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Installing Baldur's Gate on N7. Lots of files to transfer. MTP can't handle it. Suggestions?

Hey,

Trying to transfer BG 1 + 2 (BGT) on to my N7 to play via GemRB.

Problem is, transferring 10,000 files via MTP is a pain in the ass and doesn't work properly. I'm resorting to doing it via slow transfers of groups of 100 files, but does anyone know of a better way?

Anyone also got a way of comparing two directories and checking for missing files? Will help a lot when I'm trying to find out which ones it's missed.

Thanks.

Posted Dec 18, 2012, 2:45 PM UTC

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ranchtooth•

How about copying them over a windows share using a file manager like ES File Explorer? You could also copy over a zip archive and then extract it from the Nexus 7.

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RandomSuffixOP•

Thanks! Had no idea ES supported shares. Seems to be doing the trick.

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Namelis1•

You could also copy over a zip archive and then extract it from the Nexus 7.

@OP. Exactly this, don't screw around with the shares, just zip it and move it via MTP.

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RandomSuffixOP•

It's tempting. However, due to buying a 16GB Nexus and there being no SD slot, extracting a 5.6GB zip isn't going to be fun.

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cthonctic[grouper] Lollipop stock rooted, Leankernel•

What you could try is move everything over via AirDroid, as silly as that may sound.

On my Galaxy Nexus, recently the USB port went on the lam so I could neither charge the battery nor connect the device to the computer anymore. So I ran Titanium Backup and then transferred the whole ~3 GB folder. It took some time but went smoothly. Should also work in the other direction.

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Mayor_Bankshot8 GB•

It should be released for android soon. http://www.baldursgate.com/android.en.html

Unless this is what you are talking about.

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WilliamDecker•

Soon (TM).

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RandomSuffixOP•

Kind of. There's an open source rewrite of the Infinity Engine called GemRB, that has been ported to Android. Allows you to play BG1/2 and other games quite nicely.

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windowpanez16 GB•

Link please!

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Capt_Porkheart•

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.gemrb

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mutecow•

don't get the play store version, its outdated. google for the developer site and get the latest with far fewer bugs.

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FlareHeart'12 | 32 GB | CM10•

I'm not sure what you are using for a file explorer, but I use Root Explorer and it can unzip .zip files. I packaged it all up into a zip, copied it, and used root explorer to unzip it.

ES File Explorer should also be able to do it.

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RandomSuffixOP•

It's more about the space needed, than unzipping. Managed to get all the files across but now it's just giving me a black screen (GemRB). Ah well.

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FlareHeart'12 | 32 GB | CM10•

Ahh sorry to hear that. I had thought you were having troubles with the sheer number of files. Last time I tried to copy a whole bunch of small files MTP would just slow to a crawl. When I would zip them, and then copy and unzip, it would be faster and wouldn't corrupt the files.

Maybe some of them got corrupt? It could be worth a zip and re-copy as a test.

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goNucks32GB Rooted•

Sorry to piggyback on this question. I had trouble transfering a folder before and I thought it was just the total filesize.

Is the issue with MTP the number of files and not the size of them? I assume that's the case if people are suggesting zipping up a 5gb file?

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RandomSuffixOP•

Sheer number. Haven't had any trouble with just large files themselves.

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