i just installed an AOKP rom and when i try to access the internal storage of the device i can see that it is partially full but i cant seem to see any files inside when i open it. does this happen to anyone else? any thoughts?
No usb storage mode for GS3 internal memory. Only MTP.
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christo4 said:
i just installed an AOKP rom and when i try to access the internal storage of the device i can see that it is partially full but i cant seem to see any files inside when i open it. does this happen to anyone else? any thoughts?
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USB Mass Storage, or UMS, was replaced by Media TransferProtocol, or MTP for ICS & above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2OA31HWyKw&list=UUk1SpWNzOs4MYmr0uICEntg&index=5&feature=plcp
thanks for the quick reply, i was referring to files i had copied over to the phone before i flashed the new rom which i cannot see any longer, together with all the folders and stuff. does this mean i have to copy the files i want to keep all into my computer and then manually transfer into the phone again?
Do you have samsung driver or kies installed on your computer?
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yep i do, i installed the drivers off the s3 toolkit, thats how i was able to copy content onto the phone in the first place
install kies driver and android sdk driver
that will solve the problem of my files not appearing inside the phone after its connected? my computer can recognise the phone and i can open it up and even tell how much free space there is, but the inside is totally empty, when i flash back to omega the files can be seen again. im just wondering if this is a jellybean peculiarity
Install kies if you haven't already.. If that doesn't work, restart the phone and then try.
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I know the best way to get more space in my phone is to get a bigger sd card...but i was wondering is there a way to compress all the data in the phone and on the sd card, i would like to compress everything i have and not get rid of anything.....i dont have much on my phone at all and every now and then i get a notification that im running low on disk space so i have to go threw and delete things and move things to the sd card even though i have the phone set to install to sd card...
i have a rooted samsung admire
Compress Data via Windows Explorer
Have you tried connecting your device to a PC as Mass Storage and then used the Windows Compression utility?
jkovach82 said:
Have you tried connecting your device to a PC as Mass Storage and then used the Windows Compression utility?
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when i connect my phone to my pc it doesnt register so i cant go threw the files or anything
Use "File Expert" application, you can get from market. and Zip all your files.
You need to install the USB drivers then! Go to the manufacturer's website and look for the USB drivers.
imevilbob said:
I know the best way to get more space in my phone is to get a bigger sd card...but i was wondering is there a way to compress all the data in the phone and on the sd card, i would like to compress everything i have and not get rid of anything.....i dont have much on my phone at all and every now and then i get a notification that im running low on disk space so i have to go threw and delete things and move things to the sd card even though i have the phone set to install to sd card...
i have a rooted samsung admire
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Even if you were to compress everything, what would that accomplish? You can't run any apps or anything if there compressed.
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jkovach82 said:
You need to install the USB drivers then! Go to the manufacturer's website and look for the USB drivers.
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you could also use pdanet to install the drivers. this may be easier than trying to find them from the manufacturer site.
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Hi!
I've intalled lightning rom v1.1 on my previously rooted SGS2. I first wiped cache, dev: cache and did factory reset. Then, I intalled it via odin and everything worked fine. But I cannot see the contents of "/sdcard/usbStorage" anymore, either through "my files" or "astro manager". I can still copy files to that folder from my PC but I can't access it from my phone.
I'm not sure it is a prblem or not.
Could someone plz help me?
Do you even have something plugging in via USB OTG? If not, what are you expecting to be there?
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Do you even have something plugging in via USB OTG? If not, what are you expecting to be there?
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Sorry, i'm a newbie and i don't get ur meaning.
I mean . . . I can see the files I put in that folder from PC, but from my device . . it is empty. It was not like that with my old official firmware.
If I put something into other folders rather than "usbStorage", I can browse them form SGS2. Sorry, if I confuse u.
Thanks
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Your confusing the USB storage folder with the external sd one.
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You're right. I was thinking of sdcard/usbdisk.
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Your confusing the USB storage folder with the external sd one.
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You're right. I was thinking of sdcard/usbdisk.
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MB, I meant that the OP was confusing the 2, not you. From what I read you were spot on. The USB storage only shows files/folders when you connect a USB stick to the phone, otherwise it is empty.
What I think he's doing is connecting to the PC and connecting the 2 drives (int & ext). He then moves files to/from the external card. But then when he's exploring on the phone he sees the USB storage folder and thinks that's where the files are. But they are in external sd instead.
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MB, I meant that the OP was confusing the 2, not you. From what I read you were spot on. The USB storage only shows files/folders when you connect a USB stick to the phone, otherwise it is empty.
What I think he's doing is connecting to the PC and connecting the 2 drives (int & ext). He then moves files to/from the external card. But then when he's exploring on the phone he sees the USB storage folder and thinks that's where the files are. But they are in external sd instead.
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No, i'm not.
"/sdcard/usbStorage" folder totally lies in internal storage of phone(SGS2).
"/sdcard/external_sd" folder is where external card lies.
I used to put some documents in "usbStorage" folder(in internal storage) and opened it from my phone.(with old firmware)
But now, i can't open that folder from my phone anymore. I don't know if that folder is meant to be opened only from computer(in lightning rom). If it is so, its ok.
Otherwise, I fear whether I've made some mistakes during installing ROM.
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No, i'm not.
"/sdcard/usbStorage" folder totally lies in internal storage of phone(SGS2).
"/sdcard/external_sd" folder is where external card lies.
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I don't know why you decided to ignore the other, correct replies, including my own, but /sdcard/usbStorage is only meant for USB OTG devices, nothing else. Stop trying to put things in there unless you're using USB OTG. If you do connect something via USB OTG, such as a memory card or hard disk, it will show up in that folder.
yep mate...in gb we can put file in that folder....but in ics it only for usb otg.....before when using gb i can mount it in cwm and transfer files but now it only for usb otg. live with it mate, its not a big deal.
