windows phone 7 has locked my sd card - Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Htc Surround's sd card is damaged because some reason
I try to replace with another one from Android phone
It works fine but my sd card has been locked !!!
How can I fix it ? format ?

Yes, you need to format the card.

rmcgraw said:
Yes, you need to format the card.
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cannot format
windows, mac os and android don't see sd card
symbian:"your sd card locked"
windows phone 7 works well

Did some research for you.
"A microSD card inserted into a Windows Phone 7 device and integrated into the device's file system is intended to be a permanent modification to the device," the support document states. "Once a microSD card has been integrated into a Windows Phone 7 device's file system, it will no longer be readable or writable on any other devices such as computers, cameras, printers, and so on. This includes an inability to format the microSD card for use in these devices. Improper use (including inserting or removing) of microSD cards on Windows Phone 7 devices may result in one or more of the following:
"* System error while powering on the device that prevents the Windows Phone 7 operating system from loading. Note that emergency dialing will function properly.
* Inaccurate reporting of available storage.
* Loss of access to or removal of installed applications.
* Loss of access to or removal of user data/media stored on the microSD card.
* Loss of access to or removal of user data or media stored internally within the Windows Phone 7 device.
* Overall file system performance degradation.
* Device lockup or reset."
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I believe a Nokia phone has the ability to handle the sd cards encrypted by WP7

hongha_222 said:
cannot format
windows, mac os and android don't see sd card
symbian:"your sd card locked"
windows phone 7 works well
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try with Panasonic SDformatter v2.0.0.3

dxdy said:
try with Panasonic SDformatter v2.0.0.3
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not happen
insert sd card into card reader to computer, android or symbian but I don't see anything.
just working on wp7 . I'm sick with this
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hongha_222 said:
not happen
insert sd card into card reader to computer, android or symbian but I don't see anything.
just working on wp7 . I'm sick with this
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Exactly as advertized.

If I had to physically disassemble my device to change a memory module, then I wouldn't expect that module to work in anything else...
...why do you think they don't make them user replaceable? The role of the SD card in WP7 is the same as the role of the internal memory of any other phone, hence why it's mounted internally and NOT designed to be user replaceable.
It all comes back to simple rule of if you don't understand what you're hacking, don't hack it...
hongha_222 said:
not happen
insert sd card into card reader to computer, android or symbian but I don't see anything.
just working on wp7 . I'm sick with this
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How about a really strong magnet? ;-)
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http://lifeinthefastlaneok.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/microsd-card-use-with-windows-phone-7-device/

Hi, I also got your problem and just got my answer by trial and error.
Format won't help since it won't unlock your sd card. You need to do the following.
1. start linux (install ubuntu besides windows or something)
2. put card in computer
3. unmount sd card with "umount"
4. format sd card with "mke2fs /location-of-sd-card/"
5. go to windows and format as fat32 or just put it in your phone.
6. thank me \
Windows or your phone will say it's broken or something and will repair.
The mango security is no more and your sd card is revived.

