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Problems with SD card

First, I think there should be an option when plug a USB from computer to have a 'Charge Only' mode, like HTC phones. Most of the time when I plug a USB in I just want to charge, not transfer files.
But the real problem is it always defaults USB mass storage - and everytime it does that my phone cannot read SD Card until I select some other option like MTP. However once I have de-selected it from USB mass storage, there are still problems of my phone reading the SD Card, it could one of the following:
1) the SD card is not detected at all, even in Files or ES File Explorer etc. Another indicator is in Settings-Storage it doesn't show an SD Card is detected
2) the SD card is detected it but takes a long time, maybe 5 mins or so for it to index all my files - as shown in the fact that it takes approx 5 mins for my images to show in Gallery, and 5 mins or so for all my music to show in JetAudio
My SD card is fairly large at 32GB but I'm not having problems on my other phones

hamish909 said:
First, I think there should be an option when plug a USB from computer to have a 'Charge Only' mode, like HTC phones. Most of the time when I plug a USB in I just want to charge, not transfer files.
But the real problem is it always defaults USB mass storage - and everytime it does that my phone cannot read SD Card until I select some other option like MTP. However once I have de-selected it from USB mass storage, there are still problems of my phone reading the SD Card, it could one of the following:
1) the SD card is not detected at all, even in Files or ES File Explorer etc. Another indicator is in Settings-Storage it doesn't show an SD Card is detected
2) the SD card is detected it but takes a long time, maybe 5 mins or so for it to index all my files - as shown in the fact that it takes approx 5 mins for my images to show in Gallery, and 5 mins or so for all my music to show in JetAudio
My SD card is fairly large at 32GB but I'm not having problems on my other phones
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this issue was fixed in the B111 firmware and also in the latest B114 beta firmware, just update and factory reset and ul be fine.

Hi. I have similar problem with sd_card on my huawei ascend p6. When I connect the phone as mass storage and for example I open the folder camera there aren't my pics or videos but there are some generated files. Any help?

Hi,
I would like to know too. I have a p6 but it does not see the SD card when I put it in. Any solutions or tips??
Thankz

happybeat said:
Hi,
I would like to know too. I have a p6 but it does not see the SD card when I put it in. Any solutions or tips??
Thankz
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Format the SDCard.

CTGOTG (Creative Tech Geek On The Go)

Plan:
Minimalist data redundancy while photo-backpacking-airbnb-ing in Iceland and Scotland later this Summer. Plainly putting maximum effort into NOT having to take my 2010 15" MBP for backing up DLSR & HTC10 Stills and Footage. Shoot>Backup from Card Reader to internal 128GB Internal card via OTG>Export via OTG Cable to 1TB external and to Google Drive if/when WiFi available.
Gear:
*HTC10 (duh, ahhhmazeb***s so far after only a few weeks! RIP to my M7)
*Type C Adapter, RAVPower USB C To A Female OTG Cable, USB-C On The Go Convertor for New MacBook and Other Devices with Type C USB
*Lexar Professional 1800x microSDXC 128GB UHS-II W/USB 3.0 Reader Flash Memory Card - LSDMI128CRBNA1800R
*Transcend StoreJet 1 TB Military Drop Tested USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (TS1TSJ25M3)
*Nikon D4, Tammy 15-30, & 70-200
Troubleshooting So Far:
* Formatted Lexar as Internal, no problem...though since I have 8GB of space left on the built-in, it's only theoretical space at this point. (Maybe don't format as Internal?!!?)
* Shot test images with DSLR and was able to import from XQD and CF card readers to the internal SD/'0'/'Downloads' folder via OTG. I am now stuck trying to get the images off. Many of the RAW (.nef) files appear corrupted by the NEF Thumbnailer App. Of the few that I tried to transfer I could not see the external drive. It shows up at 1TB of usable storage after the 'Unrecognized please format device" error, even though it's formatted FAT32, ExFAT wouldn't work, or vice versa, I forget which.
* My go-to Astro File Manager (free version) doesn't see the external either. (Though I didn't try to 'Add Location' yet. Do I have the drive on me now...no. Bah. )
* Lightroom Mobile will not recognize it either and/or Edit .nef files...but it edits the HTC10's DNG files flawlessly which I LOVE! Would love to be able to edit my .nef's on the go, but that's a gripe with Adobe, not Android. Again cannot export to the 1TB External, that's the rub.
* For giggles I connected a Mouse and it actually worked on the OTG cable and the handful of fellow IT cohorts had some Friday-afternoon-geek-out giddiness last week. :highfive:
Thoughts based on limited Googling:
* It's a hardware based issue - The OTG cable I bought for $10 is crap and only partially works.
* It's a USB 3.0 vs. 2.x issue (supposedly this was possible on non-rooted Galaxy phones with a USB 2.x OTG Cable using The Thumbnailer App based on a post I found from a photographer back in 2013-ish.)
* It's a software issue and I need to root, which I've never been fond of.
* My other slightly unrelated concern is that my DNG's are not syncing to Google Drive. JPG's are there. Google Drive allows for DNG's supposedly?!?!
Thanks in advance for all that you do....stay awesome!
-Ryan

