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[Android Apps and Games] Eversmile23:
Problem : No apps shown in Linked apps list.

It is really very strange to find that the installed apps alredy linked earlier have vanished from the column 'Linked apps'. Why this happens sometimes, I wonder. I have read similar issue with Link2SD also. Is there any limitation on size or type of 2nd partition, which may cause this irritant behaviour? Even after I tried to re-create mount scripts and rebooted my Lenovo A 7000, the linked apps are invisible. Earlier I was using ;Link2SD' for somedays, then I switched over to this 'Apps2SD' after uninstalling 'Link2SD'. Please help.
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Link2SD and Apps2SD uses different directory structure while linking. So any app linked using Link2SD might not be detected by Apps2SD. If you are switching from Link2SD to Apps2SD make sure you unlink all apps first from Link2SD then use Apps2SD. Also there is no limitation in size of 2nd partition as for type ext4 is preferred but ext3 and ext2 should work too. When you open the app do you get 2nd partition not mounted message?
[Android Apps and Games] Eversmile23:
Replying for getting help.

I am using FAT 32 for the 2nd partition, which was alright while using Link2SD. My point is, after uninstalling 'Link2Sd' and installing 'Apps2SD', I downloaded some apps and linked them These apps also vanished and I get an error message sometimes that 2nd partition is not mount. Now, even after recreating mount scripts, I do not see any app in 'linked' column. Does it have anything to do with (I) android version being 5.0 or (ii) my device being a 64-bit, in stead of 32-bit device?
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Fat32 filesystem for the 2nd partition is not supported by the app. You'll get 2nd partition not mounted error. The error is not displayed while creating the mount script. I'll add a check there. Mean while can you use the Apps2SD partition tool to start afresh? it should work.
[Android Apps and Games] anaknin:
Could you implement queuing of tasks rather than do it in parallel

Eg. If app 1 and app 2 are installed, the app moves both simultaneously, would it be possible to first do app 1 then app 2?
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Ok, I'll add an option in settings
[Android Apps and Games] danniwong:
Fat32 partition not mount.

Partition with minitool, 1st 10gb fat32, 2nd 6gb ext2.

After reboot and before create mount script with apps2sd.

I check es file explorer. It show internal storage sda1 and external storage sdcard1 as 6gb.

Check also storage info with apps2sd, show external sd as 6gb, sd card 2nd part as not mount.

Then create mount script, only ext4 can automount on boot.

After mount, check storage info, external sd show 0mb and sd card 2nd part. now is 6gb.

Pls help.

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[Android Apps and Games] Dark-Coder:
Minitool Not Gonna Work , Partition With Gparted , simply Make Bootable USB of Ubuntu or Linux Mint , Boot it , Insert your SD card , open GPARTED and then Partition (1st Partition fat32 and 2nd EXT4 etc)..... that's Gonna work For SUre... For Some Reason Minitool Not Work... (Maybe Somekind of Windows and Linux Compatibility Issue)... :D
[Android Apps and Games] danniwong:
I try Gparted also, not work. same.

After finished partition with Gparted, fat32 mounted.

once reboot, fat32 not going mounted.
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Did you try the inbuilt partition tool?
[Android Apps and Games] danniwong:
yes , likely stuck on boot. actually how long will inbuilt partition tool take to partition on boot?
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
It might take upto 20 minutes
[Android Apps and Games] Venomz33:
Hi.Is there a way to mount folders with one click? I didn't see any option.
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
As of now it's not there. I might add in next release
[Android Apps and Games] leejasonsmith:
Hi Vicky, your app looks very interesting and i'm gonna give it a shot soon! been looking into various ways of increasing app storage. my question is, will this work better with a fresh install (of my Rom(Lewa os)) or even a factory reset? I ask this cause at the mo my phone, and sd card, are pretty full.

thanks for all the work¬
[Android Apps and Games] akbaryahya:
How do I fix this problem?

i.imgur(.)com/jL801dd.png
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Yes it would
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Create the below folder. It should be created automatically, i'll fix this in next release.

