pantooset Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Using Bittorrent Sync on an Android, Samsung Galaxy S4, it isn't possible to navigate to an external SD card. That makes Sync pretty much useless. A Sync folder can only be created on the phone, which in my instance is limited to 10 GB and is already occupied with native apps and data. Is this the experience of other users? Is there a hack or trick to get Sync to see the External SD? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Ok, so I don't have a Samsung Galaxy S4 specifically, but Sync can access the SD card on my Android device without issue! Are you able to try using a different SD card to help determine whether it's a problem with the card, or your device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transfers Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I don't know whether this is related but when I set up my BitTorrent Sync from my desktop to Android HTC One external SD card, it set up OK at first but then wouldn't sync, and now my SD card is not able to accessed. I've tried mounting and unmounting to no avail. Unfortunately I don't have a way to test the card somewhere else. It looks like BTSync killed the SD card! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nop Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I don't know whether this is related but when I set up my BitTorrent Sync from my desktop to Android HTC One external SD card, it set up OK at first but then wouldn't sync, and now my SD card is not able to accessed. I've tried mounting and unmounting to no avail. Unfortunately I don't have a way to test the card somewhere else. It looks like BTSync killed the SD card!Question about external SD-Card:storage device via Y-cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyTheSaint Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Syncing to the external SD card works fine on my S4 and Note 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transfers Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 So I guess then if no one else has seen this then it's just a dead SD card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3rdon Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I can confirm this bug, but you need to clarify it.The only folder, i am able to sync on my galaxy s4 is the one in: sdcard/extsdcard/Android/data/**bittorrentsyncappfolder***/files/ and here i can create my synced folders. It is in fact a problem. The app has no rights to create a folder an any other location. And even if i move the created folder to the root of the sdcard, i am not able to sync it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyTheSaint Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 If your S4 has been updated to KitKat (4.4.2), then you're experiencing a limitation that's new with KitKat, and your problemis unrelated to this old thread. See, for example: http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/28275-android-442-dont-have-permission-to-write-to-this-folder/ and complete info at: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/17/external-blues-google-has-brought-big-changes-to-sd-cards-in-kitkat-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knwpsk Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I can confirm this bug, but you need to clarify it.The only folder, i am able to sync on my galaxy s4 is the one in: sdcard/extsdcard/Android/data/**bittorrentsyncappfolder***/files/ and here i can create my synced folders. It is in fact a problem. The app has no rights to create a folder an any other location. And even if i move the created folder to the root of the sdcard, i am not able to sync it.D3rdon I confirm same as you described. Galaxy s5, Android 4.4.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 As mentioned in the post right above yours, this is an Android limitation. There is no workaround beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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