Nexus 7 on Android 4.2 Ghost Files MTP Windows 7 - Nexus 7 General

Files deleted from within the Nexus 7 using FileManager still appears on Windows when connected to Windows 7 via USB. What's happening?
Clicking on these "ghost files" in windows explorer does nothing, but they can be deleted.
There seems to be many file structure issues with Android 4.2
I also get different free space figures reported from Settings/Storage and Storage Analyzer and Windows 7
Anyone else face these issues?

Folks never fail to amaze me...
An MT mount just gives Windows a view into a portion of sdcard storage. I have no idea why you would expect to see dynamic changes done by you on the device from Windows.
Try refresh on Windows or disconnect/reconnect the device to force a refresh.
Mostly don't be making changes to the device file system while Windows thinks it is control.
You know that part about safely disconnect? That is because Windows has a local cache of your file structures.
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I have to disagree here, i have seen files show in windows days after deleting them on the device. No idea though if the files are true ghosts using zero space or if deleting them in windows does free up space on the device.
Also there is no safe disconnect when using mtp, its not required
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dexterslab said:
I have to disagree here, i have seen files show in windows days after deleting them on the device. No idea though if the files are true ghosts using zero space or if deleting them in windows does free up space on the device.
Also there is no safe disconnect when using mtp, its not required
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You're right. The files appear in windows even after disconnecting and connecting to windows. dexterslab, did you have these issues before Android 4.2?
Somehow, an image of these deleted files remains on windows even though it has been cleanly deleted from within Android 4.2

I'm having the same problem here...

Declan.Gao said:
I'm having the same problem here...
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I had the same problem with my Galaxy Note on my MacBook Air using the google MTP transfer app for Mac.
Deletes on the device were not seen by the Mac MTP application and I saw the deleted files forever.
I solved the problem by regularly deleting the application preferences and cache.
It's a MTP bug on the computer side.
If we could find a way to delete the cache for MTP on windows, I think we could solve that bug,
well that would more be a workaround but that would be better than nothing.

4700user said:
You're right. The files appear in windows even after disconnecting and connecting to windows. dexterslab, did you have these issues before Android 4.2?
Somehow, an image of these deleted files remains on windows even though it has been cleanly deleted from within Android 4.2
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this issue was also in 4.1.2. I noticed it when i was backing up the sdcard on the pc before updating to 4.2

Happens on my gnex too. Using vista. Also encountered files/photos appearing as 0kb on windows but are OK from the phone
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I had the same issue on 4.1. I wish we could mount nexus as normal usb storage, I have many problems with MTP because I'm using linux
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Same with my Nexus 7. But I don't think it's a big deal.
When I reboot my nexus 7 ,connect again, the "ghost files" disappear. Kind of refreshing problem I guess.
BTW, this exists on the earlier version like 4.1.1 too.

As far from my experience with this type of error with "ghost" files, I think is coming from the file explorer used because when I use the app named "ghost commander" I have no problem with the files. Maybe the name is was destinated but only with this I can see the files in real time, even on delete or copy directly on the tablet they refresh immediately on the PC too.
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This crap happens because the onboard memory needs a refresh whenever you make a change from Windows Explorer, an SD rescan app from Play will force this.
MTP is ****.

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Note's deleted my files! HELP!

