybe your method works, but I don't understand how to use it
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Link2SD doesn't work? It sees my internal SD, extSD, and, though I'm not using one, a spot for 2nd partition. You sure it doesn't work?
As for FolderMount: it scans the apps on the internal memory and allows you to move the data to the SD while creating a link so the app thinks nothing has moved.
For me it found and allowed me to move the 1GB of asphalt 8 data to the SD.
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Electriccars said:
Link2SD doesn't work? It sees my internal SD, extSD, and, though I'm not using one, a spot for 2nd partition. You sure it doesn't work?
As for FolderMount: it scans the apps on the internal memory and allows you to move the data to the SD while creating a link so the app thinks nothing has moved.
For me it found and allowed me to move the 1GB of asphalt 8 data to the SD.
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Thanks a lot, right now I'm using folder mount, and it moved 12gb of games files into my SD, that really worked out pretty well, thanks again for giving the folder mount advice. And yes, apps2SD doesn't works properly, at least not in my phone

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