/data/sdext2/Android/obb
[Android Apps and Games] jazful:
Thank you for this great app. Just a question: is there a way to hide the folder bind status notification at system startup?
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
I'll add that option in next release.
[Android Apps and Games] pollazht:
Also consider making the pop-up less obtrusive so we know when we can use our apps , without the bottom half of our screen being unusable for a few seconds during startup.
[Android Apps and Games] GFOLDISCOOL:
Some questions:

1 - I have to format after or before partition?

2 - After I do this (partition my SD Card),my (old) Internal Memory will no longer be usable? Or it'll "join" with my SD Card?

3 - I can join the partitions again?

4 - If I partition my SD Card,what will happen if I switch him with other? It will corrupt something?

Sorry for my bad English,and thanks for this awesome app
[Android Apps and Games] insomniacno1:
Hi and thank you for this great App:) I have not tried it yet though, I have some questions first:

When using the built-in partition tool what will that do to existing data on the External SDcard:

1. Leave it as it is, and just resize partition to make room for the new 2nd partition like you would be able to do with gparted?

2. Or will it erase the external SDcard and start over with 2 new partitions?

I have not tried using Gparted with a SDcard yet, but I have used it for years with HDD.

What would happen if the SDCard became corrupt/defective and can no longer be used - how can you then uninstall the Apps or will they just dissapear from Settings->Apps?

If not, what will happen and how to solve it? I guess it could be simulated by swapping a fully installed card out with an empty one - I just don't have those resources.

Are there any limitation using this with Kitkat 4.4.2?

My phone's storage is /storage which has the following:

/emulated which has the subfolders /0 and /legacy

/sdcard0 I'm gussing this is where the apps are stored using the /emulated/0

/sdcard1 External SDcard

Do you see any problems with this and using your app?

I'm fully rooted and use SuperSU v2.46 - My phone is Lenovo A916: 1GB ram, 8GB storage, 32GB External SD class 10.

With kind regards

JBJ
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Partition tool will erase the data

If sd card is corrupted then linked apps will not work. You can use any cleaner app to clean your phone. Apps2SD has few cleaning options but it's limited to data, lib, cache and dalvik cache.

No problems with the path. Apps2SD works on almost all device which is rooted
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
1) 2nd partition file system should be any of ext2/ext3/ext4/f2fs

2) Either use Adoptable storage or 2nd partition to link apps. If you want to use 2nd partition to link apps, Recreate the partitions
[Android Apps and Games] e-cl:
It works if script is moved from post-fs-data.d to service.d directory. Just for everybody to know.
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Goto Apps2SD settings and set the service.d path otherwise it'll recreate the mount script in post-fs-data.d directory
[Android Apps and Games] Bob1900:
I didn't need to do anything. I used Gparted on a computer. It shrunk the fat32 partition, which (I assume) means that it 'defragmented' it (if that's possible on an SD card) and kept all the data intact. The ext4 partition used by Apps2SD kept its name unchanged. After I reinserted the SD card, the phone started up normally and everything worked. Thanks again [MENTION=6726362]vickybonick[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] e-cl:
Good for you. It's in case of problems with magisk modules not working properly
[Android Apps and Games] The Analog Kid:
Is Apps2SD supposed to have a built-in build.prop editor?
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
It edits the build.prop file if your device uses esdfs filesystem (generally a MOTO device) and you apply the Fuse patch from Apps2SD menu option
[Android Apps and Games] AlAneed:
Does anyone use this app for WhatsApp folder? Can you explain in details how to use it?

I want to store the complete WhatsApp folder in the external sd card instead of the internal storage. I used to use Foldermount app before
[Android Apps and Games] E_Ben:
So you can do with Apps2SD foldermount. Probably you have to use "bind". What is unclear?
[Android Apps and Games] langgengxyz:
obb & ext data link

I have app2sd pro, but why do auto-link obb and external data files always automatically go to 2nd partition? I want all the obb and external data files automatically connected to the first partition. Please add an option for setting where obb and external data should be placed, so we can choose to put the obb file & external data to the first partition or second partition.
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
I have been using apps2sd on a Nextbook ares 8 Intel x86 tablet with Android 5.1.1.

