Hi folks, I have spent the last hour or so searching the net on how to set my backup pro to use the external SD card for backups, have used the NextApp SDfix app to make the external SD card writeable & tested it by making a folder called test using Solid Explorer file manager. In the My Backup Pro app I have tried all the suggestions online for changing it to do the backups to the external SD but keep getting incorrect path change cancelled.
Does anyone know the correct path for example /mnt/storage/sdcard1
Many thanks in advance.
For ext sdcard
/Sdcard1/
Or
/Storage/sdcard1/
For internal
/Sdcard/
Or
/Storage/sdcard0/
For usb stick
/Storage/usbdisk/
WARNING
Make sure everything is lowercase
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Envious_Data you are a legend among men good sir
It was the second one you mentioned /storage/sdcard1 I spent ages trying all combinations lol
Also wanted to let you know I used your All you need to know guide for unlocking bootloader & rooting with no issues at all so many virtual pints of beers or Sake for you mate
I can't get this to work either. Tried /storage/sdcard1 & /storage/sdcard. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
welshlad said:
I can't get this to work either. Tried /storage/sdcard1 & /storage/sdcard. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
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mKe sure its /storage/sdcard1/ <- there needs to be that extra slash and all lower case
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mKe sure its /storage/sdcard1/ <- there needs to be that extra slash and all lower case
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Thanks for that but unfortunately that didn't work either. I managed to restore my backup by copying it to the internal memory but it still won't recognise the SD. Do you think a format might help?
Thanks again
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Can anyone give me a quick tutorial on how to set titanium backup up on my atrix, i had it on my cappy, but i just need to know really where the actual files need to be on my sd cards, whether it be on external or internal sd. the way it was set up on my cappy was kinda screwey. i did better just saving the files on my computer once backed up, rather than saving the just to my external sd. im having a hard time explaining exactly what im trying to do, so any input would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
edit: solution to backup to external sd:
go in to tibu> menu button> preferences> backup folder location> press back button twice> select sdcard-ext> then select the green "create a new folder"
titanium backup has its own site full of info on how to use the app. i would suggest going there and looking for the answers to your questions
As far as where your files need to be I don't really understand that part but if you want to know where the backup goes look like since our device is "unique" lol in calling the internal memory an sd card we can't set it to save to our actual sd cards but you can set it to go to your dropbox.
thats just my 2 cents
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beazie0885 said:
Can anyone give me a quick tutorial on how to set titanium backup up on my atrix, i had it on my cappy, but i just need to know really where the actual files need to be on my sd cards, whether it be on external or internal sd. the way it was set up on my cappy was kinda screwey. i did better just saving the files on my computer once backed up, rather than saving the just to my external sd. im having a hard time explaining exactly what im trying to do, so any input would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Copy and paste the TiBU folder to your external card or computer before flashing. Then after your done, paste the folder back to the Atrix's internal sd card and restore. I only restore user apps and not their data, restoring system apps/settings can cause problems.
drock212 said:
As far as where your files need to be I don't really understand that part but if you want to know where the backup goes look like since our device is "unique" lol in calling the internal memory an sd card we can't set it to save to our actual sd cards but you can set it to go to your dropbox.
thats just my 2 cents
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When using Root Explorer on my Cap or Atrix or my roommates DInc there are 2 folders for SD Card, one has an "ext" indicating its the external card. The other 'SD Card' is the internal memory.
As soon as I get on a computer, I will thank you all, well except for whoever directed me to tibu website, j/k I've already been there though... I was just looking for real advice from real people. More device specific I guess... But that's all I needed. Thanks guys
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drock212 said:
As far as where your files need to be I don't really understand that part but if you want to know where the backup goes look like since our device is "unique" lol in calling the internal memory an sd card we can't set it to save to our actual sd cards but you can set it to go to your dropbox.
thats just my 2 cents
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You can't restore directly from Dropbox. The Dropbox backup is used to replace the files in your Ti backup folder on the internal SD card if they get wiped. If you lose the SD card backup, you sync with Dropbox in Ti, and it downloads all the apps back to your internal SD card, (the default backup folder).
I backup to both so I am covered all around. Works with the Atrix cos' I've had to use it.
