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Re: Google Music app: Making songs available offline save to external SD card. How?

FuzzmeepTWO Mar 26, 2012 4:32 AM
Posted in group: Google Mobile Help Forum

Categories: Android Devices : Android Applications :

OK now that i am on a computer i can write a walk through... space bar is broken though.  At least it  is still easier  that using a tablet.  For some reason Android tablets don't play well  with google groups.

So, Rooting  gives you full access and control over your phone. instructions for how to root are device specific.  so i would start by searching for "YOUR DEVICE one click root"  2 
ex.  samsung galaxy s2 one one click root 

some  devices are easier to root than others.  i cannot provide steps for your particular device, but through google you CAN find everything you  need.

some devices have one click root tools, some do not, so the rooting process is more in depth for those devices.

rooting instructions are so device specific i could not find a generic set of instructions, and don't want to mislead anyone by  linking them to a set of instructions not ​compatible with their device.

There is a risk of bricking your device (making it  inoperable) while rooting, although  the risk is minimal...  almost non existent if you carefully  follow instructions. I  have rooted 5 seperate devices without bricking any, and, in most cases even if bricked the device can still be restored.

there are additional  benefits to rooting, such as overclocking 
for example my Galaxy S2 normally runs at  1.5 GHZ,  i have increased the speed to 1.8GHZ




Now that you are rooted...
 
First, to  install script manager just go to  google market (Play Store) and  search for script manager
Or click This Link from your device.

To make a script go to google market (Play Store)  and find ES File  Explorer
Link

Open  es file explorer when install completes.
in es file  explorer click  the  menu button, and select "new" 
when  prompted select "File"
name your file something you'll remember
 Ex.MusicScript
Click your new file
when prompted select "Text"
type this EXACTLY how you see it
Mount - o bind sdcard2/music sdcard/Android/data/com.​​google.Android.music
press back and when prompted to save click yes

now on es file explorer  click "Favorites" (the  star)  
a  new menu  will pop up, at the  top you willsee a picture of a phone with "/" underneath it click the phone
this will take you to the root directory
click the folder Sdcard2
click  the  menu button, and select "new" 
when  prompted select "Folder"
Name the folder music

Your script  and destination music location are created

now open script manager
find your script which  should be located in  the directory /mnt/sdcard  and the file name you chose earlier
select the script
open as script/executable
make sure script is selected not executable
click the buttons for "Su" and "Boot"
click  save
Go to google music (play music now) settings and clear any music that is currently saved to your device.
this only applies to music made available offline. If you do not clear it before running the script the music will exist on your internal Sdcard but not be accessible.

now reboot  the script will run at boot a prompt will appear asking for superuser rights,  click yes and remember this selection (it may say  something different than remember this selection whichever option resembles  remember needs to be selected.)

you're done

your music should now save to  sdcard2/music but the  device will still think it is saving to the default sdcard/Android/data/​com.​google.Android.music

You can check this by going to google music. Selecting "make available offline" and look at the free space. It should shoe the space available on your external sdcard. 

So try your hardest to figure out how to root  using google, and  if your not confident enough to  attempt it this fix may not be  for  you.

if you have tried everything you can and are still stuck  message me back, including what device you have, and i will see if i can find a link to  the rooting instructions for your particular device.

I assume no  responsibility if you damage your device... These steps do work, and if followed will fix your music issues as well as  introducing you to a world of additional benefits of being a rooted user.