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Need help installing apps from zip file

When I look in my sdcard, some of the apps that I've backed up end up as zip files. According to search, I should be able to just rename it from .zip to .apk
I did that, and tried to install, but it keeps giving me a warning that says this app cannot be installed on the phone.
Why? and how can I fix this so I can install these apps back?
Thanks

maybe because changing extension names on files makes them unstable. look in app private. im sure the zips came from the apps folder it happens like i said look in appsprivate folder

how to access files stored in meory card.

i am using android 2.1 on my xperia x1.i am not able to access folders present in memory card.android file explorer shows the list of folders present but doesn't open them.
plz guide me how to access any specific folder as i want to install and test android applications.
thanx

any help

cheekugr8 said:
i am using android 2.1 on my xperia x1.i am not able to access folders present in memory card.android file explorer shows the list of folders present but doesn't open them.
plz guide me how to access any specific folder as i want to install and test android applications.
thanx
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Hi, you cannot access the files. =(

hello,
it's not clear if you want access file within android or just connecting your SD card to a computer.
Can you install apk file (i.e. downloaded from market place?)

i want to access files within android because i want to install apk files from memory card.
i tried to install apk files from market palce but after selecting any application, it shows downloading but doesnt finish download even after several minutes.

I have had similar problem, my 2GB sdcard was not full but I could non use at all, I formatted full FAT32 and put back the file. This solved the problem.

any luck

Are you saying that when you use something like OI file manager, you can not see any files on the memory card ?

i want to rom version of android2.2 too.

cheekugr8 said:
i want to access files within android because i want to install apk files from memory card.
i tried to install apk files from market palce but after selecting any application, it shows downloading but doesnt finish download even after several minutes.
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i dont have a solution for your problem, but if you have .apk files put it in the "Androidapps" Folder on your sdcard via PC and then run Android. It install automaticly if you start Android.

[Q] Audio/Ringtones/Notification Problem

Recently just installed XXJVO on my SGS, everything is working fine except the fact that alot of my ringtones and notification sounds are missing, since they was already backed up I just copied the folder to System/Media/Audio but it doesn't read them. Just the ones that was there already, I've tried copying the audio folder to the SD card and rebooted my phone several times. If I go to Root Explorer and go the directory all the files are there
Any Ideas how to fix this?

adz3d said:
Recently just installed XXJVO on my SGS, everything is working fine except the fact that alot of my ringtones and notification sounds are missing, since they was already backed up I just copied the folder to System/Media/Audio but it doesn't read them. Just the ones that was there already, I've tried copying the audio folder to the SD card and rebooted my phone several times. If I go to Root Explorer and go the directory all the files are there
Any Ideas how to fix this?
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Read somewhere a guide. Don´ t know if this help you out. Create on your sd a Folder called media, in there you create a Folder called audio and in there you create 3 Folders called notifications, ringtones and alarms and put the mp3 files you want in there.

[Q]Strange folder : .eCtcQjbu1dgnvtFnvnr6yepTp1M=

Hello, I would like to ask if somboby know for what is : .eCtcQjbu1dgnvtFnvnr6yepTp1M= folder in internnal memory and SD Card?
Also, I have problem with some images....you can see the attached file....the files are brocken and not usable.(all those images are only on SD card)? What si this problem with SD Card?
I'm not sure if we have connections between the 2 questions.
Thank you in advance.

pavl0v_xda said:
Hello, I would like to ask if somboby know for what is : .eCtcQjbu1dgnvtFnvnr6yepTp1M= folder in internnal memory and SD Card?
Also, I have problem with some images....you can see the attached file....the files are brocken and not usable.(all those images are only on SD card)? What si this problem with SD Card?
I'm not sure if we have connections between the 2 questions.
Thank you in advance.
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Is the folder empty or is something in the folder?

gripfly said:
Is the folder empty or is something in the folder?
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These is file ".nomedia".

Aha ok. I think an app created the folder with the .nomedia file. The .nomedia file hides for example pictures in gallery app.

what application that creates it?

I have it as well. Which app is it?

I have it too! Dont know from where its come

I have similar folder and i found that "Office suite" create it.

I have it too in my SD! :S:S:S

SoulFury said:
I have it too in my SD! :S:S:S
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I think it might be swype keyboard that creates it. Or maybe Nandroid Online Backup.

office suite
no it's definitely office Suite

Every android update we are getting an extra folder lol
TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!

