64GB Micro SD Card format - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Okay random question but I'm getting a 64GB micro SD card and all I need to do is format it and I'll be good right? Like i don't have to worry about any issues? I want a 64GB but I heard about issues people had so it may sway me to a 32GB. Thanks for any response
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You don't have to flash it to FAT32 in order to use it, but if you flash a custom kernel or JB, the phone may have trouble recognizing the card. Formatting it as Fat32 removes the issue.

redbearde said:
You don't have to flash it to FAT32 in order to use it, but if you flash a custom kernel or JB, the phone may have trouble recognizing the card. Formatting it as Fat32 removes the issue.
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Plus CWM Recovery won't recognize it unless it's Fat32 also. Not sure about TWRP though...

It's always best to reformat sd in fat32. It reduces unneeded headaches.:thumbup:
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I left all three of my 64gig cards formatted the way they come.
They work just fine that way and that allows me to store files over 4 gigs which is the limit for FAT32.

jmorton10 said:
I left all three of my 64gig cards formatted the way they come.
They work just fine that way and that allows me to store files over 4 gigs which is the limit for FAT32.
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Ah FAT32 has a file limit? That sucks :/
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jmorton10 said:
I left all three of my 64gig cards formatted the way they come.
They work just fine that way and that allows me to store files over 4 gigs which is the limit for FAT32.
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Bingo! yep, just plug it in and it should works, you don't have to do anything.

xXJay_RXx said:
Okay random question but I'm getting a 64GB micro SD card and all I need to do is format it and I'll be good right? Like i don't have to worry about any issues? I want a 64GB but I heard about issues people had so it may sway me to a 32GB. Thanks for any response
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check the card before you format it may already be in FAT32 if that's the case then your good to go
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jmorton10 said:
I left all three of my 64gig cards formatted the way they come.
They work just fine that way and that allows me to store files over 4 gigs which is the limit for FAT32.
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is there a way to get rid of the limiter i have a Sandisk cruzer facet and it has the limiter on it however my SDXC 64 gb doesn't

buhohitr said:
Bingo! yep, just plug it in and it should works, you don't have to do anything.
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That's fine assuming you want to stay on a stock rom. If you plan on flashing AOSP/CM, then you're going to end up with a corrupted card if you leave a 64GB card as exFAT

alexyaz said:
is there a way to get rid of the limiter i have a Sandisk cruzer facet and it has the limiter on it however my SDXC 64 gb doesn't
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You would have to re format it as exfat. But then you run into compatibility problems mentioned above.

PJnc284 said:
That's fine assuming you want to stay on a stock rom. If you plan on flashing AOSP/CM, then you're going to end up with a corrupted card if you leave a 64GB card as exFAT
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Ah damn that sucks. I'm actually in AOKP right now. So I can basically throw the idea of having HD movies on my 64GB right out the window right? I assume an HD movie is more than the 4GB file limit
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xXJay_RXx said:
Ah damn that sucks. I'm actually in AOKP right now. So I can basically throw the idea of having HD movies on my 64GB right out the window right? I assume an HD movie is more than the 4GB file limit
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ALL of my BlueRay rips are over 4 gigs.
I could rip them to a smaller size if my only use for them was to play in the phone, but I use them for other uses & I can't see the point in having 64 gigs of space but blocking the ability to store large files.

jmorton10 said:
ALL of my BlueRay rips are over 4 gigs.
I could rip them to a smaller size if my only use for them was to play in the phone, but I use them for other uses & I can't see the point in having 64 gigs of space but blocking the ability to store large files.
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Damn its a tough choice. Get a 64GB card but format it to work with both AOSP and TW but losing the ability to have HD movies over 4GB. And I know I'll burn thru a 32GB card real quick
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I can't see the point in having 64 gigs of space but blocking the ability to store large files.
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I've got 8.6gb left on my 64gb card and the largest file I have on it is the ROM files at 600mb....

Brian Gove said:
I've got 8.6gb left on my 64gb card and the largest file I have on it is the ROM files at 600mb....
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Lol this would be my first time owning a 64GB card so I'm hoping I won't burn thru it quick
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How do the 64 GB cards usually come formatted already?

Related

Making SD card the default storage for the phone?

Is there any way to make the sd card the default storage of the phone? Like automatically everything including my apps will go there?
I'd like to know that as well. Its the whole reason I got the 16gb rather then the 32gb
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Mark930 said:
I'd like to know that as well. Its the whole reason I got the 16gb rather then the 32gb
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I used to be able to do this on my SII with build.prop edits, but that phone also had an unlocked boot loader and I used a different kernel. I've read other people wanting to have this option on this phone, but I haven't seen anything that points that it has been done yet.

