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Where did my sdcard go??

Hi all. I tried a new backup earlier then i tried a recover of said backup. No md5 match found when i chose that backup. Now i try a backup and no /sdcard also a no suitable error msg.. what happened it was running smothly.. i have clockwork touch. Should also note when i try to backup to external nothing happens in touch cwr..
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You will need to be more specific when you say sdcard...the GS3 has an internal storage that is considered an SD card in android, as well as an external SD Micro slot beside the sim card. It sounds like maybe your internal storage has become corrupted possibly. Do you have a file explorer app? If so can you browse to /sdcard? Are there any files there? If there are and you can open them then it could just be a bad backup, if you cant then the storage is corrupt. If it is corrupted a format will fix you up at the exspense of losing whatever may be on it. If a format fails to correct the problem you likely have a defective device. Try accessing the internal sdcard manually and let us know what happens. As far as the external storage goes, unless you have installed an SD Micro in your phone nothing will happen when you try to backup to it as it is, in fact, empty.

Yes i can root explore to them both i have micrs sd also. Sorry for not clarifying. I could use to backup to external.. no more. Guess ill try and format thrm?? Sorry for typos using phone. I had my original backup on internal sd.. the stock. It became corrupt and when i backed up yesterday then factory wipe reset etc.. i tried to restore to the exact backup just made it replied no m5 match..
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Its so confusing all of them say 1970.. lol.
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Weird now i root explore to clockworkmod backups and it has all 7 backups.. yesterday only 4 were there weird...
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Ok just tried all 3 md5 mismatch.. restored back to current state and at the end i get a error msg saying cannot find /sdcard/ android-secure.img stop restore but then it restore complete maybe corrupt.. im afraid to format cause i have this backup on there working good.. lol. Guess ill try..
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Woah, easy there tiger....there is an edit button if you need to make changes to a post. Im sure the modderators are not going to be too happy with a quadruple post! :silly:
On to your issues, yes i have noticed with CMW recovery the dating system seems to be borked, atleast with the last 5.x version i used which does make deciding which file to restore from. The fact that you are getting MD5 mismatches seems to confirm the fact that your flash memory file system is corrupt, or possibly you have a bad recovery all together. If you can explore to the sd card you can copy the data off of it to a safer location while you determine the exact problem so as no to loose anything that could possibly be good. I would also recommend you download Clockwork Rom Manager from the market and install the latest recovery, 6. something or other. This may solve you problems all together.
P.S. - I got the error about android-secure.img every time i restorded (the error shows during the backup also if i recall) with CMW but it didnt seem to have any effect on the restore process

Yes i forgot to edit.my bad im on my phone. I uninstalled the cwm i had on phone redownloaded from playstore. Solved my date prob. So i must have downed a bad copy from a diff thread vs thr play store.. formatted both sd cards.. so lost tons but hey starting fresh aint so bad. With the premium cwm is touch included i could use free version.. thats what i did last time and had the isuue from manually install. Thanks for your help.
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You're welcome, glad to hear you got it sorted it out :good:. I have recently switched to TWRP recovery which seems to me to be a bit more reliable, although i have not used CWM's touch so i dont have any ground for comparison and this perception could simply be a placebo effect.

