I recently rooted my G3. Step two was to download a recovery and make a backup. Recovery downloaded fine. Started making my backup and everything seemed to work. It said it successfully made the backup, but I can't find the nandroid file anywhere. I've read some other threads about where they are typically located, and forgive me if I'm overlooking one here on XDA, but my backup isn't in any of the locations those threads suggest. There is no folder that I can find named TWRP. I've looked in media, backups, storage, mnt, nothing. This is looking from both The file explorer within the TWRP Manager app, and ES File Explorer. The most I can find are these three files with question mark icons called "TWRP", "oldrecovey", and "newrecovery" (see screenshot, files are at bottom left). Nothing there though under the file name I saw when I created the backup....which was the date, and then a few more numbers, and then I added the word "stock" to the end.
I did notice a prompt when I opened TWRP the first time that said I didn't have busybox installed and would I like to install it. I clicked on to install it but it didn't seem like anything happened. Could that be the issue?
I'm sure it's something simple but I'm new to all this.
Thanks!
Update on this. I figured out that ES File Explorer has to have root access enabled. So, I did that, and now I can find the recovery file in ES File Explorer. Still not seeing it in the file menu of the TWRP Manager app though. I'm glad to know my backup does in fact exist, however it seems like I'm going to want to be able to navigate to it through TWRP Manager if I ever really need to use it.
Still can't navigate to backup in TWRP Manager
I can navigate to /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS with ES File Explorer, but not from within TWRP Manager. Gotta be a fix for this. Anyone??
Hi,
Since ES File Explorer's last update (via Google Play), a weird folder named "dianxin" appeared on my phone's internal memory.
After some researches, I found out:
-Dianxin is a chinese custom rom (which is weird because I have a stock rom and no root)
-ES File Explorer's last version is causing its apparition (some XDA Developpers' member said it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/help/dianxin-folder-t3346358/post66082381#post66082381)
I looked into my father's phone who also use ES File Explorer and that folder was present.
Does anyone has any info about that? I think it's extremely suspicious, plus, that app is used by loads of people (2 millions users).
Should I use another File Manager?
Same here, after installing the latest version of ES File Explorer earlier this morning the dianxin folder appeared, I tried deleting it only to have it reappear hours later, extremely frustrating and suspicious. If you read some of the latest reviews left on the Google Play Store, you'll notice that a few have also spotted this and some have even said that their AV flagged the latest version of ES File Explorer as a threat. I immediately uninstalled ES File Explorer and did a soft factory reset, and haven't seen the folder since, I'm now reluctant to reinstall ES after this, I'll just have to wait for further explanation on this or use a different file manager instead :/ I'm wondering how this even got through the approval process at all, hopefully someone can shed some light on this :/
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Same Here
mortaest said:
Hi,
Since ES File Explorer's last update (via Google Play), a weird folder named "dianxin" appeared on my phone's internal memory.
After some researches, I found out:
-Dianxin is a chinese custom rom (which is weird because I have a stock rom and no root)
-ES File Explorer's last version is causing its apparition (some XDA Developpers' member said it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/help/dianxin-folder-t3346358/post66082381#post66082381)
I looked into my father's phone who also use ES File Explorer and that folder was present.
Does anyone has any info about that? I think it's extremely suspicious, plus, that app is used by loads of people (2 millions users).
Should I use another File Manager?
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I also use ES File Explorer and this folder "Dianxin" shows up .. It is suspicious because i search the folder name and the result is it is a chinese custom rom I think it is a malware I delete it and It didnt show up again by now
I've checked into that dianxin folder and I found 2 files: the 1st one is an .0 file but I couldn't open it as other .0 files I've tested.
The 2nd one is named "journal" and I could open it with a text editor:
"libcore.io.DiskLruCache
1
1
1
CLEAN e8dd70db5163eccfbe80f53c786ae2a2980"
Any idea what it could be?
Nexus 6 here, not rooted and stock, latest version of ES Explorer and no dianxin folder on my device.
I have it again on my stock G2 with latest ES, after deleting it yesterday.
Same here dianxin folder present.
