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[Help] Problem with Micro Sd Ultra on Tab 3 (7 inch)

Hi people I have a little problem, I had buyed a Micro Sd 32gb Class 10 Ultra for mi Tab 3 7.0, the tablet show the 32gb, but the problem is when I tried to create folders or copy thing to the sd from the same Tablet, example: copy music from Sdcard0 to extSDcard and say "error could not be writte to"
I probed the Micro sd in a THL W5 and in LG Optimus L5 2 and works Fine, in my pc also works fine, the problem is with the tablet
(I have formated the Sd a lots of time but the problem persist)
anyone know what is the problem? This tablet support ultra micro sd?

SD cards have been annoying the crap out of me for the past week. Between discrepancies between how my PC reads em and how Android (or at least the T211) reads em, difficulty xferring files via USB, etcetera....personally I found out the bulk of my problems had to do with: an Amazon marketplace seller sold me a counterfeit SanDisk card, and before I realized the card was counterfeit (and more generally how prevalent counterfeit cards are), I purchased a Samsung 64GB card off of Ebay, turned out to be fake as well. The SanDisk fake was convincing, the Samsung as well although all the white text on the SD Card wore off within days.
Anyways I bought a legit SD card yesterday, and encountered similar problems to what you are having. IMO, save your files, and re-format the SD card using the tablet and not your PC, if you haven't done so. If you have done so, don't know what to tell you.

microSD ejected

Hello,
Anyone has problem with the microSD card being ejected when writing on it ? I have that when I take a video or multiple photo in line, even when I run a backup with Titanium and the phone is just on a table, without moving it.
I use this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007JTKM30/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I use it for months on my macbook with a nifty drive without problem.

I've had this happen myself a few times. Then my SD card got mostly corrupted, but it wasn't new, I had a 64GB Kingston Class 10 SD Card that I've abused and over used for the last few years coming from my Epic Touch 4G (Galaxy S2), Galaxy S3, and now LG G3.
My best advice:
ALWAYS backup your SD card every three months onto a computer and external hard drive, and replace your external hard drive and SD every three years if you're a heavy user (just to be safe).
I installed a newer 32GB Sandisk Class 10 (until I replace my 64GB card some day) and I have not once had it "eject" at all since. So that's probably heads up that your card is failing. Whatever you do, don't format it and keep using it, it's on it's way out from the sounds of it. The thick bars/lines in the photos are a good warning. Buy a new one as soon as you can, for now try to stick to internal storage.

Yeah, it's possible, I will try with a new one. Thank you

SD card unexpectedly removed error

Anyone else getting this error? I have a 64M SanDisk that was working just fine in my note 2. I put it in my notes and I continually get this error. I unmounted, removed and power cycled my phone but it comes back any time I try to access the card. Any ideas?

I would backup the contents of it onto your computer and reformat the card. Then try it.

I've been getting this error when my phone wakes after being idle for a long time. I've tried reformatting the card but I'm skeptical that will fix the problem. According to many online threads, this issue has been widespread across a number of devices, and my card (Sandisk 64GB Ultra CL10) works fine in other devices. Will report back.

This is a common problem with the Samsungs...There is a proper process, as follows.
First, go ahead and do a fresh format of the card and get the contents onto the card.
Second, turn the phone completely off AND REMOVE THE BATTERY.
Put the card into the card slot, replace the battery and power the phone back on.
This has been my process since the sII, and haven't had any issues, save a few completely corrupted cards which were unsalvageable. There is an issue where the card receives current from the battery, and in some cases can corrupt the card and in even fewer (but still entirely plausible cases) completely fry the SD.
I'm not sure why Samsung hasn't caught the issue, or even acknowledged it, but this process avoids it entirely.
Hope this helps

Thanks, I tried that but it made no difference.
The uSD card continues to work fine in my other devices, and diagnostic tests reveal no problems with it, so I'm confident the card itself is ok.
I'm trying another card now (this one 32GB), but I'm guessing the problem will occur with that one too.

