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SD Card Issues

I bought a new 32 gig sd card, I copied the filed on my existing card to a folder on my computer then transferred it to my 32 gig sd card. When I try flashing a rom from my new card it doesn't go thru, if I try flash it from my old sd it go thru fine.
What is happening or what am I doing wrong ?
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try fomatting the card again using SD Formatter? http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/

Thank you I'll try it and see what happens
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Still does not work

Goldbatt said:
I bought a new 32 gig sd card, I copied the filed on my existing card to a folder on my computer then transferred it to my 32 gig sd card. When I try flashing a rom from my new card it doesn't go thru, if I try flash it from my old sd it go thru fine.
What is happening or what am I doing wrong ?
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What is the manufacturer and speed of the card and where did you buy it from?

grenademasta said:
What is the manufacturer and speed of the card and where did you buy it from?
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Its a Sandisk 32 gb SD card. I bought it online cant remember exactly where right now.

What file format did you use to format it?

Not sure I used the formatter in the link above. Is there a specific format and formatter I need to use?
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Yeah, I'd like to know as well... I have an 8g card and I did a 512 ext and the rest Fat32... do I need to set the ext partition to ext3 or will that happen automatically depending on the rom...
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Okay guys I need to figure this out so here goes again:
I just bought a 32gb scan disk SD card to replace a 8gb I had. When I try flashing a ROM or rebooting in recovery with the 32gb card in the phone it gets stuck on that black screen with the android logo and the triangle. If I use my 8 gb card everything proceeds smoothly. I have formatted it but I get the same result.
Can any one tell me how to fix this problem?

Do you have a card reader on your computer? I had a similar issue when I was using the "quick format" option in windows. Once I did the longer version it worked fine.
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[Q] What is the best way to format a large capacity microSDHC card?

I purchased a 32GB class 4 microSDHC card for my Sensation 4G. I would like to format it so that I can store some large files over 4GB in size. (FYI: These are not pirated HQ porn films.) What would be the best format and method of formatting this card?

FAT32 can't have files over 4GB & I don't think the phone will recognize a card formatted to NTFS

Just toss it into your phone, go into settings>SD & Phone Storage> unmount the card, and then format it. The phone will format it Fat32.

Paten said:
I purchased a 32GB class 4 microSDHC card for my Sensation 4G. I would like to format it so that I can store some large files over 4GB in size. (FYI: These are not pirated HQ porn films.) What would be the best format and method of formatting this card?
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Panasonic Format Utility

KillaHurtz said:
Panasonic Format Utility
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Cool Find! Thx for sharing.

luckyduck69 said:
Cool Find! Thx for sharing.
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No problem

It can sounds like a noob question, but,:
When using Panasonic SD FOrmatter, in OPTION tab
What could be the best options to use?
FORMAT TYPE:
- QUICK
- FULL ERASE
- FULL OVERWRITE
FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT:
- OFF
- ON
Thanks

X 2, just want to see what you say.

I typically just do quick format to Fat32 with no size adjustment, ironically just today I used SD Formatter to format 4 sd cards using that method. As always, no issues whatsoever.
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Cannot copy 4gb file to sd card

I am using a 16gb sd card in my Sensation. I tried copying a 4.3gb mkv video file to it. But I got an error saying 'file is too large for this file system'.
The card was previously used in my Desire. And when I rooted the phone I partitioned it and formatted it in FAT32 file system. I know FAT32 has a limitation of 4gb. So should I format my sd card in NTFS file system or is there any other solution?

i dont think you can any file bigger 3-4gb in micro sd even if its 64gb memory cqrd

Shery4life said:
i dont think you can any file bigger 3-4gb in micro sd even if its 64gb memory cqrd
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wrong.
You just stated your error OP, it's because it's the FAT32 file system. You have to reformat it to NTFS to transfer files >4 gigs. I'm quite positive that there's no other way to solve the issue as of now

So if I format the card in the phone will it be formatted in NTFS system? Or should I format the card in my pc and then put it in the phone?
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you should format it on PC. and choose format as NTFS

bomczz said:
you should format it on PC. and choose format as NTFS
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I'd do the same!

Has anyone tried this and had Android function as it's supposed to? I know Android formats by default to FAT32, would the system remain stable as NTFS?

KAwAtA said:
wrong.
You just stated your error OP, it's because it's the FAT32 file system. You have to reformat it to NTFS to transfer files >4 gigs. I'm quite positive that there's no other way to solve the issue as of now
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read the word not in bad way but i think you missed the word ''i think you can'' i just tried to help and i read your comment with open mind but felt like you were challeging me oh i'm thinking weird again

Split the file
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sshede said:
Has anyone tried this and had Android function as it's supposed to? I know Android formats by default to FAT32, would the system remain stable as NTFS?
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NTFS will not work on android.
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sshede said:
Has anyone tried this and had Android function as it's supposed to? I know Android formats by default to FAT32, would the system remain stable as NTFS?
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This.
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bomczz said:
you should format it on PC. and choose format as NTFS
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KAwAtA said:
I'd do the same!
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jasminthoria said:
NTFS will not work on android.
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Whats the truth? Will NTFS work in Android or not?

