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HELP please w/file management
AZSALUKI
Legend
‎07-23-2010 07:20 PM

i'm an average user. not real "techy." i do like to believe thought that i can dumb my way through most of this stuff. i use es file explorer (file management app). when i use it i can see all of the folders on my sd card, as well as the device. when i plugged in the device to use it as an external hard drive (this is the first i'm trying of this) i expected to see all of the same folders through windows explorer. the first thing i thought was odd is that the phone and the sd card show up as 2 different external drives. but whatever....the issue i have is that only a few of the folders in the phone show up. all of them from the sd card show up....but hardy any from the phone? i have my windows settings to show all folders (even hidden ones). i expected to see all of the folders on the phone? i thought i'd be able to drop and drag some files (mp3 to use for notifications...pics...etc) ANY help or advice/input is appreciated!!!!

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Re: HELP please w/file management
elmariachi
Enthusiast - Level 3
‎07-23-2010 09:43 PM

Only files and folders below directory "/emmc" will show up in windows explorer.

 

You will also not be able to edit (add/delete) files to the /system/media/audio/notifications folder (or just about any folder above /emmc) . This is because you do not have administrator access (for lack of a better term) to the phone.

 

So, if it's that important to you, you'll have to find a way to tell the phone you're an administrator :smileywink:

 

Windows Explorer correctly identifies these as two separate drives. There is, after all, a built in drive as well as the swappable SDcard. :smileyhappy:

 

Sorry I can't be of more help.

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Re: HELP please w/file management
AZSALUKI
Legend
‎07-24-2010 04:06 AM

that helps. it's what i figured.....and you've confirmed it. i didn't know just how "open" the android OS was so i wanted to make sure i wasn't missin something. maybe i'll end up tweakin the device after all. i was hopin to be able to do a lot more to it w/o altering it in any way.

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Re: HELP please w/file management
aibrean
Newbie
‎07-25-2010 10:27 PM

I am fairly sure it's a security thing (so you don't screw up the phone's file). Do you have hidden files visible on your computer?

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Re: HELP please w/file management
elmariachi
Enthusiast - Level 3
‎07-27-2010 12:44 PM

You need to root the phone in order to change that stuff. Regardless of files/folders hidden setting on PC, it simply won't report them because the Phone OS will not show them.

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