SD Card formatted automatically and data copied over - LineageOS Questions & Answers

My friend took a full sd card from a camera with photos and put it into her phone to view them...
She said, that the phone started formating the sd card automatically and copied all internal data over to it.
I doubt, that there was no promt showing the formatting dialog. However, I am not so sure about this "data copying".
Is it possible, that data like photos & co are copied over to the sd card automatically? And if so, is there a way to copy them back?
She is using lineageOS 16. An unofficial build for her Galaxy S5 Mini

Fuzzyma said:
My friend took a full sd card from a camera with photos and put it into her phone to view them...
She said, that the phone started formating the sd card automatically and copied all internal data over to it.
I doubt, that there was no promt showing the formatting dialog. However, I am not so sure about this "data copying".
Is it possible, that data like photos & co are copied over to the sd card automatically? And if so, is there a way to copy them back?
She is using lineageOS 16. An unofficial build for her Galaxy S5 Mini
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She made one mistake: she selected to use the SD as adopted storage. She should have chosen the removable option.

kurtn said:
She made one mistake: she selected to use the SD as adopted storage. She should have chosen the removable option.
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I googled adopted storage and found this:
https://www.androidcentral.com/adoptable-storage
Is it true that there is no way to copy the data back? Its not her sd card after all.
Its said, that a factory reset will solve the problem. What is lost when doing that? How do I do it without loosing data?

Fuzzyma said:
I googled adopted storage and found this:
https://www.androidcentral.com/adoptable-storage
Is it true that there is no way to copy the data back? Its not her sd card after all.
Its said, that a factory reset will solve the problem. What is lost when doing that? How do I do it without loosing data?
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Google how to recover files from formatted sd card

kurtn said:
Google how to recover files from formatted sd card
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I know how to recover the photos from the sd card - no problem with that. But I dont want to reset the phone to get it back working without the card.
And if I need to, I would like to not loose any data when reseting

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[Q] New SD card...

Hey all,
I have a new 32 gb micro sd for my G2. I have a couple of questions.
1. do I have to unmount the original 8 gb card prior to taking it out?
2. What are the ramifications if I don't unmount it?
3. do I have to format the new card after it's in the phone?
4. I have unchecked all the apps so that none are storing on the SD card. Is there a way to move the remaining data from the SD card to the phone?
5. Is it possible to "Clone" the data from the current SD card to the new one?
Thx
Mark
Slarti77 said:
Hey all,
I have a new 32 gb micro sd for my G2. I have a couple of questions.
1. do I have to unmount the original 8 gb card prior to taking it out?
2. What are the ramifications if I don't unmount it?
3. do I have to format the new card after it's in the phone?
4. I have unchecked all the apps so that none are storing on the SD card. Is there a way to move the remaining data from the SD card to the phone?
5. Is it possible to "Clone" the data from the current SD card to the new one?
Thx
Mark
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1. No need to unmount, since you'll need to remove the battery anyway to insert the new card.
2. Nothing
3. Would be best
4. Copy and paste contents to new card
5. See 4
Hey A&D
Thx for the quick reply ...
So can I Simply plug the phone into the computer, copy everything that shows up under the directory for the phone to th computer ...then copy it all back to the new SD card once I install it in the phone?
Also, when the phone is plugged into the computer and shows up as storage am I only seeing data on the SD card or is it showing data on the internal memory as well?
Thx
Mark
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Yes, that should work. If you have any apps installed to the SD card through Applications setting, I'd move them back to phone memory before you make the switch. They are stored in the .android_secure folder. Also you might want to format your new SD to FAT32 on your PC before moving your data back. But sounds like you're on the right track.
And you should not be seeing anything from internal memory while the SD is mounted.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

Switching SD Cards

I just got a new SD card and would like to replace my old one. Is there a safe way of doing this? Is it just a matter or moving what data files I want from the older one to the new and that's it?
Also, how do I know what apps are using the sd card to store their data and what apps are using the internal memory?
just copy everything from the old SD card to the empty folder in the PC
then copy all the files from the PC back to the new SD card
I'm going to need to format it to fat32, right?
ToastMan12 said:
I'm going to need to format it to fat32, right?
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well most SD cards are sold pre-formatted as FAT32
only the newer 64 GB and up SD cards are formatted differently
ToastMan12 said:
I just got a new SD card and would like to replace my old one. Is there a safe way of doing this? Is it just a matter or moving what data files I want from the older one to the new and that's it?
Also, how do I know what apps are using the sd card to store their data and what apps are using the internal memory?
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When you plug in the USB to your Computer. Go to your phone and pull down the notifications bar. Press the USB noticification and press Connect Storage to PC. Then go to MY COMPUTER and look at your USBs. There should be 2 recognized USB. From there, You can find out which one is your Internal or SD card.

