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32 GB MicroSD

I am trying to find a 32GB MicroSD card preferably class 6. The only one I have been able to find is class 2 and it's available from Buy.com. I've tried Google, Frys.com, New Egg, etc. Anybody know where I can get one?
Like to have it in hand when I get my Evo in 2 weeks.

Don't know if 32GB class 6 Micro SDHC cards are out there yet. I have a 16GB class 2 Kingston and it out performed my 8GB class 6 Transcend when I did speed tests on it.

AdamLeonard said:
I am trying to find a 32GB MicroSD card preferably class 6. The only one I have been able to find is class 2 and it's available from Buy.com. I've tried Google, Frys.com, New Egg, etc. Anybody know where I can get one?
Like to have it in hand when I get my Evo in 2 weeks.
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the card on best.com is 350...its better off buying a 32gb iphone

Only Class 2 cards are in production at the present time.
I doubt Buy.com or anywhere other than Sandisk has them actually in stock to sell right now, Sandisk haven't even been able to keep up with their own orders.
I wouldn't worry about it being Class 2 too much to be honest, it doesn't really make a difference for in-phone use, only transfer speeds when loading information to the card. I have one in my Desire, works great (also works in my HD2 and X10).

I bought a "ebay rip off" that actually ended up being 31.2GB AFTER the format. It also says class 6, but I haven't tested that yet. I got the card for a whopping $18.88 with free shipping

v6ttgnx said:
I bought a "ebay rip off" that actually ended up being 31.2GB AFTER the format. It also says class 6, but I haven't tested that yet. I got the card for a whopping $18.88 with free shipping
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try putting 30 gb of stuff and see if it runs

Card ran Just fine on the computer! I haven't MAXED the card because I don't have 31.2GBs of stuff to put on it. I did put 10.5GB on it.
EDIT: I have not tested the card on the phone, it seems I have some files on the card from my HD2 phone that were blocking my EVO's access to the card, but I will surely solve this problem. It did read putting on a few folders, maybe 200MB of stuff. The SD & Phone storage setting showed loss of the memory, it also showed 31.2GB of space left when I inserted the card with nothing on it.

You really ought to test it out. Most of the "bogus" cards show up as the correct amount, but typically they take a smaller card (2,4,8, or 16GB assuming), and hack it to look like 32. It'll work great until you try to write more information to it than the card actually holds (so 2,4,8, or 16GB's). If your card holds more than 16GB's, you are golden.

[Q] 32GB Class4 Micro Kingston SDHC problem

Hi guys,
I have recently purchased 32gb kingston's class 4 micro sdhc card and encountered a problem with it. Basically the problem is that when I put more than 1.8gb of music on the card everything above that just doesnt get recognised. It is shown in the music player but when you click to play it says "file format is not supported". Another example is if I have 1.8gb of music and try to put a video on the card it says that "format is not supported" aswel. The strangest thing is that it plays music for few seconds then it crashes. At first I thought that it could be a fake memory card but I used h2testw to check the capacity of the memory card and it worked without any issues.
Some screenshots:
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h t t p ://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk16/reneimas/SC20101117-221008.png
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(Sorry I'm new member and cannot post any links in the forum)
I would really appreciate if somebody could help me

Did you let h2testw completely finish? Because it will write all 32GB of data but reading the data is when it finds the problem.

yvrRome said:
Did you let h2testw completely finish? Because it will write all 32GB of data but reading the data is when it finds the problem.
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I actually havent I did it up to 12gb gunna let it do it now for whole 32gb. I still think that it is the phone issue. Still ill let it run through out and post the results

You have to let it finish, it'll try and write 32GB since the card is programmed to show 32GB. But really all it's doing is overwriting existing data (if it's fake). So when h2testw starts to read the data, that is when it'll find if your card is real. It'll tell you how much your card can really hold.

If bought from eBay there is a high possibility that it is a fake, unfortunately.

Thanks yvrRome I did let it finnish and it turns out it is fake... it only wrote 1.8gb and the rest was corrupted, this means its fake. This actually good news because this means that its not my phones fault. And Nivki I did bought this from ebay and to make it worse its second time ive been scammed on ebay purchasing 32gb micro sd in a row lesson for me purchase things like these from retail shops

It could also be just a bad card. I would still recommend buying from a retail shop, though.
Newegg now has the Kingston class 4 32gb MicroSD cards for just over $100.