Gary02468 said:
Thanks, I tried that but it made no difference.
The uSD card continues to work fine in my other devices, and diagnostic tests reveal no problems with it, so I'm confident the card itself is ok.
I'm trying another card now (this one 32GB), but I'm guessing the problem will occur with that one too.
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Sounds a lot like what happened to my last card in my Note 2. I was able to get a replacement under warranty and haven't had a problem with it happening since.

Well, my guess was wrong. The 32GB card I switched to is actually working fine--no recurrences of the unexpected-removal error.
So I guess there's a problem with the 64GB card, even though it was fine until I switched it from the Note 3 to the Note 4 (and I handled the card carefully).
Good thing, though. It's easier to RMA the uSD card than to exchange the Note 4.

was it an SanDisk card? I have problem using my 64gb SanDisk in my s4 and note3. I changed over to a samsung brand and now I dont have any problems.

rfs830 said:
was it an SanDisk card? I have problem using my 64gb SanDisk in my s4 and note3. I changed over to a samsung brand and now I dont have any problems.
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Yup, SanDisk Ultra 64GB. I had no problems with it in my Note 3, though.

I have a scan disk 64GB card that I took out of my Note 2 (rooted) and put in my Note 4. I started getting random unmounted errors.
Finally last night I pulled out the SD card and threw it in my computer. Sure enough it came up and said I had some corrupted files. I fixed the files. Dumped the SD card to my HD and then formatted the card in my phone. Then I put my music, pics, videos, and a couple of files for apps aback on the disk. So far no more SD card issues.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

Borgador said:
I have a scan disk 64GB card that I took out of my Note 2 (rooted) and put in my Note 4. I started getting random unmounted errors.
Finally last night I pulled out the SD card and threw it in my computer. Sure enough it came up and said I had some corrupted files. I fixed the files. Dumped the SD card to my HD and then formatted the card in my phone. Then I put my music, pics, videos, and a couple of files for apps aback on the disk. So far no more SD card issues.
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Glad that worked for you! My PC, though, reported no errors when I scanned the card, both before and after reformatting.

Just got another SD card removed error...grrr
Back to square 1
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

I'd be careful not to loose any valuable pictures.. my 128gb SD got corrupted after 2 months in note 3.. never had any issue with 64 gm tho.. got the 128 replaced and ok on note4
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I picked up a new 64GB card, made by Samsung this time, I put it in last night and formatted it.
I had to reinstall a few apps after that.
I am going to give it a few days and see how it works out.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

chadiz said:
I'd be careful not to [lose] any valuable pictures[.] [M]y 128gb SD got corrupted after 2 months in note 3[.] [N]ever had any issue with 64 g tho[.] [G]ot the 128 replaced and ok on note4[.]
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Flickr gives you a free terabyte of storage that you can auto-sync your phone's photos to. That way you don't have to buy a large SD card, and you don't have to worry as much about losing photos due to disk corruption.

Yeah, I tried formatting my SanDisk several times and kept getting the same issue any time the phone tried to access data or write to it. I put in an old 32M cheapo brand and have had no issue at all

3 days and no errors. Maybe the Note 4 doesn't like SanDisk brand SD cards?
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Borgador said:
3 days and no errors. Maybe the Note 4 doesn't like SanDisk brand SD cards?
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I have a SanDisk from my S5 in my Note 4 and it has been flawless.

Gary02468 said:
Well, my guess was wrong. The 32GB card I switched to is actually working fine--no recurrences of the unexpected-removal error.
So I guess there's a problem with the 64GB card, even though it was fine until I switched it from the Note 3 to the Note 4 (and I handled the card carefully).
Good thing, though. It's easier to RMA the uSD card than to exchange the Note 4.
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I'm happy to report that the RMA replacement for my Sandisk Ultra 64GB uSD card arrived today (the replacement is a Pixtor rather than an Ultra), and so far it's working flawlessly.

