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[Android Apps and Games] tonycrew:
Thankyou i'm just trying foldermount i never heard of it before, i'm now moving modern combat 4 over.
[Android Apps and Games] bryenewbie:
obb files

hi, i'm using sony xperia sp rooted running on jellybean 4.1.2 i installed link2sd but whenever i press "move to sd card" it keep saying "App2SD is not supported by your device, because your device has primary external storage which is emulated from the internal storage." i want to move my obb files to my external sd can anyone help me with this one? I think link2sd does not link obb files to external sd card, i seen "directory bind" app it can move obb files to the external card, my worry is can i use both link2sd and directory bind at the same time? thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] nikwen:
Link2SD can just move the apk, the libs and the dex files. It cannot move obb files.
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
Also:

This app does not move data. It only moves the APK, DEX, and library files. That bit of information is on *this* page.

Edit: P.S. *search* ... Someone posted that exact error message in this very thread.
[Android Apps and Games] bryenewbie:
That's bad, so can you give me an advice what application should i use for moving obb files without messing up link2sd? thank you for the quick reply!
[Android Apps and Games] zzztidurvirus:
You can use both link2sd and foldermount at the same time. Foldermount can move that huge obb data and run it on your huge microsd instead.

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[Android Apps and Games] ziou1908:
only moves the APK, DEX, and library files? cannot move obb or other data files? :(
[Android Apps and Games] nikwen:
It can't. However, there are other apps for that. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] zzztidurvirus:
Use directory bind or foldermount for moving that huge obb data files. Or even better, do vold.fstab mod.

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[Android Apps and Games] Meeshka:
It is not because of LinkSD, but it is a consequence of the fact that you are using Link2SD and need to make partitions on the SD. To avoid mount as 179_1 you have to change /system/etc/vold.stab line where extsd is mounted:

example of what is:

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab
## - San Mehat (san@android.com)
##

#######################
## Regular device mount
##
## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>
## label - Label for the volume
## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted
## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.
## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices
######################

## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream
# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mxsdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0
dev_mount extsd /mnt/extsd [COLOR="Red"][B]auto[/B][/COLOR] /devices/platform/mxsdhci.1/mmc_host/mmc1
dev_mount udisk /mnt/udisk auto /devices/platform/fsl-ehci.1/usb

what needs to be changed:

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab
## - San Mehat (san@android.com)
##

#######################
## Regular device mount
##
## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>
## label - Label for the volume
## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted
## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.
## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices
######################

## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream
# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mxsdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0
dev_mount extsd /mnt/extsd [COLOR="Red"][B]1[/B][/COLOR] /devices/platform/mxsdhci.1/mmc_host/mmc1
dev_mount udisk /mnt/udisk auto /devices/platform/fsl-ehci.1/usb

the number of partition 1 (or 2) is depending on which partition you made for extsd and which for link2sd
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
Problems with Link2SD on Hisense Sero 7 Oro

I partitioned a 64 g card with Minitool Partition wizard, about 59 G FAT32 and about 3 G for other. I tried ex4, ex2 but only FAT32 was recognized for the second partition by Link2SD. It wouldn't let me move the asps/data but did allow me to create links some to apps and data and some just apps. I also have FolderMount running for 3 larger data apps and 'unpaired' where I was able to move data with Liink2SD. I moved a bunch of apps, most of my installed ones, no system or pre-installed. It worked initially. I copied some pixs and music from my original test 8 G card to what I thought was data partition. I shut down. Now, on rebooting, all of the apps moved are missing. Link2SD says there are no linked apps.

I tried clearing caches from Recovery but all this did was update my Android apps installed. Anybody have a clue? Unfortunately, I don't have a backup of my setup, just my apps in stores and on a Thrive AT100 Apps Backup and Restore on my PCs HD, pixs and music on HD.

PS. Now the 64 G card won't mount. My original test 8 G does. Do I need to unroot/factory restore?
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Try relinking all apps (Menu > More > Relink all apps).