Ebay + Kingston + 32GB + Honk Konk + China
1/10 its a fake .
jje

only buy from reputable store sources
never buy SD cards from ebay 99.99999999999999999999% they are fake

In the whole city of melbourne, there is nothing over 8gb class 2 card. What a sad place where i live...
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I bought from ebay 16gb card,had a similar problem.all files above 1gb were non supported format. I bought a sd reader and connected it to a pc,using usb... same problem,I.e. card is defected.
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I received a card today that was bought from eBay, i figured if i bought a brand named card(Kingston) that the chance of it being counterfeit was lower. I began to sync my samsung Vibrant with Double Twist and only about 20% of the songs were transferred.
I tried re-formatting the memory card in Windows 7 and the capacity is somehow reset to only 2GB...THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I've seen this happen. After that i try inserting the card into my phone and it' shows space unavailable... 2 PCs won't read it either.
Something this unreliable has to be fake. I recommend running a test with H2testw 1.4 to tell you if it's genuine or not.
Also, Kingston can actually verify your card for you. Maybe useful if you want to ask the sellers for info on the back of the sd card package first before buying! Good Luck
****KINGSTON MEMORY VERIFIER****
BTW- are 32gb cards just really unreliable should I go with 16GB ? I have a vibrant running ginger clone.

thanks for the link http://www.kingston.com/asia/verifyflash/
very handy for future purchases.... but it'll eventually be cracked by the counterfeiters people in time and generate fake "real" keys that passes the test

reneimas said:
Hi guys,
I have recently purchased 32gb kingston's class 4 micro sdhc card and encountered a problem with it. Basically the problem is that when I put more than 1.8gb of music on the card everything above that just doesnt get recognised. It is shown in the music player but when you click to play it says "file format is not supported". Another example is if I have 1.8gb of music and try to put a video on the card it says that "format is not supported" aswel. The strangest thing is that it plays music for few seconds then it crashes. At first I thought that it could be a fake memory card but I used h2testw to check the capacity of the memory card and it worked without any issues.
Some screenshots:
h t t p ://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk16/reneimas/SC20101117-221229.png
h t t p ://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk16/reneimas/SC20101117-221008.png
h t t p ://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk16/reneimas/SC20101117-220655.png
(Sorry I'm new member and cannot post any links in the forum)
I would really appreciate if somebody could help me
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i think u own a fake card

Most of the memory cards bought from eBay are fake, unfortunately. I've came across a lot of victims as I work in a Kingston service centre.
I feel sorry for TS

Ebay = need to reasearch seller a little
I have bought quite a few memory cards and usb flash drives from ebay and I have never had an issue however, I do a little 'reasearch' before I click on buy.
I always look at ALL of the seller's negative and neutral feedback. This gives you a really good idea if they are selling legitimate ones. Also look at how much crap they sell, if they have only sold a few items sold I would go some where else.
I usually single out a few 'sellers' that sell a LOT of brand name memory cards. I also list items from the most expensive first to the cheapest, usually all the dodgy stuff ends up way back at the end. Being from australia I also filter it out so that i only see items that are goign to be shipped from Australia (double check feedback to see if theres any indication items are shipped from china/hong kong)
Just like kingston, I beleive sandisk also have something on their website to confirm if you bought a legitimate card.

i bought A DATA 32GB Class 4 from Amazon USA and it's good , but i recommend class 10

Patriot to release Class 10 32GB microSDHC cards!

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=27835
Fremont, California, USA, December 6, 2010 - Patriot Memory, a global pioneer in high-performance memory, NAND flash and computer peripheral solutions today announced the addition of 16GB and 32GB LX Series microSD High Capacity (SDHC) cards. These large capacity cards meet SD Associations Class 10 specifications enabling them to deliver high performance to today’s smartphones and other digital devices.
“Today’s mobile devices have evolved from simplistic phones to multi-functional tools capable of handling email, music, photos and more,” says Meng Jay Choo, Patriot’s Flash Product Manager. “Smartphones have become a part of our everyday lives letting us connect with each other. Adding 16GB and 32GB storage solutions let consumers expand the capabilities of these devices.”
Patriot’s 32GB LX Series microSDHC Class 10 cards are capable of recording over 10 hours of HD video and more than 10,000 photos.* These cards also come with a full SD adapter that allows them to be used in a variety of devices such as digital cameras, HD camcorders, tablets and more.
32GB LX Series microSDHC
Model #SF32GMCSDHC10
UPC:0815530010883
16GB LX Series microSDHC
Model #SF16GMCSDHC10
UPC:0815530010876
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Wonder how much it'll cost...probably not something I can afford right now, but hopefully the 32GB sandisk card I ordered during black friday gets out of backorder so I don't have to consider buying this now

just in time for the Nexus line to lose its microSD slot.

