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[Q] Games, Files, Choosing and buying SD

Hi,
I got a 16gb note 2... and I have few question here.
I discovered that those download files and users file normally will be stored in internal SD than external..
So I have a problem on choosing a SD.
I'm planning to get the 64gb sdxc SD card. So my question is will those HD game files will be stored in extsd?
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me too, i am not able to decide between Samsung , SanDisk and Transcend

regerohan07 said:
me too, i am not able to decide between Samsung , SanDisk and Transcend
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sandisk will be better... but remember to get the one not made in china
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Got a Sandisk 64GB Class 10, speeds are blazing fast and card is performing great!

gabster21 said:
Got a Sandisk 64GB Class 10, speeds are blazing fast and card is performing great!
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But will the game file saved in extsd?
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melvinchng said:
But will the game file saved in extsd?
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I cannot see any option to move apps to the external SD on my Note 2
It looks like they removed it in Jellybean and only photos and music are stored on the external memory.
Bit annoyed as I have 32gig card myself.

Seanchk said:
I cannot see any option to move apps to the external SD on my Note 2
It looks like they removed it in Jellybean and only photos and music are stored on the external memory.
Bit annoyed as I have 32gig card myself.
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Try a app called app 2 sd by sam lu in the play store

Have you got a Note 2 and have you tried this?

it will install in the phone memory, but the game data will be saved in sd card. for those big apps that only have small apk but will download large game data. or at least thats what nfs hot pursuit did when i installed it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262

imrhay said:
Try a app called app 2 sd by sam lu in the play store
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Seanchk said:
Have you got a Note 2 and have you tried this?
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Doesn't work....
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DanDroidian said:
Doesn't work....
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use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262

melvinchng said:
sandisk will be better... but remember to get the one not made in china
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Aren't all of them made in China ??

regerohan07 said:
Aren't all of them made in China ??
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nope... two version, Japan (if I'm not mistaken) and china.
The china one will be slower than the japan one although they are having the same class.
I have Kingston 16gb class 4 which is made in Japan.. and they are china made one in the market...
I'm getting 64gb sandisc sdxc.
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So in JB they took out the ability to store directly to the Ext SD card, but the apps (games) that are small d/l with LARGE extra files to be d/l once installed will actually install on the card without user input. If so then I am fine with the 16GB GN2 on Verizon, if not then Google has an issue.

RaptorMD said:
So in JB they took out the ability to store directly to the Ext SD card, but the apps (games) that are small d/l with LARGE extra files to be d/l once installed will actually install on the card without user input. If so then I am fine with the 16GB GN2 on Verizon, if not then Google has an issue.
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Nooo.. they will be installed in internal SD as well... those games and most of the GPS files will store in internal SD. I use the tool provided few pages ago, directory mount, to mount the files in external SD to internal SD so those games file I store in ext SD will run as there are mount as internal.
Look at the screenshot.
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[Q] Micro SD Corruption / Virus? (Help!)

Hey guys, I've searched and tried a bunch of different suggestions found in other threads, but this issue keeps recurring.
At this point I am wondering if this is a virus my AV is unable to recognize, or if maybe the card is corrupted somehow. See the screenshot I attached...After using a card reader to transfer all of my files onto my Team 64g SDXC last night, I verified that the card was not write protected, and went through all of the folders to verify this renaming issue did not occur. Everything was fine.
This morning when I started to flash the new MOAR, i started a backup with TWRP, and it says it cannot create the folder because the card is write protected. >_< So I backed up to the internal instead. Flash went fine, no problems. So then plug my S3 into my comp, I went to move some files to it, and just out of curiosity, decided to check several folders. Boom! Folders have been renamed again!
Ok so wtf is going on here? Has anyone seen this before? Possible virus? If this is corruption, why was it not showing up when I copied all the file last night?
*Edit: I should mention that the files/folders that have been corrupted cannot be deleted. Windows says they are write protected, but when you view properties, read-only is not checked. I can rename them, but not delete them... Argh!
Open to any suggestions here. I have tried guiformat, the HP format tool, the Partition Wizzard program, and the SD3 tool. Issue still recurs.
* Added another screenshot of files which have been corrupted. *

Sounds like your card got corrupted or a bad download of some kind. Have you tried ZARecovery? I used it once to at least get my files off the card, then transfer files to new card.
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Thanks for the reply! Does that add up tho? Like I said, the files were fine last night, it's only this morning that the corruption in the files shows up. Also, it is only when the card is inserted in the S3 that I have trouble writing to it.

