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1 gig sd card problem

Hi all, just got a byteStor sd card but can't seem to copy anything to it, i've tried switching the lock, i've tried formatting it but to no avail.
has anyone any ideas ???
TIA

Does your XDA II recognise it?
One thing to try is inserting the card while XDA II is on and see if it prompts you to format it. If it's not formatted it should prompt you.

dcs said:
Does your XDA II recognise it?
One thing to try is inserting the card while XDA II is on and see if it prompts you to format it. If it's not formatted it should prompt you.
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Hi dcs, yes it sees the card and the folder i created on it, just don't seem to be able to copy any file of any format across to it, haven't used activesynce yet, just the card reader on the pc, i'll try activesynce and lt you know.
Thanks

bopdude said:
Hi dcs, yes it sees the card and the folder i created on it, just don't seem to be able to copy any file of any format across to it, haven't used activesynce yet, just the card reader on the pc, i'll try activesynce and lt you know.
Thanks
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What happens when you try to copy a file?

dcs said:
bopdude said:
Hi dcs, yes it sees the card and the folder i created on it, just don't seem to be able to copy any file of any format across to it, haven't used activesynce yet, just the card reader on the pc, i'll try activesynce and lt you know.
Thanks
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What happens when you try to copy a file?
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If I try just copying a file with the sd card in the card reader on the pc then it says that the disk is wright protected.
I've just tried copying an mp3 using activesync and it works ???? strange

So you are saying that with the card in the XDA II you can browse it from Activesync's explore option and write to it successfully? and that on your PC, the card reader doesn't seem to allow writing to it?
If that's the case, then maybe you should look at the card reader and its drivers. I think I read something somewhere about XP getting things wrong with memory cards.

dcs said:
So you are saying that with the card in the XDA II you can browse it from Activesync's explore option and write to it successfully?
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Yep
dcs said:
and that on your PC, the card reader doesn't seem to allow writing to it?
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Nope
dcs said:
If that's the case, then maybe you should look at the card reader and its drivers. I think I read something somewhere about XP getting things wrong with memory cards.
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It's a built in unit, not a seperate reader but yes, I will look at the driver option.... thanks

I think you might have to just let it sit for a while. It does that to me all the time.

hi guys! m new here.. i have a prob with my sd card. everything from copying files to sd card to reformatting are fine. however when i open the files using the sd, oftentimes it stops running.
i'm opening mpeg and pdf files of more than 3mb. i'm using 1Gig pqi sd card 60x.
help....

Help!!
I just got my 1gb apacer 60x sd card for my blueangel.
earlier i was using 1gb mmc card. that was working fine.
now with active sync, or with file explorer on phone, i can not delete or create anything new on the external card.
though the carrd works fine with a card reader...
i even reset the lock and tried but nothing happens..
am i missing some step somewhere??
do i need to format the card b4 using it in my BA?
reading is not a problem, its only writing, and that too from the phone and activesync only.
Pls help!!

[Q] best way to change your SD card ?

Hi guys,
I have a 32g class 10 sd card I bought to use instead of my 16gb class 2 but I have been facing quite some issues in the last couple of weeks
I took the 32g, put it in my win7 PC, formatted it to FAT32, safely removed it and now the arc doesnt recognize it... I just wanted to format it via the settings-> storage -> erase card in order to make sure everything is all peaches and cream before loading 20+gig of music in it.
...
All I want to do is finally transfer all my music (24ish gig) to the new 32g , and back up all my apps and stuff via Titanium Back Up pro.
Simply said, I want to have my 16g card data in my 32g one , with all my beat
Please could someone share some tips or links, I'll do homeworks and have been, but I have been facing so many complications since the last few weeks
Thanks in advance

Does your phone recognize another card properly?
Did you apply a volume name when formatting the 32GB card?
Did you try the 32GB card in the phone before formatting it?
I've done pretty much the same as you with a 32GB card (Kingston Class 4) and had no problem.
Are you sure the 32GB card is good and not a counterfeit?
Try formatting it again to with FAT32, default parameters, short or no volume name. Try copying your files to the card on the PC to see if it actual works.

