My Skyrocket can see and read my external sd card, but the "Format" option is grayed out. Is this normal? I used the card in another device and want to format it for use in the Skyrocket.
Connect your phone to your pc and format it fat32
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Yes its normal mine is grayd out too
Budge said:
My Skyrocket can see and read my external sd card, but the "Format" option is grayed out. Is this normal? I used the card in another device and want to format it for use in the Skyrocket.
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You have to unmount it first.
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Pirateghost said:
You have to unmount it first.
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Thank you! That worked perfectly.
For the record, I just bought this 16 GB Class 10 MicroSD card before leaving town for the holidays. We ended up having an Xbox 360 in my kid's room and they were able to check out games for free at the front desk. But the console didn't have a hard drive, so my kids couldn't save their games. Since I didn't have anything on the microSD card yet, I put it back in it's SD adaptor and plugged in into my travel USB card reader and voila...the Xbox recognized it and ran perfectly. I just couldn't figure out how to format all the xbox files off of it after.
Thanks again.
OK, I have a new question. But I'm posting it here because it pertains to formatting the SD Card.
After formatting the card, three of my apps are grayed out and have the letters "SD" on them. Obviously, I erased part of their data when I formatted the SD card. I didn't realized that I had any apps there. Now I can't even delete the apps. What do I do?
Try to uninstall from Setting>Application>manage Apps.
If that does not work than go to titanium back up and uninstall from there
IF that does not work than manually remove it using root explorer
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OK, I have a new question. But I'm posting it here because it pertains to formatting the SD Card.
After formatting the card, three of my apps are grayed out and have the letters "SD" on them. Obviously, I erased part of their data when I formatted the SD card. I didn't realized that I had any apps there. Now I can't even delete the apps. What do I do?
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Hi, I've successfully rooted my phone (Thl v11) using Bin4ry and now I'd like to use my external SD card as internal memory. Unfortunately the internal memory of the phone is only a bunch of MB and I can't download app even if I will install them on the SD.
Is there anyone able to help me?
I found some guides on this forum about how to swap SD and internal memory but the ones I found were always dedicated to certain phones.
I noticed there are no posts about this Thl phone on this forum, but it's kinda cool and cheap.
Really hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance,
monchib
Anyone?
Please...
i have the same problem me too please help!!
hi guys, you have to install link2sd first, so format your sd with 2 partitions, first one is a primary partition fat32 formatted, second one is a primary partition ext4 formatted (use a program on pc, i use gparted on linux). Now you can insert sd in android device and open link2sd, it asks you wich partition you want to use, choose ext4 so it says to restart device, restart and open link2sd, now you can link your apps (in configuration menu you can set autolink)
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monchib said:
Hi, I've successfully rooted my phone (Thl v11) using Bin4ry and now I'd like to use my external SD card as internal memory. Unfortunately the internal memory of the phone is only a bunch of MB and I can't download app even if I will install them on the SD.
Is there anyone able to help me?
I found some guides on this forum about how to swap SD and internal memory but the ones I found were always dedicated to certain phones.
I noticed there are no posts about this Thl phone on this forum, but it's kinda cool and cheap.
Really hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance,
monchib
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now i have a question for you, i try to use Bin4ry on a thl v11 but it doesn't work, are you sure it works correctly? do you try a test to confirm your root operation is done?
monchib said:
Hi, I've successfully rooted my phone (Thl v11) using Bin4ry and now I'd like to use my external SD card as internal memory. Unfortunately the internal memory of the phone is only a bunch of MB and I can't download app even if I will install them on the SD.
Is there anyone able to help me?
I found some guides on this forum about how to swap SD and internal memory but the ones I found were always dedicated to certain phones.
I noticed there are no posts about this Thl phone on this forum, but it's kinda cool and cheap.
Really hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance,
monchib
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hi, can you give me guide to root thl v11, please? thank you
monchib said:
Hi, I've successfully rooted my phone (Thl v11) using Bin4ry and now I'd like to use my external SD card as internal memory. Unfortunately the internal memory of the phone is only a bunch of MB and I can't download app even if I will install them on the SD.
Is there anyone able to help me?
I found some guides on this forum about how to swap SD and internal memory but the ones I found were always dedicated to certain phones.
I noticed there are no posts about this Thl phone on this forum, but it's kinda cool and cheap.
Really hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance,
monchib
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Use Clean Master
I have a Samsung Galaxy note II (GT-7100)
The phone kept unmounting and prepairing my sd card every time id wake the phone up from idle.
And then it gave me a error the card was blank or currupt and to format it, i did not format the sd card.
Now the Samsung will not recognize the sd card at all, i tried it in my friends S3 but that phone will not regonize it either, both note II and S3 are rooted.