MicroSD Card Issues

Hi, I have a problem with my patriot signature microsd 32gb on my 16gb Samsung Galaxy SIII which I use as a music and picture storage for my music player and camera
The phone is rooted and is running stock ROM and kernel
The problem:
1)when transferring music files while the sd card is in the phone, using a usb and explorer method of copying and pushing sometimes the write protected warning pops up, other times the file would copy but I could not find it in my music player/gallery, other times the file is present for a period of time but after a restart of my phone the file disappears.
NOTE: However, files that I have transferred using the microsd adapter and directly through the computer does not change at all.
2)On the default camera I have set up the external sd card as the default location for pictures, but when I take a picture sometimes the warning that "sd card cannot be located and default storage is changed back into phone"
3)On Android Commander when I try to push music files it always ends up as permission denied
4)When I try to copy music through the windows explorer this message pops up "the device has either stopped working or is not responding"
What I attempted:
I thought it was a formatting problem and so I tried to format the sd card using both my phone and pc into the phone's desired FAT32 format,
but the problem persists.
I have also inserted the sd card into the adapter and put the write protected switch up thinking it was a permissions problem
Is it a faulty card? or am I doing something wrong?
Additional Note:
1)I have both ES file explorer and Root explorer and when I attempt to change the permission on my external sd card which usually appears in ES file explorer as "rwx-rwx-r(blank)x" it always fails
2)When opening the gallery and trying to view some of the photos saved in the external sd card, it would appears as unable to load and just a black screen.
3)I also export playlists from itunes in m3u format and puts it in a playlist folder in the sd card but it would never appear when I try to see it in a file explorer, although using poweramp I can import the list, but the old ones that I have placed on the card is also present unable to find them or delete them in either the phone or the pc
I have really became desperate trying to solve this problem
Please help me

Try reformatting as exFat. Also I don't think you can change the permissions on the entire sdcard.
It could also be that the phone connects using MTP. There's an app here on xda called sgs3 easy ums. It will mount the card as a UMS device. Try transferring that way.
I think the sgs3 was intended to use the exFat format though.
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Have you tried this?
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
I have a problem with my card right now for my SDS3 (see sig) but my problem is completely different from yours. Hope that helps solve your problem.

DocHoliday77 said:
Try reformatting as exFat. Also I don't think you can change the permissions on the entire sdcard.
It could also be that the phone connects using MTP. There's an app here on xda called sgs3 easy ums. It will mount the card as a UMS device. Try transferring that way.
I think the sgs3 was intended to use the exFat format though.
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Wow this forum is awsome people reply so fast!
anyhow yes I did use sgs3 and it says it could not be detected, my external sd card that is,
I will try to format it as exFat as soon as possible but atm I am not able to back up my music if needed
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Have you tried this?
I have a problem with my card right now for my SDS3 (see sig) but my problem is completely different from yours. Hope that helps solve your problem.
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Ya I also downloaded that tool along with easeus partition which was not able to recognize my sd card

HolySafari said:
Ya I also downloaded that tool along with easeus partition which was not able to recognize my sd card
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That's weird. If it doesn't pick up your card then the problem might be more serious than you think. But how can you see the contents and be able to format it yet utilities like Easus and SDFormatter can't see the drive? Did you try disconnecting all USB flash drives, your phone or other devices connected to your computer first? Check explorer and see to it that your card is the only one connected with a drive letter. Go to SDFormatter, hit refresh and make sure the drive letter is chosen.
SDFormatter just fixed the problem I was having.

You said you were rooted stock. Did you do any debloating or anything else to it. I doubt its the case but maybe something needed was accidentally removed.
Have you tried running fix permissions in recovery or TiB?
Also, how did you root? Was it recent and did the card function properly before? If you used odin to flash a rooted fw, maybe it was a bad download?
If all else fails, you could try reflashing the full stock fw with Odin.
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DocHoliday77 said:
You said you were rooted stock. Did you do any debloating or anything else to it. I doubt its the case but maybe something needed was accidentally removed.
Have you tried running fix permissions in recovery or TiB?
Also, how did you root? Was it recent and did the card function properly before? If you used odin to flash a rooted fw, maybe it was a bad download?
If all else fails, you could try reflashing the full stock fw with Odin.
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1)I didn't do any debloating for my phone, and how do you run fix permissions in recovery? or TiB?
2)I root my phone by following this guide "How to Root U.S. and Canada Galaxy S3 SGH-T999/SGH-I747/SPH-L710! [Fail-Proof][Noob-Proof][U.S. Cellular]" using odin
3)So by reflashing the full stock fw do you mean I need to factory reset? or Is it possible to download the stock fw somewhere?
Sorry I am new to android, so please bear with me

