I recently bought my LG G4 and for the most part, I love it. I have run into a problem. When I insert my SD card and I use the phone's camera to take pictures the phone seems to become unable to read the SD card anymore. I wanted to see if the SD card was broken, so I put it in another phone and the phone seemed to work just fine. My computer seems to also be able to read the SD card. When I insert the SD card back into the G4, the G4 acknowledges the SD card was inserted, but won't let me access the partition (I think it's not being mounted properly or maybe the phone has problems with exFat partitions).
I've also tried formatting the SD card using the phone which results in a partition size 0.3 GB.
So far the only fix seems to be formatting it on my computer, but as soon as I use the camera, the SD card is messed up on the G4 again. Any ideas?
might aswell ask for a refund and get this one. i used this card on my g3 and g4, both phones see it fine with no issues
https://www.amazon.com/gp/mobile/dp...il&asin=B00M55C1I2&clickstream-tag=your_order
i still have the card and it works great. i can add music, videos, pics and have lg g4 camrea strore pic in the card by default
hope this helps
I have the same card as above and also have no problems.
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I tried partitioning the card using the Fat32Formatter, but the phone was not able to recognize the fat32 partition. The phone wanted an exFat partition by the look of it. It also formatted the card to 0.3GB again.
The SD Card that I'm using is this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313375
Also, like I said, the card seems to be working on every other device that I've put it in since I've started having this problem on my G4.
mkglitzman said:
Also, like I said, the card seems to be working on every other device that I've put it in since I've started having this problem on my G4.
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Try filling the card up with data on a device that can read it. I've been reading that many of the larger cards are actually smaller cards that fake their size. When you try to write more data to it, it overwrites old but undeleted files.
Even some of the 128Gb cards T-Mobile sent out were counterfeit according to SanDisk. There's a thread on it in the G4 forums.
Turns out it really was the SD card. I inserted a new one into the phone and the new one seemed to work. I'm surprised that if the card was really corrupted that it worked in other devices (a Samsung Galaxy S4 and my laptop).
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Hi all,
I just got a new Sandisk 1GB Mini SD for my Wizard. I put it in my phone and it was recognized immediately. I copied a few files across (my TomTom install and a few maps) and then finished the install. I had to soft-reboot to get TomTom to work - but after rebooting my card doesn't work. When the phone starts up it asks if I want to format the card. I tap yes and it goes away - but doesn't really do anything.
I have taken the Mini SD out of my phone and put it into the card reader that's in my laptop. Windows recognizes that it is a SD card and also prompts to format it - but when I try to format it as FAT or FAT32 it says it can't complete. I have tried doing it through DOS too, but it comes back as saying that there is a bad Track 0 and the card is unusable.
I'm struggling to believe that the card is now poked after just copying some files onto it. I'm hoping that it's just something to do with the file system that has dies somehow. Does anyone know how to reformat the card (either through my phone or Win XP) or how can I resurrect this sucker?
Thanks in advance!
try pocket mechanics
thanks rudegear. I tried pocket mechanics, but it doesn't even recognise the card. I believe that pocket mech will only work if my phone can see the card first. this isn't even happening. the phone obviously knows that there is a card in it, as it says that the expansion slot is in use, but it can't read the card at all. any other ideas?
sounds like you have a fake card. 128mb cards formated to show 1gb, you copy more than 128 they corrupt. this happened to me
okay. I've given up on this card and have sent it back. no more trying to ressurect the dead for me!
has the new card solved the prob? The problem Iam having is almost identical to yours. I purchased a 2gig mini sd card (bn) for my atom. When inserted into my laptop's integrated sd reader, it would recognise a card has been inserted but would not open the card (but the Atom recognised the card).
Thinking I have bought a faulty card, I sent it back to manufacturer. The seller tested and concluded there is nothing wrong with the card but sent me a new one.
I had the same trouble with the new card. Convinced the card was not faulty, I purchased a new card reader.
The firt day i connected the card into the reader. things were SMOOTHE! I was lovn life. The card was read instantaniously and i proceeded to fill the card with a hole heap of goodies (including tomtom).
I used up approx 100mb of stuff that day and ejected the card from reader and inserted in my atom. Data was read with no trouble on pda and pc.
I inserted the sd card back into card reader the following day and now it seems the data originally put on from the first 'contact' is now locked. I cannot delete nor add anything else to the card. Oh and before anyone asks: yes, the lock was and is in the UNLOCK position (i dont even use the lock).
