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| From | Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Can’t Set File Permissions |
| Date | 2026-06-07 19:57 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <1104evm$2ni9f$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 07/06/2026 13:32, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-06-07 13:46, Alan Peeling wrote: >> On 05/06/2026 12:33, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> On 2026-06-04 22:52, Alan Peeling wrote: >>>> On 04/06/2026 07:20, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>>> I am able to save most files to a computer, by using MTP protocol >>>>> in Linux. Sometimes I had success by using an FTP server on the phone. >>>> >>>> Are you able to save /Android/data/, /sdcard/Android, and most >>>> subdirectories of /sdcard/Android? >>>> >>> >>> With FTP I have /Android/data/. I don't have an /sdcard/ directory on >>> this phone. >>> >>> With mtpfs I also have "/Android/data/", but I had to run the copy >>> several times till no errors were reported. >>> >>> >>> There is a thread here where we commented about it. >>> >>> Re: How do nonroot Android & nonjailbroken iOS run SMB servers to >>> connect to each other & Windows? >>> >>> From: Herbert Kleebauer <...> >>> >>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:31:44 +0200 >>> >>> >>> >>> But the copies I made are dated July. >>> >>> /2025-07-18-ftp │ 23331M >>> /2025-07-18-mtpfs │ 56257M >>> /2025-07-18-test │ 56170M >>> >>> So the latest directory was made with a method that accessed more >>> files. I don't remember what method I used :-? >>> >>> I will have to run tests again. I have a note that says to use FTP, >>> but must be a different than the one used in the first directory. >>> >>> >>> My notes on the ftp method say: >>> >>> +++------------ >>> Use Cx File Explorer on phone to activate ftp. The app can be >>> backgrounded, swipe from the bottom. >>> >>> Copy over the files using mc to temporary directory. No, use FileZilla >>> >>> Finally, use rsync to save space. >>> ------------++- >>> >>> >>> Sigh, incomplete notes. >>> >>> >> I found the thread ‘How do nonroot Android & nonjailbroken iOS run SMB >> servers to connect to each other & Windows?’ on https:// >> newsgrouper.org/ comp.mobile.android , thanks for the pointers. It is >> a killer thread, it took me hours to read, and it's stuffed with the >> sort of flames that make one embarrassed to be human. > > I tried to point you to the exact post where we discussed backups :-) > >> It did contain some gems, for example I didn't know that Windows File >> Explorer could be used as an FTP client. The app Carlos remembered >> seems to be WebDAV FS, which lets the phone appear as a drive in File >> Explorer. That seemed like useful functionality so I installed it. I >> know File Explorer already has something similar but I've found it to >> be flaky and confusing; I can never tell whether I'm working in the >> phone or in a copy of it on my C: drive. I wasn't optimistic that >> WebDAV FS would solve the problem of inaccessible Android folders. I >> was right not to be optimistic, when I backed up through it I >> recovered fewer files than GoodSync Server fetched, so in that respect >> it's a turkey. There was a tantalising post suggesting that the >> Android FTP server primitive ftpd, not in a sanitised version >> available though Play Store, but in a more resourceful form that comes >> from F-Droid, could access off-limits Android folders. I tried it and >> it doesn’t work. >> >> Perhaps the way to back up my phone is to use Samsung Smart Switch >> after major structural changes to its software and GoodSync Server for >> day-to- day maintenance. >> >> Whilst I was exploring I came across the news that, in a few weeks, >> Google plans to block Android apps that it has not approved in a >> bureaucratic and money consuming process. Everyone else may already >> know about this but I didn’t. There is a site at https:// >> keepandroidopen.org/ giving details and showing links that can be >> used for asking regulatory bodies to oppose this nastiness. > > > One of these days I'm going to do a backup of my phone, and I'll post in > this thread what I find. > > I think it is the FTP server in Cx File Explorer in Android and > Filezilla on the computer (Linux in my case) > > (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details? > id=com.cxinventor.file.explorer) > > > The thing is, only two things are of interest to me in the backup: > photos/videos, and WhatsApp. The rest, I can just reinstall. Ok, SMSs too. > > > The thing is, only two things are of interest to me in the backup: photos/videos, and WhatsApp. The rest, I can just reinstall. Ok, SMSs too. I'd like to have a fairly painless means of recovering from a factory reset, should the need arise. -- Alan in the UK
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Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-02 14:59 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-02 09:30 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-02 16:50 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-02 18:33 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-03 12:59 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-03 08:37 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-03 23:04 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-03 17:37 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-04 22:02 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 08:20 +0200
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-04 21:52 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-05 13:33 +0200
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 07:10 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-05 16:07 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 10:41 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-05 23:06 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-05 23:22 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 19:12 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-06 08:40 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-06-05 16:42 +0000
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 10:54 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-07 12:46 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-07 14:32 +0200
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-07 09:46 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-07 20:09 +0200
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-07 19:57 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-07 23:09 +0200
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-08 00:45 +0100
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-07 23:11 -0600
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 09:47 +0200
Re: Can?t Set File Permissions Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-06-21 14:33 +0000
Doing a backup [Was: Can’t Set File Permissions] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 13:11 +0200
Re: Doing a backup Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-08 10:51 -0600
Re: Doing a backup "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 21:19 +0200
Re: Doing a backup Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-08 20:40 -0600
Re: Doing a backup "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-09 20:04 +0200
Re: Doing a backup Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-09 12:41 -0600
Re: Doing a backup "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-09 22:26 +0200
Re: Doing a backup Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-06-09 21:57 +0100
Re: Doing a backup [Was: Can’t Set File Permissions] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 21:33 +0200
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-07 09:27 -0600
Re: Can?t Set File Permissions Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-06-21 14:16 +0000
Re: Can?t Set File Permissions "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-21 19:01 +0200
Re: Can?t Set File Permissions Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-06-22 14:44 +0000
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:06 +0200
Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-02 20:01 +0100
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