[Q]Memory Card Recovery

Hello. I reformat my memory card 32gb because of virus. I forgot to make a back up. Is there any way that i can recover the files on my memory card even i formatted it? THanks!
gexsamir said:
Hello. I reformat my memory card 32gb because of virus. I forgot to make a back up. Is there any way that i can recover the files on my memory card even i formatted it? THanks!
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Hello,
There is a chance to recover data with software for cardrecovery. You can find it on google like memory card recovery after format.
Your may try out recuva. Use this via a card reader.
getdataback is useful also. used 2 times for note 2 without problems.

[Q] Trouble With SD Card

I just got my phone yesterday. I had copied the files I needed from my old phone over to my SD card. This morning I copied several files FROM the SD card TO the phone without any problem. However, when I tried to copy files FROM my phone back to the SD card, files would not copy. Any thoughts on why that might happen? Is there a setting I need to change? The card is formatted in exFAT. Might that be the issue?
I'm considering saving my files to my laptop and reformatting the card. Can that be done on the phone? If not, when I reformat using my laptop, what format is recommended, FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS?
Thanks.
http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes
Can only be "fixed" with root.
Iruwen said:
http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes
Can only be "fixed" with root.
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A learning curve, I guess. I'm moving from a rooted phone. I guess I can expect surprises. So...essentially, I can copy TO the phone from an SD card, but I cannot FROM the phone to the SD card. And I can't delete files on the SD card using ES File Explorer (as an example)? The only way to manage SD card files is by using USB or putting the SD into my laptop? Hmmmm. It also looks like apps may not be able to manage its own files if the files are kept on the SD card; is that correct?
All correct, except:
rebecker said:
It also looks like apps may not be able to manage its own files if the files are kept on the SD card; is that correct?
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Apps can manage their data if it's in the right place, see http://www.doubleencore.com/2014/03/android-external-storage/

Formatted SD to internal Memory. How to put Music/Data on it?

Hi Guys,
I was waiting for the Marshmallow Update because now u can use ur SD as a internal Memory. Everything went fine.
Now my Problem. I saved all the Data from the SD Card to my PC. Now i want to put all the Data like Music/Photos etc. back on my Phone. But how????
I cant see the Memory over HTC Sync Manager nor the Explorer while connected via USB. Is the any Chance to get my Data back on the Phone? Please help
Thank you!
Did you have try to select "Transfer files (MTP)" from notification menu?
As described here:
http://www.androidcentral.com/inside-marshmallow-usb-connection-options
yes, i selected that. i can see the "original" internal memory in the pc explorer, but not any more storage. and the sd card doesnt appear at all....
rodnan said:
yes, i selected that. i can see the "original" internal memory in the pc explorer, but not any more storage. and the sd card doesnt appear at all....
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The sd card doesn't appear because it is now internal storage. The internal storage you see should include your sd card. How much total space does Windows see on it? It should be more than your original internal storage space was.
Once you use the adoptable storage option, it's normal for a PC to only see internal. Your sd card has become internal storage.
it shows 10,6 gb like before. and ive got a 64gb card...
the only way i can see it is on the phone itself
rodnan said:
it shows 10,6 gb like before. and ive got a 64gb card...
the only way i can see it is on the phone itself
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Well, I haven't tried it myself so I'm not sure but perhaps the fact that the card gets encrypted in the formatting process has something to do with it. Perhaps Windows just can't read it. Like I said, I don't know for sure. If that's the case, I would imagine your only option would be to upload your stuff to the cloud somewhere and then download it to your phone. Perhaps someone else who's using adoptable storage will see this and chime in about it here.

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