nokia 6 with android 9
i have a problem after restarting the device where i assume the SD card has not yet mounted, and this causes the custom sound files (which are stored on the SD card) to be "not found" and replaced with default nokia sounds or no sound at all (it just points to a file that it thinks doesn't exist)
i figure if i can transfer these custom sounds over to the internal memory, i might be able to avoid this problem. however, i've run into a problem with that too. when i connect the device to the computer (corded or bluetooth) i can see the internal storage directory (and the subfolders ringtones/alarms/notifications) but when i place the sound files in these directories, they do not appear within the android menu after hitting "+" to add a custom sound/ringtone. none of the files will load, instead i just see a blank menu with no files in it. (but the files do continue to appear when exploring the directory from the computer)
so how does this work? lets say i wanted to put custom sounds on my android 9 without an sd card. how would i make that happen for this version of android?
thanks
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Hi all,
Been searching for a while but i cant seem to find the answer, im trying to make my phone appear on my pc so i can recover some files i accidently deleted, the problem is it will only show up as the storage card, i can get the phones memory to show up but only via active sync, so im just wondering is there a way to make the phones internal memory appear as a removable drive so i can run a recovery program on it?
Cheers
lukejenks101 said:
Hi all,
Been searching for a while but i cant seem to find the answer, im trying to make my phone appear on my pc so i can recover some files i accidently deleted, the problem is it will only show up as the storage card, i can get the phones memory to show up but only via active sync, so im just wondering is there a way to make the phones internal memory appear as a removable drive so i can run a recovery program on it?
Cheers
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Not that I know of. Can you not run it via active sync?
or maybe vise versa?
When connecting as a mass storage device, the OS on your desktop/laptop takes control of that "removable disc" (can't access it via the phone). Only sd card - external storage can be available. I presume that the inner storage must be maintained by the phone at all times, when turned on.
You can however make a backup or modify files within the inner storage with a file explorer installed on your device (Resco explorer for example). Just make adjustments, to view hidden and system files.
I wouldn't advise you to delete or modify critical system files tho...
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So whenever i upload songs to my microSD card and then unplug phone from PC, the new-just uploaded songs become unusable. the default phone player just says "Sorry, the player does not support this type of audio file" or just skips to next song. the same on doubleTwist player - just skips to the next song.
and in the list the song shows up just as unknown artist (as in picture) just with the file name written (the xx - crystalised), although all the ID3 tags are ok.
turboimagehost .com/p/6311626/snap20110308_010941.png.html (can't post a normal link since i'm still a newbie here)
also after plugging the phone back to PC and trying to play one of the just-uploaded songs from SD card, they seem to be corrupted, no player on pc can play them
WHAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM AND WHAT CAN I DO?
i have to mention that this started recently and songs uploaded before play just fine. also phone is rooted with zt4root, everything else is as stock as LG P500 comes.
Either ur sd card is wrecked or ur pc is infected with usb viruses and trojans...
scanned PC and microSD card - no viruses.
weird thing is that if i download songs via apps like "MP3 Downloader" then the songs play and are saved on SD card corectly. really ****ing confused..
What size files after you copy?
Try to check for bad sectors SD
maybe your audio libraries are screwed ..u cud try extracting files from a ROM's zip file and then replacing them on your phone using custom recovery and adb..
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What size files after you copy?
Try to check for bad sectors SD
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Checked the card with built in Win7 checker, no bad sectors.
sarfaraz1989 said:
maybe your audio libraries are screwed ..u cud try extracting files from a ROM's zip file and then replacing them on your phone using custom recovery and adb..
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Could just restoring the firmware or dropping phone to factory setting help, cuz i'm hardcore newbie and i'm also really unfamiliar with flashing/ROM's/custom recovery. (and to clarify - haven't done anything to phone, except rooting)
My suggestion:
- go to Settings - SD card & phone storage - enable "Mass storage only".
- connect the phone to a different computer, one that has never seen your phone before. The mass storage mode should allow you to access the memory card, no LG drivers required.
- copy some files you want to test, check if they're OK. Post results.
Always use the "Safely Remove Hardware" procedure to unmount the SD card from the PC.
Hi All
Has anyone else had problems accessing usbStorage since upgrading to ICS? Under Gingerbread i was happily able to connect the phone to a PC and drop music/video files into the usbStorage folder to carry around with me (I currently have no MicroSD card). I could access these from the phone with no problems.
Since upgrading to ICS, anything i drop into the folder on the PC dosen't show up within the phone (folder is blank) yet it still reports the space as decreased.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks
Andrew
Upon using Astro to look at the usbStorage folder it appears to have the permissions "dr-" whereas all the others on the internal memory have "drw". Does anyone know if this has been locked down in ICS? I've wiped the storage area but still no joy.
I'm not 100% sure what you're asking.
Is there any particular reason for putting files in the /usbStorage folder?
The drive that this folder is located on is your Internal SD, meaning you can put files anywhere on there and they'll be visible in file explorers, and when you connect to your computer you can see the whole of the Internal SD, so there's no real reason to put stuff in that folder if it's causing issues.
I'm not quite sure why it exists in the first place to be honest, I assume it's a relic of a previous bind to another location (like a shortcut, in the same way as external_sd is a shortcut to the micro SD card in some ROMs).
If there's no particular reason for using that specific folder, I'd advise just creating your own home folder on the Internal SD, that's what I've done.