Never mind it was SD not micro.

hmm... ive been contemplating a larger card for my N1... looks like some more options are coming my way...

Patriot cards will now fail at record speed!

Best 32GB Micro SD Card for Nexus One
If you are looking for a good, high capacity, micro sd card for your Nexus One, you need to get the SanDisk 32GB microSDHC (cat. #B003WGJYCY). I bought mine in Amazon for $81.44, and right now is $104.95. Although is a class 2 card, I am getting speeds of 6MB for writing and 8MB for reading, with no lag at all when playing music, movies or using the picture gallery. I highly suggest that you keep your eyes open for this card, so you can buy it when it comes on sale.

I got in on a sale from sandisk where it was $56.99

Same card as the VZW TADP-32GBG?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12214

I recommend the Kingston 16GB Class 10 is very fast, I use it without problems in my N1
although now I want the patriot

lexar has released a class 10 32gb

Good find!
I find myself upgrading my microSD too often. First, I had a 4gb class 4, then a 4gb class 6, then 8gb class 6, now a 16gb class 6 32gb class 10 sounds pretty juicy though!!

Bloodflame said:
Good find!
I find myself upgrading my microSD too often. First, I had a 4gb class 4, then a 4gb class 6, then 8gb class 6, now a 16gb class 6 32gb class 10 sounds pretty juicy though!!
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It's available for around $110 on Amazon or $149.99 straight from Lexar but it appears to be out of stock atm.

Bummer
I got one of these Patriot 32GB Class 10's and it didn't work very well for me.
Droid 2 Global - Rooted - Stock ROM
Initially I found, even if plugged directly into my computer the transfer speeds were less than ideal, getting 5.5-8MB/s at best. If the SD was in the phone and I was transferring my 4MB worth of important data (rest could be transferred later) and the transfer would fail. Get i/o errors, further investigation showed that the mount to the computer was lost, but still appeared to be mounted on the phone.
I got my data on there by direct connecting the card to my computer using a USB adapter I had on hand.
When the card is in the phone it works fine for a while, until of course you try to access something on the card. Install an apk from there, access music, run Titatinum, whatever. The task misbehaves; the progress bar will be running and you can press home and do whatever, but if you let the screen go to sleep you cant get it to wake up. If you don't let the screen go to sleep the task seems to hang indefinitely.
I tried a few things, FAT32 used to have a partition limit of 32GB, and this card showed up as a 33GB filesystem. I tried shrinking the filesystem a bit (30GB) to see if that was the issue, but no luck there. I tried doing a format using the phone, maybe they had something they do there. No go.
My instincts told me not to go with Patriot, I should have listened to them. I am willing to try suggestions if anyone has to get this going, but in the meantime I am just going to stick with my 16c2 by Kingston.

Maybe I should have consulted compatibility first?
http://www.patriotmemory.com/support/flashSupportp.jsp
I notice there are a lot of HTC phones on the compatibility list, but not much in the way of Moto support.
Owell, will sell it to a coworker who has a myTouch 3G

SanDisk 32GB microSDHC (cat. #B003WGJYCY)
cgjjaf said:
If you are looking for a good, high capacity, micro sd card for your Nexus One, you need to get the SanDisk 32GB microSDHC (cat. #B003WGJYCY). I bought mine in Amazon for $81.44, and right now is $104.95. Although is a class 2 card, I am getting speeds of 6MB for writing and 8MB for reading, with no lag at all when playing music, movies or using the picture gallery. I highly suggest that you keep your eyes open for this card, so you can buy it when it comes on sale.
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Currently $76 - I do wonder how it will be with Apps2SD though where at least Class 4 is recommended?
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-32GB-microSDHC-Memory-Package/dp/B003WGJYCY/

Whoever has this card do extended IOPs data test on it please ATM I am compiling data on Kingston 32GB Class 4 microSDHC. I know this card will never get to use C10 nativly in device as I do have my doubts about data integrity due to data corruption, lets see some actual data in device use without card reader.