Now after the SD card ****ed up, i tried downloading some apps on Googleplay, it says there isnt enough space yet i have 6gb internal space but when i update apps it allows it to do that.
I dont know what to do, i want my SD card to work because its 32GB and has my **** on it, also i want to install apps and play games but i cant because this phone is turning out to be wank really, only got it in january.
Is there anyway of formatting the sd card through my phones usb? i dont care if i have to whip the card i just want to use it. Also how can i get googleplay to work because thats annoying as well
At the minute im downloading a updated firmware for samsung kies so loosing root and then doing a factory reset to see if this will fix anything.
Thanks in advance.
Format it in PC, first quick format and if that still doesn't works try full format....And if still not works try a Google search for repairing SD card....
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Buy an micro SD card adapter to do so....
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fromat Sd from phone
Kspalahyia said:
Format it in PC, first quick format and if that still doesn't works try full format....And if still not works try a Google search for repairing SD card....
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Buy an micro SD card adapter to do so....
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\you should not need PC to format the SD card.
In setting on storage you will see there is one item say format Sd card.
Failing that us an apk call GO taskmanager EX, it does lots more thanthe basic.
just format within your phone
just remove your mc in your phone and find a card reader that is compatible with your mc..and try quick format.....if you can format it then...your memory card is in good condition
may be the mc is having unsupported filesystem , try formatting it from ur pc , n in format option select "set default " before formating . n then insert it in ur phone n format it again before using from phone itself ..
hope it will help ..
Thanks for the reply people!
Around 7 hours after I posted this, I saw my phone randomly light up so I woke it up from idle and it said prepairing sd card and now its working normal again :S? Some wierd shizzle
Hi guys, I will like to know if it's safe to move TWRP folder from the internal storage to the external SD card to free space on the internal storage?
Will my device be able to boot to recovery when I transfer the TWRP folder to the external SD card?
Hi,
Would be best to know your device and exact model....so I can point you to the guys that know your device best....
But if you move it, twrp may not find it when you go to restore. If you can't get into your OS at the time, that could be an issue.
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Actually, I believe it is possible to backup and restore to external SD. You may possibly need to mount the external sd if twrp doesn't already see it.
Moving it manually should work, as long as the folder structure is the same.
Just experiment with it and you should see. ?
Thank you. Thread closed.
Morning all
I updated my Z5 to MM 6.0, and i am no longer able to access my external SD card. Card is a Sandisk Ultra 32Gb CLass 10
It was NOT set up as shared storage before the update, and worked fine before the update.
I have taken the card out of the phone and re-inserted it to see if it'll detect it, but that restarts the phone and still does not show.
I've also taken the card out and put it in a card reader on my laptop, contents show fine as they were before the update, and even tried formatting to exFAT to see if it would detect it, but the phone still does not see it.
Is there a fix for this? I'm a bit annoyed at this, and will be thoroughly pissed off if it won't come back as i use it for camera and music storage to keep the phone memory as clear as possible.
EDIT: NOW A FIX
See post #16 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66090631&postcount=16
I got the same problem, but finally I found that my SD card path changed to /storage/D8F7-09FA, It makes some App can not find SD card, I think it's a bug in the new OS.
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I got the same problem, but finally I found that my SD card path changed to /storage/D8F7-09FA, It makes some App can not find SD card, I think it's a bug in the new OS.
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Thanks for your reply. I've looked in storage, cannot find anything like that on mine, looked in all folders, no luck
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Thanks for your reply. I've looked in storage, cannot find anything like that on mine, looked in all folders, no luck
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My SD Card is now named 2885-BD47 but I still am able to access all content
At least via File Commander and also via Gallery and also games...
Same problem here. In addition, I could not delete anything on the card through File Commander nor format the SD card in the android storage setting (got some sort of partition error). I also connect the card to PC through phone (with card inside the phone and set to MTP) and the PC could "delete" it but the files are actually still there after that when I open them through phone. I don't have a card reader with me at the moment so can't try that. The card was working fine before I upgraded to MM.
I reformatted mine after it was causing the phone to crash after the update. Try normal fat32 and make sure it's an active partition
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dmc_universe said:
I got the same problem, but finally I found that my SD card path changed to /storage/D8F7-09FA, It makes some App can not find SD card, I think it's a bug in the new OS.
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HaMMeR_Oz said:
I reformatted mine after it was causing the phone to crash after the update. Try normal fat32 and make sure it's an active partition
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Done that this morning, still no joy. Reads fine in a card reader, just not in the phone.
Oddly, it does not show at all like DMC_UNIVERSE post, i've been through all the folders and nothing shows with the contents of my SD card.
Really annoyed now
Sony have advised me to try the Software Repair via the Companion software. Still not working, and i've lost all my data. Now have to set up the phone from scratch again!!!
This is a Marshmallow issue, not a Sony one. It happened to me on my Nvidia Shield Tablet after it got the MM update too...
