I recently bought a brand new sandisk 64gb micro sdxc card for use with my e4gt. When I put it into the phone the phone reads it, but will not give me the option to format it. The only option I have is to mount it, but when doing so it just says it is safe to remove which shows that it is not mounting properly. Should I try buying an sd card reader and formatting it on my computer? Or what else could I do to get it to work? Also, it is running stock leaked GA10 rooted.
I have the same micro sd. For it to work on the phone (for me), I formatted it to fat32 and it worked. Most recently I lost my old card on a trip, bought a new one, I formatted it again to fat32, tossed it in the phone but the phone didn't recognize it, but gave me an option to format it which I did. Then it worked. It might have a bit to do with roms too (I was on stock, then moved to a CM rom)
So you formatted in on your computer? If so which sd card reader did you buy? Could you post a link if possible? And thank you.
Just use any sd adapter and use the format32 gui from Ridgecrop. Roms or builds shouldn't matter once it's properly formatted and mounts.
I have the same Sd card. Sniper and Avatar turned me on to that utility.
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Found this really nice deal on Amazon.
Just ordered one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007WTAJTO/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?redirect=true
I'd say be careful. If you check some reviews, I heard when they sell out, they replace it with Class 6.
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You don't have to worry if you buy from Amazon. If you buy from a third party make sure it says "fulfilled by Amazon", you'll get super saver shipping and it will be exactly as described.
It's Sold by Amazon and
Fulfilled by Amazon,
so I'm not too worried about it.
If they ship something other than what I ordered, I'll just return the item
I've always had good experiences with Amazon, as long as the Items are Sold by Amazon directly, or if the Seller's Return Policy is the same as Amazon's.
I read through All 12 pages of Amazon reviews.
This Is a Class 10 Card.
The 4th reviewer was only stating his opinion. Every Reviewer (111 of 112) received a Class 10.
And the 4th reviewer most likely also received a Class 10.
I'm actually using this card right now. Ordered it Saturday, got it Wednesday. Works like a champ.
From Amazon, of course. The price was cheaper than ebay, with none of the risk.
Bought this card last night...hope it works in a 16 GB verizon s3...
I would live to get one of these but I'm in Canada. Anyone want to order one for me?
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got this card today and it does not work...does anyone know if you need to do anything special?
bearklaws said:
got this card today and it does not work...does anyone know if you need to do anything special?
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What ROM are you using? Did you format the card?
senergy rom, and yes i formated it. i also transferd from old card to new card and still a no go.
went into setting /then to storage and tried to mount it that way also. it might be bad.
bearklaws said:
senergy rom, and yes i formated it. i also transferd from old card to new card and still a no go.
went into setting /then to storage and tried to mount it that way also. it might be bad.
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I can't see pics at work if you uploaded a pic with that, but does your computer read it? Does your phone say its corrupt? If everything says it's corrupt you can probably go to control panel -> hardware and do a full format (25/30 minutes). If nothing recognizes it at all, it's bad and you should request a replacement/refund.
had a hard time formatting the very first time. I am going to do a full format now, if that doesnt work, its going back. Thanks for the help.
Tried everything i know how...i am sending it back...thanks
Just received mine, and installed it in my S3.
Working Perfectly
This is what I did:
- I removed my SanDisk 32GB Class 6 card from my S3 after 'Unmounting' it.
- I saved All data on the card to a Folder on my pc
*the 32GB card is FAT32
- I installed the 64GB card into my S3, Formatted it, and Removed it after 'Unmounting' the card.
I transferrerd All data onto my New 64GB Card via my pc
- I installed the 64GB card into my S3 and Everything is Working Fine
*the 64GB card is exFAT
The 64GB card had 59.47GB Usable memory beforing transferring my folders over to it.
Biker1 said:
Just received mine, and installed it in my S3.
Working Perfectly
This is what I did:
- I removed my SanDisk 32GB Class 6 card from my S3 after 'Unmounting' it.
- I saved All data on the card to a Folder on my pc
*the 32GB card is FAT32
- I installed the 64GB card into my S3, Formatted it, and Removed it after 'Unmounting' the card.
I transferrerd All data onto my New 64GB Card via my pc
- I installed the 64GB card into my S3 and Everything is Working Fine
*the 64GB card is exFAT
The 64GB card had 59.47GB Usable memory beforing transferring my folders over to it.
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Nice...I could not even get my phone to see it...I did the same thing you did also...just a bad card,waiting for another.(thanks for the write up.)
bearklaws said:
Nice...I could not even get my phone to see it...I did the same thing you did also...just a bad card,waiting for another.(thanks for the write up.)
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Your card arrived in the cardboard/blister packaging?
Don't know what the odds are of getting a defective card, taking into consideration the Seller, packaging, etc. But hopefully your replacement card will have no issue.
Have you tried to install the card into another device, if one is available?
Biker1 said:
Just received mine, and installed it in my S3.
