I recently have heard that it is possible to replace the internal sd card in devices like i9003. There is an sd card integrated somewhere which is exactly like external sd cards we insert. I am curious if anybody has tried it before. i have this friend who tried this on his acer phone. he took the internal sd out which was 2gb and replaced it with 8 gb. and he also had another 16 and made the capacity 24. smart huh?
Just use SD swap, isn't it the same?
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Just use SD swap, isn't it the same?
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I think he means that just like the external sd card the internal sd card is a micro sd card and can b replaced
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I think he means that just like the external sd card the internal sd card is a micro sd card and can b replaced
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exactly! i will try to get it replaced via samsung service. i have a friend working there as a manager. I will see if he would agree having somebody replace it with higher capacity sd card..
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exactly! i will try to get it replaced via samsung service. i have a friend working there as a manager. I will see if he would agree having somebody replace it with higher capacity sd card..
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Lucky brat!!
Come on bro do a search in xda you will find how to swap them or later i can help u
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I didn't want swap. What is swap anyways. i would appreciate the information about its benefits
well, i talked to my friend at samsung service center and he leaded me to a tech. i talked to him and he said they couldn't do it for me due to the fact that it would be illegal. i am not sure if he understood me properly but anyways he told me to open it by myself and in case of encountering any problem i could send my phone to service and they could take care of.
Anyways, i found a video on the internet which shows how to unassemble i9000 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9XNnjAcBc). i followed it and finally took the little black box out which i believe to be the internal sd.(if anybody watches the video, the black box is the one she separates and puts it by the screws) but, damn it, it wouldn't open. it is somehow fixed and one piece. i couldn't reach to the int. sd.
what a disappointment. So, the answer is my question is, it is not possible to replace the internal sd card with a higher capacity one. Could have been amazing though.. Imagine replacing it with 32gb, having another 32 as external and you have 1.5 on-board, there would come the 64 gb samsung sl.
Ps. What i mean with the internal sd card btw, is not the fixed on-board one, but the one which is seen as internal sd card on cwm and which i believe people use as swap.
I know bro it was my dream also. And i ask to my friend he is also working ın samsung center he said me the same thing as you heard what a pitty
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I didn't want swap. What is swap anyways. i would appreciate the information about its benefits
well, i talked to my friend at samsung service center and he leaded me to a tech. i talked to him and he said they couldn't do it for me due to the fact that it would be illegal. i am not sure if he understood me properly but anyways he told me to open it by myself and in case of encountering any problem i could send my phone to service and they could take care of.
Anyways, i found a video on the internet which shows how to unassemble i9000 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9XNnjAcBc). i followed it and finally took the little black box out which i believe to be the internal sd.(if anybody watches the video, the black box is the one she separates and puts it by the screws) but, damn it, it wouldn't open. it is somehow fixed and one piece. i couldn't reach to the int. sd.
what a disappointment. So, the answer is my question is, it is not possible to replace the internal sd card with a higher capacity one. Could have been amazing though.. Imagine replacing it with 32gb, having another 32 as external and you have 1.5 on-board, there would come the 64 gb samsung sl.
Ps. What i mean with the internal sd card btw, is not the fixed on-board one, but the one which is seen as internal sd card on cwm and which i believe people use as swap.
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I did a quick look through and did not see any thing that looks like a micro sd. Which black box are you talking about? The one at 3:16? Thats the speaker.
Additionally I think that usually internal memory as well as our internal "sd" is a little chip that is directly soldered onto the board as this will need less space. Some time ago some people here noticed that they got more internal sd memory after their boards were replaced by the service center. What I am asking myself is: Why do these people get more memory if it was only a sd card which is easily replacable. That wouldn't make sense and so I think this is not possible on our phone.
With sd swap they mean a little software modification in a file called vold.fstab which "changes the paths" (so say it in an easy way) you can access your files in that way that:
- all files on your external micro sd card are found under /sdcard/ instead of /sdcard/external_sd/
- all files on your internal sd are found under /sdcard/external_sd instead of /sdcard/
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I know bro it was my dream also. And i ask to my friend he is also working ın samsung center he said me the same thing as you heard what a pitty
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Of course this would be "illegal" as your friends say. Have a modification done to your phones and after two days if it doesn't work anymore because of this you come back and claim for warranty.