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its pretty much JUST like the captivate
/sdcard/titaniumbackup
which is a symlink to
/mnt/sdcard/titaniumbackup
there is no difference in that regard. if you want to save it all to the external SD you need to change the path in TIBU to
/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup
Pirateghost said:
its pretty much JUST like the captivate
/sdcard/titaniumbackup
which is a symlink to
/mnt/sdcard/titaniumbackup
there is no difference in that regard. if you want to save it all to the external SD you need to change the path in TIBU to
/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup
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this is what i was looking for! thanks, but im trying to create that folder and it just says failed to create the folder "/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup" am i doing something wrong? sorry, i feel like such a noob when it comes to this kind of stuff
edit: nvm i got it now!
beazie0885 said:
this is what i was looking for! thanks, but im trying to create that folder and it just says failed to create the folder "/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup" am i doing something wrong? sorry, i feel like such a noob when it comes to this kind of stuff
edit: nvm i got it now!
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I'm having this problem as well. What did you do to fix it?
DiscipleDOC said:
I'm having this problem as well. What did you do to fix it?
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go in to tibu> menu button> preferences> backup folder location> press back button twice> select sdcard-ext> then select the green "create a new folder"
Has anyone tried this app for Data2SD?
I stumbled upon this app while taking a stroll in the Market. And wanted to share it with y'all.
And, NO, I am not the dev of the app.
☞ The Dev is WindowsNT. ★
I would've tried it myself, but I already have Data2SD on my phone. It might help those who need Data2SD.
Root All to SD -
http://market.android.com/details?id=rappsd.v1
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I 'm the dev.
I 'd be happy to answer any questions. The app simply creates and formats a storage in the SD, then links data from apps to that partition.
WindowsNT said:
I 'm the dev.
I 'd be happy to answer any questions. The app simply creates and formats a storage in the SD, then links data from apps to that partition.
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Does it do all this automatically.. I mean is there any special script or kernel required..?
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1. You first use the "storage" menu to create a storage file (default 500MB) to be used as a partition. This partition is then automatically formatted to ext2 and mounted on the device startup.
2. From the "apps" menu you select an application and you have a list of the movable files.
3. You move/restore the files you wish.
Of course, don't do it for applications that start on boot, because the storage won't be mounted until the sd card is visible.
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1. You first use the "storage" menu to create a storage file (default 500MB) to be used as a partition. This partition is then automatically formatted to ext2 and mounted on the device startup.
2. From the "apps" menu you select an application and you have a list of the movable files.
3. You move/restore the files you wish.
Of course, don't do it for applications that start on boot, because the storage won't be mounted until the sd card is visible.
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Is this only for 2.2 or can it be used for 2.1?
It can be used with 2.1 as it doesn't move the app itself (as the 2.2 system does), it moves the internal data in /data/data/<package>.
(requires root).
Glad to see the Dev himself here.
Hope many people benefit from this App.
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Hell mate. I tried this with 500mb.
It stuck at 25mb which is like 5%
Then i formatted my sd card and tried with 50mb and again it stuck at 25mb.
Why is this problem occuring ? Also i have a 16gb sdhc which is class2
Hm, perhaps a problem with your SD card ?
Try this from shell:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdcard/rallsd/storage bs=1024 count=102400 (for 100MB).
this is similar to the command used by my app. If it also stucks, then it seems that there's an error with your SD card (chkdsk ?)
If it works, notify me and I 'll take a look.
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Hm, perhaps a problem with your SD card ?
Try this from shell:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdcard/rallsd/storage bs=1024 count=102400 (for 100MB).
this is similar to the command used by my app. If it also stucks, then it seems that there's an error with your SD card (chkdsk ?)
If it works, notify me and I 'll take a look.
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This dint work too
Then, a storage card issue.
Perhaps a chkdsk would help.
hi,
i installed the app n also created the storage file of (1024) n it successfully finished,but it says that storage is not mounted n when i try to mount it, it says mount attempt n nothin happens.
please help.
sinahidden said:
hi,
i installed the app n also created the storage file of (1024) n it successfully finished,but it says that storage is not mounted n when i try to mount it, it says mount attempt n nothin happens.
please help.
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I got the same issue also, thought it would be nice if the app was more transparent
SmallWalrus said:
I got the same issue also, thought it would be nice if the app was more transparent
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Heh, reply to self, but I managed to work around the initial problem by simply deleting off the storage file, and creating a smaller (128mb) one
hi, i have 2 questions before ill give it a try.
is the app able to allocate free space from the sd card to create the partition
or do i have to wipe the sd completely before ?
will the app interfere in any way with already installed and normal moved apps ?
thanx in advanced, stavro
Doesn't work on my Archos 7ob eReader (Eclair 2.1). Once the second part created by Root All to SD, it doesn't recognize its job ! Worse, Windows can't at all read the SD Card.