I've uninstalled this crap app ES explorer
Go to ES File Explorer settings menu - tap on "Notification Settings" - Uncheck "Notify me of app permissions". And then deleted the Diaxin folder. Reboot your devices.
I've had the same problem ... & I have never set App Notifications on. I simply found an earlier version archived online & installed it. Hopefully ES will fix the problem, but until they do, please don't update.
FunSucker said:
Go to ES File Explorer settings menu - tap on "Notification Settings" - Uncheck "Notify me of app permissions". And then deleted the Diaxin folder. Reboot your devices.
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It was already unchecked and it doesn't prevent from creating the dianxin folder
let it alone..its nothing much..
if u don't feel safe then use other explorers..
Nothing much? It's kind of suspicious and nobody knows what this folder does on the internal memory
I signaled to google, I contacted the developers, I wrote a bad review explaining the situation and I wrote a thread here. I think it's everything I can do. I'll try other file managers till we have an answer
mortaest said:
It was already unchecked and it doesn't prevent from creating the dianxin folder
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Hmm oke. I found new permissions in latest version about dianxin (attachment) and some other permissions about baidu server..
Im still used ES for now, cause im not sure this is a malware or what.
You can try to used any app for kill that unwanted permissions, if you really want to still using ES.
Just opinion
Thanks, I was trying other file managers when I finally got an answer from the developers:
"Hi, Thanks for your concern. As you may noticed that, in order to keep contact with users, we add message box page at the homepage, and dianxin folder is where cache files store. In the next version, we will move this folder into .estrongs. In case you are interested, dianxin is dessert in Chinese. Greeting from team."
False alarm it seems
mortaest said:
Thanks, I was trying other file managers when I finally got an answer from the developers:
"Hi, Thanks for your concern. As you may noticed that, in order to keep contact with users, we add message box page at the homepage, and dianxin folder is where cache files store. In the next version, we will move this folder into .estrongs. In case you are interested, dianxin is dessert in Chinese. Greeting from team."
False alarm it seems
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Yeah it's a special chinese desert.... a windows trojan? check this avast forum https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=147023.0
alexacm said:
Yeah it's a special chinese desert.... a windows trojan? check this avast forum https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=147023.0
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I don't think that only using the same name is enough to say the ES team put a malware in their file explorer. But the thing *is* suspicious. What troubles me most is that if they put this folder into .estrong folder, nobody would notice, malware or not. As for me, it's quite the time to uninstall ES file explorer and look for something different, as they are integrating too many useless (for me) features; some of them (like new home-page and new app installation notification) are also annoying.
Hi,
I have some serious information concerning e-file manager but am new here. Although I have visited many times over the last several years, I can't post links yet. Google Citizens Lab,Baidu browser, and there is one short report, but you want the indepth analysis which is ten times longer. Half way down that report is the relevant information on all EStrong products. Look up my profile if you need help.
Edit:
Finally I can post a link to the research on Baidu and also concerning ES File explorer as well as a boat load of other apps using Baidu analytics or ad SDKs. Over 500 apps in playstore had one or more.
https://citizenlab.org/2016/02/privacy-security-issues-baidu-browser/
Read the whole report, and the response from Baidu which is a three page PDF listed in the article.
bye, ES file manager
mcguolo said:
I don't think that only using the same name is enough to say the ES team put a malware in their file explorer. But the thing *is* suspicious. What troubles me most is that if they put this folder into .estrong folder, nobody would notice, malware or not. As for me, it's quite the time to uninstall ES file explorer and look for something different, as they are integrating too many useless (for me) features; some of them (like new home-page and new app installation notification) are also annoying.
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I am totally with you on this. as a long time ES file manager Pro user, I'm done with them. This little thing is enough to cause me to dump their product, which has been implementing features that detract from my usability. It may seem like nothing much, but I don't need my file browser to contact a Chinese server to tell me what's going on with my files. Nothing much is what Estrongs is going to get from me now.
Also, as an android developer of a major product, you'd think that EStrong would be visible in this forum to address concerns.
So even Es file manager PRO has these annoying features... unbelievable! In these days I'm giving Solid Explorer a try, but there are many other alternative apps, like Fx File Explorer, Cabinet, Amaze, and many other.
