Hi guys, just a couple of questions about SD Cards.
First off, I've been having issues with mine lately. It's a 16GB Sandisk and I recently found out it was only class 2. When I first bought it, it worked well, never had any problems. But after a few months of installing apps onto it, loading/deleting/reloading large (8 or 9GB) volumes of music it started giving me problems. Now and again I get a Damaged SD card message in CM7 and sometimes while listening to music it will just stop playing and say the card has been ejected. I thought it was the ROM (Wildpuzzle at the time) so I changed, but it didn't help.
Could it be that the card is damaged, or that the data transfer rates have dropped with age to a point where it won't work?
Also, what class would you recommend I buy. Class 10 would be nice but for a 16GB card I might as well buy an mp3 player.
Thanks in advance
Try formatting the card and reusing it before writing it off. It may just work.
As for a new card, Class 4 is good and should fit all needs adequately.10 is definitely overkill.
I had a similar problem recently with a cheap unbranded class 6 4gb card. I was getting random errors and occasionally couldn't transfer data to or from it. It eventually completely died. Worst about it was I was using Darktremor's a2sd. I lost everything and had to start again from scratch. I didn't even have a nandroid backup outside of my SD card. Lesson well and truely learned. Make sure you have a backup of everything you need
Yeah I backed mine up, formatted it but I still get the problems. When they first started I was using DT's Apps2ext, that maybe did some of the damage with formatting and stuff, plus the large volumes of files I kept transferring.
I'm trying to work out if I want another card or if I should just save up and wait for that Samsung Galaxy S Wifi PMP. Need to see the price first. Or a tablet, but I think the Galaxy is all I can afford for now.
I didn't get an SD with my DHD that I bought today!
I asked the shop and he said it's normal, all the DHD he brings don't have SD card!!
Thanks God I have a spare card but is it really normal in 2011 for a 500$ phone?
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_hd-3468.php
they are clearly supplied with 8gb samsung card (class 2 if memrory serves). i think this company are taking you for a ride as htc always supplys storage cards with thier phones albeit pretty small and slow.
was the phone already opened?
I don't think so!
But it's a black market phone so God knows what did they took from it
I am pretty sure it should have one because in the manual that came with it they mention that the card should be already inside the phone + HTC Sync should be provided in the card!
I will call the shop again and tell them that it should absolutly have an SD because of htc sync, the problem is that it's a sort of mafia and will say that ''I assure you it doesn't have'' or even ''what are the proves that you didn't take it away yourself''
Personally I don't care so much and I have an 8gb spare with lot of titanium backups on it but just for my right to have it
all the maps etc as well as sync are pre loaded, you maybe able to get an image of the original card somewhere.
So I'm not sure what exactly could of triggered this, but last night after a routine reboot, my S3 booted back up with a "damaged SD card" notification. I tried a number of different things but unfortunately it was a lost cause. Fortunately, the SD card itself is OK and just needed a reformat but obviously as a result I lost all my data.
I could really care less about my music or movies but I would have been devastated if I lost all my pictures. As is the case with many of you, my phone has been my primary camera for about 3 years (i'm no professional photographer so this serves all my needs). My SD card contained pictures of my baby nephews since their birth as well as other invaluable family moments, with about 1500+ pictures in all. Thankfully, I backed up everything to the auto upload feature to Dropbox a few months back
Just thought I'd share my story as a reminder to all of you. Back up your SD card! I'm sure there are many, many of you that would be crushed if you lost all your photos.
Same happened to me two days ago but i was lucky enough to recover files before i reformated it. Had a bad boot sector. Ur dropbox idea is a good one though!
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I lost my 32GB SD card permanently a week ago. That's what I get for $12. Returned it for new one. There was no saving it.
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Sorry to hear about your data loss. HOWEVER, there is hope!
1. I hope you still have the SD card untouched, meaning you did not format it again. Even if you did format it, there may still be hope.
2. Well I'm using a Mac, but I know there are a few good programs for data recovery for Windows as well. For me I used Data Rescue 3. It's freakin' fantastic and works extremely well. Very straight forward program.
3. So if you have a USB SD card reader or anything of that nature....plug it in your USB or Card Reader port and run the program.....
THERE IS HOPE! IT'S WORKED FOR ME 100% OF THE TIME....
