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My Note II keeps remounting SD Card

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Sometimes when I turn on the screen I notice the SD Card symbol is "ON" in the notification bar. Is it because my Note II keeps remounting the SD Card and thus rescanning the SD Card?
Why does it keep doing this?
I have my songs all stored on the SD Card and because it keeps remounting it, the songs do not stay in the playlist!
How do I keep the SD Card permanently mounted?
My Note II is running stock ROM.
Model: GT-N7105
Android: 4.1.1
Baseband: N7105DXALJ1
Kernel: 3.031-383479 [email protected]#1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 24 11:22:25 KST 2012
Build: JRO03C.N7105XXALJ5

Hi, have you tried removing the SD card anfd inserting it back in? I had the same problem with my Sensation XE before and sfter a couple of in and out, it finally worked.

SMNE said:
Hi, have you tried removing the SD card anfd inserting it back in? I had the same problem with my Sensation XE before and sfter a couple of in and out, it finally worked.
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Ok let me try this out. Thanks for your suggestion.

boldeagle said:
Ok let me try this out. Thanks for your suggestion.
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Nope... plugged and unplugged by SD Card a number of times and still the SD card gets rescanned.
Can't keep my songs on SD Card in my playlists.
Does any one else experience this at all? Am I the only one experiencing this?

I have the same issue. Till now, not able to find a solution. Planning to send it back for warranty claim!
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This is a warning that your sd card may soon be destroyed. It afflicts s3 and note 2. just backup your data. For more info search the thread- "s3 the sd card destroyer"​

Did u try another card? If child b the card faulty or about to fall
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vash_h said:
Did u try another card? If child b the card faulty or about to fall
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Yep I changed to another SD card and no more remountings
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I had a 32gig scandisk class 10 and it kept re mounting every so often... also sometimes my pictures wouldn't show up in gallery. Tonight I bought a Samsung 32 gig class 6 and all is well.
I believe it was the stupid scandisk that didn't want work properly. Hope this helps!!!

Had the same problem, my supplier gave me a new card, problem solved

the same with a 32gb sandisk class10, after ~2 moths of use without a problem.
Amazon gave me back the money and my old 4gb card is working fine.

I had encountered the same issue with my n7000 and my s3. Your SD card is on the way out. Try to format it first but it that doesn't work your best course of action is to replace.

Guess what? My 32GB Class 4 SanDisk went all flaky a couple of days ago. I got an error message saying that the SD cannot be read and to reformat it.
Absolutely not! All my new pictures and songs are all being stored on the SD card!
I rebooted my phone and it could read the ca4d again but it's no longer stable.
Sigh
Why do we have this problem with the Note II?
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The memory cards have been a problem.
It was sexy for a couple of weeks but when I was to go for a holiday, it messed up bad.
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I've experienced the same issue once on my Note 2 with a Sandisk 32Gb card.

My 32GB class 4 Sandisk microSD card that I thought was working well finally died. I tried reformatting it and it worked for a little while more but finally died and could not even be reformated.
What can we do about the Note II propensity to kill microSD cards?
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Damn, I really hope it's not the Note 2 that's killing cards. I just sent back my 64gb SanDisk card which died after about 4 months of use. So while I'm waiting for a replacement, I have a 32gb cards in the way.
In over ten years of using removable flash storage I've never had a card die in me and I've had at least 15 different CF, SD and micro sd cards. Why does this "high end" sandisk card have so many issues on modern devices?
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My 8gb class 4 Kingston card also died while being used on my Note 2. Was previously using the same card on s2 and s3 too. I'm hoping with all these reported cases of sd cards dying, correlation doesn't equal causation! I'll nevertheless get a Samsung sd card for replacement. Hoping samsung cards should theoretically work better on samsung phones. Haha

I have got same problem on my 32 GB class 10 memory card and got it replaced.though I got a brand new sd card but still confused o using it.... wheyher I shuld use it or get it change with samsung 32gb class.any advice would be great
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Note II vs SD Cards, why it ruins it !!!