So my next move now is to exchange my card reader with a simpler/single slot. I read somewhere that cardreaders/devices sometimes lock data (dont know how true it is but got no choice).
in summery:
buying an external card reader solved the initial issue of recognizing/reading sd card but created another problem of LOCKING the sd card.
Is anyone else having issues with large sd cards?
I solve the problem by inserting card to Digital Camera that use SD card.
it formatted without error.
Card Reader and other phones does not format it. I think because of file system.
hmm... I will try that. will keep you all posted.
Hi,
I have convertedsome movies and copied them to the memory card, but since yesterday evening....Everything I copy over to the memory card just keep disappearing from the card after disconnecting...I have tried with mp3 audio as well, but there is nothing showing on the card, I have copy and cut both with the same result.. please help...I am using the 4gb that came with the phone..
Do you 'safely remove' the card before removing it from your PC?
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Do you 'safely remove' the card before removing it from your PC?
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Yes I did, I have actually never taken it out of my phone all along, I only just took it out now to format on the pc as it wouldnt format on the desire, now windows is unable to complete the format, what other software can i use to force a format...
I had this exact issue with a cheapo 16gb memory card. I now use a branded 8gb and no problems at all. I had lost all photos and maps for copilot and decided enough was enough. Not sure if Android is not too happy with 16gb or the fact it was a cheap card.
I now use a Samsung class 6 8gb card. Works perfect.
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Yes I did, I have actually never taken it out of my phone all along, I only just took it out now to format on the pc as it wouldnt format on the desire, now windows is unable to complete the format, what other software can i use to force a format...
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You can format straight from the phone's settings
Goto settings>>SD & phone storage>> ... First choose Unmount SD card, then Format SD card, it will automatically remount it.
wibberly said:
I had this exact issue with a cheapo 16gb memory card. I now use a branded 8gb and no problems at all. I had lost all photos and maps for copilot and decided enough was enough. Not sure if Android is not too happy with 16gb or the fact it was a cheap card.
I now use a Samsung class 6 8gb card. Works perfect.
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Interestingly this is the sandisk 4gb card that came with the phone from Tmobile, so its shouldnt be a problem. I guess though
salahag said:
You can format straight from the phone's settings
Goto settings>>SD & phone storage>> ... First choose Unmount SD card, then Format SD card, it will automatically remount it.
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I did try to try to format on the phone but after formating it does not mount the card back to the phone. and I took it out and try to do it on a pc even try using the panasonic SD formatter but still will not format.
What do you reckon guys send it back to tmobile.. or what?
Yeah, if the panasonic formatter fails, Id send it back. I had a similar problem a long time ago with a SanDisk card and they were happy to replace it.
Yeah...thanks for that, just spoken to tmobile and they will put another in the post for me...
I've been dealing with this exact issue as well. Very frustrating. I had a 16GB SD card in my G2 and photos would intermittently disappear then reappear a few days later. I got an Amaze with a 32GB card and it does the same damn thing. Any suggestions?
Hi there.
I'm having problems with the SD card, is always unmounting with no apparent reason...
When I'm on the Album (or gallery) and I scroll trough the photos (I've got a few) the card is unmounted and I need to take it of, and put it back in...
While I'm copying files from the PC to the card (trough the phone) the same thing happens...
The card is a sandisk class 10 32Gb... it was used on my SGS2 and never had any problem...
Does it worth to buy another card, or someone else is having the same problems?
I think this is a problem with your sd card. I don't have any problem like that.
Can you please tell me what card do you have?
I have already formatted the card on the pc and on the phone, the result is the same...
Weird problem, I own a Goodram 32 GB Class 10 micro sd card and I haven't got any problems with it. You say that you have tried formatting the card. What format have you chosen? Have you tried reset to factory reset your device? Are you on some custom rom or the stock one? Do you have a possibility to check wheter the problem exists with other micro sd card? Perhaps you can borrow it from someone for a moment or you have another one somewhere. Worst case scenario the card port could be damaged.
arpinacio said:
Can you please tell me what card do you have?
I have already formatted the card on the pc and on the phone, the result is the same...
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I have a Kingston microSDHC 32GB, Class 4 :good:
Hi,
I'm sure that's an issue with your sd card. I've had the same issue with my old SGS3 and an SanDisk 64GB sd card. Then I bought a new Kingston 64GB sd card and it works.