Sorry, coulda sworn you could run fix permissions in Titanium....
You should be able to do this in cwm or twrp recovery. May be in the advanced menu. You can install the recovery from Rom or Goo Manager app.
Factory reset wipes all user data taking you back to an out of the box state.
You can get a pre rooted version of the FW from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
This is the original LE6 version though, if you want the updated LH2 version give me a few min to get the link for you.
Follow directions in that thread to flash with Odin.
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Ok, sorry, just reread your last post and I can point you to the FW you need but I first need to know which carrier you have. Is it T999 on tmobile or T999V on one of the Canadian carriers?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sorry, coulda sworn you could run fix permissions in Titanium....
You should be able to do this in cwm or twrp recovery. May be in the advanced menu. You can install the recovery from Rom or Goo Manager app.
Factory reset wipes all user data taking you back to an out of the box state.
You can get a pre rooted version of the FW from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
This is the original LE6 version though, if you want the updated LH2 version give me a few min to get the link for you.
Follow directions in that thread to flash with Odin.
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Ok, sorry, just reread your last post and I can point you to the FW you need but I first need to know which carrier you have. Is it T999 on tmobile or T999V on one of the Canadian carriers?
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thank you so much for taking the time and finding that for me!
i will definitely try it as soon as i can!
thanks again

NP.
Let us know how it goes. If noting at all seems to work, try borrowing a sdcard and see if it acts the same.
Could always just be a problem elwith the card itself
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I had a patriot 16gb class 10.. when it works.. it's awesome should be called class 15 or something lol. However there were three times it randomly corrupts.. lost all my pictures and crap. A format usually fixes it. After the second time... i learned to put my photos to default internal memory. The third time i was no longer able to format it... couldn't move files in or out but i can open them?! I went with the high amount of 5 star reviews but should've listened to them 1-2 star reviews. They don't do well with phones. And your problem is a problem that occurred to me every now and then. Remember to back up your card frequently before it crashes!
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ah, problem
so I tried followed the link and the steps to flash the fw
but I am encountering this problem of when odin is done and the phone is restarting the "process android.process.acore has stopped" along with touchwiz and poweramp.
I reflashed twice and the problem remains
I even cleared dalvik cache and regular cache and fixed permissions with cwm and rebooted but it still did not fix the problem
Do I have to factory reset now?
:crying:

I can't remember which app it is or if this is the one requiring factory reset. Can you boot and get to settings > app manager? If so clear data on google services framework. Maube also touchwiz home. (Can't remember for sure)
You could also try using the built in file manager in twrp. Go to /data/data and look for those folders and delete them. May not work but worth a try.
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I can't remember which app it is or if this is the one requiring factory reset. Can you boot and get to settings > app manager? If so clear data on google services framework. Maube also touchwiz home. (Can't remember for sure)
You could also try using the built in file manager in twrp. Go to /data/data and look for those folders and delete them. May not work but worth a try.
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ya thanks for the advice but it didn't work
From what I can tell the only solution now is to do a factory reset
anyways so why did the fw not work for me?
i even made sure i downloaded the correct wind one
at least now maybe with the factory fw i can make sure the external sd card works?

so factory reset is done
external sd card still does not want to work via "my file" folder creation
I don't know is it broken? I would like to try another sd card but I need to find one
although I did test it with h2testw and no error message popped up.
It wrote and verified fine.

