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morty · Junior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2017 Posts: 5

Hi, i copied some files from one folder on the SD card to another folder using the copy button. This did work nicely at first glance.
They were accessible on my android device without any restriction, e.g. if media files are copied, they show up in the viewer ok.

But when i connect with USB to a PC (MTP) the copied files show up with 0 byte length in windows explorer or total commander.
They also can't be accessed which you might think would work with a symbolic link.

So i don't know what happened here.

I would guess the copy did indeed create symbolic links, but those aren't supported on the USB connection.
On the other hand the copied files do not look in any regard special when viewed on android total commander (no symbol that would indicate a link, file size is ok).
Ah i just recognized the anroid file manager shows a 0 byte length either.

Where's the switch to do a physical copy instead to create links (if this really is what happened here).

Used OS: 6.0, TC: 2.80b7 (but "defective" files were copied with older versions too).

Otherwise: Good work keep it up, registered user since more than a decade Smile

ghisler(Author) · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:31 am Post subject:

That's odd, TC tells Android to re-read the media cache (that's what Windows sees, not the actual file system).

Does it work when you unplug and reconnect the device to your PC?
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morty · Junior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2017 Posts: 5

ghisler(Author) · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:00 am Post subject:

You can try to reload them manually in the media database:

In Android TC, create a new button, choose type "Internal command" and click on >> to pick command Nr. 130 (Refresh).

Then select the affected files/folders and tap on the button.
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morty · Junior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2017 Posts: 5

That did the trick. Thank you.
Probably you can fix the automatic update? Smile

ghisler(Author) · Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:19 am Post subject:

TC calls the exact same function after copying a file. I don't know why this doesn't work for you...
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morty · Junior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2017 Posts: 5

Hm funny then.. any chance i can give some additional input?
Is there some debug-log TC can store somewhere?

ghisler(Author) · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:54 am Post subject:

Can you give me the exact path names and file names with which that happens?
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morty · Junior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2017 Posts: 5

Sorry for the delay... seems to happen to all media files on the SD-Card regardless the name or exact path...