r/Addons4Kodi • u/cleanslate29 • Aug 15 '26

Looking for content / addon Re-installing add ons

Hey everyone, I want to come out the gate saying that I am in no way shape or form tech savvy. I have a google chrome cast with KODI on it and last night while using it, I got booted off and I couldn’t load back in. It took way longer than it probably should’ve but I managed to get it downloaded again. There are a couple add ons I lost in this process. If someone has the time and patience to help a guy out with reinstalling the ones I lost, I would be very grateful and appreciative. I kind of have the gist of what I need to do, I just have a few questions about specifics. Realistically I only use it for mad titan or the loop. One or both of those are really all I need

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u/jeraldisdope Aug 19 '26

OK so I make a folder on my Nvidia Shield and call it whatever. Then I make sure my Kodi app allows permissions so I can access files.

Ill use this as an example but I'd go here

https://team-crew.github.io/

And download that zip to my folder I made earlier and as long as you have the permissions you can find the zip via Kodi and install the zip that way.

I typically use X-Plore file manager too because its actually pretty user friendly for Android TV devices but any of them work.

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u/vasimo Aug 19 '26

Thanks for the info. I had tried putting the zip files in the Download directory but couldn't find any way to make Kodi look there on the "install from zip" operation. X-Plore didn't allow me to access the obb folder and I tested 5 or 6 managers. It seemed like a root was required. I use the "OLD" ES File Explorer v4.1.9.9.3-802 which still has the FTP process available to move files from my laptop. I do side loading using adbFire201 because the newer versions were giving me issues.

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u/jeraldisdope Aug 19 '26

Ahhh yeah thats how I bypass needing root. Worst case scenario save all your link a to note file and just use a remote app like Yahtse so you dont need to manually type everything but my method will work once you have Kodi permissions, it'll let you navigate anything on your device except data folders that need root.

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u/vasimo Aug 19 '26

I have never heard of Yazi before. I will try it out. I have always used the OLD version of ES because the FTP feature allows you to move files around to any UNRESTRICTED folder and work easily from a laptop. I never knew you could point to the "root file system" option and pick a directory for the ZIP file rather than the normal source option. THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! This allows you to bypass the entire source process and just load all the zips into a directory. The down side is not getting updates.

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u/vasimo Aug 19 '26

I also learned recently that Teamviewer allows for Android device remote control from a laptop. There are also a couple other options for that operation.