Manually put files to Android emulator SD card

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I'm just having trouble with getting my emulator SD card work... I created a new AVD device with a new SD card.

So how to put data onto it? I found the "correct" file to be mounted on Daemon tools, but is corrupt or simply not readable...

It would be great if you have any idea :)

If you are trying to do it via code you can write to `/sdcard/` — James Oravec, Nov 13 '13 at 16:44

score 131 · Accepted Answer · answered May 11 '10 at 08:02

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If you are using Eclipse you can move files to and from the SD Card through the Android Perspective (it is called DDMS in Eclipse). Just select the Emulator in the left part of the screen and then choose the File Explorer tab. Above the list with your files should be two symbols, one with an arrow pointing at a phone, clicking this will allow you to choose a file to move to phone memory.

answered May 11 '10 at 08:02

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hi, thanks, that seems to work, but how can I add a whole directory with subdirectories? – poeschlorn May 11 '10 at 08:07
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you can also run ddms as a standalone application if you have the android SDK installed. It's at $ANDROID_SDK_PATH/tools/ddms – fijiaaron Jul 19 '11 at 18:05
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When I ran ddms from the Android SDK Path, The file explorer was not there as a tab. But it was there in the menu. Device -> File Explorer – Ranhiru Jude Cooray Oct 07 '11 at 11:14
is there a way to delete a file/folder from the DDMS perspective? – Felipe Sabino Dec 22 '11 at 20:32
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Just to add. It must be running to show in the DDMS Devices list. – IAmGroot May 15 '12 at 08:49
Hello1 I just did that - uploaded files to simulator, but I have a little problem. When I try to get Environment.getExternalStorageState(); all is OK, but I can't get list of files from that program folder. On device it is working, but on simulator fails. Did you have such problem? Please help. Thanks. – yozhik Feb 01 '13 at 21:35

score 107 · Answer 2 · edited May 21 '13 at 08:11

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Use the adb tool that comes with the SDK.

adb push myDirectory /sdcard/targetDir

If you only specify /sdcard/ (with the trailing slash) as destination, then the CONTENTS of myDirectory will end up in the root of /sdcard.

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answered Oct 05 '10 at 11:51

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@olafure: Can a file be pushed to the android's sd card, not directory. – Ashwin Mar 14 '12 at 06:09
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@user1139023 sure, just append a '/' after the directory name, like: `adb push yourfile.ext /sdcard/` that would put yourfile.ext in the root of /sdcard – olafure Mar 14 '12 at 13:28
If you are using Eclipse's File Explorer and getting "read only file system" errors, first run from cmdline: adb remount – Sagi Mann Aug 02 '12 at 14:26
Thanks, this is the simplest way out! – asgs Jul 12 '13 at 06:24
Yeah this is by far the most simple way. – Chad Bingham May 09 '16 at 23:05

score 49 · Answer 3 · edited May 04 '16 at 07:56

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In Android Studio, open the Device Manager: Tools -> Android -> Android Device Monitor

In Eclipse open the Device Manager: enter image description here

In the device manager you can add files to the SD Card here: enter image description here

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answered Mar 20 '13 at 04:41

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thanks.. but is throwing error in eclipse console saying--"Failed to push selection: Read-only file system" – Charlie Nov 13 '14 at 07:24
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@Charlie You need to check the permission , because your file system can not be write anything as error message shows – Kirtikumar A. Nov 13 '14 at 12:28
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perfect ! Thanks – King of Masses Aug 17 '17 at 04:33
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I wasn't able to push any file or folder to the `mnt/sdcard` dir, I had to use `storage/12EA-2A1E` instead. Probably that folder name is auto-generated for each AVD. – gosr Oct 01 '17 at 13:40

score 40 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 07 '17 at 12:52

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One easy way is to drag and drop. It will copy files to /sdcard/Download. You can copy whole folders or multiple files. Make sure that "Enable Clipboard Sharing" is enabled. (under ...->Settings)

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Ënable clip board sharing is not there now :/ – Umer Asif Aug 04 '17 at 11:21
damn! this worked like a charm!! thank you so much!! – Pavan G R Dec 06 '17 at 12:37
@UmerAsif It is for me on my two systems. Are you sure? – Martin Marconcini Jan 24 '18 at 19:25
This worked for me as well, but just to clarify a bit, the settings he's referring to is what's shown in the screenshot — it's the settings accessed at the bottom of the floating toolbar, not from Settings within the emulator. Hope that helps. :) – Evan K. Stone Mar 05 '20 at 17:01

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 13 '20 at 09:09

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I am using Android Studio 3.3.

Go to View -> Tools Window -> Device File Explorer. Or you can find it on the Bottom Right corner of the Android Studio.

If the Emulator is running, the Device File Explorer will display the File structure on Emulator Storage.

Here you can right click on a Folder and select "Upload" to place the file

answered Mar 13 '20 at 09:09

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Hi , with this technique also it shows file permission denied when android code tries to access fie present at this location. – mrsorrted Jun 24 '22 at 17:03

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered May 26 '20 at 15:05

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In Visual Studio 2019 (Xamarin):

Click on the Device Monitor (DDMS) button.

Go to the File Explorer tab and click the button with a phone and a right-pointing arrow on top of it.

answered May 26 '20 at 15:05

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