Just wanted to see if anyone else has had this problem and might know of a fix. I didn't need a full data backup when formatting userdata to get rid of encryption so I just grabbed a few folders from the internal storage that I wanted to have to put back afterwards. When I tried to transfer them back from the PC most transferred with no problem, but there were some that would not transfer. They would either error out and I would get a popup saying something like Nexus 6 is busy or no popup and just a windows error sound with no attempt to even try to transfer. But I could go into recovery with the folders on a usb drive and copy them over with file transfer. Any ideas?? TIA
Yes. Try not to start another copy operation while you have one in progress, because from experience with this issue you will have the entire connection time out if you attempt it. It's also best to limit the number of folders you attempt to copy at one time.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Yes. Try not to start another copy operation while you have one in progress, because from experience with this issue you will have the entire connection time out if you attempt it. It's also best to limit the number of folders you attempt to copy at one time.
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Roger that....I did try one folder at a time after trying to move all at once. The ones that had no problem transferring in the bulk transfer went fine even by themselves, But the ones that would error out during that transfer would still not transfer by themselves...Mostly folders that were going back into the android folder. But there were some just going into the root directory that would error out also.
That could be because of path name limits in Windows. A single file in Windows cannot have its path plus its file name be more than 255 characters. I believe Linux also has such a limit, but theirs is much larger.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
That could be because of path name limits in Windows. A single file in Windows cannot have its path plus its file name be more than 255 characters. I believe Linux also has such a limit, but theirs is much larger.
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Ahhh yes....Could be that, but usually it will put up an error saying so. But still could be the culprit....Any way around it that you have found?
@Jeffro64: Sorry for the late reply. The only thing to do in that instance is to drill down a level or two so you can get under the 255 character limit and copy files that way.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@Jeffro64: Sorry for the late reply. The only thing to do in that instance is to drill down a level or two so you can get under the 255 character limit and copy files that way.
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Not a problem at all thanks for trying to help. So are you saying go in a level or two and find the same folder (If it's there on a new install) on the phone and copy only the deeper levels?
Yes.
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Roger that...I'll give that a try next time. Thanks again for your help!
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Hi all, can anyone sort this -
When i connect via usb i choose 'disk drive' to transfer files/music etc to the phone. Everty time i try to transfer anything it says on the PC (windows xp) 'cannot copy xxxx - the path is too deep'
Has anyone else had any problems or does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
My first reaction is to say that wherever you're trying to copy from or too has a long pathname. Are you trying to copy individual files or whole folders, and where are you trying to copy from/to (e.g. My Documents)?
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My first reaction is to say that wherever you're trying to copy from or too has a long pathname. Are you trying to copy individual files or whole folders, and where are you trying to copy from/to (e.g. My Documents)?
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It doesn't matter how long the filename is it still says it. I've tries individual files and full folders but still the same. And i've tried copying from/to all sorts of different places but still no joy???
Hmmm. Maybe the way that Windows is transferring files is malfunctioning. This is definitely an advanced problem, which requires an expert.
*Waits for expert*
First of all, try another USB port. If that doesn't work, try this, in order. stop after the diamond works:
1- uninstall/reinstall activesync, then try accessing files with it.
2- Stop the Diamond usb drive by clicking the safely remove device icon. Then plug it again.
3- Uninstall all USB Root hub in your windows device manager, then reboot computer.
4- Hard Reset device.
5- Reinstall Windows
6- Return Device.
Can you try moving a file name with 8 chacters or less from your c:\ to the phone? Eg c:\song.mp3 to your phone
Also, what OS are you using? What file system does the phone 'disk' show up as in windows?
someone1234 said:
Can you try moving a file name with 8 chacters or less from your c:\ to the phone? Eg c:\song.mp3 to your phone
Also, what OS are you using? What file system does the phone 'disk' show up as in windows?