That's unlikely to do anything... Why it's not mounting (errors, does it mount somewhere else, etc) might be more useful for us to help you, but you could try a format if there's nothing you need on it.
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
It could have been a bad 64 G card or incorrect format for the 2 partitions. What works on a Sero Pro 7, only FAT32 for both needed? Would like to reformat that card..

At any rate, what I did was to put back my test 8 G card, delete the missing apk icons from home pages, reloaded missing apks. Decided I didn't want to lose all my e-mail settings, etc. Oh, and before that, I went into CWM recovery and wiped caches. This seems to be working, pushing links to the test card. However, the test card has only a single partition AFIK. Is this a problem?

Also, what's the best strategy (have the tools-MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition or Guiformat, HDDRawCopy 1.02Portable) to format the big card into an app link partition and a separate data one? If they both need to be FAT32, how do I handle the need to write data (eg, pix, vid, movies, other data) w/o messing up the links? Is it to format and then put 'Folders' in the data partition? I read in the OP that MinTool Partiton will allow me to partition w/o losing data, but how about later writes to the microSd card?
[Android Apps and Games] Gatak:
move apps private data?

What is the thinking behind not allowing Apps private data to sdext2? This really limits how many apps that can be moved with links2sd on phones with a small /data partition.
[Android Apps and Games] nikwen:
Well, the thought is that it makes your phone slower. But I don't really support that decision.
[Android Apps and Games] Gatak:
Yea, of course, that risk is there. Still, I would rather choose slow than not at all.
[Android Apps and Games] nikwen:
You can use the

ln -s <location of the file> <symlink location>

command to link files. Move them first and then create the symlinks. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Gatak:
Yes, thanks. It is possible, but less convenient to manage apps this way.

After trying mounts2sd and int2ext I have now gone back to link2sd and will manually link huge data files (like from Opera browser, games, etc). Better performance this way.
[Android Apps and Games] zzztidurvirus:
Games? You mean those that stayed in sdcard/android/data or /obb? Use vold.fstab, directory bind, or folder mount.

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[Android Apps and Games] Gatak:
No, at least Opera browser and Kingsoft Office have large data files in /data/data/com.xxx.yyy/ which did not get linked with link2sd, so I linked them instead. I guess folder mount works too, but what is the advantage? Would, say a folder mount in fstab be preserved better during app upgrades?
[Android Apps and Games] zzztidurvirus:
Folder mount is for users that have issues with vold.fstab due to FUSE doing funny business. The best thing is, even though /data/data is ext4, it also work in fat32. Just mount what folder you want in /data or somewhere else, and set destination to fat32 (microsd).

Fstab? You mean adding more mount points in vold.fstab? That should work, just need to know the proper block address.

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[Android Apps and Games] jungaxxx:
Ihad a problem on my xperia Z with Android 4.2.2 lastest version. I used both link2sd and foldermount. At first, it worked perfect, as soon as have notification: the memory card has been remove, and then the systerm failed too. Have any issue? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] zzztidurvirus:
Of course there will be issues. You definitely cannot remove microsd since it links those apps, folder mount also same.

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[Android Apps and Games] jungaxxx:
But i didn't do that. Everything was ok. Suddenly, the memory card disconected and i can' reconnet then all apps and the systerm fail too
[Android Apps and Games] Radvach:
move to SD vs link2sd

Xperia Neo MT15i Zelly Cream v3.0.1 micro SD ScanDisk ultra 32GB sdhc I

ext2 - 1GB

My question: Why does if i use 'move to SD card' i got more free space than if i use link2sd 'create link'?

whats the point of the app link2SD?

List of installed apps. For now:

ColorNote

MX Player

OfficeSuite

Skype

Tango

WhatsApp

if on micro SD (move to SD) internal /data

Total: 420MB Used: 161MB Free 259MB

using link2sd 'create link to SD': internal /data

Total: 420MB Used: 212MB Free 208MB
[Android Apps and Games] swat4samp:
Read OP carefully and go through FAQ provided in the OP..u will get everything u need :)
[Android Apps and Games] Radvach:
Q. The free space doesn't increase after linking the applications, what could be the reason for this?

