Hello,
From time to time, I need to format large sdcards in Fat32 (200gb, 400gb...) to use them with different small electronic devices.
These devices can only format SD cards up to 64gb but work well with larger Fat32 preformatted SD cards.
Until now, I have been using a Windows 10 computer to format the SD cards in Fat32.
I am trying to avoid computers (PCs and Macs) so I am looking for an only-Android solution to format large SD cards in Fat32.
I have a OTG SD card dongle to read/write external SD cards.
How can I use Android and its OTG capabilities to format large SD cards in Fat32.
I can't find the option neither in the Android settings, or any APP.
Is there a way to do so?
Thank you for your help.
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Hey guys,
I had a 16gig micro SD lying around that I want to use on the transformer. If I format it before use, I get the option of doing FAT32,NTFS or ExFat. Any ideas which one I should use?
My 16GB MicroSD is currently formatted as a FAT32 (which seems to work fine). Only major issue is the file size limit (2GB).
Thanks man.
MAC vs PC
If you own both a MAC and a PC then make sure you choose Fat32 as MACs cannot read NTFS. I used Fat32 so i can pass my music library around from computer to computer when needed.
Can anyone validate that this is still true, it was 1 - 2 years ago..
Has anyone figured out a way to put files larger than 4GB on a microSD card? I've tried ntfs, exFAT, and ext4 without luck. Tab won't recognize the card.
Kind of silly of Samsung to make a tab capable of 1080p mkv playback if it can't handle files larger than 4GB and only fat32.
Does the internal 16GB at least support larger files?
Interesting situation you have. I was looking at the movies I have on my 32Gb uSD and encoded to mp4 none exceed 1.1Gb. Have no problem playing any of them.
I have no problem playing smaller files either. But sometimes I've got larger than 4GB files originally intended for watching on my TV. It would be nice to be able to play them on the tab without having to re-encode to a smaller size.
What really confuses me is that android is based on some version of Linux. Isn't ext2, ext3, etc.. its default file system? Why won't it recognize it on the external SD card?
Do the custom kernels posted in the developers forum support it?
Most custom ROMs I've used (TF, NC) do support ex4. I've used EASUS to partition (ex4) will success. Never had issues with uSD cards also using SDFormat.
the kernel doesn't mount the external SD card... its mounted by "vold" and the fstype is hardcoded to vfat. Makings things more difficult, Google hasn't (and won't) release full source for honeycomb, so I can't rebuild the full system.
Take Care
Gary
Try fat32 formatter. I used this to format my 1TB drive which I have hooked to my PS3 to do backups to. Those images are well over 4GB.
I have a shield tablet on the way, and I ordered a 64gb Samsung class 10 external SD. In intend on getting folder Mount to move games to my external. What is the best format for the external SD?
NTFS, as NVIDIA tells you in their shield FAQ. Choose 64kb for cluster size.
Hello guys, I have just bougth a 256GB Micro SD, it's an AData class 10, it's not UHS-i.
I had a 32GB one inside of my phone, so I decided to copy the data from the old one to the new one...
Once I finished, I inserted it to my Z3, transfered things from internal storage to SD to free some space (photos, videos, apps), then I restarted my phone and noticed that the apps moved to te SD were not opening, then I checked Settings->Storage and saw that my SD was now just using 7GB, instead of the 47GB that were being used before restarting.
I have tried to format the SD directly from my Z3, then copy data and the same happens, in some cases it just says "Impossible to play this song" for music files, or the photos are not being shown.
Can anyone give me a solution?
Z3 only supports up to 200GB of External Storage
Theoretically it should support cards up to 2TB (not that those exist) if it allows SDXC.
"Mobile devices like smartphones support the standard , not the capacity ... It's the same with anything using removable storage.
For example, a smartphone that supports Micro SDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity) is limited to just 32GB... But a television supporting Micro SDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) can use storage cards up to 2TB.
It doesn't matter that 200GB is an unusual size (anything in computing or electronics relating to data almost always increases in doubles - 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, etc...)... Just as long as it's 2TB or less."
I need some help. I have a Motorola a03s I can't root. Don't have computer.
I do have an otg card reader and I have an SD card 32gb from my SanDisk sport clip go. I am trying to backup or clone my SD card.
I am trying to see if there is a partition managing tool I can use that does not require rooting my phone. Maybe one that isn't on the app store?
The card has a small hidden partition that I could see when I had my laptop that has the mp3 players operating system and then an open partition where you putsmusic and books.
I can see the music and books 30gb partition and access it to add and remove media..
What I can't do is have access to make a backup in some way of the hidden partition or clone it to a new card.
Any suggestions or help appreciated. Thanks
Do you actually have a laptop, or not?
Currently only phone. No longer have laptop. Phone, USB c card reader and SD cards only. I want to backup all of my music and books so if my card dies I can just swap the card to put it into a new player and go. This model the internal memory is all on the card. The operating system or whatever you would call it and on a secondary partition is where you keep the media.. if you dont copy both partitions then the player won't turn on.
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Currently only phone. No longer have laptop. Phone, USB c card reader and SD cards only. I want to backup all of my music and books so if my card dies I can just swap the card to put it into a new player and go. This model the internal memory is all on the card. The operating system or whatever you would call it and on a secondary partition is where you keep the media.. if you dont copy both partitions then the player won't turn on.
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Don't you got any library in your town? Most libraries have computers nowadays.