I have been dealing with this error with my Sandisk 64gig also. Didn't have a problem with it on my Note3. I have reformatted to numerous formats. Anyone know of a specific one that works. Always have had trouble out of Sandisks on Samsung galaxy products. Some I don't , but I have had this problem on at least 5 different devices. I have always read that the thing to do is go with Samsung brand SDs. The new 64gig Samsung is apparently faster than any other micro SD. However, since I have paid for this one, I'd like to use it.

SD card unexpectedly removed.

Anyone else getting this message? I put in my 64gb SanDisk Ultra and have been getting it intermittently since day 1. Almost always when I open camera or gallery. I reseated the card, took everything off, formatted and everything to no avail.

samsung and SanDisk 64 gig cards are an awful mix. my s4 killed my 64 gig card and I got it replaced. new one worked fine... didn't use it for a while bc i had the g2, but i used it in my digital camera and it was perfect. then I got the galaxy tab s in July and put it in there... by October, the card is dying again. keeps randomly unmounting and stuff. it's a Samsung and SanDisk issue. I have a 32 gig SanDisk class 6 that works fine and never corrupts but the 64 gig class 10 always corrupts. people have this issue often. I'm actually gonna buy a Samsung 64 gig card as many people did that and they say it doesn't corrupt like the SanDisk does.
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Thanks for the info. Just strange because I've used this same card since the note 2. Only this phone has given me issues.

Makron said:
Thanks for the info. Just strange because I've used this same card since the note 2. Only this phone has given me issues.
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Have you try to format the card using the note 4?

Makron said:
Thanks for the info. Just strange because I've used this same card since the note 2. Only this phone has given me issues.
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Me too. I had my Scandisk 64 gig card in my note 2 for 2 years no issue. As soon as I got my note 4, I have been having this problem randomly. Seems to be happening less as time goes by.
Bill

Redapple63 said:
Me too. I had my Scandisk 64 gig card in my note 2 for 2 years no issue. As soon as I got my note 4, I have been having this problem randomly. Seems to be happening less as time goes by.
Bill
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I used to get that with my note 2. Supposedly it's a loose cable connector. If I placed my phone on the table, the force of the placement would cause my phone to say that. I really hope my new phone won't develop this over time. Maybe you can try to test it by slapping it into your hand (that used to trigger it in my n2) btw it's not specific to the card manufacturer because I had the SanDisk 64 class ten and now have the Samsung 64 class ten and they both did it in my old phone. You should try to see if you can get a replacement if you can replicate it in the store.
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Makron said:
Anyone else getting this message? I put in my 64gb SanDisk Ultra and have been getting it intermittently since day 1. Almost always when I open camera or gallery. I reseated the card, took everything off, formatted and everything to no avail.
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The same thing has been happening to me. I have had a 64GB SanDisk Ultra card since the Note 2 and it hasn't caused any problems. Now with the Note 4 is is doing this all the time. I have formatted it with the Note 4, reseated it, and it still is happening. I hope they can fix it and soon.

k1ng617 said:
I used to get that with my note 2. Supposedly it's a loose cable connector. If I placed my phone on the table, the force of the placement would cause my phone to say that. I really hope my new phone won't develop this over time. Maybe you can try to test it by slapping it into your hand (that used to trigger it in my n2) btw it's not specific to the card manufacturer because I had the SanDisk 64 class ten and now have the Samsung 64 class ten and they both did it in my old phone. You should try to see if you can get a replacement if you can replicate it in the store.
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Also, btw it was not specific to a firmware/software/kernel because my N2 had many many versions of touchwiz, android, and cm on it and they all did it.

I used this card on my note 2 and note 3. It still works fine in my note 3. I took everything off and formatted it on the note 4 itself. I then left it blank and didn't get the issue. However as soon as I take a picture, try to send one via mms, or play music(I downloaded a song to sdcard), I get the error. It almost seems as if everytime it tries to access anything on SD card it happens. I'm going to take it in and see what they have to say about it. I'm sure they will tell me it's my sdcard. Even of they replace is what are the chances it will do the same thing? My cousin has AT&T model and his does the same thing.

