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Suddenly Desire can't read mp3, pictures and videos on the SD.

Like the title says, I suddenly found out after I couldn't see any songs or albums in Winamp. Then I tried the stock player, same thing.
They're still there, I can see them with ASTRO and when I connect it to my PC.
I can play the songs through ASTRO, but when the player starts up there's no info on the song at all.
I tried PowerAmp (which does a search on the SD card for mp3s) and that works with most of the albums, some are missing cover artwork.
Also my alarm clock can't detect mp3s, same as my running app cardiotrainer. It's the same when I try to put an mp3 as a ringtone.
Firstly the standard HTC Desire ringtones could not be read either, but I got them to show up again, during my attempt to fix this, which I will go through below.
When I try to open up the mp3s through a program (custom ringtone or stock mp3 player) it says "No musicfiles or SD card is available" (translated from my Danish Desire OS).
I can't see my pictures or videos through my camera or gallery apps, but when I take a new picture it shows up as the only one I got.
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What I've tried:
Rebooting lots of times, of course.
Changing the name of my mp3 folder.
Searching for a ".nomedia" file, or similar "." but finding nothing.
Using the app "SDrescan".
I connected the phone to my PC, right click and select properties. Then tools - error checking. Run with automatically fix file system errors checked.
It ran the error check and said there were some errors and it has been fixed. When I run it again it says no errors were detected.
Did a nandroid restore.
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Possible causes:
I am rooted, running the newest Leedroid.
Yesterday I did a complete nandroid backup and titanium backup, and copied the whole SD to my computer drive. I also wiped my battery stats.
That's all I did.

Do you tried to put some new songs to see if they appear on the music player? Maybe it is just a corrupted database for the older entries.

Maybe the stock android media scanner is broken.. Try a nandroid and a full wipe with a fresh install of your ROM, if it does not fix the problem, restore the nandroid backup..

How much % is free. This can be a problem if it's to little.
R
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I tried to put a brand new mp3 on there, but it can't see that one either. On the other hand, when I take a new picture with the camera, that single new picture is visible.
On the SD card 3,44 GB are free. Internal free is about 71 MB, but I've done the A2SD+.
I've tried to do a nandroid restore, with the nandroid backup I made Tuesday, when it was still working.
I guess there's nothing else to try than to do a complete wipe and install a fresh ROM.
I can't really figure out why it would do this all of a sudden.

If you have a mac use disk utility to repair your card - if not format you card - move all data back on after your done - see if that works

How do I format the card?
Is it the thing where I go into ROM Manager and under utillities, select Patition SD card?

I tried to format the SD card, through menu->settings->sd card->format
After it was formatted I put all the SD stuff back from my backup on my PC, and the mp3 could still not be seen at all.
Something strange with the pictures though. In my gallery app I could see all my picture folders except for the main one where new pictures are saved to.
So I try to connect it to my PC again, and switch one of the pictures from the main folder over to one of my self-made folders to see if it would show up there.
I disconnect from the PC and let the SD card mount again, and now it's back to where I can see no pictures at all. I try to put the picture back again, but still; no pictures at all.

Don't format through phone. .. plug it in ur PC and use gparted for example..
Btw u did backup ur SD and move everything back on yea?
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BigMrB said:
Don't format through phone. .. plug it in ur PC and use gparted for example..
Btw u did backup ur SD and move everything back on yea?
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I have a backup of my SD and moved it all back, no problems.
The only other way of formatting I know (besides doing it through the phone) is using this guide:
1. Go into the ROM Manager app.
2. Under utillities, select Patition SD card.
3. Select 512MB for both cache and EXT3
4. This will re-format your SD card.
Is that the same (as good as) using gparted as you suggested? I don't know about gparted.

danielvago said:
I have a backup of my SD and moved it all back, no problems.
The only other way of formatting I know (besides doing it through the phone) is using this guide:
1. Go into the ROM Manager app.
2. Under utillities, select Patition SD card.
3. Select 512MB for both cache and EXT3
4. This will re-format your SD card.
Is that the same (as good as) using gparted as you suggested? I don't know about gparted.
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I just think that using a PC / Mac gives you more control over the format etc... linux swap etc... No doubt rom mamanger should suffice but if you do have a corrupted SD card often PC's can handle it better
Tbh if you have repaired your card that usually fixes these sorts of problems for me ... have you got another SD card to try!?

BigMrB said:
I just think that using a PC / Mac gives you more control over the format etc... linux swap etc... No doubt rom mamanger should suffice but if you do have a corrupted SD card often PC's can handle it better
Tbh if you have repaired your card that usually fixes these sorts of problems for me ... have you got another SD card to try!?
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Why didn't I think to try this myself?!
I do have another SD card, and just tried it... and it works! I even tried putting in a new mp3 and it can see it.
Do you think I should just do a rom manager format, or should I jump into the PC way of a format?
I am a big noob btw, so if you think the PC way of formatting my SD card is better, could I ask you to write down a noob-friendly guide maybe?