Apps2sd issue

Noticed today after bringing up Apps2sd that its saying i dont have an external storage or i have an emulated ext storage even with a 16gb sd card in. computer reads it fine and i would like to move my large apps to it. Any ideas please?
thanks
liquidraven said:
Noticed today after bringing up Apps2sd that its saying i dont have an external storage or i have an emulated ext storage even with a 16gb sd card in. computer reads it fine and i would like to move my large apps to it. Any ideas please?
thanks
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App does not work since ICS release. Apps must run off internal. There are workarounds but more hassle than they are worth.
Not sure why someone would even need this feature in this day and age. It was only invented to deal with shortage of space before cell phones caught up with the times.
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Thanks, removing the app now lol
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2 fried sdcards in 6 months?

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm currently running Synergy r118 and I woke up this morning to find my SanDisk Class 10 64 gb sdcard unmounted and not working. I just replaced my 32 gb card about one month ago from the same problem.
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A week after I got the s3 my sd card did the same thing. It sucked big time, had all kinds of data that wasn't backed up(stupid me). Reformatting the card fixed the issue and it hasn't done it since (knock on wood lol).
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Just for mine last Friday, put my 16gb one from my old phone in, died before I got off work. Trying another one. It seems quite a few people have this problem.
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I can't even get my SD card to show up on my computer. I have no way to reformat it. In my case it seems the cards have completely died
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Sending in my patriot card for replacement. 2nd one to die. I'm pretty sure it's the phone killing them. This does seem to be a problem abs Sammy needs to fix
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jayson4444 said:
A week after I got the s3 my sd card did the same thing. It sucked big time, had all kinds of data that wasn't backed up(stupid me). Reformatting the card fixed the issue and it hasn't done it since (knock on wood lol).
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Mine did the same thing the other day. Class 10 32 gb. Hadn't had a problem with a class 4 having shuffled it thru a few different phones over the last couple yrs.
Norwester said:
Mine did the same thing the other day. Class 10 32 gb. Hadn't had a problem with a class 4 having shuffled it thru a few different phones over the last couple yrs.
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What format are you guys having your dying cards in? Extfat or whatever or Fat32?
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What format are you guys having your dying cards in? Extfat or whatever or Fat32?
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I just put mine into the phone go to Settings and format SD card under storage so whatever format the phone does it in
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FWIW everyone I have seen with those issues the card has been formatted in exfat or whatever format phone uses by default. Apparently it corrupts something. You might try putting card in a computer and using a application to format SD card as fat32 and see if it helps?
I believe mine was fat32 from when I was using it in my incredible. Can't say for sure though. I will format this once though. It's a [email protected] when it goes all of a sudden, especially when it's hour 2 of 8.
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rruready said:
Has anyone else experienced this? I'm currently running Synergy r118 and I woke up this morning to find my SanDisk Class 10 64 gb sdcard unmounted and not working. I just replaced my 32 gb card about one month ago from the same problem.
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I had SanDisk Class 10 32 gb do this the other day. I can't get phone or computers to see it.:crying:
blaine07 said:
FWIW everyone I have seen with those issues the card has been formatted in exfat or whatever format phone uses by default. Apparently it corrupts something. You might try putting card in a computer and using a application to format SD card as fat32 and see if it helps?
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I always format mine on the PC to fat32. I actually had a notification saying that the card was damaged. Dunno,I'll see if it happens again...
I've heard of this problem quite a bit but when I used an SD card in my GS3 I never had the problem.
I was using a Samsung microSD card.
Had the same card for a while. No problem here. Thing is my phone happens to randomly eject and remount the card every so often when I set the phone down.
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Whatever it is, I can't afford to keep buying 64 gb sdcards regularly. I've had 0 issues with this phone until now, and burning up sdcards frequently is a pretty big one. I put in a spare 16 gb card after formatting it in the pc for fat32 tonight. *fingers crossed*
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The same thing happened to me, and a lot of other people in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856564
I got a SanDisk card, and got one of the "breathable" cases to keep things cooler, and I haven't had a problem since. Not sure if that's a real solution, but I'm happy with it
Now that I'm thinking about it, I remember that when I got this last sdcard, I formatted it to fat32 based on what I was reading. Not only that, it's a Sandisk, which half of the above thread stated to get. Now I'm really concerned that it's a hardware issue and I'll end up with someone's piece of crap refurb
Mine borked on me again this morning. (32 gb Sandisk cl10 fat32 format)Said there wasn't a card inserted and then after I pulled the card and re-loaded it,it said the card was blank or the data was un-readable. All my pics on it were visible in the gallery and I added some more thru out the day. Sometime this afternoon for no reason it seemed to straighten itself out and is showing up in storage. Other than cleaning the contacts on the card wtf-over?
Haven't had a single issue with mine, haven't even touched it since it went in when I bought the phone in early August. It's my old 16GB out of my Bionic so its nothing special

Gs3 wont recognize 32gb sdcard?