Working Perfectly
This is what I did:
- I removed my SanDisk 32GB Class 6 card from my S3 after 'Unmounting' it.
- I saved All data on the card to a Folder on my pc
*the 32GB card is FAT32
- I installed the 64GB card into my S3, Formatted it, and Removed it after 'Unmounting' the card.
I transferrerd All data onto my New 64GB Card via my pc
- I installed the 64GB card into my S3 and Everything is Working Fine
*the 64GB card is exFAT
The 64GB card had 59.47GB Usable memory beforing transferring my folders over to it.
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I did exactly the same (my old 32GB FAT32 card to new 64GB exFAT one).
And everything is going fine...
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key_r said:
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I did exactly the same (my old 32GB FAT32 card to new 64GB exFAT one).
And everything is going fine...
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Sounds good to me
My S3 now has a capacity for 96GB of frigg'n
memory
That's a lot of memory!
does a 64gb card HAVE to be exfat? or can i make it fat32?
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does a 64gb card HAVE to be exfat? or can i make it fat32?
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You can but you can't format it using the Windows formatter. I used easeus software to format mine so that the card would be visible in clockwork recovery. exFAT is not supported there. Had a bit of a scare after formatting with the HP utility. Repartitioned in easeus but it would only read on the computer and it would FC system apps on my phone. Figured out that the partition needs to be primary not logical (what easus defaults to for new partitions) to work on the phone. All you have to do is pop the card in the computer, open easeus and format fat32. Don't mess with partitions
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nacron said:
You can but you can't format it using the Windows formatter. I used easeus software to format mine so that the card would be visible in clockwork recovery. exFAT is not supported there. Had a bit of a scare after formatting with the HP utility. Repartitioned in easeus but it would only read on the computer and it would FC system apps on my phone. Figured out that the partition needs to be primary not logical (what easus defaults to for new partitions) to work on the phone. All you have to do is pop the card in the computer, open easeus and format fat32. Don't mess with partitions
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I didn't realize that Clockwork didn't read exFAT.
I just did a backup to my Internal storage cause as you say, CWM didn't see the ext. SD card.
I'm gonna reformat the card now.
Thanks.
Is this what I need to use to convert to FAT32?
http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-380-easeus-partition-master
I'm going to do the following:
- format 64GB card in my S3, which will delete all data
- install Easeus onto my pc
- put 64GB card into my pc
- open Easeus Utility, and format 64GB card to FAT32.
- reinstall Folders previously saved on my pc from my 32GB FAT32 card to the newly formatted 64GB card
- install card into my S3, and I should be good to go?
UPDATE:
- Formatted 64GB card to FAT32
- CWM recognizes card
All is well in the neighborhood
I just got a 64GB Class 10 SDXC card from Sandisk(the sale on Amazon). My GS3 running CM10 reports it as damaged or corrupted. Trying to format it on the phone eds up with a perpetual unmounting notification. My printer says the card is corrupt and two computers (Linux Mint and Mac OS X) will not recognize it at all using a USB adapter. The most success I have had is when I put it in my Atrix 4G(even though it only supports SDHC cards). It got through formatting but the phone locked up immediately after and the card was corrupt upon rebooting. Does anybody know of a solution or should I request a return through Amazon? Thanks in advance!
Gotta format it FAT32 on computer. Windows won't do it. Gotta use a program. I forgot what it's called. Just Google it.
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I just got a 64GB Class 10 SDXC card from Sandisk(the sale on Amazon). My GS3 running CM10 reports it as damaged or corrupted. Trying to format it on the phone eds up with a perpetual unmounting notification. My printer says the card is corrupt and two computers (Linux Mint and Mac OS X) will not recognize it at all using a USB adapter. The most success I have had is when I put it in my Atrix 4G(even though it only supports SDHC cards). It got through formatting but the phone locked up immediately after and the card was corrupt upon rebooting. Does anybody know of a solution or should I request a return through Amazon? Thanks in advance!
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The 64GB microSDXC card comes formatted as exFAT, which isn't supported by AOSP kernels. Using a 3rd party Windows program or a phone that supports exFAT (ie. your Galaxy S3 running a stock/custom Samsung ROM), format the card to FAT32 and it should work properly. You can also try formatting the card to NTFS and using ktoon's test kernel, which has NTFS support.
So I bought a 64gb sandisk microSD card but when I tried to format it using GUI format it only formatted to 32gb. I formatted it on an old vista laptop since I don't have an sd card reader. Any idea why it wouldn't show as 64gb?
Where did you buy it from? There are a lot of counterfeit cards for sale.
metalfan78 said:
Where did you buy it from? There are a lot of counterfeit cards for sale.
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This listing
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra...8&qid=1357260564&sr=8-8&keywords=64gb+sd+card
bestdayever said:
This listing
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra...8&qid=1357260564&sr=8-8&keywords=64gb+sd+card
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That's not a MicroSD card, you have the wrong listing.
Jereso said:
That's not a MicroSD card, you have the wrong listing.
