i just bought a new 32gig sandisk sd card off of ebay and i formatted it. when i go to to install rom i get "can't open /sdcdard/name of rom.zip (bad). also when i try to use titanium backup it says it stores my data but doesn't. can someone help please.
backup your sd card on pc and re-format it with your phone not the computer, redownload the rom and try again, sounds like its the sd card, maybe you didnt fornat it right
Thanks ill try that
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How would you go about formatting it on the EVO. Settings>card>erase SD card?
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Use RA recovery. You will see partition SD card. You have 3 choices. Swap-set to 0, ext-2-set to 1 gig and fat 32 for the rest. You have a big card so 1 gig ext-2 is good for apps to SD. Just make sure you backup what you want to save first.
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is it a genuine Sandisk? there are a LOT of Chinese fakes on eBay, some barely work, while others don't work at all...
use any of the methods described in the other posts to format it, you can use either the phone or your computer.
good luck!
Thanks guys I formatted it thru my settings and then did a partition thru Amon Ra thing seen to be going ok. SO FAR. I hit the thanks buttons tomorrow when I get to a computer.
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miguelfp1 said:
is it a genuine Sandisk? there are a LOT of Chinese fakes on eBay, some barely work, while others don't work at all...
use any of the methods described in the other posts to format it, you can use either the phone or your computer.
good luck!
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This is probably the case. A lot of flash-memory based devices on eBay have 128mb of usable memory and the controller continually overwrites it as it writes to anything above the 128mb ceiling. So... your ROMs would be bad, your pictures would disappear, everything would be broken after the first 512mb is full. Keep in mind that the file table would be in the first part of the drive so all of your files would actually appear to be on there.
Here's a good story with an example: http://technogra.ph/2011/05/05/man-...-drive-disguised-as-fake-samsungs-hard-drive/
Your right Jason. I formatted this thing til I was blue in the face and still no dice. Yup I got burned. Teaches me to not buy from the damn Chinese anymore.
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Will a 32 sd card work with my rooted desire.?
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Will a 32 sd card work with my rooted desire.?
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I don't see why not, but don't take my word for it.
I think with 32GB there are a few problems, not with the stock rom though (as far as I know).
Well il try it and see. How do I copy ALL data of my sd to put on my new one as it only shows my pictures and such, no app or games. Thanks
Using A 32GB Class 4, works fine.
Have a 2GB EXT4 on it which also works fine.
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Using A 32GB Class 4, works fine.
Have a 2GB EXT4 on it which also works fine.
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Ok thanks for that mate. Any idea how to do the above question?
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Ok thanks for that mate. Any idea how to do the above question?
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The way I did it was;
Make a nadroid backup on the old card
Backup old card to PC
Partition the new card
Copy everything to the new card
Then restore nadroid backup
Should look like nothing has changed, apart from having more space
i'm using a 32gb class 10 lexar and it's working a treat for me. sorted it out with gparted ready for my rom.
no problems here.
Right I have no idea what's happening but I have formated the new sd and partioned it. When I copy all my files from my mid SD only some will copy. I mean it shows then all but then if I put it in my phone there not there and when I plug it back into the pc there not there. Very strange. And its important ones like the backups and ROMs. What can be up?
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Right I have no idea what's happening but I have formated the new sd and partioned it. When I copy all my files from my mid SD only some will copy. I mean it shows then all but then if I put it in my phone there not there and when I plug it back into the pc there not there. Very strange. And its important ones like the backups and ROMs. What can be up?
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Sounds like a fake china one from eBay...
They trick a smaller card (2GB for example) to look like a 32GB
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Sounds like a fake china one from eBay...
They trick a smaller card (2GB for example) to look like a 32GB
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What scams. I ordered it from England tho? Any way to tell for sure? Thanks
Yea it works
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There is a tool you can run something like h2testw that you can run on the whole card to see if there's any errors. I ran it on one I bought which was duff
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Worked fine with 32GB ADATA class4 on stock pre-rooted Froyo.
I tried on GingerVilain, it's work, but it is slower of Froyo.
Right cheers for all the replys will do some more testing without it partitioned and such to see if it is defo fake.
Right I gave bought a new card which admittedly is a cheap one again although it says on there website that it is tested on h2testw and is fully functional. But I have had the same problems as before so decided to run h2testw on the card and it says the card is likely to be deffective. Is there anything else apart from it being a dodgy card again. I can't belitd sellers can say they are ok when there not.