Sometimes left over data can cause problems with a newly flashed system. Odin didn't wipe your apps or data and something was left behind that conflicted with setup or something like that. Sorry it came down to that man.
Ive heard a few times over the past couple years of sdcards working fine in one device but not at all in another. It seems rare and I'm not sure why it happens, but it can.
Only way to know for sure is to borrow a known good sdcard and try it. If it also doesn't work then its most likely a problem with the phone. If it works then you probably need to replace the card. Maybe take it to the store where you got it and let them try. That way if it doesn't work you have a witness that can note your account of the issue.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sometimes left over data can cause problems with a newly flashed system. Odin didn't wipe your apps or data and something was left behind that conflicted with setup or something like that. Sorry it came down to that man.
Ive heard a few times over the past couple years of sdcards working fine in one device but not at all in another. It seems rare and I'm not sure why it happens, but it can.
Only way to know for sure is to borrow a known good sdcard and try it. If it also doesn't work then its most likely a problem with the phone. If it works then you probably need to replace the card. Maybe take it to the store where you got it and let them try. That way if it doesn't work you have a witness that can note your account of the issue.
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ya probably have to do that
thanks again for the help

[Q] My Rom is Telling me I'm phone is almost full but...

When I look from the perspective my computer I can;t identify where I have fill all 15 GB from?
Could this be a possible error from the Rom its self or is it hidden files that wouldn't be seen by my computer that is causing these kinds of issues?
I have also tried switching to have most my app and information stored on the SD card but nothing seem to be working.
Thanks for any help in advance.

Icon000 said:
When I look from the perspective my computer I can;t identify where I have fill all 15 GB from?
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Do you take a lot of pictures and/or video? If you're using a TouchWiz-based ROM, then you can tell the camera app to use the external storage (SD card) instead of local storage.
You can move them over with any file manager app.
Otherwise, I'm not sure. It's possible you have some games installed that simply can't be moved to SD, but that's pretty rare now days.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Nope
I don't really take any pictures nor do I store anything on my phone really.
Here are the screenshots I took of my memory usage.
My SD card is more Full than the internal memory.
I had tried doing a factory reset which did lower the totally memory usage but still had the system memory issue.

d3athsd00r said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Thanks for this suggestion but I tried to down load it and my phone said I didn't have enough storage despite the storage information I had previously posted.

Icon000 said:
Thanks for this suggestion but I tried to down load it and my phone said I didn't have enough storage despite the storage information I had previously posted.
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I would go for a fresh, clean install. Backup, wipe all and reflash.

BWolf56 said:
I would go for a fresh, clean install. Backup, wipe all and reflash.
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Seems like your "stuff" is all being saved in the wrong place or partition

hednik said:
Seems like your "stuff" is all being saved in the wrong place or partition
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Agreed but I don't know 100% what to do about it.
I have done a wipe but it seems like its always still full which doesn't make sense.
I looked into storage after I installed a 4.2 rom and it said I have 4.2GB from CWM but then I can't find the files to back that up when I look from the computer side.
Any Ideas?

Icon000 said:
Agreed but I don't know 100% what to do about it.
I have done a wipe but it seems like its always still full which doesn't make sense.
I looked into storage after I installed a 4.2 rom and it said I have 4.2GB from CWM but then I can't find the files to back that up when I look from the computer side.
Any Ideas?
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How many nandroid backups have you made?
I'm thinking you got a few you could get rid of.
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BWolf56 said:
How many nandroid backups have you made?
I'm thinking you got a few you could get rid of.
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I go rid of the 2 I could find but it only openned up 2GB. I;m going to try and down load the other app that was suggested see if it clears things up.
I also had 5 GB of I donknow what kind of data on my SD card labeled. Lost.dir

Icon000 said:
I go rid of the 2 I could find but it only openned up 2GB. I;m going to try and down load the other app that was suggested see if it clears things up.
I also had 5 GB of I donknow what kind of data on my SD card labeled. Lost.dir
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Lost.dir is for a repair recovery thingy for Mac I think. So basically, you can delete it's content if it's not something you wish to recover.