Suddenly my note gave me an error message that my sd card is being used as mass storage & so data cannot be accessed. Well rebooted the phone to discover alot of files do not exist! Deleted?!!!?
Seems all deletes files are data files related to applications on the phone memory itself but not the applications or its settings!
Note: All files on the movable 16GB memory card are not deletes.
Examples for the files have been deleted:
Recently captured pics & vids.
Scanned documents by Camscanner application.
Scanned business cards by Camcard application.
SMemo files but not the folder structure I created.
SPB Wallet source file.
All WhatsApp downloaded pics was available in WhatsApp pictures folder.
All downloaded books to Kobo book & Mantano reader.
Please help as I am getting crazy with the amount of data I lost suddenly especially that I do not have any explanation to what has happened to my phone in order avoid it again in future!
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what rom you are using ?
Stock! Not even rooted!
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Well now, that is a poor situation and atleast some of those files will not be possible to get back. Most of them possibly can, just as long as you do not write ANYTHING more on the SD card, not even SMS.
You could root the phone, take a .tar.bz2 image of the SD card partition on the external SD, copy the archive to your desktop and use Linux in a virtual machine to rescue the files from there -- the tool is called magicrescue.
Well this seems very complicates for me especially what's related to lunix & the virtual machine )) Anyway! Do you have any idea what might have caused this silly sudden problem so as for me to avoid? Is this common & subject to repeat? Is my device has any problem that I need to fix?
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Nour826 said:
Well this seems very complicates for me especially what's related to lunix & the virtual machine ))
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Yes, it is somewhat time-consuming atleast.
Do you have any idea what might have caused this silly sudden problem so as for me to avoid? Is this common & subject to repeat? Is my device has any problem that I need to fix?
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I know what caused the files to disappear; there was clearly filesystem corruption after improper shutdown and Android repaired it by removing affected files, but I do not know what caused your issue to begin with. Possibly something you've installed on the phone. In any case and just to be safe it, might be a good idea to backup everything, do a full factory reset and check you are running the latest firmware available.
Your explanation does make sense to me as I remembered that has happened just after I uninstalled the sslauncher application! But I also remember that the uninstallation has completed successfully with no problem!
Anyway, thank you for the valuable advice to backup & restore, I will make sure to do it today! Good day
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Lost all files on /sdcard when transfering files from PC

I just tried to transfer files from my PC (Win7) via USB MTP onto my Nexus7 which seemed to work as usual. When I tried to locate them on the tablet, I noticed that the complete /sdcard folder is still there, but empty. Also the /storage/sdcard0 and /storage/emulated.
This actually happend the second time, but the first time I just had updated to 4.2.1 and I thought I must've missed some instructions about backing up the files first, so I (falsely) assumed it was my error.
The device is the 16gb wifi only version running current android 4.2, it's been rooted after purchase in summer using Nexus Root Toolkit 1.5.3. I just use the usual popular play store apps like nova launcher, total commander, firefox and stuff, nothing special.
I couldn't find anyone on the internet with a similar issue, so I put this here.
//edit1: I have only one user set up: me alias the owner.
Hi have a look at your settings in multi user accounts. It hides them so others can not see them
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paul chambers said:
Hi have a look at your settings in multi user accounts. It hides them so others can not see them
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I fail to see how that should affect why I don't "see" my files anymore. I haven't switched the user, I only have one: the owner. May you please make your point more clear?
You can alter where things are stored. Have you connected back to pc to search tab that way. Check storeage settings did you use ptp or mtp for transfer
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paul chambers said:
You can alter where things are stored. Have you connected back to pc to search tab that way. Check storeage settings did you use ptp or mtp for transfer
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I used MTP. The tablet looks empty from "within" via Totalcommander & EStrong Filemanager. Also other apps like music don't see my files. Storage shows suspiciously much free space, I guess it's really gone. From PC it looks the same, completely wiped. It recreated the /sdcard/Android-Folder, and the Apps I've used since recreated their folders... I can't find where you meant I could alter where things are stored. Storage just let's me delete stuff and users just let's me edit the away-message.
Thanks anyway so far.
Hi I use wifi file explorer. Try that to transfer your files and let me know how it goes. Its in the playstore/market
This may be of intrest also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056828
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The iMac and the One

