Weird situation. When I download something using Chrome, it shows up in the Downloads "app" which I assume is just a folder. I can also see the Download folder in ES File Explorer as well as the file I downloaded.
Now if I copy another file to that folder, I see the file in the Download folder, but it doesn't show up when I click the Downloads "app" - only the actual downloaded file shows up.
How can I get all the files in the Download "folder" to show up in the Downloads "app"?
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Errr, the downloads app is not just a folder, its an actual APK that shows what downloads you have made on you phone.
Has nothing to do with the downloads folder, other then that is the folder when the downloads program downloads to.
I don't know that its possible with out someone making a new downloads apk that acts as you want.
That makes sense. Guess I could make a folder shortcut and use that to view them Thanks
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Mods please delete. I figured out my errors and all is well.
If anyone is having trouble with this as I was, please refer to these instructions. I'm sorry, I forget who posted them but credit to whoever you are. Big help.
1. Transfer the apk from your phone to your computer. It's probably in a place like data/app or data/data or the like
2. Open the apk with 7zip. Do not extract the whole thing, just open it. Inside you'll see a folder called "res"; transfer that somewhere on your computer.
3. Inside the res folder you'll see a bunch of folders. The images you want to edit are usually in a folder labeled "drawable", but you may have to look elsewhere
4. Find the background image you want to edit. It might be labeled widget_bg or something helpful like that.
5. Edit it how you want. In the case of transparency, you want to delete the background and make it entirely transparent. Save it in the same format and do not change the name. (Note- if your file has .9.png in it, you have to open your edited version using draw9xpatch or whatever in the Android SDK and save it through that as well)
6. Drag the res folder with your modified images back into the archive, using 7zip. You might want to use a duplicate of the apk, just to have the original on hand in case something goes wrong.
8. Place the modified apk into the place-apk-here-for-modding folder in the APK Manager folder
9. Open up script.bat. Select your project using option 22.
10. Do the following things- Extract APK (1), Zip APK (3), zip as regular apk (2), sign apk (4)
At this point you should have a signed version of the apk in the place-apk-here-for-modding folder. You can transfer it to your phone now and install it. Or install it directly onto your phone through apk manager if you have ADB enabled.
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Thanks!
Wait a minute, you click on the application from your file manager, opening it in your App Manager, and it says Application not Installed?
That makes no sense at all. The only time I've encountered that is when I've tried using an app that was stored on my SD card, which wasn't put in. That app was on my homescreen too.
I'll have the .apk on my SD card somewhere and I'll try to install in through a file explorer with the error message above.
I tried installing through Dropbox, but that also gets me the error message. I've uninstalled all applications of the same name because that's what you're supposed to do. It's weird, I know. I'm trying to work through it right now.
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Hi, when you go into the "media" folder on your tab, is it possible to add more folders there then the stock photo, video, download?
Yes, its possible
And how do you do it?
Use the stock file manager "my files", or download astro file manager or efile from the market.
or use your pc/mac via usb
Using your tab only, click "my files" icon and navigate from there to wherever you want to place your new folder. Then use the context button to reveal the new folder menu, as well as rename and details options.
by the way, you might also be interested in a better media browser than the stock, use quickpic from android market.
also, if you add a blank file (usually a txt file) named .nomedia at the root of a folder which contains some files, the files won't get picked up by the media scanner and stay hidden, but will still be seen by file explorer like My Files.
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also, if you add a blank file (usually a txt file) named .nomedia at the root of a folder which contains some files, the files won't get picked up by the media scanner and stay hidden, but will still be seen by file explorer like My Files.
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this is good if you wat to hide some porno...lol
thanks alot guys!
hi,
today i downloaded a txt file from a email attachment bt i cant find it anywhere same is with zip file does anybody know how to access download folder or how to access these files
Generally speaking, you can't. You can open them again from email, and (for apps which support this) you can save them after opening - for example, a text file that you open in Word can be saved to the Office hub - but the actual temp folder used for downloads is not accessible to anything except the app that does the downloading.
Yep but you *can* get the file(S) from that temp folder. Search store for*downloader*
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So I accidentally deleted the Downloads folder on my internal storage while browsing the files on my PC and I immediately recreated it but its not working. I mean whenever anything is downloaded by the native Downloads manager app it shows up inside the app but not in the folder. I tried using both Download and Downloads as folder name but its still not working. My device has root access but I'm not able to find a Download(s) folder anywhere in the root directories either. Any ideas on how to fix this?
Did you check the permissions of the folder you recreated? Here's a snapshot (assuming I can figure this stupid app) of the permissions for the download folder on my htc m8. I imagine the permissions should be the same across devices.
Thanks for the response. I don't use ES File manager, only Solid Explorer for normal activities and Root Explorer for root related stuff etc. but if I'm not mistaken the dialogue in your screenshot represents global permissions, not just the permissions granted to the Download folder. Since the Download folder is located in the sdcard directory I believe the r/w permissions are automatically granted to the system. The issue probably lies somewhere else. The system download manager keeps storing downloaded files somewhere else, just not in the Download folder I created, and I've go no idea where or how to reassign it.
I'm having a problem finding some files that I download from Google search. If I perform a download of one of these files and try to view it with Root Explorer or other file managers it does not show up in the internal storage Downloads folder. However if I open up the default "Files" application and click the Downloads link (three lines) I can see the files. If, using the same, "Files" application I instead click on "moto x4" and navigate to the downloads folder I can not see the files.
Where is the "Downloads" link in the "Files" application pointing? I've searched both internal and external storage from my PC and I can't find the downloaded file, by name, anywhere. I can copy it using the "Files" app to the internal storage "Downloads" folder but I don't know the location from which I'm copying.
Any help would be lovely. Thank you!
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I'm having a problem finding some files that I download from Google search. If I perform a download of one of these files and try to view it with Root Explorer or other file managers it does not show up in the internal storage Downloads folder. However if I open up the default "Files" application and click the Downloads link (three lines) I can see the files. If, using the same, "Files" application I instead click on "moto x4" and navigate to the downloads folder I can not see the files.
Where is the "Downloads" link in the "Files" application pointing? I've searched both internal and external storage from my PC and I can't find the downloaded file, by name, anywhere. I can copy it using the "Files" app to the internal storage "Downloads" folder but I don't know the location from which I'm copying.
Any help would be lovely. Thank you!
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I don't have a Moto but on my phone, the first time you use the application you have to click on the three dot menu, upper right corner, and click "show internal storage".