I have a rooted phone with an 8gb sd card in it where i store clockworkmod recoveries, backups, ROMs, many apps, media of course etc etc. So if ever I were to change the SD card in the phone, what is the correct procedure to do so such that I don't screw up the phone?
Has anybody else gone through this recently? Reason I ask is I am going to order a 32gb sd card (I believe up to 32 is supported) shortly.
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Nothing bad happened to me. My 8gb card no longer works so I had to replace it with my 2gb that came with it. There's no procedure with swapping sd cards in the phone, but you may wanna copy all the contents of your previous card to the desktop of your computer and transfer them to your new 1. If you reformatted your previous card to fat32 then do so with your new one. Pop it in and let it rip.
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Thanks! Seems easier than I was afraid it might be!
Soo, just copy and paste and put new card in? Is that it?
Yes, 32 Gb cards are supported. Make sure the new SD is formatted FAT32.
Don't remove or install any SD while device is powered on - unmount the SD, then power down to remove/reinstall SD.
Copy contents of old SD to PC so you'll have a backup - then copy to new SD, put in device, power on.
Noteworthy is if you use an AOSP ROM, many of those interact with SD during boot, so if you simply replace old with new and it isn't formatted FAT32 and/or do not have the contents of the old card on it, you will bootloop.
Recommend making period backups of SD to PC - monthly or some frequency meaningful to you ~ so you have a backup if/when SD card fails.
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Hey guys,
When I get a bigger Micro SD card, is it as simple as copying the files from the old one to the new one and everything will be great? Or do I have to do something special?
Thanks!
Nope, its simple as that. I just switched to a 16GB yesterday. What I did was copy the entire old SD to my computer, switched cards, formatted the new card and then dragged the entire SD card contents from my cpu to my new card. That was it.
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Nope, its simple as that. I just switched to a 16GB yesterday. What I did was copy the entire old SD to my computer, switched cards, formatted the new card and then dragged the entire SD card contents from my cpu to my new card. That was it.
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Great. Thanks!
Just to note:
If you are using a custom ROM that has Apps2sd running, it won't simply be a copy/paste.
First run a Nandroid backup and include the EXT partition, then insert your new SD card, format the card through the recovery menu, then copy/paste everything over, restore the backup, and you should be good to go.
My Desire originally came with a 2 GB card (yeah, sucks!) and I've ordered a 16 GB SDHC and is expected to be delivered anytime this weekend.
I do have some apps moved from phone memory to the 2 GB SD card.
How do I go about replacing the 2 GB card with the new 16 GB card WITHOUT losing any of my apps already installed?
Is there a procedure to be followed??
Thanks!
If you just used the stock FroYo A2SD, move them back to the phone and then copy the contents of the SD card to the new one and boot up...you may even be able to just copy the lot as it is but I don't know if it'll check on boot to make sure the data is correct
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If you just used the stock FroYo A2SD, move them back to the phone and then copy the contents of the SD card to the new one and boot up...you may even be able to just copy the lot as it is but I don't know if it'll check on boot to make sure the data is correct
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Yup, used the stock FroYo's A2SD feature. The glitch here is I have very low memory on the Phone memory. Would copying the contents of the 2GB card and moving it to the new 16 GB card retain the apps? [Sounds pretty weird to me, but, just wanna confirm from the experts here]
Also, if I do not wish to retain anything from the older memory card, is it mandatory to copy the contents to the new memory card?
Thanks!
Yes, as said, if you are using the stock A2SD all the apps will be working normally just by copy/paste.
And as for what will happen if you don't copy the contents - system apps/stuff will make their folders by themselves, in other words the phone will be working fine, but the apps that you have installed and are moved to the SD will not work.
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Yes, as said, if you are using the stock A2SD all the apps will be working normally just by copy/paste.
And as for what will happen if you don't copy the contents - system apps/stuff will make their folders by themselves, in other words the phone will be working fine, but the apps that you have installed and are moved to the SD will not work.
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So the best option would be to move the apps from SD card to phone memory, as many as apps as possible and copy the contents of the SD card to a folder on the PC.
