[TOOL] DirectoryBind - move data to external_sd (GameLoft, Shadowgun etc.) ROOT req.

[HippoMan]

is this app requires free size in internal memory while using.suppose i want to mount 1.30 gb the data frm external drive.is it necessary there should a free space of 1.30 gb in internal memory.please help

No, you would not need 1.30 gb in internal memory.

What this app does is to perform a mount of the external directory over a pathname on the internal drive. Essentially, this just sets up a mapping on the internal drive which points to the external data.

The main purpose of DirectoryBind is to set up these kinds of mappings, so that you don't have to copy huge amounts of data from the external drive to the internal drive.

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[mhmd_bk]

hi guys ...

i need help ...

so i have moved some games data using DirectoryBind, and it did work at first. however, after few minutes,when i opened the app, all the entries have disappeared and the games stopped working.

ps: all the files that DirectoryBind created still there.

 

[jmgg2k]

oh i see then .. i hope they are working on it now , but does another thing like Link2SD worked on CM 10.1 ?

im searching the same for about 2 months with no luck. There isn´t an app or a mod working on CM10.1 (at the moment)

 

[SpasilliumNexus]

Well, just to clear the things out: you download the game data, bind folders and transfer the files to external sd right?
Can you try to bind the folders first, before download the game data and see what's happen? Also I suggest you to use some custom folder name different from DirectoryBind. I always bind directly the two folders and it works like a charm.
Example:
S: storage/sdcard1/gameloft
T: sdcard/gameloft

I've tried doing what you've mentioned and it still downloads the data to the phone's internal memory. Restoring to my stock rooted 4.1.1 to try it out DB worked perfectly there. I'm just going to assume that it's a firmware incompatibility with my phone and have to use my phone without it until a solution comes along.

Thanks nonetheless for trying to help

 

[jshx2]

Android file

All my games show up under a 'Android' folder on the internal memory. Is it safe to bind this entire folder? I am a newbie but it seems that it is just game and app data. Any help is very appreciated! Thanks!

 

[911-Future_Maker]

I've tried doing what you've mentioned and it still downloads the data to the phone's internal memory. Restoring to my stock rooted 4.1.1 to try it out DB worked perfectly there. I'm just going to assume that it's a firmware incompatibility with my phone and have to use my phone without it until a solution comes along.

Thanks nonetheless for trying to help

Nice to hear some good news today. ;P
It seems it was definitely your rom issue, if you want custom rom with working DB checkout the one in my sig.

All my games show up under a 'Android' folder on the internal memory. Is it safe to bind this entire folder? I am a newbie but it seems that it is just game and app data. Any help is very appreciated! Thanks!

Hi dude, yes it completely safe....if you just do the things right. ;P
That Android folder on internal sd is the place where all your games(and apps) are storing their data.

 

[jshx2]

Thanks for the help. For some reason it shows that the game info has been copied over but when I go in the game and it asks me to download more data that should already be in the transferred file. Clearly the directories were not bound is there something I'm missing? I froze any app killer and can't figure it out.

Sent from my rooted LG-P769 10e using xda app-developers app

 

[LuckyStrike88]

hi guys ...

i need help ...

so i have moved some games data using DirectoryBind, and it did work at first. however, after few minutes,when i opened the app, all the entries have disappeared and the games stopped working.

ps: all the files that DirectoryBind created still there.

im searching the same for about 2 months with no luck. There isn´t an app or a mod working on CM10.1 (at the moment)

Thanks for the help. For some reason it shows that the game info has been copied over but when I go in the game and it asks me to download more data that should already be in the transferred file. Clearly the directories were not bound is there something I'm missing? I froze any app killer and can't figure it out.

Sent from my rooted LG-P769 10e using xda app-developers app

Have you tried checking the box "alternate dbase management" in preferences?

This worked for me, I'm on CM10.1 on the i717

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Hi dude, yes it completely safe....if you just do the things right. ;P
That Android folder on internal sd is the place where all your games(and apps) are storing their data.

This is also where system apps like messaging are stored too right? I thought some people complained of some apps working some not after doing this?

The reason for my concern is a have a G Note and a 64gb SD card formatted as NTFS, so I have to use NTFS+ to mount it at boot, but the program scans the whole card which takes a couple minutes at boot (longer if it is a random reboot) so would my phone wig out at boot if the card hadn't been mounted, and would the card even mount if the NTFS app is located on the SD card?

 

[VanillaG0rilla]

So has anyone running 4.2.1 but not on CM 10.1 got this working?

Sent from a noided N7

 

[jmgg2k]

Have you tried checking the box "alternate dbase management" in preferences?

This worked for me, I'm on CM10.1 on the i717

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Not working with "alternate dbase management". Could you please post your paths and config in DirectoryBind?

 

[StephenC82]

Wonder how it'll work with 4.2.2 as with 4.2.1 it's a bit sketchy.

 

[Mk.Xal]

So has anyone running 4.2.1 but not on CM 10.1 got this working?