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[Q] 64gb wont work

Ok, i dont know if this has been posted before but this is my BIG problem. When ever I plug in a 16gb sandisk memory card to my galaxy note 10.1 n8000 it works seamlessly without any problems it shows how much space i have and other options like unmount and the like.
BUT, when I plug in my 64gb sandisk microsdXC it doesn't even mount and the only option i see is mount sd card and when i press on that it shows that sd card can be removed.
I want to know why it is like this. I want to use my 64gb on this and I have already got a replacement for the memory card and i also tried reformatting the cards with exFAT and Fat32. I am at a loss and I don't know where I can find the info to get this fixed. I am begging for anybody to help me with the steps to get this fixed
This is how it looks with the 16gb memory card
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This is how it looks with the 64gb memory card
kennyx13 said:
Ok, i dont know if this has been posted before but this is my BIG problem. When ever I plug in a 16gb sandisk memory card to my galaxy note 10.1 n8000 it works seamlessly without any problems it shows how much space i have and other options like unmount and the like.
BUT, when I plug in my 64gb sandisk microsdXC it doesn't even mount and the only option i see is mount sd card and when i press on that it shows that sd card can be removed.
I want to know why it is like this. I want to use my 64gb on this and I have already got a replacement for the memory card and i also tried reformatting the cards with exFAT and Fat32. I am at a loss and I don't know where I can find the info to get this fixed. I am begging for anybody to help me with the steps to get this fixed
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This is kinda strange, because i had the same problem with the same card, but found out of the box its exFAT, reformatted to FAT32, now works flawlessly...depending on firmware (i'm on 4.0.4 XXALI3, no exFAT support) even exFAT is said to work finally, don't remember which one actually. Thanx you SAMSUNG, finally acknowledged those cards come with exFAT out of the box...i would try to reformat and make sure it's really FAT32, as not all windows machines seem to produce FAT32 out of the box (I'm on MAC). hope this helps...
my baseband version is N8000UBLG5 4.0.4
I have tried to reformat on my windows 7 alienware laptop. It is really weird. I was worried because I thought that it might be a hardware problem but when i used the 16gb memory card it worked flawlessly. I only used the format option that comes with windows. Could this be a problem with the software? I just hope that this is not a problem with the hardware. I hope someone could shed some light on this for me.
You can't format a 64gb sd card fat32 using window natively, you need another program such as Easius partition manager to do it. This might be your problem....
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You can't format a 64gb sd card fat32 using window natively, you need another program such as Easius partition manager to do it. This might be your problem....
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where do i download this?
Still doesn't work
Ok, I tried using the formating program and still same thing. It wasn't able to fix it. The only option that shows in the storage part is "mount sd card". And still when I click on that, it shows a notification that says that sd card is safe to remove. Im really at a loss here. I guess that because I can use the 16gb memory card, its probably not a hardware problem right? I have the n8000 3g+ wifi model. I don't know what region it is but I bought it at amazon.com
Is the sd card recognised in windows? Can you open up and copy files to/from it?
If you have another phone you could try to format it in that BUT be careful as it can screw them up...
ultramag69 said:
Is the sd card recognised in windows? Can you open up and copy files to/from it?
If you have another phone you could try to format it in that BUT be careful as it can screw them up...
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yes It is recognized in windows and yes I can copy files on it. I actually tried it on my galaxy s3 phone and it was recognized. That is why im really wondering why this won't work on the n8000...I am hoping to find someone who could fix it, I would gladly pay for the fix if it would be repaired.
kennyx13 said:
yes It is recognized in windows and yes I can copy files on it. I actually tried it on my galaxy s3 phone and it was recognized. That is why im really wondering why this won't work on the n8000...I am hoping to find someone who could fix it, I would gladly pay for the fix if it would be repaired.
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you could try to format in the S3...mine isn't' available right now,so I can't try myself...not sure if S3 does exFAT though....
If you have access to a Digital Camera and a Micro SD to SD Adapter you could insert the micro sd card in the adapter and then insert both into a Digital Camera and reformat using the cameras format instructions.
Worked for me in the past.

SDCARD format ( writeprotect ) ISSUE :(

Today i took my sdcard out my phone put it into a sdcard reader formatted it and wrote a disk image (.img ) to the sdcard and installed chrome on my PC. After i re formatted it put all my stuff back on and put it back into my phone. later on i had to format sdcard again so put it back in sdcard reader went to format but windows said it was write protected but its not. so put it back into my phone formatted it and then went ahead and mounted the sdcard through my phone to pc went to format and also said its write protected so went to format with my phones settings and it formats it what the hell windows cant format but my phone can :S very confusing can anyone elaborate on this and help me fix this issue thanks.
Also 4EXT recovery lets me partition aswell but when mounted still says write protected on windows so looks like ONLY my phone has R/W access to the sdcard
BTW its a class 10 16Gb
leeboycott said:
Today i took my sdcard out my phone put it into a sdcard reader formatted it and wrote a disk image (.img ) to the sdcard and installed chrome on my PC. After i re formatted it put all my stuff back on and put it back into my phone. later on i had to format sdcard again so put it back in sdcard reader went to format but windows said it was write protected but its not. so put it back into my phone formatted it and then went ahead and mounted the sdcard through my phone to pc went to format and also said its write protected so went to format with my phones settings and it formats it what the hell windows cant format but my phone can :S very confusing can anyone elaborate on this and help me fix this issue thanks.
Also 4EXT recovery lets me partition aswell but when mounted still says write protected on windows so looks like ONLY my phone has R/W access to the sdcard
BTW its a class 10 16Gb
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There might be glitches when it comes to PC. Have your pc ever been connected to other external storage types. Because my external hard drive is named, lets call it A, when I connect my phone to PC as external storage its A as well because its the same USB port. Try changing USB ports and let it reinstall.
I think your card reader is broken. I've one like this.
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Look if the Lock button is like mine
If it's locked you wont write or format your sd card
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What Do I Do If My SD Card is Corrupt?

