I have no experience using Root explorer. I have MMS issues with Axura 2.2 and want to change the current MMS.apk with another. I have the MMS.apk i want to change on my external SD card and dont get how to get it in the internal to replace the other MMS.apk. I have tried but im obviously doing something wrong.
Can anybody with know how fill me in how to use root explorer to do this?
Thanks in advance
Root Explorer allows you to easily view and modify the entire file system on your phone. You, of course, must be rooted to do this. You can copy, move, paste, delete, etc. It works just like Windows Explorer which should be very familiar if you are a PC user.
To replace your mms.apk you just have to copy the new file over the old one and reboot.
Put the new apk on your internal SD card. Then find it in root explorer (it will be in the 'sdcard' folder.) Long press on the apk and select 'move'. Then move it to where the current mms.apk is. It will ask you if you want to replace the existing file. Select yes. Exit, and reboot. Be sure to do a backup before doing any of this though.
One important thing - There is a little button at the top of the Root Exporer UI. It says either mount r/o (read-only) or mount r/w (read-write) and you can toggle between the two. To make modifications you have to be in r/w.
pdefazio said:
Root Explorer allows you to easily view and modify the entire file system on your phone. You, of course, must be rooted to do this. You can copy, move, paste, delete, etc. It works just like Windows Explorer which should be very familiar if you are a PC user.
To replace your mms.apk you just have to copy the new file over the old one and reboot.
Put the new apk on your internal SD card. Then find it in root explorer (it will be in the 'sdcard' folder.) Long press on the apk and select 'move'. Then move it to where the current mms.apk is. It will ask you if you want to replace the existing file. Select yes. Exit, and reboot. Be sure to do a backup before doing any of this though.
One important thing - There is a little button at the top of the Root Exporer UI. It says either mount r/o (read-only) or mount r/w (read-write) and you can toggle between the two. To make modifications you have to be in r/w.
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Thanks, that was easy. Must of been that top button(mount r/w) that was not making it work for me. I didnt know what it was for.
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OK so I've used flashtool and im currently on x10a generic .504. after that flashed the dual touch rom.rooted with z4.. i have dual touch now, but only for a few programs. im supposed to now edit build.pro.bak . do some things in ect/permissions. but i can find build.pro.bak , or the /system folder, or ect/permissions. i've looked through astro, root manager, and searched the SD on my comp. cant find anything?
can anyone help?
im trying to do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921302
thnks
Hey nezzy.
You mean..."Using Root Explorer, navigate to /system, press the Mount R/W button, find build.prop, long press on it and select "Open in Text Editor"."?
Root explorer is required. From Android market and usually most file managers start on your sd card soooo..
Tap the go up 1 level icon and try looking in the system folder then.
You will find the build.prop file right at the bottom of the tree.
Kiefels said:
Hey nezzy.
You mean..."Using Root Explorer, navigate to /system, press the Mount R/W button, find build.prop, long press on it and select "Open in Text Editor"."?
Root explorer is required. From Android market and usually most file managers start on your sd card soooo..
Tap the go up 1 level icon and try looking in the system folder then.
You will find the build.prop file right at the bottom of the tree.
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oh my , im so stupid . i totally forgot about going back one level, found it.thnks for for the help
Total Noob here want to try and put an apk from one rom to another rom already installed on phone. what I did so far I used the zip of the rom that had the apk and explored using right click and explore. did not unzip. left clicked and dragged apk to desktop. now how to get the apk to my phone. assuming extracted it correctly.
just need a noob easy to follow guide to move it.
Thanks
Depending on the app, you just move it to system/app
I use root explorer
Once there, reboot, you don't need to click and install it.
