[Q] sd card unmount unexpectedly - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hye everybody..im having a small problem with my n2..my external sdcard sometime get unmount automatically after unlocking to home screen. .anyone having this problem? This can effect battery life since the media will be rescan each time it happen. .may I know the cause of the problem and if possible a way to solve it..tq
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coincidentally, am experiencing the same thing recently
am pulling my hair off due to it lol

me to exp the same problem is it because of phone or the card?

Experienced it before... And I flashed a different kernel, it is solved.
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melvinchng said:
Experienced it before... And I flashed a different kernel, it is solved.
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Which kernel? Am relief to hear others are having the same problem..I guess it may relate to firmware or kernel since few people are having the same problem..
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Yes, it's been happening to me too when unlocking the phone (and seemingly more recently over the last week).
Using a Sandisk Ultra card and on the standard 4.1.1 ROM.

Let me guess, you are all using sandisk ultra cards? These cards appear to be a real pain in the a s s . Mine, (bought new off Amazon in October) went tits up and I believe it was the card that somehow caused corrupted files and caused my "media" process to be a complete battery hog.
About a week before the card totally failed to be recognized by my computer or my phone, I got those random messages about my sd card being unmounted and then it would just automatically scan it as if I had just inserted it when in reality I never took it out. I was able to copy everything to my computer about an hour before it was complete toast
I suggest you copy any important files on the card to your computer or wherever before it completely fails. I don't know what to do about getting a new card. I already filed a warranty claim with Sandisk but I am hesitant to use their brand again. Sandisk seems to be THE brand out there. I would like to try another brand.

livingaboard said:
Let me guess, you are all using sandisk ultra cards? These cards appear to be a real pain in the a s s . Mine, (bought new off Amazon in October) went tits up and I believe it was the card that somehow caused corrupted files and caused my "media" process to be a complete battery hog.
About a week before the card totally failed to be recognized by my computer or my phone, I got those random messages about my sd card being unmounted and then it would just automatically scan it as if I had just inserted it when in reality I never took it out. I was able to copy everything to my computer about an hour before it was complete toast
I suggest you copy any important files on the card to your computer or wherever before it completely fails. I don't know what to do about getting a new card. I already filed a warranty claim with Sandisk but I am hesitant to use their brand again. Sandisk seems to be THE brand out there. I would like to try another brand.
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Im using a sandisk ultra 32gb card ever since i got my sgn2 a few months bck, never even formatted it to anything else n flashed a s#itload of roms n kernels too never had or have a prob, btw currently using omega 8.0 n perseus alpha 29....
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livingaboard said:
Let me guess, you are all using sandisk ultra cards? These cards appear to be a real pain in the a s s . Mine, (bought new off Amazon in October) went tits up and I believe it was the card that somehow caused corrupted files and caused my "media" process to be a complete battery hog.
About a week before the card totally failed to be recognized by my computer or my phone, I got those random messages about my sd card being unmounted and then it would just automatically scan it as if I had just inserted it when in reality I never took it out. I was able to copy everything to my computer about an hour before it was complete toast
I suggest you copy any important files on the card to your computer or wherever before it completely fails. I don't know what to do about getting a new card. I already filed a warranty claim with Sandisk but I am hesitant to use their brand again. Sandisk seems to be THE brand out there. I would like to try another brand.
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Yes im using a sandisk ultra 32 gig class10..however my other friends also having the same problem but he is using kingmax..now im not sure weather the problem rise because of the sd or default in the phone itself..
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livingaboard said:
Let me guess, you are all using sandisk ultra cards? These cards appear to be a real pain in the a s s . Mine, (bought new off Amazon in October) went tits up and I believe it was the card that somehow caused corrupted files and caused my "media" process to be a complete battery hog.
About a week before the card totally failed to be recognized by my computer or my phone, I got those random messages about my sd card being unmounted and then it would just automatically scan it as if I had just inserted it when in reality I never took it out. I was able to copy everything to my computer about an hour before it was complete toast
I suggest you copy any important files on the card to your computer or wherever before it completely fails. I don't know what to do about getting a new card. I already filed a warranty claim with Sandisk but I am hesitant to use their brand again. Sandisk seems to be THE brand out there. I would like to try another brand.
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You explained well.... same sad story!!!

