Hello,
it is a question, probably not an issue, and I don't know where it comes from.
I am running cm 10.1 latest nightly.
when browsing my internal storage, I noticed that I have, under sdcard0, a normal list of sub dir ( android, Media, DICM, Video etc...)
and a sub dir named 0... with the same list of directories than upper.
and again 0, again with sub dir, named identically than upper.
but in each level, I don't have the same files. it is like I have old files, may be used with another rom
( i have tested supernexus, liquis;loth and cm10)
question are :
why and who created this "copy or backup " ? cwm ? script when I install thje rom ? any wipe in recovery ?
I want to delete these 0 subdirectories. is it safe to do it ?
thanks for any info, feedback, advice.
Olivier
As per the exact same question reply format sd card .
jje
Hello there.
Running Samsung Galaxy S III with CyanogenMod 10.
One day I made a backup of my phone via ClockWorkMod like every good boy should, and updated to CyanogenMod 10.1
After a few minutes I realized I didn't exactly what 10.1 just yet, and wanted to switch back to 10.
So I went to ClockWorkMod and restored my backup.
Now in my folder, I have all of the normal folders in the /sdcard/ directory, but I also have a 0 folder (which I found is a feature in 4.2.1 to allow for multiple users or something of that sort?).
Basically I want to safely remove the "0" folder, but merage all of the goodies in it with the stuff in my /sdcard/ folder, so it will be back to the way it was before I got 10.2/4.2.1 and just have all of my stuff on my /sdcard/ area.
How should I go about doing this?
Thank you!
Just use root explorer (what I used and know it works) or another file manager, then select all files, click move, then move upto the /mnt/sdcard/ folder and paste it there
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Hi Guys,
After installing custom rom 4.4.4, my mega have two directory in /storage/emulated,
/0 and /legacy, the size for both of it is 3.06 GB, is it safe to delete one this directory, is it affect the system if i delete it.
Hello,
Today I updated one of my friends phone to Android 4.3 from Android 4.1.2. I rooted it and installed a custom ROM. The problem is, all images, songs, files, everything is gone. The strange thing is that storage is used by more than 4 GB (the same use before losing data). When I go to install ZIP from the recovery, there is a 0 folder inside SD Card, however, I cannot access it normally using a file manager, not even using ES file manager or root explorer.
Any ideas?
Note: Better say, file managers can only go to sdcard/0 which has empty folders. How to go to sdcard?
Read the sticky thread in general forum on changes to file structure between 4.1 and 4.3.
I have also posted this issue on another general forum, so apologies if this is deemed cross-posting!
My smartphone is running a stock Lollipop C6833_14.5.A.0.242_Customzied Germany.ftf ROM flashed using Flashtool, but is rooted with KingRoot and I have a dual recovery flashed and working properly.
Following that downgrade I found that my phone no longer had either a phone or alarm tone. When I try and change the alarm tone or ringtone or even notifications in settings I am presented with the file explorer. The sound selector shows nothing. File Commander is able to see and access the files, and they do not appear to be corrupted and I also tested them in my media player.
They were not in the SD card media folder, but were in tact in the system/media/audio folder in their respective folders. So I copied all the individual folders within the audio folder across to the corresponding media folder on the SD card. But that did not work either...
After searching various sites for help I managed to find instructions to download and flash Xperia Lollipop Media Sounds.zip, which I tried to do with TWRP recovery, but this failed with an error message I could not read.
I wondered whether if I were to just flash the system file from the same ROM it would restore the media file settings? Any help would be very much appreciated, as I have no way of hearing when I receive incoming calls, and my alarm does not work either. The audio seems to function fine in third party apps, so there is no physical issue as far as I know.
I also read a recommendation to copy the files across while connected to a PC, via USB, but my computer is a Mac and it does not seem to be able to access the SD cards as external drives in the same way as they appear in a PC.
Sony technical support basically told me that the only solution is to use repair within the Sony Bridge for Mac app, but I don't want to lose root, as the latest firmware upgrade is impossible to root. I really need help on this please!
Be aware that you have to set the correct file permissions after moving them to the /audio folder. The ringtones and alarm tones should be in the folder you just wrote, meaning they're on the system partition.
Just long-press or something on the audio-folder (depending on the file explorer you're using), tap "properties", and then set the permissions to 6-4-4, which is RW-R-R, or:
[x] [x] [ ]
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Then reboot.
Hi Klaoss, many thanks for replying. However I have checked the permissions. The permissions for the actual files are RW-R-R, but in fact the folder permissions seem to be even more open: drwxr-xr-x, does that sound correct? I am talking about/system/media/audio/alarms, camera, notifications, ringtones and ui, which all have the same permissions.
Uh Oh! I just checked the permissions in the /storage/emulated/0/media/audio folder are non existent! Maybe this is why it is necessary to use the PC to copy the files, in order to retain the file and folder permissions? Is it also something to do with the actual formatting of the SD partition? Thanks for your patience
Just checked mine (on 5.1.1) and it does indeed look like the folders are drwxr-xr-x, while the files themselves are rw-r-r.
Also, yeah you could try that. That might actually work. Just remember to reboot after each change.
Thanks, but to be clear, do the files need to also be in /storage/emulated/0/media/ as well as in the /system/media/audio, or are they superfluous? Because if they are not needed, then I am not going to achieve anything by going to the trouble of copying the files within a PC environment.
Also, is there no way of copying files within Android without losing the permissions?
No idea, but I've always added and removed audio files from the system partition, but I know apps like Zedge and stuff adds them to the list when downloaded, so I'm guessing that 3rd party apps use the media folder on the internal memory, and not on the system partition, which requires root. So I would probably just let that folder alone, and concentrate on the system folder. Check the permissions and see what happens.
Change the permission on one or two files (incl. the folder), reboot and see if the file/files you just edited are showing up in the ringtone list. If yes, then change the permissions on the rest of them.
I have no idea what to change the system folder permissions to...remember that they were set to drwxr-xr-x. I think it is more important to be able to provide access to third party apps, that way I could temporarily choose ringtones etc using those. However I cannot access the permissions for the folder of the internal memory via my file explorer apps, even with full root access. That has to be a contributory factor to the problem. I wonder, would you mind having a look at the permissions for these folders on your device and telling me what they are compared to the system version?
Also, I would like someone else's take on this, would anyone else care to comment please?
OK, same problem, different tack: can anyone please tell me which partition I would need to reflash from a ROM or TWRP backup to restore the system media sounds and settings to original without losing my data or root? Also does it need to be the same ROM version, or can I flash a different ROM, but still a version of Lollipop? For example, could I simply extract the relevant partition from the recent 5.1.1. ROM, or would I then lose root too, or could it come from a 5.0.1 ROM, but slightly different from the one presently installed? I have several TWRP backups, but unfortunately for some reason they included the TA information (ta.mmc.win) which causes a bootloop when I try and reboot the system after flashing, and I have yet to find a way to exclude them from the restore process.