As ı know the internal sd card is not the micro sd that can be replaced because the read and write speed is so high as u know It is about 25 mb/s read, and 15mb/s write. But in micro sd we can't reach this speed even in class 6
You are right.
The internal sd, let's call it internal memory, is inside the phone behind all the plastic on the board. If you take out your sd card and start your phone you will notice an empty "external_sd" folder on stock roms or respectively "emmc" on CM9, as long as your memorys aren't swapped. The micro sd card you put in your phone isn't part of it and thus is external.
So much confusion about this... *lol*
Yes I agree it is integrated to the motherboard and not with a slot that you can remove or replace I think swap is OK we shouldn't try replacing internal memory we can broke an awesome phone
But I must admit that I would like to look inside the phone, but I'm a bit afraid I could damage it...
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But I must admit that I would like to look inside the phone, but I'm a bit afraid I could damage it...
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yes you are right I am an electronic engineer candidate I am so curious but we must be careful so much. It is a complex phone and very difficult to assemble it
Well a friend if me and I already opened a iPhone and repaired it with parts worth some EUR. There was no risk. But my SGSL is working and I'm not an electronic engineer. So you know more than me. I'm used to assembling computers but mobiles... No Thanks!
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The mobile things such as phone are really really complex. They include so many micro parts and so sensitive because of that if we aren't an expert we mustn't do anything that we are not sure what we are doing.
Well swapping means fooling the system into believing that the external micro SD card you put in your phone is actually the internal SD, when is its not and vice versa. Search the development thread for it
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Dumped my buggy not impressive Galaxy s 4g today> (love Costcos 3 months policy) and picked up G2x. So far extremally impressed!
One question is the Costco phone guy handed my the 16gig micro SD card from the Galaxy as he said he had extras from dead phones. I said THANK YOU! and installed. However when using AppstoSd program it only see's internal mem, and Internal SD 5gs. It does not see or give option to move to my 16g Sd card?
My HD2 and Samsung worked great with AppstoSD. Am I missing something? I mean I guess the 1.2gig and 5gigs of internal is enough. But I like to also use the SD card for programs to not overload internal memory.
I have not rooted yet, will do that so I can get my Titanium backup working to see it I can do it with that.
Thanks!
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Dumped my buggy not impressive Galaxy s 4g today> (love Costcos 3 months policy) and picked up G2x. So far extremally impressed!
One question is the Costco phone guy handed my the 16gig micro SD card from the Galaxy as he said he had extras from dead phones. I said THANK YOU! and installed. However when using AppstoSd program it only see's internal mem, and Internal SD 5gs. It does not see or give option to move to my 16g Sd card?
My HD2 and Samsung worked great with AppstoSD. Am I missing something? I mean I guess the 1.2gig and 5gigs of internal is enough. But I like to also use the SD card for programs to not overload internal memory.
I have not rooted yet, will do that so I can get my Titanium backup working to see it I can do it with that.
Thanks!
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Can't be done, discussed endlessly in the corresponding O2x thread...
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Can't be done, discussed endlessly in the corresponding O2x thread...
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Been all over that thread. This issue and the "phantom AT&T bands are two big issues on this device. However, there may be some hope at the CM end - not this item in the latest CM7 changelog"
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First thank you for responding. I am not a newbie but have been rooting and testing my Hd2's for past year. My first non HTC phone in awhile was the vibrant s4g, it had its own problems with very low internal memory.
So I was excited this phone had 8 gigs plus now my 16 gig card. I have not been on these forums so I did not know it was a known issue Sorry.
So to clarify, there is no workaroud? But can I not just use root explorer and move files to the SD card? I understand apps to sd wont do it automaticly. But I plan to put my music and movies at least on SD... What would even be the use of the manufacturer putting SD slot on phone if you could not use it?
Ira that is what I do. SD card = sdcard/external_SD
Or something to that effect. I plan to keep my apps2sd on internal and SD for straight storage and backups.
From the sound of it, the clockwork mod can access the microsd so at least backups will be off the device.
-sent from my LG 2Gx
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First thank you for responding. I am not a newbie but have been rooting and testing my Hd2's for past year. My first non HTC phone in awhile was the vibrant s4g, it had its own problems with very low internal memory.