ROMPhotog said:
Plan:
* Formatted Lexar as Internal, no problem...though since I have 8GB of space left on the built-in, it's only theoretical space at this point. (Maybe don't format as Internal?!!?)
* Shot test images with DSLR and was able to import from XQD and CF card readers to the internal SD/'0'/'Downloads' folder via OTG. I am now stuck trying to get the images off. Many of the RAW (.nef) files appear corrupted by the NEF Thumbnailer App. Of the few that I tried to transfer I could not see the external drive. It shows up at 1TB of usable storage after the 'Unrecognized please format device" error, even though it's formatted FAT32, ExFAT wouldn't work, or vice versa, I forget which.
* My go-to Astro File Manager (free version) doesn't see the external either. (Though I didn't try to 'Add Location' yet. Do I have the drive on me now...no. Bah. )
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one thing to help out out is in your file explorer while the external cannot be accessed from it normal location. you can go to Root>Storage>"name of card" and be able to save/ upload from your sdcard there

afuller42 said:
one thing to help out out is in your file explorer while the external cannot be accessed from it normal location. you can go to Root>Storage>"name of card" and be able to save/ upload from your sdcard there
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Thanks afuller42. Do you mean while the External Hard Drive is not connected via the OTG cable... attempt to access the SD card Downloads folder? That's where the test photos are now?!?

Dear Ryan,
1. Make sure the OTG drive is formatted in FAT32..
2. If you are to utilize OTG memory on your hTc 10 - do not use any BS file manager - but only authentic hTc file manager:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.filemanager
3. Make sure hTc file manager is running in foreground - before you plugged your OTG memory
4. Follow the normally needed steps by selecting OTG storage and granting the drive writing_permitions to hTc file manager.
5. Enjoy ?
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..

jauhien said:
Dear Ryan,
1. Make sure the OTG drive is formatted in FAT32..
2. If you are to utilize OTG memory on your hTc 10 - do not use any BS file manager - but only authentic hTc file manager:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.filemanager
3. Make sure hTc file manager is running in foreground - before you plugged your OTG memory
4. Follow the normally needed steps by selecting OTG storage and granting the drive writing_permitions to hTc file manager.
5. Enjoy
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..
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Many thanks. Once again...over thinking it! Completing my test data xfer now! 8_)

External HDD Not Detected.

I have been working to get my external HDD detected on my rooted FireTV 4K for the past 3 1/2 hours now.
I have tried every suggestion/tutorial I could find on google. I tried ParagonNTFS, Stickmount, I even tried the adbLink mount tools, also was going to try the BusyMount things out but the main websites download link is broken and google came up empty.
Nothing has worked..
It's a 1TB NTFS External HDD..
I plug it in the ExHDD light comes on and no matter what I do or attempt it simply will not detect that I have an external HDD plugged in to this thing..
I tested a couple small thumb drives on FAT32 & NTFS and they all worked fine, are there any other solutions to getting a external HDD detected ??
I mean.. I didn't want to use the FAT32 FS so I rooted only to find out that it's not detecting the NTFS lol..
PS : Just tried my main external HDD on FAT32 instead of NTFS and it's still is not detected... Looks like some external HDD's are not "compatible" with the FireTV :/ fml.
PSS : Tried exFAT still nothing, I see no errors when plugging in the 1TB external HDD either. it gives absolutely no notification as to detecting the external drive, could this be because my external HDD does not have it's own power cord ??

well what i here is that the fire tv port don't have enough power to run an External HDD. it need it own external power hub . check aftnews for more info. and also checkout this link and post #7 for more instruction.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/accessing-ntfs-drive-via-fire-tv-4k-t3305188

SWM 8802 - What can be safely deleted to maximize storage?