Is it a Sandisk brand? if so check out this article I just found, kinda interesting-http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s3-fault-is-caused-by-sandisk-memory-cards-50010684/

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Is it a Sandisk brand? if so check out this article I just found, kinda interesting-http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s3-fault-is-caused-by-sandisk-memory-cards-50010684/
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Yeah, sandisk admitted that some of their cards were faulty.
You can try reformatting your sdcard to see if that fixes it (copy everything that you need to your computer). If not, i would try to file a claim with sandisk.

After hearing all this about sandisk i got scared and went out and got a PNY card instead. Sucks cause I just got a sandisk mobile ultra 32 gig class 10 a week ago.. Ended up grabbing PNY 32 gig class 10. dam PNY sdcard was more then the sandisk!! I got the sandisk for like around 30$ on sale at radioshack. Got the PNY at staples for 50$!

Nooblube said:
After hearing all this about sandisk i got scared and went out and got a PNY card instead. Sucks cause I just got a sandisk mobile ultra 32 gig class 10 a week ago.. Ended up grabbing PNY 32 gig class 10. dam PNY sdcard was more then the sandisk!! I got the sandisk for like around 30$ on sale at radioshack. Got the PNY at staples for 50$!
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I got my PNY 32gb class 10 for $27 after tax at best buy. I suggest taking yours back to staples and going elsewhere $50 is what 64gb cost.
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Guys .. i had the same problem whe. I got my samsung class 10 64gb card ... at first i did t know bout the fst32 formar then i tried it and it would still grt corrupted.. but the kernal has alot to do with how mucb power the micro sd slot is getting remember its 64gb so it needs much more power than a 2-8-16gb cards.. even my 32gb was crap.. soo ill let you know what ive been running.. chubbz and mijj 5.0.1 rom witb freezas md4 optimized kernal..
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Storage and SD class questions

When installing apps on the phone, are they installed in the hidden system partition, or on the internal SD card section?
Considering I would use the external SD card mainly for nandroid backups, pictures and videos – both captured by the phone itself, do I need a class 10 card or would a class 4 do?
Thank you.

egor27 said:
When installing apps on the phone, are they installed in the hidden system partition, or on the internal SD card section?
Considering I would use the external SD card mainly for nandroid backups, pictures and videos – both captured by the phone itself, do I need a class 10 card or would a class 4 do?
Thank you.
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To start with the internal SD card and the system partition are the same storage, just partitioned and both of them are accessible.
The application apk files are stored in the system partition while the InternalSD is used for user app data. You can store your stuff there too but try to leave a little memory free for your phone to use it without problems.
Secondly, I had an 8Gb Class4 Sandisk before, used it for months without any problem with regular use.
I am using a 16 Gb Class10 SanDisk now, and if you want more storage and use heavy files, like heavy high definition videos and high definition games, you should get a Class10, the read speed is noticeably better.
On side note, each nandroid backup is about 1.8Gb in size so storing them on SD card would be better

Since I am one of those heavy backup guys I am going for a 32GB one.
One this I thought about, I can imagine the card is limited by its reader, any idea if the GRAND even has a class 10 reader, seems like the spiritual father of the grand - the S# has only a class 6 one.

egor27 said:
Since I am one of those heavy backup guys I am going for a 32GB one.
One this I thought about, I can imagine the card is limited by its reader, any idea if the GRAND even has a class 10 reader, seems like the spiritual father of the grand - the S# has only a class 6 one.
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I agree. Most phone's support all class of card but they are limited by their reader. But I don't know which reader is in grand but it definitely supports class 10 cards as I'm myself using it and don't really know how to check it on phones.
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You get a decent idea of write speed, it's almost twice of the minimum set for any clas 10 card (10MB/s), so safe to assume that it's working good