So I was excited this phone had 8 gigs plus now my 16 gig card. I have not been on these forums so I did not know it was a known issue Sorry.
So to clarify, there is no workaroud? But can I not just use root explorer and move files to the SD card? I understand apps to sd wont do it automaticly. But I plan to put my music and movies at least on SD... What would even be the use of the manufacturer putting SD slot on phone if you could not use it?
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What I have been doing is the basic copy and paste. I copy the app or video ect. from the sd card and paste it on the ext/sd card. If there is a faster oor easier way please let me know. I am rooted and this is the first phone I ever had with this kind of a set up with the sd card. I prefer the other way much better ala Nexus One.
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Ira that is what I do. SD card = sdcard/external_SD
Or something to that effect. I plan to keep my apps2sd on internal and SD for straight storage and backups.
From the sound of it, the clockwork mod can access the microsd so at least backups will be off the device.
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That is correct. In a file manager etc. you can locate your SD Card by going to the ExternalSD folder (path: SD Card/ExternalSD). The "SD Card" is actually the internal memory, and the "External SD" is the actual SD Card. When you plug your phone into a PC two different drives come up, one for the internal and one for the SD Card. From what I know you can't put apps on your actual SD Card. However music, pics, etc. all work just fine. I have all my music on my SD Card and everything else on the internal.
P.S. When opening the internal memory in a PC it will still have an ExternalSD folder, but it will be empty. I would advise not deleting it.
There's something like 1.5GB just for apps. What the heck are you doing to "overload" it??
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There's something like 1.5GB just for apps. What the heck are you doing to "overload" it??
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GPS maps will easily overload the internal SD card. If they let the map location be set, that would fix it, but most do not (yet).
Has anyone done this? Is it possible? Would be very handy so its possible to install more apps on sd card.
I saw this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831579
What internal memory card would the O3D take? 32gb?
Nice I love my foon thanks
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https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicationAttachment.html?id=1435737
Third photo, see the SanDisk chip? That's your internal SD.
What i was asking was, will it work just changing sd card and transfering data on to new one from old one or do you need you need to do something else. I understand it would void the warrenty though.
Didn't you see the photo? There's no SD card inside the phone!
It's a memory chip on the PCB.
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Didn't you see the photo? There's no SD card inside the phone!
It's a memory chip on the PCB.
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Oh rite. Fair enough. It wont load pic so i didnt see it mate.
Today I purchased a PNY 16gb microSD for my infuse, when I got home I turned off the phone took out the battery and took out my old 2GB and put in the 16gb. When in the settings it told me I had 7.68gb left on my internal memory and 1.87gb left on the SD card, why doesn't it recognize the SD card?
You don't mention formatting the 16gig, did you do so?
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You don't mention formatting the 16gig, did you do so?
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No, I didn't think I had to since I just bought it from walmart. lol
How do I format the external SD?
Do it up on the computer broski. Real simple. Use the piece that Sammy gave you in the Infuse box, plug it in, it will recognize it as a mass storage device and FAT32 it up.. real simple. Dead simple. Quick or fast, or whatever it is format works damn well. Boom. 16 gig. Worked both in the my phone and my tablet..Good luck bro.
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Exactly what I intend to do when I get a 64gig.
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I formatted it, but it still says sdcard has 7.68GB available which is INTERNAL memory, and it says internal memory is 1.87GB available which was from my 2GB sdcard that I removed. I can still put files on the MicroSD but it isn't recognizing it as having the ful 14.8 GB that it should be available on it.
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Exactly what I intend to do when I get a 64gig.
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Don't bother getting a 64 for your infuse, the infuse only supports up to a 16gig
Also can anyone help me it recognizes the SD but not as having 14.8GB on it.
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Don't bother getting a 64 for your infuse, the infuse only supports up to a 16gig
Also can anyone help me it recognizes the SD but not as having 14.8GB on it.
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I thought it supported up to 32gigs...
