Hi all.
This might be considered a "double post", because I posted this over in the regular Kindle Fire HD forum.
But, since this is the "All Things Root" sub-forum, I thought I'd try here. And, my device is rooted, and what I'm trying to do and access requires a rooted device.
With the Fire HD, I downloaded an HD movie to it; it's not in Amazon's "cloud", I mean it is actually on the device. I used to have about 12GB of free space; now it's down to about 4GB of free space. That HD movie file is probably that 8GB of space.
Anyway......does anyone know where HD movie files are downloaded to? If I plug my Kindle device into my desktop computer via a USB cable, there are some folders I can browse through (and even "side load" some items into). A couple of those folders are named "Movies" and "Videos". The HD movie I downloaded is not in either of them.
I want to make an archival copy of this HD movie file to keep on a hard drive as a backup. Amazon Kindle support won't help me as to the whereabouts of this file; I believe it has something to do with DRM protection.
In the meanwhile, I have since rooted my device; I also have SuperUser capability.
And just in-case someone was going to suggest it, I have the App called "ES File Explorer"; also an App called "DiskUsage".
I can almost kinda "see" the file on the device. What I mean is: I can "see" that there is 8GB of space being used up. But when I go browsing and exploring using ES File Explorer, I cannot find this movie file!!
I came close.
When browsing using ES File Explorer, I browsed through first by tapping on the "/" symbol at the top; then I tapped on a folder called "data", and then another folder called "data". Inside of there is a folder called "com.amazon.avod". Then in here tapped on files; AmazonInstantVideo; plugins; something named "B0091UOS4C"; and then in here was a folder called "trickplay".
Inside of this "trickplay" folder is about 700 .jpg files. These picture files are all still-frame shots from the movie I downloaded!! But where is the movie itself??
Are the HD movie files that are downloaded from Amazon in .mp4 format? If not, does anyone know what type of video format they are in?
Can anyone help me out here? I know Amazon is not going to approve given that I have rooted my device, but, I have found their tech support lacking anyway; whenever I have contacted them, it seems like I am better informed than the tech reps I am conversing with. Frustrating.
Anyone know how to find and gain access to HD movie files on a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch??
Thanks for any info or tips.
Pez
This might be considered a "double post", because I posted this over in the regular Kindle Fire HD forum.
But, since this is the "All Things Root" sub-forum, I thought I'd try here. And, my device is rooted, and what I'm trying to do and access requires a rooted device.
With the Fire HD, I downloaded an HD movie to it; it's not in Amazon's "cloud", I mean it is actually on the device. I used to have about 12GB of free space; now it's down to about 4GB of free space. That HD movie file is probably that 8GB of space.
Anyway......does anyone know where HD movie files are downloaded to? If I plug my Kindle device into my desktop computer via a USB cable, there are some folders I can browse through (and even "side load" some items into). A couple of those folders are named "Movies" and "Videos". The HD movie I downloaded is not in either of them.
I want to make an archival copy of this HD movie file to keep on a hard drive as a backup. Amazon Kindle support won't help me as to the whereabouts of this file; I believe it has something to do with DRM protection.
In the meanwhile, I have since rooted my device; I also have SuperUser capability.
And just in-case someone was going to suggest it, I have the App called "ES File Explorer"; also an App called "DiskUsage".
I can almost kinda "see" the file on the device. What I mean is: I can "see" that there is 8GB of space being used up. But when I go browsing and exploring using ES File Explorer, I cannot find this movie file!!
I came close.
When browsing using ES File Explorer, I browsed through first by tapping on the "/" symbol at the top; then I tapped on a folder called "data", and then another folder called "data". Inside of there is a folder called "com.amazon.avod". Then in here tapped on files; AmazonInstantVideo; plugins; something named "B0091UOS4C"; and then in here was a folder called "trickplay".
Inside of this "trickplay" folder is about 700 .jpg files. These picture files are all still-frame shots from the movie I downloaded!! But where is the movie itself??
Are the HD movie files that are downloaded from Amazon in .mp4 format? If not, does anyone know what type of video format they are in?
Can anyone help me out here? I know Amazon is not going to approve given that I have rooted my device, but, I have found their tech support lacking anyway; whenever I have contacted them, it seems like I am better informed than the tech reps I am conversing with. Frustrating.
Anyone know how to find and gain access to HD movie files on a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch??
Thanks for any info or tips.
Pez