I cant see my files on my SD card when view them on my PC. This happens even if the SD card says its got 4.3 GBs of files.
Does this mean that my SD card is corrupt? Do I need to buy another one? Would reformatting fix this SD card?
yahanna said:
I cant see my files on my SD card when view them on my PC. This happens even if the SD card says its got 4.3 GBs of files.
Does this mean that my SD card is corrupt? Do I need to buy another one? Would reformatting fix this SD card?
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try backup the files to your computer, if it's able to transfer the files and the file can be opened normally (eg. open document or picture)
then format the card on your phone, and then transfer the files back to your sdcard
luqeckr said:
try backup the files to your computer, if it's able to transfer the files and the file can be opened normally (eg. open document or picture)
then format the card on your phone, and then transfer the files back to your sdcard
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But do you think that its better to just buy a brand new sd card? Or do you think reformatting it would make it like new without any issues?
yahanna said:
But do you think that its better to just buy a brand new sd card? Or do you think reformatting it would make it like new without any issues?
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if your card is quite old, or it's a cheap brand then you should get a new one.
if you like to save some money, then try to reformatting is just cost you little time to know if it's still usable
yahanna said:
I cant see my files on my SD card when view them on my PC. This happens even if the SD card says its got 4.3 GBs of files.
Does this mean that my SD card is corrupt? Do I need to buy another one? Would reformatting fix this SD card?
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There are theese Sdcard readers .. those are cheap ones ... something like this
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If it isnt the sdcard problem... i doubt its the drivers fault of you're pc .. try to reinstal it
hope my suggestion can help you ! Had one situation like this but i had driver problem from my pc
Format the sdcard. Backup your files first. If not, just buy a new sd card.
if u tried formatting and its working then congrats....u saved some bucks....
otherwise i suggest buying a good brand SC card with enough memory to support your needs.
jemappelle said:
if u tried formatting and its working then congrats....u saved some bucks....
otherwise i suggest buying a good brand SC card with enough memory to support your needs.
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Yeah thanks man. I formatted it and its now working well. So I wont be buying an SD card any time soon. Thanks!