Anyways i while back i got a class 10 16gb Amazonbasics micro sd card for $26-speed tests on my phone proved it was actually class 10 too! when i recieved it i didnt formatit at all, i just did what the op said, i took out battery took out preloaded 2gig card pluged in new 16 gig card and it showed up right away
You say its showing you have about a gig on external right? That neans it has to be detecting something or its just stuck on the old one since even tho its gone...heres what i would do:
1) go to seetings>sd card and phone storage>format usb storage
2) reboot
If that fails then:
3) if you have a rom installed then reflash
4) last resort odin back to stock
Hope that helps and if it doesnt see if the amazon basic sd card i got is still on sale if it is i highly suggest getting it!
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I thought it supported up to 32gigs...
Anyways i while back i got a class 10 16gb Amazonbasics micro sd card for $26-speed tests on my phone proved it was actually class 10 too! when i recieved it i didnt formatit at all, i just did what the op said, i took out battery took out preloaded 2gig card pluged in new 16 gig card and it showed up right away
You say its showing you have about a gig on external right? That neans it has to be detecting something or its just stuck on the old one since even tho its gone...heres what i would do:
1) go to seetings>sd card and phone storage>format usb storage
2) reboot
If that fails then:
3) if you have a rom installed then reflash
4) last resort odin back to stock
Hope that helps and if it doesnt see if the amazon basic sd card i got is still on sale if it is i highly suggest getting it!
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I am on MIUI so I go to SDcard and hit format? because that is the only Format option I know of. Also since it is backwards in the about phone ( Internal Storage is actually Sdcard and Sdcard is actually Internal) I don't want to accidentally format my phone.
Hmm..not on miui but for me i actually have to unmount sdcard then i can format...i know i said something different earlier
So yah if you have the option to unmount one of them then thats the one you want to format and you may need to unmount to format it
If you cant format (which ive never needed to do only done it to start clean) then there might be something wrong with your rom
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I just took the Sdcard out completely and then restarted, it STILL told me I had 1.87GB left. I plugged my phone into the computer, Removable disc L (SD card), was recognized, and removable disc K (Internal Storage) both had the right amount of available space on them, why won't the phone recognize the SD card?
Only supports 16 gig huh... damn! I guess I meet to take this 32 gig card out then and change it.... :/
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Don't bother getting a 64 for your infuse, the infuse only supports up to a 16gig
Also can anyone help me it recognizes the SD but not as having 14.8GB on it.
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So what I've seen elsewhere about other androids that don't support 64gb being able to work with 64gb (essentially ~59gb at formatting) doesn't apply as well to the Infuse?
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I just took the Sdcard out completely and then restarted, it STILL told me I had 1.87GB left. I plugged my phone into the computer, Removable disc L (SD card), was recognized, and removable disc K (Internal Storage) both had the right amount of available space on them, why won't the phone recognize the SD card?
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Like i said earlier the phone is detecting something otherwise it would say no sdcard inserted-problem is its stuck on detecting the old sdcard...try turning your phone on without the sdcard and see what it says because im guessing its going to still say 1.87gb left if it does then im sorry but you should probably try reflashing your rom, if that doesnt work then try odin back to stock i know its not much help but its all i can think of
If it says no sdcard inserted without the sdcard in than you probably have a defective sdcard. If thats the case go exchange it for a new one wherever you bought it at
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So what I've seen elsewhere about other androids that don't support 64gb being able to work with 64gb (essentially ~59gb at formatting) doesn't apply as well to the Infuse?
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The infuse supports sdhc, up to 32 gigs. Those other devices support sdxc which covers sdhc cards and sdxc cards. My Thrive supports the 64gb sdxc cards nicely but they're just too expensive right now.
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From what I've read, it's a minor software tweak/update away from working on the Infuse, not a hardware issue.
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How many threads do you have??
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I had a similar problem with SD card when I first got my Infuse
"Found someone else over at Android Central who had the same exact problem with the same exact card, the Patriot 16GB SDHC class 4 found at Microcenter. Suffice to say I am just going to exchange it for a SanDisk"
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How many threads do you have??
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The higher the thread count the better. My sheets are 750 and I sleep like a baby.
Oh my bad, you meant thread counts on sd cards so this one is just taking up space.
Alright, first let me start by saying that I hope this is in the right area and i'm sorry because i'm sure this question has been asked to death.
