Hi. I have a Scroll Extreme tablet running Android 4 (ICS). My removable SD card is mounted as 'extsd', so slightly different name to that on the HTC Flyer. If /mnt/extsd could also be added to the list of possible paths on the next built, I'd really appreciate it, as it'd free up a few Gb of space on my internal storage (which by the way is mounted as /mnt/sdcard) as per the Flyer.

Cheers

I have just acquired a Samsung Galaxy S3, which mounts the internal storage as /mnt/scard and the external storage as /mnt/extSdCard, so please could this path be added into a future release? I think the Galaxy S3 will be a very popular phone. Thanks.

Paul

Many thanks for the extra input regarding paths for devices to "see" installed sd cards, I'm hoping that we may see an update in the Andriod app in the near future so that I can start using my Memory Map platform for which it was intended.
regards
Tom

Hi,
Can someone at Memory Map reply to the 23 June post requesting that the Samsung S3 external SD card path of /mnt/extSdCard will be added to the places Memory-Map will look?

Also, why don't you simply let people type a path into Memory Map, as you can on the PC application? The current design of the Android App seems doomed never to work on new phones until you eventually get around to entering the specific path, when users could far more easily just browse to the correct folder if you allowed them to...

Hi, I think we will have to wait for any update, to say I've been disapointed in the customer service regarding the android app is putting it mildly. I see that several other forum members have posted requested paths to be included in an update, but no-one from memory Map can come on line and give us an idea as to when this may occur...

regards
Tom

I cannot give an update regarding a release date for an updated app with the extra locations added, but I do know that the developers are aware that these locations need to be added.

I really do not understand as to why handset manufacturers keep changing the location between devices. For example my Galaxy S2 uses external_sd but the Galaxy S3 uses extSdCard. I wonder what was wrong with using external_sd that Samsung felt the need to change it.

Thanks

Why don't you just add a setting that will let users choose where they wish to store the maps? This would solve the problem once and for all. No matter how manufacturers arrange the directories, users could enter in the proper location.

It is so frustrating that Memory Map are taking so long over such a simple fix. It takes at least a week for anyone from Memory Map support even to reply to a question, and the fix to this external sd card problem has no date when you are likely to resolve it. I now regret the investment I've made in Memory Map: customer support and development of the product are both weak.

I quite agree the time taken for the app update is unreasonable considering the cost of the packages.
This leads me to the conclusion that Memory Map may be in financial difficulties, something I have passed on to other forums warning people of the poor customer service we are receiving.

When I first bought the memory map package the technicians here in the UK couldn't have been more helpful, I only had to pick up the telephone to speak to someone who solved my problems in minutes.
Now everything is done through emails, something that leads me to believe, that in having to cut back on their previously good customer service, the firm may be on a downward spiral.
regards
Tom

I have found a work-around for getting Memory Map to see the external sd card.

1. Put all the Memory-Map files you want on to the external sd card. I used the folder /Download/Memory-Map/ since this is likely to be where Memory Map would look automatically in the future when Memory-Map get around to doing an update to the app. But you can pick any folder if you prefer.
2. Root your phone – if you don’t know how, Google it. The only drawback I am aware of is that Sky Go won’t work on a rooted phone.
3. Install Directory Bind – the apk and documentation are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262. There are four versions of the apk listed and I picked the most recent, version o.
4. Run Directory Bind and grant it superuser access when asked.
5. Add a new entry in Directory Bind:
Source path (for me on Galaxy S3) is /mnt/extSdCard/Download/Memory-Map/
Mount path is /sdcard/Download/Memory-Map/
You need to type the paths exactly correctly, including backslashes, capital letters etc.
6. Once entered, choose More and Backup Database in case you need to enter the paths again.
7. Now choose Bind Checked. If the folders go green, it will have worked: Everything in the folder you have picked on the external sd card, will now appear to Android as though it is on the internal sd card.

I am no expert, so please don’t ask me about this – but it did work for me! I have removed all my Memory Map files from the internal sd-card and put them on the external card, and Memory Map loads happily and sees the maps.

You will likely need to experiment to find which exact source and mount paths are correct for your device - the paths above worked on my Galaxy S3.