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Help Viewing Apps on SD Card

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AndroidAlex

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Good morning all,

Apologies if this has been covered (I have searched the forum) but how on earth can you view apps that you have moved from internal storage to SD card? I have tried enabling 'show hidden files' in the SD card folders etc, but to no avail.

Any help appreciated - thanks.
 
Neither Kies or root access have anything to do with it.

When the handset is connected to the laptop via USB and "connect with USB" is enabled, Explorer should display two new removable drives. The first in sequence will be the internal storage volume, and the other the external card. Open the latter and you'll see a folder named ".android_secure". Your apps are stored in there.
 
If you are just trying to connect the USB, then do the following;

1) Tap menu, and choose settings.
2) Tap wireless & networks
3) Go to USB utilities
4) Tap connect storage to PC
5) Connect the USB cable (Only now connect)
6) Tap the screen icon
7) Browse your phone through the PC. Your phone is connected like a thumbdrive.

Kies connection is a different thing. But if you just want a USB connection, the above should be what you want.

Cheers

PS-This is a copied reply from another post. I suspect your insert disk is to do with driver problems. Getting Kies might solve that issue. Then you can connect without the steps highlighted above.
 
alpha0990 said:
With Windows I get insert a disk in drive (_).
Click to expand...

Then either you're trying to access a drive that doesn't exist e.g. an empty slot in a card reader or you have faulty hardware. If the drive(s) appear in Explorer then by definition they already have a "disk inserted".

In any case, this is a separate issue to the OP's question.
 
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