Always use class 10 mc..
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Well I am starting to change my mind and go for the class 10, may I ask which one are you using in that benchmark?

egor27 said:
Well I am starting to change my mind and go for the class 10, may I ask which one are you using in that benchmark?
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SanDisk Ultra SDHC UHS-I (Class 10) Card 16GB with a boosted read-ahead speed of 4096kb

Well I bought a Transcend 32GB class 10 card, tests are similar to your tiny bit higher, but reads seems way too high (around 300MB/s) maybe SD booster is measuring the internal SD, anyhow thanks for your help!

Sony Xperia M Memory Card Support?

Will the Sony Xperia M Support the SDXC MicroSD cards?

swatejk said:
Will the Sony Xperia M Support the SDXC MicroSD cards?
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I don't think so.
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swatejk said:
Will the Sony Xperia M Support the SDXC MicroSD cards?
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My experience indicated they do work.
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I have a SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I 64GB card in my XPERIA M
Read: ~35MB/sec Write: ~25MB/sec
BUT.....
Most high performance or larger card sizes come formatted as exFAT.
This will not work in a stock XPERIA M phone.
You will have to use something like MiniTool Partition or a bespoke SD card formatter like Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd SD card formatter to format the card (mostly using a PC) to FAT32.
If you're formatting cards over 32GB you 'must' (strongly recommended) use a cluster size of 32-64KB
Otherwise the FAT32 indexing gets way out of control as the number of files increase and especially if they're smaller files.
The default cluster size is around 8-16KB on FAT32.
Warning - I have provided the same info for an XPERIA X10i and many people could not use much more than a 16GB class6 card in their phones for whatever reason. I have never had a problem.
So don't buy a Class10 64GB microSD card thinking it is guaranteed to work, however, for me at this time I have not found a SanDisk(just happens to be the cards I have) SD card that doesn't work.
Tested
SanDisk Ultra 4GB
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
SanDisk Ultra 64GB
SanDisk Extreme 64GB
I also have a microUSB "Galaxy Note Connection Kit" Model: DR03-S2 which allows an external SDcard to be mounted.
So i"ve had a SanDisk Ultra 64GB card (usbdisk) and the internally (sdcard1) SanDisk Extreme 64GB both mounted at the same time.

Corroboration, please
It would indeed be awesome if I could fit a 64 or 128 GB SD-card in my Xperia M. Can someone please corroborate that this actually does work? I don't want to buy a 64 GB card before I am absolutely sure.
Best,
Magnus

Any microSD card of any size and class will work in in Xperia M. Since we don't have exFAT support, when you get your card you'll need to reformat it as FAT32, and then it'lll work fine, but you won't be able to store files bigger than 4GB (FAT32 limitation)...

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Many thanks for confirming that this will work. I will order a 64 GB card. Does anyone have any clues as to the quality of the audio chipset on the XM? I think the sound quality for mp3 playback (in headphones) is at least as good as on my iPod. Does that seem reasonable?
Best,
Magnus

are SDHC UHS-1 compatable ?
Hey, has anyone used UHS-1 compatable sd card, I was thinking of buying Samsung MicroSDHC 16 GB Class 10 Evo.
Presently I use Scan Disk Class 4 , which give Read/Write speed as 15.07/5.01 on A1 Sd Benchmark tool
Please post your card details and read write speeds.
My main aim is to be able to play games without lag while using folder mount

mbc07 said:
Any microSD card of any size and class will work in in Xperia M. Since we don't have exFAT support, when you get your card you'll need to reformat it as FAT32, and then it'lll work fine, but you won't be able to store files bigger than 4GB (FAT32 limitation)...
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Getting exFAT support is easy but i don't have enough time to build kernel. If someone is willing to get exFAT support on his/her kernel i can certainly help.
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My phone Sony xperia M support Samsung Evo+ 32GB Class 10 micro SDHC Card Upto 80 Mbps speed

In case anyone's still wondering, I've just tested my Xperia M2 Aqua with a 64GB Kingston Canvas micrSDXC card. It just needed to be formated to FAT32 just as other users have reported. I could test my 256GB Samsung EVO on it but it would be such a chore to back everything up haha.
In theory, there shouldn't be a problem, if one SDXC card works, then it should be possible for higher capacity cards to work as well.
EDIT: silly me! I didn't realize this thread was about the original Xperia M! haha. Anyhow...