Hey guys, I just recently saw when I turned my phone on, it says sd unexpectedly removed, when in fact it is in there. If I take it out and re insert it, it doesn't say anything? I would try to use this on my laptop but I know the reader on my laptop is busted (plus I'm at work). Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Not sure, I had a 32gb card myself and it started acting weird on me. Doing th e are thing, acting like it wasn't there, needed formating or some such. I switched to my old 16gb card from my droid X and it worked perfectly. I think not was just a bad card. It's possible as the prices came down and these cards got cheaper the quality control has dropped. . I might add that that was my second 32gb card The first one wouldn't even work in my laptop when i tried to format it and got so hot that it burned my fingers when took it out!
Short Story is you may have a duff card. Try an old sd card just to make sure it's not your phone.
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paul.michael.glass said:
Not sure, I had a 32gb card myself and it started acting weird on me. Doing th e are thing, acting like it wasn't there, needed formating or some such. I switched to my old 16gb card from my droid X and it worked perfectly. I think not was just a bad card. It's possible as the prices came down and these cards got cheaper the quality control has dropped. . I might add that that was my second 32gb card The first one wouldn't even work in my laptop when i tried to format it and got so hot that it burned my fingers when took it out!
Short Story is you may have a duff card. Try an old sd card just to make sure it's not your phone.
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I know it's not my phone, tried my friends card and it worked. If I insert my card in his phone it says blank sd card and when I try to format it, it says in know media state....
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Sounds like a duff card. What brand of card is it?
I'd say as a last ditch attempt when you can try using a laptop and make sure it's not formated to exFAT. When mine went bad my laptop wouldn't even let me format it
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paul.michael.glass said:
Sounds like a duff card. What brand of card is it?
I'd say as a last ditch attempt when you can try using a laptop and make sure it's not formated to exFAT. When mine went bad my laptop wouldn't even let me format it
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I needed one ASAP for work, I just ended up getting a free replacement from Verizon. Tha ks for all your help guys! Mods can go ahead and lock this thread=)
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I had a generic 32GB card workinf for me perfectly from day one, but recently I bought a SanDisk 64GB and I can't get my phone to recognize it (my computer does), I'm thinking it has to be in the right format, which formats will the phone recognize and which won't it?
Try it in cwm. There is a page that does give info on partition and speed somewhere on the net.
Afterward, fix permissions.
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levilib said:
I had a generic 32GB card workinf for me perfectly from day one, but recently I bought a SanDisk 64GB and I can't get my phone to recognize it (my computer does), I'm thinking it has to be in the right format, which formats will the phone recognize and which won't it?
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Fat32 if you intend to be a rooted user
Fat32 is the stock format OOB and will work well with all devices.
Ext4 is androids partition for apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633915
Great question answered.
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If you can, transfer all info to computer and format card in phone if possible.
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loonie01 said:
If you can, transfer all info to computer and format card in phone if possible.
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How do you format on the phone?
Settings >> Storage >> Format
tried that to, still won't work.
when i try mount it says damaged sd card reformat.
i've tried formatting it on the computer in exFAT and NTFS, the only 2 options windows offers
levilib said:
tried that to, still won't work.
when i try mount it says damaged sd card reformat.
i've tried formatting it on the computer in exFAT and NTFS, the only 2 options windows offers
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did a bit of googling, found a program that will format into fat32 format since windows 7 and 8 wont. finally works!

External Micro SD Card Limit

I was wondering does anyone know what the limit is for a card using my reader. I've got a 128gb card in it and it works fine. But I was wondering if the Note 5 could handle a 200gb card. There's some great deals on line for 200gb cards which I could use since I only have a 32gb Note 5.
My note 5 reads my 200gb card just fine
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wait. note 5 take sd card?
xuanphucn said:
wait. note 5 take sd card?
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With a usb to go cable.
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Can you recommend USB to go devices for that purpose? I want to move my iTunes library and kodi videos. Also how are you getting past the fat32 limit in partition size.
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With a usb to go cable.
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driodman98 said:
Can you recommend USB to go devices for that purpose? I want to move my iTunes library and kodi videos. Also how are you getting past the fat32 limit in partition size.
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No cable necessary, just plug it in your phone and insert a micro sdcard, and you're good to go.
https://www.amazon.com/Dash-Micro-M...nkId=HBVOUQXBO7X4C5GH&creativeASIN=B00R0ZAMTM

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