[NEED HELP] Partitioning SD Card

Hello all, i want to partition my 8gb sd card (class 4) but dunno how to do it perfectly coz diz my 1st time. Actually browsing XDA , i gone through tassadar's multirom. This is d need for partition !!
wat is the idle size of partition for 8gb ?? & wat is the process ??
Edit: m using clockwork recovery 5.0.2.7 touch.
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I was going to cr8 thread of same doubt.
I also waana partition my sd card. 8Gb class 4..1.5 gb space left.
And i also need pros and cons of partition.
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Me too I had looooooooooooots of doubts but after I partitioned it today regretted every moment without ext!!!!!!
So I partitioned it through CWM 256 ext and 32 swap and when using link2sd it's exactly like apps are in /data(widgets...)
I don't know about risks coz I didn't face any
PM me for any question I'm ready to help!

I too have a doubt when I partitioning my SD card all my data in it will gonna erase
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Yes, partitioning your SD card will format it and erase everything on it, so back it up first.
The point of an ext partition is to extend the internal memory, so you can load it up with apps and not run out of internal storage. This comes in handy on the ov which has very little internal memory to begin with. With an ext partition, you can use apps like link2sd to create symbolic links to your apps, so they can be on the sd card, but the "think" they are on the internal. This way you can move apps that can't be normally moved to the sd, or use widgets, which need to be on the internal memory. I, however like cronmod's ext scripts. They can be put in the init.d of some roms, and they will move your data partition, and/or dalvik, and/or data/apps to the ext. That way you don't have to manage apps like with link2sd. In a sense, it's like adding straight to the internal memory.
To partition your sd card, the easiest thing is to do it from a custom recovery. You won't get to choose the filesystem, but you can choose the size of the ext partition and swap. Keep swap at zero, as most phones here won't use it. Set your ext partition to ~10% of the size of the sd card.
If you want a different filesystem than your recovery gives you, you can use the minitool partition wizard on your pc with a card reader:
http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

Is swap partition really helpful for low ram devices and O1??
Do we need to use any script to use of swap memory or is it done automatically??!
Edit: Good info about swap partition.

hope this can help you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059900

rr0yy said:
Is swap partition really helpful for low ram devices and O1??
Do we need to use any script to use of swap memory or is it done automatically??!
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Actually swap is not needed for o1.Even on ics i have about 150-200 mb of free ram most of the time,and if u make swap partition u'll get even more free ram.But remember unused ram or free ram is nothing but waste of ram in linux,unlike windows.

Can make partion without formating sd card?
I don't have pc and can't even go to cyber or friends home till April
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virusshah1997 said:
Can make partion without formating sd card?
I don't have pc and can't even go to cyber or friends home till April
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Have 10th board exams?
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Finally my sd card partition with 512mb ext & 0mb swap formatted. Used cwm 5.0.2.7 touch recovery.(very easy) :beer:
Now m using GB as well as ICS via multiRom at 1 fone lg P500 (dual boot)
ITZ AWESOME !!
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akiratoriyama said:
Have 10th board exams?
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Yeah
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virusshah1997 said:
Yeah
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Me too
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Finally got it ,was trying for such a long time but wasn't able to..

About 64GB Micro SD Class 10

Hi, recently I just buy a SanDisk Class 10 64GB Micro SD. When I put to my HTC Sensation and went to CWM, it says cant mount the Micro SD card. What should I do now ?
P/S: when i put in the pc with the adapter, it say need to format. So i formatted the Micro SD. Now the the file system is NSTF.

wilsonkok19996 said:
Hi, recently I just buy a SanDisk Class 10 64GB Micro SD. When I put to my HTC Sensation and went to CWM, it says cant mount the Micro SD card. What should I do now ?
P/S: when i put in the pc with the adapter, it say need to format. So i formatted the Micro SD. Now the the file system is NSTF.
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format it again to FAT32

rzr86 said:
format it again to FAT32
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But dont have Fat32. Just have NTSF or exFat only.
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wilsonkok19996 said:
But dont have Fat32. Just have NTSF or exFat only.
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try to format it from settings or from recovery
see if it has option for fat32
otherwise format it from pc

rzr86 said:
try to format it from settings or from recovery
see if it has option for fat32
otherwise format it from pc
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All still the same ....
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wilsonkok19996 said:
All still the same ....
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well, i've been using 64 gb sandisk sdcard for almost a year now and never had any problem since beginning. could your sdcard problem.

magic.hand said:
well, i've been using 64 gb sandisk sdcard for almost a year now and never had any problem since beginning. could your sdcard problem.
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maybe i am unlucky

I recently bought a similar card, see description. It told me unformated when I put it, and after formatting, all 64 Gb recognized in both recovery as well as device.
Just format.
Happy to help.

Thanks everyone. Now is working after format to Fat32 :laugh:

wilsonkok19996 said:
Thanks everyone. Now is working after format to Fat32 :laugh:
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can we know how did you do it?

rzr86 said:
can we know how did you do it?
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I use my Galaxy S3 to format it and use at program call fat32converter ..... then all work
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