I just got a new 16gb Microsd card and want to shift everything from my old 8gb one....thing is i used the old one for AP2SD and Davlick to SD.....is there any way to "clone" the card so that i dont lose any apps and settings ?
put the old card out of the phone
insert it into a cardreader
start a linux of your choice(maybe Gparted-livecd) and mount your hdd and the sd-fat32 and sd-ext
now copy everything from the 2partitions on you harddisk
unmount the sd
put the new one in
if you use already use gparted its easy, make at the first part (left side) the fat 32 partition
than partition the rest as ext (would suggest ext-3 best suported) ~1gb
after this move the fat part on the fat partition and the ext on the ext partition
you should be done
good luck
Sounds easy!
Just had a question relating to this, would buying a class 6 SD card make much difference to the speed of the phone for a CM7 rom compared to a class 4 card?
crendot said:
put the old card out of the phone
insert it into a cardreader
start a linux of your choice(maybe Gparted-livecd) and mount your hdd and the sd-fat32 and sd-ext
now copy everything from the 2partitions on you harddisk
unmount the sd
put the new one in
if you use already use gparted its easy, make at the first part (left side) the fat 32 partition
than partition the rest as ext (would suggest ext-3 best suported) ~1gb
after this move the fat part on the fat partition and the ext on the ext partition
you should be done
good luck
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ranasrule said:
I just got a new 16gb Microsd card and want to shift everything from my old 8gb one....thing is i used the old one for AP2SD and Davlick to SD.....is there any way to "clone" the card so that i dont lose any apps and settings ?
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Well, it sounds easy, but I'm afraid it is not. (it seemed to me like my ROM held some kind of partition table with it, in which was defined how big the partitions were and which filetype they were in).
So after partitioning my new SD-card, different size and lay-out, my Phone did not want to mount the SD-card...
I tried this before and it didn't work.
I ended up doing a disc to disc copy (image cloning) from my 8gb to 16gb sd and only then it worked.
I used Acronis true image to get the job done.
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Burn this iso on disc, insert both SD-cards in pc and boot from the hirens boot disc. Then select imaging tools in the menu, select acronis
In acronis you select disk to disk copy or disk cloning and then select source (old SD), then proportional cloning, then select destination (new SD).
Should take about an hour.
If you need help, shout plz.
I will try to make a tutorial when I get home from work, or maybe later.
Grtz!
Shark
hairykewell said:
Sounds easy!
Just had a question relating to this, would buying a class 6 SD card make much difference to the speed of the phone for a CM7 rom compared to a class 4 card?
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Hi,
Well not that much.
The class stands for max Mbps write or read spead, can't recall which of them two... so it makes a difference, but not that much.
From 4 to 10 makes much more difference
Grtz!
InnerShark said:
Well, it sounds easy, but I'm afraid it is not. (it seemed to me like my ROM held some kind of partition table with it, in which was defined how big the partitions were and which filetype they were in).
So after partitioning my new SD-card, different size and lay-out, my Phone did not want to mount the SD-card...
I tried this before and it didn't work.
I ended up doing a disc to disc copy (image cloning) from my 8gb to 16gb sd and only then it worked.
I used Acronis true image to get the job done.
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Burn this iso on disc, insert both SD-cards in pc and boot from the hirens boot disc. Then select imaging tools in the menu, select acronis
In acronis you select disk to disk copy or disk cloning and then select source (old SD), then proportional cloning, then select destination (new SD).
Should take about an hour.
If you need help, shout plz.
I will try to make a tutorial when I get home from work, or maybe later.
Grtz!
Shark
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Thanks for that, I'll try it when I buy a new card
crendot said:
put the old card out of the phone
insert it into a cardreader
start a linux of your choice(maybe Gparted-livecd) and mount your hdd and the sd-fat32 and sd-ext
now copy everything from the 2partitions on you harddisk
unmount the sd
put the new one in
if you use already use gparted its easy, make at the first part (left side) the fat 32 partition
than partition the rest as ext (would suggest ext-3 best suported) ~1gb
after this move the fat part on the fat partition and the ext on the ext partition
you should be done
good luck
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Thanks~IT's useful to me~
Thanks for this one! I have a class 2 microsd in my t-mobile g2/htc desire z, and I just bought a class 10. Can't wait to give this a go
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Hello.
I have bought a new SD Card (kingston 16gb Class4).
I had a lot of problems with ext3 make. By Gparted it have errors.
I have readed this topic.
Can I repair my SD Card?
Sry for my english.
How are you connecting the card? Via a card reader or still in the phone? If it's still in the phone make sure you are in recovery and not booted in to android.
I made it by card reader. Formatting and partitioning by recovery - errors.