Dropped Kingston for Patriot
lol nice and here I am once again getting away with another OJ style crime I hope no one works at Kingston here lol. At least I extracted valuable data which Ill post shortly so other folks can decide which to buy.
Email to Kingston said:
Dear Tech Support,
Product Number: SDC4/32GB-2ADP
Problem: This part has never worked. Well, a lot of users are having issue with Kingston 32GB microSDHC Class 4 cards as it seems its inferior, it took me 27min to transfer just 198MB. Where the same task is done on SanDisk 16GB Class 2 in under 2min. So why is Kingston producing piece of **** card and selling them for 100+? Alot of users in various forum can verify that this is piece of ****. This is bad batch so ill deal with Kingston for RMA directly.
Troublshooting done: Seems the speed is improved when the item is directly allocated in memory thus saving time from accessing it and transferring it. I am not sure if the device is using SD 2.0 but other people with SanDisk 32GB Class 2 is outrunning this Class 4 card. We are only getting like 700KB/s which is no where near class 4 standard.
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Email from Kingston said:
Dear Customer,
Sorry to hear you’re having this issue with your SDC card. Please provide all the letters, codes and numbers from the front and back of the SDC card itself and not from any adapters it may have came with. If it’s more feasible to take a digital picture please do so and send it to me. Before sending in the pictures, please view them to be sure they are not blurry. The data off the card is needed in order to properly identify it and proceed with a replacement if one is needed. Alternatively, you may have it replaced my apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Also, please provide the exact make and model of your phone.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to reply to this e-mail with full email history. Thank you for using Kingston on-line technical support.
Regards,
Kingston Technology
Technical Support
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So after I got the email I called them directly and spoke to them on the phone and got RMA for full refund lol with no stocking fee and free UPS shipping label.
RMA & Shipping said:
Thank you for requesting a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. Please remember to cut out the included RMA Identification Label and firmly tape it to the outside of the shipping box with clear tape. It is important to attach this label to ensure that your RMA is processed in a timely manner.
RMA Summary:
Customer ID: [email protected]
Account Number: XXXXXXXX
RMA Number: XXXXXXXX
RMA Type: Refund
Restocking Fee: $0
RMA Item List: 1 x ($159.00) FLASH 32G|KST SDC4/32GB-2ADP R $159.00
Your UPS RMA Return Shipping Label has been created. Below is your Shipping Label Order confirmation, along with instructions for accessing and printing your label. Please keep a copy of this email for your records.
Sales Order Number: XXXXXXXX
RMA Number: XXXXXXXX
UPS Shipping Label Tracking: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UPS Shipping Label Date: 01/20/2011 16:59:15
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I call that owned for making me thoroughly testing the card
The data below is the actual IOPs from System (USB: Standard-A) to Device (USB: Micro-B) via USB (USB 2.0/SD 2.0). I am not using any type of card reader for this test as we only want the actual data rate of the card itself natively while its mounted in the device.
Subject: Kingston 32GB Class 4 (4MB/s) microSDHC.
Code:
df /dev/mnt/sdcard
File system: FAT32 (0x0c)
Used space: 16.0 KB (16,384 bytes)
Free space: 29.8 GB (32,073,891,840 bytes)
Sequential Test Data (Block Size = 1024KB|0 Fill = 0x00)
Read [MB/s]: 13.07+11.72+13.11=37.9/3=12.63
Write [MB/s]: 4.080+3.339+1.592=9.011/3=3.00
Sequential Test Data (Block Size = 1024KB|1 Fill = 0xFF)
Read [MB/s]: 13.07+13.10+11.61=37.78/3=12.59
Write [MB/s]: 3.659+2.618+3.607=9.884/3=3.30
Mode: Low level R+W+V initialization
Data volume: 30588MBytes
Patterns: 18 sets, 8 of "walking one", 8 of "walking zero", 55h, AAh
Writing speed [03:24:28]: 2.49 MByte/s
Reading speed [00:44:20]: 11.5 MByte/s
Burst write: 4.0+4.0+4.0=4.0 MB/s
Burst read: 10.0+9.0+9.0=9.33 MB/s
lol I am glad I socialed them in to accepting it I had this card for few months and only reason I kept it was due to higher read still was better than SanDisk's read speed which was sustained around 7-8MB/s. Hopefully the plan don't backfire as I already placed order with NewEgg and still have to ship it back to Kingston. So in the end saved $60 or so and got class 10 card with 1gb extra space.