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It shows as fat32. ?
this simply means the files are under a folder tree with too deep or too long with characters. such as:
C:\My Documents and Settings\Andrew Loh\Documents\my structural folders\andrew loh\scanning\pdf\finanacial documents\banking stuff\hong kong bank\bank statement\date 2008-06-09\page 1\200806091211224412.pdf
Simpliest thing first.....take your diamond to another computer.....confirm if it's computer problem or diamond problem
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this simply means the files are under a folder tree with too deep or too long with characters. such as:
C:\My Documents and Settings\Andrew Loh\Documents\my structural folders\andrew loh\scanning\pdf\finanacial documents\banking stuff\hong kong bank\bank statement\date 2008-06-09\page 1\200806091211224412.pdf
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Thats not the problem tho. I can't even transfer a file called pic1.jpg!
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Thats not the problem tho. I can't even transfer a file called pic1.jpg!
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It seems related to FAT system I guess.
Could you try to format the disk from PC when connected as DISK mode and try to copy file or folder again?
This might be helpful.
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It seems related to FAT system I guess.
Could you try to format the disk from PC when connected as DISK mode and try to copy file or folder again?
This might be helpful.
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Right - i've tried to transfer files from a different pc via 'disk mode' and it worked fine.
I can transfer stuff from mine via active sync but it takes ages transferring albums etc. It must be some setting on my computer causing the problem, although i don't have problems transferring things to sd cards etc. Any ideas?
For the love of God...
Hi All,
This seems like a very old problem but as far as I can tell, was never resolved or someone didn't share their solutions with the rest of us lovely newbies!
Unfortunately for me I am now having the same problem and after searching the forums it led me to this thread (along with two others that didn't have any difinitive answers either). When trying to copy anything that is within a folder from my comp (be it from a partitioned drive or the desktop of the root C: drive) I get the error "Cannot Copy ****ath is too deep".
After much trawling on the internet I found some third party software that should have solved the problem. No such luck , when using that I get a "semaphore timeout error". Next I try to direct extract from a .rar file to the internal memory and it tells me the reason it can't complete is that "the disk may be full".
As it stands now; I've formatted my phone's internal storage (and then had to transfer all programs one by one back over from my comp), enabled DMA transfer from the Device Manager in Windows XP and still no luck at all.
Could someone please shed some light on this as (as you could probably tell by the long winded post) I'm at my wit's end with this despite loving the phone in general!
Cheers in advance,
Night
I also have the same problem,
When i use activesync, big files like movies can only be put on the device itself, not the internal memory of 4g.
When i use the diskdrive option, the computer sees it als an usb storage, but files cannot be transferred, because of the "path is too deep" error.
in dutch it is called "pad is te lang", any options?
Also does someone know where to buy the official extended battery in Holland, because bol.com cannot deliver and other sites are way expensive.
Ok, just fixed it.
I turned off the activesync software in windows.
Connected the device to my usbconnector on the back of the pc (a 2.0 usbdrive)
Then it worked! Now 755 mb of .mp4 movie on the device...
i dont know if someone still got such a problem. I got it today and solved it with flashing an other rom on it from the Ruu.
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Hi all, can anyone sort this -
When i connect via usb i choose 'disk drive' to transfer files/music etc to the phone. Everty time i try to transfer anything it says on the PC (windows xp) 'cannot copy xxxx - the path is too deep'
Has anyone else had any problems or does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
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i had that problem too and nothing helped me...i fix that with easy solution----just try another usb port on your pc...that work for me
Bad day today. Why? Because this morning I decided to try out one of the Eclair roms before leaving for work. I flashed it, tried it and then looked at the time. After noticing that I had only 15 minutes before having to be at work I decided that it was time to lock up my computer and take off... but first... I need to restore back to a stable rom. So I restarted my phone and using switchrom I recieved an error of some kind. Not a big deal because anytime I flash a new rom I do a switchrom -s, bart backup AND nandroid+ext backup. Then everyday I use a bat script to automatically mount my sdcard and back it up to my pc just in case I need to format my card and restore everything later. Which brings me to the point of this thread. I was able to restore CM-4.2.8.1 but it was booting VERY slowly (about 15 minutes) and I noticed that it still said "Checking for errors" in the status bar. I left my phone on the charger and checked it later and it said that my sdcard was damaged. I have absolutely NO computer access and my phone is running WAAAYYYY to sluggish to use. So I just turned it off and put my sim in my old Tilt phone and used that for the day.
