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I think my sd card reader is broken

I dropped my phone the other day and my gallery and all the other apps that require my sd card say no SD card detected. I've tried two different cards and am convinced it is broken or not functional. Has anyone had this problem? If so, any fix for it?
Update: I booted up in to clockwork and it read it there.
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Do you have a PC access to a SD Card Reader?
You could copy all the files off; format it (fat32) and then put the files back on and put it back in the phone.

I've already tried a different card and it didn't work either
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If it reads it in clockwork I would try Odin to full stock and see if it works there. Best method for finding out if it hardware or software.
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I guess I'll have to. What build do you suggest?
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wj0t said:
I guess I'll have to. What build do you suggest?
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Go straight to official stock ec05 tar found in Development in the stickies, 1st post of How to fix a semi-bricked Epic.
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I used to use that haha okay. I'll be sure to thank you if it works! I might try out cm7 or miui
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SD Card loses detection
My Samsung Epic 4G's SD card loses connection at random times. In the middle of recording a video, or when idle, and it will not restore full function until I restart the phone.
When it fails, I cannot take pictures or video, or view my gallery. It says no SD card detected. When viewing the "My Files" folder or storage space meter, it still shows the card's folder directories, the files in them, how much free space is available, and I can open and view individual files and photos from there, but I cannot delete or modify them until I restart the phone.
It could not be connected by USB to the computer through the phone. It made connect and disconnect sounds rapidly and repeatedly.
The card works fine and transfers files to the computer with the MicroSD card adapter.
Disconnect problem persists after I removed all videos and photos to free 95% of the 16gb card's space.
Should I reformat?

HUGE proble(IMO)

Ok, not too long ago( maybe an hour ago) I noticed I couldn't reach/hear/watch any movie I have stored on my sdcard.. this has NEVER happened and I really need my files.. hope there is a solution.. thank you
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DurbanPoison24 said:
Ok, not too long ago( maybe an hour ago) I noticed I couldn't reach/hear/watch any movie I have stored on my sdcard.. this has NEVER happened and I really need my files.. hope there is a solution.. thank you
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Do you mean you can't reach them thru the stock gallery, or your file manager, video player, or all of the above?
Have you tried the app Rescan media, I believe it's called...?
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I mean nothing that is SD card related can be found, used,played etc.. I truly believe my sd card died on me.. if so what do I do?? Get another sd card and be fine or??? Bcuz I am thinking of replacing this g2 with another but since my sd card seems shot does that mean I can't or re-root because I don't have the contents that came with the root??
Ps. I have backup roms but don't know how to put it on the what seems to 'dead' sd card. =Ditamae;19386527]Do you mean you can't reach them thru the stock gallery, or your file manager, video player, or all of the above?
Have you tried the app Rescan media, I believe it's called...?
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DurbanPoison24 said:
I mean nothing that is SD card related can be found, used,played etc.. I truly believe my sd card died on me.. if so what do I do?? Get another sd card and be fine or??? Bcuz I am thinking of replacing this g2 with another but since my sd card seems shot does that mean I can't or re-root because I don't have the contents that came with the root??
Ps. I have backup roms but don't know how to put it on the what seems to 'dead' sd card. =Ditamae;19386527]Do you mean you can't reach them thru the stock gallery, or your file manager, video player, or all of the above?
Have you tried the app Rescan media, I believe it's called...?
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Have you tried putting your card in an sdcard reader on your computer to rule out it being your ROM/device?
If your card is dead, then just buy a new one; you won't have your data but you'll still be able to root your new device if you chose to buy a new one.
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I have this same problem. Data off my SD Card will get randomly deleted. At first I thought it was because I used a particular app or when I sent a file as an attachment.
I've tried multiple SD Cards with the same results.

Sd card damaged

I popped my sd card out of my s2 skyrocket and tried to put it in here and it says sd card damaged following another tutorial on xda on how to recover the data on it. It had all my family albums and such on it as well as my music and app data. Has anyone else had a issue with theres? Im using a 32gb class 10 made by patriot. Thanks for the tips if u leave some.
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I have a 32 gb sandisk class 10 and never had an issue. Maybe it happened when removing it from old phone didnt unmount properly.
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bmr169 said:
I popped my sd card out of my s2 skyrocket and tried to put it in here and it says sd card damaged following another tutorial on xda on how to recover the data on it. It had all my family albums and such on it as well as my music and app data. Has anyone else had a issue with theres? Im using a 32gb class 10 made by patriot. Thanks for the tips if u leave some.
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Have you tried to plug the phone in to your PC with the card mounted in the phone to see if it will mount as storage? You can also If you have an adapter microSD to SDcard and a sdcard slot on a PC or know someone who does try and read it from a PC. Have you tried to put it back in the skyrocket and see if you still get the error? GL

snipe2nite said:
Have you tried to plug the phone in to your PC with the card mounted in the phone to see if it will mount as storage? You can also If you have an adapter microSD to SDcard and a sdcard slot on a PC or know someone who does try and read it from a PC. Have you tried to put it back in the skyrocket and see if you still get the error? GL
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Ya have tried all that still isnt working ran a recovery program that has been able to find the drive but not been able to get my data off it yet.
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If you manage to copy all the files to your PC, try looking at this video. I had a similar issue when I switched from a Razr Maxx running a custom rom to a GS3. Might work for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkHbka7_XPo&feature=player_embedded

Sd card

Hey guys! I keep getting a message up top that says " you can safely remove sd card" and I can't get to my pics or music. Does anyone know what that is and how to fix it? Thanks in advance!
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coachmoore said:
Hey guys! I keep getting a message up top that says " you can safely remove sd card" and I can't get to my pics or music. Does anyone know what that is and how to fix it? Thanks in advance!
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Stupid question, but have you tried reseating it?