kzin said:
I got one of these Patriot 32GB Class 10's and it didn't work very well for me.
Droid 2 Global - Rooted - Stock ROM
Initially I found, even if plugged directly into my computer the transfer speeds were less than ideal, getting 5.5-8MB/s at best. If the SD was in the phone and I was transferring my 4MB worth of important data (rest could be transferred later) and the transfer would fail. Get i/o errors, further investigation showed that the mount to the computer was lost, but still appeared to be mounted on the phone.
I got my data on there by direct connecting the card to my computer using a USB adapter I had on hand.
When the card is in the phone it works fine for a while, until of course you try to access something on the card. Install an apk from there, access music, run Titatinum, whatever. The task misbehaves; the progress bar will be running and you can press home and do whatever, but if you let the screen go to sleep you cant get it to wake up. If you don't let the screen go to sleep the task seems to hang indefinitely.
I tried a few things, FAT32 used to have a partition limit of 32GB, and this card showed up as a 33GB filesystem. I tried shrinking the filesystem a bit (30GB) to see if that was the issue, but no luck there. I tried doing a format using the phone, maybe they had something they do there. No go.
My instincts told me not to go with Patriot, I should have listened to them. I am willing to try suggestions if anyone has to get this going, but in the meantime I am just going to stick with my 16c2 by Kingston.
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I wish I had read this before ordering my Patriot 32GB from Newegg. I am having the exact same issues as you sound like you had.
Telus HTC Desire - Rooted - LeeDroid 2.3d
When the screen sleeps, I can't always get it to wake up and am constantly restarting the phone. I was worried it was an issue with LeeDroid, and am currently troubleshooting my phone, but it sounds like once I re-insert my 8gb card I'll be fine. Thanks for the post. Amazed that they can build a card with limited compatibility as such but I suppose that's why it's cheaper. If I figure out otherwise, i'll post again.

Not compatible with Samsung Epic 4G
My wife and I purchased two of these for our Samsung Epic 4G phones, and unfortunately this card does not seem compatible with our phones. It will format and initially seem to read the card, however after a short while both phones gave a damaged SD card error and the cards needed to be reformatted. After the second reformat, we tried to give them another go, unfortunately files just continue to be corrupted. Very disappointed.

dculp said:
My wife and I purchased two of these for our Samsung Epic 4G phones, and unfortunately this card does not seem compatible with our phones. It will format and initially seem to read the card, however after a short while both phones gave a damaged SD card error and the cards needed to be reformatted. After the second reformat, we tried to give them another go, unfortunately files just continue to be corrupted. Very disappointed.
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I had the exact same issue with the Patriot 16GB Class 10. Perfect on the computer using every test imaginable - but as soon as my Nexus One tries to use it corruption occurs.
Back to SanDisk, I guess.

which microsd card

Going to buy the DHD on monday and i read about troubles with the "slow" class 2 microsd card which comes with the DHD (like 720p recording isnt smooth enough).. should i get a 16gb class 6 sd card? or is class 4 enough? or is even the 8gb class 2 which comes with the DHD fast enough?
Thought about a Transcend 16gb class 6 (but its pretty expensive.. 56€ = ~65$ i think).. so maybe a cheaper (class 4 or class 2) is enough?
thanks

zakazak said:
Going to buy the DHD on monday and i read about troubles with the "slow" class 2 microsd card which comes with the DHD (like 720p recording isnt smooth enough).. should i get a 16gb class 6 sd card? or is class 4 enough? or is even the 8gb class 2 which comes with the DHD fast enough?
Thought about a Transcend 16gb class 6 (but its pretty expensive.. 56€ = ~65$ i think).. so maybe a cheaper (class 4 or class 2) is enough?
thanks
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I have had no problems with the card provided. I find it hard to belive htc would supply a sd card that is not capable of using all features of the device. I am sure someone disagrees, your best bet is to stick with the one provided. If you do have any problems with the class 2, you can always try a class 4.

Try eBay, here are 2 good (and free shipping) deals I took. Still waiting on delivery, but you can't really beat the price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280603123927 <-- 32GB (at least class 4/6) (ebay removed item, possibly fake, awaiting 'shipment', card arrived, working 100%, not fake )
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260710352568 <-- 8GB class 10

If anyone buys a higher class SDCard could you provide a mini review. I'm in the market for a well priced, but balanced with performance SDCard.
Reading manufacturer reviews is pointless, and inexperienced users are the same.
Anyone who can recommend a good/great SDCard will get my thanks, and maybe a thank-you donation.

I will let you know as soon as I get them

Please do, I much prefer a good user review to a standard "It works" review. Many thanks & Merry Xmas

My DHD came with an 8 GB class 4 Sandisk, so don't know if the included card varies, depending on where you buy it? Since you're talking about class 2 and all.
Anyway, I bought a 16 GB class 4 Kingston, the worst piece of crap I've ever had, corrupted data and apps on sd constantly and slow transfer speeds via USB. Don't know if that's just the way that card works with the phone, or if I got one from a bad batch. But anyway, now I'm waiting for a replacement Sandisk 16 GB class 2, hoping it'll do a better job.

if we buy another sd card apart from the stock sd do we need to copy paste some folders which are spesific for some apps or the apps will recreate them in the new sd?