I formated in FAT and in FAT32, same result in both.
Im in the stock ROM, totally unchanged.
I already get a new card and I'm testing it now, if it stills get me troubles I will try the factory reset.
Yeah... that is my fear... that the port is defective or something like that
Ok, updating from the previous post.
I've bought another SD Card and although that on the first time that I used it on the phone, it gave me the same behavior, after formatted it on the phone itself, so far so good.
I've tried the old SD Card with an adapter on the pc, and it works fine, no problem at all... so it must be something specific to the phone, I've read that some Samsung are a SD card eaters, so I believe that the problem is related to that (my previous phone was a SGS2).
Thank you all for the tips.
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I've tried the old SD Card with an adapter on the pc, and it works fine, no problem at all... so it must be something specific to the phone,
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Not necessarily.
Card of class 4 may be good enough for your computer, specially if it is older too, but may be too weak for newest modern phone.
F308 said:
Not necessarily.
Card of class 4 may be good enough for your computer, specially if it is older too, but may be too weak for newest modern phone.
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An SD card can't be 'too weak'
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My external card which I was hoping to use for Google music storage refuses to stay mounted . I also have to reformat several times per week to even use it. I've got two Samsung 64Gb cards and they both do the same thing. They work fine in my laptop!
bforesman said:
My external card which I was hoping to use for Google music storage refuses to stay mounted . I also have to reformat several times per week to even use it. I've got two Samsung 64Gb cards and they both do the same thing. They work fine in my laptop!
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I had the same problem with my phone. I found the problem was that they were exFAT and not FAT32. Changing this is hard because most software doesn't reformat anything bigger than 32 GB. If you're rooted, "AParted ( Sd card Partition )" by sylkat was able to reformat the SD card and fix the problem. It changed mine to FAT32 and my LG G3 no longer needed to format it.
There are special programs for Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 that can do this as well, but I didn't do this so I cannot help you. I will tell you that'll you'll need to hook up your SD to your computer via reader, card slot, or any other way you're able to connect it. If you're not rooted do a quick google search to format it via computer.
Hope this helps!
I have an LG G3 D850 currently on Fulmics 5.2. I have never had this issue before but maybe someone here has run accross it. 2 Days ago I realized that my phone was not picking up my SD card memory. Today I decided to check it out to see what it was. First, I tried it on another phone and it picks it up just fine. All my files are there so it is not the SD card itself. I then thought maybe something got corrupted on the rom I am using but when I booted into recovery, it doesnt pick it up either. Could it be that the SD card reader on my phone is fried? What can I do to pin it down to the exact problem?
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I have an LG G3 D850 currently on Fulmics 5.2. I have never had this issue before but maybe someone here has run accross it. 2 Days ago I realized that my phone was not picking up my SD card memory. Today I decided to check it out to see what it was. First, I tried it on another phone and it picks it up just fine. All my files are there so it is not the SD card itself. I then thought maybe something got corrupted on the rom I am using but when I booted into recovery, it doesnt pick it up either. Could it be that the SD card reader on my phone is fried? What can I do to pin it down to the exact problem?
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can still be the sd card backup your sd card and format to ntfs then to fat 32 on pc and see if that helps, also try a different sd card if you can. from personal experience a newly bought 128 gb wouldn't pick up until i formatted to a different filesystem than the fat series, or try a low level wipe on the sd card (extra careful with this one 1 pass only first 100,000 sectors)
bulletbeef said:
can still be the sd card backup your sd card and format to ntfs then to fat 32 on pc and see if that helps, also try a different sd card if you can. from personal experience a newly bought 128 gb wouldn't pick up until i formatted to a different filesystem than the fat series, or try a low level wipe on the sd card (extra careful with this one 1 pass only first 100,000 sectors)
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But the weird thing is that I have been using this SD card for over a year now without a problem. So the first thing I thought was that the problem was with the SD card card until I put it into another phone and everything showed up fine. So the problem seems to be with my phone, either related to hardware or software.
To try your idea of the backup and format, what method do you recommend?
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But the weird thing is that I have been using this SD card for over a year now without a problem. So the first thing I thought was that the problem was with the SD card card until I put it into another phone and everything showed up fine. So the problem seems to be with my phone, either related to hardware or software.
To try your idea of the backup and format, what method do you recommend?
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U could use low-level formatting tool here http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-LLF-Low-Level-Format-Tool/
Or regular windows format if ur on windows and gparted on linux