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hi guys anyone know how to clear a storage card? i.e. 4 gb mini sd card

patterns said:
hi guys anyone know how to clear a storage card? i.e. 4 gb mini sd card
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Clear means to delete any data ? Like formating PC hard-disk ?
You don't have an USB microSD accesory for your computer (like shown in picture) to format it ?
Otherwise you need a software like Pocket Mechanic.
Rgds,

just plug it to the computer using card reader and format it

[Q] Faves Pad - model yx10a03

I have a faves pad 10.1 model yx10a03, and i'm having trouble with storage.
When I go to settings and storage it says I have total space 0.00, even with an 8gb msd card installed. so I'm thinking the tab has lost all its mount points.
I have tried 6 different micro sd cards as well and none of them seem to be recognized, I get a message " preparing sd card then nothing registers.
What do I do? I can get apps to install , but anything that needs more space like google earth etc fails during install.
Some one help...I can't find a firmware update or a custom rom from anywhere.
Iv'e tried factory data reset, no joy. I need a total system reset but not sure how.
Scott

When you connect to your computer or using something like Astro can you see or navigate to the "external" memory card drive?

If I connect it without a Micro sd card inserted I get nothing.
But if I connect the pad to my P.C via usb cable with a Micro sd card in it, it registers as external 8gb drive which I can send files to etc.
If I use astro, it sees that the sd card as a mount but nothing inside. Also doesn't show any size or storage available.
I could do with rooting method and put a custom rom on it but can't find anything about it.

theyam_yam said:
If I connect it without a Micro sd card inserted I get nothing.
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Phone/Tablet inits the device but it's OS (drivers?) can't read the format.
But if I connect the pad to my P.C via usb cable with a Micro sd card in it, it registers as external 8gb drive which I can send files to etc.
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PC recognized the mounted initialized device and can R/W to the (fat32?) format.
If I use astro, it sees that the sd card as a mount but nothing inside. Also doesn't show any size or storage available.
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Astro (AFAIK) ques the device's I/O system for file spec and info. It (again AFAIK) just sends commands through the Tablet's OS. Kinda like running LS might in IRIX or some other unix.
I could do with rooting method and put a custom rom on it but can't find anything about it.
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I have no idea and I'm a total n00b but... I wonder if the Tablet uses a proprietary/virtual FS on the SD card instead of the direct embedded card driver?
Is there anything in the instructions about formatting the card? Did you try to format the card in the tablet yet?
So this would be like when I format an SD card on my Mac... It can no longer be read by any other device until it's re-formatted by a non-mac device... But if mounted by said external device acting as a "card-reader" then the connected Mac can perform I/O normally. Only in this case your tablet is like the mac in that situation. Errr, if that made any sense.
Anyway, try to format the card on your tablet and see if that works.

Pls hlp Memory card error: sd card blank or has unsupported file system

Hello guys
Is there any way to comeback my memory card files ?
My phone notification:
"sd card blank or has unsupported file system"
And
"Are you sure you want to format the sd card?all data on your card will be lost"
And i cant format my memory card because my phone notification again sd card blank...
My phone:lg l9
My memory card: 32 gb class 10
Sorry for my bad english

Just use a memory card reader and formate it with your PC.

Keeping files?
parsandroid said:
Hello guys
Is there any way to comeback my memory card files ?
My phone notification:
"sd card blank or has unsupported file system"
And
"Are you sure you want to format the sd card?all data on your card will be lost"
And i cant format my memory card because my phone notification again sd card blank...
My phone:lg l9
My memory card: 32 gb class 10
Sorry for my bad english
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So I understand you want you files and the card to work on the phone?
The phone supports FAT32 file system, if i'm not mistaken so you should format it to that.
Does a pc read the files on the card? Cause if so, then first copy them to you pc and after formatting back on the card.

ashik992 said:
Just use a memory card reader and formate it with your PC.
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thanks
Which recovery software is best for my problem?
For full recovery without changing files name?
laurensschu said:
So I understand you want you files and the card to work on the phone?
The phone supports FAT32 file system, if i'm not mistaken so you should format it to that.
Does a pc read the files on the card? Cause if so, then first copy them to you pc and after formatting back on the card.
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Thanks for your help
My laptop card reader couldn't to read my memory card
Now i testing it with other pc and memory card reader
What is problem If other pc can't read my memory too?