The one included with mine is only a class 2. (cant remember name now, sorry)

eozen81 said:
if we buy another sd card apart from the stock sd do we need to copy paste some folders which are spesific for some apps or the apps will recreate them in the new sd?
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Copy the contents of the old sdcard to a folder on your pc. Then copy that to the new sdcard after formatting it. Just did this last night when I put in my new (Xmas pressie!!) 32GB card. I formatted the card first in the phone.
HTH.
Dave

dvhttn said:
Copy the contents of the old sdcard to a folder on your pc. Then copy that to the new sdcard after formatting it. Just did this last night when I put in my new (Xmas pressie!!) 32GB card. I formatted the card first in the phone.
HTH.
Dave
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Thanks a lot Dave, so soft copy/paste for files & folders is enough for new SD card transition.
Good to know that. BTW Which SD card is your 32 GB, did you notice any speed improvements with your new SD?

eozen81 said:
Thanks a lot Dave, so soft copy/paste for files & folders is enough for new SD card transition. ...
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It was for me. I actually formatted the card in my old Nokia E71, plugged the E71 into my PC and mounted the card. Then 'copy n pasted' the files over. Seems a weird way to do it but a) my SD to microsd adaptor card is b&ggered so had to use the (a) phone and b) I only have USB2 connectivity on my PC so copying the c. 25GB of music etc I have took several hours. Tying up the old phone was preferable to tying up my current DHD.
One thing though. I'd read that the best way to format an SD card was using 'sdformatter' from http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/ .... which sounded like a good plan. However the formatted card couldn't be read on XP Pro SP3 PC. Hence why I formatted it on the Nokia. That worked a treat.
eozen81 said:
... Good to know that. BTW Which SD card is your 32 GB, did you notice any speed improvements with your new SD?
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I got this one ... http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/MyMemory/MyMemory-32GB-Micro-SD-(SDHC)-Card---Class-4 .... Not noticed any speed improvements, though probably as I haven't used it much yet. To be honest the reason I got it was mainly to hold all my music so getting rid of an MP3 player. Any sd card is fast enough for that. I haven't checked out the exact feeds and speeds but I'm suspecting that any card is also fast enough for video/still shots as I haven't noticed any problem yet!
Cheers
Dave

I got the 8GB class 10 one (around $20 inc shipping, got here in less than 2 weeks), quick test show read speed to be 17.4MB/sec (looking for a decent app to measure write speed, preferably non destructive unlike the way HD Speed does)
As for the 32GB one. Think it was a scam, ebay removed page. Gonna wait a little, as it did have a shipping number before all the details disappeared, if it does not arrive, I will contest the $14 I paid for it.
Update: The 32GB one, not a scam, just arrived. Sandisk 32GB class 4, tested, all working What a bargain!

128GB Micro SD issues

Anyone having issues with using a 128gb micro sd card? I bought one from ebay (not Sandisk) and formated to fat32. Phone recognizes card without issues but there are issues saving stuff to the card. Here's a few of them:
My podcast app folder is on the card and often it gives me an error saying feed had an error saving eipsode.
Also had issues having Titanium Backup folder on the sd card, not saving the latest backup.
Did a nandroid backup with TWRP which gave me no errors but when I went to look for the backup, it was not there.
Tried using sd card as default picture folder but noticed some pictures I was taking not being stored.
Anyways, if you have a Sandisk 128gb on your S5 let me know if it's running smoothly. If so, I'll bite the bullet and spend the $$$ to buy the sandisk.

Uhh there is issues writing to EXT SD.
CeloCRF said:
Anyone having issues with using a 128gb micro sd card? I bought one from ebay (not Sandisk) and formated to fat32. Phone recognizes card without issues but there are issues saving stuff to the card. Here's a few of them:
My podcast app folder is on the card and often it gives me an error saying feed had an error saving eipsode.
Also had issues having Titanium Backup folder on the sd card, not saving the latest backup.
Did a nandroid backup with TWRP which gave me no errors but when I went to look for the backup, it was not there.
Tried using sd card as default picture folder but noticed some pictures I was taking not being stored.
Anyways, if you have a Sandisk 128gb on your S5 let me know if it's running smoothly. If so, I'll bite the bullet and spend the $$$ to buy the sandisk.
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xSLAYERx said:
Uhh there is issues writing to EXT SD.
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I applied the update with the NextApp SDFix app to fix that issue.

