As far as I can tell dropbox for android doesnt make a mount point like it does on a PC, but the function is there. Could android be tricked into doing this?
Hello, i a, looking for for something like this aswell. The only posibility i know is dropsync, but this mirrors the dropbox to the local storage... It would be great to be able to Mount the dropbox like a network drive
Es file Explorer can add your dropbox folder as a share in its app. Actually it supports GDrive and Box too...
david279 said:
Es file Explorer can add your dropbox folder as a share in its app. Actually it supports GDrive and Box too...
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Yes but the share in not available to other apps as if it were mounted as another external SD drive. I want to use an encryption software but I need to point it to the encrypted file. For that the dropbox folder needs to look like an android system folder.
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Yes but the share in not available to other apps as if it were mounted as another external SD drive. I want to use an encryption software but I need to point it to the encrypted file. For that the dropbox folder needs to look like an android system folder.
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I have been looking for something similar. so far, (apart from apps like es file explorer) the closest i have found is [puts on protective suit] this
https ://github.com/arekzb/dropfuse
now - yes, I know that it is linux and not android, but given the similiarities in the systems (ducks flaming posts), it may server as a planning base for a (much smarter/more knowledgeable) person to expand upon.
My thoughts (possibly invalid) would be that the mount point could be created at/after(?) boot via some sort of script - not sure if this is even possible, but if it could be done, you could then potentially modify for other storage services.
Purpose's could be to - stream media, store files for online viewing/editing/reading etc...
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update - just tested and have not got it working on my ubuntu system - possibly due to a backend dropbox change (or just me not being able to follow instructions)
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okay - so tried again and it works (for ubuntu) - help read instructions and google - works wonders
needed to install setuptools and pyquery, and it only works while the terminal window is open (there may be a way to run as a service or something - but not checked yet).
so all good - so far.
Did some checking and there is python for Android around, so am thinking (once i get a chance) I will try to see if i can emulate the linux success.....
Great for Ubuntu, any chance for Android
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I am using Truecrypt on my PC as well as Ubuntu 10.10.
I am looking for a similar technology in Android.
Like you can mount and unmount a container like a SD card.
Nearest I reached was, people suggesting hiding files, which is not secure, simply put the card in another machine, you will see everything.
Another suggestion was to use some secure files, but it can store some information only.
I cannot see any evidence in truecrypt forums, they are working on any android version.
I was just checking Folder Lock, they do have a iPhone version. Not that impressive idea. Needs to upload data online to see in iPhone!!!
We need better and safer ideas from Androids.
Crack on...
I have the same problem for Android.
The only programs I found that you can use are secretvault pro en FileCrypter.
I use the last one. It encrypts the folder you want, but it's a little bit slow for maps above 100 MB.
I don't understand that with more than 250.000 apps, nobody comes out with a program like truecrypt, etc, where you can mount the map as a container with his own driveletter.
Berny Boss said:
I have the same problem for Android.
The only programs I found that you can use are secretvault pro en FileCrypter.
I use the last one. It encrypts the folder you want, but it's a little bit slow for maps above 100 MB.
I don't understand that with more than 250.000 apps, nobody comes out with a program like truecrypt, etc, where you can mount the map as a container with his own driveletter.
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technical limits maybe?
Just manually encrypting folders and files might be no problem, but truecrypt is different. files from a truecrypt storage are decrypted in memory and there's a driver that makes the native file functions of the OS think that the files are coming from a real storage.
I don't think you can develop such drivers for Android, at least not on non-rooted phones. It would have been possible on Windows Mobile. I mean, it has existed already: SafeGuard for instance.
Thank you very much for your suggestions
I tried both Filecrypter and secretvault pro on Samsung Galaxy S, but encrypted files were visible on gallery!!.
This was after encrypting the folder.
Does android 2.2 saves gallery viewed files in any cache or tmp folder?
Yes we are in a desperate need for encrypted containers, which can store anything.
If we loose phone, nobody will return it, we need to safeguard our personel files.
