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

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VTR1000SP said:
i believe u miss out some step, it is working fine on my s3 and tab 7.7! this is the best app that make me give up ip 4s. i spend many hrs to find out which step i did wrong, i think u just read from 1st page and keep trying u able to get it done and u will find it so easy. the dev is :good::good::good:
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That may very well be. The ap is not complicated to use, the only problem i can see that cased the issue i had (and maybe for others as well) is the "Target" path that we need to manually insert.
Can you tell me what path you entered for the target (which would be the internal storage)? I used a file explorer to see the full path and it would seem that this was indeed wrong. The wrong target path still allowed the items to be copied but the bind failed.
No matter what path i use i get an error on the target directory (but the files still transfer)
 
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gilsol said:
That may very well be. The ap is not complic!ted to use, the only problem i can see that cased the issue i had (and maybe for others as well) is the "Target" path that we need to manually insert.
Can you tell me what path you entered for the target (which would be the internal storage)? I used a file explorer to see the full path and it would seem that this was indeed wrong. The wrong target path still allowed the items to be copied but the bind failed.
No matter what path i use i get an error on the target directory (but the files still transfer)
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target path is where ur current data is (internal sd) *data path is where ur sd internal files should go to & fake ur device to believe ur files is still there. which is y after u successfully mount when bind check u still find ur files in, if u unbind and check ur internal sd it only show the folder name and empty inside.
 
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VTR1000SP said:
i believe u miss out some step, it is working fine on my s3 and tab 7.7! this is the best app that make me give up ip 4s. i spend many hrs to find out which step i did wrong, i think u just read from 1st page and keep trying u able to get it done and u will find it so easy. the dev is :good::good::good:
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VTR1000SP said:
target path is where ur current data is (internal sd) *data path is where ur sd internal files should go to & fake ur device to believe ur files is still there. which is y after u successfully mount when bind check u still find ur files in, if u unbind and check ur internal sd it only show the folder name and empty inside.
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Thanks, this i already know i actually wanted the exact path because i used /sdcard/ & /mnt/sdcard and got errors on both and the files ended up in the external sd, they were no longer in the internal and the bind failed.

BTW thanks for the assistance.
 
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VTR1000SP

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gilsol said:
Thanks, this i already know i actually wanted the exact path because i used /sdcard/ & /mnt/sdcard and got errors on both and the files ended up in the external sd, they were no longer in the internal and the bind failed.

BTW thanks for the assistance.
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/mnt/sdcard is wrong path, it is ur internal sd not sd card. the right data path should be /mnt/extSdCard/urwadeverdata/

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VTR1000SP said:
/mnt/sdcard is wrong path, it is ur internal sd not sd card. the right data path should be /mnt/extSdCard/urwadeverdata/

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Right but i was asking about the target path... which is what i got errors on and caused the original problem.
Anyhow after a bit of "playing" i managed to successfully bind a folder.

Cheers.

Update - I spoke too soon, the game whose folder i binded didn't seem to like it and wants me to re-download the data :(
I guess i should only stick with gameloft games? or the ones mentioned by the developer. And i just saw that this folder disappeared from the app's list of binded items...

Yeah, i'm going back to my original conclusion - this app doesn't really work or is very limited.
 
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gilsol said:
Update - I spoke too soon, the game whose folder i binded didn't seem to like it and wants me to re-download the data :(
I guess i should only stick with gameloft games? or the ones mentioned by the developer. And i just saw that this folder disappeared from the app's list of binded items...

Yeah, i'm going back to my original conclusion - this app doesn't really work or is very limited.
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Just curious,...what games don't work?.
 
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Aqrab said:
which one is the latest version ?
and is there any other app do the same thing ?
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Latest is version 0.2.0o. I haven't found another app to do the same thing. You can do like I used to do and manually move the data and set up system scripts with the mount bind -o command and then use a utility like SManager to run the scripts on bootup,...but DirectoryBind makes the binding and unbinding process so much easier.
 
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weird the directory bind won't work at all stars:
the games called samurai vs zombie :

the source (data path) I enter like this
/mnt/extSdCard/Games/SvZ/

mount (target) path like this
/mnt/sdcard/Android/obb/com.glu.samuzombie/

then open that application, ask me download
anything wrong ???
 
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XeactorZ said:
weird the directory bind won't work at all stars:
the games called samurai vs zombie :

the source (data path) I enter like this
/mnt/extSdCard/Games/SvZ/

mount (target) path like this
/mnt/sdcard/Android/obb/com.glu.samuzombie/

then open that application, ask me download
anything wrong ???
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the source (data path) I enter like this
try this (data path) /mnt/extSdCard/Android/obb/com.glu.samuzombie/
 
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Great tool Sir! Works fine on my i9300 with Omega ROM 8.1. Thanks to you all my GPS software maps are now stored on external SD, and I am thinking of doing the same with the Google Maps cache.
 
