I have done a search on the forum and couldn't find an answer. I have a rooted note 8 running Nougat 7.1.1. I have an older version of ES File Explorer (did use the newest version but rolled back because I didn't like it).
How can I access my external sdcard with a file explorer? I originally thought it was because of the newest ES File Explorer but when I rolled back I couldn't find it either. I can do a search for a specific file on the sdcard but I don't see it in a directory. So if I don't know the file name, I can't get to the external card. Any ideas?
nursemm05 said:
I have done a search on the forum and couldn't find an answer. I have a rooted note 8 running Nougat 7.1.1. I have an older version of ES File Explorer (did use the newest version but rolled back because I didn't like it).
How can I access my external sdcard with a file explorer? I originally thought it was because of the newest ES File Explorer but when I rolled back I couldn't find it either. I can do a search for a specific file on the sdcard but I don't see it in a directory. So if I don't know the file name, I can't get to the external card. Any ideas?
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Use the stock file manager the phone has ( My Files )
On main screen inside my files you can see internal or external storage options,
Choose external and look for the file, you may have to hit top right 3 dots for menu and turn on show hidden files if its a hidden file
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I have the Captivate with AT&T. I've installed the latest drivers and have tried connecting to 2 different computers; one running XP and the other running Windows 7.
I have only had this problem since flashing Serendipity 6.4. I'm trying to upgrade to Serendipity 7, but cannot get the update file to my root drive. I've tried multiple file managers (none will move the file from the sd card folder to the root folder). I've also tried multiple browsers, but the only one that has an option to change the download folder is Opera, and that won't go to the root.
Any ideas on how to get this to my root folder, or a fix to connect to the computer??
No need to put the file on the root " / " of the drive. Placing the file anywhere in the " /sdcard " wil work just fine.
Edit: in fact you actually need to put the file somewhere on /sdcard to flash with cwm
And if you ever need to place files on the " / " root, root explorer file manager from the market will work, but you will not want to put files directly on the root of the partition that you flash with cwm.
Please post in the ROM-specific sticky in Q&A. That's what they're there for.
Hello everyone,
I just upgraded to 4.3 from 4.1.2 for the first time.
When in recovery I can view all of my original SD card files (prior to upgrade) when I select the "choose zip from SD card" option. However, when I plug my phone through USB to view my SD card contents there's an entirely fresh file structure which does not include my personal files. I also tried through ES File Explorer and I still cannot view my old files. It only works through recovery.
Can someone please point me in the right direction to get my old files back? I know the file structure changed but I'm not sure how to go about migrating my old files.
I'm running InsertCoin with the latest T-Mobile Radio if it helps.
Toshinobu said:
Hello everyone,
I just upgraded to 4.3 from 4.2.2 for the first time.
When in recovery I can view all of my original SD card files (prior to upgrade) when I select the "choose zip from SD card" option. However, when I plug my phone through USB to view my SD card contents there's an entirely fresh file structure which does not include my personal files. I also tried through ES File Explorer and I still cannot view my old files. It only works through recovery.
Can someone please point me in the right direction to get my old files back?
I'm running InsertCoin with the latest T-Mobile Radio if it helps.
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Use a program like ES file explorer or root explorer
Navigate to /data/media/0 and see if you see your files in there or data/media/emulated something like that
CharliesTheMan said:
Use a program like ES file explorer or root explorer
Navigate to /data/media/0 and see if you see your files in there or data/media/emulated something like that
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Thanks for the reply Charlie. I'm using ES File Explorer. There are no files or folders inside /data/. I checked /storage/emulated/0/ and /storage/emulated/legacy (not sure if that's what you meant) and they are not there either.
Nevermind, found it. ES File Explorer had hidden files turned off and root explorer off as well.
Thanks again!
Toshinobu said:
Nevermind, found it. ES File Explorer had hidden files turned off and root explorer off as well.
Thanks again!
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If you have two TWRP folders, delete the TWRPs file that's in the empty one (not the one that's got your backups in)
CharliesTheMan said:
If you have two TWRP folders, delete the TWRPs file that's in the empty one (not the one that's got your backups in)
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I'm actually on CWM not TWRP.
So i did something stupid on my moto x. I made a TWRP backup a while ago and i wanted to delete it. So using ES file explorer i found this folder which looked like TWRP backup in root. so i deleted it but turns out it was my internal memory which was pointing to this location.
Now every time i open ES file explorer it says '/sdcard/ is not found' and it says 0.0B if i check SD card analyst in ES file explorer.
For reference i deleted '0' folder in 'root/data/media' and new '0' folder is already created but it still doesn't show sdcard in ES.
Please any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Edit: Never mind got it working after a restart.
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.
so I deleted a lot of things I didn't need, one of those being the stock file manager with the blue icon named "files" and now I can't enable apps to write to the SD card because apparently it needs that app to grant SD card usage and I can't find it anywhere, does anyone can share it please?
thanks in advance
EDIT:
managed to get it by merging the sparsechunks to create a .img file and then extracting it, if you ever need it here is the guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663029
There is a file explorer made by Motorola or try Google files go that your phone should of got if you have Android Go Edition or check APK. File on internet explorer