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Same problem here. In addition, I could not delete anything on the card through File Commander nor format the SD card in the android storage setting (got some sort of partition error). I also connect the card to PC through phone (with card inside the phone and set to MTP) and the PC could "delete" it but the files are actually still there after that when I open them through phone. I don't have a card reader with me at the moment so can't try that. The card was working fine before I upgraded to MM.
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Friend of mine had the same problem with his microsd card sandisk 64GB class 10.. Whenever that happens, it means your sdcard is rubbish. Defect,dead,bye bye Charlie, R.I.P.. Buy a new sdcard.
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jonboi said:
Morning all
I updated my Z5 to MM 6.0, and i am no longer able to access my external SD card. Card is a Sandisk Ultra 32Gb CLass 10
It was NOT set up as shared storage before the update, and worked fine before the update.
I have taken the card out of the phone and re-inserted it to see if it'll detect it, but that restarts the phone and still does not show.
I've also taken the card out and put it in a card reader on my laptop, contents show fine as they were before the update, and even tried formatting to exFAT to see if it would detect it, but the phone still does not see it.
Is there a fix for this? I'm a bit annoyed at this, and will be thoroughly pissed off if it won't come back as i use it for camera and music storage to keep the phone memory as clear as possible.
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Connect the sdcard to the pc with sdcard usb adapter or reader. Try to wipe its contents, format it with default settings, select quick format. (backup whatever u need first).. After thats done insert the sdcard in to the phone and format it using the phone format sdcard option in settings>storage.
If for any reason after you reinsert your sd card back in to the phone all the contents on the sd card are still there, then simply put.. Your micro sd card is defect. Throw it out and buy a new one. Lol. This is alsoa common problem with sandisk ultra micro sd cards. Sandisk even admit it in a forum i read once, cant remember the link im afraid. But a simpke google search is your best friend for that .
Hope this cleared a few things up for u
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Oh something i forgot to mention, if any of you have a custom recovery and rooted device, try this, (as it could be possible your device had put a protection/lock on the sdcard). Try to format the micro SD card within the Custom recovery instead if it doesn't work from within the settings menu.. you'll also have a bit more detail as to whats going on with the card. If custom recovery fails to format the card, then the card is literally defect. Buy a new one
TheTecXpert said:
Friend of mine had the same problem with his microsd card sandisk 64GB class 10.. Whenever that happens, it means your sdcard is rubbish. Defect,dead,bye bye Charlie, R.I.P.. Buy a new sdcard.
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Connect the sdcard to the pc with sdcard usb adapter or reader. Try to wipe its contents, format it with default settings, select quick format. (backup whatever u need first).. After thats done insert the sdcard in to the phone and format it using the phone format sdcard option in settings>storage.
If for any reason after you reinsert your sd card back in to the phone all the contents on the sd card are still there, then simply put.. Your micro sd card is defect. Throw it out and buy a new one. Lol. This is alsoa common problem with sandisk ultra micro sd cards. Sandisk even admit it in a forum i read once, cant remember the link im afraid. But a simpke google search is your best friend for that .
Hope this cleared a few things up for u
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Oh something i forgot to mention, if any of you have a custom recovery and rooted device, try this, (as it could be possible your device had put a protection/lock on the sdcard). Try to format the micro SD card within the Custom recovery instead if it doesn't work from within the settings menu.. you'll also have a bit more detail as to whats going on with the card. If custom recovery fails to format the card, then the card is literally defect. Buy a new one
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Why would the problem only surface after MM update if it is a defect?
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Why would the problem only surface after MM update if it is a defect?
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I'm not sure as to what the MM update has to do with it, It could just be coincidence that your MicroSD card just happen to become defected at the time of the update...
although it seems like too much of a coincidence.. there is only 1 way to be Exactly sure, that it aint your MicroSD.. If you have any data on the card that isn't important. Then try this and post back your results....
1. Insert the microSD in to your MicroSD adapter or card reader on your PC..
2. Try to format the SD card within windows either as eXFAT or FAT32 (Try both) Inserting the card back in to the phone after each Format with both File Systems
3. Check the SD card in files within your phone with a file explorer and see if the Data on your SD card is STILL there, If it is.. The Card Is Defect/Damaged/Corrupt etc..
4. If all the data is gone, Then navigate to your Settings>Storage>Format SD CARD (using the phone/device to format it)
Let me know how you Go..
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I'm not sure as to what the MM update has to do with it, It could just be coincidence that your MicroSD card just happen to become defected at the time of the update...
although it seems like too much of a coincidence.. there is only 1 way to be Exactly sure, that it aint your MicroSD.. If you have any data on the card that isn't important. Then try this and post back your results....