This made me feel good tbh. Thank you swat4samp. I hope there wont be more problems in future about it, but If something pop up ill ask you again. I hope you wont refuse. Thank you again.
[Android Apps and Games] swat4samp:
Ask anytime u will have 24x7 support here on XDA :)..and that's because the app's data would still be on internal memory unlike other mount scripts, so the internal memory seems to be full...
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
Rooted Sero 7 Got Clobbered trying to use USB OTG and Mgr Aps and Link2SD

I am running rooted (xboxexpert method) and just tried a USB OTG cable. It wouldn't work so I tried a few USB mgr programs one at a time from Play Store (USB Host Controller, USB OTG Helper (root), USB Storage Mgr, Stick Mount, OTG Disk Explorer). One of them clobbered my system. After uninstalling, the last one, I see a "bulls eye" and crosshairs on the screen and a light blue line of last stylus move. There are graphics coordinate tabs at the top of the screen (viz P:d1 dx=3 Xv:0:0 .....size= 0.5). Rebooting, clearing and reformatting caches via CWM didn't eliminate the screen problems.

I had to do a CWM touch restore from my micro sd card. At the end it said it was updating ~68 apps. My e-mail and related settings were recovered OK. But all linked apps are missing (just home page icons that don't work) and these are ones linked by Link2SD. The ones not linked are there. I am running only a single partition test micro sd card which I know is not recommended. Any clue what's happening? I lost Link2SD linked apps one other time with a 2 partition card.
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
Move the APK's from the SD card to the /data/app directory overwriting any same-named files. Then move all the directories in <sdcard>/data to /data/data merging any same-named directories and overwriting any same named files.
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
New Card Mounts but Wont' Link

I reformatted a card with 2 FAT32 partitions, copied data from an old card and installed Link2SD in my Hi sense Sero 7 Pro. Data can be read but I get the following when I try to create links:

"Mount Script Error

Mount Script

Mount:Invalid Argument"

When I try to link any app, I see "Symbolic Link-Not Mounted

/data/sdext2 mount not found"

On the android device, I can only see the 1st primary FAT32, so how do I access the second ~ 8 g partition to create this? On a pc?

What do I need to do?
[Android Apps and Games] zzztidurvirus:
^^Up:

Have you recreate mount script via link2sd? And about the 2nd partition, do both of them primary?

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[Android Apps and Games] martinusbe:
You can try making the android partition FAT

not

FAT32

and the Link2Sd partition FAT32

Both partitions have to be

primary

ofcourse
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
You're going to have a hell of a time formatting a storage device as FAT (8-bit FAT?).
[Android Apps and Games] zzztidurvirus:
1st as FAT? My smaller 2gb card is not recognized in phone, format it via phone and its in FAT32. The usual combo should be FAT32 + EXT2 / 3 / 4 / FAT32 only. Theres no FAT.

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[Android Apps and Games] Gatak:
Use ext2, ext4 or FAT32 (called vfat in Linux). I would prefer ext2 due to lack of journalling, so it is a little more resilient against corruptions when there are random reboots. Also, it is slightly safer for flash media.
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
The APK's were not on data card so I had to reload from stores.

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[Android Apps and Games] nikwen:
You can recreate the mount script in the menu of Link2SD. (Press the menu button)

Don't just change the file system. As far as I know it will delete the data. Backup!
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
Thanks. When I try that on menu,, I get after choosing FAT32/FAT16 for the type of 2nd party tion,"

Mount script error:mount script cannot be created, mount:invalid argument".
[Android Apps and Games] ChungHung.Chen:
Hi bakpinar,

I've finished newly added translation on OneSky.

Do I need to do again on GenGo?
[Android Apps and Games] nikwen:
He hasn't answered here for a long time. Try to contact him per mail. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
8/26/13 Update:

The loss of data happened again on the Thrive card. SD Card Tester showed it to be flawed. The other one in my Sero checked ok with this App. However, the continued failure to mount a 2nd partition on Link2SD led me to try the process an 8 Gb Kingston MicroSD. That worked perfectly. I used 2 FAT32 partitions: one about 5 Gb for data, the other ~ 3 Gb. I linked about 10 apps and they launch on the Hisense Sero 7 Pro. Using Minitool Partition Wizard on my pc, I just confirmed about 200 Mb of stuff is in the 2nd, otherwise unreadable partition. Problem solved. Now I just gotta get a good 32 or 64 Gb card.

