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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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[Q] How to format my SDcard without rebuilding?

I have a few odd files on my SDcard that have ASCII symbols as part of the name. I can't rename them or deleted them so I am was thinking about formatting my SDcard. I guess my questions are:
Can I format my SDcard without having to totally set CM7 back up again from scratch?
What's the best way to format it and what file system should I be using? I have a 16GB card I added a while back, I'm not even sure what file system it is on currently, can I look somewhere?
I am guessing I can just USB mount my SDcard, copy all the contents from it, format it (through Clockworkmod?), and then copy everything back to it?
I already copied everything from the card to my PC and I just skipped the files that had weird names and were stated as being invalid and would not copy.
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Pyr0TeK said:
I have a few odd files on my SDcard that have ASCII symbols as part of the name. I can't rename them or deleted them so I am was thinking about formatting my SDcard. I guess my questions are:
Can I format my SDcard without having to totally set CM7 back up again from scratch?
What's the best way to format it and what file system should I be using? I have a 16GB card I added a while back, I'm not even sure what file system it is on currently, can I look somewhere?
I am guessing I can just USB mount my SDcard, copy all the contents from it, format it (through Clockworkmod?), and then copy everything back to it?
I already copied everything from the card to my PC and I just skipped the files that had weird names and were stated as being invalid and would not copy.
You can see what I am running in my signature below.
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When you format an SD Card it doesn't do anything to what's already flashed to your phone. Just backup the files you need to a computer then format the SD Card. Once its formatted, put your files back on. Simple as that.

Pyr0TeK said:
I have a few odd files on my SDcard that have ASCII symbols as part of the name. I can't rename them or deleted them so I am was thinking about formatting my SDcard. I guess my questions are:
Can I format my SDcard without having to totally set CM7 back up again from scratch?
What's the best way to format it and what file system should I be using? I have a 16GB card I added a while back, I'm not even sure what file system it is on currently, can I look somewhere?
I am guessing I can just USB mount my SDcard, copy all the contents from it, format it (through Clockworkmod?), and then copy everything back to it?
I already copied everything from the card to my PC and I just skipped the files that had weird names and were stated as being invalid and would not copy.
You can see what I am running in my signature below.
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Yes you can Copy Everything, and then Delete the Sdcard!!
I've actually done it more than 2 times Recently! But make sure Everythings Copied Correctly!
Good Luck!

Thanks guys... thought that was the case... just making sure. Will do this today.

Pyr0TeK said:
Thanks guys... thought that was the case... just making sure. Will do this today.
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There are invisible files and folders which in linux are preceded with a period like .android-secure etc. I know on mac they are invisible too, don't know about windows though. You may want to make sure you copy those too.

aiwetir said:
There are invisible files and folders which in linux are preceded with a period like .android-secure etc. I know on mac they are invisible too, don't know about windows though. You may want to make sure you copy those too.
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Yeah, I'm on Win7 and I have no files hidden, thanks though. I successfully used Clockworkmod this morning to partition my sd card, format it, and then copied all the files back. Seems to be OK thus far.

Can't locate CWM backups!

So I've been able to backup and restore nandroids using CWM but when i'm looking for the actual backups using a file explorer (es file explorer) as well as mounting usb storage on Windows, i can't seem to find the backups to delete them. These backups are taking up memory! to my understanding, they should be under clockworkmod/backups but the folder is empty. Any ideas?

Look for clockwork mod folder sometimes these bootleg roms run in a file called 0 (virtual sd card)on your internal sd card, try looking there as well.
QUOTE=AtomicFli;42605822]So I've been able to backup and restore nandroids using CWM but when i'm looking for the actual backups using a file explorer (es file explorer) as well as mounting usb storage on Windows, i can't seem to find the backups to delete them. These backups are taking up memory! to my understanding, they should be under clockworkmod/backups but the folder is empty. Any ideas?[/QUOTE]

noobsaibot34 said:
Look for clockwork mod folder sometimes these bootleg roms run in a file called 0 (virtual sd card)on your internal sd card, try looking there as well.
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You wouldn't mind putting what you have to say under the quoted text? Just makes it difficult to read posts where you quote people cause the flow reverses for a second... also reminds me of Jeopardy -- Answer followed by the Question .
AtomicFli said:
So I've been able to backup and restore nandroids using CWM but when i'm looking for the actual backups using a file explorer (es file explorer) as well as mounting usb storage on Windows, i can't seem to find the backups to delete them. These backups are taking up memory! to my understanding, they should be under clockworkmod/backups but the folder is empty. Any ideas?
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What noobsaibot34 said
You can always backup what's important on your internal sd and format it...that'll do the trick.