I've just done the rom manager partition format, and tried to put an mp3 and a few pictures on my SD card, and it works!
Now I'm in the process of putting my SD backup back on my SD card, and I'll write back later if it all works after that.

If not ur card is screwed lol.. I'd be surprised if that didn't work!! Formatting usually cures SD card probs ... if u ever get read only error just repair ur card no need for format for that... just for future reference ... I'm a bit nooby too tbh, lots to learn lol
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I just finished copying all of the backup onto my SD card and... now it doesn't work again!!! Same problem!

Why don't you buy a new card? I got a class 6 16 Gb for £20 ... so there cheap enough for all the hassle?
Try formatting on a Mac or PC.. I use gparted from CD I burnt but there are plenty of others around. If not tbh I'm not sure where you go from there.. if you have a backup everything should be fine lol
Edit - so can I clarify do either of your cards work properly?
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Oh my god... I just found a ".nomedia" file in the root of my SD card... if that's it I will feel very stupid.
I have formatted 3 times now, transferring the stuff back again now.

Yup, that was the problem
I feel so stupid, but thanks for all your help.

LOL .... well at least you learnt something

Transfering photos SD->PC problem!

Looks like I have something ****ed up accidentally or maybe not but the problem on HTC Desire with MIUI ROM is; while taking pictures with Camera (default app) or Camera 360 and save pictures - I can see them in Astro Manager and see them in Gallery (it means they are saved and exist on SD card), but the problem appears when I mount my phone to transfer taken pictures from SD card to PC. Those pictures don't even appear in DCIM folder and folder looks empty! Don't know why? Everytime when I reboot Desire and connect via USB and mount - here are the pictures! What's wrong, what's the problem? Why should I necessarily everytime when I want to transfer pictures from mobile to computer reboot the mobile phone?
Thankful, best regards.

I have an app - switchpro - you can setup an widget to "reload media" worth a shot?
I would presume this is a bug in your rom

BigMrB said:
I have an app - switchpro - you can setup an widget to "reload media" worth a shot?
I would presume this is a bug in your rom
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I've put newest MIUI version - same thing. Probably with SD card is something wrong.

Well scan it for errors...
Put it in a card reader and if it works well its prob not the card

BigMrB said:
Well scan it for errors...
Put it in a card reader and if it works well its prob not the card
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So far, I have tried to take photo - connect mobile phone via USB cable -> nothing appears. Took off SD -> put in adapter -> in card reader - pictures appears! Looks like everything's OK with SD card. Scanned for errors too - zero. Everything works well with SD card!
EDIT: looks I have something ****ed up in SD card options -> tried with another one sd card in mobile phone, and everything works well! now should do everything new and fresh!

yea i'd try starting with repartioning your card....
Backup on pc - partition - move files back....
sd cards are pretty annoying they corrupt quite easily
I just bought a samsung class 10 16 gb and its much better than my previous unbranded one

BigMrB said:
yea i'd try starting with repartioning your card....
Backup on pc - partition - move files back....
sd cards are pretty annoying they corrupt quite easily
I just bought a samsung class 10 16 gb and its much better than my previous unbranded one
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**** it... it seems somehin' ****ed up with mobile phone, I have wiped/deleted all stuff from phone, put another sd card, from MIUI put to Oxygen ROM - and same thing, no camera pics appears. Looks somethin' is broken?

Camera, Screen Shot & Walkman cant access sd card

I have recently installed Xperia Ultimate HD 3.0.2 with Rush kernal V10 and everything was working fine, taking pictures, playing music etc. I have also deleted some software using Titainum to remove the dead weight. And recently i took some pictures but it says cannot save and i cant view thenm in the quick view on the camera software, but it does save them when i looking the gallery. If i try to video something is says 2 mins. at the bottom that suggests it cant recognise the SD card even though it is inserted and is trying to save on the internal memory. Also when i screen catpure is takes it and then says it cant be saved but again when i look in the folder in my gallery it is there. So these apps obviously cant recognise the sd card to save to it, for some reason. the Walkman app when i open it just says no music in the library...suggesting no SD card again! I can browse the SD card in File Manager, so the phone knows the SD card is there, just some of the apps dont realsie it is there, the apps on the sd card are all working fine. im not sure if i am missing someting or maybe i accidently delted somethiing important.
HELP!

Tried to reinstall the SD-card? One time I had a bad contact and the SD-card is not read.

Nickcer said:
Tried to reinstall the SD-card? One time I had a bad contact and the SD-card is not read.
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yeah i have taken it out and put it back in no such luck..