I'm trying to drag the files to the phone, but it won't transfer for some reason. I never had this problem before. I also own an s3 and it does the same thing. I downloaded the usb drivers too, still won't work.
What rom are you on? Try using airdroid.
You are using windows 7 file explorer?
Once you connect your phone did you select USB transfer? Or MTP?
Make sure its mounted as a mass storage device
android4545 said:
Make sure its mounted as a mass storage device
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You don't need to mount these phones as mass storage. You should be able to drag and drop using windows explorer in the default MTP mode.
@ptrle..... Were you ever able to drag and drop on the Note or your S3? Can you see your phone and internal sd card with windows explorer? Have you tried rebooting your phones and pc right before trying to transfer? Maybe a bad cable or try a different USB port. Don't go through a USB hub. Try installing the newest Samsung Kies to get the most updated drivers.
I have 4 computers and only one did I install samsung kies and the other 3 work in MTP mode without manually installing any drivers.
I ran into an odd issue..
In MTP the phone moved a season of Walking Dead in 2.5 minutes, as mass storage it said it would take 45 minutes..
So MTP transfers faster from my laptop to phone, but my ps3 says its "An unknown device" in MTP mode, so I have to switch to Mass Storage and all is well..
Probably won't help, but perhaps a route to investigate
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Settings-more under wireless and network-usb utilities-connect storage to pc
I've taken pictures with the S3 and it's stored in internal memory, how do I transfer the pictures to my computer without using Samsung Kies?
Connect using usb. You should be able to access both sd cards from my computer.
Card for external, Phone for internal.
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ACtually you don't need KIES at all, and in my opinion, you shouldn`t even have it installed.
In order for xcly's suggestion to work (which is the proper method, btw), you need to have the drivers for the phone installed.
There are 2 ways to get that:
1) Uninstall KIES. It will ask you if you want to leave the drivers installed. Do so.
2) If completely uninstallaed KIES & drivers or never installed them, you can install the drivers only package from here:
http://developer.samsung.com/android/tools-sdks/Samsung-Andorid-USB-Driver-for-Windows
With these drivers you'll be able to connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable and use Windows Explorer to copy files to/from the phone easily.
Another much slower choice is to use Bluetooth.
Hey
I have done my share of search on the issue I have and I'm starting this thread only because I was not able to find anything similar. I've come to know that /storage/sdcard0 is a way of handling multiple user account in 4.2 JB. The problem is that my photos are here and there. Some bits are in /sdcard0/DCIM/Camera and some of them are in the normal internal memory.
All I wanted to do was to know how to access the /storage/sdcard0 path from PC. Connecting the CM10.1 running i9100 through USB to the PC didn't help because it doesnt show the sdcard0 folder. It does but the DCIM folder in sdcard0 in inaccessible. I wanted to have an universal solution (today its just a bunch of photos but tomorrow it might be something more important!) tot this problem and went ahead and installed "Android Commander" - a file explorer for Android in PC.
That gave raise to a new problem. My device was not recognised. I tried everything they have mentioned in the FAQs (which was not helpful at all) but to no avail! I uninstalled Samsung's USB Driver for Mobiles and installed a new copy of the ABD Driver through an installer. Now that its partially recognising, I'm not satisfied yet. I am able to give an IP for Wifi connection to Android Commander but it doesnt display the mobile files in its UI.
There are possibly two solutions for this problem. There should be a way to access it through USB like we do all the files that are in the internal memory and not in /sdcard0.
The other being finding a way to connect my device through Android Commander. (which says that I have to reboot the device to be able to connect and I have done that a million times from last night!)
Currently, I took those photos that are in /storage/sdcard0 by uploading to my Drive account and then downloading it to my PC. For someone who is from India where the internet is not so fast and there are limits on data usage, this is definitely not a long term solution.
It will be of great help if someone can sort this out. Cheers!!
UPDATE:
Just now found that there are a lot of files that have stuck in sdcard0 and they are not showing up when I connect it to my PC through USB!
So your phone recognizes the internal memory but Your PC can't see all the files?
If so then mount the storage normally, not as this mtp application. It should be recognized as external storage on your PC, not as GT-I9100.
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jakuburban said:
So your phone recognizes the internal memory but Your PC can't see all the files?
If so then mount the storage normally, not as this mtp application. It should be recognized as external storage on your PC, not as GT-I9100.
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The file manager that comes along with CyanogenMod recognises /sdcard0 alright. The MTP thing you mentioned doesnt show these files. And I tried connecting it as a Mass Storage Device and it didn't work. Only after that I came here
I thought somebody would help :'(
Just now found that there are a lot of files in stuck in sdcard0 that I can't access through PC!
I also tried connecting the phone to my PC as a Mass Storage Device but that doesn't work (it tells me to insert a disk in the drive letter it just showed up - like I didn't).
[b][size="7"]problem solved !!![/size][/b]
jakuburban said:
So your phone recognizes the internal memory but Your PC can't see all the files?
If so then mount the storage normally, not as this mtp application. It should be recognized as external storage on your PC, not as GT-I9100.
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I just did what you said. I had screwed up a bit in the middle and that's why it didn't recognise. Now it does! Thanks, mate!
PROBLEM SOLVED!!!
rmsalihdeen said:
I just did what you said. I had screwed up a bit in the middle and that's why it didn't recognise. Now it does! Thanks, mate!
PROBLEM SOLVED!!!
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Please add [ SOLVED ] to the title of ur post so that other members can get help too.
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