CeloCRF said:
Anyone having issues with using a 128gb micro sd card? I bought one from ebay (not Sandisk) and formated to fat32. Phone recognizes card without issues but there are issues saving stuff to the card. Here's a few of them:
My podcast app folder is on the card and often it gives me an error saying feed had an error saving eipsode.
Also had issues having Titanium Backup folder on the sd card, not saving the latest backup.
Did a nandroid backup with TWRP which gave me no errors but when I went to look for the backup, it was not there.
Tried using sd card as default picture folder but noticed some pictures I was taking not being stored.
Anyways, if you have a Sandisk 128gb on your S5 let me know if it's running smoothly. If so, I'll bite the bullet and spend the $$$ to buy the sandisk.
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the SanDisk 128GB SDcard works great in my Sprints S5.

ChadH42 said:
the SanDisk 128GB SDcard works great in my Sprints S5.
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Thanks. Guess I got what I paid for on ebay. I'll get the sandisk one.:good:

CeloCRF said:
Thanks. Guess I got what I paid for on ebay. I'll get the sandisk one.:good:
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Try formatting on the phone
Send from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5

I didn't think anyone but Sandisk made a 128Gb microsd card. You should verify that it is *actually* 128Gb instead of a smaller card just reporting 128.
*edit* Upon further reading, that looks like the classic fake card scam. It is actually a smaller card like an 8Gb, where it simply overwrites data after the first 8Gb is used.

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Try formatting on the phone
Send from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5
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Thanks, but I tried that already with no success. I already purchased the SanDisk version. Now I have to wait for Amazon to ship it once they put it back in stock. For the mean time, I'm using my old 64gb SanDisk from my S3.
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I had big problem when formatting a 64GB card to FAT32. You should stick to exFAT.
Only buy memory products from reputable vendors. If you buy on Amazon, make sure it is "sold by Amazon.com". I bought a fake Sandisk card from a 3rd party store on Amazon.

CeloCRF said:
Anyone having issues with using a 128gb micro sd card? I bought one from ebay (not Sandisk) and formated to fat32. Phone recognizes card without issues but there are issues saving stuff to the card. Here's a few of them:
My podcast app folder is on the card and often it gives me an error saying feed had an error saving eipsode.
Also had issues having Titanium Backup folder on the sd card, not saving the latest backup.
Did a nandroid backup with TWRP which gave me no errors but when I went to look for the backup, it was not there.
Tried using sd card as default picture folder but noticed some pictures I was taking not being stored.
Anyways, if you have a Sandisk 128gb on your S5 let me know if it's running smoothly. If so, I'll bite the bullet and spend the $$$ to buy the sandisk.
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Yeah sounds like you bought a "hacked" card. Pretty classic on eBay when new classes and sizes of cards come out.

sporklover said:
Yeah sounds like you bought a "hacked" card. Pretty classic on eBay when new classes and sizes of cards come out.
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Hi,
Care to expound on the "hacked" card?
I've actually seen some of those 128gb generic microsd cards being sold on ebay for $49.
seller seems to have almost 2000 positive feedback.
Might just wait for the sandisk one to be sure.

sherwink20 said:
Hi,
Care to expound on the "hacked" card?
I've actually seen some of those 128gb generic microsd cards being sold on ebay for $49.
seller seems to have almost 2000 positive feedback.
Might just wait for the sandisk one to be sure.
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Hacked was a poor word choice, but frauds terms have been reprogramming smaller flash storage storage so to show as larger ones and selling them on ebay for sometime. As far as I know only Sandisk is making and selling them, so generic branded cards throws a red flag. With sizes like that, it would take sometime typically before the fraud is detected.
http://fightflashfraud.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/a-guide-to-fake-flash1.pdf

stopeject said:
I had big problem when formatting a 64GB card to FAT32. You should stick to exFAT.
Only buy memory products from reputable vendors. If you buy on Amazon, make sure it is "sold by Amazon.com". I bought a fake Sandisk card from a 3rd party store on Amazon.
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Forgot where I read on the S3 that the 64GBshould have been formated to fat32, but I never had problems after doing so. And it was an original sandisk microsd card.
And yes, I bought it from the Sandisk amazon store, fullfilled by amazon under amazon prime. It will arrive tomorrow and I'll post back here confirming if it works or not.