I read a lot about people who got Note II and it ruined their sd cards, i did not think it will happen to me but it just did, 16GB Patriot SD Card got broken it was acting weird the last two days, now I have 32GB on its way to me.

Haven't had that problem.
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My 16 gb sandisk is working fine since the last 4 days.
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Mashari_F said:
I read a lot about people who got Note II and it ruined their sd cards, i did not think it will happen to me but it just did, 16GB Patriot SD Card got broken it was acting weird the last two days, now I have 32GB on its way to me.
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Why you are buying such crap like 'Patriots' cards?
Buy SanDisk cards.
I have 32GB SanDisk micro SDHC ultra card and have no problem at all.
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+1 SanDisk ultra disk. ..32 gb... not even a flicker of issue
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backup all data from memory card via previous phone.
then format it twice.

Thanks guy for the advice, 32GB san disk is what I bought
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UtkarshGupta said:
backup all data from memory card via previous phone.
then format it twice.
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My laptop and Xperia arc doesn't recognise the sd card anymore
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Try to leave the card in the phone and use a cable instead. The more you handle the card the greater the risk of ruining it. It's not Note2 specific... the same goes for all phones.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Whats Better Ultra San Disk sd or normal

Which would be better for note 2 I though about buying 32gb ultra san disk micro sd card but can someone tell me what is the difference between that and normal micro sd card please and thanks.
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Speed
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Go for a samsung card instead, a lot of sandisks are dying in Note 2's after about 3 months.

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Go for a samsung card instead, a lot of sandisks are dying in Note 2's after about 3 months.
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Do you have any data to back up your claim? Or is this your personal observation, if so where and how did you base your observation?
I have had no problems with SanDisk sdcards; in fact, from what I understand, SanDisk is the industry standard. I have had more than a few sdcards and SanDisk has been the most reliable over the years. Just my observation.

I've had the same scan disc ultra class 10 since I got my note 1 and it's held up great. I also have a Samsung class 10 and it's held up great too.
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Go for a samsung card instead, a lot of sandisks are dying in Note 2's after about 3 months.
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I can back this up... my SanDisk 64GB UHS-1 MicroSDXC died right at about 3 months. Writing to it/formatting it even on a PC caused it to get so hot it was painful to the touch. The good news is that SanDisk has excellent customer service and my new replacement is arriving UPS today.
Because of this, I've also bought a 64GB Samsung class 10 UHS-1 MicroSDXC and will be using it in my phone as my daily driver. I'll put the SanDisk in my GoPro or something else.
** EDIT ** I just wanted to add that I own a LOT of SanDisk microSD cards 32GB and smaller, and they have never given me a bit of problem. It's only the 64GB specifically that lots of people seem to have trouble with (based on my experience and Amazon reviews).

I just bought a SanDisk MicroSDXC 64gb and I've used it for a few days. It seems to be working fine at the moment, but if anything changes or if a issue arises, I'll post it here.
I formatted it to FAT32, instead of just leaving it as EXTFAT (look for a Fat32 converter on google). I've also transferred around 10gb or data to it on one go, and it seems to be holding up.
I very much hope that it doesn't die on me, but I have also read that people may have issues. Best thing to do is to back up your stuff every now and then.
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If you haven't bought a card yet, buy the Samsung Class 10 card. It seems the speed is almost twice as fast as the SanDisk Class 10. I am using the SanDisk 64gb class 10 now and I wish I would have gotten the Samsung instead because of the huge speed difference.
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You guys do all know that sandisk buys there memory from samsung there using last years technology while Samsung sd sds are this year thus why the Samsungs are twice as fast
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If you haven't bought a card yet, buy the Samsung Class 10 card. It seems the speed is almost twice as fast as the SanDisk Class 10. I am using the SanDisk 64gb class 10 now and I wish I would have gotten the Samsung instead because of the huge speed difference.
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Thanks for the reply ill buy a samsung one from amazon
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What sdcard brand do you use?

