Big problem with 128GB SD Card - Shield Q&A

Hello everyone, i am having a serious problem with my 128GB SD card. I have formatted it on my Shield before using it, but i can't move apps or files to the SD Card. It usally gives a error message. What should i do? Format it with a Linux Distro using GParted on the PC? Should i format it to FAT32 or NTFS? I'm out of ideas.
Thanks.
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Mine works fine in FAT32, but would not work in Exfat or NTFS. I am still on 4.2 OS though.

I forgot to say i am using 4.4.2, OTA Update 77.
Also, it is suggested that exFAT with 2048 cluster size would work for 64GB cards. Is it a good idea to do this on a 128GB card?
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It's because of Kitkat. You must install "SDFix: Kitkat Writable Micro SD" in Playstore to have the permission to write SD card. You need root access for that.

SDFix KitKat Writable MicroSD on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
mastertiti2000 said:
It's because of Kitkat. You must install "SDFix: Kitkat Writable Micro SD" in Playstore to have the permission to write SD card. You need root access for that.
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Do not use "SDFix KitKat Writable MicroSD" on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact with D5503_14.4.A.0.118... because it f..k your phone. When it is on cable (charging) and you turn it off, it will always auto-turn on.

Also same problem with my samsung 32gb memory card class 10it give a error and some times file moves but when i want to see those files they are converted into something u like icon and wont open how to fix it is there a way to fix it
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Damaged SD Card

I was having Sony Ericsson live with walkman. My Sd card was working on it. But when I got the XL.. It shows my that sd card is damaged while in my old phone it works well..HELP ME
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Sparksys said:
I was having Sony Ericsson live with walkman. My Sd card was working on it. But when I got the XL.. It shows my that sd card is damaged while in my old phone it works well..HELP ME
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not sure if this will definitely solve your issue, but try formatting the SD card in a PC or maybe in another phone if it recognizes it... :good:
format using Mini Tool Partition Wizard in your Windows PC/Laptop. to Fat32 Only.
Sparksys said:
I was having Sony Ericsson live with walkman. My Sd card was working on it. But when I got the XL.. It shows my that sd card is damaged while in my old phone it works well..HELP ME
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Is it Class 10 Card?
Xperia L has problems recognizing Class 10 cards.
No , Its not Class 10 .. BUT THANKS .. the mini partition tool thing worked
I formatted it and now its working
The same problem here,
I format it from pc, from mini partition tool but it is still saying "blank sd card" even 2gb data are exist there.
I have 2 card 1 is class4 and other is class 10, result are same for both..but it is excepting my frnds 8gb class4 card.
Any idea how can I solve it?
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KranTi said:
The same problem here,
I format it from pc, from mini partition tool but it is still saying "blank sd card" even 2gb data are exist there.
I have 2 card 1 is class4 and other is class 10, result are same for both..but it is excepting my frnds 8gb class4 card.
Any idea how can I solve it?
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First backup your data, by some means ( connecting to some card readers, etc)
Now mount your SD card in USB mode using some other device that support, or the same card reader itself. ( some non android phones are also capable of that, like HTC Smart that I had )
Using some partitioning tool, delete whole of the contents - not just data, but the whole partitions ( I tested it on Gparted in linux. Gparted live medium is available from http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php ). Now your card doesnt have any partitions, or even a partition table.
Insert the device into your xperia L and turn it on. It will automatically format your card to fat32 partition.
Sparksys said:
I was having Sony Ericsson live with walkman. My Sd card was working on it. But when I got the XL.. It shows my that sd card is damaged while in my old phone it works well..HELP ME
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Just wipe out data on that memory card using data recovery tool and it should work fine..
saurabh007 said:
Just wipe out data on that memory card using data recovery tool and it should work fine..
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Not in my case..tried everything I could google plus my knowledge..none worked....sdcard works fine on pc, my galaxy s3 but not on this darn xperia L and ironically it is a class 10 SONY microsd card 32GB!!!!!!!!!
Widget21 said:
Not in my case..tried everything I could google plus my knowledge..none worked....sdcard works fine on pc, my galaxy s3 but not on this darn xperia L and ironically it is a class 10 SONY microsd card 32GB!!!!!!!!!
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Have u done with Mini Tool Partition Wizard?
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jayaura said:
First backup your data, by some means ( connecting to some card readers, etc)
Now mount your SD card in USB mode using some other device that support, or the same card reader itself. ( some non android phones are also capable of that, like HTC Smart that I had )
Using some partitioning tool, delete whole of the contents - not just data, but the whole partitions ( I tested it on Gparted in linux. Gparted live medium is available from http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php ). Now your card doesnt have any partitions, or even a partition table.
Insert the device into your xperia L and turn it on. It will automatically format your card to fat32 partition.
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My sdcard got damaged now.
Not even computer detecting but also not showing on any other devices..
What can I do now?
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If its permanently damaged, there is nothing you can do. As a final hand, you may try inserting it into a linux system, and check the output of command "ls /dev | grep sdb". If your card is being detected, the output will be sdb if you haven't plugged any other removable device.
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same as me....my 32gb kingston sd card class 10 is not working. XL always say "sd card damaged"
XL has problems with class 10 cards. I had a Sandisk Class 10 16 GB sdhc, which I was about to get replaced due to the same reason, but lost it.
I then bought a transcend 16GB class 10 sdcard, which the phone showed as damaged. I then finally had that replaced, and after a formatting a few times and restarting a few times, it somehow worked.
plus many others reported class 10 cards not being read on XL
Luck by chance :/
with UHS-1 is works flawlessly
i wanna swap memory internal to extternal, but would the damage memory card when my memory card has partition? i use sandisk memory with 30 mbps 16 gb. sory for my bad english
claveterranova said:
i wanna swap memory internal to extternal, but would the damage memory card when my memory card has partition? i use sandisk memory with 30 mbps 16 gb. sory for my bad english
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Don't partition it bro...me too get damaged when partitioned..
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karkand said:
Don't partition it bro...me too get damaged when partitioned..
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broo, jadi gmn dong? ane mau pake link2sd buat jadiin internal ini, atau blm fix ya swap memorinya? soalnya ane masih pake yg mode script itu :crying:
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broo, jadi gmn dong? ane mau pake link2sd buat jadiin internal ini, atau blm fix ya swap memorinya? soalnya ane masih pake yg mode script itu :crying:
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bro use English here
A good solution.
Sparksys said:
I was having Sony Ericsson live with walkman. My Sd card was working on it. But when I got the XL.. It shows my that sd card is damaged while in my old phone it works well..HELP ME
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If ur fone is rooted .. connect ur fone to pc via usb cable, go into recovery mode thru ur fone , if u can see mounts and storage , select it and then select mount USB option .. ur sd card will be mounted .. copy the files to ur pc .. if u have minitool partition wizard , open it and format / delete and create ur sdcard , then copy ur files back into the sdcard .. So u got ur sdcard back !