parsandroid said:
thanks
Which recovery software is best for my problem?
For full recovery without changing files name?
Thanks for your help
My laptop card reader couldn't to read my memory card
Now i testing it with other pc and memory card reader
What is problem If other pc can't read my memory too?
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Does the pc see the card and tell you it needs to be formatted or doesn't it even show on your pc?
If it doesn't even show up, you could be talking about a broken reader of your computer or a broken card.
If it shows up but you can''t acces, than it might be recoverable.

laurensschu said:
Does the pc see the card and tell you it needs to be formatted or doesn't it even show on your pc?
If it doesn't even show up, you could be talking about a broken reader of your computer or a broken card.
If it shows up but you can''t acces, than it might be recoverable.
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No my laptop doesn't show any thing
But i'm not sure that my laptop card reader work properly

parsandroid said:
No my laptop doesn't show any thing
But i'm not sure that my laptop card reader work properly
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Do you know how to go to the device manager on your laptop?
If not try on another pc first!

parsandroid said:
No my laptop doesn't show any thing
But i'm not sure that my laptop card reader work properly
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If your laptop's card reader is ok then check it form the device manager. Do you remember about setting any password to your MMC??
I've seen most of the PC doesn't show a password protected MMC.

ashik992 said:
If your laptop's card reader is ok then check it form the device manager. Do you remember about setting any password to your MMC??
I've seen most of the PC doesn't show a password protected MMC.
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Thank you for your help
I take it to guaranty
Unfortunately my memory card has broken
And i lose my data
Sent from my LG-P768 using Tapatalk 2

parsandroid said:
Thank you for your help
I take it to guaranty
Unfortunately my memory card has broken
And i lose my data
Sent from my LG-P768 using Tapatalk 2
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Sorry to here that..
Probably nothing can fix that..

wow i recover my files
hi guys, i had same problem, but then i set this sandisk ultra to my nokia xpress music and there was everything,,, my arc s cant open it anymore but nokia opens... try to reset your sd s to others phone...

Same exact issue....
ashik992 said:
Sorry to here that..
Probably nothing can fix that..
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Even I am facing the same exact issue...i have a class10 32 gb sandisk....and I have got GTN7000 rooted, whe i try to use the sd card it gives me a message -"memory card is blank or has unsupported file syste".
I have checked it on my laptop its not getting detected there...though it is there in the device manager.....i have very important data i that card is it a possibility to have the files back???

laurensschu said:
Does the pc see the card and tell you it needs to be formatted or doesn't it even show on your pc?
If it doesn't even show up, you could be talking about a broken reader of your computer or a broken card.
If it shows up but you can''t acces, than it might be recoverable.
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Hi there,
I'm having a same problem, my SD showed massage "memory card is blank or has unsupported file system". try to open it in my PC via card reader but the SD was inaccessible and the massage "you need to format..before you can use it" pop out.. i have read your comment on the phone supports FAT32 file system, how can i change it via device manger without loosing my data in the SD?

fiezulyahya said:
Hi there,
I'm having a same problem, my SD showed massage "memory card is blank or has unsupported file system". try to open it in my PC via card reader but the SD was inaccessible and the massage "you need to format..before you can use it" pop out.. i have read your comment on the phone supports FAT32 file system, how can i change it via device manger without loosing my data in the SD?
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Try testdisk (cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk), maybe it can recover your partition table.
Good Luck!

my SD became write protected.

Hey everyone,,
I have a 16g micro SD card and it was fine until one week ago, I used an android app for downloading torrent called uTORRENT. I started to download a movie on my mobile left it for about half hour and when I came back and checked the downloading progress I noticed that the downloading stopped and a message was shown on the downloading line that say: write to disk error.
After this my SD card became write protected and I couldn't delete or download any thing to it.
I tried several ways and programs to remove the write protection from my SD card but I couldn't.
I also cheked my SD adaptor and it was unlocked. I couldn't delete or format the memory even on my computer.
Please help me with my problem.
Thanks...

Your SD card's partition has a error..
Use MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition, a free software, to recover the partition after you connect it to your PC using a card reader, just to be safe. :thumbup:
Sent from my C2104 using XDA Free mobile app

Hey guys..
Thanks for your replay, I tried mini tool partition wizard and when insert my SD card and choose it to operate on it all the options become in gray color and I can't select any option. Even when my SD card partitions are shown with the rest of my computer partitions.
I also tried to format my memo from non android phone (Nokia phone)..but I couldn't because the format option don't shows when I insert the card.
Also I cant delete any thing from it and it says disk is write protected or disk is read only.