Hope this helps
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So I'm not sure what exactly could of triggered this, but last night after a routine reboot, my S3 booted back up with a "damaged SD card" notification. I tried a number of different things but unfortunately it was a lost cause. Fortunately, the SD card itself is OK and just needed a reformat but obviously as a result I lost all my data.
I could really care less about my music or movies but I would have been devastated if I lost all my pictures. As is the case with many of you, my phone has been my primary camera for about 3 years (i'm no professional photographer so this serves all my needs). My SD card contained pictures of my baby nephews since their birth as well as other invaluable family moments, with about 1500+ pictures in all. Thankfully, I backed up everything to the auto upload feature to Dropbox a few months back
Just thought I'd share my story as a reminder to all of you. Back up your SD card! I'm sure there are many, many of you that would be crushed if you lost all your photos.
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I already reformatted, unfortunately . But i will keep this in mind for the future. Thanks!
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You may still be able recover some files....I've reformatted a card before and was able to recover a good 75% of the old pictures.
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I already reformatted, unfortunately . But i will keep this in mind for the future. Thanks!
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Whipped out my phone today to snap a quick photo and it didnt save wtf? Take another photo and it says it cant write to SD card and switching to phone. It let me take the pic and save to phone. Looked at gallery and it said 600 photos on SD card. Tried to delete some and take pix, but same thing happened. When i unmounted and remounted it showed the pix i deleted still and 600 photos. Can't figure out why its not deleteing or saving to my SD card. Using a Samsung 32gb class 10.
edit: looks like if i connect my phone to the PC and try to delete the pix off it, it says remove write protection first. any idea what may cause this? Music says write protection as well
edit2: looks like pix saved after formating, attempting to move all pix and music back on and try again.
Card bought off ebay, from china?
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Card bought off ebay, from china?
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Nope Tiger Direct, its a Samsung 32gb Class 10, had it in a few different android phones and it worked well in this one up until today.
Going to attempt to copy it to HDD, format, then try a pic with it. If that works, move everything back over to it.
When SD cards start randomly throwing write-protection at you randomly along with other issues as you've mentioned, it usually (and unfortunately) means that the card is failing.
You can try to recreate the partition table and then re-format the SD card to see if that helps at all:
Put the card into a card reader, and insert it into a Windows PC.
Press the Windows key + R at the same time on your keyboard.
In the Run dialog, type "diskpart.exe" (without the quotes).
If prompted, provide consent to run the program as an administrator.
Type list disk (followed by the Enter key).
Find the number corresponding to your SD card (e.g. disk 1).
Type select disk X (followed by the Enter key. X is the number for the SD card.)
Type clean (followed by the Enter key).
Type create partition primary (followed by the Enter key).
Type select partition 1 (followed by the Enter key).
Type format fs=fat32 quick (followed by the Enter key).
Type assign (followed by the Enter key).
Copy your data back to the SD card, then reinsert into your phone.
I think Sandisk really has a HUGE problem here with their memory cards; the 32gb ultra cards to be exact. There are stories all over hell and back about failing cards. I had one go bad it was only about two months old. I bought it off Amazon and it arrived in retail packaging.
I don't know where people are getting these fake ones that I keep hearing about
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I think Sandisk really has a HUGE problem here with their memory cards; the 32gb ultra cards to be exact. There are stories all over hell and back about failing cards. I had one go bad it was only about two months old. I bought it off Amazon and it arrived in retail packaging.
I don't know where people are getting these fake ones that I keep hearing about
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It's bound to happen with any flash-based media, there's different variables like static damage etc. that are hard to factor in. I have a 32GB SanDisk Ultra Mobile UHS-1/Class 10 that I've used for a few months and, knock on wood, it's still working perfectly fine. On that same hand, I've had Kingston SD cards and flash drives both fail on me within a month of purchasing them for no apparent reason.
I'm running a 32 GB class 4 sandisk card. Had it about a year. Only issue I have is slow data transfer, as expected. I have 700+ pictures on it now, and several Hours of downloaded videos and videos from my phone. I am planning on picking up one of those 64 GB MicroSDXC UHS-1 cards if Amazon drops them back down to $49. They were that price for a few weeks so I thought that meant the 128 cards would be out soon and I was wanting to see how much those would be. But, now they are back to $60.
