So I have a bunch of movie files and tv show files on my external sd card. I have it in my s5 watch from it. When I am done with them and try to delete the file.. it tells me that it cannot delete files due to some security changes in kitkat.
any way to get around this?
Yze said:
So I have a bunch of movie files and tv show files on my external sd card. I have it in my s5 watch from it. When I am done with them and try to delete the file.. it tells me that it cannot delete files due to some security changes in kitkat.
any way to get around this?
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Where are the files from? Did you download them from a PC and transfer to SD or get them through an android app like Google Play Movies? I have read that kit Kat has new security features meaning apps don't have complete access to the SD card. It is possible the card thinks a malicious app is attempting to remove files even though you are telling it to delete them and rejecting the command, for security reasons. I am unaware of this issue since I have not seen it happen on my phone. Try to plug your phone into a computer USB and delete through the PC operating system instead of directly through the phone.
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The stock My Files app can erase from the external sd. If you're rooted there is an sdfix app which will enable all apps to access the external.
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Greycloak42 said:
The stock My Files app can erase from the external sd. If you're rooted there is an sdfix app which will enable all apps to access the external.
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nice! I grabbed the app from the playstore. installed, ran it, rebooted and things are working fine now
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It's preloaded on the phone.
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If phone is rooted, install app like root explorer and delete.
If phone is not rooted, try deleting them using stock Gallery app or Files app.
Kitkat, by default, imposes restrictions on 3rd party apps from deleting data on SD card.
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Hello,
I have already rooted my phone, and installed Titanium Backup from the Android Market, and removed all the apps that I don't use, such as
TImescape, Email, Geotags, etc... and managed to free a lot of memory from both the system ROM and internal memory.
There's many software apps out there like Root Explorer, Rom Toolbox, etc.. that allow you to view all the items in
the internal system, but is there software anywhere where you can install on one's rooted phone, and view all deleted items (photos,
music files, video clips, etc.) during the entire history of the phone since you started using it?
I know when you delete items on your computer, they are sent to a part of the system where it can be recovered with the
right tools.
Thanks all,
and Happy Halloween :fingers-crossed:
Ken
I don't know about such an application.
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he means app such recuva for windows.
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If I am not wrong, the files on the sdcard that you delete are deleted forever. Like Shift+Del in Windows; you can't see them again. The files in the other directories, AFAIK, are deleted in a similar way (where data is not stored). In conclusion, no, you cannot view deleted files.
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If I am not wrong, the files on the sdcard that you delete are deleted forever. Like Shift+Del in Windows; you can't see them again. The files in the other directories, AFAIK, are deleted in a similar way (where data is not stored). In conclusion, no, you cannot view deleted files.
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is it true? but how if we accidentally reformat sd in quick format mode? is data still recoverable?
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Its recoverable..
I too formatted my sd by mistake.
But then i recovered the lost data using stellar pheonix data recovery using my PC
Its recoverable as long as the deleted files haven't been overwritten. When you delete a file it doesn't actually get deleted, the memory block just switches from 1 (in use) to 0 (not in use). When you save a file, the system looks for memory blocks that are not in use and overwrites them. Thus as long as you haven't saved anything or used the memory it should be recoverable.
There's an app called 'undelete' or something like that on the Market that will recover deleted files.
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I wonder if someone could tell me, please, if it would be theoretically possible for someone to remove the micro SD card from a locked Android device and use this to install/run a hidden app on the device when the card is reinserted?
Is it possible to find out if the device has any hidden apps running?
Thanks.
When notting extra has been done to the phone it won't.
The only way to get it working is by installing a secondary app/service that is installed on the phone with su rights that calls the sdcard and installs the app or starts the app when a sdcard is found.
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I've been noticing that I have no storage on my one so I cleaned it out causethe section called 'other' says it's using 18 gb so I deleted the nandroid backup I had and now other still says 12 GB it's using and I don't know what else it is. I've cleaned apps, music and my download folder but still that 'other' anyone have any ideas?
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Browse through ES File explorer, or any other explorer. You may have a 0 folder which is sitting in /data/0 maybe..
after upgrading I found I had this odd 12 gig file sitting on the root of my sdcard. i deleted it and everything's running fine
No data/0 folder, is there an app that can tell me what the folder is?
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Personally all data are used by CWM when you do a backup.
For see and download it, I used Rom Manager.
