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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Can’t Set File Permissions |
| Date | 2026-06-07 14:32 +0200 |
| Organization | Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming |
| Message-ID | <iv4gfmxbk2.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | (6 earlier) <10vq8d5$n1g$1@dont-email.me> <u2i7fmx0aq.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10vsoi5$ltv2$1@dont-email.me> <fpoafmxbs4.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1103lmc$2fu0p$1@dont-email.me> |
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. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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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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