SSD drive replacement

[newbebe]

I have a SSD drive that Android sees as internal storage. How can i replace this or switch to use the box internal storage instead? At the moment I cannot remove this drive without having Android not work correctly.

Any help appreciated!

 

[sean99]

If you were to remove your ext ssd you use internally in your box, your box will use its own internal memory. What do you have on the ssd that will stop android working as it should?

 

[newbebe]

If you were to remove your ext ssd you use internally in your box, your box will use its own internal memory. What do you have on the ssd that will stop android working as it should?

When I try to boot the box without the drive on Android, it prompts for a password. A grey screen with 'to start android enter your password' appears. The Android files and folders are all on the drive, how can I move these? Or am I going about this wrong? Open elec runs fine with and without the drive.

 

[sean99]

Use es file explorer and take whatever you have from the ssd and copy to the download folder.

 

[sblabs]

I had the same problem with my v2 and ssd, i just removed the ssd and do a full reset saves a lot of time playing about. but backup your files first.

 

[8bitDev]

I have a SSD drive that Android sees as internal storage. How can i replace this or switch to use the box internal storage instead? At the moment I cannot remove this drive without having Android not work correctly.

Any help appreciated!

Hi

You can backup your data first,perform factory reset through android and afterwards remove the drive without any issue as @sblabs mentioned.You can also use OpenELEC/LibreELEC afterwards to format the drive for a clear use.

Regards

 

[newbebe]

Thanks All for your replies, gonna give the reset a try!

 

[bluebox212]

Hi

You can backup your data first,perform factory reset through android and afterwards remove the drive without any issue as @sblabs mentioned.You can also use OpenELEC/LibreELEC afterwards to format the drive for a clear use.

Regards

How do I do a full system backup? Is there a good application that will handle it for me? Also, will that backup include my Kodi build?

 

[ChrisM]

https://www.droidboxforums.com/posts/41107/