Fifane
playboypaul said:
No data/0 folder, is there an app that can tell me what the folder is?
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It has to do with how 4.3 and 4.2.2 Roms use the sd card vs 4.1.2. If you manually upgraded to 4.3, the symlinks to your sd card were not created, so you are not seeing music, etc.
I'm on a train right now, so can't point you to the correct threads that talk about this, but search for android 4.2.2 and sd card, emulated, legacy, /data/0 .
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Uve got astro and root browser. My data/0 folder is empty and my HTC one has no lib.dir file that I can find. I've been deleting stuff and still over 12Gb in "other" I'm also using disk usage and no luck. Arrrggh frustrating
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playboypaul said:
Uve got astro and root browser. My data/0 folder is empty and my HTC one has no lib.dir file that I can find. I've been deleting stuff and still over 12Gb in "other" I'm also using disk usage and no luck. Arrrggh frustrating
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how about you check /data/media
history:
4.1.2: sdcard = /data/media
4.2.2+: sdcard = /data/media/0
but nandroids usually are still in /data/media/clockworkmod or /data/media/TWRP
you need a root-enabled browser to view files&folders in /data/media
SD card data is empty,media folder is empty. I am rooted not sure what u mean by root enabled browser but I enabled hidden folders in astro and root browser and deleted bunch of stuff from the cache folder but there's still a lot in there that I cannot delete. After all the new deletes my 'other' is still at over 12GB. It was at 18GB till I erased my clockworkmod backup but this only came about after doing a backup before flashing a rom.
If I had any hair I'd b pulling it out about now
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media folder is empty
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that's cause the file explorer is not in ROOT mode
Umm no idea there was a root mode I'll look. Nothing indicating a root mode with astro at least only enable hidden files
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Umm no idea there was a root mode I'll look. Nothing indicating a root mode with astro at least only enable hidden files
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get ES File Explorer (free app), then enable Root Explorer (screenshot attached)
Got it and its enabled but under sdcard/data is empty
Sdcard/ media is empty except for 1 ringtone
Sdcard/clockworkmod has an empty backup folder and a download folder
I don't seem to have a structure that goes
SD/data/media/0
In the data folder there is nothing
I do see a sd/0 which has a bunch of folders which looks same as under sdcard. I've looked in the sd/0/data=nothing
Sd/0/media=nothing
Sd/0/clockworkmod= nothing
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playboypaul said:
Got it and its enabled but under sdcard/data is empty
Sdcard/ media is empty except for 1 ringtone
Sdcard/clockworkmod has an empty backup folder and a download folder
I don't seem to have a structure that goes
SD/data/media/0
In the data folder there is nothing
I do see a sd/0 which has a bunch of folders which looks same as under sdcard. I've looked in the sd/0/data=nothing
Sd/0/media=nothing
Sd/0/clockworkmod= nothing
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not sdcard/....
go all the way back to /
then to /data/media
OK I got there, there's lots there.
I checked the same files though and Nada. 0, clockwokmod and the data and media files in this directory are empty also
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I notice in that directory there's a folder called backup that's got a lot of stuff in it. Would b safe to delete all I wonder. Folder is called com.Google.android
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playboypaul said:
OK I got there, there's lots there.
I checked the same files though and Nada. 0, clockwokmod and the data and media files in this directory are empty also
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why not run the "SD Card Analyst" (ES Explorer, see first line of screenshot i posted) in /data/media and see whats taking up space.
Shows file 0 is 6.80GB , obb is 4.18 GB then the DCIM folder is 2.65 GB
Can I delete the obb folder and the 0?
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Would I be in trouble if I delete the whole '0' folder?
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Got 'other' down to 8.67 GB but still to much, before the backup I made and flashing it was only at 2GB
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I have been trying to delete these apps off of my Note3. When I delete or uninstall them they re-appear after I reboot my phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this has me completely stumped. Thank You....
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I have been trying to delete these apps off of my Note3. When I delete or uninstall them they re-appear after I reboot my phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this has me completely stumped. Thank You....
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have root? if so get root uninstaller.
i don't remember those apk's specifically tho. not sure where you got that stuff. do you know what it is?
You've been visiting naughty sites!
Try force stop before uninstalling.
Daily motion, lucky patcher, etc. I tried to force stop before uninstalling and that didn't work. No naughty sites.
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Looks like these are on your SD card. Did you try backing up internal storage, removing external SD then delete? Might have to do some SD house cleaning!
