What are the pros and cons?
If you mean using an sd card for your GS3, there aren't really any cons. It's recommended you format your sd card for FAT32 over exFAT, because some things (like CWM) can't recognize the file system type.
I won't format my 64 gig card to FAT32 because it limits you to less than 4 gigs in file size.
My blue-ray rips are all bigger than that.
It's true that CWM won't recognize it, but CWM works fine to the internal storage so I don't really care.
jmorton10 said:
I won't format my 64 gig card to FAT32 because it limits you to less than 4 gigs in file size.
My blue-ray rips are all bigger than that.
It's true that CWM won't recognize it, but CWM works fine to the internal storage so I don't really care.
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Just don't try to flash an aosp rom or cm9 or 10 as it'll corrupt the sdcard
PJnc284 said:
Just don't try to flash an aosp rom or cm9 or 10 as it'll corrupt the sdcard
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True, but I flashed the root66 ROM and completely debloated it and it runs so well I may never flash it again.
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Hello
Just got my new Lexar 32gb micro-sdhc class 10 card. This comes formatted as fat32. This is unpractical because when movies and such surpass the 4gb limit.
How do i go about formatting this to something else? ext4?
There's no options for this in honeycomb.
Looked trough clockwork recovery and i only find /sdcard witch i suppose is the internal storage.
Anoyne have a clue?
if your movies and such surpass the 4Gig limit, then you're not going to be fitting very much on that 32gig card.
I'd also question if they are encoded in a format that will actually work/play back well on the Xoom?
That's not the point. I want to be able to transport large files if i have to.
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That's not the point. I want to be able to transport large files if i have to.
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Well, I use my 750GB Passpost HDD for really big files. Works fine with the OTG cable.
The point is. The card formatted as FAT/FAT32 doesn't support files over 4GB.
On my Nexus one i just formatted the card as ext4 trough CW. Can't find an option i CW for formatting the SDHC card / external1.
MiRaCL said:
The point is. The card formatted as FAT/FAT32 doesn't support files over 4GB.
On my Nexus one i just formatted the card as ext4 trough CW. Can't find an option i CW for formatting the SDHC card / external1.
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Sorry to give you answers you didn't ask for. I'm assuming you no longer have your phone to use for formating. There is an application from a third party (I want to say Panasonic?) that you can use on your pc to format the microsd. Don't use Rom Manager to format the sdcard or you will be in a world of hurt, as you so astutely realized...it will format your internal storage.
Still have my phone I'll use that. Thanks for the idea
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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Hi all:
Hopefully you can assist me I currently have a 32 gig card in the 8013 with lnk2sd running fine I got my hands a new 64 gig card but when I run mini partition my W& machine doesn't see the card for anything beyond 32 gig the 8013 sees it as a 64 though how can I partition it to be able toy use link2sd any clue?
Check the SD card properties in Windoze and see how it's formatted. I think FAT32 has a 32 GB limit. If it is FAT32 reformat it in ExFAT
Did you partition it already... Also what ROM are u running and how did u get link2sd working... I can't get it to work
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gmfeny said:
Did you partition it already... Also what ROM are u running and how did u get link2sd working... I can't get it to work
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No rom just straight root
I formated my 64GB in fat32 on my PC. Everything is now o.k.
If you use files more than 4 GB it is better to format in exfat.
Andreas
Durango01 said:
I formated my 64GB in fat32 on my PC. Everything is now o.k.
If you use files more than 4 GB it is better to format in exfat.
Andreas
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And your pc saw the whole64 gigs?
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I'd say Durango01 has used a 3rd party app to format FAT32. I have used Easius partition manager to do this but as JB supports exFAT, why would you?
CMR doesn't support exfat so if you are planning to use your SD card for backups as well as appdata it wont work. Best way would be to partition and have one partition exfat and another as exfat for larger files.
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Guess I'll just stick with 32g. This is all confusing to me. Thanks.
i bought 64gb sd class 10 and followed zedomax mode and converted my sd to my internal memory no need to partation
Because my internal is getting pretty low with 2 backups and a couple roms I'm down to 1.6 gb on my internal.
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globen said:
Because my internal is getting pretty low with 2 backups and a couple roms I'm down to 1.6 gb on my internal.
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CWM will read and write to external SD - BUT IT MUST BE FORMATTED FAT32. CWM cannot read ExFAT.
I got a cheap 32 GB SD Card just for holding Nandroid backups and ROM files for use with CWM - Formatted it to FAT32 and use it with CWM only.
It only takes a few seconds to eject my 64GB card (ExFAT) and put the 32 GB one in.
What version of CWM are you using? Zedomaxs works with my exFAT sd card and so does Darkmans touch recovery....
Can't say about TWRP but I believe I tried it early oin and it didn't have exFAT support, might be able to now...
TWRP does access Ext SD.
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I have a KINGMAX 16gb class 6 FAT32 micro sd card.
i tried to copy Backtrack5 (5gb) from PC to my sd card but despite the fact that i have 10gb space free, it tells me that i have insufficient space and it won't write.
any solutions? and why it does this?
ceoleaders said:
I have a KINGMAX 16gb class 6 FAT32 micro sd card.
i tried to copy Backtrack5 (5gb) from PC to my sd card but despite the fact that i have 10gb space free, it tells me that i have insufficient space and it won't write.
any solutions? and why it does this?
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You can't copy more than 4 GB on FAT32 formatted sd card.
tadeas482 said:
You can't copy more than 4 GB on FAT32 formatted sd card.
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Indeed, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table for more information, you will need to reformat your sdcard to another file system format that supports larger files (but note if your using windows your options are limited!)
then what format do i use?
obviously not FAT16, an i heard that NTFS is read-only for android system
ceoleaders said:
then what format do i use?
obviously not FAT16, an i heard that NTFS is read-only for android system
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the last FAT32 16gb i had wouldnt let me move files back/forth larger than about 1gb...swapped for a brand new one and it worked fine after that...
tadeas482 said:
You can't copy more than 4 GB on FAT32 formatted sd card.
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ceoleaders said:
then what format do i use?
obviously not FAT16, an i heard that NTFS is read-only for android system
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Well thats the thing if your using windows there isnt really a file format you can use thats natively supported with windows, but I believe you could use ext3 and use thrid party software to access it in windows