Sent from a noided N7

Yes, I am on the Slim Bean rom and it's based on aosp (but I know that it is a bit different for my device (i9100) so maybe it's because of that)

 

[jmgg2k]

Yes, I am on the Slim Bean rom and it's based on aosp (but I know that it is a bit different for my device (i9100) so maybe it's because of that)

Im on CM10.1, my kernel is Siyah v 1.8.9, and my device i9300 GS3. Directory Bind is not working with any configuration that i had tried.
Please, if somebody could share the config and bind paths would be great (ON CM10.1)

 

[911-Future_Maker]

This is also where system apps like messaging are stored too right? I thought some people complained of some apps working some not after doing this?

The reason for my concern is a have a G Note and a 64gb SD card formatted as NTFS, so I have to use NTFS+ to mount it at boot, but the program scans the whole card which takes a couple minutes at boot (longer if it is a random reboot) so would my phone wig out at boot if the card hadn't been mounted, and would the card even mount if the NTFS app is located on the SD card?

No mate, sms and mms are located in your phone's root directory, the exact path is:
data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db

it's hidden by default, you must have root and enable 'show hidden files' in some file explorer to access it.
So no worries about your sd card, but why formatting to ntfs, I can't see any preferences to do that, not only that, but you have to use an app just to mount it at boot. I really sugggest you to use the fat32 format.

 

[egingell]

No mate, sms and mms are located in your phone's root directory, the exact path is:
data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db

it's hidden by default, you must have root and enable 'show hidden files' in some file explorer to access it.
So no worries about your sd card, but why formatting to ntfs, I can't see any preferences to do that, not only that, but you have to use an app just to mount it at boot. I really sugggest you to use the fat32 format.

It's actually not hidden. Files and folders are hidden in *Nix by prefixing the file name with a dot. There is no "hidden" attribute like in Windows.

 

[LuckyStrike88]

No mate, sms and mms are located in your phone's root directory, the exact path is:
data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db

it's hidden by default, you must have root and enable 'show hidden files' in some file explorer to access it.
So no worries about your sd card, but why formatting to ntfs, I can't see any preferences to do that, not only that, but you have to use an app just to mount it at boot. I really sugggest you to use the fat32 format.

GNote can't use ExFAT and FAT32 is limited to 4gb transfer size.

I may end up reformatting to FAT32 and dealing with the 4gb barrier, just to be able to do this. 16gb is appallingly small.

Edit to add, what is sdcard0/Android/data/com.android.contacts com.android.mms com.google.apps.maps etc?

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Have you tried checking the box "alternate dbase management" in preferences?

This worked for me, I'm on CM10.1 on the i717

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Not working with "alternate dbase management". Could you please post your paths and config in DirectoryBind?

My config is standard other than alternate dbase management is checked and the paths are just standard it's NFS:MW and Max Payne

 

[dr.esslamelbanna]

What is the version of this app?

First, I have to thank all the for this great, very useful application. It helped me so much.
Please can you tell me what's the last version of this app. I have Dell streak 7 tablet running on Android 2.3. If you can put the link of the last version of the application.
Again thank you too much for your application and consider your help.

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]First, I have to thank all the for this great, very useful application. It helped me so much.
Please can you tell me what's the last version of this app. I have Dell streak 7 tablet running on Android 2.3. If you can put the link of the last version of the application.
Again thank you too much for your application and consider your help.

 

[enkidu70]

Im on CM10.1, my kernel is Siyah v 1.8.9, and my device i9300 GS3. Directory Bind is not working with any configuration that i had tried.
Please, if somebody could share the config and bind paths would be great (ON CM10.1)

I have the same problem using Resurrection Remix Mod (CM10.1, Siyah v1.8.9) on my SGS3 i9300! Button is green but directories are not mounted!

Well... I guess this could be a CM10.1, Siyah or Busybox issue... Because I tried to "mount -o bind /extSdCard/Downloads /sdcard/Downloads" as root but it did not work. It also did not return any error...

Enkidu

 

[911-Future_Maker]

First, I have to thank all the for this great, very useful application. It helped me so much.
Please can you tell me what's the last version of this app. I have Dell streak 7 tablet running on Android 2.3. If you can put the link of the last version of the application.
Again thank you too much for your application and consider your help.

Hello dude, the latest version is 0.2.0o, it's the last file in the list.

GNote can't use ExFAT and FAT32 is limited to 4gb transfer size.

I may end up reformatting to FAT32 and dealing with the 4gb barrier, just to be able to do this. 16gb is appallingly small.

Edit to add, what is sdcard0/Android/data/com.android.contacts com.android.mms com.google.apps.maps etc?

These are related to your contacts, maps and messages, I advise not to bind such a system things. Their data is likely pretty small, so I don't believe you want to move them according to limited storage space.

 

[rotaryheadrx7]

I have the same problem using Resurrection Remix Mod (CM10.1, Siyah v1.8.9) on my SGS3 i9300! Button is green but directories are not mounted!

Well... I guess this could be a CM10.1, Siyah or Busybox issue... Because I tried to "mount -o bind /extSdCard/Downloads /sdcard/Downloads" as root but it did not work. It also did not return any error...

Enkidu

It is neither a CM 10.1, Siyah or Busy box issue. It is a 4.2.x issue.