1. Insert the microSD in to your MicroSD adapter or card reader on your PC..
2. Try to format the SD card within windows either as eXFAT or FAT32 (Try both) Inserting the card back in to the phone after each Format with both File Systems
3. Check the SD card in files within your phone with a file explorer and see if the Data on your SD card is STILL there, If it is.. The Card Is Defect/Damaged/Corrupt etc..
4. If all the data is gone, Then navigate to your Settings>Storage>Format SD CARD (using the phone/device to format it)
Let me know how you Go..
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Cannot format through phone like I said in my previous post.
Tried on pc and completed the formating but the files were still there after that. Files are still accessible through pc and phone after the formatting.
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Cannot format through phone like I said in my previous post.
Tried on pc and completed the formating but the files were still there after that. Files are still accessible through pc and phone after the formatting.
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Im afraid your sdcard has forsaken you.. I just happen to still have the sdcard that belonged to my mate, and i tried formatting, wiping contents through phone and pc. Even though pc allows you to format, it actually doesnt do anything. Try a new sdcard mate
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There have many threads and discussions on the sandisk forums with many people having the same issues with these csrds.. Some people even bought 4-5 of them and had to send them all back to sandisk and get them replaced with working cards.. Apparently these cards do not handle being formatted too many times all that well.. Infact, people have been claiming that when they format it once or twice the card still works fine. Then after the 4-5th time, they just give out and just stop working all of a sudden.. Here is the link to the forum
http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Mobile...sk-Ultra-64gb-MicroSD-Wont-format/td-p/284884
One user claims he used this method and it seemed to have fixed the problem.
diblon
08-03-2015
I had the same problem as everyone else here on the forum. Nothing worked but this.
You have to format the card using Windows Command level option;
1. Run and type "cmd"
2. Then type; "format L:"
3. Get a cup pf coffee and relax
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Notes
** L = your sd card drive letter
** don't use quotation marks
** there is a space between format and the drive letter
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Give that a try and let me know how it goes..
Good luck guys..
EDIT: I am infront of my PC now, so I am going to try format it this way through CMD PROMPT (aka MS-DOS), and because its a 64GB card, it will take a little bit of time.. So far it's been going smoothly and it's at 13% (roughly 1% every 45sec - 1min 10sec).. It must be doing a thorough format rather than a quick format.. Let's just wait and see if all ends well..
I Will post the results / outcome once format is complete and after I test it in one of my devices..
Edit: no good.
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TheTecXpert said:
Edit: no good.
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ReEdit:: Well, the good news is, my marshmallow Z5 detects and accesses my 32GB card with proper file pathing, rw access etc..
Maybe taking your sdcard out while updating to MM could have prevented a file pathing corruption, renaming.
But @ the person who's sdcard just stopped working altogether, but you're card done for man. Funny thing is, its mainly sandisk cards. I'm not a fan of sandisk, they are too unreliable IMO..
Right, after a lengthy formatting session using windows and CMD prompt, neither worked (exFAT or FAT32).
I downloaded SD Card Formatter as suggested by this post http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Mobile...tra-64gb-MicroSD-Wont-format/m-p/285302#M1787, and tried formatting with this (link to format tool: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/index.html).
I tried 3 times with this, the only option that worked was to use the FULL (OVERWRITE) option within the software. Took a while, but once done, the phone discovered the card when it was inserted back into the phone. It is now recognized by all apps, and for good measure, i ran a format of the SD card from the phone's storage options in the settings menu. No prior contents showing, so all is good.
I've since copied the contents back onto the card, and they are now visible.
Thanks guys for your help!
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Right, after a lengthy formatting session using windows and CMD prompt, neither worked (exFAT or FAT32).
I downloaded SD Card Formatter as suggested by this post http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Mobile...tra-64gb-MicroSD-Wont-format/m-p/285302#M1787, and tried formatting with this (link to format tool: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/index.html).
I tried 3 times with this, the only option that worked was to use the FULL (OVERWRITE) option within the software. Took a while, but once done, the phone discovered the card when it was inserted back into the phone. It is now recognized by all apps, and for good measure, i ran a format of the SD card from the phone's storage options in the settings menu. No prior contents showing, so all is good.
I've since copied the contents back onto the card, and they are now visible.
Thanks guys for your help!
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Glad to see you go it sorted out and working mate..
Just something to remember for future reference, windows disk manager wont allow formatting anything bigger than 30GB to fat32.. You need to use a program like easeus partition master when doing so..
But im sure you're already aware of that .
Anyway. Glad you got it sorted anyway mate..
Well, i tried again using the tool provided in the link. Its a no go. The card is a dud.. I hate sandisk devices i tell ya.. Lol
same happened to me also the Play Services error, ended up reformatting the sd and clean install MM, all workin great now
i found a solution to your problem
try formatting your sd card to ur other phone and try it again on your z5
just sharing my knowledge hope it work