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[Q] Deleted sd folder!

I have a Samsung Captivate and I accidentally deleted the sd (at least that is what i think it was called) folder. How do I get it back? If I just create a new folder that says 'sd' will it still save things onto my internal sd card?

my /sd/ folder is empty at least looking at it from the OI file manager on the phone

I think mine was as well but I want to put music on my phone and i want it to go on the internal sd. I tried seeing if the files would go directly on the sd so i put a few music files in a folder i created but when i checked my task manager the internal memory storage changed, not the internal sd storage.
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It depends what OS you are running.
2.1 used /sdcard for internal and /sdcard/sd for external
2.2 moved these directories under /mnt but left the old directories empty

beaufosheau said:
I have a Samsung Captivate and I accidentally deleted the sd (at least that is what i think it was called) folder. How do I get it back? If I just create a new folder that says 'sd' will it still save things onto my internal sd card?
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Does anybody know what to do if the sd folder is deleted?
I noticed I had an 'sd' folder and an 'external_sd' folder. The sd folder was blank, so I deleted it after I viewed it on my pc - there was nothing in it. It didn't seem to be needed. But now I can't view certain files on my phone only. I can view them on my laptop via USB connection using Windows Explorer.
To attempt to find this folder on my phone, that I CAN see on my laptop using Windows Explorer, I created a txt file in that folder (that I can't find on my phone), naming it 'sdmissing.txt'. I searched everywhere on my phone, even from root directory, trying to find this file and couldn't. Yet after connecting to my laptop via USB, I can see it. What can I do??
Thanks in advance for any help!

bshend said:
Does anybody know what to do if the sd folder is deleted?
I noticed I had an 'sd' folder and an 'external_sd' folder. The sd folder was blank, so I deleted it after I viewed it on my pc - there was nothing in it. It didn't seem to be needed. But now I can't view certain files on my phone only. I can view them on my laptop via USB connection using Windows Explorer.
To attempt to find this folder on my phone, that I CAN see on my laptop using Windows Explorer, I created a txt file in that folder (that I can't find on my phone), naming it 'sdmissing.txt'. I searched everywhere on my phone, even from root directory, trying to find this file and couldn't. Yet after connecting to my laptop via USB, I can see it. What can I do??
Thanks in advance for any help!
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backup important data and apps with tibu or any other apps in the market and perform factory reset with your phone it should bring you back to where you are.

bshend said:
Does anybody know what to do if the sd folder is deleted?...
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Turn off and on ur phone to see if it works for you or not. I found that sd is a hidden folder and its blank. When I flash custom roms, I do it without going to stock. But, I do delete Android, data, sd and some other folders, that I know will be automatically created after the reboot/flash. When I go to cwm recovery to install rom from zip, I do see the Android folder and sd folder showing up there. Don't panic. Just do normal shutdown and restart. If that doesn't fix, reflash the custom rom if you are using one.
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Can't remove LOST.DIR folder

Since the first time I flashed my phone, I've always had this folder named "lost.dir" which I can't seem to get rid of even after deleting it, it still reappears after I reboot the phone. Any help on how to make it disappear.
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BridX said:
Since the first time I flashed my phone, I've always had this folder named "lost.dir" which I can't seem to get rid of even after deleting it, it still reappears after I reboot the phone. Any help on how to make it disappear.
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This folder is generated by default. This will contain any corrupted files that you may have on Internal and external SD cards. This should be quite harmless. It usually gets created when you reboot your phone or you remove the phone from USB storage mode.
Sorry for not answering the question to the point. But you can safely ignore it.

As the above poster said ,it is always there it cannot be deleted, but you can and should delete any files on however.
If the files keep appering after a reboot that means you may have problems with your filesystem, the most common cause of files inside that folder is when you remove or don't unmount the cards before unplugin them.
When the phone boots it checks the file system, if it finds any corrupted file they get moved to that folder,thin of it as Chkdsk for windows.

Thank u both. I've learnt that today. Cheers
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Lg optimus black SD card problems.

Greetings brothers,
Recently, I found that my music disappeared from my gallery,but when I search into sd card via polaris office I find all the music there. Same thing happens to photos...any suggestions on how to solve this problem?
Oh and btw when I use gingerbreak, it keeps saying: rooting etc. Any solutions?
EDIT: I have used programs like sdrescan or rescanmedia but none of them worked.
Regards, FranticOgre
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Hi,
Since two days ago when i installed the Marvel ROM, I have the same problem. Cant see photos, music, etc... But if i go to Root Browser i see the photos on the SD Card.

Check if there is any .nomedia file in the root of sdcard or in your music/picture folders.

try what they said above and if it doesnt works...try defragmenting it using a pc

Hi there!
At the moment , I am in holiday and I'll arrive tomorrow. I will search in my sd for that .nomedia but I have a question...will sd defragmentation from phone work ? And how to do the defragmentation via pc? What programs should I use.
Thank you for your assistance. You are such a good community. Good night to every one!!
Regards, FranticOgre
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RomWiz: I have tried to search for files that have .nomedia but I did not find anything.. meh I'll try defragmenting the sd card...if not I'll just buy a new sd..it is not so expensive lol. Anyways I heard that HTC phones have the same problem...
Thank you for your assistance guys!!
Regards, FranticOgre
P.S.: I still wait for other suggestions xD.
P.S.S.:Any news on official ICS update? I have contacted lg korea and lg india +uk but no answer.
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i had the same problem. i´ve tried three diffrent roms but the problem was still there. but i´ve solved it like that:
- update rom manger
- reinstall clockworkmod, so the newest version is installed
- install any rom (i am using boypes cm 7) with wiping data/cache/dalvik cache
and voila, my p970 recognized all my media files^^
sorry for my bad english