So... throughout the ENTIRE day I was going through Android withdrawls. I needed my G1. It was killing me.
So my question/idea is, is there a way to do a chkdsk on the fat partition of from the recovery menu or from terminal? I did a little searching and came up with something called dosfsck. And I looked in the /system/bin/ directory and saw something called fsck_msdos. Can we use this to repair the errors that the system finds on the sdcard? If the OS can scan and detect errors, then why can't we have an option to fix them? Instead of having to use a computer at home or the office.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
Binary100100 said:
I was no longer the Hero.I needed my hero. I needed to be rescued.Times were changing people changed, things got hard for me .
Any thoughts to rescue my savior ???
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The thing is that is part of the windows OS, i know cause i use it to check for errors on my HDD or SD cards time-time. Im not sure if linux or distro or whatever its called has that feature avail.
Oh and i had that prob before where it was devastatingly sluggish.
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The thing is that is part of the windows OS, i know cause i use it to check for errors on my HDD or SD cards time-time. Im not sure if linux or distro or whatever its called has that feature avail.
Oh and i had that prob before where it was devastatingly sluggish.
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Uhhhh... is that a paraphrased version of what I said in the quote? LOL.
Here... I found this: http://linux.die.net/man/8/fsck.vfat
I don't see why it can't be implimented somehow into a recovery.img to avoid future problems. It'll basically be like e2fsck but for fat.
Binary100100 said:
Uhhhh... is that a paraphrased version of what I said in the quote? LOL.
Here... I found this: http://linux.die.net/man/8/fsck.vfat
I don't see why it can't be implimented somehow into a recovery.img to avoid future problems. It'll basically be like e2fsck but for fat.
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Oops sorry about that, didnt think anyone would notice.
Maybe you should check that up with Amon_RA?
I usually use my SD reader to check for errors before i flash a rom.
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Oops sorry about that, didnt think anyone would notice.
Maybe you should check that up with Amon_RA?
I usually use my SD reader to check for errors before i flash a rom.
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Yeah I guess I'll do just that.
I did find this too:
http://www.netmite.com/android/mydroid/donut/external/dosfstools/doc/README.dosfsck
So it looks like someone had the idea already. I wonder why it's never been implemented.
Binary100100 said:
Yeah I guess I'll do just that.
I did find this too:
http://www.netmite.com/android/mydroid/donut/external/dosfstools/doc/README.dosfsck
So it looks like someone had the idea already. I wonder why it's never been implemented.
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The fat32 probably does get corrupted, sometimes i get the sd isnt inserted error.
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The fat32 probably does get corrupted, sometimes i get the sd isnt inserted error.
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I never get that but whatever is wrong with my sdcard it must be major because my pc is still trying to recover it after an hour later.
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I never get that but whatever is wrong with my sdcard it must be major because my pc is still trying to recover it after an hour later.
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Copy the files to your pc, then erase the partition via console.Then do the error check again. I think its having trouble since you have a lot of files on your sd that must be zip or maybe you have a .img
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Copy the files to your pc, then erase the partition via console.Then do the error check again. I think its having trouble since you have a lot of files on your sd that must be zip or maybe you have a .img
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I think it was Vista. I never should have used the error check option in the disk properties menu. I just tried it again using dos (chkdsk f: /R) so it actually tells me what it's doing. The error checking tool in vista is just like the defrag tool. You have absolutely no idea what's going on or how much longer it's going to take. Sucks.
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I think it was Vista. I never should have used the error check option in the disk properties menu. I just tried it again using dos (chkdsk f: /R) so it actually tells me what it's doing. The error checking tool in vista is just like the defrag tool. You have absolutely no idea what's going on or how much longer it's going to take. Sucks.