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quarlow said:
I am planning on picking up one of those 64 GB MicroSDXC UHS-1 cards if Amazon drops them back down to $49. They were that price for a few weeks so I thought that meant the 128 cards would be out soon and I was wanting to see how much those would be. But, now they are back to $60.
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They were also $46 a week before my Note shipped, so hopefully another sale isn't too far away. I've been using one in my device since launch without any issues. It's loaded with recorded video, TV shows, and photos.
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They were also $46 a week before my Note shipped, so hopefully another sale isn't too far away. I've been using one in my device since launch without any issues. It's loaded with recorded video, TV shows, and photos.
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my wife's 32GB Ultra class 10 just crapped itself... got it on nov 11th... no warning. nothing will recognize it. BOO.
Sounds like these things should often be backed up. :/
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FromToronto said:
Sounds like these things should often be backed up. :/
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i thought i had it syncing to her drop box automatically on wifi connection... nope. woops.
Constantly getting sd card pop up saying click here to transfer files,
despite swiping it away,closing it down, it keeps reappearing every 20 minutes or so!
It seems a problem on some Samsung phones inc Note 10 Plus 5g, but despite trying
most things people have suggested on the net, i cant stop this buggy pop up !
Have even factory reset phone again, and sd card, both in phone, and on laptop
Any one got any solution for it, or have i got a faulty phone?
Card i'm using is a brand new, Integral 256GB Micro SD Card 4K Video Premium High Speed Memory Card SDXC Up to 100MB s Read Speed and 50MB s Write speed V30 UHS-I U3 Class 10
Thanks in advance for any help
Jools
jools2001 said:
Constantly getting sd card pop up saying click here to transfer files,
despite swiping it away,closing it down, it keeps reappearing every 20 minutes or so!
Card i'm using is a brand new, Integral 256GB Micro SD Card 4K Video Premium High Speed Memory Card SDXC Up to 100MB s Read Speed and 50MB s Write speed V30 UHS-I U3 Class 10
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Never heard of the brand of SD Card you're using.
My guess, since it's brand new, it's defective at best.
I'd return it for a refund & get a better known brand such as SanDisk or Samsung.
My guess is that you have a faulty SD card. I would return it if I were you or get a new one. Cheap SD cards malfunction often. I've been a victim myself. That's why I only buy reputable names from sources that will accept returns if damaged. I've lost precious memories due to this issue.
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Thanks for replies, i actually reset phone and card again this morning
thought i fixed the fault, but after 2 hours it came back!
So back to Amazon ,and back to Samsung sd card! lol
Just put the card back into my old Note 8, just to see if it happens on that phone,
as Note 10 is a refurbished like new, and need to see if it the phone or card thats actually faulty,
otherwise retailer is gunna blame the card, and not their phone,and Amazon are going to blame the phone more than likely ! lol
jools2001 said:
Thanks for replies, i actually reset phone and card again this morning
thought i fixed the fault, but after 2 hours it came back!
So back to Amazon ,and back to Samsung sd card! lol
Just put the card back into my old Note 8, just to see if it happens on that phone,
as Note 10 is a refurbished like new, and need to see if it the phone or card thats actually faulty,
otherwise retailer is gunna blame the card, and not their phone,and Amazon are going to blame the phone more than likely ! lol
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Amazon has a no questions asked return policy. Send it back before your return window closes.
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jools2001 said:
Thanks for replies, i actually reset phone and card again this morning
thought i fixed the fault, but after 2 hours it came back!
So back to Amazon ,and back to Samsung sd card! lol
Just put the card back into my old Note 8, just to see if it happens on that phone,
as Note 10 is a refurbished like new, and need to see if it the phone or card thats actually faulty,
otherwise retailer is gunna blame the card, and not their phone,and Amazon are going to blame the phone more than likely ! lol
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A hard reset (OS reload) of the phone effectively addresses viruses, trojans and old OS loads but little else.
Many times the same settings issue remains to be toggled or triggered again.
Find and address the core issue directly.
•Clean card contacts with a tissue and 97% isopropyl alcohol.
•Do a low level format on card if this doesn't resolve the issue, replace the card.
This card works perfectly out of the box:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10+/accessories/memory-upgrade-time-t4155549
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Never heard of the brand of SD Card you're using.
My guess, since it's brand new, it's defective at best.
I'd return it for a refund & get a better known brand such as SanDisk or Samsung.