I have a Galaxy S 3 Running stock with android 4.0.4 (Not rooted)
I also have a SanDisk Ultra 64GB SDXC class 10 MicroSD card (Formatted to FAT32)
I have had the phone a month and for probably the first week I was using the card in the ExFAT file format...Then random card identification problems started to pop up. So I scoured the web for a short time and found that the issue could be solved by reformatting the MicroSD to FAT32 at the expense of not being able to have single files larger than 4GB. Everything worked for a good week, then suddenly the phone didnt know I had music on it anymore, my player stopped and i confusedly navigated through songs that weren't there. I removed the card and reinserted and the files worked again.
Well today the phone is doing the same weirdness again, it is identifying that there is in fact a 64GB MicroSD and the amount of data is correct. It is also allowing me to navigate to the files in ASTRO, even my PC still detects and allows me to Add/Delete files from the MicroSD...BUT my phone will NOT use it. For example, if I go to camera and want to take a picture with the destination being the MicroSD, the phone says "What MicroSD?", also my media gallery is empty (Save for the files stored in the internal storage) and my music player is empty as well.
Anyway, I didn't know what course of action I should take. Does it sound like one or both of these items needs to be returned/reformatted/smashed with a hammer?
I am not sure if the sgs3 supports 64gb cards, i suggest you first try with a 32gb card to see if it is a card reader problem or a mmc problem
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ramnex said:
I am not sure if the sgs3 supports 64gb cards, i suggest you first try with a 32gb card to see if it is a card reader problem or a mmc problem
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If that's the case why does it state on all the North American Cellular phone websites that the phone supports "Up to 64GB MicroSD"? Seems crazy that such a large feature could be so buggy.
La Tortuga said:
If that's the case why does it state on all the North American Cellular phone websites that the phone supports "Up to 64GB MicroSD"? Seems crazy that such a large feature could be so buggy.
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The GSIII (international and US) variants do support 64 gb micro sd cards. It's advertised on the box.
It sounds like your sd card is failing you. Definitely backup all your data to a computer and think about replacing this micro sd card via manufacturer warranty.
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+1. Sounds like bad card.
Ok I will try that. My next question is when I get the new sd card should I format it into the FAT32 file format?
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Ok I will try that. My next question is when I get the new sd card should I format it into the FAT32 file format?
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If you want recovery access must be Fat32. Otherwise does not matter.
Thanks for the advice my good man. I'll post an update after the (hopeful) free exchange.
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I've had a 32 gig micro SD in my phone for a while now. I recently took my Siii out of my pocket only to find that it says the SD is unmounted. Odd, but not unheard of in the world of custom roms (paranoidkangdroid 2.something, rather recent though, 4.2.2 JB) So i do the sensible thing: Run into the storage menu, and lo and behold, its not registering. I pop it out and in, not registering. I reboot, and the damn thing still isn't registering. Then I take an old 2 GB micro SD and try it. This one worked just fine. 32 gig however does not. I move to my PC. Pop it in a micro to regular SD adapter, and the computer doesn't mount it. It does mount every other microSD of mine though. So can anyone tell me what the hell happened, and how I can recover my stuff?
Actually you can't, your sd card is corrupted and it's known to happen with this device that's why I always keep a weekly backup on my computer with everything. Especially the ones ordered from amazon the high capacity ones as far as I've seen.
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Addiso said:
Actually you can't, your sd card is corrupted and it's known to happen with this device that's why I always keep a weekly backup on my computer with everything. Especially the ones ordered from amazon the high capacity ones as far as I've seen.
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Well ****. I guess you're right, it just showed as unsupported file format.
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Well ****. I guess you're right, it just showed as unsupported file format.
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Yeah I had actually a 16 gb one die on me, ordered me a 32- one and has been running good so far..
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Yeah I had actually a 16 gb one die on me, ordered me a 32- one and has been running good so far..
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And now its not. This is frustrating. I don't want to spend money on a new card dammit.
Try booting a linux live cd and see if you can save anything, thats how I recover deleted tomtom maps in the past.
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Addiso said:
Actually you can't, your sd card is corrupted and it's known to happen with this device that's why I always keep a weekly backup on my computer with everything. Especially the ones ordered from amazon the high capacity ones as far as I've seen.