[Q] Can't Flash ROMS

So whenever I try to flash a ROM I get the following error:
E: unable to open zip file
Erorr flashing zip '/external_sd/Infamous_S4_v2.5.zip'
Updating partition details
I've had the problem since yesterday and have searched different threads with the same error but none seem to have a solution.
I've read that it could be the file and I have since redownloaded the same ROM several times and downloaded different ROMs and all give the same error.
I've ODINed back to stock and re-rooted and reflashed the TWRP recovery.
I've formatted my SD card which was a HUGE pain but it was one of the suggested ideas in the other threads.
And I STILL get the same error. I have no idea what else to do. I was fine on Infamous s4 2.4. I wiped and flashed 2.5 and i lost my status bar. Someone suggested to download and reflash and that's when the problem started.

I got that error, as well
What I had to do was to download it on a computer and use a cable to transfer it to my phone.
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Android_Monsters said:
I got that error, as well
What I had to do was to download it on a computer and use a cable to transfer it to my phone.
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i tried this and no luck

Have you tried flashing it from your internal card?
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I would venture to say it's a bad download. Maybe try downloading again?

Ive downloaded 3-4 times. I've also tried other ROMs. I tried to go back to Infamous 2.4 it wont flash. I flashed the google edition and it did work. The wicked rom also works. But v 2.5 and 2.4 of infamous don't flash.
I did not try flashing from internal. But I guess since I got wicked working I will just stick with that
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disturkis4u said:
Ive downloaded 3-4 times. I've also tried other ROMs. I tried to go back to Infamous 2.4 it wont flash. I flashed the google edition and it did work. The wicked rom also works. But v 2.5 and 2.4 of infamous don't flash.
I did not try flashing from internal. But I guess since I got wicked working I will just stick with that
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Can you browse through the zips either through a file browser or on your computer? I kept getting that error with Faux kernel a while back. Thought I'd try to browse through the file on my computer and it would tell me it was an invalid file or something of that sort. I downloaded the same file maybe 8-10 times before I got one I could open; coincidentally enough, the one I could browse was the only one that would flash. What I'm saying, if you can't open the file, then it's a bad/corrupt file; regardless of whether you've downloaded it multiple times or not. If you CAN open it, then the problem would lie elsewhere.

Check your recovery and make sure its updated

I had same problem. It's a bad download. I got it 3 times from same rom and was determined to get it to work. Either download to computer or if using your phone make sure to download from different links. I couldn't navigate through the zip either. So maybe it was a bad upload or download.
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lordcheeto03 said:
Can you browse through the zips either through a file browser or on your computer? I kept getting that error with Faux kernel a while back. Thought I'd try to browse through the file on my computer and it would tell me it was an invalid file or something of that sort. I downloaded the same file maybe 8-10 times before I got one I could open; coincidentally enough, the one I could browse was the only one that would flash. What I'm saying, if you can't open the file, then it's a bad/corrupt file; regardless of whether you've downloaded it multiple times or not. If you CAN open it, then the problem would lie elsewhere.
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You guys are right. Even though some I downloaded on a computer, I just tried opening with root Explorer and the files wouldn't open but the good files did open. I guess that was it all along. I've never had so many problems downloading roms before. Wish I had known before wiping my phone and sd card lol
Aoe316 said:
I had same problem. It's a bad download. I got it 3 times from same rom and was determined to get it to work. Either download to computer or if using your phone make sure to download from different links. I couldn't navigate through the zip either. So maybe it was a bad upload or download.
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Before this starting happening, what rom were you running, aosp type rom I bet.