Hello! I have been searching around the forums for this problem, and I can't seem to find it, so I'll post it here.
Anyway, my rooted Droid Incredible, with CyanogenMod 7.1, as well as my mom's Droid Incredible, stock on Android 2.3.4 recently updated by HTC, have both been having troubles with our 16 Gig micro sd cards. Randomly, after a boot, the sd card becomes unreadable and corrupted, so I had to go back to our old 2 gig ones. As far as I know none of our cards were even close to being filled, with cards at a max only being filled about 25 percent full. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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Copy contents of both to pc, reformat them FAT32, copy content back onto each, and put them back in the devices. Note that the device is OFF when you remove and reinstall the SD.
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Thank you, however I already have done this in the past, because our Droid Incredibles have a history of doing this. However, this time is a problem, because our SD card will not even be read by the computer. I am assuming that whatever important is on there is lost and cannot be recovered, although it would be great if we could. My main problem now is that because the phone or the computer (running Windows 7) cannot even know it's there, I cannot reformat. Any advice?
Can you use the phone to reformat it?
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Already tried, still wouldn't do anything.
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Hmm, if both run without error with the other cards, I can only speculate the 16gb ones are what's wonky.
Absent pc backups from an earlier time, I'd say the 16's get retired and the 2's put back into service.
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Ok thanks. I'm going to try just buying another card from another brand.
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What brand were you using?
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Have you checked it on Linux? Download a copy to a disk and boot it up. Then pop it into a card reader and see what's there. Windows doesn't recognize ext partitions, so if your card is formatted ext it may not show up.
Just a thought... Merry Christmas.
...Sorry...I was on the phone...
PNY was the brand I was using, however I am now successfully using an 8 gig SanDisk, and it's working now. You see, the reason I asked is because this isn't the first time this has happened in my Dinc, and I've been able to save it in the past, but this time I couldn't, and I was wondering if there's a reason our sd cards kept crashing. Anyway, we'll see if it was just a bad manufacturer. And I would install Ubuntu, however we only have one computer in the house, so I just keep Ubuntu on a flash drive just in case Windows goes kaput, and I need to access files.
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And sorry, I hope you have a great Christmas! Thank you for the help.
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Hmm.. I had a pny since I got the phone and its held up for me.
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Hello! I have been searching around the forums for this problem, and I can't seem to find it, so I'll post it here.
Anyway, my rooted Droid Incredible, with CyanogenMod 7.1, as well as my mom's Droid Incredible, stock on Android 2.3.4 recently updated by HTC, have both been having troubles with our 16 Gig micro sd cards. Randomly, after a boot, the sd card becomes unreadable and corrupted, so I had to go back to our old 2 gig ones. As far as I know none of our cards were even close to being filled, with cards at a max only being filled about 25 percent full. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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I had something like this happen to me on an 8GB card. It could not format inside the phone, and the laptop was not detecting it, infact there was no option to use as disk drive. Finally I fixed it. I had to go into recovery, mounts and storage, mount usb storage. And lo and behold, it showed up on my laptop when I connected it. I now did a FULL FORMAT, not quick format. After this, I put it back in the phone and it's as good as new. Hope this helps someone.
Do anyone know how to make a 64Gb micro SD card read correctly on this ROM, I tried formatting n it seem like the phone won't read it
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Do anyone know how to make a 64Gb micro SD card read correctly on this ROM, I tried formatting n it seem like the phone won't read it
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Sorry forgot to say what ROM, the ROM is aokp 10/24/12
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Yes. Put in the 64GB SD card, go to settings (storage), unmount, format SD. Your microSD should now be partitioned the right way to use it.
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I tried it but it won't read as it is a 64 GB card for some reason or its not reading it at all , I don't know if I had to go back to ICS ROMs or what
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You have to format it in FAT32 with your PC.
If you Google it, you will find a little program that will do that.
I know there is a thread on XDA about this, but I'm at work and don't
have time to search for it.
EDIT: I did the searching for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794514&highlight=64gb
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I tried it but it won't read as it is a 64 GB card for some reason or its not reading it at all , I don't know if I had to go back to ICS ROMs or what
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Do you have a Blackberry around? That happened to my microSD when NOTHING at all would read it. I just stuck the card into a Blackberry to see if the card was broken. On the screen, there was a pop-up that said that I had a new memory card inserted and it asked if I wanted to format it. I hit yes, and all of a sudden, my microSD card started working again.