Selinux is disabled or permissive in the kernel. I have the 1st partition as fat32 and the 2nd as ext4. It has been working great with the advanced mount method that I started using recently.

I now have a newer Nextbook ares 8A with Android 6.0.1. When the device is in doze mode overnight and I wake it up, in settings storage it show the the device needs to be setup and formatted. In apps2sd the partitions are not mounted an gives an error message:

"mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 on /data/sdext2 failed: no such file or directory."

when I try to remount the second partition. I have to physically eject the card, reinsert then the first partition show up in android storage. I can then mount the 2nd partition in apps2sd. Then I have to go back in and relink the now partially linked app. I only have one app linked that has data and obb files: GT Racing 2. It is obb1 that has to be relinked. 4.0kb moved to sd card.

I initially tried the su.d mount option and am now using the advanced mount method with setenforce 0 in the mount script, despite being a permissive kernel. If there is any commandline device info you need, let me know. The 1st partition is set as portable.

I have been using greenifys agressive doze feature, but apps2sd is not in the doze list. I just disable aggressive doze to see if that has any effect. Do you have any ideas what might be causing this?

UPDATE: I disable aggressive doze and the problem is still happening.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] MagicSpeller:
Apps2SD Partitioning Error

Hi, I've spent most of the afternoon frustrated with this, so I really hope someone has an answer for me.

I have a new (old) Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 that came to me rooted and with Apps2SD installed. I was excited to be able to really move my apps to my SD card so internal memory won't fill up like it always does.

However, I cannot partition the card. I've tried numerous times with different sizes of partitions, different file systems, and with or without swap. Every time, it seems to be working until it reboots, but:( when it starts back up it gives me an error. I don't think it's been the same error every time, but sometimes the error message disappears before I get a chance to write it down.

However, it seems to always be a "does not exist" error. For example, here's the most recent one:

mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)

The file /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 does not exist and no size was specified.

I hope I got the '1's and 'l's in the filename right. Can anyone tell me what's going on? Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Try to repair the partition
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Use minitools or gparted (preferred) on a pc to create partitions
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
I have several times. Android apparently doesn't like the fact that I have two partitions on the ext sd card. With the charger unplugged even a few minutes, the device goes into doze mode as it should and the partitions are apparently unmounted and upon awake they are not remounted. Sometimes I can choose remount second partition and it is remounted. the app is partially linked then. I obb file is the one I usually have to relink. other times the error I mentioned earlier appears and I then have to eject the card and put it back in then the first partition shows up and I can then remount the second and relink. I have tried, under settings, use custom dev block: /dev/block/ mmcblk1p3, and I still have the same problem. I am using yds busybox 1.26.2 x86 binary flashed in twrp.

Attached is a logcat taken in matlog, filtered for apps2sd.

Thanks again
[Android Apps and Games] ashish1989:
Can I make external sd card default media storage of whatsapp with the help of this app
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Use the Apss2SD Folder mount module.

Tutorial @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbFBphPFUL0
[Android Apps and Games] ashish1989:
Can't understood well as whatsapp has two folders

can u provide steps for whatsapp
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Create 2 pair then
[Android Apps and Games] MagicSpeller:
Thanks, Vicky, and thanks for your app. I'm looking forward to using it.

I do have another question. I've read all your partition instructions and FAQs and watched some YouTube videos, but I haven't seen any that say anything about size. Can you tell me how to determine the best size to use for the second partition?

Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] zeus_89:
How can I view the second partition (ext4) storage on android?

In other words how to know if its full or not?
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
You can use a root file explorer. I use Total Commander. In it's preferences, check, root functions everywhere.
[Android Apps and Games] zeus_89:
Is this ( corrupted) normal.. Or an I doing something wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
[MENTION=6726362]vickybonick[/MENTION] When plugged into usb or an external charger I don't loose the mounts. When I unplug and it goes into doze mode, even after a short period, the external sd card's 2 partitions are not mounted on wakeup.