im using transcend 32 gb its work fine in my note but its not work properly in note 2

My views on this issue
I have started facing this issue since the past 3-4 days and here are my views that can also serve as valuable information for everyone else:
- This error message started to appear only after I upgraded to android 4.1.2 by flashing the stock rom via odin.
- Im also using the SanDisk Ultra Class 10 32GB card
- I have not rooted my phone after upgrade and my phone is in fully stock condition, although it was rooted before.
- I dropped my phone once. But it was a very minor drop and everything was fine after the drop as it was on 4.1.1 at that time and i was on the same for further 10-15 days and never witnessed the error during these days..
These things should also be considered-
- The method of copying data from PC to phone. I use data cable and copy to the folders while the card is in the phone.
- Whether you remove the card without unmounting it.
I have tried formatting the card from windows using fat32 setting. It didnt help.
Formatted it with the phone and still saw the error once in the past 24hours..
In future, if I encounter the same problem, I might get the card replaced by visiting the sandisk service center here in India. Or, I can try flashing 4.1.1 again and revert back the result. As of now, everything seems to be fine as I have not seen the error for about a day or so.. (Fingers crossed)

sagarb said:
im using transcend 32 gb its work fine in my note but its not work properly in note 2
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Thats what makes me feel uncomfortable. .if the card is the problem I think my pc wouldn't recognize it or reading the data in it..however it is doing fine with the pc..
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rascal123 said:
Thats what makes me feel uncomfortable. .if the card is the problem I think my pc wouldn't recognize it or reading the data in it..however it is doing fine with the pc..
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and i read pple's card getting fried due to this issue

rascal123 said:
Thats what makes me feel uncomfortable. .if the card is the problem I think my pc wouldn't recognize it or reading the data in it..however it is doing fine with the pc..
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my doubt is wheather phone is having problem or the card im confuse which service center should i go first samsung or transcend .another thing is today i flashed 4.1.2 india stock rom again through odin now card wont dectecting at all but it is good and recognize with note and my pc

Paul013 said:
I have started facing this issue since the past 3-4 days and here are my views that can also serve as valuable information for everyone else:
- This error message started to appear only after I upgraded to android 4.1.2 by flashing the stock rom via odin.
- Im also using the SanDisk Ultra Class 10 32GB card
- I have not rooted my phone after upgrade and my phone is in fully stock condition, although it was rooted before.
- I dropped my phone once. But it was a very minor drop and everything was fine after the drop as it was on 4.1.1 at that time and i was on the same for further 10-15 days and never witnessed the error during these days..
These things should also be considered-
- The method of copying data from PC to phone. I use data cable and copy to the folders while the card is in the phone.
- Whether you remove the card without unmounting it.
I have tried formatting the card from windows using fat32 setting. It didnt help.
Formatted it with the phone and still saw the error once in the past 24hours..
In future, if I encounter the same problem, I might get the card replaced by visiting the sandisk service center here in India. Or, I can try flashing 4.1.1 again and revert back the result. As of now, everything seems to be fine as I have not seen the error for about a day or so.. (Fingers crossed)
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I have not rooted my phone after upgrade and my phone is in fully stock condition, although it was rooted before.
my card unmount problem started ever snice i came to stock from root

sagarb said:
I have not rooted my phone after upgrade and my phone is in fully stock condition, although it was rooted before.
my card unmount problem started ever snice i came to stock from root
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Have u try other card than the one u currently use?
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My sd card got broken today...nothing can read it anymore.. any idea on how to recover files from broken sd card?
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I can confirm that the sd card is the causing of this problem..just replace to a new one n didn't facing any problem yet
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Rooted my phone and install CWM I get this problem, but after format the sd card to fat32, everythings go well......