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Integral are a good quality lower cost SD card supplier in UK
Not sure how to help the OP out but I have the same card and no issues.
Well i formated old Note 8 memory card
128GB Micro SD SDXC Samsung EVO Plus UHS-I U3 Card
Been in phone now for nearly a day, and no errors or notifications have popped up on my Note 10 Plus!
Obviously the phone didnt like something with this certain Integral card, as it worked back in my old Note 8 without any problem?
One of lifes mysteries, but now gone back to Amazon for my £28 refund, and hopefully no more hassle.
Thanks to everyone who replied
Jools
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jools2001 said:
Thanks for replies, i actually reset phone and card again this morning
thought i fixed the fault, but after 2 hours it came back!
So back to Amazon ,and back to Samsung sd card! lol
Just put the card back into my old Note 8, just to see if it happens on that phone,
as Note 10 is a refurbished like new, and need to see if it the phone or card thats actually faulty,
otherwise retailer is gunna blame the card, and not their phone,and Amazon are going to blame the phone more than likely ! lol
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jools2001 said:
Well i formated old Note 8 memory card
128GB Micro SD SDXC Samsung EVO Plus UHS-I U3 Card
Been in phone now for nearly a day, and no errors or notifications have popped up on my Note 10 Plus!
Obviously the phone didnt like something with this card, as it worked back in my old Note 8 without any problem?
One of lifes mysteries, but now gone back to Amazon for my £28 refund, and hopefully no more hassle.
Thanks to everyone who replied
Jools
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Do a low level format on the computer using a apk like Lexar's designed to do a low level format. Simply wiping the card isn't enough sometimes and without a low level format it will remain corrupted.
Sharing a card between two devices can cause card corruption, try to avoid doing so. Usually you can swap between two Androids but be very wary of swapping with other devices like cams etc. Do a full format in the new device to ensure compatibility and stability. Not doing this can result in corrupted card even if it may seem to be functional at first.
You can lose all the data on the card like this and even if you can recover it, it will be in bits and pieces... more or less a useless heap of disjointed data.
blackhawk said:
Do a low level format on the computer using a apk like Lexar's designed to do a low level format. Simply wiping the card isn't enough sometimes and without a low level format it will remain corrupted.
Sharing a card between two devices can cause card corruption, try to avoid doing so. Usually you can swap between two Androids but be very wary of swapping with other devices like cams etc. Do a full format in the new device to ensure compatibility and stability. Not doing this can result in corrupted card even if it may seem to be functional at first.
You can lose all the data on the card like this and even if you can recover it, it will be in bits and pieces... more or less a useless heap of disjointed data.
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I did all the low level format, on both cards, but it still didnt stop the card playing up in my Note 10, and actually corrupting 2 pics,
so i wasnt going to risk that, just needed to make sure it wasnt the phone at fault, as it was only a few days old, but guess it was the card!
lets hope it goes ok from now on! lol
jools2001 said:
I did all the low level format, on both cards, but it still didnt stop the card playing up in my Note 10, and actually corrupting 2 pics,
so i wasnt going to risk that, just needed to make sure it wasnt the phone at fault, as it was only a few days old, but guess it was the card!
lets hope it goes ok from now on! lol
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Sorry to hear that.
I've never blown out a ram stick or SD card.
Remember they can be destroyed by one ESD event; their data ports have limited ESD protection. It can happen instantly or fail weeks even years latter, multiple smaller ESD insults can cause accumulative damage over time as well.
•Never touch the contacts.
•Keep static charges low by keeping RH at 50% or higher in the room.
Lol no wool sweaters.
•Touch yourself to an earth ground to discharge any static buildup or use an ESD strap/mat to keep everything near the same potential.
A little extra care can avoid a lot of cursing latter on...
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Sorry to hear that.
I've never blown out a ram stick or SD card.
Remember they can be destroyed by one ESD event; their data ports have limited ESD protection. It can happen instantly or fail weeks even years latter, multiple smaller ESD insults can cause accumulative damage over time as well.
•Never touch the contacts.
•Keep static charges low by keeping RH at 50% or higher in the room.
Lol no wool sweaters.
•Touch yourself to an earth ground to discharge any static buildup or use an ESD strap/mat to keep everything near the same potential.
A little extra care can avoid a lot of cursing latter on...
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Only ever had one sd ever fail a Toshiba one!