[Q] can't move files from lg g3 sd card to pc

Hi
I moved acouple of avi files from internal storage to the sd card connected the phone to pc but the files. wont trasnfer over i can see the files on the sd card click copy but when i go to paste the files onto the pc nothing happens. If i remove the card from the phone and use a usb adapter to connect it to the pc the files copy ok.Obviously i don't want to unmount the card from the phone everytime i need to transfer a file to the pc can anyone help me with this

Maybe a formatting error. Sounds ridiculous I know... pointless getting technical, so just wipe the card and see if that fixes your issue

Hi stevepork
I just tried that and its just the same. i was wondering if it might have something to do with kitkat 4.4.2 which the phone is running.

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hgwells2 said:
Hi
I moved acouple of avi files from internal storage to the sd card connected the phone to pc but the files. wont trasnfer over i can see the files on the sd card click copy but when i go to paste the files onto the pc nothing happens. If i remove the card from the phone and use a usb adapter to connect it to the pc the files copy ok.Obviously i don't want to unmount the card from the phone everytime i need to transfer a file to the pc can anyone help me with this
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Are you completely stock? Have you frozen or removed any apps/services while trying to debloat?

Hi
The only app i stopped was mcafee security as i had kaspersky mobile security ive had the phone about a month.i tried it again this afternoon and it moved the folder but not the file inside .small files such as srt files will move as well

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What is your USB settings ? PTP or MTP ?

Hi
It's mtp when on ptp i just see an image of a camera and have access only to the photos on the phone

What you you see when you right-click on the sdcard file from the computer to show its properties ?

properties doesnt come up only open and explore

Maybe you need this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix

As I've only had it a month i don't want to root the phone as it'll void the guarantee which I'd have to do to use the app

hgwells2 said:
As I've only had it a month i don't want to root the phone as it'll void the guarantee which I'd have to do to use the app
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Dont worry about warranty when rooting.
There is a way to get everything back to normal.
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I'm using the folder mount app to move the files to external sd.

I can move files from internal storage to sd card but i cant get them off the sd card without removing it from the phone and connecting it separately to the pc

it's the security measures that prevent unauthorized access to the sdcard. if you don't want to root, you can move your movies to the dcim folder then you can access it under PTP

Thanks alot for that i just tried it and it works a bit slow but better than keep having to take the back of the phone off and on and unmounting the sd card.do you have a link to rooting the g3 I'd like to look into it sp long as its fairly simple and can be reversed

Read this thread for rooting, the unroot method is explained in the second post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2821000

Hi
I rooted the phone and installed supersu but the files still won't transfer to the pc .the phonr id d855 v10h-eur.

CM 13 - sdcard problems

Hi!
At the begining as always Im sorry for my bad english
So.. few days ago i updated my S4 Mini LTE to newest version of android. From this moment I have two problems.
First: Formatting sdcard.
I don't know with one I should use. I want transfer files from pc to sdcard (and vice versa) and move apps from internal memory. When I formated sdcard as internal sortage I don't have access to it from PC anymore. Good thing is possibility moving apps to sdcard.
Second option (portable sortage) prevents me to moving apps but I have access to sdcard from PC.
Is there any solution to use first option with sdcard access (or full memory access)?
Second problem is recording video using lgcamera app.
Today I changed captured media location to sdcard. Now I can't record videos. App hang camera and I must reset phone. On default settings works good.
Installed rom: CM 13.
Please, help me

as i am around the forums ...
NOiS3KiLL3R said:
Is there any solution to use first option with sdcard access (or full memory access)?
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No!
NOiS3KiLL3R said:
Today I changed captured media location to sdcard. Now I can't record videos. App hang camera and I must reset phone.
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maybe you should check out the new permission-per-app feature of android M.
afaik the app needs the permission to write to the external storage.
search the web like: https://startpage.com/do/search?q=android+app+permissions+explained&l=english

I'll have same problem, cannot see internal memory(phone memory) or SD card after format SD card and replace android from 12.1 to 13. I made SD card format in 12.1 and after booting to TWRP. Does this rom support f2f -format or need use what? Maybe that is reason why can't see those,because i maybe use that format for some partitions.... Need check.
Problem is when connect to PC via USB. Cannot see any folders etc, only phone window open. I use Win10...
Tested also Win7, but nothing. Cannot see anything from phone. No MTP ....

S3miniFin said:
I'll have same problem, cannot see internal memory(phone memory) or SD card after format SD card and replace android from 12.1 to 13. I made SD card format in 12.1 and after booting to TWRP. Does this rom support f2f -format or need use what? Maybe that is reason why can't see those,because i maybe use that format for some partitions.... Need check.
Problem is when connect to PC via USB. Cannot see any folders etc, only phone window open. I use Win10...
Tested also Win7, but nothing. Cannot see anything from phone. No MTP ....
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Pull down notification bar, and change from charging mode to file transfer mode.

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S3miniFin said:
...Tested also Win7, but nothing. Cannot see anything from phone. No MTP ....
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afaik usb-charging is the default-mode if pc is connected via usb.
mtp has to be activated manually on M. (eventually every time at the moment?)
so search your settings/google for how to activate MTP after the usb-connection has been established.