Are there any scripts that could be run to remount the 2 sd card partitions on wakeup from doze?

I ran mount in the terminal and tapped: send email. Does that email go to you? I see no send address in it except: user@example.com

Update: I found your email through a search of this thread and sent you terminal mount outputs, if that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] GX76K:
Can't move to sd

why i can't move app to sd, i always get error message "Could not access the Package Manager. Is the system running ?"
[Android Apps and Games] paed808:
Is that the second partition? If so, its normal (on most stock ROMs)
[Android Apps and Games] zeus_89:
yes this is the second partition..every thing works smoothly.. Thanks for your help
[Android Apps and Games] ejizme:
I absolutely love your app as I generally deal with low end phones like tribute 5 and K7 therefore I need extra space!

Thank you so much for developing this app. I paid for pro. :)
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
I'm not sure if you received my mounts email, so just in case, it is attached.

[MENTION=6726362]vickybonick[/MENTION] Hi vicky, I am keeping my fingers crossed, but I think I solved my problem of the partitions not remounting on wake from doze.

I booted to bootloader mode and did this: fastboot format userdata, fastboot format cache and rebooted to the android setup screen to setup as new.

The one thing I believe I did different this time was to disable mount namespace separation first, rebooted, before I installed apps2sd. Previously, I believe I had disabled it and rebooted after apps2sd was installed first.

The first time I had just flashed a modified boot.img to remove encryption, disable dm_verity and set selinux to permissive. I then flashed supesu. Then I deleted userdata and cache in fastboot and setup as new. I am stumped as to why, on a new setup that this happened. Also I noticed that after setup the second time, a new samsung sd card was detected instead of and unsupported sd card detected.

Also, the first time around was when I first partitioned the ext sd card with 2 partitions: fat32 and ext4, with your partition tool. I used the advanced mount method both times, but I had tried the other method to, the first time around.

Do you have any clues as to why this happened the first time around?

I will let you know if the problem reappears after a few reboots or in days ahead.

With some luck all will be good.

Update: well, spoke to soon, I worked today and had only tablet use during breaks and dinner. I just got home and thought to check if the 2nd partition was mounted. It was not so I chose remount 2nd partition and had to relink the obb file, as before so any clues?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] rlbowling:
Backup/Restore

After a full reset, I performed a backup of the SD card and 2nd partition. Upon attempting to restore from the 2nd partition I keep receiving and error message stating "error in opening zip file." I have already recreated the mount script. Has anyone else encountered this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] Soulfulgrey:
Hi all,

I've seen this mentioned but haven't seen a solution. I partition my microSD card (fat32, f2fs and swap). That seems to go fine. I reboot. I go into "Link apps to SD card" and attempt to create a script. Options selected are "f2fs", and "I've su.d support..." (as I'm rooted with SuperSU). I've tried selecting and not selecting "Create script for recovery mode". Each time I get the same error:

Error:

Mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 on /data/sdext2 failed: No such device

I'm attempting this on a Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.

Any ideas? (I submitted an error report too.)
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
Vicky, I tried a different approach for my issue of the second partition being unmounted after doze and the obb file having to be relinked after that.

I moved the game to internal by unlinking then re-formated the partition in your standard partition tool. Then I relinked and moved it. After over 24hrs it has stayed linked and the 2nd partition has stayed mounted. I am hoping that this solves it and it doesn't happen again soon. I had already tried repair in your partition tool and fix permissions. Could a corrupted partition table, game data and or obb files have caused this?

Thanks again. by the way, before I did this the game ran fine each time after remounting and relinking. So I am clueless as to the cause. Are you perhaps on vacation? I haven't seen you here in a while. If so, I hope it was good.

Here is a link to my thread on my root solution for the Nextbook Ares 8A which I released last week.