Which model/speed rated 64gb ScanDisk are you all using? There's different kinds

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Which model/speed rated 64gb ScanDisk are you all using? There's different kinds
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Ultra Class 10

I'm getting this same issue with a 64GB SanDisk Ultra Class 10 MicroSDXC card. I was about to RMA the card when I found this thread. I hope a solution is found soon, this drives me crazy when trying to take photos.

Makron said:
Anyone else getting this message? I put in my 64gb SanDisk Ultra and have been getting it intermittently since day 1. Almost always when I open camera or gallery. I reseated the card, took everything off, formatted and everything to no avail.
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Yes! I have a 32GB Sandisk Ultra that seems to get lost on a daily basis...
Also, not sure if this is the case, but I seem to remember this was an Android 4.4.4 issue?? Or was it KitKat??

Same issue here. I yanked the SanDisc 64GB Ultra from my Note 3 when I sold it. I put it in my brand new Note 4, and it would get that error constantly. I removed it, formatted it, put it back in, formatted it again via my phone, and then transferred over some videos. I could play them a bit but it would quickly lose the memory card and stop playing. I yanked the 32gb from my GoPro ,formatted that, and it's been flawless ever since.
I wish I had an answer too. I got this phone partially because I like having a lot of storage space available.

I had the exact same issue with a SanDisk 64gb card. Thankfully I had purchased a Sony micro SD card not too long ago. Put it in and haven't had any more problems. Very strange that it seems to only be SanDisk cards having an issue.

My Scandisk 64 gig was solid in my note 2 for 2 years. In my note 4 it does it like every minute or so.
Put it back in my n2, rock solid. It is not the card. Now here is the weird thing, I took off the back cover and rock solid. If you look at the inside of the cover the is a little bump I think to help secure the card. I think that is the issue.
Try to perform some stuff on the card with the cover off. Let's see if it really is this simple. Report back with your findings. I am interested to know.
Bill

Redapple63 said:
My Scandisk 64 gig was solid in my note 2 for 2 years. In my note 4 it does it like every minute or so.
Put it back in my n2, rock solid. It is not the card. Now here is the weird thing, I took off the back cover and rock solid. If you look at the inside of the cover the is a little bump I think to help secure the card. I think that is the issue.
Try to perform some stuff on the card with the cover off. Let's see if it really is this simple. Report back with your findings. I am interested to know.
Bill
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When I was first having issues with the card, I got sick of removing the back, and left it off. I still had problems.

I have had zero issues with my card. Again. It is not a SanDisk error.. it is model specific. When getting the note 4 I went with an SD card that is 4k data compatible. Yes.. ordinary memory cards will not like 4k data. Is that why yall are getting errors? I'm not sure but it might have something to do with it. That a data transfer rate must be able to handle the pics and videos we create with this high end device.
I have this one...but in the 64gb varient.
http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extreme-uhs-i-action-cameras/?capacity=32GB
And I bought it from here..
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...sdsdqxn_064g_g46a_extreme_microsdhc_64gb.html
Again, absolutely zero issues since I've loaded the card into the phone.

bsems1000 said:
I have had zero issues with my card. Again. It is not a SanDisk error.. it is model specific. When getting the note 4 I went with an SD card that is 4k data compatible. Yes.. ordinary memory cards will not like 4k data. Is that why yall are getting errors? I'm not sure but it might have something to do with it. That a data transfer rate must be able to handle the pics and videos we create with this high end device.
I have this one...but in the 64gb varient.
http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extreme-uhs-i-action-cameras/?capacity=32GB
And I bought it from here..
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...sdsdqxn_064g_g46a_extreme_microsdhc_64gb.html
Again, absolutely zero issues since I've loaded the card into the phone.
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Thanks! Was hoping this was not the case, but I broke down and purchased a PNY Class 10 4k micro sd. Works great, no issues.
Thanks,
Bill

also having this issue, funny i always have this issue on samsungs, S3, S4, S5 and now this. On my G3 no issue at all with my 64GB SanDisk Ultra Class 10 MicroSDXC card.