MicroSD issue with stock Sprint ROM

I have a issue with microSD card with the stock rom (jb4.1.2, sprint).
When I insert my 32gb samsung class 10, the phones tell me that is corrupted.
I have formatted with PC (windows 8.1), with the phone (in android, not in recovery) but same issue.
I also run chkdsk from windows to fix the problem, but nothing..
The only way to get my SD working is mount and remount from android settings until it makes a strange "mount loop" and to the end phone accept the card.
Every reboot or every time I get out the card I have the same issue.
I also have issue with spotify: aftero 400 / 500 MB of downloaded cache it tell me the memory is finished.. but I got 10gb left in sd and 2 in internal.. I think issues are connected.
Have you tried a different SD card? Perhaps that card is in fact corrupt.
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arrrghhh said:
Have you tried a different SD card? Perhaps that card is in fact corrupt.
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With CyanogenMod (10.2 and 11) works perfectly on my phone, with my old desire Z works.. The problem is only with original sprint rom..
Test: 64mb microSD works ok.. (don't ask me why I have 64mb microSD )
New test: my brother's 64gb kingstone class 10 works perfectly, my samsung 32gb class 10 on my brother's huawei p1 with CM10 works perfectly..

Rooted and now can't write to external SD card - help!

I rooted successfully and got directory bind. Everything is lined up perfectly and I press add and nothing happens. I then go into the sd card via my pc and I try to create a folder and the PC won't allow me. I suspect the card can't be written to which is why directory bind won't copy. Any suggestions? Before I rooted, I had no issue creating a folder on the SD card....
I should mention I also d/l the sdfix kitkat program from google play and it says no action necessary.....I also can take the sd card out of the shield and plug it directly into my pc and it works fine so it;'s def shield related
The current format is NTFS. I've been reading FAT32 could be an option but I'm using a 32 gb card so am I going to lose half my card? Don't understand why I had no writing issue prior to root and now I do? both were NTFS
FIGURED IT OUT - FAT32 was the answer. works now formatted that way. not sure why ntfs all of a sudden stopped working after root.
so shield can't write on NTFS either.. ?
I knew it can't handle exfat, that's just meh..
look this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
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dragxdk said:
look this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
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that actually wasn't the problem, he ran the app but it was already modified.
NTFS was the problem as the shield only supports it as read only.

[Q] Can write SD but not move apps to

I love my new Moto G LTE but ....
I cannot move apps to the SD card, the option is "greyed out" for apps i am sure they are movable (on other Moto G LTE's)
It is possible to write and read from the SD card (with e.g. ES File Explorer) but when i try to move apps marked as "movable" the option is not possible.
It wasn't working on the original 4.4.3 and now on the original 4.4.4 also not, my device is not (yet) rooted.
Another new formatted SD card gives the same problem, what can i do?
Nobody??
Did you format cards on a Pc as Fat32 and then again on the phone itself?
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vn800art said:
Did you format cards on a Pc as Fat32 and then again on the phone itself?
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Yes, I formatted the SD cards (three different types now) twice. It is verry strange the cards can be written by an app like ES File Explorer but the standard Android option "Move to SD" is greyed out!
What can be the reason?

[Q] Updated to 5.1 and having problems with external 64GB SD card

Since updating to 5.1 (latest BlissPop ROM) from 4.4, I've run into a lot of issues with my external SD card (SanDisk 64GB Ultra, also tried 64GB Extreme).
Unable to install apps from apk/amazon app store if they have permissions for the SD card
Unable to move apps to SD under Manage Apps
Inconsistent write ability to SD.
After a lot of googling, I've seen that there's the issue with platform.xml (adding media_rw to WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE), that the SD card needs to be formatted as NTFS and/or renamed. I've tried these without success. I can use Folder Mount to move app files but this doesn't fix the installing apps from the amazon store. I can unmount the sdcard, install and then remount but this is a bit ridiculous.
Are there any solutions that allow the external SD to work consistently and without constant hassle? I rely quite heavily on the additional storage.
Thanks,
-m
I had the same problem with a SD card from Sandisk 64 GB with my Shield Tablet on lollipop. She worked flawessly and a day, I wasn't able to write on it sometimes, some files had disapear, I couldn't mount.... Check your SD card first. Mine was HS. And be aware to make it writable, lollipop don't allow permissions. You must be rooted for that.
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mastertiti2000 said:
ICheck your SD card first. Mine was HS. And be aware to make it writable, lollipop don't allow permissions. You must be rooted for that.
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I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean. Or how to verify the card is writable. I can write to it using a file explorer with root access, but that's about it.

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