What format should my external SD card be? Ext4??
Duckman_UF said:
What format should my external SD card be? Ext4??
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ideally exfat, but fat32 will work as well
aer0zer0 said:
ideally exfat, but fat32 will work as well
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The reason I'm asking is mine is showing vFat and I know thats an old out of date format. I dont really have anything on there I need so I was going to use TWRP to reformat it. I just didnt know which exfat to use...exfat3 or exfat4. I know the internal storage is exfat4 with all of these KK Roms. I didnt know if it would cause any problems to make it match the internal storage formatting.
Duckman_UF said:
The reason I'm asking is mine is showing vFat and I know thats an old out of date format. I dont really have anything on there I need so I was going to use TWRP to reformat it. I just didnt know which exfat to use...exfat3 or exfat4. I know the internal storage is exfat4 with all of these KK Roms. I didnt know if it would cause any problems to make it match the internal storage formatting.
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exfat4 then would be my best guess, BTW i read your flashing problem, i left you a response
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I think I messed up my sd card for my G1.
I have a 8gb memcard and it was with 2 partitions ext2 and fat32. I just wanted to enlarge the fat32 side because the ext2 was 4gb big. Useless I thought So i deceided to make it only 500mb as ext2 and 7gb as fat32.
Now the computer can't access the card, it says that the cardslot is empty.
I use Paragon Partition Manager and there I can't modifie my sdcard. Nothing helps. I can see my sdcard in Paragon, but can access it and modify it!
Is my card messed up and do I have to buy a new one? Anybody knows how to restore it as it was when I bought it (only fat32 8gb)
Try this: http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/
mikedmeyer said:
Try this: http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/
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YES you are so great!
It works now! Just like new. 8gb no partitions.
Thx!
No problem.
Now I have an another problem!
It always says write delay failed constantly!
Cannot access it, cannot format it, even not with sd formatter.
Is it now realy broken?
nobody :'(
Otherwise I have to order a new 8gb memory card which costs me a lot
use partition magic, create 2 partitions, make the primary partition your biggest and format it fat32, the second partition format in ext2. Then you will be okay
atlmatt said:
use partition magic, create 2 partitions, make the primary partition your biggest and format it fat32, the second partition format in ext2. Then you will be okay
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The problem is that I cant access my mem.card.
Always a fault: write delay failed. It makes even my computer freeze.
well if you have to get a new one get one of these:
http://www.androidaccess.com/sdcard/store.html
read about it here:
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/...allow-you-to-run-apps-from-the-sd-card-15502/
M3 SMGII said:
I think I messed up my sd card for my G1.
I have a 8gb memcard and it was with 2 partitions ext2 and fat32. I just wanted to enlarge the fat32 side because the ext2 was 4gb big. Useless I thought So i deceided to make it only 500mb as ext2 and 7gb as fat32.
Now the computer can't access the card, it says that the cardslot is empty.
I use Paragon Partition Manager and there I can't modifie my sdcard. Nothing helps. I can see my sdcard in Paragon, but can access it and modify it!
Is my card messed up and do I have to buy a new one? Anybody knows how to restore it as it was when I bought it (only fat32 8gb)
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Had the same problem after i used Paragon, would not read micro sd anymore. I did a system restore to before i installed Paragon. Problem solved. I am able to read my cards again. I noticed that in that "finish formatting after reboot" Paragon had an error. Figured thats what caused the problem.
antempire4 said:
well if you have to get a new one get one of these:
http://www.androidaccess.com/sdcard/store.html
read about it here:
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/...allow-you-to-run-apps-from-the-sd-card-15502/
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hmm that's nice!
I will buy a new one then.
Did You try sdsplit ??
It worked good for me, when there was no PC / laptop available.
(ps. Happy with the white version?? )
karloe said:
Did You try sdsplit ??
It worked good for me, when there was no PC / laptop available.
(ps. Happy with the white version?? )
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Hi Karloe
Yes very happy with my white G1.
How is it with the black one running ADP 1.5?
I will try SDSPLIT, but i think it will not help
If it doesn't work, try a linux live CD (Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Knoppix (I like Knoppix because of the extensive toolset for testing))
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The black one is doing fine, engineering bootloader, ADP1.5 with appstosd
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wow thanks!!!! i tried and it worked awesome!!!
pr0cl1v1ty said:
wow thanks!!!! i tried and it worked awesome!!!
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It would be nice to tell us what You tried, so other users can learn from your reply
On latest CMR. This has never been a problem. Bought a new sd card. Card works perfectly. Went to flash an update and have error saying can't read external sd card. Reformat. Remounted. Still no luck.
It's a 64gb.
Any one have a solution or had a similar problem?
Try TWRP... ****ty solution, but worth a try.
Lol yeah, thanks for the response though.
I would try it, but since I already moved all my files off and on after reformat I feel like I wasted too much time with this already.
