I just noticed that the DCIM \ .thumbnails folder on my internal SD card seems to be excessively large - about 1017MiB. The Camera folder itself only contains images totalling 81MiB.
Is this something to be expected, or can I safely delete the folder to (hopefully) clear some space?
Thanks,
Erik N
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I delete it regularly with no problems... I think really it just cache the thumbnails from gallery app
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Cool, thanks, I'll give it a go.
Cheers,
Erik
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Can you really delete it???
RandyBoyz92 said:
Can you really delete it???
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Yes.
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coolhof said:
Yes.
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Ok, I've always wondered if that would ruin my smartphone or something.
I deleted it but i didn't reclaim any space. To be exact, right after i deleted it it looked like i reclaimed 2gb (the size of the .thumbnails folder) but next time i checked, after a restart, my free space was at the same level as before deleting it. I can't find the .thumbnails folder anywhere now... Any ideas?
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I deleted it but i didn't reclaim any space. To be exact, right after i deleted it it looked like i reclaimed 2gb (the size of the .thumbnails folder) but next time i checked, after a restart, my free space was at the same level as before deleting it. I can't find the .thumbnails folder anywhere now... Any ideas?
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The .thumbnails folder can be fount in storage/sdcard0/DCIM.
You need to be rooted to see the .thumbnails folder.
Thanks for the quick reply but it's not there either (i am rooted and I browsed the folder with root explorer).
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My fix
I fixed this by deleting .thumbnails on my s4 and created a new .thumnails folder in DCIM folder, finally got rid of the nonsense.
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Hello guyss, today when I was browsing through my sd card I saw a folder named LOST.DIR and its consuming space of around 2GB... And it has more than 500 files in it..
So can any one tell me if this is an important/system folder and would it be safe deleting the whole folder!!
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It is a folder of damaged files found during file system checks. If it is that big you are not treating your phone right.
The main tip is that you have to properly unmount/eject your phone from your computer before unplugging the USB cable.
Also but not as likely is that the phone should be properly shutdown not doing stuff like just pulling the battery. *Just stating this since some people do that.
Deleting it however, is fine. As said, all files in there are corrupt.
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As u said its junk file so its very safe to delete it ryt?? I DONT TO MESS WITH MY PHONE
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Delete the contents but no harm in keeping them they are dead files .
Your choice .
jje
JJEgan said:
Delete the contents but no harm in keeping them they are dead files .
Your choice .
jje
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Bettrr i'll delete it its taking large portion of my disk space...
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Ok quick question. On my sd card is a folder called "android". Inside is a folder called data and inside here looks like app data. My question is can i delete this folder cas it takes up 6gb.
Reason im asking is before on old rom i had moved all apps to sd card but after new rom i installed all apps to phone mem instead. So now not sure if this folder is from now or if its all my old app data from before. Unmount of sd card and my apps still work which makes me beleive its ok to delete but thought id ask u gurus first before i cause major problems.
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Ok quick question. On my sd card is a folder called "android". Inside is a folder called data and inside here looks like app data. My question is can i delete this folder cas it takes up 6gb.
Reason im asking is before on old rom i had moved all apps to sd card but after new rom i installed all apps to phone mem instead. So now not sure if this folder is from now or if its all my old app data from before. Unmount of sd card and my apps still work which makes me beleive its ok to delete but thought id ask u gurus first before i cause major problems.
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Some applications store data in there, for example the Amazon appstore caches all your APKs there, I believe Google Maps' cache is there, etc. In *general*, it's fine to delete it but just be advised you may actually lose some data/settings you don't know about. If you're cool running all your apps with the SD card unmounted, I don't see why it would cause you any major grief.
Well basically yeah figured that. Now if i delete it and i lost sum app data cant i just use tibu and restore it ?? That way i get of the junk...???
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Well basically yeah figured that. Now if i delete it and i lost sum app data cant i just use tibu and restore it ?? That way i get of the junk...???
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I doubt it, I don't think TiBu backs up the stuff on the SDCARD, but I could be wrong about that. I've only used it one or twice
Any input from anyone else before i try this ? The whole idea is to try and clean some space off of my already small sscard. Just didnt think i had 6gb worth of apps and thinking it came from before when i moved everything to sdcard. thats why im asking the question in my OP.
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You could always duplicate the folder on your pc, delete it entirely from your sd, and see what happens. Run it for a few days, and try out all of the apps you regularly use. If all hell breaks loose, you could just put it back on your sd and delete portions more selectively.
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You could always duplicate the folder on your pc, delete it entirely from your sd, and see what happens. Run it for a few days, and try out all of the apps you regularly use. If all hell breaks loose, you could just put it back on your sd and delete portions more selectively.
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Perfecttttt!!!!!!! Why didnt i think of this...??? Lol will try and let u know. Thanks
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Please report back as I'm interested in this as well
Worked great. Copied folder to my pc then deleted it off my sd card. Restarted phone and ultimatly it made a new android folder. All apps still work. Freed a bunch of space. Foind out Basically that folder contains all the data from games and any apps that may need "downloaded content". So dont delete it unless you feel like downloading all this data over again.
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I'm glad it worked out.
I'm curious. Considering it re-downloads data, is the size of the new folder considerably smaller?
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Well for me yes cas i think i had app files somehow from an earlier rom. Im not saying you will too im just talking about my situation so id be careful just in case.
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I was wondering if anyone knows the save location for final fantasy III? I have a saved game on my tablet and would love to be able to put it on my phone for when I don't have my tablet handy! Any help would be appreciated!