I currently have an old 6gb SanDisk sdcard I got a few years ago which works well for me.
Although I've been wanting to upgrade to a 32 or 64gb sdcard. I've noticed people having issues with sdcards like the phone won't recognize or it unmounts rapidly.
I was wondering what you guys use that's most stable for you. Do you guys use SanDisk, Samsung, etc memory cards? Post model or anything that works.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi i have a Sandisk 64 Gb and it's working (the phone seems slower, but dunno if it's the card or the 400 apps i installed)

Sandisk 32 class4, no issues what so ever
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SanDisk 64gb class 10

i had Sansisk till its get errors
now i have Samsung 32gb calss 10
no problem yet

SanDisk ultra 32gb class 10, replaced under warranty after developing issues. I am unhappy with SanDisk's silence over the issues and personally would probably by a Samsung card next time.
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Any well known brand except Sandik .
jje

Thanks for the replies guys. Keep em coming.
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32gb sandisk class 10
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kingston very good!

Sammy
I use a 32gb Samsung class 10. Looking for a 64 by Samsung, for a S3.

8gb Kingston.. I also have loads of 1gb noname cards lying around

Silicon Power 16gb class 10. Has lifetime warranty and it's fast up to spec, and I use it for music. Love it.

Can the s3 even handle a 64gb...???.. I think it can only handle 32gb
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Samsung class 10 for the moment but i want to upgrade to 64.

Do you guys see speed difference using a class 4 & a class 10 on a daily activity?

How can you see the speed of a memory card? Is it by downloading things? Or how responsive things in the memory card are when they're being used?
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I'm using Team 64GB class 10 since January and never had any issues whatsoever.
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SanDisk 32G class 10, without any problems.

otterboxfan4l said:
Can the s3 even handle a 64gb...???.. I think it can only handle 32gb
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Yes it can
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Do you guys see speed difference using a class 4 & a class 10 on a daily activity?
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In most cases no, but I feel it's worth the extra few quid for the few cases where it does show.
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[Q] Which SD cards have been reported to work with the Note 2?

I know there are numerous issues with 4.1.2 with the Note 2 and the S3 concerning the micro SD card. Right now I have a 2GB (no idea what the class is) SanDisk card in my note 2. I bought a 16GB class 10 lexar, and one day later I got the mounting issues where the phone would keep mounting and unmounting the card. Couple of days later, the card was totally unreadable by the phone. So I decided to take it out and thankfully it was still readable on the computer, so I gave it to a friend, where the card works flawlessly on her BB. Anyway, I've read around that the samsung cards have been solving this issue... Is this true? I am definelty staying away from SanDisk and Lexar as those are the two clear brands with problems. Anyway thanks for any help in advance!

I've been running a 32gb PNY SD card for months. Bought when I had my S2 then used it in my S3, did have an isuue with it on my S3 when I made a backup of the rom I was using but was able to completely restore it. Put it in my Note 2 when I got it back in April all has been good so far.
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The red/grey sandisk cards in 8, 16, 32 and 64 gig capacities run fine. Rocking the 64 at the moment.

I had read somewhere a few months back that the Sandisk cards had issues with getting hot and failing but if I remember right it was the black class 10 onesthat where 16gb and higher. Something about them not being able to handle the faster read/write speeds in the S3 and probaly in the Note 2. I'm very happy with my class 10 32gb PNY.
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Im using 32 gig class 10 sandisk and it runs strong for last 10 months.
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darekz said:
Im using 32 gig class 10 sandisk and it runs strong for last 10 months.
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From what I read, it wasn't wide spread but there were reports that some had issues. May have just been defective SD cards
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Mine fails once a week class 10 32 gig reformat every single week...so frustrating
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I am running an old Samsung 32gb class 10. Had it over a year and it made the jump from the old MT4GS and into the GN2. I have not seen a problem yet.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

I don't have any problem with my 64 GB class 10 SanDisk card.
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Wow, a lot of you use the SanDisk which I am trying to avoid haha. Maybe I'll go for the Samsung cards. I don't understand why there hasn't been an update yet. Frying a memory card is a big deal in my point of view...

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I don't have any problem with my 64 GB class 10 SanDisk card.
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Same here.
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Same here.
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1 week. So far so good

I have major problems San disk.....
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