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[Q] SD card unexpectedly removed

Using the pre-installed stock Samsung Class 2 micro SDHC 8gb
Constantly getting this error from the DHD:
"SD card unexpectedly removed"
Symptoms:
1) Usually happens after installing / removing apps.
2) Tends to re-boot by itself after "hang" after about 10 seconds
Note the following items:
1) USB Debugging = ON
2) SIM card is fully inserted
3) SDHC card is fully inserted
4) Using stock ROM
5) PC Error Checking (bad sector) = No error
6) Have tried to format the SDHC. Result = same error
Any ideas on how to troubleshoot tis ?
Is the pre-installed SDHC card at fault ?
Thanks
Another thing you can try is to check with another card (New or Old)
If it still does it....then there shud be some problem with the card holder unit or something...get it replaced mate
Had the same issue. Think your SD card is broken. Mine was. Couldn't even get it to work on a pc. Tried a new SD card and the problem was gone. Just got out of the Vodafone store. They replaced the SD card under warranty.
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I've got EXACTLY the same problem. It's bloody crazy!
I read that the phone may not be able to cope, as it's only a class 2 card - but I don't think that is correct, is it?
I've contacted HTC, and they just told me to take it back to the store and ask them to check it out. I'll probably do that in a week or so.
it just happened to me!! randomly. everything was fine and then suddenly it just failed on me. any clue why?
my4000 said:
it just happened to me!! randomly. everything was fine and then suddenly it just failed on me. any clue why?
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Bundled Samsung SD cards with the latest OTA update are known to fail, search for more info in other threads here to see if you'd qualify for a warranty replacement.
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Bundled Samsung SD cards with the latest OTA update are known to fail, search for more info in other threads here to see if you'd qualify for a warranty replacement.
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damn, same thing just happend to me, SD card error and thats it, its dead..nothing can read it. just lost pics i took when i went out this weekend :| absolute rubbish
time to search and find the threads you're on about
Been happening to me on the stock Samsung class 2 8gb... anyone encountered any problems changing to a class 4 card?
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when I woke up this morning I couldn't access any of the programs on my sd card (SanDisk 16GB Class 2 SDHC), when I rebooted my desire HD the same thing happened. I tried manually mounting it, rebooting like ten times, inserting, ejecting the card etc, nothing would work.
Can't be the phone just smashed a 16GB card over night :/
YES....!! Gggrrrrr! it just happened to me last night. I rebooted my phone after installing some different Apps throughout the day (as is usual in my Android daily life). then after the phone rebooted about 30-45 seconds later i saw the "SD Card unexpectedly removed", thats strange i thought. Couldn't get past that after about another 4 reboots i removed the SD Card and tried it in a card reader on my PC. similar thing, I could ready the file structure on the WIN PC but then about 30 seconds later the drive disappeared and was no longer available. I then re formatted the card (started the process withing the first 30 seconds) and thought that would fix it. Now neither my WIN PC or Desire can read the card. also tried in Lynx Puppy environment but no go.
I think my 16GB Class 2 card is TOASTED. Was it because it used an Ext4 Partition on the card for the past 7 weeks? I heard some people in the site saying that Ext4 can damage your SD Card...?
Had the same problem - lost all my unbacked-up data. Quite disappointing. Bought a new micro SDHC and hasn't had a problem since.
So it's the SD-Card then?
It's happening to me most of the time and it's really anoying!
Yep time to buy a new one.if your luck and still able to access your old card then get it backed up quick.......before it goes tits up.
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Just visited the HTC customer center last week to check on this issue. Seems like its got to do with a bad batch of cards.
They replaced an identical Samsung microsd class 2 8gb card to let me use for a couple of days. Told me that If I was to still encounter the same problem, it could be problems with the card reader chasis, and I'd have to leave the phone with them for a couple of days.
I'm happy to report that I have not had 1 single "SD card removed unexpectedly" since I got the new replacement card.
I highly suggest for people facing the same problem to get their cards replaced by the seller or HTC.
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I just have the same problem like yours.
I tried many way and methods, It just can't working fine!!
so I buying another sdhc as sandisk 8G class 4
now I have no problem for two months so far.
I am reasonably to Suspected...
that the problem happends cuz this garbage samsung SDHC!!
Change it now! you'll feel like:[what a wonderful world~]
The "telus" version comes with an 8gig class 4 card but upgraded to a 16gig class 10. No problems either way.
Guess Canada nipped it in the bud
I was going fine with the stock 8Gb card and then I replaced it with a class 10 16Gb card and after about a week it started randomly ejecting. The card worked fine in other devices and can always be read in Windows but I guess it's only time - I have had another card go in the past and it's a real downer.
I'm not convinced it's the card. I've tried uninstalling any suspect apps but it hasn't made much difference.
Formatting the card and replacing all the files kind of works but I have still had one random 'eject' in the last 48hrs since I last formatted.
Actually the problem seems to have started when I re-flashed my current rom - Android_Revolution_HD-4G_4.0_beta4
Wish we could find out what is going on here.
Having the exact sample problem, but with a 16g card that I bought several month ago. I have another 16g card, will swap and see if the problem go.
I had this problem as well
So I formatted the SD Card and had the problem since...
however sometimes, it cant seem to recognise some pictures in the card, so i use SD rescanning app...
Heard someone saying this was caused by an OTA, well I had a warning around 2 days before the SD-Card Un-Mounted saying that the Card was in Read-Me format... anyway 2 days later my SD-Card became un-mounted and then became comepletely useless. I was unable to mount it or anything, going to get my dad to ring up HTC, as we rung my carrier and they said the problem 'had never been reported' which is bull**** as theres enough people here with the problem...