The .nomedia file that is usually created to hide media (audio/video) is a zero byte file. This OTOH, is an 80 byte file with some gibberish that appears to be encoded in various languages. Definitely a marker file from some malicious programme. Could be even towelroot!
Here's the text from the .nomedia file copied from es file explorer text editor:
ĄЏ우굏庙낉࿊袞၆

Yes, But, Why, And Why Now...
Just got this folder with cryptic extension .eCtcQjbu1dgnvtFnvnr6yepTp1M= an hour ago, with its 1 KB .nomedia file (*), when I resumed my tablet on the PC USB (99% held ok for 9 hours),
BUT—Windows (7) also complained that the external sdcard (the location of said) needed to be scanned...which...was also all okay (after a lengthy scan time on 16 GB)...
I have the uptodate OfficeSuite 7 (com.mobisystems.office version 7.5.2129; USB storage in use by the PC), as well as the oem OfficeSuite (ver 1.5.290; enabled but never used)...
(N.B. Sometimes when I turn On the USB storage the estrongs file manager app will complain.)
Ray.
* .nomedia says 4ÇX‚LÍOýÞÏцXËøôÍð[email protected]†;··!O.bÿ)=îŽ}ål§Cÿ“Ì6¥ÛÎuÈ‹AüÎÊ{bÜgã’=TÄ ÎQA&b0ôE

Cookie Ninja said:
The .nomedia file that is usually created to hide media (audio/video) is a zero byte file. This OTOH, is an 80 byte file with some gibberish that appears to be encoded in various languages. Definitely a marker file from some malicious programme. Could be even towelroot!
Here's the text from the .nomedia file copied from es file explorer text editor:
ĄЏ우굏庙낉࿊袞၆
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Did you ever figure this out for sure? I am curious what made you think it might be towelroot? I used that APK but it is not on my system anymore and I just had another strange directory appear with naming similar to the ones in this thread.
I do not have the office application or others mentioned in this thread so that rules those out.
I can tell you that the directory name is clearly Base64 encoded. It decodes to more characters but I don't know their meaning yet (looks like gibberish/random).
In the last month the directory has appeared twice on my internal storage and SD card in the root. Both times I deleted it along with the .nomedia file that was 80 bytes.
One other detail... I noticed most threads about this topic are related to Xperia phones but I happen to have a Samsung Galaxy S4.

Yup. I transfer files between my devices, and I had this folder on both of my nexus (Nexi?) N7 and N10! This Folder on. Dell 7 disappeared: after reflash using mykit_batch. Surprisingly, after formatting and reinstalling from flashtool, both XZ are clean now.... go figure!
Edit...
This is the nomedia text from my N10
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Dead Cookies leave no trails...

Finally. I solved what caused these strange directories and files for me.
In my case it wasn't the transfer of files. It was a an app. Others had mentioned OfficeSuite caused it and I found out they were right, but I didn't have OfficeSuite which confused me.
I found out I had the Oxford English Dictionary which was from the same company as OfficeSuite.
Every time I started the app it would re-create the folder and .nomedia files.
My phone is rooted so I did a little more looking in to it and there is a file in the application's directory under /data/data/<appname>
So in my case it was:
/data/data/com.mobisystems.msdict.embedded.wireless.oxford.dictionaryofenglish.full/
Under that folder there is another folder called "files" which contains a strange file called ".mssnDatabase2". If you notice the file is 80 bytes in size. It happens to contain the exact same data as the .nomedia files that are created.
So that's how I figured out what was creating the strange folders for me. I hope that helps others.
BTW, the application (the dictionary) in my case appears to send the company quite a bit of info they don't need so I uninstalled it. You might want to check yours too.

I have this .eCtcQjbu1dgnvtFnvnr6yepTp1M= folder too with inside a .nomedia file
I dont know which app created it but i think it is office suite because i installed it and few others apk. However if i delete it after some time it come back.
Just to say

An OfficeSuite folder. A genius way to name it, whatever the dev was smoking.

zeemenshater said:
An OfficeSuite folder. A genius way to name it, whatever the dev was smoking.
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You just made my day^^

[Q] .Nomedia doesn't work

Hi , I 've put a ".nomedia" file using FileExplorer. I put the file under Android/Data. to include all folders.
Clear gallery cache + restart the phone. The photos still show up under gallery.
ı read couple topics on this forum. They all say nomedia should work but nope for me! Any ideas?
last note: I'm working on Phone memory. No SD card involved.
Also I've read the related topics gentlemen and ladies but NOPE not working)
1) Can no nomedia be used under parent directory or should be added to each folder seperately?

onur.onal said:
Hi , I 've put a ".nomedia" file using FileExplorer. I put the file under Android/Data. to include all folders.
Clear gallery cache + restart the phone. The photos still show up under gallery.
ı read couple topics on this forum. They all say nomedia should work but nope for me! Any ideas?
last note: I'm working on Phone memory. No SD card involved.
Also I've read the related topics gentlemen and ladies but NOPE not working)
1) Can no nomedia be used under parent directory or should be added to each folder separately?
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the .nomedia file needs to be in the same directory as the images you don't want to show.
also if you using stock rom you can hide folders you don't want to show