Hi,
is it possible at all, and if, then how, to replace SD-card for shared storage with a different one?
Thanks!
You mean for apps?
Best way to use the SD card is as a data drive only; all critical data goes there.
The internal memory is used for the OS, apps, download folder and temporary data only.
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I've been using my Archos 101 for a while, both with stock Android and UrukDroid. I've got internal 16GB memory.
Now I've bought a 16GB SDcard. I assume that, when I put it in the A101, my current user data will no longer be available.
What is the best procedure to copy the current user data to the SDcard?
You seem to have gotten something wrong.
If you install a sd card the memory is added to the internal.
In the std Fileexplorer you find it on the top, in others in /sdcard/sdcard
That sounds to easy to be true.
Without SDcard, the apps store their data in /mnt/storage (symlinks: /storage and /sdcard), which is internal memory.
When the CDcard is mounted, it becomes /mnt/storage/sdcard. Will the apps now store data there? Or did I misunderstand the purpose of the SDcard and is it only extension memory?
Yes you missunderstand the purpose of sdcards.
It really is only storrage extension.
And the Apps store there Public data in /storage or /sdcard ( which are the same mountpoints in Archos Android ), the private data goes into /data/data which archos decided to be on a 300MB partition.
Thanks. That explains it all.
Hi people. I have aquestion about Adoptable Storage in MM.
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My girlfriend's phone's recentlly receive MM firmware and now I can't move apps to SD unless it's in Internal storage mode but I don't like this mode because it reduces portability of the card and difficults to copy media files like videos and pictures.
I was wondering about downgrade to LP, but then I read a tuto about using Link2SD to divide the microSD and link apps to internal partition, but I don't like the concept of "link" apps data using a third party app.
So looking for more info I came across this article Android 6 Semi-adopted storage about using ADB to divide the SD in both internal and external storage. I find this method more apropiated for my case but I have some questions.
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Any of you uses this method for microSD? What about performance?
If I divide my card this way, can I use it in my computer to copy files in external partition? And what if I change my Android device? Could it detect and use external partition? How do I use internal partition in this device?
The most important question for me is about portability. Sorry for my english.
Greetings.
I formatted SD card as internal storage (Android 6.0) and it is confusing...
I read that when the SD card is formatted as internal storage, it is also encrypted, so it can't be accessed trough windows for file transfer (if not rooted). OK, so I thought, there must be some practical way to transfer files such as books, movies, music, etc. from PC to SD card...
I tried to make some folder (for instance, BOOKS) on my tablets internal memory, transfer the files in that BOOKS folder, then move that BOOKS folder to SD card. But, I can't find the location of the SD card, so there is nowhere to move that BOOKS folder.
1) What is the SD card folder location, if there exists one?
2) Is there some practical way to transfer files from PC to SD card?
3) What does "Migrate data" option actually migrates, APK's, pictures, videos,...? And how does it decide what is suitable for migration, on what criteria?
4) Is there a way to pick which files would be transferred to SD card?
You correctly pointed out that the systems treats the SD card like internal storage. If your smartphone is running and you connect it via an usb cable to your pc, you will only see one folder. You can now copy something to your device and it is on your device. Basically, "SD card like internal storage" means that your internal storage has been extended by your SD card.
Simply said, there is only "one" storage. Your SD card ist now part of the internal storage. Usually, this is a great advantage as it takes away the limitations of a small internal storage.
However, the downside is:
- you must not take the SD card out of the phone and copy something. This will break the memory.
- you cannot pick what is stored where - Android decides this.
- you can only copy something to the pc via usb cable, bluetooth or network, you must not take the sd card out of the device.
The upside is:
You can stop worrying about where to copy what - Android decides this for you. So lean back and enjoy your new memory capabilities.
Paul2017 said:
You correctly pointed out that the systems treats the SD card like internal storage. If your smartphone is running and you connect it via an usb cable to your pc, you will only see one folder. You can now copy something to your device and it is on your device. Basically, "SD card like internal storage" means that your internal storage has been extended by your SD card.
Simply said, there is only "one" storage. Your SD card ist now part of the internal storage. Usually, this is a great advantage as it takes away the limitations of a small internal storage.