stopeject said:
I had big problem when formatting a 64GB card to FAT32. You should stick to exFAT.
Only buy memory products from reputable vendors. If you buy on Amazon, make sure it is "sold by Amazon.com". I bought a fake Sandisk card from a 3rd party store on Amazon.
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sherwink20 said:
Hi,
Care to expound on the "hacked" card?
I've actually seen some of those 128gb generic microsd cards being sold on ebay for $49.
seller seems to have almost 2000 positive feedback.
Might just wait for the sandisk one to be sure.
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Exactly the one I purchased from ebay, thinking I was saving 80% from the originals from SanDisk. And I left a positive feedback for seller on ebay because I got the card 3 days after paying for it before I tested it out to see the problems. My mistake.
One thing I would like to point out though is that the card itself never gave me problems when connected to a PC via adapter. It would show its content and save whatever I added to without any problems. The issue was the card properly functioning inside the phone, as I listed on the OP.

CeloCRF said:
Exactly the one I purchased from ebay, thinking I was saving 80% from the originals from SanDisk. And I left a positive feedback for seller on ebay because I got the card 3 days after paying for it before I tested it out to see the problems. My mistake.
One thing I would like to point out though is that the card itself never gave me problems when connected to a PC via adapter. It would show its content and save whatever I added to without any problems. The issue was the card properly functioning inside the phone, as I listed on the OP.
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sporklover said:
Hacked was a poor word choice, but frauds terms have been reprogramming smaller flash storage storage so to show as larger ones and selling them on ebay for sometime. As far as I know only Sandisk is making and selling them, so generic branded cards throws a red flag. With sizes like that, it would take sometime typically before the fraud is detected.
http://fightflashfraud.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/a-guide-to-fake-flash1.pdf
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Thanks for the inputs guys, might stay away from it and just buy the sandisk one instead of generic ones. better be safe than sorry.
Appreciate the feedbacks!

CeloCRF said:
Forgot where I read on the S3 that the 64GBshould have been formated to fat32, but I never had problems after doing so. And it was an original sandisk microsd card.
And yes, I bought it from the Sandisk amazon store, fullfilled by amazon under amazon prime. It will arrive tomorrow and I'll post back here confirming if it works or not.
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I had two 64GB Sandisk cards fail withing a month or two after I formatted them to FAT32 and used in S3. I had to do it because I was on a kernel without exFAT support. Sandisk replaced both cards under warranty. I chatted with their tech support, and they couldn't tell me if FAT32 is officially supported, Their response was "people on XDA say it works":laugh:
Anyway, the card you ordered will come exFAT formatted, and currently I see no reason to change formatting to FAT32.

stopeject said:
I had two 64GB Sandisk cards fail withing a month or two after I formatted them to FAT32 and used in S3. I had to do it because I was on a kernel without exFAT support. Sandisk replaced both cards under warranty. I chatted with their tech support, and they couldn't tell me if FAT32 is officially supported, Their response was "people on XDA say it works":laugh:
Anyway, the card you ordered will come exFAT formatted, and currently I see no reason to change formatting to FAT32.
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Yeah, I'll stick with exFAT on this new one.

stopeject said:
I had two 64GB Sandisk cards fail withing a month or two after I formatted them to FAT32 and used in S3. I had to do it because I was on a kernel without exFAT support. Sandisk replaced both cards under warranty. I chatted with their tech support, and they couldn't tell me if FAT32 is officially supported, Their response was "people on XDA say it works":laugh:
Anyway, the card you ordered will come exFAT formatted, and currently I see no reason to change formatting to FAT32.
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I bought a samsung 64gb class 10 on amazon. $30'ish

Got the new sandisk 128gb today and I can confirm it works flawlessly. Therefore, the problem was with the cheap and genetic card sold on ebay. Thanks everyone for your feedback and assistance on the matter.:good:

I have a 128 GB "successfully" running in my Sprint Galaxy S5 (900G) here. Lately it has been very stable. Up until about a month ago once every couple weeks it would seemingly flakes out, and any apps I had installed there had translucent icons ... I'd have to format and remounted to be recognized.
But for the last 3-4 months I've had no issues with it. I can move apps to it (at least some, others can move with an associated risk the app describes, and some cannot at all - I use App Manager III and I don't move apps that show up but have the warning "x" on them - )
I've had no issues mounting or having it recognized, or running apps from it asidre from the flakiness I described, which is probably because it is a class 10 speed - it's a very small space for 128 GB to function, the thing runs HOT, if you use some kind of dual-layer case the heat could be your issue (if there is still an issue there). Let me know!