I am dumping both of these 64 Gb cards and notified seller. Beware!
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
64Gb cards are delicate - I had 2 failures even with SanDisk (the newer 10MB/Sec ultra type). They died upon re-partitioning or after ~ 5 months of use. Since then I have a Samsung 64Gb and no problems (but this is not in a device with link2SD). I also had the experience that some card-readers cannot handle the 64Gb cards - not linked to exFat - even after formatted with Fat32 these readers cannot handle them.

The 32Gb are not that critical from my experience. I have a noname 32Gb and use it with link2SD in my Xperia Ray - no problems at all with that.
[Android Apps and Games] Gatak:
Feature request: add fsck to init/mount script. This could perhaps save son inconsistent FS's due to crashing, etc.
[Android Apps and Games] nikwen:
Sadly, the developer does not view this thread anymore. Contact him per mail.
[Android Apps and Games] gberpa:
Well, everything seems to be working. However, I don't know if "linking" is saving me use of my 8Gb of internal. Here's why: when I first started with the Sero 7 Pro, I had about 5.4 GB available for data and programs. Between system apps and apps I left on after rooting and a few I installed, that was down to about 4.4 GB with about 1 Gb apps and data. All my music, movies, vids, pix are on the 1st primary partition of the micro SD card. Also, the 3 largest data users are mounted to the primary part via FolderMount. I then added about 1 GB more of apps linking most of apps and data(when possible). I know the apps must 'link' cause if I unmount card without unlinking, I can't run programs on the card's second part'n.

However, my 'available' internal memory is down to 3.2 GB.

Can someone explain this? How can I really free up internal RAM?
[Android Apps and Games] Santbohara:
Got Problem in External Memory

Partition works, i am able to transfer apps to second partition but my device is not showing external memory card, as i checked in Setting>Storage its showing as :

Total space : Unavailable

Available Space : Unavailable

Unmount SD card : Mount SD Card (its hi-lighted)

Erase SD card : Erases all date on the SD card ... (its hi-lighted)

As i reboot device, at start-up its showing Error in External Memory, need to be format. (even i check in my pc it shows as bad drive for my memory card) If i format my external memory then device will now show my external memory but 2nd partition will be deleted again.

Isn't there any solution to show my external memory card along with 2nd partition?
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
No. Android only shows you the first partition. It doesn't look for any others. You need a third-party app to see any others.
[Android Apps and Games] molitar:
I upgraded Link2SD from Play Store now it stopped working completely. It can not mount scripts is all I get for error now and can not access all my programs that were linked. Samsung Galaxy S3 with EXT3 partition and did not have any problems before this update. I am going to attempt a restore of it using Titanium Backup but this new version seems buggy.
[Android Apps and Games] HiDevStudio:
good job, i like it, i think more and more people will use it:good:
[Android Apps and Games] Geraldao:
Update works like a charm in my device (4.2.2 / ext2)

Envoyé depuis mon LG-P970
[Android Apps and Games] mw86:
Im using a Galaxy S4 International GT-i9500 Exynos chipset and I have Link2sd setup on a ext3 partition. My mainsd partition being native sd card format of exfat. Could someone elaborate on if fat32 format for both partitions would be in fact the fastest file system I could set it up with?
[Android Apps and Games] molitar:
I do not know what the update did but now it only works with EXT2 or FAT32. I had to delete the old EXT3 so I imagine I have quite a few broken programs now :( Created a FAT32 and it worked. Created an EXT2 and it worked. So I will use EXT2 now and try to figure out what programs are broken now.
[Android Apps and Games] randomguy0:
I'm using a 32GB SanDisk class 10 card on the virgin mobile variant of the LG Optimus F3. It is running stock 4.1.2 w/ motochopper root. I have partitioned the card with fat 32 and ext2. I can only link files to the ext2 partition. Is there ANY reason why I can't move everything onto the ext2 partition? I am seriously at a loss here.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Maybe your kernel has no ext3 support?