Move apps to SD card? Adoptable?

Hi All,
I'm thinking of getting this phone, but I have a question or two.
I saw in a thread here that there may be issues moving apps to the SD Card. adoptable storage was suggested as the solution.
I was under the impression that HTC had disabled adoptable storage...is that not the case?
Also, when I tried it on my Sony device, some apps (GTA, iirc) complained that they needed an SD card to function. Is there a known workaround for this?
Essentially, I am concerned about storage in general. My current phone is rooted so it's not an issue for me right now, but I would not be rooting the HTC if I get one.
Any help / suggestions would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
DF

Deadfolk said:
Hi All,
I'm thinking of getting this phone, but I have a question or two.
I saw in a thread here that there may be issues moving apps to the SD Card. adoptable storage was suggested as the solution.
I was under the impression that HTC had disabled adoptable storage...is that not the case?
Also, when I tried it on my Sony device, some apps (GTA, iirc) complained that they needed an SD card to function. Is there a known workaround for this?
Essentially, I am concerned about storage in general. My current phone is rooted so it's not an issue for me right now, but I would not be rooting the HTC if I get one.
Any help / suggestions would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
DF
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Who told you adoptable storage isn't an option on hTc 10 ?
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Lol, I don't remember where I read it. I know originally the reviews said that HTC were one of the few who didn't disable it. Then shortly after someone said that they had gone back on it. Obviously incorrect!
Do you use it? Have you come across any issues / incompatibilities?

Deadfolk said:
Lol..
Do you use it? Have you come across any issues / incompatibilities?
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Do not use it..
And once again: Do not use it!
Cheers.
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Sorry - I meant Adoptable. I assume you're not telling me I shouldn't use that.

Deadfolk said:
I meant as Adoptable..
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Same did I..
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Oh. You're saying don't put apps on SD at all and just rely on internal?

Deadfolk said:
Oh. You're saying don't put apps on SD at all and just rely on internal?
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23 GB of available internal storage must serve your apps...
SD card is anyhow much more vulnerable and intended for storing your DATA..
You might one day need to pull your sd card out..
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Got it. Yeah, I guess I'm just a bit disorganised! I always like to have as much room spare as I can.

Deadfolk said:
Got it. Yeah, I guess I'm just a bit disorganised! I always like to have as much room spare as I can.
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After formatting your sd card as a part of internal memory - it physically remains ext sd card.. (or you believe in miracles?)
Writing speed into the internal storage is about 160 MB/s when writing speed to your sd card is more likely around 30-40 MB/s...
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jauhien said:
After formatting your sd card as a part of internal memory - it physically remains ext sd card.. (or you believe in miracles?)
Writing speed into the internal storage is about 160 MB/s when writing speed to your sd card is more likely around 30-40 MB/s...
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write speed on your sd card varies 30-40 ... there are write speeds upto 70-80 on sd cards specially with sandisk extreme and samsung pro +
samsung pro+ here...
Deadfolk said:
Got it. Yeah, I guess I'm just a bit disorganised! I always like to have as much room spare as I can.
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converting an external sd card to adoptable memory isn't advisable due to many reasons but still kept for users who has pushed their internal memory cap....
1) more chances of your data getting lost
2) you cannot read your card as a standalone sd card once its adoptable storage unless you format it back to external memory
3) speeds would vary still when apps are loaded from an adoptable memory
4) can't switch between phones the sd card unless you format it back to external memory again (this i doubt still)

theres a xposed module I believe that will allow apps to sd support.
my phone gets too hot using adopted storage with my 200gb Samsung pro+ and performance suffered so I quit using it
on a newer cheap phone with only 8gb storage I'm using the adopted and that don't seems to have the issues like the htc 10 of heat/ performance loss