robsaw said:
Does your phone recognize another card properly?
Did you apply a volume name when formatting the 32GB card?
Did you try the 32GB card in the phone before formatting it?
I've done pretty much the same as you with a 32GB card (Kingston Class 4) and had no problem.
Are you sure the 32GB card is good and not a counterfeit?
Try formatting it again to with FAT32, default parameters, short or no volume name. Try copying your files to the card on the PC to see if it actual works.
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Thanks I did put a volume name. That might explain it.
Yes the card already worked ( plenty of times ). I have been trying numerous time to transfert the music ( takes forever to transfer 20gig to an SD card , even class 10... ), and had mixed results that always ended up failing ( most of the times because of me... like forgeting to safely remove the sd card from my laptop made the card unrecognizable by the phone afterward...of course I just finished to tranfers the 20gig and was too happy to safely remove it... )
I will try that right now. thanks again
*EDIT*
Bah still same problem I must be doing stupid... SD card is not recognized by the phone. In the settings menu ( storage ) I cannot mount or unmount it and thus format it via the phone itself
That even after reformating it to default FAT32 partition with no volume name using MiniTool Partition Wizard Home
So number 1 priority is getting the SD card to be recognized again by the phone
**EDIT2**
When browsing the card with astro it says problem creating external cache , with root explorer it only says directory is empty. Still can't do anything in the settings menu

Obvious statement, but did you set it to primary?
sinkster©

What brand? I have a transcend card, and its not reconized by anything at all..
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sinkster said:
Obvious statement, but did you set it to primary?
sinkster©
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Hmm it is being formated by the default win7 tool at the moment non quick format tho so it takes some times and I can't look for sure.
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What brand? I have a transcend card, and its not reconized by anything at all..
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It's a memorette class 10 :S

Or format it wrong, Arc will say it's damaged and say that it has to format it to detect it.
Should fix it, too.
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Flo95 said:
Or format it wrong, Arc will say it's damaged and say that it has to format it to detect it.
Should fix it, too.
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Ya I'd love to get to this point ( which I got in the past hehe ) but at the moment it's still not even recognizing the sd card anymore
still formating btw....

How did you recover your issue?
I think I have a similar SD card problem. But, I encountered it after I did factory reset with SD card erase option selected. I didn't do anything after all. When I connect to PC, on the phone upper bar, there is no notification regarding USB. The middle button seems not working either.

Try formatting the card with this Panasonic SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card formatter.

That's strange why not just do a quick format in Win7 or WinXP, to FAT32? I use a 32GB as well and Arc has no issue with it. Coming from the 8GB, here's what I did.
1. Take off the 8GB from the Arc and placed in a USB reader.
2. Copy off all the files to your PC. I used WinRAR to accomplish this, just archive everything and STORE it (no need to compress so operation is faster). Or you can just use drag and drop plain copying its all the same.
3. Analyze the copied files and remove all unneeded bloats (ie. old movies u don't intend to watch anymore, clear out useless temp files, etc)
4. Copy back the files on your new FAT32 formatted card using the USB reader, then put in your Arc.
If you notice, the entire data migration is done via card reader/USB. Using the Arc as such will slowdown your progress and introduces unnecessary delays.

You can also use usb tool, it basicaly creates a back up image and can be restored to the new sd
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Erasing my SD Completely...question

Ok, so I have a HTC EVO 4G and it's currently rooted running a MikRom. Recently, for some reason, when I plug my phone to a Mac or a Windows computer it does not recognize the phone in USB Mode. Specifically on my windows pc, I get a
"USB Device not recognized One of the usb devices attached has malfuntioned etc.. and I went through the process of trying to install the driver but nothing
I have also unmounted the card in settings and mounted it back and still nothing.. What I was going to do was completely erase my SD Card but will that erase my Root however?

It will not erase root.
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Think about it like this; can you take your SD card out ans have the phone run perfectly fine? Then you can wipe it
Having trouble with AOSP? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295702

Very True, Do you think that reformatting my SD Card will possibly fix the issue of it not mounting on my computer

Globetrahter said:
Very True, Do you think that reformatting my SD Card will possibly fix the issue of it not mounting on my computer
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It's possible. However, before you do that, take the card out ant put directly into a card reader for a computer. This will let you know if the card is bad, or maybe the phone's reader is bad. If the card is bad, you can try error checking it in Windows, and maybe salvage the data on the card.
But if that doesn't work, try re-formatting it. It may help, it may not. If not, new 8gb cards are only a few bucks now.