I have root explorer and not understanding the process I am mounted as r/w then cant find my file
did you put it in a folder?if not i put my apks in a folder so i know exactly where they are at. sometimes things in root explorer get cluttered
I moved it to my phone by adding it to my sd card just like a rom. is there another place to put it so root exploer will find it? then I can move it to system
imspot said:
I moved it to my phone by adding it to my sd card just like a rom. is there another place to put it so root exploer will find it? then I can move it to system
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make a folder on the root of your Sd card. put it in there name the folder files or something then in root explorer go to the bottom of the files and look in Sd card and lets say you named your folder files itll be in sdcard/files
imspot said:
I moved it to my phone by adding it to my sd card just like a rom. is there another place to put it so root exploer will find it? then I can move it to system
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In root explorer go to sdcard/ it should be there. If you put it on your external go to externalsd/ long hold the file it should have move. then go to system/app and paste it in there and reboot phone. If you still cant find it use search and look up the apk name and move it once you find it.
i just download the rom i want to my pc open it up with 7zip go to the app folder and pull the apk out that you want and and put it in the rom that you want to place it in.
Thank you very much got it. now I understand.
Will someone please help me get root access with ES File Explorer?
I was looking for a good file explorer utility with a root explorer feature. I already had ES File Explorer installed and saw that it supposedly has a root explorer feature. Well, I've searched all through it and I must be missing something because I can't find any way to explore anything on my NT except for the sd card.
I've went into the settings, down to the Root settings and checked Root Explorer and Mount File System but this hasn't seemed to help. I see no way to "get to" the root directory. If I try using the up arrow to move up a level in the directory tree, I can't get up any further than the sd card. It just say press again to close.
What am I missing?
Thanks to anyone that may be able to help get to where I want to be.
- Byron
In settings, and you need to set home directory as "/". Then you'll have access to the entire file system.
What tgraves said as I have complete access to my nook with Es File explorer.
duh! That was so easy. Now I really feel like an idiot.
I think my wife is right. Sometimes I can make even the simplest things seem soooo hard...
Thanks for your help guys.
- Byron
Not a problem
I wanted to say thanks as well as I was wondering the same thing today, didn't think it would be so simple as just changing the home
ES File Explorer Root
Good tip.
Thanks
don't worry... this was a great thread to start because i just found it with google and was looking for this answer also!
whoot!
Tell your wife she's always right
Trust me...
If you don't want to change your home directory to '/', you hit favorites and hit the icon that looks like a phone. That should take you to '/'. I think that's what the icon looked like. Anyways it's in the favorites menu.
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In settings, and you need to set home directory as "/". Then you'll have access to the entire file system.
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I had been looking for the exact same thing. Thanks for your help.
I have the little phone icon so I assume I'm in the root directory. Next question - since this is where the additional 12 GB of space is, is there a "best place" to put my files that I don't want to tote around on my sd card? We're talking music, docs, etc.
Also - Is there a method so I can see "/" when connected to my laptop? Would rather move files directly to the root directory than have to copy to sd card then copy/paste to "/"
I find root explorer to be better.
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in the setting, tick all the boxes for "root settings" then from the "/" directory, you will be able to access the internal storage and others ( sd, 1gb space allowance)
What I meant was, is there any specific folder under "/" that I should put my own stuff in, or maybe create a new one?
B&N put all the reserved free space in '/data'. See this thread for workarounds. Accessing it via USB is another story, so you'll probably need to copy files to the 1gb partition then move it. Another option would be to use Wifi File Manager. Depending on the speeds you get via USB it may not be a bad alternative.
When using ES File Explorer to move music files from /data to /data/media it says "invalid path." When I tried moving it to a new folder I created under /data, it also failed.
Questions:
1. Is every folder under /data locked away from access thru ES File Explorer?
2. Is my only option to store content directly under /data?
Root the Access.
hi..
I have ES File Explorer installed and i want to install other font(.ttf). but when try to copy from sdcard and paste in '/system/font' folder, it shows an error : copy failed.
In Setting --> Root Setting, only first two options are enabled 1) Root Explorer and 2) Up to Root. other two 3) Mount File System and 4) Backup System Apps are disabled.