I can still flash from internal card, and my external sd card works perfectly otherwise so it really doesn't make a difference.
I guess we can all just make note that a reformat doesn't work in this situation so it can save some people trouble and time.
ac29593 said:
Lol yeah, thanks for the response though.
I would try it, but since I already moved all my files off and on after reformat I feel like I wasted too much time with this already.
I can still flash from internal card, and my external sd card works perfectly otherwise so it really doesn't make a difference.
I guess we can all just make note that a reformat doesn't work in this situation so it can save some people trouble and time.
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Must be formated to Fat32 for any recovery to see it. It comes formatted ExtFat.
prdog1 said:
Must be formated to Fat32 for any recovery to see it. It comes formatted ExtFat.
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Nice, thanks!
How can I tell what the card is formatted to? Any reason not to leave it the way it is?
ac29593 said:
Nice, thanks!
How can I tell what the card is formatted to? Any reason not to leave it the way it is?
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Haha the above scenario is why you likely don't want to leave it as is. No recovery will see your external sd card if it's formatted to exfat. So, you'll have to use your internal storage to flash roms if you don't have it formatted to Fat32.
You can check the format by plugging your external sd card into a computer right clicking the drive and pressing "Format" (don't worry a second window opens) or I think you can also see it by selecting "Properties."
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would it have a lock on the card its self not in the memory?
willy221387 said:
would it have a lock on the card its self not in the memory?
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What does this mean?
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just as the title says... when choosing the format option in settings it does not ask what format to make it... the properties of the card simply say "Generic Hierarchy" do I really need a card reader for my PC in order to change it?
OdinValknir said:
just as the title says... when choosing the format option in settings it does not ask what format to make it... the properties of the card simply say "Generic Hierarchy" do I really need a card reader for my PC in order to change it?
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Trial and error? Can't hurt right?
dottat said:
Trial and error? Can't hurt right?
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haha I've tried just about everything I can find.. the settings for formatting do not give me any choices as to what format.. it just formats it.. and TWRP will only let me make partitions.. gives me options for ext3 or ext4 whatever that is... I guess I will need to find someone with a card reader on their PC or laptop.. to get it formatted to FAT32
OdinValknir said:
haha I've tried just about everything I can find.. the settings for formatting do not give me any choices as to what format.. it just formats it.. and TWRP will only let me make partitions.. gives me options for ext3 or ext4 whatever that is... I guess I will need to find someone with a card reader on their PC or laptop.. to get it formatted to FAT32
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Can you still boot into your Rom? If so, under settings/storage you can format it and it will use fat32
dottat said:
Can you still boot into your Rom? If so, under settings/storage you can format it and it will use fat32
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Yes I am currently on my phone typing all this ... But the format option under storage settings doesn't offer fat32.... I got a card reader and formatted it to fat32. When I pop it back to my phone it changes it again
OdinValknir said:
Yes I am currently on my phone typing all this ... But the format option under storage settings doesn't offer fat32.... I got a card reader and formatted it to fat32. When I pop it back to my phone it changes it again
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changes to what?
Hey all, quick question regarding m8's handling of sd cards.
I have a 32gb external ssd in my vzw one m8 running LolliGPE, and I'm just wondering what the best way is to format it. I believe that if I were to format it on the phone itself it will use FAT which causes issues with my TWRP backups due to the size.
So with that being said, I think NTFS or exfat is the way to go...
do you connect the SD directly to your computer and format it there before inserting into the phone or what? i want a versatile format that i won't run into file size limitations with...
thanks for your help!
wezman2k said:
Hey all, quick question regarding m8's handling of sd cards.
I have a 32gb external ssd in my vzw one m8 running LolliGPE, and I'm just wondering what the best way is to format it. I believe that if I were to format it on the phone itself it will use FAT which causes issues with my TWRP backups due to the size.
So with that being said, I think NTFS or exfat is the way to go...
do you connect the SD directly to your computer and format it there before inserting into the phone or what? i want a versatile format that i won't run into file size limitations with...
thanks for your help!
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Insert it in the phone and it will automatically format it to exfat.
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Insert it in the phone and it will automatically format it to exfat.
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i had a spare 2gb card so i popped it in and erased it thru settings. looks like it defaults to fat32. am i doing something wrong?
wezman2k said:
i had a spare 2gb card so i popped it in and erased it thru settings. looks like it defaults to fat32. am i doing something wrong?
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I just picked up a SanDisk Ultra 128GB UHI-I/Class 10 Micro SDXC Memory Card, formatted it directly from my phone with no issues.
edit: it formatted exfat
was it formatted to anything prior?
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i had a spare 2gb card so i popped it in and erased it thru settings. looks like it defaults to fat32. am i doing something wrong?
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For 2 GB Fat 32 is fine. It may b that it just wasn't large enough for exfat.
I'd put it in the phone, format it, and forget about it. You'll b fine.
