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memory card problem

i have a 4gb mini sd card and it must be reinserted about every 15min or else it will no longer be recognized by the phone..anyone have this problem?? solutions??

they make 3GB cards? never heard of them before!
Does the same thing happen if its in a computer or another phone?

oops! sorry i meant 4gb card..
and i havent used the card for anything but my treo
any suggestions?

Try to format the card as FAT instead of FAT32 using your computer. FAT32 format is good when you install a new ROM. I find that FAT work good with the Treo

i dont have a minisd card reader on my computer..is there any way to format the card through the device??
so i dl flash format and when i select the drop down box only FAT32 is available option...

find someone with a usb memory card reader

[Q] Is it safe to parition sd card?

To back up sd card all I must do is just right click on the removable disk and press cop and paste on desktop and that should make a complete copy of my sd card correct?
Also is parition a must? because i recently downloaded MIUI rom and i was running low on space so i thought partioning my sd card would do the trick. Is this the best thing to do?
Thanks and sorry i just recently rooted my phone and im a noob to it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning

Dark3n said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning
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This doesn't really help me

It actually does. You said that you were running low on space. Partitioning divides up space. You're cutting up what you don't have.

First copy SD content to PC, then format it FAT32 or use Panasonic SD formatter. Then u must create 1024kb ext partition on SD. This can be performed by many tools - CWM recovery or DISKPART etc.
Then copy SD content back to card and insert it to phone.

surely you mean mb or 1GB?

Format of the SD card when your format it in your phone

I just formatted my SD card when it was mounted in my phone using the settings in the phone. Anyone know what format they use? I'm looking for Fat32 to load a ROM. Thanks

mjbrowny21 said:
I just formatted my SD card when it was mounted in my phone using the settings in the phone. Anyone know what format they use? I'm looking for Fat32 to load a ROM. Thanks
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The Android OS uses the FAT32 file system for your sd card, but I'm not sure what you mean by needing it to load a ROM..

mjbrowny21 said:
I just formatted my SD card when it was mounted in my phone using the settings in the phone. Anyone know what format they use? I'm looking for Fat32 to load a ROM. Thanks
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I can confirm that if you put in a 64GB mSD card and format it in the GS3, it will be formatted exFAT. I don't know about the smaller size cards.

guyd said:
I can confirm that if you put in a 64GB mSD card and format it in the GS3, it will be formatted exFAT. I don't know about the smaller size cards.
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yeah, depending on the size of the sdcard, you may need to manually reformat it on a computer. Directions from here.
You need to have your SD Card formatted to FAT32. exFAT WILL NOT WORK. So if you're like me and have a 64GB SD card, neither Android nor windows will let you format to FAT32 natively, so you have a few options.
Using command prompt within windows:
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/moto...-fat-32-a.html
Use a disk management program like Acronis Disk Director (I think they may have a free trial but don't quote me on that).
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing.../diskdirector/
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Will changing from FAT32 to NTFS effect anything on my phone or SD card ?

Hi all,
I've just found a way to convert file system of my SD card from FAT32 to NTFS (which allows me to copy extreme large files to the SD card). But I don't know if it harms the SD card.
What if I do the same thing to the internal SD card in my phone ?
I'm glad that I can now copy an 8 GB file to my SD card .
Thanks in advance !

econan1214 said:
Hi all,
I've just found a way to convert file system of my SD card from FAT32 to NTFS (which allows me to copy extreme large files to the SD card). But I don't know if it harms the SD card.
What if I do the same thing to the internal SD card in my phone ?
I'm glad that I can now copy an 8 GB file to my SD card .
Thanks in advance !
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Not sure your phone can read a NTFS SD Card... Being that Android is based on Linux, there might be issues reading the file system or possible corruption.
I wouldn't do it. What are you copying on to your SD Card that's 8GB?

I do believe u can read from the card, but I dont think android supports write to ntfs

what file is that? a whole 8gb? movie??

arkin56 said:
what file is that? a whole 8gb? movie??
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That was an HD movie .
Thanks guys !

sd card can't format or do anything

hey guys! i bought an sd card 32gb Sandisk. i inserted in my phone and was working. i put the card in the usb adapter that was with card and then on my pc. i started transfering my files but all of a sudden it says that i need to format the sd card and that the sd had write protection. i tried to format the card but it says windows was anaible to complete the format. i tried to remove the protection using cmd but nothing happens. i tried sd formatter, and the disk management. still nothing. and my phone doesn't recognize the card anymore. i mounted it in my camera and said the card is not ready. and when i try to format i have ntsf and exfat as options and not fat32. oh.. and when i used sd formatter, although the card is 32gb it said 64gb the first time and when i retry it it said 1tb!! lol! and now it says nothing at all. just blank.
i don't know what to do... help me...
thanks in advance!!