Hi all, I'm in trouble with my mac. I downloaded the HTC Sync Manager for mac. Installed it. Once launched the program the hard drive starts twisting as a mad man. The program stats: importing media files????? 250 GB of musics, 180 GB movies and a lot GB of pictures. While twisting I can see that the hard drive free space decrease, not a lot but several GB yes. I waited for the end of this stupid operation than i plugged the One. The program freeze! No way to copy anything! The mac starts with its stupid lollipop and I'm obliged to force the shut down of the program. Tried to uninstall the program, restart the mac, install it again, but same problem. Tried to uninstall the program, wipe the phone... same problem. DO you have any ideas? Is there somewhere a simple bridging program to let me drag and drop files to my phone??? It was so easy when I had the phone as an external device....
TKS
Download the android transfer tool for mac. You can drag and drop then.
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There's also adb if you're comfortable with the command line :good:
ste1164 said:
Download the android transfer tool for mac. You can drag and drop then.
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Thanks this is perfect!

[HELP!] Having an issue fully uninstalling a junk program..

Hotspot shield.
Made the mistake of installing this pos junkware and now it's leaving plaguing remnants across my system.
It installed some system cleaner programme too..
So far I think it's all gone except for an annoying screen that pops up before my system fully boots (after logging in before seeing the gui).
It used to be the system cleaner, now it just shows an error message.
What I've done -
Tried uninstalling via uninstall exe.. (didn't work, obviously.)
Booted into safe mode, restored to point before install of software.
Deleted both program folders in program files (Using linux, since widoze gave me an in use error..)
unchecked startup in msconfig
Couldn't find any rogue registry entries to delete.
EDIT: Removed (uninstalled) vpn entries in network settings area...
Worried still about a possible trojan/keylogger in the mess...
Help! Thanks for any if it comes...
Wipe, reinstall?
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Wipe, reinstall?
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an option, but hopefully a last resort since I have roughly 1tb of stuff on my machine..
Hoping for an easier solution D:
Thanks
Thing O Doom said:
an option, but hopefully a last resort since I have roughly 1tb of stuff on my machine..
Hoping for an easier solution D:
Thanks
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Have u tried scanning with an anti virus?
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Yep and returns clean, the only annoyance is the startup error, I can't find what's causing that.
I'm worried that since the AVs I've tried don't pick that up there could also be a keylogger
I think you should ask here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765837
Don't SPAM like me. Only 404's make SPAM's
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Have you tried a full scan in safe mode with malwarebytes'? It's better than most AVs in my experience.
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Thing O Doom said:
Yep and returns clean, the only annoyance is the startup error, I can't find what's causing that.
I'm worried that since the AVs I've tried don't pick that up there could also be a keylogger
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This is on your PC, right?
If so...look for RKill on bleepingcomputer.com and download it.
Follow their instructions
Also...download Combo Fix and use it..this should stop that program from running.
Also...THIS
http://www.wikihow.com/Uninstall-Hotspot-Shield-(V2.16)
and
http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f112/uninstall-hotspot-shield-completely-406717.html