Sd card problem!

Blank SD card.(unsupported file system)
i try re-format it. but after awhile the problem just keep coming back.
i think the problem is the phone ( XPERIA ION OF CAUSE ) is putting something inside that cause it to have problem.
Note: i format it...(start from clean)
put some video inside. ( cause it happen before so i don't want to put a lot of things )
works fine for about a day?
i try to open the video by the photo widget, fail. video cannot be played
i reboot phone
Blank SD card.
icbless said:
Blank SD card.(unsupported file system)
i try re-format it. but after awhile the problem just keep coming back.
i think the problem is the phone ( XPERIA ION OF CAUSE ) is putting something inside that cause it to have problem.
Note: i format it...(start from clean)
put some video inside. ( cause it happen before so i don't want to put a lot of things )
works fine for about a day?
i try to open the video by the photo widget, fail. video cannot be played
i reboot phone
Blank SD card.
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Are you formatting the card with the phone or in your computer? Have you tried you phone with a different card? Maybe you have a damaged phone, same goes for the card. I got a 64 GB card for my phone, and had to format it with the phone before being able to use it, after that I haven't had any trouble. The only thing is that every time that I connect my phone through USB to my PC (Win7), it tells me the card is damaged and gives me the option of scanning and fixing it or ignore it. I choose ignore, but it a bit annoying to do it every time.
josemald said:
Are you formatting the card with the phone or in your computer? Have you tried you phone with a different card? Maybe you have a damaged phone, same goes for the card. I got a 64 GB card for my phone, and had to format it with the phone before being able to use it, after that I haven't had any trouble. The only thing is that every time that I connect my phone through USB to my PC (Win7), it tells me the card is damaged and gives me the option of scanning and fixing it or ignore it. I choose ignore, but it a bit annoying to do it every time.
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when this happen for the first time..i format it using computer.
now this is the 2nd time happening and this time i format using phone. i will let it run for a few days to see if there is problem or not =)
I havent heard of this issue. Was it the card that came with the phone? If so id take it back amd have em replace it!
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icbless said:
when this happen for the first time..i format it using computer.
now this is the 2nd time happening and this time i format using phone. i will let it run for a few days to see if there is problem or not =)
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sounds like you have a faulty micro SD card, I had the same problem when I tried to put one into my blackberry. It worked fine on my computer but when I put it into my phone I kept getting errors, eventually it just stopped working all together.
I have a 64gb card and no problem at all. Pop it right in format using phone and just never have any problem with phone or laptop
killerskincanoe said:
I havent heard of this issue. Was it the card that came with the phone? If so id take it back amd have em replace it!
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Your phone came with a memory card?! Mine didn't.
Back on topic, I have had similar issues. I found that is I keep the phone in mass storage mode, and dont allow the internal memory to connect to the computer my issue goes away. I have ICS installed. So long as my internal memory does not connect, my issue has not come back. Give that a shot and see if it works for you as well.
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Yes. BEST BUY! came with 8gb card.
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Right, it came right out of the box with an 8gb card already on the phone.
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what else came in box? i`m feeling myself ripped off lol
vladvertigo said:
what else came in box? i`m feeling myself ripped off lol
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Untold pleasures and goodies.......................................cord, adapter and useless manual, lol.
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vladvertigo said:
what else came in box? i`m feeling myself ripped off lol
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Ditto. I got the phone, charger, and 1 screen protector. No physical memory card. Seriously.
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tribalartgod said:
Ditto. I got the phone, charger, and 1 screen protector. No physical memory card. Seriously.
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Ah, I didn't get a screen protector. I guess that's the trade off.
me too , i have this probs
I had this issue once with my OG Dinc. The card just stopped working in the phone but still works fine in the computer to this day. I would bet on your card being faulty.
As for the Ion sd card I feel cheated as mine came with a 4gb card. ?? Got it at Boo Buy also. Lucky for me I had just picked up a 8gb card for another Dinc I acquired.
I too, have the same problem. I have to reformated my card a few times since I got the phone (just about a month). My card is fine, but after using a while, it became unuseable even in my computer. Reformat it, everything's fine but a week later, it came back! I'm on 2.3.7.
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I too, have the same problem. I have to reformated my card a few times since I got the phone (just about a month). My card is fine, but after using a while, it became unuseable even in my computer. Reformat it, everything's fine but a week later, it came back! I'm on 2.3.7.
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Could just be the card. I've had bad ones from the start, had good ones go bad, etc..
I have a generic card that would not work at all unless it was put in to an adapter, and then only sometimes. I've since put it into my Zoom H2 recorder where it seems it's the only place it wants to work full time.
I personally won't buy any off brand SD cards anymore, Sandisk only for me, have yet to have one of these crap out yet.
Make sure you are unmounting the phone in windows before you unplug it. That is what corrupted my card on my incredible.
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Could just be the card. I've had bad ones from the start, had good ones go bad, etc..
I have a generic card that would not work at all unless it was put in to an adapter, and then only sometimes. I've since put it into my Zoom H2 recorder where it seems it's the only place it wants to work full time.
I personally won't buy any off brand SD cards anymore, Sandisk only for me, have yet to have one of these crap out yet.
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I see. I'm living in Vietnam, those brand-name cards are so expensive. This card I've used for more than a year with my old Arc, class 10, without any problem. Since it goes with my new Ion, there comes problems! I'm saving money to buy a new card based on your advice! Thank you so much!
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Make sure you are unmounting the phone in windows before you unplug it. That is what corrupted my card on my incredible.
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Yes, I did it all the time and sometimes I turned off the phone to take the card out for safety. Thank you!
Mine didn't come with sht! wth???
Probably is the card though, I've had similar issues in the past, none with Ion though. Sdcards can be rather fickle and hidden files can get stuck on there much like on a flash drive. I have a box full of flash drives that are irreparable.
Try replacing the card first. Also I usually let Windows repair mine when it asks. Seems to help. eb
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Is my phone killing my memory card(s)?