Can I ask where you got your 64gig card from and how much it cost? I would really like to get one. Thanks
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Can I ask where you got your 64gig card from and how much it cost? I would really like to get one. Thanks
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Amazon it was on sale
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You have to format it in FAT32 with your PC.
If you Google it, you will find a little program that will do that.
I know there is a thread on XDA about this, but I'm at work and don't
have time to search for it.
EDIT: I did the searching for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794514&highlight=64gb
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I ended up going back to my ics ROM and the micro sd card formatted with no problem but it wouldn't read on,my jellybean rom
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First and for most I am not responsible for anything that might happen to your phone, computer, or sd card. I am simply posting to help anyone ot there who might have an error with there new cards.
So along with alot of others who jumped on the 64gb micro sd sales I purchased from best buy. When I tried to get my phone to register the card which was originally extfat by default it wasnt recognized. So then I tried formating to ntsc to yet again fail. I finally tried to convert to fat32. What follows is a guide to get uou 64gb sd card to fat32.
First make sure you backup any info you might have on you 64gb. Card because formatting will erase EVERYTHING.
Second, connect your micro sd to a computer. I personally used the micro sd to full sd adapter that came with my card.
Third go to the following website
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm
And download the gui app by clicking the picture.
Fourth run it. Make sure you select the right location to were your sdcard is.
Fifth click the allocation to your preference (im not sure what this is suppose to do but I set it to max roughly about 64-65) then make sure you select the right destination if not you can format your hdd on the computer. Then press the quick format and start button.
Sixth the script should take less then a min. To be done and have a formatted fat32 64gb microsd card..
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How common is this issue? I've got a 64GB Sandisk with exformat in my T889 with no apparent problems (so far).
Im not to sure how common it is but I ran into trouble. I tried the default for the card then ntsc and it wasnt registering with my phone althought I must say I was running perseus kerenel with the memory swap script. Then after I formatted to fat32 it work. Not sure were I read on some other people running in to trouble with the same sandisk card until they formatted.
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Im not to sure how common it is but I ran into trouble. I tried the default for the card then ntsc and it wasnt registering with my phone althought I must say I was running perseus kerenel with the memory swap script. Then after I formatted to fat32 it work. Not sure were I read on some other people running in to trouble with the same sandisk card until they formatted.
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Hmm...well, I think I've also read similar around the net. Good of you to share your solution!
Yup hopefully they hold up. I had a 32gd. Sandisk sd with fat32 and this 64 gb card doubles that so now I have about 74 gbs. Of usable memory. I play alot of gameloft games those things are memory whores
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How common is this issue? I've got a 64GB Sandisk with exformat in my T889 with no apparent problems (so far).
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I bought Sandisk 64gb card from best buy..my phone reads the exfat card fine..but when I use mtp transfer my computer recognizes the card as generic hierarchical and limits my file size..is there a way to Mount the actually card as exfat without removing it from my phone?
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Here is the link for MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition (It's FREE). I have been using this Great Tool for years to format my sdcards without any issues at all.
http://download.cnet.com/MiniTool-Partition-Wizard-Home-Edition/3000-2094_4-10962200.html
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Here is the link for MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition (It's FREE). I have been using this Great Tool for years to format my sdcards without any issues at all.
http://download.cnet.com/MiniTool-Partition-Wizard-Home-Edition/3000-2094_4-10962200.html
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Good program..
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I would loke to know how many ppl have ran into this problem. Wonder if its rom/kernel related or if its the card
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Jerry D said:
Here is the link for MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition (It's FREE). I have been using this Great Tool for years to format my sdcards without any issues at all.
http://download.cnet.com/MiniTool-Partition-Wizard-Home-Edition/3000-2094_4-10962200.html
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It'll format it but it says 27GB not 59GB so it's only seeing half of it.
Hmm. I dont even know there's an issue like this. I bought my card online 64GB Sandisk Class 10 during the Thanksgiving sales and its like plug and play since then. No problem at all.
I've gone through 2 64GB sd cards. They work for a while and then something odd happens. I write to the card but the file is gone if my phone reboots. Permissions issue maybe?
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This worked!
Jerry D said:
Here is the link for MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition (It's FREE). I have been using this Great Tool for years to format my sdcards without any issues at all.
http://download.cnet.com/MiniTool-Partition-Wizard-Home-Edition/3000-2094_4-10962200.html
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Wow! The OP was a bit long to go through and I didn't quite understand it, so I tried the above program.