WindowsNT said:
I 'm the dev.
I 'd be happy to answer any questions. The app simply creates and formats a storage in the SD, then links data from apps to that partition.
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no answeres on my question ???
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in the meantime i am using link2sd on my rooted stock rom.
works perfect. i just had to create a second partition on my sd card
(no need to wipe the sd) and start the application. no "not enough memory" problems anymore
SmallWalrus said:
Heh, reply to self, but I managed to work around the initial problem by simply deleting off the storage file, and creating a smaller (128mb) one
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i used 340mb and it work perfect!
Three questions
I have three questions:
1) How can I reduce size of allocated memory space (I have mount 2 GB but now I see that is to much for my needs)
2) What happens with files that are on mounted partition if I uninstall Root all to SD app? How can I move it back to the original place?
Thanks in advance!
This is a simple mod to make the external SDcard mount as the primary/internal (/sdcard)
and the internal is mounted as the secondary (/sdcard-ext)
This should work on most (all?) roms but is only tested on MIUIv4 with a GSM RAZR
Just flash the switchSD.zip
To revert the effect, flash reswitchSD.zip
Requested by lukas77 external sd mounted in folder of internal (/sdcard/sdcard-ext)
Some problems though, after each boot you will have to remove and insert SD for it to mounts.
It is safe to remove SD because it isn't mounted but it's a bit of a hazzle.
Flash SDinFolder.zip to revert, just flash reswitchSD.zip as above.
make shore before flashing that you don't have any file or folder named sdcard-ext on internal sdcard.
EDIT:
I have been away for a while and came back to a thread full of pproblems and a bunch of PMs.
Unfortuneatly I don't have time to ivestigate the problems or fix for newer builds.
My recomendations for everyone is: Do Not Use It unless you'r realy know what your doing and can fix it for your build.
work perfect eclipce 1.3 via GSM
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what is the advantage of doing this?
therazrguy said:
what is the advantage of doing this?
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Some apps doesn't support external SD (Very noticeable on MIUI as music can't find music on external and file explorer only browses internal).
Some people (me) prefer a storage that is easily movable.
If you always have a larger SD inserted you'll probably find yourself a bit limited with the original mounting options.
pajn said:
Some apps doesn't support external SD (Very noticeable on MIUI as music can't find music on external and file explorer only browses internal).
Some people (me) prefer a storage that is easily movable.
If you always have a larger SD inserted you'll probably find yourself a bit limited with the original mounting options.
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Can this be done without damaging currently installed programs?
And what does this do? Symbolic links?
sletta said:
Can this be done without damaging currently installed programs?
And what does this do? Symbolic links?
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If you have programs (or games, mostly games) that is installed on your internal SD they will break. I guess games that download extra data to SD just will have to download it again though...
The good thing is that you can test and then just flash reswitchSD.zip if it didn't work.
This tells vold (the program responsible for mounting the storages) to mount external on /mnt/sdcard and internal on /mnt/sdcard-ext instead of the reverse.
No links.
pajn said:
If you have programs (or games, mostly games) that is installed on your internal SD they will break. I guess games that download extra data to SD just will have to download it again though...
The good thing is that you can test and then just flash reswitchSD.zip if it didn't work.
This tells vold (the program responsible for mounting the storages) to mount external on /mnt/sdcard and internal on /mnt/sdcard-ext instead of the reverse.
No links.
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Works great! Thanks!
it this just a edited vold.fstab file? or is there more to it?
Boomer187um said:
it this just a edited vold.fstab file? or is there more to it?
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Just vold.fstab. That is all that is needed
Will we need to reflash this after flashing any roms or are we all set until we undo it manually?
qoncept said:
Will we need to reflash this after flashing any roms or are we all set until we undo it manually?
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You will for a ROM that erases the whole system partition but won't for a patch. But it doesn't seem like there are that many ROMs that provides patches so you probably will.
can we mount external sdcard as folder inside /sdcard/? (phone memory)
Wysłane z mojego XT910 za pomocą Tapatalk
lukas77 said:
can we mount external sdcard as folder inside /sdcard/? (phone memory)
Wysłane z mojego XT910 za pomocą Tapatalk
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Great idea! However my testing found out that it wasn't the easiest thing to do as vold will try to mount the external SD before the internal is mounted and the folder present.
It works but after every boot you will have to remove SD (safe as it isn't mounted) and reinsert it. May work better on other ROMs (did some Googeling and found that CM7 on O2X did have problem while stock didn't whit exactly the same thing)
Adding to first post now!