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XeactorZ said:
weird the directory bind won't work at all stars:
the games called samurai vs zombie :

the source (data path) I enter like this
/mnt/extSdCard/Games/SvZ/

mount (target) path like this
/mnt/sdcard/Android/obb/com.glu.samuzombie/

then open that application, ask me download
anything wrong ???
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Did you enter the source and mount paths by using DirectoryBind's browser? I always use that method to make sure the directories exist and I'm not entering anything wrong. Also, did you check the box to "Transfer files from target to data."? before you tapped on the Add button?
 
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tumira said:
Is it safe to bind directory whole sdata\Android folder to external sd\Android ?
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The binding takes some time to happen which is to say it doesn't happen as soon as the Android system mounts the SDHC card. So you could have a time when some app is writing real files to the SDHC card and then the bind occurs and those files get eclipsed by older ones in the "new" directory. I'd worry about this happening with any app that does something at boot, has a persistent notification, or widgets. To be safe you really want to bind data for apps that you explicitly run like games and never for any app that does anything automagically.

Sent from my HTC Evo V 4G (PG86100) using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
 
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tumira

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OMG.. When I restarted my phone..It shows that my SD card is damaged. But when I test it on my PC it able to read the SD card. Is it a bug or something ? Rooted but im using stock firmware.. Seems that i read somewhere in this thread it happen to other people also...

Now i cant mount my sd card on the phone.. Please assist me.. Thanks..
 
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tumira

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Pushwall said:
Read my previous post on a possible solution to fix your problem.
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I think the problem was i mount whole folder SDData\Android which causes problem when restart phone..
found the solution

1)Uninstall bind directory and restart phone
2)Put the external SD card in PC or laptop
3)Copy back from external SD card using PC to internal SD via USB cable (folder Android) and overwrite all.
4)Restart phone.
5)Do binding again this time choose manually each folder or games to bind...

:)

This is my first Android phone. Before this is nokia N8. This is fun.. :p
 
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    Hi all !

    This is my application to bind directories located on external_sd to directories on internal memory (/sdcard/). This way You can transfer large application data directories to external_sd. Could be usefull with ex.: games from Gameloft, other like Shadowgun, applications like CamScanner.

    screenshot:
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    Features:
    * Requires ROOT !
    * Aimed at specific functionality and features (not idiot-proof)
    * You can create any number of Data -> Target directory pairs, mount them manually or choose to mount them on system boot (checkbox does that).
    * On/Off switch controls whole mount-on-boot function.
    * Diskette icon indicates if mount operation was successful, by taping it You can mount/umount entry.
    * Icon changes if application is using mounted entry
    * DirectoryBind can tell what application is using this entry (tap at entry in use)
    * Long tap on entry (disabled) brings edit/delete window
    * App auto umount all entries on USB connected and remount after USB disconnected (for now via BroadcardReceiver UMS_CONNECTED / UMS_DISCONNECTED)
    * App shows notification and vibrates if auto umount on USB fails
    * If mounting all checked entries (ex. on boot) app is waiting specified time (def. 60 sec) if data directory is not available (happens sometimes at boot)
    * Tested sucessfully with Asphalt 6, Shadowgun, DeadSpace, CamScanner

    Color statuses:
    * GRAY - entry disabled
    * RED - mount failed
    * BLUE - waiting for data availability
    * GREEN - mounted OK

    version 0.2.0k
    * fixed FC if screen orientation changes during copy/delete
    * more extensive logging

    version 0.2.0m
    * ?? fixed problem with entries marked green on boot, but not mounted (repotred by stone_ship)
    * ?? fixed problem with random FC on ICS (reported by Thomas)

    version 0.2.0n
    * auto create target directory action moved from "bind" action to "add/edit entry" action due to possible problems when data outside "/sdcard"

    version 0.2.0o
    * added option to control if mount service is run as sticky

    *** for now older version kept in case I broke something ***

    please do not test data transfer files features on sensitive data they seem to work OK but are not throughly tested

    Compiled using API android 2.3.3. Attached as self-signed development apk package. No market link for now.

    important info
    * Remember ! All entries must be umounted before attempting to use MASS STORAGE MODE. Application will try to do it automatically on USB CONNECT. If it fails and You'll use MASS STORAGE MODE sdcard partition WILL CRASH and reboot will be required to restore normal operations ! Main cause of that is appplication using mounted folder. You have to close that application and retry to umount entry.

    * This application requires *root privileges* so it has full control over entire system! Uses root privileges to invoke "mount", "umount", "lsof" and "grep" shell commands via su and it DOES NOT write anything on system partitions.
    It DOES NOT apply any permanent changes to the OS, however I cannot guarantee it does not contain BUGS and security issues. I'm not responsible to any damage it can cause. Use it AT YOUT OWN RISK !

    application permissions explained
    WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - application automatically creates target path, copy existing files from target to data
    RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - application can perform automatic bind on boot
    VIBRATE - application creates notification alert with vibrations when cannot umount all locations on USB connect
    READ_LOGS - dump own logcat to file
    *ROOT* - invoking "mount", "umount", "lsof" and "grep" commands via su

    BUGS REPORTING
    As every program can contain bugs so this one too. I'm very grateful if someone find and report a bug. No report will go unattended and I'll look into each case. There is just one thing, often report even very detailed is not enough so application has built in logging (logcat) capability - it can be enabled in Preferences.