Let the thief format the sdcard and use it.
Encrypted Container for Android
Hi,
I did a project for a client implementing encrypted container for the android phone. Unfortunately I can't release any source. But, if somebody is willing to recreate this I can guide them. PM me for details.
i know this post is old, but is there anything available today that can mount veracrypt containers? i know of eds but its just awful. android should do this by now.
essentially cryptonite is the frontend GUI for encfs.
more of encfs:
http://www.arg0.net/encfs
market link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNzaC5jcnlwdG9uaXRlIl0.
Linux/Ubuntu users should be familiar with encfs (with various frontend GUI such as Cryptkeeper). Personally I find this is great program (in Ubuntu). Tried the one for android, still in beta but so far works well. Good alternative to Truecrypt. And those who are using Dropbox, this app has the support for that too.
Also the dev is super responsive.
Trying this out now. I love seeing apps like these as I'm in college for computer forensics.
Excellent work. The poor security model that Dropbox is using is what prompted my move to Wuala. Client-side encryption/decryption ftw.
Glad to see someone addressing DB's faulty security.
I'll check that out!
I've been using LUKS, which is basically another BestCrypy/TrueCrypt for Android. It's a little finicky though.
@agentdr8
The other alternative would be Spideroaks which has client side encryption too.
@namebrandon
Yeah, I tried LUKS, Encryption Manager (by Giraone) and Renzhi.
LUKS & Renzhi are like Truecrypt. The size is fixed in advance and it is a hassle to change the size at later date if you need more space afterwards - which can be done in Linux, but I am not so sure how you can change the size afterwards in Android though. Encryption Manager on the other hand - I am not sure how it works but it managed to screw up few of my files during decryption whilst I was experimenting with it.
Nice thing about encfs/cryptonite - the "pass-through" file system, the space/size grows as needed with no intervention from the user.
Wow, sweet! I was looking for a TrueCrypt alternative for a while...
And I don't really like SpiderOak. On desktop it's cool, but the Android app is not really good...
Cryptonite now includes TrueCrypt
The latest alpha includes a command-line version of TrueCrypt. Get it from here: https://code.google.com/p/cryptonite/downloads/list
To get started, select the "expert" tab, then click "Start root terminal".
The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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Yeah, you need to be rooted to mount the locally enrcypted volume
Apart from the encryption it gives to stuff you upload to the cloud, it protects anything sensitive that could be accessed if the phone is stolen. The big problem with having a rooted phone is that the phone is an open book for a thief with a USB cable that knows what recovery is. Android has full device encryption now, but I don't know if we will ever get a custom recovery that will work with that. I use an encfs'd textfile-based wiki (wikiandpad ) for my notes which I leave mounted while the phone is on and which obviously gets unmounted if the phone has to reboot, thus leaving it inaccessible from recovery. For the moment I don't see a better way, as any encrypted note taking apps are too inflexible for my liking. Another way might be a locked down recovery. So long as I can keep anybody from knowing my security pattern and I remember to keep adb off my notes are secure. The remaining problem is that any app with access to sdcard_rw and internet permissions can read my mounted encfs, so I would like to be able to mount the encfs on a different partition. But I think Google will come up with a fix for this soon.
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encrypted note taking apps are too inflexible.
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I agree. However, what's the next best thing at the moment since Whisper got bought out and everything from Guardian FC's? I'm looking for something convienient (quick) but has to be OpenSource...
Notecipher is a good idea but is not very good. Keepassdroid is a password store that could be pressed into service as a note taker. There is an app called mininoteviewer which is a port of Tombo and does quick encryption of individual notes.I would use Ghost Commander as root to edit your notes within /data, zip (within GC) or tar them up now and then (tar cf destination source, in th terminal or GC) and drop them in your cryptonite volume. Then share the encrypted version to Ubuntu One, which of course gets uploaded to your Ubuntu One Pictures directory. Email will work too. If you have sensitive notes it is not a good idea to have them on a fat32 sdcard.