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Is the SD card damaged or can it just be reformatted with a card reader on a PC (fat I am assuming)?
I was about to start using an SD card to backup the internal storage. It doesn't sound like this is the best option and backing it to my PC would be better.
My set up to start was cleanrom 6.2 with envy kernel running fine for a week. I had my sd card disappear today twice. PNY class 10 32gb less than 2 weeks old from best buy. Popped it in my pc and it was recognized no problem. So I transferred my data, formatted in fat 32 popped it in phone, no problem. Transferred data back and was Ok for a few hours. Swapped my battery for a freshly charged one and upon boot, phone said the card was damaged, to reformat it. So, I pulled it out and popped it in my pc. Pc said card was damaged. I opened a command prompt and ran a chkdsk /f and it fixed an issue with the file system. I then proceeded to restore my cleanrom 6.2 backup. So far so good. I am thinking it had to do with an app, but I can't be sure. Upon googling this, it seems that some people have had an issue with external sd cards with this phone.
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nrock2256 said:
I've had a 32 gig micro SD in my phone for a while now. I recently took my Siii out of my pocket only to find that it says the SD is unmounted. Odd, but not unheard of in the world of custom roms (paranoidkangdroid 2.something, rather recent though, 4.2.2 JB) So i do the sensible thing: Run into the storage menu, and lo and behold, its not registering. I pop it out and in, not registering. I reboot, and the damn thing still isn't registering. Then I take an old 2 GB micro SD and try it. This one worked just fine. 32 gig however does not. I move to my PC. Pop it in a micro to regular SD adapter, and the computer doesn't mount it. It does mount every other microSD of mine though. So can anyone tell me what the hell happened, and how I can recover my stuff?
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I'm not sure exactly what brand or model you have for your SD card or when you purchase it. However if its a SanDisk and it was purchased before December 2012 there's a chance that it was part of a bad batch. I had the exact same problem with mine I have a UHs 1 32 gig SanDisk. I read somewhere on the internet that there is a known problem with SD cards from that company built before December. When I spoke with SanDisk they confirm that and said the newer batches have been corrected. Long story short if you're using an ultra high speed or for that matter any card by SanDisk call up there customer service explain to them the problem and they will send you a brand new one. The entire process took about a week for me.
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Did you try my suggestion? Ive recovered numerous files using a linux live cd and/or a mac. Try putting the card in a network printer or mem card reader if linux and mac os isnt possible. Ive recovered my files, including those from a 16gb micro sd card, using those methods in the past.
Okay, so it works
Alright alright, i didn't expect this to get many responses. Anyway, it now works. It appeared to be fried, my mac, PC, ubuntu machine, and OG droid wouldn't even recognize that a card was inserted. Nor would my GS3. My solution? after turning it on and off a few times, I just left the card in it and set it aside for an hour. Lo and behold, it now works. The SD now works. It was fried, and is now unfried. I don't know how, I just guess I am lucky. Or aliens. Either way, I am happy. Not gonna jeep anything more than music on it though... Ah well, thanks for the help XDA!
If I were you, I'd back up everything on that card to my pc, and exchange it if under warranty. If not, chuck it, and purchase another card.
Not worth taking the risk again.
Consider yourself lucky so far
nrock2256 said:
I've had a 32 gig micro SD in my phone for a while now. I recently took my Siii out of my pocket only to find that it says the SD is unmounted. Odd, but not unheard of in the world of custom roms (paranoidkangdroid 2.something, rather recent though, 4.2.2 JB) So i do the sensible thing: Run into the storage menu, and lo and behold, its not registering. I pop it out and in, not registering. I reboot, and the damn thing still isn't registering. Then I take an old 2 GB micro SD and try it. This one worked just fine. 32 gig however does not. I move to my PC. Pop it in a micro to regular SD adapter, and the computer doesn't mount it. It does mount every other microSD of mine though. So can anyone tell me what the hell happened, and how I can recover my stuff?
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So I have had my sd card corrupt a few times now, so far this has seemed to help me recover my data.
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
The problem could be a sandisk SD card:
(Outside link) crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s3-fault-is-caused-by-sandisk-memory-cards-50010684/
I read about the SD problems after just getting the S3.. decided to get a different brand card from the store.