Ok I have one at home Ill try

sitlet said:
It's possible. However, before you do that, take the card out ant put directly into a card reader for a computer. This will let you know if the card is bad, or maybe the phone's reader is bad. If the card is bad, you can try error checking it in Windows, and maybe salvage the data on the card.
But if that doesn't work, try re-formatting it. It may help, it may not. If not, new 8gb cards are only a few bucks now.
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It very well could be your USB. Use an adapter as posted, then try another USB.
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[Q] need help my sd card is not mounted!

i have installed almost 10 different new rom but with all of them, i cannot see my sdcard.and with original stockrom it is working!
my sdcard i a samsung 32 go class10
Iam totaly lost.
thank for your help

you need to test the card in a card reader i think , to find whats faulty

you are ware wrong my sd-card is perfect!

mehdox said:
you are ware wrong my sd-card is perfect!
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or your phone's sd reader chip thingy is broken somehow? if your pc can detect it, but your phone cant, it is mostly related to be more a phone problem than a sd card one.
backup all of your data on your sd to your pc, and than format it.
put it in your phone again, and if it still doesn't connect, there might be a problem

[Q] SD Card issues

Apologies if this is not the correct forum but it relates to my Tab S 10.5 and a Sandisk 32Gb SD Card.
Please bear with me because I'm wracking my brains trying to work out what's wrong.
The card was working fine up until today when I decided to copy everything from the card onto my PC. This it did with no problems. I backed up the whole card to a folder on my desktop. I then reformatted the card.
When I came to copy the files back to the card, they wouldn't. I just got the 'copying' bar until eventually Windows said 'can't copy'.
Ok, I thought, must be a dodgy card. So I checked the tablet and all seemed fine. I could transfer files from internal storage to the card and back again but try as I might, I just cannot get anything from PC to tablet. Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
Anyone any thoughts at all?

Brigham999 said:
Apologies if this is not the correct forum but it relates to my Tab S 10.5 and a Sandisk 32Gb SD Card.
Please bear with me because I'm wracking my brains trying to work out what's wrong.
The card was working fine up until today when I decided to copy everything from the card onto my PC. This it did with no problems. I backed up the whole card to a folder on my desktop. I then reformatted the card.
When I came to copy the files back to the card, they wouldn't. I just got the 'copying' bar until eventually Windows said 'can't copy'.
Ok, I thought, must be a dodgy card. So I checked the tablet and all seemed fine. I could transfer files from internal storage to the card and back again but try as I might, I just cannot get anything from PC to tablet. Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
Anyone any thoughts at all?
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When you formated the card, did you format to the way it was (FAT32 or something else) ?
in my tablet , i did that process a lot with no problem like yours:

I formatted using the Tab S.
Like I said, it works fine. I can see it in Windows Explorer (and the folders Android and LOSTDIR.)
I just can't copy from PC to Tab
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Brigham999 said:
I formatted using the Tab S.
Like I said, it works fine. I can see it in Windows Explorer (and the folders Android and LOSTDIR.)
I just can't copy from PC to Tab
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Ok , i will search for help , give me some hours

Brigham999 said:
I formatted using the Tab S.
Like I said, it works fine. I can see it in Windows Explorer (and the folders Android and LOSTDIR.)
I just can't copy from PC to Tab
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Have you used a program do get admin abilities ?

Reformat in Windows to fat32. If that doesn't cure it try a different adapter if you're using one and make sure it's not write protected.

I had a bad sdcard that did this to me too. I had to put it in a PC to know for sure that it was bad since the PC didn't even write, delete, or format it either. It was a Samsung 64gb that when bad inside my Tab S, but now I'm rocking a Sandisk 64gb which so far hasn't stopped working inside the Tab S.

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DaWeav said:
I had a bad sdcard that did this to me too. I had to put it in a PC to know for sure that it was bad since the PC didn't even write, delete, or format it either. It was a Samsung 64gb that when bad inside my Tab S, but now I'm rocking a Sandisk 64gb which so far hasn't stopped working inside the Tab S.
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Weird because it wasn't the card. I reflashed to stock and all seemed well!
Thanks for the advice.