No I haven't tried that. What would be the process?
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Backup internal storage to PC, then go to settings/general/storage and select format SD card. Do the same with your external SD but use a card reader with your PC. Delete the apps again and reboot. Hopefully the rouge apps will not reappear. Then copy the files you know back into internal storage. Try not to over write anything in internal storage unless you're sure you know what it is. Same for external. Format SD card then copy back the files from the backup you made. If you're not sure about a file, don't copy it back to storage. Hopefully this will take care of the issue. It's also good to clean stuff from storage that serves no purpose. Good luck!
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Just delete the secured android folder from your sd card
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If I format my internal sd without backing it up what will I lose? Im not worried about anything on it getting lost.
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If I format my internal sd without backing it up what will I lose? Im not worried about anything on it getting lost.
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Everything you see in that directory when you view it on a computer.. You will loose all photos, music, games and any other personal data or apps you have downloaded or installed. You will basically have a new phone with only stock apps and data on it.
@Solarenemy68, thank you. Will I lose my root?
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Will I lose my root if I format my internal sd?
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NO! Do what agensmith said.
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Who is agensmith? Once I remove the extsd card I dont see a option to format the internal sd card so how do I format the internal sd
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I just ended up doing a firmware update to mj5 then re-rooting with kingo.
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Lol...
I can't delete or copy anything on my external storage, what could be the problem?
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I can't delete or copy anything on my external storage, what could be the problem?
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Reboot the phone. It's possible your Memory Card has reached the end of its lifespan. SSDs don't last forever. After they die, you can only Read and not Write.
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Daryll99 said:
Reboot the phone. It's possible your Memory Card has reached the end of its lifespan. SSDs don't last forever. After they die, you can only Read and not Write.
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I've tried that, but nothing changed. And the sd card isn't that old yet, i bought it after i bought the phone, about 5-6 months ago.
Thanks for trying to help.
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I've tried that, but nothing changed. And the sd card isn't that old yet, i bought it after i bought the phone, about 5-6 months ago.
Thanks for trying to help.
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It's not about the age mate. It's about how many times, data has been written onto it. I think the limits on newer SSDs are about 10000000 times. I'm not sure, I read about that back in School during Computer class.
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Was this out of the blue or did it work before?
Also did you use it for something else than your phone?
Some previous devices of mine needed to format the sd card after using it for something else.
Yes, that's correct. I didn't use it that much, there's no way this is the problem. Besides, at the end of it's lifecycle the memory starts to slow down, but you can still use it.
In my case it works, i can listen to music and install apps from it without any problems, but i can't copy or delete anything.
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It's not about the age mate. It's about how many times, data has been written onto it. I think the limits on newer SSDs are about 10000000 times. I'm not sure, I read about that back in School during Computer class.
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Robin94 said:
Was this out of the blue or did it work before?
Also did you use it for something else than your phone?
Some previous devices of mine needed to format the sd card after using it for something else.
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As far is i know, it's out of the blue. Didn't use it for anything else. Will try to format it, we'll see if it works.
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As far is i know, it's out of the blue. Didn't use it for anything else. Will try to format it, we'll see if it works.
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By the way, use the exFAT file system, it's 64 Bit and more efficient than FAT or FAT32 and is supported by most Android phones. I use exFAT on all my phones.
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On kk and lp there are a limitation to use the sdcard from installed apps, the only app that have write permision is the File commander that comes preinstalled. If you wan's to have full rw you must be rooted and install "SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD" app from the PlayStore. After running the app and making it rw you can uninstall this app, and you will have rw access on sd.
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On kk and lp there are a limitation to use the sdcard from installed apps, the only app that have write permision is the File commander that comes preinstalled. If you wan's to have full rw you must be rooted and install "SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD" app from the PlayStore. After running the app and making it rw you can uninstall this app, and you will have rw access on sd.
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Yeah, this is the exact problem. I tried File Commander and it works. It would be nice to have full access, but i'm on locked bootloader and rooting is too big of a hassle.
This is the only way to get write access. You can get root without unlock the bl with the giefroot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3011598
If you want to try.
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This is the only way to get write access. You can get root without unlock the bl with the giefroot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3011598
If you want to try.
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thanks man! giefroot supports lollipop as well?
No, you must downgrade to kk .93 with flashtool, as the exploit are patched already at kk .77
Then you can backup your ta partition with backup ta http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
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