How to use adb command to push a file on device without sd card
AndroidAdbAndroid Problem Overview
How to push a file from computer to an Android device having no SD Card in it. I tried:
C:\anand>adb push anand.jpg /data/local
3399 KB/s (111387 bytes in 0.032s)
C:\anand>adb push anand.jpg /data/opt
3199 KB/s (111387 bytes in 0.034s)
C:\anand>adb push anand.jpg /data/tmp
3884 KB/s (111387 bytes in 0.028s)
Above commands to move a file anand.jpg
to a device but I didn't get this jpg
file in the device.
I didn't get any success result on cmd prompt, I only got:
3399 KB/s (111387 bytes in 0.032s).
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
From Ubuntu Terminal, below works for me.
./adb push '/home/hardik.trivedi/Downloads/one.jpg' '/data/local/'
Solution 2 - Android
I did it using this command:
syntax: adb push filename.extension /sdcard/0/
example: adb push UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.01.zip /sdcard/0/
Solution 3 - Android
Follow these steps :
go to Android Sdk then 'platform-tools' path on your Terminal or Console
(on mac, default path is : /Users/USERNAME/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools)
To check the SDCards(External and Internal) installed on your device fire these commands :
-
- ./adb shell (hit return/enter)
-
- cd -(hit return/enter)
now you will see the list of Directories and files from your android device there you may find /sdcard as well as /storage
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- cd /storage (hit return/enter)
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- ls (hit return/enter)
you may see sdcard0 (generally sdcard0 is internal storage) and sdcard1 (if External SDCard is present)
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- exit (hit return/enter)
to come out of adb shell
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- ./adb push '/Users/SML/Documents/filename.zip' /storage/sdcard0/path_to_store/ (hit return/enter)
to copy file
Solution 4 - Android
run below command firstly
adb root
adb remount
Then execute what you input previously
C:\anand>adb push anand.jpg /data/local
C:\anand>adb push anand.jpg /data/opt
C:\anand>adb push anand.jpg /data/tmp
Solution 5 - Android
Sometimes you need the extension,
> adb push file.zip /sdcard/file.zip
Solution 6 - Android
Try this to push in Internal storage.
adb push my-file.apk ./storage/emulated/0/
Works in One plus device, without SD card.
Solution 7 - Android
After Trying all the answers this worked for me
Where I am Pushing a file on Desktop to Android Device (Redmi K20 pro) connected Over the air using adb.
This command pushes the file to the downloads folder on my phone
adb push ~/Desktop/notifications.drawio ./storage/emulated/0/Download
after running this if you get a permission denied error
try running these commands in order (which basically changes the directory permission)
adb shell
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp
exit
and then run try the adb push
command
I have documented this here feel free to share your views and help improve it.
Solution 8 - Android
My solution (example with a random mp4 video file):
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Set a file to device:
adb push /home/myuser/myVideoFile.mp4 /storage/emulated/legacy/
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Get a file from device:
adb pull /storage/emulated/legacy/myVideoFile.mp4
For retrieve the path in the code:
String myFilePath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + "/myVideoFile.mp4";
This is all. This solution doesn't give permission problems and it works fine.
Last point: I wanted to change the video metadata information. If you want to write into your device you should change the permission in the AndroidManifest.xml
. Add this line:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
Solution 9 - Android
I've got a Nexus 4, that is without external storage. However Android thinks to have one because it mount a separated partition called "storage", mounted in "/storage/emulated/legacy", so try pushing there: adb push anand.jpg /storage/emulated/legacy
Solution 10 - Android
As there are different paths for different versions. Here is a generic solution:
Find the path...
- Enter
adb shell
in command line. - Then
ls
and Enter.
Now you'll see the files and directories of Android device. Now with combination of ls
and cd dirName
find the path to the Internal or External storage.
In the root directory, the directories names will be like mnt, sdcard, emulator0,
etc
Example: adb push file.txt mnt/sdcard/myDir/Projects/
Solution 11 - Android
This might be the best answer you'll may read. Setup Android Studio Then just go to view & Open Device Explorer. Right-click on the folder & just upload a file.
Solution 12 - Android
You are trying to write to system folders. With ADB you have root (admin) access so you see the system folders of which sdcard is one of them so to send a picture you could use
D:\Program Files\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb push am files\android sdk\adb.exe push C:\Downloads\anand.jpg /sdcard/pictures/
NB: C:\Downloads\anand.jpg replace with path and name to picture..
Solution 13 - Android
Certain versions of android do not fire proper tasks for updating the state of file system. You could trigger an explicit intent for updating the status of the file system. (I just tested after being in the same OP's situation)
adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MEDIA_MOUNTED -d file:///
(You could pass a specific filepath instead of file:///
like file:///sdcard
)
Solution 14 - Android
In my case, I had an already removed SDCard still registered in Android. So I longpressed the entry for my old SDCard under:
Settings | Storage & USB
and selected "Forget".
Afterwards a normal
adb push myfile.zip /sdcard/
worked fine.
Solution 15 - Android
In Mac: To push files via adb
adb push /Users/Downloads/amazon.sdktester.json '/mnt/sdcard/amazon.sdktester.json'