New Tab S owner, Micro SD card issues and battery drain questions

Hello. I recently picked up a galaxy tab s 8.4 for cheap (137.00). It's used but in pretty much mint condition. I'm hoping to use the tablet for a laptop replacement for some light duty activities but I need to get past a few hurdles first.
My first problem is that I bought a 128gb PNY High Performance microsd card to use for some of my stuff. The card works fine in multiple devices, including my camera and MacBook pro. However, when I put the card into the tab s things go south. The Tab S sees it just fine, sees that it's 128gb and can read from the card. However, if I try to write to the card using my files or File Commander or some other app the card becomes currupted, gets umounted and is no longer readable by any device. Contents are gone too. My macbook pro will do nothing with it (cant even format it) and the tab s doesnt recognize that theres a card in the slot at all. The only device that will do anything with the card is my camera, which will format the card. Now the card works again in everything except if I write to it in the tab s it corrupts, unmount and no longer recognized again. If I use an old 32gb card I don't have these issues. It works no matter what I do, it's just not enough space.
I've done a bunch of reading and from what I can tell this card should work. However, some reading suggests the tab S doesn't support 128gb while other reading suggests there's a problem in 5.0.2. I don't know if I'm better off ordering a 64gb card or a different 128gb card. What are people using successfully in the tab s 8.4? Any other recommendations? I'd like to stay with 128gb if possible.
My next problem is more of an observation. It seems the battery on this tablet runs out rather quick. I'm lucky to get 4, maybe 5, hours of steady use and then it's dead. Is that typical?
Thanks for any insights.
R

The Tab S1 supports 128gb with no problems i have an 128gb myself make sure to format the microsd in the Tab S, using the setting menu, compatibility with some brand could be a problem, I stick to Samsung or Sandisk , are you certain your microsd is 100% genuine, if you have an notebook and an microsd to sdhc adapter use the software H2TESTW in link below to check it`s genuine and that it is free from errors.
About your battery life, depending on how much you use your Tab S 8.4" 4-5hours seems about right, I have the 10.5" so i am not certain, maybe an 8.4" owner with give more accurate estimation.
One thing to watch out with the 8.4" try not to bend it, as the battery connector can come loose, this is the cause of the majority of battery problems, see if you can get a case that will add some stiffness to reduce the chance of it bending.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/H2testw.shtml
John.

Thanks for the reply. I checked the card and it is indeed genuine. It reports correct size and manufacturer and I have copied 128gb worth of video to it to confirm using my macbook. I was already leery of a fake card when I ordered it so that was the first thing I did was to make sure it was authentic.
I have the Samsung book case which is very thin. I'm actually looking to add the Samsung keyboard and use it that way but apparently samsung didn't market the bronze keyboard for the 8.4 in the USA (only the white and black are readily available) so I'll source it from overseas once I know this thing is working soundly.

What format is the card in, ExFAT or FAT32?
I would always stick to decent brands with a card that size, you don't want 120 odd gigs of data going south.
You could try partitioning the card in 2 and see if it gets handled any better.
I don't think the second partition will be seen by the OS but a file manager should be able to access it.
Also I take it you are rooted with write access to the card?

The card is indeed exFat formatted. I hear you on cheap cards and losing data, perhaps I should have just gone for the quality 64gb Samsung Pro just for peace of mind. If this card doesn't work out I'll send it back and get something better.
I'm not rooted, no but i am running 5.0.2 stock. I'm able to write to the cards fine through various apps, including My Files, File Commander, ES File Explorer and a wireless sync app. I have to grant each app access to the card, but after that I can write to it just fine.

I'd send it back and swap it for a Samsung evo card.

I got the Samsung 128GB Evo Plus and it works great, read max=80MBs write max =20MBs according to specs, Warning there are a lot of fake Samsung EVO microsd, but i have yet to see an fake EVO Plus YET!!!
John.
Below is the speeds i get with my "Samsung 128GB Evo Plus" in my T800 formatted as ExFat by the Tab S