"Everything" meaning? If you're talking about the apps' data, you can link it with another app, or manually.
[Android Apps and Games] zasy99:
Awesome app, using this and FolderMount, both work great together to free up lots if internal storage space.

This is on a Galaxy Note 2 GT-n7100 with Android 4.3.

I have some questions to better understand the program and why it does what it does.

1. Why do apps such as Link2SD require a second external sd card partition, is there no way to simply use the first partition?

I am asking as a) one its more complicated for the user to create a second partition (some users get confused and its an extra step) and b) this requires dividing up storage of the card. One has to know beforehand how much space they want to allocate to partition 1 in say fat32 format and then partition 2 in ext4 format. If you end up later needing more space on one partition and the other partition is not being used much at all that equates to a lot of wasted space.

Also, its not easy to access partition 2 to view the files on it, I have found one app, total commander that can see it.

If everything was on the first primary partition and we were to use for example fat32 then one could use pretty much any file browser app and manage the data as well, including making it easier to back everything up.

Even better would be to put everything in a subfolder on partition one named "link2sd"

2. Link2SD does not seem to manipulate (link/move) in any way the obb data, what is the reason for this?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] molitar:
I tried both Freeza and Koontz kernal. Don't they both have ext3 support?
[Android Apps and Games] Hippie459MN:
Been using this for some time now and didnt realize there was a thread here for this. Awesome!
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
1) Because it needs to be available pre-boot.

2) This doesn't manipulate *any* data, only APK, DEX, and libs. I'm sure it was a choice the Dev made.

Sent from my SGS4.
[Android Apps and Games] aamzalag:
Bapkinar, would there be any reason why on my 2.3 device my apps that have a sym link to /data/sdext2, with a working ext2 partition no longer show up as installed apps. but they are sucessfuly in data/sdext2? any help would be nice.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] MrD78:
Disabling A2SD+

I'm using a A2SD+ rom as well. is there a way to disable or remove this feature in that rom so i can use your app?

thnx
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
Auto mount script for ext2 may not be executed on boot time.

Can you check "/data/sdext2" directory right after restarting your phone. (without launcing Link2SD)
[Android Apps and Games] aamzalag:
i believe that if i check the data/sdext2 partition before i open link2sd it shows no files in the folder, but once i run link2sd it shows them in the folder. is there a fix for that? how can i adjust the script to make it mount at boot?

I fixed it, seems the install-recovery.sh file is no longer run at boot in cyanogenmod, so i created a 99complete file in init.d and moved the script there. works perfectly now :) thanks for the wonderful app
[Android Apps and Games] outchard:
Does this program make ense for me?

As the Galaxy S i9000 has an internal storage of 13GB and 1.85 GB for my programs ?

Thanks for replying.
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
I think you don't need it.

If I had a Galaxy S I wouldn't develop this app :)
[Android Apps and Games] AllGamer:
this app is awesome!

way better than App2SD
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
Market's behavior is strange, because linked applications look normal everywhere in the system after restart. I'll check to find out if there is something I can do on this issue.

I think it may be dangerous to give ability to move system applications in Link2SD. I would suggest move system app apk file to /data/app directory first with Root Explorer and then link with Link2SD.
[Android Apps and Games] david.cretcheu:
not perfect on my xperia x10...

Hi

Thanks for the app... however it doesn't work 100% right on my xperia x10 2.1 rooted... I did everything like you said (partitions, install link2sd...)

After sucessfull instalation i tried ,link some apps to the sdcard... however some apps doesn't work... and force close. For instance:

- Angry birds: the only app that did well;

- AppRemover: Force Close;

- Opera Mobile: Closed;

- Tango VideoCall: Force Call;

- Dropbox: Force Close;

- Xda: Force Close...

And some other apps i could enter in the app but if it needs internet connection, the app couldn't get in the network...

any help?!

This app would solve my problems with storage, because unfortunally SonyEricsson wouldn't bring Froyo to Xperia X10...
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
Broken Android permissions may cause force closes.

Can you try to re-install one of the applications which has force close problem, and then if it works create link again with Link2SD.

There are some details about this issue in this link.

http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2010/01/31/fix-broken-android-permissions-by-re-installing-apps/