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| From | Arlen Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.freeware |
| Subject | Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? |
| Date | 2018-10-29 18:29 +0000 |
| Organization | Mixmin |
| Message-ID | <pr7jhs$6qi$1@news.mixmin.net> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <pr4i4r.bqo.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <pr4p6a$2ev$1@news.mixmin.net> <pr7ecr.6p0.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <pr7elh$tr7$1@news.mixmin.net> <jngetdt5mgfgcd4hnaq4cf88pssvv8qmgs@4ax.com> |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:29:24 +0000, p-0''0-h the cat (coder) wrote: > Can't you just change the default directory to a symlink? Thank you for that purposefully helpful response to the technical question. A symlink seems to be a reasonable workaround - if it works non root. o I had previously use file redirectors - but they're a PITA. o I tested complete screenshot freeware apps - but that's overkill A symlink seems like a reasonable compromise between the two approaches! Searching for how to make a symlink on Android without being root... <https://duckduckgo.com/?q=nonroot+make+android+symlink> ========== 1st hit: Any Way to Get Symbolic Link on Non Rooted Device? (2014) <https://androidforums.com/threads/any-way-to-get-symbolic-link-on-non-rooted-device.819959/> Interestingly, that person asked for a solution to a problem that we worked around just last week with MTPDrive crippleware (we never did find USB-mounting freeware though). The result of that 2014 thread is that the "short answer is no". ========== 2nd hit: Is possible to make symbolic links in the android filesystem? (and how?) <https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/4044/is-possible-to-make-symbolic-links-in-the-android-filesystem-and-how#4056> That was last active in March 2017, where it seems that this would work, but only if the phone is rooted. ========== 3rd hit: Not possible to create a symlink in /mnt/sdcard? <https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442729> Says the system has to be rooted, and the external sdcard mounted read/write. ========== 4th hit: Symbolic Link to SDCard possible? <http://www.jollatides.com/forums/discussion/153/symbolic-link-to-sdcard-possible/p1> That talks about something called "Sailfish" and sends us to <http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=92449> But it seems to require root. ========== 5th hit: File manager that can create symbolic (soft) links? <https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083308> ========== Nonetheless, just to try, I ran, quickly, using Terminal Emulator: <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm> $ ln -s /root/sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots /storage/XXXX-1234/1data/pic/screenshot Permission denied <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4057508ln-s_01.jpg> In short, there are two issues that would need to be overcome for symbolic links to work to the external sd card (AFAIK): o Mounting the external sd card read/write, and, o Creating symbolic links without being root
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Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Arlen Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-27 00:29 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2018-10-27 05:39 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-10-28 13:47 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Arlen Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-28 16:47 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-10-29 16:02 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Arlen Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-29 17:05 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? "p-0''0-h the cat (coder)" <super.pooh@fluffyunderbelly.invalid> - 2018-10-29 17:29 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Arlen Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-29 18:29 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2018-10-31 05:51 +0000
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Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-02 08:03 +0000
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Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-03 02:00 +0000
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Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-10-29 21:00 +0000
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Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-04 08:46 +0000
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Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-11-05 04:31 +0000
Re: Is there an free app that will change settings for /Pictures/Screenshots to the external SD Card? Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-05 06:42 +0000
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