However, the downside is:
- you must not take the SD card out of the phone and copy something. This will break the memory.
- you cannot pick what is stored where - Android decides this.
- you can only copy something to the pc via usb cable, bluetooth or network, you must not take the sd card out of the device.
The upside is:
You can stop worrying about where to copy what - Android decides this for you. So lean back and enjoy your new memory capabilities.
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Thanks for the reply. I converted it to portable storage as I find it much more convenient. With adoptable storage, the biggest downside is, as you mentioned, that I can't pick to choose what can I store on my SD card. Dedicated SD card is not an issue, as I never (and a vast majority of users) wanted to pull it out of device.
Migrate data is a terrible option, almost no control, undefined behaviour. Generally, the way that Google engineers handled the adoptive storage option is amateurish.
Also, I noticed now, why did they remove the sort by size and sort by date filters in settings--->apps on Android 6.0???
smarko1983 said:
Thanks for the reply. I converted it to portable storage as I find it much more convenient. With adoptable storage, the biggest downside is, as you mentioned, that I can't pick to choose what can I store on my SD card. Dedicated SD card is not an issue, as I never (and a vast majority of users) wanted to pull it out of device.
Migrate data is a terrible option, almost no control, undefined behaviour. Generally, the way that Google engineers handled the adoptive storage option is amateurish.
Also, I noticed now, why did they remove the sort by size and sort by date filters in settings--->apps on Android 6.0???
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You are right, I just had a look at my Nexus 7 running lineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1): you cannot sort the apps by size. Don't ask me why.
Hi Forum,
I have the Xenon-Android installed and never got that sdcard problem solved.
I have that internal and external one (sdcard0 / sdcard1) and can't manage to get data to the external sd in Google Play as in Maps and so on.
Isn't it possible to just have internal memory and sdcard being the sdcard like on other phones.
Can I change some mounting or whatever and resize internal partition somehow.
I would install some other OS, is the backup / test phone anyway, nothing essential.
Phone the card came out of is a Doogee S68 Pro. I configured the SD card to be internal memory and for the camera app to save pics taken to the SD card. I assumed when the SD card was full the camera would save back to the internal memory but instead it gave an error saying storage full and wouldn't take more photos. There was no option within the camera app to switch the save location to the internal memory so I removed the SD card. This forced the camera to now save to internal memory. BUT. Now when I put the SD card back in it doesn't read and says I need to format the card to use it. Same result if I put the card in different android phones or pug it into a PC. I don't want to format the card because I want the pictures on it.
How can I get the image files off this SD card? I've tried a few file recovery programs without any success. I don't have a linux machine, just a PC, and I have no experience with rooting phones or the like.
Probably card is in raw mode now.
What you mean by saying that you have configured card as an internal storage?
gotaquestion said:
Same result if I put the card in different android phones or pug it into a PC. I don't want to format the card because I want the pictures on it. How can I get the image files off this SD card? I've tried a few file recovery programs without any success. I don't have a linux machine, just a PC, and I have no experience with rooting phones or the like.
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The External SD-card got encrypted as soon as you decided to use it as internal memory. It's no longer readable by any card-reader. IMHO forensic tools are needed to retain the data stored there.
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Probably card is in raw mode now.
What you mean by saying that you have configured card as an internal storage?
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When I pulgged it in the first time it gave two options, use as internal memory or as mass storage device. I choose the internal memory option.
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jwoegerbauer said:
The External SD-card got encrypted as soon as you decided to use it as internal memory. It's no longer readable by any card-reader. IMHO forensic tools are needed to retain the data stored there.
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I feared this was the case. I don't understand why the original phone cannot decrypt the card though as it would with a Samsung device. I have sent a support request tot he phone manufacturer so hopefully that bears fruit.
gotaquestion said:
When I pulgged it in the first time it gave two options, use as internal memory or as mass storage device. I choose the internal memory option.
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Ok thank you for confirmation. As above card encrypted and furthermore you might have lost all the data of the phone as well as sms , apps, updates basically everything since you choose that option has been storage on ad card, and your internal storage was not used or useless in a different world, access has been denied to it.
Which tools have you tried to recover data?