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I upgraded to 7
But i did like vista because of the HW support and eye-candy. I do wonder what its checking while it does that though.
Greetings from sunny ??? nottingham
I have a folder with a bunch of files that all show as 0kb that i can not remove.
Does anybody have an idea how i can get rid of these?
The story so far....
I am/was on rocket rom v2, previously i had put the google currents app on, but that was a couple of roms ago and i have not put it back.
I started having a few odd problems and realized my int sd was full. i eventually narrowed it down to a google currents folder. this was not so easy as any app that tried to scan the int sd in any way would crash or freeze. Even in manage apps it would only show details of apps from a to c any after that hung on 'computing'. i managed to delete over 5 gb from that folder, all except one folder.
Now i am left with a folder on the int sd inside the android/data folder called 'com.google.android.apps.currents' inside that is a folder 'cache' inside that a folder 'blobs.120.1184434912' inside that a folder thats a bunch of letters and numbers, inside that a folder 'att' and finally inside that a bunch of files all with single letters, numbers or symbols as there filename and all 0kb in size.
These remaining files and folders i can not get rid of.
I have tried....
Delete with root explorer and a couple of other file apps crash's or locks
Cut and paste elsewhere fail
Connect to computer and...
Delete fail
Move fail
Erase fail
Unlock freezes pc
Change permissions blocked
Re-name fail
Scanned with virus and spyware progs clean
Delete with dos fail
Factory reset fail
Factory reset with format usb crash's or locks
Flash a pit file in pc odin Still there
I wouldnt mind just leaving them there, but as i say any app that in any way scans the int sd crash's or freezes this makes the note almost un-useable.
I'm sure I've missed a few things i have tried but you get the point.
I have searched xda and the web as best i can and tried pretty much every idea I've come across.
Help !!!
Please !
What an odd problem....
have you tried aroma file manager?
Thanx p107r0
I havent tried that particular file manager, many others though.
Downloading it now, very busy next couple of days so will give it a go as soon as i can.
many thanx
have fun
all the best
rich
Cant you try copying all your important information off the sd then formatting it?
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Thanx Postmonkeh
Unfortunatly i have formatted it several times now and those files still remain.
Are you familiar with adb tools? You could try using adb to delete the files.
Ftb
Hi Postmonkeh
Unfortunatly abd is over my head, i wouldnt have a clue what i was doing.
Maybe i need to do some learning Do you know if theres a basic tutorial anywhere ?
Many thanx
all the best
have fun
rich
It's fairly simple once you get the hang of it, but i don't know any guides off the top of my head.
Not on my laptop at the minute but once I'm downstairs I'll give you a quick run through of what to do to delete that folder. Might not work, but then again it might
Ftb
Hey mate thank you very much.
Please dont rush as i am just leaving and will be away for a couple of days. I will get onto it as soon as i return.
Many thanx
Rich
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it won't let you rename or delete because they reside on googles servers, that's why they are showing 0kb. u can't change permission because it's on sd card and w don't have the ability to do so on sd card. i promise a format got rid of them but u didn't notice it because google cache server put links back as your phone started. the explorer crashes because as fast as is trying to remove them the server is already putting them back. basically what im trying to say is just ignore them cause there not really there anyways.
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it won't let you rename or delete because they reside on googles servers, that's why they are showing 0kb. u can't change permission because it's on sd card and w don't have the ability to do so on sd card. i promise a format got rid of them but u didn't notice it because google cache server put links back as your phone started. the explorer crashes because as fast as is trying to remove them the server is already putting them back. basically what im trying to say is just ignore them cause there not really there anyways.
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I wouldnt mind just leaving them there, but as i say any app that in any way scans the int sd crash's or freezes this makes the note almost un-useable.