CWM Hides the Backups... Try Rom Manager
Rom Manager Premium is a big help for this issue. I had the same problem, not being able to find the backup. According to Rom Manager Premium (same developer as CWM backup):
"In Android 4.2 backups are placed in secure directory, inaccessible to other apps. Backups can be pulled with adb or by using the Rom Manager Backup Download Server."
The download server is a feature you can only get through Rom Manager. I haven't figured out how to make it work yet, so the plan is to simply reboot into CWM recovery and choose to backup directly to the external SD card. After that, I'm going to upload to Dropbox and erase the local file on the SD card.
Rom Manager is also good for deleting backups that you've made, and which take up space, but which you can't find on your internal SD card.

Root help !!!!

Hi
I have the Samsung galaxy S Advance (DULP8) and I want to root it. I followed the steps to root but when i copy the root.zip into my external memory card and then go try to flash that via stock recovery(update via external storage ) i don't see it ? in fact there is stuff that dosent belong to me like some song folders and such
I even tried copying the file in internal and external still no luck . I had the device earlier and it was running gingerbread then it got messed up and i sent to Samsung to repair they repaired it and returned with jellybean 4.1.2 installed :highfive:
I don't know what to do i am so frustrated and cofused about where the hell does the folders come from which i have no clue about ?
Also in the storage in settings there is three tabs
1.Device memory
2.Internal Storage
3.Sdcard
When i select update from external storage in recovery it dosent even go to my external sd ?

From recovery choose "install zip from external sdcard" don't use update.
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There is option like that
R_a_z_v_a_n said:
From recovery choose "install zip from external sdcard" don't use update.
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There is no Option like that I am using stock recovery.

bhvingrover said:
There is no Option like that I am using stock recovery.
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Is there install? Or apply update from external storage?
Ok, I did not use stock recovery for a long time - I do not remember what is exacly. If you do not see anything from "update from external storage" you will need to REPARTITION your SD card. This is not formating, this is erasing partition and creating it again. Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning
You will lose data from it, so I suggest you to backup it to a computer.

Sometimes you pasted your zip on a folder that is down below than those that stock recovery displays
So what you have to do is: go to your file explorer (personally I use ES file explorer) and enable display of hidden files, then some folders with . will appear so try pasting the zip on one of those folders
If stock recovery doesn't show anything when apply updates is pressed, then you'll have to do what shut_down said

Stock Recovery does show things in External storage
Shiningb said:
Sometimes you pasted your zip on a folder that is down below than those that stock recovery displays
So what you have to do is: go to your file explorer (personally I use ES file explorer) and enable display of hidden files, then some folders with . will appear so try pasting the zip on one of those folders
If stock recovery doesn't show anything when apply updates is pressed, then you'll have to do what shut_down said
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It does show stuff but its not stuff which is in my memory card (4gb).

bhvingrover said:
It does show stuff but its not stuff which is in my memory card (4gb).
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You need to put root.zip on EXTERNAL SD. It is not shown in INTERNAL.

This might work but first you need to backup all your data: from ext-sd and from usb storage.
Then factory reset you phone. After that format your ext-sd with sistem file "FAT32" . When done with that put only the "root.zip" on the sd.
After all above is done try to install the root file with stock recovery.
P.S If this doesn't work you might be stuck on the stock JB for a long time.
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Are you tried internal storage?

SD Card location issues

I managed to update my rooted stock 4.1.2 to 4.3 today. After replacing my recovery with stock, the update went off without any problems.
I have hit a wall now however.
When I attempt to access by sdcard from within android, I am getting a small set of empty folders (download, data etc.). I've attempted to download the SuperSU package to multiple locations.
Problem is when I attempt to install superSU from within CWM. In CWM, I see my old sdcard files.
Is there any reason I can't see my existing sdcard files within android?
This is proving most frustrating.

I'm swapped out to TWRP, which shows the same files on the sdcard as I can see within android, so I've been able to obtain root.
I do note that there is still 12GB tied up in "other" files on my system however, so my original sdcard files must be someplace. I just can't seem to locate them.
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Update:
I flashed CWM back after getting root in place. CWM is still mounting my old sdcard. So it's still on the device, but I'm thinking it's not being mounted by my rom for some reason.

Looks like I've solved it.
For some reason, 4.3 and TWRP are mounting my old sdcard as /shell/emulated and my new sdcard as /shell/emulated/0
I've heard of similar things happening, but was under the impression that updates from 4.1.2 moved existing sdcard folders into the "0" folder
Regardless, I'm going to just bulk copy and paste my way back to sanity.
Is there a way to change what CWM is mounting as sdcard?

SD360 said:
Looks like I've solved it.
For some reason, 4.3 and TWRP are mounting my old sdcard as /shell/emulated and my new sdcard as /shell/emulated/0
I've heard of similar things happening, but was under the impression that updates from 4.1.2 moved existing sdcard folders into the "0" folder
Regardless, I'm going to just bulk copy and paste my way back to sanity.
Is there a way to change what CWM is mounting as sdcard?
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you could use a symlink: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991657
Though I think newer versions of the recovery fixed that, but I haven't updated my recovery so I just use the symlink method.