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Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother

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Andrews wrote on Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:15:03 -0000 (UTC) :

> Another question I have is that I've chosen those 8 (actually 9) characters
> because every sd card seems to come with that kind of a volume label (e.g.,
> BF3A-D4C2); but I wonder if I can format it to one character?
> 
> I guess I'll try that since I doubt anyone knows if a volume label of a
> single character will work on Android - so I'll run that test separately on
> the remaining sd cards as I've already copied over 0001 data to this one.
> 
> Would formatting a micro-sd volume label to just "SD" for example, work?

I tested it on the remaining sdcard and it works just fine to set the
volume label to a single character instead of the 4-dash-4 characters that
are typical.

I popped the single-character volume label into my Android and it "seems"
to have worked also, which would simplify the path as LOTS of programs
require you to type a filespec (such as Android webdav servers).

So now, instead of a filespec of /storage/0000-0001/0001/webdav", I can
type "/storage/1/0001/webdav", and to be consisistent, that can be
shortened to "/storage/1/1/webdav" where the first "1" is the card volume
label and the second "1" is a top-level directory designed to show up first
in the list (which is typically in alphabetical order).

Unfortunately, I have so many phones already set up as
/storage/0000-0001/0001 for the data storage, that I'm kind of stuck with
the longer convention.

But the good news is for those of you who are just starting to become
efficient, here are my recommendations for using Windows to make Android
smoother.

1. Format all your sdcards on Windows as exFat with a single-character 
   volume label - which can be the number "1" (or anything you like).

2. Create a top-level directory which shows up first in a sort
   (again, anything you like, but the number "1" shows up early on).

3. Then, forevermore, you can set apps to store data in that directory.
   "/storage/1/1/."

If you do this for EVERY sdcard, then ANY sdcard can be popped into another
phone, and everything will work because the phone thinks is the same card.

That's what I mean by "portable" storage (which I've been doing for years).

Given it's easier to manage Android from a Windows PC than from the phone,
in the end, the combination of Windows + Android makes both smoother.

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Using Windows to make Android smoother Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-23 21:54 +0000
  Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-10-24 03:20 -0400
    Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-10-24 16:12 +0200
      Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2024-10-24 13:20 -0400
        Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Harry S Robins <stanleyrobins@nothere.uk> - 2024-10-24 13:00 -0500
          Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2024-10-24 14:12 -0400
          Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-10-26 12:10 +0200
            Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-10-26 15:56 +0200
            Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-10-26 14:09 -0400
              Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-10-28 16:53 +0100
                Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-01 09:19 +0100
        Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-10-24 14:33 -0400
    Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-24 17:15 +0000
      Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-10-24 14:42 -0400
  Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-24 17:35 +0000
    Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2024-10-24 14:35 -0400
  Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-25 18:41 +0000
  Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-01 06:26 +0000
    Re: Using Windows to make Android smoother Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-01 13:56 +0000

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