One click to format it and I got from 32GB to my 64GB back!
Thanks!
This is weird i had just installed my new sd card and 5mins later it unmounted and was unable to read or write to it. Im running stock by the way. Im getting a new one next week any tips.
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I was told that the ROM I have doesn't read a 64 gig card..the last time I tried to download a torrent I was told I didn't have enough storage space..I have 36 gig left on it..I downloaded the music, and I saw it was all there..right after I did a restart the music was gone...Do I need to reformat the card to exfat or fat 32? It is a Sandisk, I never formatted the card..I was told we don't have to format a Sandisk card, they come that way...I have a Note 2 from T-Mobile...
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I've gone through 2 64GB sd cards. They work for a while and then something odd happens. I write to the card but the file is gone if my phone reboots. Permissions issue maybe?
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I just had the same thing happen to me..I downloaded a bunch of albums..they were there..then I rebooted and they were gone...but when uTorrent was downloading it told me I didn't have enough space..I told it to go ahead anyway...they made it but then disappeared..
I have had my 64gb. San disk for about a year and a half without any issues. I formatted the way I outlined in the first post and it has been smooth sailing ever since. I know that the first post could be a bit tedious but it is the RIGHT way. No short cuts. I did have an issue with some kerrnels. For example saber kernel from Jedi Roms says that it can swap your memory partition from external to internal and it does for about a week and then for some odd reason it just locks your SD so you can't download or delete any thing. The combination I have been using is an old school pegasus kernel with a memory swap script. I have been using that for a long time and not only is it the most stable memory swap, but the kernel has never messed up my SD either. P.S. just my 2 cents
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Yup hopefully they hold up. I had a 32gd. Sandisk sd with fat32 and this 64 gb card doubles that so now I have about 74 gbs. Of usable memory. I play alot of gameloft games those things are memory whores
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You mean usable STORAGE.
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You mean usable STORAGE.
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Excuse me yes use able storage. 74 GB usable memory won't be possible till like 2016 maybe the nexus 8
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So long story short: my 32gb sandisk micro sd ended up getting split in two partitions so I have two seperate 14gb partitions, one is fat32 and the other is ntfs I believe..
I have used every tool / program / fix that I can find and am now at the point of giving up on this SD card..
Can anyone suggest ANYTHING at all, so far nothing has worked for me..
Oh and its dead in the sense that neither my GT 10.1 nor my s3 will read the sd card.
If you have access to a PC, I recommend MiniTool Partition Wizard. If you're trying to get information off the card, I recommend MiniTool Power Data Recovery.
Also, you may be able to get the card replaced for free under warranty. Many SD cards have, like, 5 year or lifetime warranty.
I tried using MiniTool Partition Wizard, but it wouldn't allow me to recover both partitions im assuming because one is fat32 and the other is ntfs. Ill try the other tool tomorrow. Thanks for the reply and suggestion!
Hey try this fix, it's worked for me in the past for a corrupted SD card but I never partitioned mine. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4112485
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Boxy52 said:
Hey try this fix, it's worked for me in the past for a corrupted SD card but I never partitioned mine. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4112485
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Thanks very much sadly I couldn't recover the SD card it's now unreadable by every computer in my house I'm taking it back to the store hopefully I can get a refund or an exchange thank you guys so much for your help though!
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So long story short: my 32gb sandisk micro sd ended up getting split in two partitions so I have two seperate 14gb partitions, one is fat32 and the other is ntfs I believe..
I have used every tool / program / fix that I can find and am now at the point of giving up on this SD card..
Can anyone suggest ANYTHING at all, so far nothing has worked for me..
Oh and its dead in the sense that neither my GT 10.1 nor my s3 will read the sd card.
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I bought my Sandisk 32gb card less than a year ago and it pooped out. Ended up throwing it out because I couldn't reformat it. Thought the cause might be my phone heating up.
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Thanks very much sadly I couldn't recover the SD card it's now unreadable by every computer in my house I'm taking it back to the store hopefully I can get a refund or an exchange thank you guys so much for your help though!
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Aw damn. Sorry about that! Good luck with the store.
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Aw damn. Sorry about that! Good luck with the store.
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Thanks dude I ended up getting a free 32 GB Micro SD for free so that was pretty awesome
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Thanks dude I ended up getting a free 32 GB Micro SD for free so that was pretty awesome
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That's awesome! Glad to hear it all worked out