Ok so i had a 32gb card and it started failing on my phone, it would work sometimes or ask me to format it, sometimes it would work fine so i assumed it was about to die soon so i was able to back everything up,.
Bought a new 64gb sandisk card, the one suggested from the accessories list...well i've been using it for about a week now and it just died on me today.
doesn't even get detected...
i never formatted, it, read that this phone could support it right away...well now nothing works and i've lost everything....again!!!
this is really frustrating...i've lost some major saved games and it's depressing
could it be the phone...or was it just a bad card
i've used the original charger and battery at all times...
any clues?
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Ok so i had a 32gb card and it started failing on my phone, it would work sometimes or ask me to format it, sometimes it would work fine so i assumed it was about to die soon so i was able to back everything up,.
Bought a new 64gb sandisk card, the one suggested from the accessories list...well i've been using it for about a week now and it just died on me today.
doesn't even get detected...
i never formatted, it, read that this phone could support it right away...well now nothing works and i've lost everything....again!!!
this is really frustrating...i've lost some major saved games and it's depressing
could it be the phone...or was it just a bad card
i've used the original charger and battery at all times...
any clues?
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Look for File Restore Plus software. it will retrieve all of your lost files in your micro SD card. this happened to me a few times but this software saved my butt!
I may be wrong here but I seem to remember some people having issues withe the 64gb cards. Search around and youll probably find something.
Also check www.sdcard.org for more info on the sdxc cards and a sd formating tool that may help.
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[Error] Sdcard unexpectedly removed