Me too
disturkis4u said:
You guys are right. Even though some I downloaded on a computer, I just tried opening with root Explorer and the files wouldn't open but the good files did open. I guess that was it all along. I've never had so many problems downloading roms before. Wish I had known before wiping my phone and sd card lol
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I have been having the same problem ever since I downloaded and flashed the GE 4.3. I can't even restore my backups that I have been using just fine before I flashed GE. I have noticed however that the problem only exists with my backups on my external SD card. The one backup I have on my internal is the only one I can restore. I don't think its a bad download problem, only because it's causing my MD5's on my external to mismatch, when I never had that problem before GE. I downloaded Infamous 2.6 4 different times to my computer and none of them have worked. I really want this as I like the GE (not Jamison's Rom GE) but it just doesn't give me what I want. I want Infamous 2.6. HELP!!:fingers-crossed:

LAkingsfan3131 said:
I have been having the same problem ever since I downloaded and flashed the GE 4.3. I can't even restore my backups that I have been using just fine before I flashed GE. I have noticed however that the problem only exists with my backups on my external SD card. The one backup I have on my internal is the only one I can restore. I don't think its a bad download problem, only because it's causing my MD5's on my external to mismatch, when I never had that problem before GE. I downloaded Infamous 2.6 4 different times to my computer and none of them have worked. I really want this as I like the GE (not Jamison's Rom GE) but it just doesn't give me what I want. I want Infamous 2.6. HELP!!:fingers-crossed:
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If 4.3 changed external file handling again, you'd theoretically get that response again until you wiped both external and internal storage so it could be set up as 4.2 format again. Just backup both to your computer and move things back afterward.

TheAxman said:
Before this starting happening, what rom were you running, aosp type rom I bet.
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I was just updating from infamous 2.4 to 2.5 when the issue started
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I don't see how it could be GE4.3 doing that. I flashed 4.3 a few days ago and decided to go back to TW; my backup worked perfectly. All of my backups work and all of my flashable zips work. I store nothing on my internal storage; it's more like temporary storage until I move it to the SD.

LAkingsfan3131 said:
I have been having the same problem ever since I downloaded and flashed the GE 4.3. I can't even restore my backups that I have been using just fine before I flashed GE. I have noticed however that the problem only exists with my backups on my external SD card. The one backup I have on my internal is the only one I can restore. I don't think its a bad download problem, only because it's causing my MD5's on my external to mismatch, when I never had that problem before GE. I downloaded Infamous 2.6 4 different times to my computer and none of them have worked. I really want this as I like the GE (not Jamison's Rom GE) but it just doesn't give me what I want. I want Infamous 2.6. HELP!!:fingers-crossed:
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I havent had issues with backups so far thankfully. I use titanium to backup and restore my apps. I've also never had any issues flashing ROMs before and I've been doing it for years.
As the previous poster suggested, it seems I keep getting bad downloads for infamous roms no matter what server I use to download. For now I have switched to wicked rom and like it.
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disturkis4u said:
I havent had issues with backups so far thankfully. I use titanium to backup and restore my apps. I've also never had any issues flashing ROMs before and I've been doing it for years.
As the previous poster suggested, it seems I keep getting bad downloads for infamous roms no matter what server I use to download. For now I have switched to wicked rom and like it.
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Yeah, the backup problem is curious... not sure what could have gone wrong there, but the problems with downloading Infamous would most assuredly be a bad download. Would have nothing to do with the file system on the SD card if the zip can't even be opened on the computer to which it was downloaded.

lordcheeto03 said:
Yeah, the backup problem is curious... not sure what could have gone wrong there, but the problems with downloading Infamous would most assuredly be a bad download. Would have nothing to do with the file system on the SD card if the zip can't even be opened on the computer to which it was downloaded.
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After I posted, I was browsing my photos that I took last night of my kids enjoying the fireworks. I noticed that a lot of them were just not showing up in the gallery, and the videos would give me a could not play this file error message. So I thought maybe if I unmounted and remounted the SD card it would fix the problem, like it used to with my GS2. Well once I unmounted it, it would not remount. So I took it out and placed it in my tablet. Nothing. So I restored stock 4.2.2 and when I rebooted it said my SD card was corrupted and needed to be reformatted. I lost all my pics :crying: Oh well. that's the risk I run by flashing ROMS. So I am downloading Infamous 2.6 once again. Here's hopin.
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LAkingsfan3131 said:
After I posted, I was browsing my photos that I took last night of my kids enjoying the fireworks. I noticed that a lot of them were just not showing up in the gallery, and the videos would give me a could not play this file error message. So I thought maybe if I unmounted and remounted the SD card it would fix the problem, like it used to with my GS2. Well once I unmounted it, it would not remount. So I took it out and placed it in my tablet. Nothing. So I restored stock 4.2.2 and when I rebooted it said my SD card was corrupted and needed to be reformatted. I lost all my pics :crying: Oh well. that's the risk I run by flashing ROMS. So I am downloading Infamous 2.6 once again. Here's hopin.
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Now recovery is telling me it can't mount the external SD.......ugh.