Would it be possible to mount SD as an expansion of your internal? i.e., treating them as the same memory unity?
Haloman800 said:
Would it be possible to mount SD as an expansion of your internal? i.e., treating them as the same memory unity?
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No, if so we would have to raid them but I have never heard of some raid utilities built for Android.
Even if it's theoretically possible to build the Linux utilities for ARM and run them on Android it would probably be loads of work and customization for each ROM as Android have very bad possibilities of running scripts at boot.
Anyone tried this on stock 2.3.6 ROM?
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Anyone tried this on stock 2.3.6 ROM?
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Not tried but should work.
Szadzik said:
Anyone tried this on stock 2.3.6 ROM?
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I have it working on stock 2.3.6.
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Just vold.fstab. That is all that is needed
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Hey would it be possible for you to edit this vold from a epic 4g touch so i can do this on my phone? Heres the link to my vold file if you can thanks... http://db.tt/2E1QAqVe
iUseJuGGZz said:
Hey would it be possible for you to edit this vold from a epic 4g touch so i can do this on my phone? Heres the link to my vold file if you can thanks... http://db.tt/2E1QAqVe
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It's actually really simple.
Ofc. this isn't tested so if it doesn't work just let me know.
If you want to push it manually just extract the vold.fstab from the zip.
Only file app that sees the external is the built in File Explorer that came with the phone. Using Root Explorer...and there is no external SD folder.
Titanium Backup shows the capacity of the external...but when trying to select it's default backup folder...the only option I have is the internal.
Any help on this?
SiNJiN76 said:
Only file app that sees the external is the built in File Explorer that came with the phone. Using Root Explorer...and there is no external SD folder.
Titanium Backup shows the capacity of the external...but when trying to select it's default backup folder...the only option I have is the internal.
Any help on this?
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Your problem is a little different than mine.
I couldn't find mine. It's moved.
It's now at /mnt/externalSD or something very similar to that.
Hopefully that's all it is for you?
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Your problem is a little different than mine.
I couldn't find mine. It's moved.
It's now at /mnt/externalSD or something very similar to that.
Hopefully that's all it is for you?
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Awesome...that was it. Thanks a bunch!
Okay, well I posted this thread in the wrong place.. so im wondering if it can be moved to here or not.. but here is my original thread.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738172
Help would be appreciated please..
really? no one can help me make it so my apps start to install to my sd card from now on? Ive tried using adb to change the install directory.. not seem to be working, idk.. please help though :/
Moved to Q and A, and request OP not to bump threads within twenty four hours, and probably best to be humble in your bumps too, you are asking for help from others, so be nice
no one? :/
bewpy said:
really? no one can help me make it so my apps start to install to my sd card from now on? Ive tried using adb to change the install directory.. not seem to be working, idk.. please help though :/
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use move2sd app
Vaibhav Chauhan said:
use move2sd app
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Ive tried it.. it says my external or internal memory is emulatted or something and that my sd card shares the same disk with os? idk what this mean.. i was told to use Link2SD or something instead of move2sd.. and I tried that as well, and couldnt seem to get it to work.. I used Aparted and partitioned my sd card, before hand as well.. maybe im doing something wrong? Anyone know of a tutorial for using aparted/link2sd?
bewpy said:
Ive tried it.. it says my external or internal memory is emulatted or something and that my sd card shares the same disk with os? idk what this mean.. i was told to use Link2SD or something instead of move2sd.. and I tried that as well, and couldnt seem to get it to work.. I used Aparted and partitioned my sd card, before hand as well.. maybe im doing something wrong? Anyone know of a tutorial for using aparted/link2sd?
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Looks like you got an lg phone which has an sd card emulated by your system. Try rom toolbox lite to change install location.
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AshIndigo said:
Looks like you got an lg phone which has an sd card emulated by your system. Try rom toolbox lite to change install location.
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does doing it through rom toolbox work better then doing it through adb? cause I used adb to set install location to external, but that didnt seem to work , unless i did it wrong. but I checked the install location after and it said it was set to external
Okay i set it to external through rom tool box, but when i install an app, my sd card is still empty.
Okay, well I figured out how to get my problem fixed using ROM Toolbox.. I didnt change the default install destination. I made a script that runs on boot that just basically uses my SD card for internal and external both. So now my apps install to my external.
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /
mount -t vfat -o umask=0000 /dev/block/vold/179:61 /mnt/sdcard
mount -o bind /data/media /mnt/sdcard/external_sd
chmod 777 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd
This works for the LG Optimus L9 LGMS769