New "feature" !!!!!!!!!!
"charging boost" !!!
Hi All,
Am getting a bit desperate, as I've never before found a problem that has *absolutely* no result in even the most generic google/forum search.
Was running SDMaid on my Galaxy S5 (SM-900F; 4.4.2) and one of the .tmp files it came up with was named 'store_file.tmp' sitting in the 'root/data' directory. It was a whopping 1.81gb!
Have been trying to figure out if this is something I can safely delete or not, but even the most generic search of the filename on Google or the various android forums doesn't give me a single appropriate hit! The file hasn't been modified for a couple of weeks, but there's really no suggestion as to what program generated it. Have tried copying it to my PC and opening with verious text/hex editors, but none of them want to have anything to do with a file that size.
Has anyone come across this before? Any idea where it originates?
I'm afraid this is a problem I've created for myself.
Rooted, LineageOS 15.1, TWRP.
After installing ES File Explorer, I decided to uninstall some of the duplicate applications that I was using third party replacements for, including the factory File Manager. Unfortunately, I put in a new SD card after this and now when trying to delete image galleries from programs like QuickPic (or do similar things in other apps) I'm not able to grant permissions to the SD card as the default behavior is for the programs to use the File Manager to access the root path and grant permissions.
I tried "Root Explorer" on ES File, and went to "Mount R/W", however my SD card path /mnt/media_rw/6630-6630 indicates that it is already mounted RW, despite the applications not being able to utilize this.
Is there any command line method I could use to enable R/W access from all apps to the SD card? Or a way I could re install the factory file manager? Any insight or help would be appreciated.
Trying this method also did not help. Unless someone has an idea, I may just have to reinstall LineageOS and not make this same mistake again:
https://www.thedroidway.com/fix-external-sd-card-write-permission-in-kitkat-lollipop/
This also did not seem to help.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-exsdcard-write-access-enabler-t3670428
Can't format my phone until I'm done dealing with a customer at the moment, so unless someone comes up with something before then I guess that's what I'll do. Blegh.
Edit: Reinstalled LineageOS, will make more of an effort this time to just disable rather than outright uninstalling factory apps. The "System Removal Tool" or whatever the name was I got from the play store to clean up with last time lacked the option to simply disable.
I can't change the system files.
I have root privileges and also root file manager.
At most it will let me delete a file, but I can't add another one.
Even TWRP recovery won't let me do that.
I only noticed this problem here on Android 11.
On Android 10 (even on the A/B system) I still managed.
Does anyone have a proven working procedure?
I noticed that many file managers have problems reading and modifying files on /system partition since Android 11 update.
for instance Solid Explorer is showing corrupt filenames in /system, is unable to change files. The same with other root file explorers.
SOME filemanagers however seem to be working, like X-plorer and maybe in your case Total Commander (i didn't test). maybe they have been updated recently for some changes in Android 11 filesystem, or were built to handle it correctly from the beginning.
This is defenitely something that needs to be fixed on file explorer apps sides.
some more information https://android.stackexchange.com/q...t-see-contents-of-android-data-even-with-root
It's true. With the advent of Android 11, we need to get the file managers updated with the new environment.
So far my favorite thing to use is Root Explorer, and I also had to update it to the current version. It can then handle the new environment. Total Commander is similar.
EDIT: Appearances are deceiving. Even the latest versions of these tools won't actually insert a file into the system, at least not a working one. They can only create an empty file. So it's true that I don't know how to use it yet.
After further testing, I haven't found a file manager that has no problem adding anything to the system.
Even the X-plore didn't help.
The problem is not in the rights, but in the fact that the system folders show 0 free bytes!
So there is nowhere to store the data.
hm when there is 0 bytes free I think it's actually read-only (super)partition. it's still kinda tricky to handle things like this on A11.
what about: enable USB debugging + USB root debugging and then: adb push /system/stuff?
We have to try different ones. But as I wrote, it's not a rights issue. I copy the file to the system, but then it has size 0b and is empty.
File Manager on F-droid (com.github.axet.filemanager) seems to be very lightweight but functional root explorer. give it a try. maybe it works better than others. at least I could browse root stuff correctly