This has been the second time getting this error on SG3.
The first time I checked if the card was corrupted by putting the sdcard in the netbook, it was recognized and displayed all the folders. Inserted the card again in the SG3 and it wasn't recognized, rebooted into recovery and fixed permisions and cleared cache/dalvik and rebooted. The card was back up and everything was ok.
Again happened today, tried the same thing and nada Now it also says "Sdcard blank or unregonized file system" in notification and it then prompts for format confirmation upon tapping it.
I've googled and oogled and keep finding different solutions, some I cannot try now since I'm at work. One of them suggest to move all files to PC and format the card, I'll give that a shot at home and see. Another was to update the firmware, but on the latest L13... Apparently, this has been ongoing for sometime and there is an open issue in google for this.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=19722
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9736 - Originally opened for LG Ally, but HTC and Samsung users have also reported it on the same issue.
Anyone else encountered this problem in SG3?
Happens to me all the time. Sometimes it will just continue to prepare then unexpectedly removed pops up, then that will cycle and kill my battery. I just got a new SD card hoping that would fix it but it did not.
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alaman68 said:
Happens to me all the time. Sometimes it will just continue to prepare then unexpectedly removed pops up, then that will cycle and kill my battery. I just got a new SD card hoping that would fix it but it did not.
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I'm researching like a mad man! Found a few tools but most are for HDD and not microsd... found the one below that is supposed to detect the card/drive even if it's not mounted or has a drive letter and revover the file system, repair partitions, recover ALL file types, etc but nada
Had a few important fotos, my most recent nanroid, my TB folder, that last one hurt the most.
I didn't back up after the first "fix" cause I thought it was a one time things, never heard of this error before. Lesson learned
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
If your computer can see it and you don't mind losing data do a low level format on the SDcard
Edit: my SDcard started liked yours but got so bad i couldn't use it at all with my phone, I'm fact Windows couldn't even see it i had to use Linux.
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If your computer can see it and you don't mind losing data do a low level format on the SDcard
Edit: my SDcard started liked yours but got so bad i couldn't use it at all with my phone, I'm fact Windows couldn't even see it i had to use Linux.
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Mine is in that state right now, XP won't pick it up, booting up Win7 PC to try it. My Nikin S70 detects it but it says unusable and won't format it either.
Guess my only option is to partition the netbooks HD and install Ubuntu on it, this gave a good excuse to try it out lol
Found this post that gives some pointers and explains the linux part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4112485&postcount=9
ugggg...... my sd was just totally killed. Windows will not even recognize it now and it reads as a blank SD in the phone. did you figure anything out OP? Mine is 32G sandisk class 10.
this sucks
Same thing happened with me D: did anyone find a solution other than losing all the data on it?
And since I see this thread is fairly new, did everyone else happen to be on the leaked Jelly bean build? It happened to me after the phone rebooted while on the leaked ROM
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alaman68 said:
ugggg...... my sd was just totally killed. Windows will not even recognize it now and it reads as a blank SD in the phone. did you figure anything out OP? Mine is 32G sandisk class 10.
this sucks
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Apart from the info already here, nope... I need to buy an external sd reader that gets a drive letter assigned without the card and try to force mount on win and run chkdsk, it's the only thing missing. Not even Linux picks it up! Not even force mount! This sucks and seems to have been a problem in android for some time now...
I did order a sandisk 32GB Ultra, but would like to fix this one. Might use it for the camera or give it to my better half for their TF700.