SD card-HELP

Hello,
if i try to copy to SD card it writes me error, what do i do? (if i try to extract .rar file it says full storage card-there is 25 gb left...) any idea please?
You'll need to do a search for NextApp SDFix and run on the tablet.
Kitkat and Lollipop blocks applications from writing to the external sd card and the application above will allow you app to write to the external sd card.
Don't forget to reboot after running the app
flarocket said:
You'll need to do a search for NextApp SDFix and run on the tablet.
Kitkat and Lollipop blocks applications from writing to the external sd card and the application above will allow you app to write to the external sd card.
Don't forget to reboot after running the app
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Will i need root to run the app?
You can definitely get apps to write to the SD card without rooting and voiding your warranty.
1. Get an app compatible with SD card writing in Lollipop. There are very few, but I believe even ES File Explorer allows it these days.
2. Authenticate the root folder of the SD card via the Google Storage Access Framework. Often the file manager will give you a short tutorial, but the gist is that you'll be launched into a bizarre window where you must click an overflow menu, click Show SD Cards, slide a hidden left menu out, tap on the SD card, and then select folder. This then gives the app full write access to your card.
3. Have luck on your side. Often you will need to reformat the card as Ntfs or just get super lucky.
Remember to thank Google when you're done, and it's not a bug, it's a feature.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
primetechv2 said:
You can definitely get apps to write to the SD card without rooting and voiding your warranty.
1. Get an app compatible with SD card writing in Lollipop. There are very few, but I believe even ES File Explorer allows it these days.
2. Authenticate the root folder of the SD card via the Google Storage Access Framework. Often the file manager will give you a short tutorial, but the gist is that you'll be launched into a bizarre window where you must click an overflow menu, click Show SD Cards, slide a hidden left menu out, tap on the SD card, and then select folder. This then gives the app full write access to your card.
3. Have luck on your side. Often you will need to reformat the card as Ntfs or just get super lucky.
Remember to thank Google when you're done, and it's not a bug, it's a feature.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
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I can´t get through 2. point....if i do that it says apk documents stopped working
Peccoskaify said:
I can´t get through 2. point....if i do that it says apk documents stopped working
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Are you able to get into the Storage Access Framework at all? That's the crucial first step for any app you want to use with the SD card.
If you got there but the SD card isn't listed, then it might need to be reformatted.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
primetechv2 said:
Are you able to get into the Storage Access Framework at all? That's the crucial first step for any app you want to use with the SD card.
If you got there but the SD card isn't listed, then it might need to be reformatted.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
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I can get here but if i click Volné místo(Its external SDcard) it stop working how i said before this is the storage acces framework right?
Peccoskaify said:
I can get here but if i click Volné místo(Its external SDcard) it stop working how i said before this is the storage acces framework right?
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This is exactly how you're supposed to access the Storage Access Framework. Is your SD card empty? If it is empty, please format it (using your tablet or a computer). That might solve your problem.
(If it is not empty, back up all the files somewhere, and format it anyway... hopefully this will help.)
If not, well, this is an error I have never seen before.
primetechv2 said:
This is exactly how you're supposed to access the Storage Access Framework. Is your SD card empty? If it is empty, please format it (using your tablet or a computer). That might solve your problem.
(If it is not empty, back up all the files somewhere, and format it anyway... hopefully this will help.)
If not, well, this is an error I have never seen before.
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No still not working even i formated it... is this enough to complaint the tablet? I have many issues with the tablet....it´s lagging, sound problems, stylus was sharp....many things....
Peccoskaify said:
No still not working even i formated it... is this enough to complaint the tablet? I have many issues with the tablet....it´s lagging, sound problems, stylus was sharp....many things....
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It's a problem I've never experienced, that is for sure. Maybe if you ask NVIDIA to return it, they will have a better solution.
Can you take a screenshot of when the error occurs? Is there a Report button there? I'm grasping at straws here.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
primetechv2 said:
It's a problem I've never experienced, that is for sure. Maybe if you ask NVIDIA to return it, they will have a better solution.
Can you take a screenshot of when the error occurs? Is there a Report button there? I'm grasping at straws here.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
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I can do better I recorded it for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lazkhnSbkQ
"Unfortunately, documents has stopped"!? That's amazing.
Can you try this with a different SD card or a different app? If I knew offhand which app Documents came from, I would also recommend finding it in All Apps and clearing its data and cache.
Sent from my Galaxy S5