Have you tried erasing all the partitions and creating them again? What happens if you click the 'Repair' button?
I've always done my partitioning with my card in the phone, connected to my PC while in recovery and used Minitool Partition Wizard for Windows (this software was suggested in a thread I read a while ago) and never had any problems.
There is also the possibility of the card having a hardware problem, so you might need to swap it under warranty.
yes, first i have erased all partitions (deleted)
On repair ext - error, fat32 works fine.
first make an extended partition for your fat32 and inside that a primary fat32.
The unallocated space make it ext3
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first make an extended partition for your fat32 and inside that a primary fat32.
The unallocated space make it ext3
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shouldn't both partitions be primary (no extended ones)?
erase everything 1st keep it unformatted then create fat32 primary then ext primary (optional linuxs swap) this is what i have done when installed miui rom data2ext
i suggest you dont use that card reader try through the cell....
I have tried a lot of methods - ext still no works.
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Where did you get the card from?
Stupid question but two of my friends bought cheap (fake) cards from eBay and both had problems with them, either the card kept losing data or they go errors loading from the card due to the poor quality. In which case you need to spend a little more and get a proper card from amazon on a high street retailer.
If not then as suggested use try formatting and partitioning the card through the recovery on your phone, most of the up-to-date recoveries can do this and it's the easiest way to get the card ass needed for a2sd etc. if it still doesn't work then take the card back it's probably faulty.
I bought this card too and even though I had no issues formatting the card I do have speed issues with it. I've been in contact with Kingston and they're looking into it. My writing speed is 1.6Mb/s....
But now a tip for you, I couldn't use Gparted since it's Live CD wont start my monitors. So I downloaded Easeus Partition Master. Very easy to use and it worked perfect.
Start with your Fat32 partition and then your Ext partition.
You can find the program here: http://download.cnet.com/Easeus-Partition-Master-Home-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html
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I was created two partition on SD card 2x2GB and installed Link2SD-1.8.0
Set Link2SD-1.8.0 to use another partition for data, to save space.
After that, I realized, I dont need 2GB for app, I need 800MB.
OK, then I delete Link2SD-1.8.0.
And on PC with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition, delete all partition and create 1st 3gb and 2nd 800mb. I format all partiton as FAT32.
After that Desire wont read my SD card!
I trying create one partion FAT, FAT32, Unformated... and phone dont read my card.
When I go to Recovery and mount USB, Windows read my SD card, but when trying with Desire mount sd card, he saying card cannot mount...
IMPORTANT PART
I trying another card (from nokia N73) and Desire read it.
If I use Desire SD card to N73, nokia says no SD card.
If I return back N73 card to N73, nokia says no SD card!!!?
If I return again to Andoid, then works, but in nokia no longer!
P.S
I dont have card reader...
From what I gathered from your post you made a mistake which causes the problems you described - you made all partitions FAT32... You should only make the first partition primary and FAT32 and the secondary should be EXT(2,3,4 - variant by your preference)... I'm not familiar with that MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition you used but I suspect that it won't do everything you need.... I recommend you reformat your sdcard with sdformatter or gparted (preferably because of alignment ability)... Probably after being formatted in gparted to a single primary partition you will get access to the card. If everything goes well then I'd repartition sdcard to link2sd needs in gparted or in the recovery itself (it probably won't make aligned partitions but to hell with that, they'll work )...
If you are not familiar with gparted search through xda since there are several good tutorials about using it... I use it regularly, i install it to a flash drive (through USBInstaller or Yumi or whatever tool you find) and boot to it, although you can burn it to a bootable cd/dvd just as well...
Hope any of this helped...
I used gparted and now is working! Thanx!
Great thing is gparted!
Hello all
I ordered a new µSD card on Amazon (28,63€) for my Desire HD, a Transcend Class 10 32 Gb (TS32GUSDHC10), and will receive it tomorrow.
I have freshly reinstalled the CoreDroid 9.4 rom + Link2SD and a lot of apps, my actual µSD card is the 8Gb Samsung provided with the DesireHD.
My Samsung 8Gb µSD card is partitionned like that:
|--FAT32~6,4Gb--|--EXT3(or 4?!)~1Gb--|--Swap-~128Mb--|
What is the correct method to switch to the new µSD card without loosing anything ?
Thanks!
I think two ways are possible. The first - you get your card, put it into a cardreader, make partitions as they were, for example 1GB ext4, swap 128mb and the rest is FAT32. And just copy your stuff from one card to another. (The only problem here is that you need linux to access your ext4 partition). Also you can try to use something like Acronis Disk Director Suite. It can copy partitions (in your case i think it's better to make a backup of partitions and just restore them to 32GB card) and after restoring just change the size to something bigger. Also Titanium Backup can be a way out. Though i don't know how it works with Link2SD. Just don't delete anything from 8GB and if one way doesn't work, you'll be able to try another.