If u insist on changing it you can use Aparted from the play store.
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For 2 GB Fat 32 is fine. It may b that it just wasn't large enough for exfat.
I'd put it in the phone, format it, and forget about it. You'll b fine.
If u insist on changing it you can use Aparted from the play store.
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my primary SD is 32gb, i just used the spare one to try it out. Interesting, you're probably right though it probably just defaulted to fat32 because the drive is so small.
jtommyj said:
I'd put it in the phone, format it, and forget about it. You'll b fine.
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until the exFat formatted drive experiences data corruption. Make sure to keep it backed up regularly.
etiger13 said:
until the exFat formatted drive experiences data corruption. Make sure to keep it backed up regularly.
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This is my third phone since 2009 along with my wife's and we've never once had data corruption. I do always back up to my PC.
Sorry for your bad experience.
My current card in this M8 is 128 gig since July.with no trouble and the others are 2x64 and 2x32 also with no trouble.
So i had this sd card ( micro ) and i tried formating it knowing everything that i once had on it was useless and might as well you know and at the time it was exFAT and formated it again then i put it into my lg g3 and sd sd card is blank or file system is corrupt format sd card so i was like lulz ok den. So i proceed to do so although the error would come back right once it formatted and it was a cycle. So i decided to plug it into my computer and see whats happening so i open the micro sd card in windows explorer and said i needed to format the drive for it to work so now when i try i get a msg saying windows was unable to complete the format . and in dis manager it shows as file system raw and partition healthy and basically i cant use it any more help ??
thelgog said:
So i had this sd card ( micro ) and i tried formating it knowing everything that i once had on it was useless and might as well you know and at the time it was exFAT and formated it again then i put it into my lg g3 and sd sd card is blank or file system is corrupt format sd card so i was like lulz ok den. So i proceed to do so although the error would come back right once it formatted and it was a cycle. So i decided to plug it into my computer and see whats happening so i open the micro sd card in windows explorer and said i needed to format the drive for it to work so now when i try i get a msg saying windows was unable to complete the format . and in dis manager it shows as file system raw and partition healthy and basically i cant use it any more help ??
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Have you tried out another partition tool, e.g. Partition Wizard ?!
na lemme try fast reply and
LS.xD said:
Have you tried out another partition tool, e.g. Partition Wizard ?!
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this would proabaly be a problem yes ? in disk manager it didnt say it was allocated thanks btw
it also shows up as a basic MBR what ever that means
thelgog said:
this would proabaly be a problem yes ? in disk manager it didnt say it was allocated thanks btw
it also shows up as a basic MBR what ever that means
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MBR = Master Boot Record.
Can you create a new partition with partition wizard?
LS.xD said:
MBR = Master Boot Record.
Can you create a new partition with partition wizard?
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Yes altought i dont know which format to do or what ever i know how to navigate to everything i learned that and you cant do exFAT as a format or partition option on ext2-4 ntfs and fat32 i also have a lg g3
In a summary yes i can
thelgog said:
Yes altought i dont know which format to do or what ever i know how to navigate to everything i learned that and you cant do exFAT as a format or partition option on ext2-4 ntfs and fat32 i also have a lg g3
In a summary yes i can
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if you want to use the sd card in your phone choose "fat32".
LS.xD said:
if you want to use the sd card in your phone choose "fat32".
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I have the lg g3 it says that exFAT is support out of thr box and others says it too and form what i know is that fat 32 doesnt support stuff over 4 gb correct me if im worng and or 32 gb is there a way after i make it fat. 32 and working to make it exFAT or is it unnecessary yoyr the boss here
thelgog said:
I have the lg g3 it says that exFAT is support out of thr box and others says it too and form what i know is that fat 32 doesnt support stuff over 4 gb correct me if im worng and or 32 gb is there a way after i make it fat. 32 and working to make it exFAT or is it unnecessary yoyr the boss here
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Of course you're right with the 4GB file limit. But for testing if your sd card still works it should be totally fine. Once the card works, you can format it to exFat in windows.
LS.xD said:
Of course you're right with the 4GB file limit. But for testing if your sd card still works it should be totally fine. Once the card works, you can format it to exFat in windows.
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ok thanks ill do that once its all done.. still bugs me how i didnt think to use a partition manager before been on this for a day and a half
LS.xD said:
Of course you're right with the 4GB file limit. But for testing if your sd card still works it should be totally fine. Once the card works, you can format it to exFat in windows.
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more problems arouse its still on RAW file system after every thing and i dont think anything even changed even though it said it was converted to FAT32 in the wizard
thelgog said:
more problems arouse its still on RAW file system after every thing and i dont think anything even changed even though it said it was converted to FAT32 in the wizard
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Try to use SDFormatter. Try different options. If it doesn't help, may be your beloved sd card is (physically) broken.
Fat32
I think you have to format your SD into fat32