How to copy files to my SD card with file commander

take55 · May 17, 2014

Hi,
apparently files can only be moved/copied onto the SD card by using the preinstalled file commander app. Should be easy, but I couldn't figure out yet, how to do it. If I long-click a file I can select it and click what I assume is the icon for copy in the top bar (see screenshot), but I don't know how to paste that file into another folder...

I'd appreciate any help! Miss ES explorer so much.

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QualQuek · May 17, 2014

take55 said:
Hi,
apparently files can only be moved/copied onto the SD card by using the preinstalled file commander app. Should be easy, but I couldn't figure out yet, how to do it. If I long-click a file I can select it and click what I assume is the icon for copy in the top bar (see screenshot), but I don't know how to paste that file into another folder...

I'd appreciate any help! Miss ES explorer so much.

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You can't copy files to SDCard (external) because write permissions has been revoked since the KK update, you need to be rooted and use sdfix app.

EonHawk · May 17, 2014

The icon you're looking for is the one that looks like a sheet of paper with a pencil on it. Click on that, then in the drop-down click "Paste".

Done it many many times already, shouldn't be a problem at all.

take55 · May 17, 2014

Oh, thanks! Didn't associate that icon with the task...

pmeinert · May 17, 2014

QualQuek said:
You can't copy files to SDCard (external) because write permissions has been revoked since the KK update, you need to be rooted and use sdfix app.

Yes you can. That is why File Commander comes pre-installed. It has the needed write permissions, without needing to root.

QualQuek · May 19, 2014

pmeinert said:
Yes you can. That is why File Commander comes pre-installed. It has the needed write permissions, without needing to root.

No it's not, there is nothing to do with file commander because the permission is in plateform.xml and that allow or not, but you can't only allow an app, also the root access is not enough you need to fix the permission, even rooted if you haven't the proper write permission you won't to anything.

pmeinert · May 19, 2014

QualQuek said:
No it's not, there is nothing to do with file commander because the permission is in plateform.xml and that allow or not, but you can't only allow an app, also the root access is not enough you need to fix the permission, even rooted if you haven't the proper write permission you won't to anything.

Ok. Didn't know that. Mine was already rooted at the time and I just checked that File Manager was able to it, whatever I wanted, without having granted it root access in super user. Don't recall tampering with the platform.xml, but perhaps it was part of the rooting process or I flashed a zip which did it afterwards.

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QualQuek said:
No it's not, there is nothing to do with file commander because the permission is in plateform.xml and that allow or not, but you can't only allow an app, also the root access is not enough you need to fix the permission, even rooted if you haven't the proper write permission you won't to anything.

But this article seems to support my understanding:
"Any app that doesn't come pre-installed on your phone, either by Google, Samsung, or your carrier, will lack write privileges to the external SD card. "
http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/b...ns-android-4-4-kitkat-your-galaxy-s4-0152036/

Dom3000 · May 20, 2014

QualQuek said:
No it's not, there is nothing to do with file commander because the permission is in plateform.xml and that allow or not, but you can't only allow an app, also the root access is not enough you need to fix the permission, even rooted if you haven't the proper write permission you won't to anything.

Yes, it does. You dont have to be rooted to use file commander to write on external SD card

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QualQuek · May 20, 2014

Dom3000 said:
Yes, it does. You dont have to be rooted to use file commander to write on external SD card

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There is something wrong with that, for having write permission access without changing the plateform.xml that means files commander would have system write permission and it's not the case because it's a 3rd app and Google intentionally revoked the write permission access to 3rd app on the SDCard.
So you said that File Commander has system permission? Never seen something like that even on the file commander website

pmeinert · May 20, 2014

QualQuek said:
You can't copy files to SDCard (external) because write permissions has been revoked since the KK update, you need to be rooted and use sdfix app.

QualQuek said:
There is something wrong with that, for having write permission access without changing the plateform.xml that means files commander would have system write permission and it's not the case because it's a 3rd app and Google intentionally revoked the write permission access to 3rd app on the SDCard.
So you said that File Commander has system permission? Never seen something like that even on the file commander website

It is installed by Sony and should be considered a first party app.:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/03/20/before-upgrading-to-kitkat-be-wary-of-sd-card-restrictions/

jismail · May 21, 2014

Is it somehow possible to install say ES explorer as a system app and the have full SD rights?

pmeinert · May 21, 2014

jismail said:
Is it somehow possible to install say ES explorer as a system app and the have full SD rights?

No, not without unlocked bootloader/root. But then you can let all user app access the sd-card.

__nv__ · May 27, 2014

I can confirm on a NON-root device that File Commander does allow you to write to the external SD card with copy/paste(paste option is under the 'edit/page with pencil' icon).

pmeinert · May 27, 2014

__nv__ said:
I can confirm on a NON-root device that File Commander does allow you to write to the external SD card with copy/paste(paste option is under the 'edit/page with pencil' icon).

Thanks for confirmation

hitrich · Aug 5, 2014

Thanks!

EonHawk said:
The icon you're looking for is the one that looks like a sheet of paper with a pencil on it. Click on that, then in the drop-down click "Paste".

Done it many many times already, shouldn't be a problem at all.

Awesome, thanks @EonHawk. That was not intuitive to me either.

kbroh · Aug 6, 2014

Easy fix guys: Install NextApp SDfix.apk. It fixes the sd card privileges to allow all read write permissions for sdcard.

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Ruud Westerhout · Aug 8, 2014

kbroh said:
Easy fix guys: Install NextApp SDfix.apk. It fixes the sd card privileges to allow all read write permissions for sdcard.

This "NextApp SDfix" requires ROOT, the mentioned app does not need anything to work.

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Arrowblue · Nov 7, 2014

Root your device and install Root browser from google play it will download binarys @first time and will fix your problem.

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