I did this recently, I however put the new card and start with a fresh rom install.
As Slavon-93, you can partition your card first and then copy files from one card to another. To read your ext3/ext4 partition, you can use ext2fsd, ext2read or Linux Reader. I personaly used ext2fsd for a long time without any issue, for both reading/writing.
Make a backup before, image of your partition or whatever and test
(Hi neighbour ! )
hello
i used this way to change between a 16 gb sdcard to 32 gb sdcard, using android revolution hd 7.3 without lost apps or data
0. create a nand backup with clockworkmod recovery or 4ext recovery
1. burn a live cd or use a usb to run ubuntu(the latest version)
2.COPY your data from your fat32 and ext3(4) to the desktop pc (also works on laptop ) in separate folders do not mix fat32 and ext3 data.
3.insert your 32 gb sdcard to the pc and open the program GPARTED
4.format your 32gb in this way (obviously chage the amount of your first partition to 28-30 gb may vary depending on the real size of the 32gb sdcard create your second and third partition like the 8 gb sdcard)
(in gparted program you can look if your second partition is ext3 or ext4 use the correct, the same in 8gb sdcard )
|--FAT32~xx,xGb--|--EXT3(4)~1Gb--|--Swap-~128Mb--|
5.after you format your 32 gb sdcard you NEED TO COPY your data from your pc to your 32 gb sdcard copy the
6.you can easily copy your fat32 data to your sd card but when yo want copy ext3 data you need make the following steps(linux write protects the ext3(4) partitions )
-open the TERMINAL program on ubuntu
-write in terminal:sudo nautilus
-when open a window like file explorer search for mounted ext3 partition on sdcard an do left click
-open properties then permissions and grant root acces and write rights for all the users (otherwise the ext3 partition will only be in read mode)
7.after you copy all the data to your sd card(the fat32 data to your fat32 partition an your ext3 data to your ext3 partition thi will be ready for insert in your android phone
remember NO ERASE your data for your 8gb sdcard until you are safe that this method worked, you can look in link2sd the information of your sd cards partitions and open apks that you are safe that are linked on sdcard
good luck
sorry for my english
Thanks for all advices!
As expected, I received the 32Gb µSD card today
My DHD is now fully working with the new µSD card! That was easy.
I proceeded like that:
On the DHD: Full backup the old 8Gb µSD card! (I used ROM Manager and CWM Recovery)
With an external card reader and PC with Ubuntu: copy both the fat32 and the ext3/4 partition from the old 8Gb µSD card into separate folders of course (for example /home/documents/sddata and /home/documents/sdext)
On the PC: launch gparted as root and create 1 fat32 partition ~29,6Gb + 1 ext4 partition ~1Gb on the new 32Gb µSD card
On the PC: copy the files from the PC to the new µSD into their respective partitions
Boot the DHD and launch Link2SD to check if everything is fine
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Salut voisin !
Hi guys,
I just bought 16GB microSD card for my phone and I want to clone the 8GB one that I'm using now.
I'm using CM7.2 and have 512MB ext3 and a linux swap partitions, so I want to clone everything. I've tried with HDD Raw Copy, but after that I cannot resize my FAT32 partition with the remaining 7GB... (tried a couple of partition managing software).
I have a wild idea, but I'm not sure it will work.
Can I do a nandroid backup on my 8GB card, then copy all the contents from the 8GB FAT32 partition to the 16GB card(already partitioned) and insert the new one and do a nandroid restore? will that work to "fill" the ext3?
ce4ko said:
Hi guys,
I just bought 16GB microSD card for my phone and I want to clone the 8GB one that I'm using now.
I'm using CM7.2 and have 512MB ext3 and a linux swap partitions, so I want to clone everything. I've tried with HDD Raw Copy, but after that I cannot resize my FAT32 partition with the remaining 7GB... (tried a couple of partition managing software).
I have a wild idea, but I'm not sure it will work.
Can I do a nandroid backup on my 8GB card, then copy all the contents from the 8GB FAT32 partition to the 16GB card(already partitioned) and insert the new one and do a nandroid restore? will that work to "fill" the ext3?
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well, while waiting I've tried the backup-restore thing and it didnt work.
Any other ideas how to clone my card and use the whole space?
ce4ko said:
well, while waiting I've tried the backup-restore thing and it didnt work.
Any other ideas how to clone my card and use the whole space?
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You can try MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition it has a copy and resize functions.