Hi,
I have posted the Fuse kernel module for Sony Xperia Arc/Ray & others Xperia 2011 series...
It allow cryptonite to works on every ICS 4.0x ROMs (including stock)
I can't certify it will works on others models but u can try... if it doesn't works, module will refuse to load... So, there is no risk.
my post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752870
Regards.
Sekhen.
dabl8 said:
The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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I'm using dropsync for this with a one-way download from cloud to sdcard. It can be setup to do a full 2-way mirror if you are intending to edit files on-the-go.
Yes, I have root and presume that is necessary for mounting the encrypted volume.
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Notecipher is a good idea but is not very good. Keepassdroid is a password store that could be pressed into service as a note taker. There is an app called mininoteviewer which is a port of Tombo and does quick encryption of individual notes.I would use Ghost Commander as root to edit your notes within /data, zip (within GC) or tar them up now and then (tar cf destination source, in th terminal or GC) and drop them in your cryptonite volume. Then share the encrypted version to Ubuntu One, which of course gets uploaded to your Ubuntu One Pictures directory. Email will work too. If you have sensitive notes it is not a good idea to have them on a fat32 sdcard.
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I sync my Keepassdroid db to cloud storage where it is encrypted with encFS.
Boxcryptor gets me access to it by handling the decryption seamlessly.
Both tools are available on Ubuntu (Cryptkeeper instead of Boxcryptor), Windows and Android so I've got access to all my passwords everywhere I go.
The really nice part is I have made all of the passwords long and complex, I don't even know them, only my keepass db and also email account which can be used to reset the accounts if something goes horribly wrong. And I augment security on that with the Google Authenticator tool that I have on both phone and tablet.
I'm very happy with the setup now and recommend it.:good:
I set up the dual boot on my Maguro, and I want to have a shared directory to drop my music into that will play on both Ubuntu touch and CM 10.2. However, I cannot find the ubuntu data folder from Android. I understand that there is supposed to be an ubuntu folder in /data from the android side, but I don't see it. On the Ubuntu side, I can see everything in my home folder, but when I go up to filesystem, I see nothing, and can't go any further up. Any ideas?
i used ES for this. check root explorer then go up to /data/. you'll find ubuntu's user & system data folders. as for ubuntu, since /data is mounted there must be a way to see the files in android. i think with root permission you might be able to do it . my terminal app doesn't work (trusty r79, already a thread for it) and my ssh connections are rejected. i'll report back when i get it to work
there should be a way (using root ofcourse) to make both OSes see each other's user space (again after i get my terminal working i'll see if i can find something)
ES worked well for this. Once I found /data/user-data/phablet/Music, I just moved all my music into it, and set a custom path in VLC to point there. It's not as nice as being able to share the whole user space between OS's, but it works well enough for me.
Under the USB options on the TrueSmart with the 20Jan14 rom it shipped to me with, there is one option I found amusing.
You can choose to Connect as CD-ROM, Built-in CD-ROM - "Show a virtual CD-ROM containing some useful software."
Selecting this I see a device show up in Win7x32 named "iAmCdRom" using 1.22MB of space, read-only of course.
If anyone was thinking there might be some useful software on there, I have to report I found only a .PDF from 2007 titled "Universal Serial Bus
Micro-USB Cables and Connectors Specification", which though interesting reading (lubrication is recommended ?) is not otherwise particularly relevant or useful to us TrueSmart owners.
I wonder if there has been space allocated in the partitioning of the TrueSmart's memory to allow for that file to be stored, where other more useful things could be stored instead, eventually ? Can this space be recovered and used in a better way ?
Not complaining, just thought it funny and I am wondering if this would involves the scatter file ?
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Under the USB options on the TrueSmart with the 20Jan14 rom it shipped to me with, there is one option I found amusing.
You can choose to Connect as CD-ROM, Built-in CD-ROM - "Show a virtual CD-ROM containing some useful software."
Selecting this I see a device show up in Win7x32 named "iAmCdRom" using 1.22MB of space, read-only of course.
