I'm on an HTC One Max for Verizon,
rooted, unlocked, s-off,
4.4.2 (with fix for micro sd card access).
HTC Mounts the card at /storage/ext_sd
not at /sdcard/ext_sd like it used to.
They do have a compatibility softlink
from / at /sdcard2 which -> points
to /storage/ext_sd.
I do have a real sub directory
/sdcard/ext_sd that it sees as the
real sd card .
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Hello,
I own an HTC Touch HD. I recently semi-bricked it by flashing a bad rom, switched to an Orbit II - including the 8GB SD card.
In the meantime I flashed a working rom back on my Touch HD, put my SD card back into the Touch HD and switched to that phone again. Everything seemed to be working, until I took a look at the SD card (both through the phone and through "Disk Drive".
However, now the SD card is only listed as a 968MB SD card, with most of the original files gone, and the remaining file/directory names and contents broken.
Now I don't have access to a Micro SD card reader, so I cant access it directly. I was just curious as to whether somebody has an idea how to fix this SD card again, or whether my SD card is broken.
The data on the SD card don't matter - just wanna know whether I should just buy a new SD card
I have found a lot of hits on Google referring to SD card reporting wrong sizes, but those were mostly about reformatting, which is definitely not the issue.
Also examining the SD card with diskpart didn't yield any relevant information.
Is this SD card really broken?
Please forgive me should a similar thread exist somewhere on these forums; if one does, I have yet to find it after several weeks of poring through the various threads.
What I am looking for is some insight and/or suggestions regarding the proper uses of the external microSD card that can be inserted into the Viewsonic G-tablet. When I look at "Settings"-->"SD card & device settings" there appears to be two distinct memory options; 1) An SD card with ~13 GB of available space and 2) Internal storage with ~1.5GB of available space. What I do not see, is my 8GB microSD card that I've inserted into the tablet.
I have ES File Explorer installed and it recognizes SDCARD and SDCARD2 when I explore and navigate to find them. Again, I do not seem to be able to see the 8GB microSD card I've inserted into the tablet.
I know the 8GB microSD card works as I've tested it using my computer.
Once I solve this problem, I'm looking for best practices for how to use the external microSD card to store music and video files in order to keep internal space available as necessary.
Any assistance or insight would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
SDCARD2 is your external micro sdcard
thebadfrog said:
SDCARD2 is your external micro sdcard
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Well, if that is the case, why is my 8GB microSD card showing us as having ~13 GB of available space?
You have 16gb internal on the tablet. 2gb is reserved for system/apps and 13gb is for additional file storage. Settings does not display your microsd card storage at all.
Here's how I understand Gtab storage
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Well, if that is the case, why is my 8GB microSD card showing us as having ~13 GB of available space?
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The G-tablet is unlike other Android devices in the way it uses and reports internal storage. It allows users access to ~13GB of internal storage and refers to that location as /sdcard. I think that the remaining storage space is partitioned for system files and applications, and is not available through the /sdcard location.
The external microSD card slot is available in a folder named /sdcard2. The card MUST be formatted in FAT32, or it won't read. If you use the ES file manager, you should be able to see it.
Now here's the rub... you can't access /sdcard2 through most apps. Android apps are generally designed to only access /sdcard, (which, on most devices, is the external microSD card).
Now here's the OTHER RUB:
When you plug your g-tab into a PC via usb, it automatically mounts the /sdcard folder. You need special software and tricks to access the /sdcard2 location through USB. I've never done this.
And here's my advice for using the external microSD card:
1. Format it using FAT32
2. Use ES File manager to access it
3. To transfer files to it you can connect to a shared folder over a wireless LAN using ES, or you can use a card reader and transfer directly from your PC
4. MortPlayer is a music player that can access /sdcard2
5. To play video from /sdcard2, browse to your movie file with ES and then select your media player (I use Rockplayer)
6. NEVER feed your /sdcard2 after midnight
Have fun!
I Like how cyanogen rom had Evreything displayed right. Too bad it has too many bugs for my tastes :s
I previously had the original Vibrant. When I would mount the phone to my Mac Computer it would show both of my Internal and External SD cards.
Now when I mount my new Vibrant 4g it only shows the Internal SD card. I have turned on USB Debugging and it still won't display the External SD card.
Anyone know how to get both SD cards to mount to my computer?
Btw...in the time past I never needed to download drivers or anything.
You are most likely only seeing the external SD card when you mount it to your computer as the Galaxy S 4G does not have an internal 16gigs like the Vibrant. So only the external 16gig is mountable.
Hi folks,
I rooted my phone using the S-on / unlock bootloader with htcdev /superoneclick method. Now I want to move from the original 8 gig card to a new 32 gig card with a minimum of fuss.
Different threads say you can just copy and paste, or that you have to format your card.
Any advice?
FWIW I have some apps running on the sd card but can move them back to the phone or even delete them if necessary.
Thanks in advance for the help!
What you have read is correct!
I have also upgraded to a 16 GB card from the stock 8GB card.
Just as a precautionary measure, On your Windows PC make sure View System Files / Hidden files & folders option is set as visible.
Make sure you do everything with the card inside the Memory Card Reader.
Copy all your content from the old SD card to a folder on your PC.
Insert the new Card in the memory card reader on your computer.
Format your new SD Card.
Paste all the content of your old SD Card (that you backed up earlier in a folder) to your new SD card.
Insert the card in your phone, check for Pictures, Apps.... Enjoy!
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA
Cool, thanks. Just to double check - what format? And did you have to reinstall anything?
Format : FAT32
No, din need to reinstall anything.
If you wish, you could transfer the apps to phone memory from your old SD Card before you begin the process.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA
Thanks again, that worked fine, no real problems.
I did have to reinstall Modern Combat which was a bit strange but then it remembered where I was in the game. Odd but no hassles.
That game may be a one off case. . . May be that's Y i suggested you to transfer apps from your SD Card to the Phone Memory before changing the SD Card.
Anyways, Cheers !!!
I change from onex 32G to butterfly, my all data from onex >16G(standard size internal storge of butterfly). I bought a micro sdhc 32G class 10 to use. But when i insert it, i can't move all app from internal storge to sd card. I used "pm set-install-location 2" but it not working, my new app will remain setup to internal storge. In app managament, i can't see tab sdcard or usb storge. In setting- storge, i see clearly my sd card 32G. In additional, i can't mount sdcard, i use lasted recovery 6.0.3.1 and i can't install from sdcard too. Please help me solve this prolem :crying:
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I change from onex 32G to butterfly, my all data from onex >16G(standard size internal storge of butterfly). I bought a micro sdhc 32G class 10 to use. But when i insert it, i can't move all app from internal storge to sd card. I used "pm set-install-location 2" but it not working, my new app will remain setup to internal storge. In app managament, i can't see tab sdcard or usb storge. In setting- storge, i see clearly my sd card 32G. In additional, i can't mount sdcard, i use lasted recovery 6.0.3.1 and i can't install from sdcard too. Please help me solve this prolem :crying:
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Hey how are you doing?
Your SDcard problem seems pretty minor don't worry about it. So what you want to do first is to backup anything you have on your SD card and insert it to your computer. Format the SDcard to Fat32 and then insert it into your Butterfly again.
(If you dont know how to format, you can google it, there are tons to help you and it's fairly easy)
After that, your Butterfly should be recognizing the SDcard
Are you trying to insert the SDcard to your One X? Cuz I dont think thats possible.
You might want to copy the files to your computer via Titanium Backup if you are rooted, or simply copy and past via Android File Transfer. Then move it into your SDcard and voila.
Hope I helped!
Please Press Thanks ty