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how do i access my videos? they don't appear in my sd card file.

i read the thread that the internal 8gb cannot be accessed. however, i have several videos in my gallery that do not appear in my sd card folder when i attach via usb to my computer.

i recently had my mic and speaker go dead and the retailer suggested i do a factory reset. but this would wipe out some precious videos (newborn, etc).

my mic and speaker miraculously started working again, but the issue remains that i cannot access or back up some valuable video files.

any suggestions?

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Cody21

One option that I know of to get to the files directly on your internal storage is the free APP called "ES File Explorer". It allows you to access the data on yor internal storage and Copy or Move files between storage devices.

Hope this helps.

Wildman

I'm sorry but ES File explorer will not allow access to the internal memory because you have to void warrenty to access internal memory. Have you tried checking in SD Card / DCIM / Camera when device is mounted as Mass Storage because this is where the files are saved from camera, also you can try removing card and placing it in a pc card reader and acced the directory I reported.

Fwow13

Even if ES Explorer can't, there are other file explorers that can access the phone's interval storage with read only privileges. This would let you copy and paste out of the internal storage without having to void your warranty.

Wildman

Ok you are enlighten me on something new, the internal storage is classified as the root directory and I havent seen any file browsers that can browse the root directory because originally the system will hide the directory from all directories to make sure no access to it, which app can veiw the root directory? Care to share some names because I like to test apps like this to understand the programmers coding/

Fwow13

Wildman - Another app that I've heard giving read only access to the internal storage is Root Explorer.

Cody21

Wildman - that was my point back on the #2 post ... ES File Explorer CAN READ (only) the internal Memory just to be able to COPY & PASTE files to another place ... e.g., SD Card. I would not expect by doing so to invalidate anything.

Wildman

Cody21 wrote:
Wildman - that was my point back on the #2 post ... ES File Explorer CAN READ (only) the internal Memory just to be able to COPY & PASTE files to another place ... e.g., SD Card. I would not expect by doing so to invalidate anything.

I realize that now and that was my mistake, sorry I misunderstood what you was leading to.... My mistake

Fwow13 wrote:
Wildman - Another app that I've heard giving read only access to the internal storage is Root Explorer.

I just realized that root explorer now list that it will work as a standard file explorer on a unrooted device, I never look at that software for this because of the name and old descriptions that reported that it only worked on a voided warrenty device.

Thanks for update...

Fwow13

None of us here can know every single thing about every Droid device, and that goes even more so for all the apps out there. That's what is so great about a community! :smileyhappy:

I hope I never stop learning.

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