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Next time it happens and your pc still happens to pick it up, run a chkdsk on it. Do not format it. It might prevent it from happening again...
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imaconeheadXD said:
Same thing happened with me D: did anyone find a solution other than losing all the data on it?
And since I see this thread is fairly new, did everyone else happen to be on the leaked Jelly bean build? It happened to me after the phone rebooted while on the leaked ROM
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i was not on the JB leak. Beginning to think this is a hardware problem, so last night i unrooted and am going to the sprint store today.
I did try force mounting, chkdsk and everything else i could find but nothing worked. fortunately i am still able to return the SD card because i have only had it for a week.
My 64gb class 10 just started doing this after i formatted it to fat32. I am wondering if formatting could be our problem.
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blazerboy567 said:
My 64gb class 10 just started doing this after i formatted it to fat32. I am wondering if formatting could be our problem.
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Yes and no...It was stated by some members that there was a write-up saying that you shouldn't format your card because this would deduct part of it's useful life.
I never formated my card, it was inserted as soon as I bought the phone and been using it since and never formated it.
I'm going tonight to Wal-Mart and getting a card reader and seeing if that helps in fixing this. In an earlier post I attached a link to an old thread that gives a solution that seems to have helped others.
FYI, just got back from the store and it is definitely failure of the SD card reader. They tested it and my new phone comes tomorrow.
alaman68 said:
FYI, just got back from the store and it is definitely failure of the SD card reader. They tested it and my new phone comes tomorrow.
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Sprint store? How did they determine it?
I used another sdcard that I had, 8GB, and the phone read it ok...
Edit - then does this mean that there might be a factory reset on the card reader in the SG3? :/
all they told me was that they inserted another card and it happened. Mine also fried two cards so far, so it is definitely pretty bad and i was confident it would fail any test they gave it.
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all they told me was that they inserted another card and it happened. Mine also fried two cards so far, so it is definitely pretty bad and i was confident it would fail any test they gave it.
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hm... I'll clear up a 2GB one I have lying around and see how it goes before using the 32GB Ultra.
If it happens again, I'll visit the Sprint Store on Saturday.
Do you have TEP or was it covered under manufacturer warranty?
i do have TEP but it was covered under manufacturer warranty. took over an hour, but worth having the ability to use an SD card again
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i do have TEP but it was covered under manufacturer warranty. took over an hour, but worth having the ability to use an SD card again
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Kool! The way it should be, since it's a factory deffect.
I'll test out and see what goes on...
Thanks on the update.
Hey guys
Been reading this thread, having the same issue.
Actually the only reason I post because I'm troubled of the error other then having an actual problem, this error been spawning up for me for quite a while, though it does seem to work perfectly fine.
You think the SD card could just Die one day ?
I hope you guys could determine if there's a factory defect in the SG3 or the Card, I got the international GT-i9300, I hope i won't have to return it, since the shop it was bought from is located at Poland and I live in israel (let's say that handling via warranty is not an option).
Need to check perhaps with samsung if they know of any factory defects regarding microSD card readers, My SDcard brand is Sandisk 32GB ultra class 6.
I fixed mine by completely removing the battery and putting in sd card then boot up. Sounds dumb but it worked.
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sd card suddenly removed ?