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sadler123 said:
Hey everyone,,
I have a 16g micro SD card and it was fine until one week ago, I used an android app for downloading torrent called uTORRENT. I started to download a movie on my mobile left it for about half hour and when I came back and checked the downloading progress I noticed that the downloading stopped and a message was shown on the downloading line that say: write to disk error.
After this my SD card became write protected and I couldn't delete or download any thing to it.
I tried several ways and programs to remove the write protection from my SD card but I couldn't.
I also cheked my SD adaptor and it was unlocked. I couldn't delete or format the memory even on my computer.
Please help me with my problem.
Thanks...
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some sd cards(microsd too) have a hardware switch ont hem that write protects them, chek that, if it's locked then unlock it, and just to be sure, back up the contents to your computer and format the card in your phone, then copy the data over thru usb to ensure the computer doesn't format it(depending on your OS it might)

sadler123 said:
Hey guys..
Thanks for your replay, I tried mini tool partition wizard and when insert my SD card and choose it to operate on it all the options become in gray color and I can't select any option. Even when my SD card partitions are shown with the rest of my computer partitions.
I also tried to format my memo from non android phone (Nokia phone)..but I couldn't because the format option don't shows when I insert the card.
Also I cant delete any thing from it and it says disk is write protected or disk is read only.
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When it greys out, just choose 'create new partition', enter the total volume and then apply the changes...simple as that, make sure to apply every change, it should be on the left pane topmost options..let me know if you're stuck
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sd card write problem

hi yesterday I unexpectedly remove sd card (samsung) without unmounting from htc u11 now I can not write to it. can not format the sd card from phone as well from pc. recently I updated my htc u11 to oreo also. I dont know is it because of unexpectedly remove of sd card or oreo update because I dont remember that after oreo update I use(means download something) my sd card. If anyone have the solution thanx in advance.

How old was sd card? Could be just bad luck, and card died, happen to me. And what pc - win version you tried formated? It should let you do it whitout any problems.

If the external sd card was being written to at the time it was disconnected then it will be broken. If it wasn't then try to recover it using a pc.
The oreo update won't have changed anything with the external sd card so you can rule that out.

Sometimes, when you pull out the memory card unexpectedly (also the pen drives or even memory sticks on pc) you can lock the card. It denies to write on it. This happens due to the chip controller of the memory card. The only solution is to repair it on PC with special software tools from manufacturer or from russian/chinese/vietnamese forums which can reset that lock 'flag'. That sw contains drivers to raw access the chip controller.

MoshPuiu said:
Sometimes, when you pull out the memory card unexpectedly (also the pen drives or even memory sticks on pc) you can lock the card. It denies to write on it. This happens due to the chip controller of the memory card. The only solution is to repair it on PC with special software tools from manufacturer or from russian/chinese/vietnamese forums which can reset that lock 'flag'. That sw contains drivers to raw access the chip controller.
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thanx to all for the reply. This is samsung evo 32 gig sd card. @MoshPuiu please pm me if you know any forum or software.

Hi,
Try to format your SD Card using this tool "MiniTool Partition" on Windows.
https://www.partitionwizard.com/
Windows doesn't do the right job to format SD Cards.
Cheer's

luarpc said:
Hi,
Try to format your SD Card using this tool "MiniTool Partition" on Windows.
https://www.partitionwizard.com/
Windows doesn't do the right job to format SD Cards.
Cheer's
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thanx for your reply I use it(minitool partition) and also easeus but no one work. They show that your disk is formated but when I check in explorer data is still there. Is there any other software or method to format.

raokashan said:
thanx for your reply I use it(minitool partition) and also easeus but no one work. They show that your disk is formated but when I check in explorer data is still there. Is there any other software or method to format.
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Try to search something like that: 'mass production utility', usually under this name you can find utilities to access the chips. It is time consuming to find what chip/controller your card use and find an utility which can access that chip since samsung do not publish such a tool...
You can try ChipGenius or another sw to find details, you may digg in sites like 'http://www.flashdrive-repair.com' to find a way of repair.

raokashan said:
thanx for your reply I use it(minitool partition) and also easeus but no one work. They show that your disk is formated but when I check in explorer data is still there. Is there any other software or method to format.
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So, are you looking for SD card recovery software like this list: https://www.cisdem.com/resource/sd-card-recovery-software.html#FAQ
Or to format the SD Card? https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/storage/how-format-sd-card-3529689/