LAkingsfan3131 said:
After I posted, I was browsing my photos that I took last night of my kids enjoying the fireworks. I noticed that a lot of them were just not showing up in the gallery, and the videos would give me a could not play this file error message. So I thought maybe if I unmounted and remounted the SD card it would fix the problem, like it used to with my GS2. Well once I unmounted it, it would not remount. So I took it out and placed it in my tablet. Nothing. So I restored stock 4.2.2 and when I rebooted it said my SD card was corrupted and needed to be reformatted. I lost all my pics :crying: Oh well. that's the risk I run by flashing ROMS. So I am downloading Infamous 2.6 once again. Here's hopin.
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Now recovery is telling me it can't mount the external SD.......ugh.
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Pop the card into your computer and format to FAT32. That should get it into working order.

[Q] Need help Clockwork recovery failed backup

Hey guys yesterday i tried to make a backup using clockwork recovery and it failed and now when i check my memory it says 800 free of 12.0 gb.
I dont know what to do there is no file or anything. Should i try to format my card?

killtrippy said:
Hey guys yesterday i tried to make a backup using clockwork recovery and it failed and now when i check my memory it says 800 free of 12.0 gb.
I dont know what to do there is no file or anything. Should i try to format my card?
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Still need help please! I really dont want to replace my S3 for $125. Im sure something is able to fix it

What version of CWM do you have and what ROM are you running? And did you have that little space left all along or was it only after you tried making a backup?
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aussie88 said:
What version of CWM do you have and what ROM are you running? And did you have that little space left all along or was it only after you tried making a backup?
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Im not sure but its not that i tried to backup a stock version of the latest legit ROM from samsung and it failed and phone restarted and now it show like 500 mb's left on my phone. I check all files on the phone and nothing is taking up space all the files on my phone together is like 2gb. not sure whats wrong. I installed a different rom to check if thats a issue with the stock Samsung ROM but nope it still same.
EDIT: I just tried to format the DATA partition which it shows takes up 12GB but didnt do anything.

Well if you're running an older version of CWM, you will have issues with any 4.3 roms, stock or not. I would firstly upgrade to the latest version of CWM, and then if you can, use a root Explorer either on your phone or laptop to see hidden files.
I personally had an issue due to having an older version of CWM, and I had a few gb of data hidden behind a bunch of nested 0 folders.
If you still don't see anything, then maybe a format of the internal SD thru CWM is in order. Hopefully you have/are able to back up all that info before you need to do that tho.
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aussie88 said:
Well if you're running an older version of CWM, you will have issues with any 4.3 roms, stock or not. I would firstly upgrade to the latest version of CWM, and then if you can, use a root Explorer either on your phone or laptop to see hidden files.
I personally had an issue due to having an older version of CWM, and I had a few gb of data hidden behind a bunch of nested 0 folders.
If you still don't see anything, then maybe a format of the internal SD thru CWM is in order. Hopefully you have/are able to back up all that info before you need to do that tho.
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I am running the LATEST version of CWM i remembered i checked like 2 weeks ago i can check again but shouldnt be a problem. Ill check right now with root explorer and see if i find any files. I already backed up everything on my SD card.