'Internal Storage Left' message

On both my Nexus 4 & Nexus 7 running latest factory Jellybean I have noticed that whenever I update an app using the Google play store I get a little popup message saying 'Internal Storage Left' and then a number that is only a couple of MB.
Both my devices have quite a few GB free so I am wondering what this means, where it is coming from and how to stop it.
Cheers
Baz.
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Do you use "Clean Master" application? I think this come from it!
Getting the same message on my Xperia Z, latest 4.2 stock.
Never heard of that Clean Master app!
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Do you use "Clean Master" application? I think this come from it!
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Never heard of it.
Curiously I did notice this morning that the amount of memory displayed per app is consistent on both my devices. That is to say that updating the Ebay app on my Nexus 4 gave the popup of 'Internal Storage Left 1.13MB', updating the same app on my Nexus 7 gave exactly the same message.
The same happens to me... Nexus 7 2013
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You all know apps install on the system partition I believe..? Not their data...but the apps themselves. If the system partition fills up, no more apps....no matter how much internal sd space you have left.
Correct me if I'm wrong??
Not saying this is the issue at hand....just wanted to point out the proper place to look at space available.
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I've only started getting that message the last week ,its says I have 1.5GB free on my 8 GB N7 mmm
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dgattenb said:
I've only started getting that message the last week ,its says I have 1.5GB free on my 8 GB N7 mmm
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I got also that message this morning and I have 4G+, a play store bug?
There are reports in many android related forums about this, the general consensus is it's a Google bug with one of it's services.
It happened on my HTC, I actually did a soft reset (shutdown and battery pull) thinking something was crashing out and I have not seen it happen again since.
Pressing and holding the power button on the Nexus 7 for 10 seconds will trigger a soft reset as well.
It started appearing on my GNex and n7, seems like it's on my mum's n4 too.
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I just started seeing this on my 2012 and 2013 Nexus 7 devices. Anytime I install something from the market I get this message. It is telling my I have like 2MB free. There is at least 10GB free so I'm not sure what is up.
I've noticed this message appear today when i've tried to install some apps on my N4. So i uninstalled the most likely ones that could potentially interfere with the system and reinstalled them one by one and on my N4 it seems that ES File Explorer File Manager is the guilty app. I can still install apps but i get a pop up with the low storage alert every time i install anything. There's 12GB spare space on my phone as well.
Interesting.. I have that installed too. I'll uninstall to see what happens. Thank for the info.
dodgydave100 said:
I've noticed this message appear today when i've tried to install some apps on my N4. So i uninstalled the most likely ones that could potentially interfere with the system and reinstalled them one by one and on my N4 it seems that ES File Explorer File Manager is the guilty app. I can still install apps but i get a pop up with the low storage alert every time i install anything. There's 12GB spare space on my phone as well.
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I've done testing on my Nexus tonight and since i uninstalled ES File Explorer i do not get the low space message. I've installed loads of apps tonight including some huge Gameloft ones and no errors or low space messages. Now i need to find another File Manager app.
dodgydave100 said:
I've done testing on my Nexus tonight and since i uninstalled ES File Explorer i do not get the low space message. I've installed loads of apps tonight including some huge Gameloft ones and no errors or low space messages. Now i need to find another File Manager app.
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Thanks, I was also getting this message recently. I am not sure if it really matters but for now I have also uninstalled and will just use FX File Explorer, Astro or some other alternative.
Fensy said:
Thanks, I was also getting this message recently. I am not sure if it really matters but for now I have also uninstalled and will just use FX File Explorer, Astro or some other alternative.
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ES File Explorer was updated today so hopefully it may resolve the issue. I have also contacted the developer and given them this URL to see whether or not they can identify if it is the cause.
Pretty sure that they added something in, all they need to do is reverse the code change.
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dodgydave100 said:
I've noticed this message appear today when i've tried to install some apps on my N4. So i uninstalled the most likely ones that could potentially interfere with the system and reinstalled them one by one and on my N4 it seems that ES File Explorer File Manager is the guilty app. I can still install apps but i get a pop up with the low storage alert every time i install anything. There's 12GB spare space on my phone as well.
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Good call, mate. This was irritating me from a knowledge standpoint. I'm okay to keep ES installed until this silliness is patched, (their file-explorer is that good..imo) I just wanted to know where it was coming from.
I did uninstall it just to test, and I no longer received the messages either. So this is basically settled. I'll email the developers about the problem, just as Baz8755 already has, and I'm sure it'll be fixed in no time. Everyone doesn't need to get a new file explorer--unless they really want to, of course.
Anyway, thanks again DodgyDave100. You're not quite so dodgy, are you?
And here I just figured the new Market app was doing it. Well hopefully ES fixes it. It is a bit annoying.
You can turn it off
Es file manager is definitely the culprit. If you go to settings>display and uncheck the box for Show space low warning you will disable the popup. I assume it's showing it when you use more than half of your internal memory.

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