I don't have that game but based on common knowledge and the apps id in the play store start looking in
/data/data/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP
Is your tablet rooted? If so maybe you can use titanium backup and copy the folder onto your phone then restore data
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I was about to ask the same thing...
not rooted though.
shadowofdarkness is right, if you go to that folder there is a folder called files. In that folder is a file called save.bin. I just took the file from my galaxy tab and put it on my galaxy nexus, and it worked fine.
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I don't have that game but based on common knowledge and the apps id in the play store start looking in
/data/data/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP
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That folder doesn't exist.. hmm
What is OBB file? I see a huge file in there.. something like 170mb or so.. not sure if the save is included in that or not
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That folder doesn't exist.. hmm
What is OBB file? I see a huge file in there.. something like 170mb or so.. not sure if the save is included in that or not
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He is not talking about /sdcard/Android/data/ folder he is talking about /data/data/ folder which is accessible from root. It is there I just checked myself.
The obb folder is the file downloads when you first buy the game. It has the pictures and music and everything. That folder is on the sdcard, the folder you are looking for is not on the sdcard, but on the phone's internal memory. You will see folders for all of the game/apps you have there.
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can anyone upload their save.bin file who is somewhat farther along? (I just defeated medusa at tower of odin.) I lost all of my progress
I can upload mine, but I am not that far. As of right now I just got the enterprise from the Vikings.
Let me know if you want it.
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Ok that's better than nothing, I would appreciate that so much!
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That folder doesn't exist.. hmm
What is OBB file? I see a huge file in there.. something like 170mb or so.. not sure if the save is included in that or not
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The OBB file should not be concern of yours. I predict it's a file with games resources in a database.
Just use DataSync mate, works wonders for what you need
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I can upload mine, but I am not that far. As of right now I just got the enterprise from the Vikings.
Let me know if you want it.
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Could you post that? I am right after getting the ship and have managed to get myself stuck after riding around the place on a Chocobo. I found a glitched area and can't get out of it.
I think I did the same thing. I got stuck up in a waterfall earlier today on the chocobo and had to close the game and reload my save.
Here it is, hosted on my public dropbox:
http://db.tt/d01J7UUr
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KeylanHalfdan said:
I think I did the same thing. I got stuck up in a waterfall earlier today on the chocobo and had to close the game and reload my save.
Here it is, hosted on my public dropbox:
http://db.tt/d01J7UUr
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The waterfall where there's a lake above it that has a shadow-y fish in it? Yeah that's the spot.
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He is not talking about /sdcard/Android/data/ folder he is talking about /data/data/ folder which is accessible from root. It is there I just checked myself.
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I'm rooted, but cannot find folder /data/data the folder /data is empty.
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I'm rooted, but cannot find folder /data/data the folder /data is empty.
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There is only one Application with which you can view the content of data folder already mentioned few messages before, and it's "Root Explorer" Application. You have to buy it, because I personally have tested lot of file managers and this one is the unique which do what you want whith simplicity. Hope that will help you.
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There is only one Application with which you can view the content of data folder already mentioned few messages before, and it's "Root Explorer" Application. You have to buy it, because I personally have tested lot of file managers and this one is the unique which do what you want whith simplicity. Hope that will help you.
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I actually prefer Total Commander over Root Explorer for a few reasons, and it is also free. But either one will let you get into the /data directory to get at the save.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander
since we talk abt ff3......anyone know how to cast magic on multiple target?
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I've been trying to clear up space but I cannot for the life of me find the bulk of the data being taken up! Rom toolbox doesn't know, I can't find anything large in the file explorer...and my system is telling me this:
Thanks guys if you can help
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Your storage settings is missing the category "misc". If you had that category it would tell you. Have you tried using a good file explorer like "Root Explorer" to examine the folders on your internal SD card? Possibly something in a hidden folder that you are not seeing.
Apps might say 2.43GB but the data they are using could be much larger. Such as gameloft games and GPS navigational apps.
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Your storage settings is missing the category "misc". If you had that category it would tell you. Have you tried using a good file explorer like "Root Explorer" to examine the folders on your internal SD card? Possibly something in a hidden folder that you are not seeing.
Apps might say 2.43GB but the data they are using could be much larger. Such as gameloft games and GPS navigational apps.
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that's the exact file explorer I use Ill keep searching... I even moved DCIM
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By the way I've soever the problem through the help of an app known as SD maid!! I was searching Google for a solution and found an article on lifehacker that claimed this app would totally suit my needs.
I've found that over the course of a year of gameloft apps, really dumb games I hated..and worthless apps that I've deleted, remnants were left behind, more specially, their data.
I highly suggest to anyone who is looking to clear up space use this app, it makes it clear what to delete!
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Well, here's my problem. I took a few important photos a couple of days ago but now, they are mysteriously missing from my gallery and phone memory. Instead, all I have in my DCIM folder, under thumbnails, is a 9.4MB file called .thumbdata3--1967290299. So, I am hoping that this file contains the images and that I can somehow extract the photos from this file. Is it possible? If so, how? Thanks.
Thumbnail files do not contain full pictures.
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Thumbnail files do not contain full pictures.
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I know, but I only had about 4 photos on my phone and now they are gone. Considering the size of the .thumbnail3 file, I am guessing that it must contain some significant portion of my photos, no?
Also, just to be clear, this is not a thumbnail image file which I can view. This file is of an unknown format.
You can't do anything with it. It wont help you in any way. If you can't find them with a time manager in DCIM, look in LOST.DIR but if not, there's nothing you can do
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Oh yeah, silly me. In my panic, I completely forgot to look inside the LOST.DIR. I've found all my important photos there. Thanks!
No worries. I also seem to have invented a new category of android app.... time managers. Of coursevi meant file managers
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