Hello. I just installed an SWM 8802 for the first time (also a car stereo swap for the first time), and I love it. (T'was all due to touchscreen envy when my gf got her car). It's got 16GB of on-board storage but already is very low on space. I've already installed a MicroSD card and put music on there, but am currently going through it to delete music I don't need.
I've already used ES File Explorer to delete things from the Android OS on the Android head I can visually see I won't need (any files with Foreign countries in it's name), but are there other files that can be safely deleted in order to free up space?
Previously I formatted a MicroSD card in my Android media box to show as merging with internal memory. So with my Android head, If I can't move apps from the internal storage to the MicroSD card, would formatting a MicroSD card internally and merging it with the internal storage be the best way to go? The only hassle would be copying all my songs from a USB drive over to the car using the Android system with ES File Explorer. Alternatively I may also try to load everything on a Linux or windows laptop, use a male to male USB cable and interface it with the Android head, and copy files that way.

error could not migrate data to the external storage

Situation - Conducted a full reset of TV. Added USB drive as extended storage. Migrated data to USB storage. Installed KODI 19.4, KODI is on USB Storage.
Problem - All KODI data continues to be stored under MISC on the internal storage of the TV (2.4 GB worth) When attempting to migrate data to USB in storage settings I now receive an error that could not migrate data to the external storage. How can I fix this?
Information
Model: KD-75X80K
Android TV 10
USB: Samsung 3.1 64GB

After formating the usb drive as device storage, select to migrate later, after that, with the drive formatted as device storage, Just go back to systems => storage => usb drive => move data.

scubasam10 said:
Situation - Conducted a full reset of TV. Added USB drive as extended storage. Migrated data to USB storage. Installed KODI 19.4, KODI is on USB Storage.
Problem - All KODI data continues to be stored under MISC on the internal storage of the TV (2.4 GB worth) When attempting to migrate data to USB in storage settings I now receive an error that could not migrate data to the external storage. How can I fix this?
Information
Model: KD-75X80K
Android TV 10
USB: Samsung 3.1 64GB
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what version of usb in the drive and on the TV?

Samsung 3.1 64GB
USB 3.1 Flash Drive BAR Plus 64GB Titan Gray Memory & Storage - MUF-64BE4/AM | Samsung US
Discover the latest features and innovations available in the USB 3.1 Flash Drive BAR Plus 64GB Titan Gray. Find the perfect Memory & Storage for you!
www.samsung.com

scubasam10 said:
Samsung 3.1 64GB
USB 3.1 Flash Drive BAR Plus 64GB Titan Gray Memory & Storage - MUF-64BE4/AM | Samsung US
Discover the latest features and innovations available in the USB 3.1 Flash Drive BAR Plus 64GB Titan Gray. Find the perfect Memory & Storage for you!
www.samsung.com
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okay so, your flash drive is USB version 3.1, but what about the TV?

The TV is also USB 3.1 but that has nothing to do with my problem.

Diadi said:
After formating the usb drive as device storage, select to migrate later, after that, with the drive formatted as device storage, Just go back to systems => storage => usb drive => move data.
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I have attempted to use this method. I have four other Android devices that I did the exact same process to that have migrated data and where KODI stores its files on the new storage location. Only on this device am I having this issue.

I am curious if Sony blocked the ability to migrate data on their Bravia Android TVs. On my three other devices transferring data to the external shared drive has worked flawlessly.

UPDATE: I compared my three other Android devices against my Sony TV.
HISENSE Android TV and NVIDIA Shield Pro x 2
The above devices had no problem creating external storage on USB. ALL store KODI data on the USB and migrated data to USB.
SONY Bravia - The folders on both the USB and TV Android OS are secured. On my other three devices they are not. Even in developer mode with force apps to USB the USB folder remains locked.
I believe the reason KODI does not write to the USB is because the folder is locked to the program and so it continues to use the TV internal storage.
KODI has a solution to solve this issue in Android
https://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Change_data_location_for_Android
HOWEVER, both my USB and System folders are LOCKED and there are only two ways to accomplish this fix.
Sony pushes an Android update to allow access to the folders
I ROOT my TV - No customer should have to do this
If there is another solution from tech any tech gurus I am all ears. However, as a long-time Sony owner, I am very disappointed that I paid top dollar for my TV because it has an Android environment only to find out through use that its capabilities have been limited impacting my ability to fully use my system.