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as above, these files seem to be causing problems.
my google currents folder has a lot of these folders, but none of the files are empty.
although having said that, it may be an idea to deselect the option to have google back up your app data.
i'd also maybe try installing the currents app then (if you can) go into the app settings and clear the data.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241935
that thread gives a good guide to getting adb installed, and gives a good grounding of what it can do. it's a bit more in depth than what you need though, all you need is to install it, add the path to the environment vaiables as described in that thread (that is an optional step but it makes things much easier)
the path you'll be looking for is /mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.apps.currents
be sure to remember that the case of the letters in the linux (and therefore android) file systems is vital - ie mnt/sdcard/Android is an entirely different folder than mnt/sdcard/android.
so basically once you've your note connected (with the screen unlocked) open a command line and type (minus the quotes) "adb devices"
it should (hopefully) list your note in there.
then type these commands in order, being careful to observe the correct case when typing filenames or folder names.
adb shell
rm -r /mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.apps.currents
it could take a while if there are a lot of files. once it's finished, you should be back to a line with a flashing cursor, then just type exit and it should take you back to your standard windows command line.
i would try taking off the "back up my settings to googles servers) and installing currents and wiping the data first though.
OK time for an update.....
Aroma file manager same as all the others, it either freezes or crash's out altogether.
I have already deselected back up to google, no effect.
I have already tried re-loading google currents and populating it with fresh downloads. Then clear data and un-install, no effect.
Finally took me a while to get adb set up and working, but............
wait for it............................................................................
No effect !!
It starts the process, and scrolls info very fast. I left it for about 20 mins and it was still going. eventually i clicked on the window and it said something along the lines of no such file or directory then endlessly scrolls att.
I appreciate the suggestions given, but i do hope there are some more.
I am completely lost with this now.
all the best
have fun
rich
Seems kind of similar to problems I used to have in the good old Palm OS days, sometimes due to some app errors 0b files would appear on SD card, and - to make long story short - the only thing that would help was taking the card out and formatting it on the computer.
Maybe flashing with repartitioning could help?
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Greetings from sunny ??? nottingham
I have a folder with a bunch of files that all show as 0kb that i can not remove.
Does anybody have an idea how i can get rid of these?
The story so far....
I am/was on rocket rom v2, previously i had put the google currents app on, but that was a couple of roms ago and i have not put it back.
I started having a few odd problems and realized my int sd was full. i eventually narrowed it down to a google currents folder. this was not so easy as any app that tried to scan the int sd in any way would crash or freeze. Even in manage apps it would only show details of apps from a to c any after that hung on 'computing'. i managed to delete over 5 gb from that folder, all except one folder.
Now i am left with a folder on the int sd inside the android/data folder called 'com.google.android.apps.currents' inside that is a folder 'cache' inside that a folder 'blobs.120.1184434912' inside that a folder thats a bunch of letters and numbers, inside that a folder 'att' and finally inside that a bunch of files all with single letters, numbers or symbols as there filename and all 0kb in size.
These remaining files and folders i can not get rid of.
I have tried....
Delete with root explorer and a couple of other file apps crash's or locks
Cut and paste elsewhere fail
Connect to computer and...
Delete fail
Move fail
Erase fail
Unlock freezes pc
Change permissions blocked
Re-name fail
Scanned with virus and spyware progs clean
Delete with dos fail
Factory reset fail
Factory reset with format usb crash's or locks
Flash a pit file in pc odin Still there
I wouldnt mind just leaving them there, but as i say any app that in any way scans the int sd crash's or freezes this makes the note almost un-useable.
I'm sure I've missed a few things i have tried but you get the point.
I have searched xda and the web as best i can and tried pretty much every idea I've come across.
Help !!!
Please !
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If you cannot delete the folder with del or erase command in dos I think you have a bad block there. In this case you have to leave this folder alone.
Hi, thanx for the further suggestions
tknguyencsu leaving alone is not a good idea as it does affect how the note works. Anything that scans the int sd freezes or crash's out when it gets to that folder. for instance if i go to manage applications it will only give me detailed info on apps from A to C any after that it wont display the size of data etc, just stays on 'computing'. so i really need to get rid of this folder.
p107r0 Any idea how i try your suggestion of 'flashing with repartitioning' ?