Tera Tike said:
You can try MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition it has a copy and resize functions.
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As I said I've tried a couple of partitioning softwares Minitool Home and Pro and Paragon Partition manager.
when I clone the card the remaining Unallocated space is unusable... somehow... I cannot add it to the already copied partition
Try to use EASEUS TODO BACKUP. It gives perfect option to CLONE the entire memory and after that you can resize very easily in next steps after cloning. send me a PM if you cant. I will give you step by step instructions...
Hi
Im going to buy a new microsd card, an adata class 10, and im currently have an kingston class 4. I've been reading in the forum about getting partitions, but im still have some doubs...
1.- If i made a ext 2,3,4 partition and move many of my apps with link2sd or a2sd or any other app/script... will i see any real difference in performance against the default metod in andriod 2.3.7 of moving apps to the sd (fat32) in .asec? Or i should stay with that?
2.- Can i make the ext partition through the phone? I mean insert the sd card and plug the usb to the computer while im on the cwm and then using some tool on the pc like magic partition
3.- Can i do more than 2 fat or ntfs partitions: one for the android data, photos, caches, etc; and the othe for music and more... just for avoid the fragmentation
Thanks
17th_angel said:
Hi
Im going to buy a new microsd card, an adata class 10, and im currently have an kingston class 4. I've been reading in the forum about getting partitions, but im still have some doubs...
1.- If i made a ext 2,3,4 partition and move many of my apps with link2sd or a2sd or any other app/script... will i see any real difference in performance against the default metod in andriod 2.3.7 of moving apps to the sd (fat32) in .asec? Or i should stay with that?
2.- Can i make the ext partition through the phone? I mean insert the sd card and plug the usb to the computer while im on the cwm and then using some tool on the pc like magic partition
3.- Can i do more than 2 fat or ntfs partitions: one for the android data, photos, caches, etc; and the othe for music and more... just for avoid the fragmentation
Thanks
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1 on my experience, linking apps with link2sd to the 2nd partition gave me better performance than leaving them in the asec of the sdcard. I guess, cause the 2nd partition is mounted at boot, and has way fewer files than the storage partition. Also, you can use those apps while the phone is plugged with massive usb storage mode (apps installed to asec get disabled in that situation).
2 DON'T. EVER. DO. THAT.
Seriously, use a card reader, or you can mess up the sd pretty bad.
3 You can, but the phone won't read them, unless you can develop a kernel to mount more than one fat storage partition.
1. I don't see difference in performance.
2. I made my ext from recovery.
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Thanks to both of you
I dont have a sd reader, but i think i can ask someone to borrow me a laptop.
One last question:
Is there any advantage/diference in using fat32 or ntfs?
17th_angel said:
Hi
Im going to buy a new microsd card, an adata class 10, and im currently have an kingston class 4. I've been reading in the forum about getting partitions, but im still have some doubs...
1.- If i made a ext 2,3,4 partition and move many of my apps with link2sd or a2sd or any other app/script... will i see any real difference in performance against the default metod in andriod 2.3.7 of moving apps to the sd (fat32) in .asec? Or i should stay with that?
2.- Can i make the ext partition through the phone? I mean insert the sd card and plug the usb to the computer while im on the cwm and then using some tool on the pc like magic partition
3.- Can i do more than 2 fat or ntfs partitions: one for the android data, photos, caches, etc; and the othe for music and more... just for avoid the fragmentation
Thanks
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1. YES , with this work your main memory phone will be light and performance will be better and better ( i suggest test it )
2. NO, you should use card reader and i suggest using MiniTool partition wizard
3. YES , BUT your phone doest read all of them, just one of them! but you can use custom kernel to mount them but its NOT recomanded
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17th_angel said:
Thanks to both of you
I dont have a sd reader, but i think i can ask someone to borrow me a laptop.
One last question:
Is there any advantage/diference in using fat32 or ntfs?
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in the phone(if you dont use files bigger than 5GB(1file>5GB)) , NO
if you have files more than 5GB you should use NTFS
if your files are less than 5GB you shoud use FAT32
in pc NTFS is more better than Fat32...
Hi again
Ive recently bought it (an adata class 10 micro sd) but, i dont obtain the minimun write speed that it claims...
I got around 5 MB/s though the phone usb and Above 25MB/s reading. I had a cache read ahead of 1024.
The thing is that i got a litlle more in writing when i use an sd reader (7-8 MB/s) but much lower reads (10-12 MB/s)
So i dont know what is happening, if its fake or if i fomatted it wrong (mini tool partition wizard) ...
Can i have any information if its real by the oem id and all the serial info sd tools gives? I can upload it if helps.
Thanks