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Changing SD cards..*how is it done?*

I just ordered a new 16gb class 10 (speed matters to me ) card to replace the slow crappy stock card my evo came with.
Anybody has experience on what the proper steps are to transfer the data from the old card to the new card?
Is it as simple as cloning the old card like a hard drive ?
Any guides available?
Thanks in advance for all the guidance and input.
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Just transfer it all on a computer then transfer that into the next card, unless you have a card reader then just transfer the content from card to card using the phone and card reader.

Awesome!
So no hidden files, directories...mbr's to clone?
Easy as pie then
Thanks.
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aj74 said:
Awesome!
So no hidden files, directories...mbr's to clone?
Easy as pie then
Thanks.
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There's nothing mission-critical stored on the EVO's sd card. If there was I would've been in trouble because the minute I got my EVO home I pulled the sdcard and put in my own. Didn't bother to transfer anything that was on it.

Switching sd cards? How to keep data?

I'm buying a new sd tomorrow from walmart question one is..any 16gb micro sd from walmart will work on my evo right? Second..how can I transfer all my data? Is there an app or anything and what about all my apps installed to the sd do i have to reinstall them? Thanks
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jc8081 said:
I'm buying a new sd tomorrow from walmart question one is..any 16gb micro sd from walmart will work on my evo right? Second..how can I transfer all my data? Is there an app or anything and what about all my apps installed to the sd do i have to reinstall them? Thanks
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It should work. Just copy every folder and transfer to your new one. Then just put into your phone. It will have all your data.
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Make sure if its a windows machine to go into control panel/folder options/ and enable show all files, show protected operating system files.
Then just copy and paste, if not you'll miss a few file types in the xfer
Swyped from a galaxy far far away......

Just copy the files the on the other sdcard just paste it.. Thats easy.. ( u gotta do it on the computer. )
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Ok thanks guys
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Done this formatted new sd card several times and the files are missing once i put in the evo. Kingston 32gb done on Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Ubuntu all with the same results. Any ideas anyone? Thanks in advance.
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Make sure you've got a FAT32 formatted card.

It is FAT32. i download anything on the evo to card and once i connect it to the pc it gets erased. Bad card i think?

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.

How do I use Sd card

I cant seem to figure out how to get apps that ive downloaded on my external sd card I only have a class 4 16gb sd but everything goes to device instead of card
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This is a major flaw with the note. You can put data on the card, but you cant put apps or cache movies from google play, etc...
It is a limitation with jelly bean, but samsung has not provided a work around. I will research this more before buying my next phone.
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One potential solution is to get a bigger sd card and swap the internal and external storage. For example I have a 64 gig sd card that my note 2 now sees as internal storage. With your current 16 gig card it makes no sense to do this, but if you NEED more storage for apps this may be the only way. As far as I know there is no way to transfer app data to the external sd, but if this is incorrect someone feel free to correct me. If you are interested in swapping the sd card to internal storage this was the thread I followed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036796
EDIT: I've heard that some people are having success with an app called "link2sd" from the play store, but it wouldn't work consistently for me. Maybe worth a try though...

Thank you very much for the great info ..I will give that a shot ....xda community Rocks !!!!
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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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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

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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
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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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