And a pirate one sent from Amazon Warehouse as like new!!!!
Mend pc's in spare time,. so know all about static, perhaps this card was stored next to wooly jumpers in Amazon warehouse! lol
Trust me to get a faulty one!
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I did all the low level format, on both cards, but it still didnt stop the card playing up in my Note 10, and actually corrupting 2 pics,
so i wasnt going to risk that, just needed to make sure it wasnt the phone at fault, as it was only a few days old, but guess it was the card!
lets hope it goes ok from now on! lol
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jools2001 said:
Only ever had one sd ever fail a Toshiba one!
And a pirate one sent from Amazon Warehouse as like new!!!!
Mend pc's in spare time,. so know all about static, perhaps this card was stored next to wooly jumpers in Amazon warehouse! lol
Trust me to get a faulty one!
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If you play with a good ESD meter you'll be amazed how much of charge you can build up on almost any nonconductor. Once the RH drops below 20% ESD becomes very problematic and widespread.
High G impacts ie dropping a chip onto concrete from 3 feet can also kill a chip.
ESD is what kills most of these cards and ram sticks though. If you can see, feel or hear static it's already enough to damage semiconductors. Punch a microscopic hole through an insulation layer only a couple microns thick (doesn't take much voltage to do that) and it's a done deal.
Their service life is tens of thousands of cycles so it's doubtful one will wear out prematurely if used with care. High cycle usage though can wear them out.
My oldest flash cards are 16 yo and still functional.
I've had multiple SanDisk cards fail and a PNY. I've had really good reliability with the Samsung EVO Plus and Select cards.
You can pick up a 512GB Samsung EVO Select from Amazon for under $80.
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Same here, sandisk cards I have used failed miserably, also kingston ones, I ended using ADATA cards, not a single one has failed, ad for speed, I really find them adequate, at least for normal std uses
gernerttl said:
I've had multiple SanDisk cards fail and a PNY. I've had really good reliability with the Samsung EVO Plus and Select cards.
You can pick up a 512GB Samsung EVO Select from Amazon for under $80.
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When you say "fail" what do you mean?
A low level format couldn't recover it?
Showed multiple bad sectors?
These cards can be corrupted fairly easily but can be completely salvaged with a low level format.
Without it they will be inaccessible and seem to be "dead". Even new cards can do this.
blackhawk said:
When you say "fail" what do you mean?
A low level format couldn't recover it?
Showed multiple bad sectors?
These cards can be corrupted fairly easily but can be completely salvaged with a low level format.
Without it they will be inaccessible and seem to be "dead". Even new cards can do this.
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I mean as completely dead and unusable. It would not recognize the partition. Sandisk had released a bad batch of 128GBs a while back. They were unreadable on multiple devices.
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I've had multiple SanDisk cards fail and a PNY. I've had really good reliability with the Samsung EVO Plus and Select cards.
You can pick up a 512GB Samsung EVO Select from Amazon for under $80.
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I mean as completely dead and unusable. It would not recognize the partition. Sandisk had released a bad batch of 128GBs a while back. They were unreadable on multiple devices.
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May have been dead but a corrupted card will behave like this. A 3rd party PC low level formatting app can access these corrupted cards and repair their file structure.
Normal formatting tools like Windows one will do nothing if it even can register their presence at all.
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May have been dead but a corrupted card will behave like this. A 3rd party PC low level formatting app can access these corrupted cards and repair their file structure.
Normal formatting tools like Windows one will do nothing if it even can register their presence at all.
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When I mean dead, I mean DEAD. I was unable to do ANYTHING. The partition was not even readable. I used different tools like Recuva and EASUS and got nothing. I've been using SD cards for YEARS. I know how to fix them.
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When I mean dead, I mean DEAD. I was unable to do ANYTHING. The partition was not even readable. I used different tools like Recuva and EASUS and got nothing. I've been using SD cards for YEARS. I know how to fix them.
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If the computer software can't read what's there you won't see any partition. Androids wuv to do that.
That doesn't mean it's dead... as long as you have a low level formatting tool that it shows up when connected it probably is salvageable. Make sure any needed Window drivers are loaded...
If you've had multiple failures it's time to reexamine what you're doing.
I have close to 2 dozen flash cards with some dating back 16 years and no unrecoverable failures. Data was lost but not the bloody card!