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See SD card while in Disk Drive mode?

I there any way to make a microsd card visible in the phone while connecting the phone in Disk card mode to a computer. Kinda like "Card Export II". But seems very simple to do like have the card switch to read-only mode on the phone when connected. Or if you can have read and right on both the phone and computer that would be amazing.
So does anyone see this possible?

Stalix said:
I there any way to make a microsd card visible in the phone while connecting the phone in Disk card mode to a computer. Kinda like "Card Export II". But seems very simple to do like have the card switch to read-only mode on the phone when connected. Or if you can have read and right on both the phone and computer that would be amazing.
So does anyone see this possible?
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im afraid that its not possible atm, since the computer is using the SD card as an extra HD to transfer files, and i had that come across all the time, i know its a pain especially if ure exporting pictures or wallpapers and try to see if itll fit or look nice on ur TP or FUZE but ya man it wont work, unless u can google it up and see if its possible, would be nice

The latest wm5torage does that. Only you need to run it and forget about the beautiful popup for selecting usb mode

help pls problem with sd card??

sorry if this has been asked before but couldnt find a tread.
all of a sudden my phone wanted me to format my memory card. and it does not show up in file explorer. i didnt want to but did end up formatting it but still it does not show.
can someone pls help me on how to fix this as im all out on ideas
thanks in advance

Don't worry, you're not the only one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=646731
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=707191
It seems as if it has something to do with the internals of the SD card, at least that's what I get from reading these two threads. Maybe some cards have a faster transfer rate or something like that...?
All I know is that its a major pain in the *donkey* when they die.
Next time I'm going to try one of the Japanese brands mentioned in one of those posts.

Put it in a USB adaptor and plug it into a PC. The OS may ask to check and repair the SD card for errors. Do so then put it back in your phone.

stevefwt said:
Put it in a USB adaptor and plug it into a PC. The OS may ask to check and repair the SD card for errors. Do so then put it back in your phone.
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If you read those other posts, you'll realize that this goes beyond such easily remedied problems.
This goes much deeper than some "errors" that can fixed by clicking "fix"...
There is some kind of issue with the (or at least some) HD2s and some SD cards. I don't know what it is exactly, but for sure when the HD2 scrambles your card, it totally fries it, as in not recognized by any device (phone, camera, computer, etc) and is completely not formattable, scanable, recoverable, salvageable. I tried all of the above and... nothing.

yeah i have tryed to fix it via pc . that didnt work then i just tryed to format it via pc , and that didnt work .
think i will have to buy a new one . and yes it is a pain in the ass.

there are ways to get data back.. but if the card doesn't give a sign of life, I guess I can't help you eighter.

just gone into divice manager and it is saying the card is healthy but i still cant open it

Music on SD Card

I have been wondering for a while, i been noticing that when i put music on my external sd card from my laptop, after i disconnect from the laptop, it some time does not appear on my external sd card, like it was never there in the first place, and when i hook it up back to the laptop it is really not there. Is there something I'm missing, i been searching for a solution throughout the forum, and found nothing. Can someone please help me with this situation.
P.S. If you have a problem understanding my problem, basically I'm asking what is the proper way of putting music on your external sd card for the Infuse 4g. Thanks

Do you have enough space on the SD? I would make a folder in the external to make your music easier to find. I just click and drag into the appropriate card, make sure you properly eject phone when its complete too. It could be a lot of things, usually its something simple.

Yeah I came down to that conclusion, i know it is something simple, that just may be it, because i hardly ever properly eject it. I just normally pull the USB card thinking, whats the worst can happen lol... But thanks

Ya I've screwed my external by just yanking it out before, so I do it right now lol np

I have the same issue, I dragged an dropped each individual track and only one stuck? An when i tell my phone to unmount it, it just remounts it? getting really annoyed

[Q] Apps gone

Hi after having to switch my phone off, when I turned it on again it appears that all the apps I moved to the SD card are no longer there. I have just spent some time downloading them from the market again.
Question is why has this happened and how do I stop it from happening again
Thanks in advance

Solution
Hi Nexus.
I think you'll find that the apps still exist, they're just fragmented on the SD
card. This has happened to me plenty of times.
I've found it's only apps that are installed on the SD card and it's never
happened with apps on the phone's internal ROM.
A good way to check is to go into: Settings- Applications- Manage applications-
then tap the SD card tab. That list shows all of your apps installed on the SD
card. I found that when apps here got fragmented/corrupt they didn't show their
original app icon. Instead they showed the stock android app icon. This is a good
way to tell if the missing apps in question are still there but are just fragmented.
The way to solve this, the way that's worked for me, is to plug the phone into a
pc and mount the SD card as a disk. Then on the PC access the SD card via
explorer and right click- properties- tools- then click de-fragment.
This may take up to 30 mins as it's not as fast as a HDD.
From using this technique my apps have always returned and I can use them
with no problems again.
I've also noticed that this issue only happens if I restart or turn the phone off. I
don't understand what is corrupting the apps as the SD card is mounted
correctly and is the one supplied as standard.
I hope I've helped, and I guess this will save you from re-downloading all of your
apps again.
I'm happy to hear anyone's thoughts/suggestions onto why this is actually
happening in the first place too.
Cheers, Dms

Hi thanks so much for the answer. This has been bugging me for ages and even though I have been searching I have not had any joy solving it until your reply.
As you said it only seems to happen to apps on the sd card, and I would like to know why they are not "persistent" There must be a developer who understands the Android system who can explain why this happens and what you can do to make apps you have on your sd card permanent.
As you said it only happens to me when I re start my phone.
Thanks again for the answer

Hi. It's no problem. Yes I havn't seen anything about this issue being mentioned either.
I'd like to know what's causing it. Whether it's a hardware fault or something in the software.
It's a real pain having to hook it up to my pc to sort it out. Especially when I'm away from a pc, I can't use half of my apps.
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Mounting to computer really slow?

I'm running CM10 and I've been trying to plug my phone into the computer, but it's really slow. I'm trying to free up some space but all my files don't even appear.
Is there a way to fix this?

To follow up also, the phone will no longer read my SD card, it's sees it, but won't bring anything up. My computer card reader is fine though.