I have done several full wipes inc usb storage, i have formatted usb storage from recovery several times also.
There are a couple of options in recovery i have not tried because i dont know what they really mean and so im a little scared to try with all the bricking thats been going on.
many thanx
all the best
have fun
rich
Lots of reading to be safe, but afair there is Dr ketan's guide on flashing LBF with repartitioning, which should be theoretically safe when performed from/over GB ROM. I'll look for the link later.
Here.
P.S. There's also app by chainfire which checks if your device is prone to superbrick: Got Brickbug
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Thanx p107r0 i've had a quick look/search in that thread. Not much detail about re-partitioning, i am now assuming it is connected with pit file ?
If that is correct then i have tried that and unfortunatly it did not help.
I am out of my depth here, so if i have misunderstood please forgive me, and enlighten me.
many thanx
all the best
have fun
rich
Are you still on the same ROM? Maybe formatting int sd from other one would do the trick?
Hi p107r0
Yes i am on the same rom, but now a later version.
I am using Rocket Rom. the problem first came to light after upgrading from v1 to v2. since then i have been back to GB to RR v1, RR v2 and am now on RR v3.
I am out of time tonight, and on the road all day tomorrow, so will try a completely different rom as soon as i can.
many thanx
all the best
have fun
rich
Part 1... I am trying to move everything from my old Samsung to a new Motorola. I was easily able to do this previously when I got the Samsung new but now am struggling. I go to Settings --> Data --> Restore and it immediately says "Sorry no backed-up data available". Every set of instructions I have seen online says that I should have the opportunity to choose the file from somewhere on my computer. I am pretty sure that's what I did last time.
The 2nd part of this issue is that when I go to Internal Storage on my new phone, only 3 or 4 of the Application Folders are showing and Tasker is not one of them. Therefore, I can't move my backup file into the directory that Tasker is looking for it. On my Samsung, I can see the folders for all of my apps but not on the Motorola. I enabled Developer Options thinking that might be issue but it didn't work. I have also tried 4 different file manager apps and set all to "Show Hidden Files" but nothing.
So, if any of you know how to correct either part of this, please let me know. Thank you.
The second point explained the first problem. The backups are contained in the "/sdcard/Tasker/config/" directory, either under the folder user or auto depending on whether it was a user backup or a scheduled auto backup.
Is this the folder you're saying doesn't exist? If that's the case, I'd think there is something wrong with the install.
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
still confused
I'm confused. My Samsung S6 Active doesn't take a SD card and my new Moto can take one but doesn't have one yet. So where are all of the application files?
check your /storage/emulated/0/Tasker/config on your old Samsung. If you have made a backup of of your Tasker data from within Tasker, it should be there. Copy it to the new one.
On your new phone, open Tasker, Data, Restore. You can then choose where to find the file.
alienyd said:
check your /storage/emulated/0/Tasker/config on your old Samsung. If you have made a backup of of your Tasker data from within Tasker, it should be there. Copy it to the new one.
On your new phone, open Tasker, Data, Restore. You can then choose where to find the file.
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I did all that as I mentioned in my OP. However, Tasker never gives me the opportunity to select file to restore. As soon as I select Restore, it immediately says "Sorry no backed-up data available".
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I did all that as I mentioned in my OP. However, Tasker never gives me the opportunity to select file to restore. As soon as I select Restore, it immediately says "Sorry no backed-up data available".
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That is weird. I would suggest re-install.
StephenMN said:
I did all that as I mentioned in my OP. However, Tasker never gives me the opportunity to select file to restore. As soon as I select Restore, it immediately says "Sorry no backed-up data available".
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Before you can do anything on your new phone, you need to copy over the backups from your old phone. The fact that you find only "only 3 or 4 of the Application Folders are showing" suggests to me you are in the wrong place.
The actual tasker apk is "/data/data/net.dinglisch.android.tasker". That location is different from where the working directory is.