Also, when I try to check 1st one Root Explorer, it shows an error:
When 'SU Request' dialog popup, please select 'always allow'
can any one help me to install font in my android device?
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i cannot erase any file with any root explorer
sasuke512 said:
i cannot erase any file with any root explorer
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Have you enabled Root Explorer's "Mount R/W"?
How can I get my apps to the ad card?
I'm rooted and running the stock Rom with all bloat removed..I will switch to cyanogen Rom when it comes out
Thanx
Rob
You can do it one of 3 ways. Grab es file explorer from the market and download it set it up to your preferences. Look for the menu boxes at the top right and select app manager. Then choose to muti-select and choose which apps you want backed up and long press on one of the apps and select backup.
Or
The quickest is grab root explorer from the market and download it, give it su permissions if your rooted and open it up and select data-app(long press on app), copy whole folder and back out gently, select sdcard and paste to folder of your choice.
Or
Last but not least, Titanium Backup/MyBackup Pro and use these apps to backup anything on the file system you want. Also requires root/such permissions.
Hope this helps you out.
I have root explorer... I dont have a folder called data-app...on my root dir or on my sd....
is that the name of folder I'm looikin for?
thanx for the help
Rob
I have root explorer... I dont have a folder called data-app...on my root dir or on my sd....
is that the name of folder I'm looikin for?
thanx for the help
Rob
I'm looking to move all my apps to the removable sd
When you open use root explorer it will open a list of directory files it will look like this (/) up at the top of the phone, this called mount. This the master directory of every file structure of the phone. You want to look for a directory file called data, select to open it. Then find the folder called App in the directory, this where all your apps are located for the most. Then long press on app folder and new commands will arise from the long press, then select copy from the commands. Then hit the back button to get back to your original directory file and then paste to your sdcard placement of your choice.
I hate Chrome. It frozed my tab twice forcing a reboot.
Same thing as this. I did it and can confirm it works.
http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-7-stock-aosp-browser-replace-google-chrome-103893/
Any one else get this to work?
I have rooted, verified that I can launch SuperSU with no issues.
However both Root Explorer and ES File Explorer fail to be able to write to /system/app
I have checked that Root Explorer has r/w adn ES has all root settings checked.
Am I missing something simple?
It does work. Push the mount r/w button at the top in root explorer and you should be able to paste the apk. You also need to rename the 2 files that start with browser provider. Just put the word old in front of the existing file names so you can change them back if you ever need to.
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Make sure you're in the /system/app directory before pushing the mount r/w button in root explorer.
Kevhed said:
It does work. Push the mount r/w button at the top in root explorer and you should be able to paste the apk. You also need to rename the 2 files that start with browser provider. Just put the word old in front of the existing file names so you can change them back if you ever need to.
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Make sure you're in the /system/app directory before pushing the mount r/w button in root explorer.
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YMMV, but this is how I got it to work.
ES File Explorer just would not mount
Had better luck with Root Explorer
renamed the 2 BrowserProviderProxy files in /system/app after clicking "mount r/w"
trying to copy from /sdcard to /system/app would not work me (I did click "mount r/w"), a couple times it looked like it worked but I could not change permissions afterwards and after reboot the Browser.apk would be deleted
ended up copying Browser.apk from /storage/emulated/0 to /storage/emulated
had root take ownership (group and owner) of Browser.apk and changed permissions to 644
then from /storage/emulated I installed the Browser.apk
rebooted and all is good
Also flash is working too using apk from here.
Nice...glad you got it working!
Thanks a lot
it works on my Nexus 10
then I was able to install and use my Favorite broswer:
Quick ICS Browser (i love the 2 rings of quick Controls)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.virifi.android.quickbrowser
perfect
Why go the extra mile if "Ocean browser" does it all and then some...
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=ocean+browser&c=apps
+1 For Ocean Browser....I've been using it as my go-to browser since getting my N10.