    Logcat can be dumped to file from main app window: menu -> dump logcat to file
    So when reporting bug please attach that file to Your post :)

    Regards !
    Slig

    !!! IF YOU HAVE ISSUE WITH ENTRIES DISAPPEARING AFTER REBOOT !!!
    1. In preferences check "alternate dbase mgmt" and try again
    2. Report in this thread with informations
    - does "alternate dbase mgmt" help ?
    - are you using any taskkiller
    - what ROM are you using

    I need to know how many people have this issue, maybe it would be good to make "alternate dbase mgmt" default mechanism.
    Sorry for that but I'm still learning and doing by best to make this app as much compatible and usable as possible. This is my first public app for android ;)
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    Moved to "Themes and Apps" section.
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    racer321 said:
    How do we get this to work? I've moved my game files to my sd card on my otg cable for my nexus 7 and I've tried to mount the obb folder using this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155363 but my games such as Asphalt still tell me to download data :/
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    I haven't tested it with obb folders tbh. I just added my bind commands to the debugger.mnt file then executed remount.sh.

    (I think I'm going to release an app to make everyone's life easier. It'll have a modern GUI, intuitive layout, and compatible with 4.2.2). I'll post a link to it here once it's all finished. :good:
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    Later posts seems to sound like the posters are blaming or are angry with the author of the app. This is really sad.

    Anyway, I would like to answer some questions and hope that people would be more polite in the future as the author wrote the app for free and saved a lot of people time and effort. Without the app, people like me usually wrote script to mount the links and now we have nice GUI to do that. I am most thankful for the auto unmount feature. Previously when using script, I must make sure that I unmount the link before unmounting the external card (to mount to pc). If I forgot that, then the external card would later fail to bind anymore until I restart my device.

    On the version, the higher the number, the newer it is. If the number is the same, then the later alphabet is newer, meaning "b" is newer than "a".

    On the app itself, it is a frontend to perform mount/unmount, while allowing moving files automatically. So, whatever limitation you are facing is on the OS, not the app. The app helps you to move files (when creating the link), helps you mount the link (on every reboot), helps you unmount the link when your external card is unmounted (and remount it), and helps you move back the files when you delete the link. It uses mount and umount to perform the linking/unlinking process. They are commands that come with the busybox.

    On why source is the external card and the target is the original path, the author uses the parameter naming used by mount and umount. When mounting, the source is where the data is, while the target is where you want it to appear. Mount also requires that the target directory must exists and empty. If it does not exists, the mounting process would fail.

    For installing app, as long as there are sufficient space to where the OS is installing it to, it will install successfully. If it complains that there are insufficient space while there is plenty, then it has something to do with what you have done, such as rogue odex file (normally caused by cracking apps with Lucky Patcher). There are also cases where the app to be installed is at fault. This would normally be solved when the app is updated.

    So, I hope I clear up some confusion with this post and please, if you can't get any apps developed freely by generous developers to work while others have no problem, try to understand how they work and do some research before bashing the authors.

    Thanks.

    Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2
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    spearoid said:
    ...I've been living the dream ever since a ... scripter produced a solution to the FAT32 limitation on AOSP.
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    I doubt that. :) Tech should be working for you, you shouldn't be working for the tech. If you ever are, you should ditch it and use something else.
    Directory Bind no longer works on 4.2 though. There are some workarounds I've been made aware of but they're very technical and I haven't tried them yet​
    BTW, there are fixes, technical is a relative term. I created a workaround to the 4.2 issue and it is what I use. I even attached my proxy wrapper at the bottom of the project so people could play with it.

    ...

    Ok, I'm going to threadjack a bit here. I'm the person who wrote that script. However, I have been informed that there would be more demand for an app like this one -- and slig has been MIA for a little over a year. When I check out Google, I see a bunch of bad instructions on blogs, and people making a bunch of incorrect statements. (Particularly regarding 4.2)

    As an example, I rebound inside data/data manually -- worked fine. It's just that this tool is broken because of the zygote-restricted-slave-mountspace bug/feature. Most of the problems seem to come from the lack of a GUI, not the lack of it being possible.

    I see a need for a New Unified Volume Daemon (NuVold). Something that is (1) GUI/Play Store based (2) portable across devices + integrates in Android Storage Manager for SD (3) mounts + repairs wacky filesystems (4) on partitioned devices (5) can rebind directories (6) softlink/install apps to SD card. [Swapping internal/external storage is not needed (and pointless) if something can do (5) and (6) in a user-friendly way.]

    Currently, multiple utilities do each in a semi-broken and nonconsistent way. (Paragon broken on 4.2, my script can sorta do 2-5 but via command line, Directory Rebind broken, ExtSd2InternalSd hijacks mount at boot...)

    Essentially, I am proposing a merger of my "fuse-mountsd", "Super APP2SD", "Directory Rebind", "Paragon's FS App" (the execution, not the proprietary stuff), "StickMount", "ntfs-3g", and "exfat-fuse". This is possible, but would require a lot of work. Plus there's no way you could charge for it, given all the chefs.
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