EDIT: When you put stuff in there on the PC, but then it doesn't show up on the phone even though the available space has decreased, does it still appear when you connect back to the PC and look in that folder?
It sounds like it might be an active bind to another directory which is currently empty. I think that when you connect to a PC, folders that are acting as binds/shortcuts don't act as such in terms of how the PC sees them. So basically, when you put something in there on the PC it actually puts it in the /usbStorage folder, but when you navigate there on your phone, it sends you to where the bind/shortcut leads, meaning you can't actually look at what's inside the folder.
I'm likely to be corrected by someone who understands binds better than me, or who knows what the /usbStorage folder is actually for, this is just me guessing based on the things I've learned about binds over the past few days.
The usbStorage folder is only for use with USB OTG devices. Stop sticking stuff in it if you're not using USB OTG.
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The usbStorage folder is only for use with USB OTG devices. Stop sticking stuff in it if you're not using USB OTG.
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Ha, I was right, enter the more knowledgeable amongst this forum's users. Thanks for setting me straight.
Out of interest, is this folder working as a bind, or does USB OTG work in its own, slightly different way?
@OP: I'd still suggest just creating your own home folder on the root of the Internal SD. This way you can name it whatever you want, and I've filled mine with a bunch of useful subfolders for separating music/video/docs etc. like your home folder on a PC. Many file managers will let you create a shortcut to it on your home screen or set it as the default location when you open the file manager. This means you can avoid trudging through the often crowded root of your internal SD (since so many apps seem to dump their crap there, many without good reason) in day to day use.
Thanks guys, I believe I got everything confused right from the beginning.
When I first had my phone I saw the folder /external_sd/ for a microSD and then incorrectly assumed /usb_storage/ was for the internal 16GB, so used it to store stuff. I could access over MTP when plugged in and could files from within the phone.
Since ICS /usbStorage/ now appears to function differently and acts as a mount point for when the phone is set to USB mass storage mode (Settings > More > USB utilities > USB mass storage). Any space claimed by files dropped in via the PC is not available to the phone.
Does that sound right?
I too have had this problem since I've upgraded to ICS , I use to be able to plug my Garmin GPS device via OTG cable and browse and update files.
Now with ICS installed , the phone doesn't seem to enable USB storage or mount my device.
I see a bunch of error messages in the log related to USB
Code:
E/DataRouter( 1832): DrReadUsbStatus returns false USB is offline
E/DataRouter( 1832): DrReadUsbStatus returns false USB is offline
E/DataRouter( 1832): DrReadUsbStatus returns false USB is offline
E/DataRouter( 1832): DrReadUsbStatus returns false USB is offline
note it used to mount as /mnt/sdcard/usbStorage/sda/
So I guess flashing with CM 10.2 does not alter the built-in folder structure of the NT. I show two categories of "internal storage": about 11.6 GB of "available" space (some of which seems to be taken up by apps and cache) and a second category of a miserly 1 GB. [oh yeah, turns out the "8 GB NT" I got from ebay was actually a 16 GB model. Go figure]
Question: can I rename the "B&N downloads" folder and delete subfolders without messing anything up? If so, can I store files in there (videos, music, epubs, etc.). I'm guessing that the "My Files" folder is actually on the 1 GB partition. Is this correct? Can I likewise customize those folders?
And USB.... As far as I can tell, only MTP works with my Win 8.1 system--and not well. I cannot see any files, just "internal memory" (the 1 GB part). Dragging and dropping gives a "can't copy because the device has stopped" or similar, but the file does seem to transfer. You just can't see it on the computer. Using the "Send to" shell command gives a similar result. If I change the USB setting to "mass storage" and turn on USB debugging, I get the little system tray icon for a connected USB device on my PC, but the Nook is not listed there and nothing shows up in the explorer file directory.
So....is this as good as it gets for transferring via USB? I can always pop out the SD card (who thought up that compartment behind the half-ring ), put it in my PC, copy the files and then put the card back in the Nook and use File Manager to move things around. Ugh.
Is there a better way? Maybe the WiFi Transfer app (I use that on my Nook ST).
When that happens to me a reboot of the tablet usually fixes it. Alternately CM 11 / 4.4.2 ROMs usually eliminate that issue entirely.
Also, if you search the nook tablet forums, there is a way to repartition the device so you have 1Gb internal and the 11.6Gb for installing apps, files, etc. I did that to my nook tablet couple years ago and it's worked swimmingly.
Merrell
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Tl;Dr what are some good methods of copying files to and from the computer, on Windows and Mac
HI. I haven't rooted my Pixel 4 but I heard you could get the unlock menu to ungrey by adding an unactivated Google FI sim or other sim.
So I'm saying I could consider Titanium Backup.
But I'm trying to figure out how to backup pictures with folder structure. Mostly.
Maybe apps and settings, other files.
My main problem is Android File Transfer I'm using on my Mac stops completely when a single file fails and barely shows any info, just the last file in an error message. And then have to reCopy the whole folder overwrite or manually some files.
Is there a good wireless file transfer option?
Or as I'm saying maybe another computer software, or to mount storage or use an SD card but the Pixel 4 doesn't have. Maybe use ADB but will that quit on fail too but more verbosely?
Android is awesome; I tend to love it for its filesystem and USB mounting.
Isn't there just a way to natively mount it? Or next time get a phone with SD (and better battery). And root.