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[Resolved] SD format question

I have an 8gb SD card that I have used to root and unroot different phones at the time of use. ATM I am using the mytouch 4g running cm7 nightlies. If I reformat my SD card, can I still root my phone and will it automatically put all the necessary stuff on my SD card? Also, sorry for the dumb question, but in clockwork there is an option under advanced to format phone. What is the difference between that and wipe data/factory reset?
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[Q] damaged SD card

I recently installed cm7 On my phone and it says that my SD Card is damaged and can't be read, so I formatted it and it still can't be read,does anyone know how to fix this

what i find fixes mine is, going to my computer and right clicking on the sd card and go to property, then scan and fix errors.

I also experience this issue on a regular basis. I think the issue is with formatting, and the way i always fix it is reformatting in windows to FAT32. If i format in Mac it never works, has to be windows. It makes no sense, but thats my experience with the problem.

things85 said:
I recently installed cm7 On my phone and it says that my SD Card is damaged and can't be read, so I formatted it and it still can't be read,does anyone know how to fix this
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Mine says that in a couple roms I just reboot and its fixed.
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Try the RoyalGlacier rom it rocks
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-t-mobile-from-being-bought-by-att/.......

when i first flashed cm7 i saw that and it scared the crap out of me. I went to settings-storage and re-mounted the sd card and it was dandy.

I formatted my 16gb card in a digital camera and, it worked fine after that.

Read the cm7 first post
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I just popped my sd card out and inserted it and everything was fine after that.
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things85 said:
I recently installed cm7 On my phone and it says that my SD Card is damaged and can't be read, so I formatted it and it still can't be read,does anyone know how to fix this
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What kind of sd card is it?

kimbernator said:
when i first flashed cm7 i saw that and it scared the crap out of me. I went to settings-storage and re-mounted the sd card and it was dandy.
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I have done this also - try that first. If another device reads the card OK - it does not need reformatting.

That happened to mine too...Need to buy another 8gb one.

I just pop it out and back in and it usually wakes back up but sometimes it takes a reboot
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Lost sd card contents

All my sd card contents disappeared after I flashed kd1 it shows that the memory is still taken up by the files but I can't find them I tried file explorer apps tried plugging the phone into the computer and still can't find them
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Try removing the memory card and reading it directly from a computer. If you can see the contents, copy whatever you need out of it. put it back into the phone. Format. reboot and see if the phone reads it right. If it does, drag and drop whatever you backed up
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Will try as soon as I find the micro sd converter
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Looks like I wont be able to find the missing files because my little cousin had my phone and accidentally erased everything on the internal memory and sd card
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falcons2 said:
Looks like I wont be able to find the missing files because my little cousin had my phone and accidentally erased everything on the internal memory and sd card
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Download photorec.
You can recover your SD card as long as you don't copy anything over to it

OK thanks where do I download it. I'm searching for it in the market and it's not finding it
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Google it, it's a windows/linux/mac program.

I don't get it ...I need help

When I try to move apps to SD card it says not enough room eventhough I have plenty of room....I don't get it
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What rom? CM7 based? Do you have microsd card?

I'm running wepon rom. Lol I have a SD card 16g only used 500mb on it and I have 5g space on the phones SD card
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brentsalinas714 said:
I'm running wepon rom. Lol I have a SD card 16g only used 500mb on it and I have 5g space on the phones SD card
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Try cleaning cache and dalvik in clockwork recovery. also clear market data.

I may be wrong, if so someone will correct me, but on Weapon's rom and Stock rom's the Apps are moved to the Internal SD not the External SD. I think the CM7 is the only one that reworks the mounting to use the External for this.

One thing with the new 'superphones' it's really not necessary to move apps to sd. The g2x has 3 locations in which to store apps. The problem you are having I ran into awhile back. The issue is with mounting or improper format on your sd card. Always, when in doubt, reboot!
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(Q) move apps to internal sd??

Is there anyway possible to move apps to your internal sd instead of external sd?
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EDIT: Disregard. I was wrong.

I've tried this multiple times and it doesn't work. It sends them to my external sd no matter what. I have been searching everywhere and I don't think you can move them to internal sd. Thanks though.
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Okay, you're right. They don't go to the internal sd. Thought I had read that they do, and in the app manager, it showed them as being on the 13gb partition. Just pulled my SD card, and the apps don't show up. So, it would be nice to know how to put them on the internal card.

Alright, making this happen involves editing /system/etc/vold.fstab and moving the .android_secure folder from your external SD to your internal SD.
See the thread linked below. Study the first vold.fstab file there and make the same changes, and move your .android_secure folder. I did this and now I really do have most of my apps on the internal SD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377746

Thanks for finding that. I appreciate it. I'm going to have to try it later on this evening.
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I finally tried this and I could not get it to work. I tried a few times and nothing.
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Worked for me. You can replace your vold.fstab with the first download in that thread if your edits didn't work. Move your app folder using a PC, reboot, and it should work. This just swaps how the system uses those partitions. It worked too well for me. I ended up preferring the default setup since I change roms so much.
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jscott30 said:
Worked for me. You can replace your vold.fstab with the first download in that thread if your edits didn't work. Move your app folder using a PC, reboot, and it should work. This just swaps how the system uses those partitions. It worked too well for me. I ended up preferring the default setup since I change roms so much.
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Does this do a full reversal of the sd cards? The reason i ask is because i have a few games that have extra data (mostly gameloft games) that i would like to move to my external sd because they will only play if they are on my internal. I have a 16gb external that i would like to put the game data on.
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Yeah, this reverses the cards so that the external sd is seen as the internal and vice-versa by the device. So any data stored by apps on one card would now go to the other. This is one reason I haven't continued using this mod, but it may work for what you want.
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