This is the device I have had the issues with.

https://xdaforums.com/android/development/nextbook-ares-8a-android-6-0-1-root-t3612397

By the way, if I put the microsd card in a card reader on my computer will Linux Mint be able to see both the fat32 first partition and the ext4 2nd partition? Windows doesn't so I I have to use DiskInternal's LinuxReader to see it in windows.

UPDATE: The issue re-occured again today. I am at a loss as to how to fix this issue.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] the13thstraycat:
Thanks [MENTION=6726362]vickybonick[/MENTION], I migrated my data from adopted back to the internal sd, then, in partition tool, recreated the partitions, 1st partition as fat32, 2nd partition as f2fs, rebooted, and no error. When I go to link apps, /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 is automatically filled in with f2fs selected but I get an error saying: mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 on /data/sdext2 failed: no such device. I tried changing the field to p2, also tried repair partition but still get the same error.

Has anyone overcome this before?

EDIT: I installed Diskinfo and it could not see the entire external SD. Then I found that android only saw the 32GB card as 700mb, as did Windows, but folders do show. Ejecting/remounting (in settings/storage) fixed that. Reformatted the 2nd partition as ext4 and got it mounted, but empty, diskinfo shows 1.1GB taken, 92% available. Browsing to /data/sdext2 says 35.95 MB used-13.98GB free and Partition tool reports the card is 29.7GB. I would tend to believe root file manager's numbers but is it normal to lose about 4% capacity in the ext4 partition?

Thanks. (and thanks Vicky for creating this feature-rich app!)
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
The 2nd partition size depends on your requirement. If you want to move a lot of apps and games then it should be big enough to hold them. Keep in mind that you can't resize the partition without loosing all of the data so it should be big enough to accommodate future requirement
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Use the Storage Info option from Link apps to SD card menu
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
No it's not. If you want to remove the error then Repartition the SD card using Apps2SD Partition tool (Normal)
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Use Link apps to SD card option

Tutorial @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1V4UQnZq0w
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Thank you for your support :)
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
I can see the 2nd partition is mounted in the log. Did you take the log after remounting the 2nd partition?

/dev/block/mmcblk1p3 /data/sdext2 ext4 rw,seclabel,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk1p3 /data/media/obb/com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftRAHM ext4 rw,seclabel,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Is the zip file size bigger than 4GB?
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Does your device support f2fs? try formatting the 2nd partition as ext2 or ext4 and see if it fixes the issue
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
I'm working on something else right now, it may take one more week to finish. I'll look into your issue after that
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
well f2fs reserves around 5% not sure about ext4
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
I believe I did. The next time it happens I can take one before if you would like me to.

At least the first fat32 partition is always showing up correctly now since I previously deleted the userdata and cache in fastboot and setup the tablet as new again. Before this It would sometimes want me to format the sd card even though everything should have been ok on it.

The second step I had done, formatting the second ext4 partition has improved things as the second partition stays mounted through doze more often than it did previously. Checking after about 8 hours of doze overnight, it is still mounted. but last night when I was working and it had several hours of doze and intermittent use during breaks and dinner hour, it showed up unmounted again. Would a logcat filtered for apps2sd right after wakeup when I check in total commander and discover it unmounted, be of use or a full device logcat unfiltered?

[MENTION=6726362]vickybonick[/MENTION] here is a link to my forum where I just last week released root and custom twrp for the device:

https://xdaforums.com/android/development/nextbook-ares-8a-android-6-0-1-root-t3612397
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
Yes, that would help
[Android Apps and Games] vickybonick:
I'll need full log and mount info
[Android Apps and Games] theHari08:
Shows pro version not available in India.
[Android Apps and Games] Soulfulgrey:
It did! Many thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
Vicky, attached is mount and logcat soon after wake from doze. second mount is after remounting 2nd partition and relinking obb file.
[Android Apps and Games] Hs Games:
Great application
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
I notice in supersu logging it states that this app has problems with full content logging. What are the problems and what are the consequences of enabling it anyway in supersu settings?

Thanks