Hi guys, I just encountered this problem twice tonight. First, it said "the card is damaged" or something like that then all my photos disappeared (I managed to recover all of them using a recovery software). I formatted and check the card with command promt in windows. Everything was fixed then I put it back to the phone. After a while playing around with it, it said "sd card suddenly/unexpected removed" and again, photos disappeared. I've had this phone for 4 months and never had this problem before. no idea what was going on. I looked this up and it turns out many people used to have this issue with their S3. My card is 32Gb sandisk class 4. Any ideas? right now it's working fine but Im scared that it might corrupt again.
I'm not sure why you formatted it when you put it into your computer, unless it didn't give you an option but i had the same problem happen to me last week and what fixed my problem was I would have my phone's backcover off while tuning the phone on with the microsd card not inserted and after the phone fully boots up then insert your microSD card and it should fix the problem or it did for me atleast, give it a shot.
My s3 still recognized the card. The card was not dead, only the file were corrupted. I formatted it since I thought that would make it "new" again... I also checked bad sectors with windows. Right now it's working fine, I'm just afraid it might happen again and corrupt my photos.
Is class 4 too slow? I have a class 10 SanDisk 32gb but I figured testing it would be a waste of time since I had 4 straight months without problem with this class 4.
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My s3 still recognized the card. The card was not dead, only the file were corrupted. I formatted it since I thought that would make it "new" again... I also checked bad sectors with windows. Right now it's working fine, I'm just afraid it might happen again and corrupt my photos.
Is class 4 too slow? I have a class 10 SanDisk 32gb but I figured testing it would be a waste of time since I had 4 straight months without problem with this class 4.
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When you first put the SD card into your phone months ago, did you format with the phone or the computer? It's always recommended that you format from the phone, before you use it; because it can cause weird bugs down the line. Also, are you running any customs roms or is this happening on stock?
Well I don't remember if I formatted it. I'm on rooted stock JB. I've had this card for 5 months and it has stayed in my s3 since august. There were a couple of times I took it out without un mounting (I didn't know there was an option to unmount it), but that was like months ago. I've done a little search and actually, this is a pretty common thing.
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Well I don't remember if I formatted it. I'm on rooted stock JB. I've had this card for 5 months and it has stayed in my s3 since august. There were a couple of times I took it out without un mounting (I didn't know there was an option to unmount it), but that was like months ago. I've done a little search and actually, this is a pretty common thing.
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I had the same problem. It would let me view pictures and play mp3's fine, but when I tried playing a flac or video, I would get the same error. I reformatted with android and haven't had a problem since.
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I had the same problem. It would let me view pictures and play mp3's fine, but when I tried playing a flac or video, I would get the same error. I reformatted with android and haven't had a problem since.
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It has worked fine since last night. I just reformatted it again by the phone. Hopefully this won't happen again.
Had the same issue with my S3.
Turned out that the SD card was dying (the card brand is Team Group), this caused it to be unmounted by itself and then mounted again (sometimes showing notification “sd card removed unexpectedly”), hence triggering the “Media” scanning process and significantly draining the battery.
I created an application to monitor how many times the SD card was removed, and turned out to be unmounted every ~3 mins!!!
I then bought a new Transcend 32GB Class 10 card (made in Korea), and until now, this never happens, no reports from the application whatsoever, and no media process eating my battery.
I just published this app in the play store now, this is the link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sdcardmonitor
I had the same problem with a 32gb SanDisk class 10. Files would corrupt, it would occasionally not mount correctly, and I'd frequently get the SD card is Damaged message.
For me, it seems like it was simply a faulty card, as I have an 8GB and 16GB card that both have worked without issue. I sent the 32gb into SanDisk for warranty replacement.
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I had this problem for a while. Try formatting the card to fat32 and see if its fixed.

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