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Woops, you're right. This one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009QZH6JS/ref=twister_B009QZH7BU?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Woops, you're right. This one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009QZH6JS/ref=twister_B009QZH7BU?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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That looks like the right one...but wasn't Amazon as well as Ebay, rumored to be selling fakes?
So it's a SanDisk? It should work just fine.
Our phones unofficially support 64GB cards as do most phones. I remember even asking the question when 64GB cards just started to come it whether I could use them. You may need to format the card into another format then your phone will recognize every GB of it.
You will not be able to do this with your phone but formatting it on your computer. I'll try finding that form link for you which has a tutorial.
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ndh777 said:
So it's a SanDisk? It should work just fine.
Our phones unofficially support 64GB cards as do most phones. I remember even asking the question when 64GB cards just started to come it whether I could use them. You may need to format the card into another format then your phone will recognize every GB of it.
You will not be able to do this with your phone but formatting it on your computer. I'll try finding that form link for you which has a tutorial.
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I used the GUI format which is a version of FAT32 format for windows to format the card. When I formatted it I ended up with 32gb instead of 64gb and wondering if it is just a problem with the laptop or the card. If the laptop micro sd card reader didn't support 64gb would it see the card as 32 or just not see it at all?
EDIT: I had my friend format my card with his stock S3 and it recognized all 64gb (although its in exFAT so my phone won't read it DOH) so it appears the laptop I used doesn't support SDXC and that was the issue. Gonna buy a media card reader for my pc to format the card. Thanks for the replys.
Glad you got it going. Here's the thread I started about it, if you're still interested http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-accessories/384806-64gb-micro-sdxc-card.html
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Glad you got it going. Here's the thread I started about it, if you're still interested http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-accessories/384806-64gb-micro-sdxc-card.html
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Thanks for the link, but for me the issue was my microSD --> USB dongle converter which wasn't compatible with the SDXC. Not sure how the converter could limit this but obviously it did. Will try to find another usb dongle since its more convenient to have that than a SD card. i dont have a SD reader in my big PC either.
Next time you need to Format an SD Card, and want to do it on the PC / Laptop. Use SD Formatter. It has never failed me once. It has even saved a few SD Cards that were allegedly done. I've used the program on several older PC's and Laptops. With nothing more than the SD Card Adapter. But it does require the card to be out of the Device. So not having an SD Card Reader port on the PC /Laptop is an issue .
i had the same but solved
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bestdayever said:
So I bought a 64gb sandisk microSD card but when I tried to format it using GUI format it only formatted to 32gb. I formatted it on an old vista laptop since I don't have an sd card reader. Any idea why it wouldn't show as 64gb?
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try using some other card reader or leptop with in built card reader and this time use "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition" google and download
and just run it then unmount ur card and then mount manually u will see 2 partitions on ur SD card reader just delete 2nd partition and click apply and then after format it to exfat by using stock windows tool built in windows ....
Think used Mac or other os format it .???
I have a SanDisk ultra 64 gig micro sd card from walmart I bought for 59 dollars and everything I use it with see 64 gigs. Don't buy the cards online there cons and if you can get a refund. I paid 100 for a 32 gig micro sd card a few years ago, so 59 for 64 gig is a steal. I have the sprint gs3 also.
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Something I've been meaning to ask, simply because it's a wierd occurrence. A few days ago, I got a new 64gb Samsung micro SD card. Naturally, I had to format it into FAT32. I went to format the card using my S III (because it has helped put both my 32gb cards into FAT32). Format successful, and I moved a bunch of backup files from my other card onto it, and hooked it up to my Galaxy Nexus using my Meenova reader. The storage mounted, but it couldn't be accessed. The format of the SD card, I found out, was exFAT, not FAT32. My question is this: why when you use the device to format it does the 64gb card get put to exFAT instead of FAT32? I had to use my laptop to format it I to FAT32, just like the last time I got a 64gb card.
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I've always had to use my pc, I think the phone is only set up to format it in exfat because you can transfer larger files than fat32. I may be wrong though.
Hi,
When I turn my phone on, it sometimes shows up with this message: http://i.imgur.com/vxq4QQo.png
Any idea how to fix this?
Thanks!
That's a recovery error, when there is no MOFD_SDUPDATE
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Even though the Zenfone 2 supports 64gb sd card the recovery (stock) doesn't recognise the micro sd card if it bigger than 32gb or formatted anything other than FAT32.
You either need to put the OTA file on a 32gb or less micro sd card and flash or format your micro sd card FAT32, doing this will result in not being able to put files larger than 4gb on it.
Lucky for me I have an sd card to micro sd card reader adaptor and a 4gb sd card...
Hi,
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try those
Edit: Truth be told, I don't actually have the phone yet so I cannot try it. That's a picture from the eBay seller.
I snagged a "for parts" 4GB version for less than $100. If the only problem is it needs to be re-flashed, then I think I got a great deal.