Yeah I tried taking it out and putting it back in
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Yeah I tried taking it out and putting it back in
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I tried going into storage and hit mount sd card... it said preparing sd card then went right back to safely remove.
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One other thing, just trying to clarify... I did load some music into my phone from the computer yesterday, via usb cable.
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Try inserting your sd card into your PC to see if it can read it. You may need to reformat using FAT32.
It could also be a sign your sd card is on the fritz. There are a TON of threads that discuss SD card issues with the SGS3. (As a matter of fact, I had a Sandisk 32gb go belly up on me last month.)

Bass_Man25 said:
Try inserting your sd card into your PC to see if it can read it. You may need to reformat using FAT32.
It could also be a sign your sd card is on the fritz. There are a TON of threads that discuss SD card issues with the SGS3. (As a matter of fact, I had a Sandisk 32gb go belly up on me last month.)
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Thanks, man.. I'll try that tonight!
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coachmoore said:
One other thing, just trying to clarify... I did load some music into my phone from the computer yesterday, via usb cable.
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I had a similar problem. I think you need to use Kies to transfer files from the PC to the Phone. If you want to transfer directly to the card, you need to remove it and put it in an SD Reader.

sounds like a bad sdcard, reformat the card if it is readable on the PC, if not then it's time for a new one. SdCards go by pretty quick these days it seems.

If it is just bad, and I reformat it, will it wipe everything on it?
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Yes, a reformat will wipe everything.

mt3g said:
sounds like a bad sdcard, reformat the card if it is readable on the PC, if not then it's time for a new one. SdCards go by pretty quick these days it seems.
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Especially on this phone.

I've been lucky, I'll be next probably.

What brands are you guys buying? I have two 16gb AmazonBasics Class 10s in 2 S3s, no issues yet. I've come to really like AmazonBasics stuff. I buy the HDMI cables all the time. Always the newest specs, almost always the cheapest.

Ok, something strange happened.. just for grins I went to drop box and exported some pics to my sd card and it shows in the gallery as sd card with those pics in the folder. However, when ya try to mount sd card, it still said safe to remove.
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Spend the $15 to get a new card already. My 2c. Even if the card isn't the issue, it's a not a huge loss. Will need it eventually.

coachmoore said:
Ok, something strange happened.. just for grins I went to drop box and exported some pics to my sd card and it shows in the gallery as sd card with those pics in the folder. However, when ya try to mount sd card, it still said safe to remove.
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That's what happened to me with my Sandisk 32gb Class 4 card - I was able to get it to read/write/format on my PC but it wouldn't co-operate with my phone. After a few tries with the phone, I tried again with my PC but to no avail - it ended up going belly up. Ended up exchanging it for a new one.
However, I bought a Topram 16GB Class 6 card (recommended by another XDA member) and I'm trying that one out now to see how long that one lasts.

sd storage

Not rooted. Sd card no longer accepts camera storage. I have 30+ free gb of storage on the card and yesterday it completely stopped storing. Could have been an update im unsure. The setting is defaulted to sd storage but they disappear after reboot. Anyone have this issue or a resolution? Sca

pbl57lsu said:
Not rooted. Sd card no longer accepts camera storage. I have 30+ free gb of storage on the card and yesterday it completely stopped storing. Could have been an update im unsure. The setting is defaulted to sd storage but they disappear after reboot. Anyone have this issue or a resolution? Sca
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Check on a PC to see if the SD card is corrupted or stuck in read-only. If that is the case, you will need a new card. Had the same issue, bought a new card and that cured that, for now, but still corrupted the pics afterwards. Spoke with sprint and they said it was not a known issue. A few others are having the same issue.
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How do i check for the corruption or read only on the pc? Im not entirely tech savy but i can follow instructions haha.
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pbl57lsu said:
How do i check for the corruption or read only on the pc? Im not entirely tech savy but i can follow instructions haha.
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There are many ways to check, when I put in my MicroSD directly into my laptop running Windows 8.1, it said there was a error with the drive and needed to be fixed, I believe windows 7 might do the same thing. You can also format the SD card to see if it works, but if you format it, you lose everything. I would make a backup folder of your SD card contents before hand. However, after taking out the SD card and putting it back in the note 4, the new SD card that I bought stopped corrupting my pictures, so it might just go away over time.
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Plug into the computer and it recognized the files fine. I backed everything up and attempted to format the card in the phone. It did nothing. I deleted all of the content on the computer and it reappeared after formatting on the phone. Pretty confused

pbl57lsu said:
Plug into the computer and it recognized the files fine. I backed everything up and attempted to format the card in the phone. It did nothing. I deleted all of the content on the computer and it reappeared after formatting on the phone. Pretty confused
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It's a bad SD card then, SanDisk SD card are known for having this issue. Depending on the manufacturer, there is a warranty. I just got a new card instead since I paid around 27 for a 64GB on amazon. Either way should solve the problem. There are SD card formatter software out there, but when mine had that error, it said it was write-protected. Could also try that, but doubt it will work
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This is the 2nd one ive had crap out. You recommend a brand? Samsung one looks decent.

Did u try the SD fix app in the market
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I didnt realize they had one. Its a SanDisk app?

Im also not rooted. Just a stock note 4

I have a Samsung 64GB now, works perfectly, will probably buy Samsung when my other SanDisk has the same issue, lol
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