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HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

I tried to flash a custom 2.2 ROM yesterday onto my unlocked,unbranded and rooted Desire yesterday but it failed and the SDcard seem not to be receiving files downloaded, either images or applications.Then I flashed the original 2.1 ROM back to restore the Device but the SDcard still displays 3.66GB as total space and available space even when I download music,pictures and apps.What can I do to restore the SDcard to the way it used to respond to downloads?it seems to be installing onto Phone's memory instead

did you wipe before 2.2 ? and then before restoring 2.1 ?

yes,i think i must have done that.was that a big mistake?

OMG, do you have any idea what were you doing?
You opened like 10 same threads, but you don't tell us anything, which rom, A2SD or not, Froyo app2sd or not, ext partition or not, exact procedure that you used...
What's wrong with 3,66 GB on sd card, that's usual amount of space for 4 gig sd cards... Do you have some sort of error with sd (cannot be mounted, mounted as read only...)? YOU NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC.

flashing does not take up space on the SD Card. The only time this is different is when you are trying to update the phone manually by copying the update files to the SD. If you set the phone to be usable as a disk drive when connected and then copy a file to it I think you will find the free space of the SD Card alters. You can't copy directly to the phone memory from windows so I very much doubt you are doing anything wrong. I think you simply misunderstand the situation.

jamesmcuk said:
flashing does not take up space on the SD Card. The only time this is different is when you are trying to update the phone manually by copying the update files to the SD. If you set the phone to be usable as a disk drive when connected and then copy a file to it I think you will find the free space of the SD Card alters. You can't copy directly to the phone memory from windows so I very much doubt you are doing anything wrong. I think you simply misunderstand the situation.
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Yes,you're right.I got confused when the ROM flash went wrong,i thought the unfortunate action corrupted the sdcard but having restored the original 2.1 ROM,everything was back to the way it was though some files got erased.Luckily for me,i did a backup of the entire sdcard onto my PC before carrying out the custom 2.2 update.So,all i did was copy back the lost files and everything became ok.Thanks for everyone's assistance/explanations.BTW,got the official HTC froyo Over The Air update earlier,installed it and wholla!!!,it worked like a charm and it's still looks stable.

[Q] changing media location

I'm not sure if this question has ever been asked before and if it has then I'm sorry for this post. If i was to move the media folder from my phone memory to my sdcard memory would it still work the same way? I'm trying to clean up my phone's memory and use my sdcard more. Right now the only things on my 16 GB sdcard are 5 ROMs.

BIG sdcard0 problem

Hi. My problem is based on the fact that I can not copy the built-in memory. Photos and generally everything can not be saved. Even the system folders can not create. Memory is seen by the computer but it is completely empty and you can not copy anything to it. I wanted to install the new ROM, but unfortunately I can not put a zip in memory -.-
probably best to work with a memory card but I lost it
Sorry for my bad english

Format it.
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Already I think I know what the problem is. I've been using phoenix rom and externalSD to sdcard MOD. And now i don't have sd card. Thanks in advance for your time

how to transfer SD to new one?

With some programs installing partially to external SD card, how do I transfer them when I upgrade it to bigger size, when system files are invisible? My data files are easy, I just copy them to my laptop and then back to the new card, but invisible system files?
Better yet, how do I make them visible on Win7 laptop, as this is really, really annoying me beyond belief. I could be thinking the card is empty and format it, when it could have whole bunch system crap on it. I really don't feel like reinstalling 100 or so programs again, some of them paid.

You can use adb to pull all files/folders from old sdcard to laptop and push them back to the new one.

pete4k said:
With some programs installing partially to external SD card, how do I transfer them when I upgrade it to bigger size, when system files are invisible? My data files are easy, I just copy them to my laptop and then back to the new card, but invisible system files?
Better yet, how do I make them visible on Win7 laptop, as this is really, really annoying me beyond belief. I could be thinking the card is empty and format it, when it could have whole bunch system crap on it. I really don't feel like reinstalling 100 or so programs again, some of them paid.
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There are no programs/apps which use the external sdcard by default for installation purposes.
Now if you are talking about Apps2SD that's a different story, but that's something which
YOU have initiated, the actual programs/apps by default install themselves entirely in the
internal memory of the phone.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
There are no programs/apps which use the external sdcard by default for installation purposes.
Now if you are talking about Apps2SD that's a different story, but that's something which
YOU have initiated, the actual programs/apps by default install themselves entirely in the
internal memory of the phone.
Good luck!
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That is absolutely not true. Just downloaded game ARC Redux, App info says 37 MB internal, 521 MB ext SD card, right after install and I have not changed any installation settings nor move to SD (is there a setting where programs should install? I know developer can allow program to install on SD or not, is there such option for user?). Worst comes to worse I'll instal ADB, but there must be easier way. I remember I had some program that would show all invisible files in windows, can't remember what was it, maybe it would work. I can't believe I'm the only one having this dilemma.

[Q]Can DHD work without SDcard?

Hi, Recently i bought a new phone and my old one DHD is still working, i dont want to waste my DHD and leave it there.
So i decided to use them both together.
But my problem is i only got 1 SDcard. i would like my new phone to have the sdcard.
As a result my DHD dont have any sdcard, it can boot, but some app doesn't work(directly Force close).
I know that DHD has a little difference on the path of sdcard comparing to the new android devices.
My knowledge is
New android devices:
external sd < Which is the sdcard physically i have, named under storage\sdcard1
internal sd < which is partitioned from the internal storage of the phone, named under storage\sdcard0
DHD
just one folder named under storage\sdcard0
i consider it as the dhd devices think the external sd as an internal sd to work.
Hmmm. sorry for poor english.
Thanks

Yes. It will work. I suggest though that after flashing a ROM,to not download too many apps as this will take up your internal memory and bog down your phone.

marknoll said:
Yes. It will work. I suggest though that after flashing a ROM,to not download too many apps as this will take up your internal memory and bog down your phone.
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THX for yr quick reply, but
what can i do with those app that are forced close without sdcard?
they are original broswer, camera (i tried another camera app called camera zoom which can define a user path for the saving photos, but i fail on defining a folder on the root directory)

I would uninstall and reinstall them. They are "fragmented"
Or clean flash a ROM and don't download any apps.