I'm guessing you are in the "/storage/emulated/0/data" directory and need to go up a level and look for the "Tasker" folder there. The config files are in "/storage/emulated/0/Tasker/configs"
Please be specific as to the full path where you are looking. All of these paths could be different depending on what version of Android and what device you are using. So the path on your old phone may well be different than the path on the new phone. You need to find the base path for what passes for user data; often the sdcard, or an partition setup to emulate an sdcard.
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NOTE: all of these paths are ROOT paths. If your device is not rooted, and you use a file explorer, the path is simply Tasker/configs
And if on a new device the folder doesn't exist, just create by copying the folder from the old device to new.
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!
alienyd said:
That is weird. I would suggest re-install.
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I was sure that this was the problem but I had same problem after re-installing. However, that suggestion did inspire me to figure it out. I first cleared all of the data and cache but that didn't do anything either. So, then, on a whim, I created a backup of nothing onto my new phone. Then, I went to Restore and it gave me the option to pick the file from other phone which was sitting in my Downloads folder. I guess that default directory doesn't get created until you backup your projects the first time. Since Tasker couldn't open its default file location, I was getting the error message.
Thanks for everyone's input.
StephenMN said:
I was sure that this was the problem but I had same problem after re-installing. However, that suggestion did inspire me to figure it out. I first cleared all of the data and cache but that didn't do anything either. So, then, on a whim, I created a backup of nothing onto my new phone. Then, I went to Restore and it gave me the option to pick the file from other phone which was sitting in my Downloads folder. I guess that default directory doesn't get created until you backup your projects the first time. Since Tasker couldn't open its default file location, I was getting the error message.
Thanks for everyone's input.
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great to know you solved it.
I'm guessing, there might be a bug in Tasker, which occurs when you try to restore a backup BUT the default config folder is empty. Tasker decides just to throw up an error without even letting you choose any folder.
This is just my guess...
This was the solution to my problem as well! Before sending my Galaxy S7 Edge in for repair, I backed up Tasker, then restored my device to factory settings. After the return of my phone and reinstalling all apps, attempting to restore the previous Tasker backup resulted in only a "restore from Android cloud" option. I could see the xml backup that I had stored on my SD card (.../sdcard/Tasker/configs/user/backup.xml) but Tasker would not provide an option for a local restore. Finally, after performing a backup (of an empty Tasker setup) to the desired location, Tasker would then allow me to restore from the SD card. Now all is well but it certainly was frustrating spending so much time trying to get Tasker to perform a simple restore of a file that was in the expected location.
Thank you
StephenMN said:
I was sure that this was the problem but I had same problem after re-installing. However, that suggestion did inspire me to figure it out. I first cleared all of the data and cache but that didn't do anything either. So, then, on a whim, I created a backup of nothing onto my new phone. Then, I went to Restore and it gave me the option to pick the file from other phone which was sitting in my Downloads folder. I guess that default directory doesn't get created until you backup your projects the first time. Since Tasker couldn't open its default file location, I was getting the error message.
Thanks for everyone's input.
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Logged in just to thank you. this has been bugging me for a couple of phones, but I usually just give up and manually copied my profiles over. this just saved me a lot of tapping!
I'm trying to use my laptop to edit a file that's on my phone's storage. Every time I open the file, I am told that the files location is write-protected (so, read-only). I can move the file to my computer to edit it that way, but how would I remove this limit anyway?
Download to PC, edit, upload back to phone is what I do. Most times I edit them on the phone though. Pretty much my 10+ is my laptop.
That thrill never seems to get old.
blackhawk said:
Download to PC, edit, upload back to phone is what I do. Most times I edit them on the phone though. Pretty much my 10+ is my laptop.
That thrill never seems to get old.
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Okay...so back to my question...
How would I remove the write protection so I can edit the file without having to copy the file around?
Snowka85 said:
Okay...so back to my question...
How would I remove the write protection so I can edit the file without having to copy the file around?
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Root, ADB?
I don't think that's a normal functionality.
I have 2 work arounds so I don't concern myself with it as my phone spends very little time connected to the PC.
It's all and only backup time at this point.