If anyone was thinking there might be some useful software on there, I have to report I found only a .PDF from 2007 titled "Universal Serial Bus
Micro-USB Cables and Connectors Specification", which though interesting reading (lubrication is recommended ?) is not otherwise particularly relevant or useful to us TrueSmart owners.
I wonder if there has been space allocated in the partitioning of the TrueSmart's memory to allow for that file to be stored, where other more useful things could be stored instead, eventually ? Can this space be recovered and used in a better way ?
Not complaining, just thought it funny and I am wondering if this would involves the scatter file ?
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Even though I agree, repartitioning usually breaks something, the most common being the touch screen. To be honest , I haven't tried yet.
I would love to have a read/write partition that would show as a cdrom that I could dump an iso into.
I could boot ubuntu or something off of my watch...that would be awesome
Replacing Built- in CD-rom .iso on mtk devices
Posted by: roma January 15, 2014 in iPhone , iPad , iOS Leave a comment
First off this has only been tested on my chinese mt6852 chipset phone. (HDC Note 3 N9000)
It came with a build in CD-Rom option when connected to the computer which mounts an iso file that has a single pdf file, this guide will show you how to replace the .iso file with anything of your choosing.
In this tutorial I will be using the following:
- Root Explorer
- A rooted mt6582 phone
- Damn Small Linux .iso (any .iso should work)
Let’s begin,
- Start by placing the .iso file on your sdcard
- Open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/
- In the upper right hand corner tap “Mount R/W”
- Copy or move iAmCdRom.iso to your sdcard to have a backup
- Move the .iso file you placed on your sdcard to /system/mobile_toolkit/
- Rename the .iso file to “iAmCdRom.iso” (spelling has to be exact)
- Reboot
Connect usb to computer
Select to connect as “Build-in CD-rom”
It is as simple as that!
Now when you can use your phone to boot operating systems or you can even create your own ISO that contains drivers for your phone
thx roma - http://www.youheroo.com/?p=48003
In what memory area does this ISO reside?
Just wondering if it uses internal memory or is the image on the "sdcard". Would not want to use a bunch of valuable internal memory for a linux disto I could have a thumb drive.
edit: Also wondering what the link between the touchscreen and partitioning is? ? ? ? ?
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Just wondering if it uses internal memory or is the image on the "sdcard". Would not want to use a bunch of valuable internal memory for a linux disto I could have a thumb drive.
edit: Also wondering what the link between the touchscreen and partitioning is? ? ? ? ?
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please, open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/ and tell me where is it. :silly:
OK
kljoki said:
please, open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/ and tell me where is it. :silly:
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I found it! <grin> I should read harder. Wish it was not in main internal memory but still a neat feature. Now that I think about it, the Moto Defy XT did this to provide drivers.
Thanks for pointing it out and providing the how-to! More info is good.
I have a NAS (Samba share) which I would really like my phone's file system to be able to hook into whenever I am within wifi range. Ideally it should auto-mount the network share at boot up.
I have got ES Explorer and I can browse the Samba share, but if I want to watch a video for example, it needs to cache the entire file locally before it starts playing. I just want seamless integration by mounting the share so that my device sees it just like any other sdcard or internal memory. I have mounted shares on Windows and Ubuntu before, but can't seem to find any guides for doing the same on Android. The only stuff I could find was outdated and referred to Cifs Modules and Mount Manager, neither of which seem to be hosted anywhere reliable anymore.
I am running rooted MIUI Marshmallow if that matters.
wow... no replies. this makes me wonder if its even possible. has no-one tried to do this recently?
Did you find an easy solution?
I really want to do this too, but it seems you have to install apps to mount, and yes, I too realised that it was copying the files on the phone before playing.
I thought the whole point of streaming from a network share was to not use up space on the phone.
Anyway, I have used a sony xperia z1 and in its options, it lets you mount a network share as a local folder, so then any app see it as one, I wonder how it can be done in other OS like marshmallow?
Im using CM13 btw.