After replacing the SD card, move the copied folder and move all the movable apps to SD card..
Am I right there?
Thanks..
I've used Froyo A2SD before I got myself a new 16gb card and just by copy/paste I didn't get any problems. So you should be fine too, without the hassle of moving/coping/moving back.
Do this, you will need a card reader and a micro to normal sd card adapter:
1. Turn off Desire
2. Take out microSD card and put it into the card reader using the micro to normal adapter
3. Copy the contents of the card to your PC
4. Swap the old card for the new one
5. Copy the information back to the new card
6. Put new microSD card into Desire
7. Turn it on
Hopefully it will just work as normal
Hi Eddy, I'm not sure this is necessary as I've done it without readers and adopters.
I simply copied them to the pc then changed the sd card plugged the phone to the pc with the new card, run a full format (even if the OS does make folders on the card, like "LOST.DIR", ".android_secure, etc just overwrite them) and then placing my data back on the card.
Or am I missing something?
Only reason I say to do it that way Is as otherwise Android might have a hissy fit about the apps moved to the SD not being there. I've not tried to change SD cards as I've had my 16GB card from the off but if it works then fair enough!! I just prefer to do things as I highlighted so I know there's as little chance of things going wrong as possible (I'd actually wipe the phone and start everything again but that's just me )
Thanks EddyOS and 3722. I'll do this tomorrow and let you know guys..
Cheers!
Set up my new 16 GB card today.. Tried both the suggestions individually and cross checked to ensure that everything was all right.. Both the methods work just perfectly.. Direct copy & paste and using the micro to normal adapter.. Perfect!
Thanks guys!
Cheers!
hey im getting a new sd card for my incredible super lcd
i have a stock 2 gig
and i have miui 1.3.5 on there wat will happen if i switch my card out with the 16 gig card will i miss the phone up or will it just delete my recovery plez
Copy contents of 2 Gb SD to PC, then while device on, unmount SD, power down.
Format new SD as FAT32, and copy contents of old SD onto new SD, place in device, power on.
The SD interacts with many ROMs when they boot, so if your ROM uses elements of or calls SD to or during boot, and cannot find what was there, you'll have issues.
Recommend a periodic backup of SD to PC, monthly or so.
I just got a new SD card and would like to replace my old one. Is there a safe way of doing this? Is it just a matter or moving what data files I want from the older one to the new and that's it?
Also, how do I know what apps are using the sd card to store their data and what apps are using the internal memory?
just copy everything from the old SD card to the empty folder in the PC
then copy all the files from the PC back to the new SD card
I'm going to need to format it to fat32, right?
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I'm going to need to format it to fat32, right?
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well most SD cards are sold pre-formatted as FAT32
only the newer 64 GB and up SD cards are formatted differently
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I just got a new SD card and would like to replace my old one. Is there a safe way of doing this? Is it just a matter or moving what data files I want from the older one to the new and that's it?
Also, how do I know what apps are using the sd card to store their data and what apps are using the internal memory?
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When you plug in the USB to your Computer. Go to your phone and pull down the notifications bar. Press the USB noticification and press Connect Storage to PC. Then go to MY COMPUTER and look at your USBs. There should be 2 recognized USB. From there, You can find out which one is your Internal or SD card.
What's the best way to switch out your sd card without losing any of its contents. My best guess would be to:
1) Copy contents of old sd card onto your hard drive
2) Remove old sd card
3) Format new sd card
4) Copy contents of old sd card from hard drive to new sd card
Am I missing anything? I've read that FAT32 is recommended over exFAT? Has anyone heard different? Also, is it better to format the card using your PC or should I just format the card in my S3?
Hi,
I recently switched from an 8gb sdcard to a 16gb sdcard. I put everything from the 8gb on my computer hard drive, safely unmounted via storage in settings, then just popped the new one in, not messing with format or anything. a month later and I'm doing fine.
Hope this helps
I would recommend formatting the sdcard in a PC, if possible
If not, then do it through your phone
And yes, the procedure you have laid out is perfectly fine