[Q] EFS folder missing after restore, no WiFi, Galaxy S5 topic

I made a full nandroid backup on twrp about a week ago which included every option including EFS, when I went to (fully) restore the backup due to a faulty ROM it got stuck at 36% and wouldn't continue, I left it overnight to see if it would work and it did not, so I pulled the battery out and went to re run the restore but it has dissappeared, it wasnt on my SD card anymore and I couldn't figure out what had happened so I restored a different backup that only included data, system, and recovery, and when I booted my phone it said it was in Factory mode right away, but it didn't have the yellow text in the background, I have access to my cellular network but when I turn WiFi and then open an app that uses it, the phone instantly shuts off, I was reading online that the EFS was corrupt but the whole folder was empty, not a single file in it. I can't find anyone else who had the same problem and would greatly appreciate any help, I'm quite desperate to get this fixed

Device (data folder) topic

Why is the data folder empty? I use esexplorer and I go to device then data, but there is nothing there. I was trying to use Exo-player for YouTube instead of Media-player.

[Q] I have some simple questions about the storage/emulated folder that need answers topic

The longer I have my Shield Tablet, the internal storage space seems to slowly vanish more and more. I have been constantly clearing cache, as well as uninstalling more and more apps. The entire internal storage folder (labeled storage/sdcard0), takes up a total of only 3.77 GB according to ES File Explorer, yet I have less than 2 GB free. I have noticed there is a folder labeled: storage/emulated. Within this folder are "0" and "legacy"... Both of these folders appear to be complete clones of the sdcard0 folder (each are exactly 3.77 GB as well). All three of these folders add up to equal the total storage used on the internal storage. So can I really only use a third of the internal storage since everything is duplicated 3 times? Is it safe to delete the contents of either of the 2 folders within storage/emulated? What is the purpose of these folders?

[Q] Offline map data folder of Nokia Here MAPS topic

Hi,

I have downloaded and installed offline map data of my country (India) on my Nexus 4. Now I bought OPO, I want to transfer Nokia Here MAPS along with its offline data to my new phone. I have installed the apk on OPO already. Now which folder should I copy to make my offline maps working again ?

[Q] TWRP backups are suddenly stored in "wrong" folder topic

Hi,

I created a backup using TWRP at first, and it was successfully stored on /SDCARD/TWRP/BACKUP/LGD855.../*
I then connected my LG G3 phone to my PC and copied the backup to my PC, and then deleted the LGD855.../ folder from the SDCARD.
This was with KitKat.

I then flashed Lollipop and now I made another backup with TWRP, but now it is no longer stored under /SDCARD/TWRP/BACKUP/LGD855.../*
but under /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUP/LGD855.../*

Why is that? And is it possible to make TWRP backups stored in the original destination (/SDCARD/...) ?


Quick facts:
* Phone is LG G3 D855
* Running TWRP 2.8.0.0_d855
* Previously ran KitKat rom when files were stored under /SDCARD/, now running Lollipop when files gets stored under /data/media/0/TWRP


Thanks in advance!

Can't find efs folder for backing it up in LG P700 topic

I rooted and used es file manager app but the only efs exists is efs.txt
I also tried efs backup app, but it can't find the folder.
Is there something I can do, or there is no need for backup?
Thanks in advance

[Q] Mounting network folder as a local directory topic

Hello all.

I'm running my FireTV as an entertainment system. It's rooted with Kodi, Mobdro, RetroArch, ePSXe w/ Sixaxis PS3 as controller etc.

Since the FTV only has 8GB of local storage, I was wondering if there's a way to mount a samba share into a local directory so I can load emulator games without transferring them. Majority of the emulators only scan ROMs / ISOs etc on local directories.

Unfortunately, apps like cifsmanager and mount manager are broken since android 4.3 I think.

Thanks in advance.

Rogers XT1058 /persist folder topic

Hi folks,

Anyone with a Rogers Moto X (first gen) care to share their (root)/persist folder? It's useful for connectivity and as you can see on the other WiFi thread, my phone's screwed. The only hope I got now is hopefully by using a similar XT1058's /persist files on my device.

Thanks bunches.