(update) [help] ext sd card in raw format

i was using my poco f1 in ressurection remix normally and out of nowhere i can no longer access my ext sd card (original kingston) i tried to restart and enter recovery to see but the micro sd card is inaccessible, does anyone know what i can do?
UPDATE: my card is in raw format the only different things I did on my phone were to change a certification to pass the safety net on magisk (i use terminal emulator and a comand from a module to change one certification of my poco f1 to poco f2 pro) and wipe on dalvik and cache on redwolf recovery. i accept any type of help, thanks
GALO-DE-KALSA said:
i was using my poco f1 in ressurection remix normally and out of nowhere i can no longer access my ext sd card (original kingston) i tried to restart and enter recovery to see but the micro sd card is inaccessible, does anyone know what i can do?
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Can you see sd card in recovery mode????????
Arc android said:
Can you see sd card in recovery mode????????
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yes, but it shows 0, as if it were empty as well as inaccessible, if i lose the files on this sd i'm finished, i have 200gb of important things
GALO-DE-KALSA said:
yes, but it shows 0, as if it were empty as well as inaccessible, if i lose the files on this sd i'm finished, i have 200gb of important things
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Either it's a ROM problem or SD card problem. Try the SD card on any other device and see if it's detected.
Arc android said:
Either it's a ROM problem or SD card problem. Try the SD card on any other device and see if it's detected.
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i dont have other mobile device to test, i will try in my notebook, but I'm afraid of windows formatting it
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Either it's a ROM problem or SD card problem. Try the SD card on any other device and see if it's detected.
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I used another card and the phone recognized it, on the notebook I couldn't access the files too, I think I'm going to commit suicide
GALO-DE-KALSA said:
I used another card and the phone recognized it, on the notebook I couldn't access the files too, I think I'm going to commit suicide
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Then it's your Kingston sd card problem. Take it to the Kingston authorised service centre because now I think only they can help you.
Arc android said:
Then it's your Kingston sd card problem. Take it to the Kingston authorised service centre because now I think only they can help you.
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I don’t know any assistance from kingston around here, I think I’ll have to send it back to where I bought it but I can’t believe it’s stopped nowhere the most different thing that happened was that the phone started in safe mode and that I cleared dalvik and cache on redwolf recovery
Any SD / microSD memory card can be checked whether there is a technical error or not at your own by running
Code:
CHKDSK <DRIVE-LETTER-HERE>: /f /r /x
at Windows Command prompt.
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Any SD / microSD memory card can be checked whether there is a technical error or not at your own by running
Code:
CHKDSK <DRIVE-LETTER-HERE>: /f /r /x
at Windows Command prompt.
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i use chkdsk /f this command says something like dont suport raw format, my sd is alive but in raw format, i can loose this sd card but my files i cant loose... i accept all help or suggestions, thanks and sorry for my bad english
If the file system on the drive is in RAW and CHKDSK is not available, the drive may not be opened in Windows Explorer. However, one can use a professional data recovery tool for RAW to read this drive. FonePaw Data Recovery is a tool that can recover data from RAW drive safely and quickly. You can retrieve almost all types of data: Pictures, videos, audios, documents and much more. You can recover data from hard drive, memory card, flash drive and the software runs on Windows 10/8/7/XP.
You can also try to convert SD-card's RAW to NTFS without any loss of data by means of DISKPART utility what is part of Windows OS:
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@GALO-DE-KALSA, I think you've got the solution in above comment. I'll just keep upvoting him as I don't have a PC, so I don't know any PC method.
jwoegerbauer said:
If the file system on the drive is in RAW and CHKDSK is not available, the drive may not be opened in Windows Explorer. However, one can use a professional data recovery tool for RAW to read this drive. FonePaw Data Recovery is a tool that can recover data from RAW drive safely and quickly. You can retrieve almost all types of data: Pictures, videos, audios, documents and much more. You can recover data from hard drive, memory card, flash drive and the software runs on Windows 10/8/7/XP.
You can also try to convert SD-card's RAW to NTFS without any loss of data by means of DISKPART utility what is part of Windows OS:
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thank you very much for your help i will try later, i would just like to know how the card ended up like this, can i recover the files 100% or will some of them come corrupted?
jwoegerbauer said:
If the file system on the drive is in RAW and CHKDSK is not available, the drive may not be opened in Windows Explorer. However, one can use a professional data recovery tool for RAW to read this drive. FonePaw Data Recovery is a tool that can recover data from RAW drive safely and quickly. You can retrieve almost all types of data: Pictures, videos, audios, documents and much more. You can recover data from hard drive, memory card, flash drive and the software runs on Windows 10/8/7/XP.
You can also try to convert SD-card's RAW to NTFS without any loss of data by means of DISKPART utility what is part of Windows OS:
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I tried the diskpart commands but none works, I also tried to use this program but it didn't even recognize the card, I think I just have to cry, thanks for all help <3

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