Thank you Celo385!
I will be doing that ehen I'll arrive home. Keep calm, your english is ok lol.
I think I will put Fop rom cm 9 nightly 6 but idk..xD. Thanks for your assistance
Have a good day mate!
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RomWiz said:
Check if there is any .nomedia file in the root of sdcard or in your music/picture folders.
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I have very .nomedia files.
/mnt/sdcard/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/droidhen/promptlmgs/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/doodlemobile_platform/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.studioeleven.windguru/cache/cachefu/image_cache/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/cache/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.shazam.android/cache/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget.news-content-cache/.nomedia
Can i delete all this files?

sh0rt6r said:
I have very .nomedia files.
/mnt/sdcard/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/droidhen/promptlmgs/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/doodlemobile_platform/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.studioeleven.windguru/cache/cachefu/image_cache/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/cache/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.shazam.android/cache/.nomedia
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget.news-content-cache/.nomedia
Can i delete all this files?
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Remove /mnt/sdcard/.nomedia
Because it is in the root of sdcard it hides everything.

RomWiz said:
Remove /mnt/sdcard/.nomedia
Because it is in the root of sdcard it hides everything.
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I deleted the file, rebooted but i cant see the files in the gallery. And the file was created again.
Note: When i installed the Marvel ROM i dont formatted the SD Card. May be that?

I had same problem, I tried unmounting the sd card and then mounting again, worked.

Grex3177 said:
I had same problem, I tried unmounting the sd card and then mounting again, worked.
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owh,..
thank bro for your advice,..:good:

Also be careful getting fake, imitation sd cards out there, it would cause you instability problems like those gallery messing up, occassionaly read write errors when rom flashing or install apps on sd, and sometimes you already deleted this photo/video and will show up later on, getting duplicate copies on thumbnail galleries but actually its the same, so when you delete one, you delete both. You really cant tell the difference from fake to original, most of the time its logo easily fades. Also get those made in japan, korea or taiwan, not those made in china.

FranticOgre said:
Greetings brothers,
Recently, I found that my music disappeared from my gallery,but when I search into sd card via polaris office I find all the music there. Same thing happens to photos...any suggestions on how to solve this problem?
Oh and btw when I use gingerbreak, it keeps saying: rooting etc. Any solutions?
EDIT: I have used programs like sdrescan or rescanmedia but none of them worked.
Regards, FranticOgre
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i had the same problem when i installed stock v20a uae i tried other sd and it worked fine and what i did is i insterted the sd that got problem then i went to recovery and then advanced and partition sd card and selected anyone and rebooted phone and then attached sd card with computer and formated and select default allocation size and placed my files back and worked fine
i dont guareente it will work cuz it work for me so i m givin ya solution

even taking the card out and rubbing/cleaning the leads might help

FranticOgre said:
Greetings brothers,
Recently, I found that my music disappeared from my gallery,but when I search into sd card via polaris office I find all the music there. Same thing happens to photos...any suggestions on how to solve this problem?
Oh and btw when I use gingerbreak, it keeps saying: rooting etc. Any solutions?
EDIT: I have used programs like sdrescan or rescanmedia but none of them worked.
Regards, FranticOgre
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try other rom

Photo problems

Hi, I'm totally mystified why a number of my photo files (jpgs) are not accessible via Quickpic or ES File Explorer. They're all on my external card and were, until a few days ago, viewable without problems. In Quickpic the images show as grey squares and when I try to open them I get 'Load Failed'. I have a similar problem in ES Explorer and it won't let me move the files. However, in stock Gallery the pics are there and I can open them.
The only thing I can think of that may be causing problems is to do with the mapping of the NTFS formatted SD Card. I was using NTFSSD but have tried all the other mount apps in an attempt to try and resolve the issue. I'm currently using Paragon which seems to work ok.
I've also uninstalled quickpic along with clearing the Dalvic and partition caches but nothing seems to cure it.
To be honest I've had loads of trouble accessing the internal and external cards since I formatted the external as NTFS.
I'm beginning to think the image files are corrupted but it's odd that I can see them using the stock gallery app. I'd be really grateful for any advice anyone could offer on this.
Many thanks,
- Bruce

Try to copy all files to pc.. Check them... Delete on phone.. The paste it back...
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[Help] Memory Problem

just bought 16GB, i notice dat bluetooth recieved files, whatsapp recieved files, & tha likes doesnt save on my memory card (sdcard1), dey save directly to mass storage (sdcard0). is there a way i can make dem save on memory card (sdcard1) instead of sdcard0.
Thanks!

No, just move all your music , photos , videos to your SD card.
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ArmaNineTSeven said:
No, just move all your music , photos , videos to your SD card.
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I do move dem but if i should download whatsapp files or recieve file via bluetooth, it ll be on sdcard0 always!
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whalesplaho said:
I do move dem but if i should download whatsapp files or recieve file via bluetooth, it ll be on sdcard0 always!
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This is normal
Android always seek first mounted storage memory, in this case, sdcard0 for store any files first
After that, you can move it to another directory
You can do nothing for this behaviour, except you change OS system behaviour itself

Yenkazu said:
This is normal
Android always seek first mounted storage memory, in this case, sdcard0 for store any files first
After that, you can move it to another directory
You can do nothing for this behaviour, except you change OS system behaviour itself
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Oooooooooooooopsss...... So sad bout dat!!!!:crying::crying:
Thanks for tha info brov.