My new SD card should arrive tomorrow. After I insert the new SD card, is there anything I need to do in terms of formatting the card etc? Or is it a case of just inserting it and then adding my files?
Also does anyone know what class the supplied SD card is?
Thanks,
S.
Procedure is:
1. Copy existing files to your PC, preferably using a card reader.
2. Copy the same files, in the same structure, to your new card.
3. Done!
I didn't need to format mine (8Gb class 6 Sandisk). Not sure what speed the original was, probably class 2, possibly 4.
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This is to all the noobs like me
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Well when I first tried to partition the Sd card, I go errors that the SD card was spoilt on my ACE. I was bewildered, so I tried this method and it worked!!
1. Safely remove SD card.
2. Insert the SD card in the u D to SD converter provided by samsung.(Yeah you need to this, I was not able to format the SD card while it was in the phone and this is clas 2 card. BTW I am using the 2GB card provided by Samsung India with SGA.)
3. Using mini partition tools (http://download.cnet.com/Partition-Wizard-Home-Edition/3000-2094_4-10962200.html) partition into FAT (16 or 32 depending on SD card size) and ext 2.
4. Insert back the sd card, and run commands (refer the ROM post) in ADB or using terminal for android. Voila! A2SD is setup after a loooong reboot.
Guys AFAIK there are SD cards with classes 2, 4, 6,8 and 10. (may be higher classes, but I have not come across them.) Basically CLASS of the SD card indicates the data transfer rate of the SD card. Higher the class much better is the Data transfer rate. I would suggest you to go for a class 4 or class 6, 4 or 8 Gb SD cardif you just plan to use the 'a2sd cachesdreset' and go for class 10 (COSTLY!) 16 Gb SD card if you like to store a lot of media and if you want to use 'a2sd datasd' command as there will be slight LAG with lower clas SD cards.
The brands that I would recommend are : Transcend, Kingston which r available in India.
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i tought there some sd cards that doesnt support this?
could you have the list that support this?
hehe..anyways thnx for summarizing this method..
sorry also a newbie..hehe cant understand step2..T_T
hope screenies would be provided sooner..hehe
Maybe, someboby would hav problem with stock memory or low capacities memory. If, someone, will have problem, post you SD card.
dont know how to categorize classes of each sd card..
u have lists of classes?
mine was just tdk 4g..dont know if u know that brand..lol
btw..what are the recomended sd card classes and brands that will flawlessly suits this partitioning and ap2sd?
I had some problem with SD 4gb Class 4. Others, with class 6 or better didn't have problems. I don't know if all sd cards class 2 or 4 has problems, but some has.
@geraldgeron
Hi mate!
I feel all sd cards can be partitioned into partitions (sorry for the repetitiveness of the sentence ).
The 2nd step just states that you have to insert your sd card into the micro SD card to SD card converter that samsung (you can also get it from computer stores. just ask for micro SD to SD converter. It will cost 20 Indian Rupees = 0.3$ ) has provided. Then insert that converter along with micro SD card into a card reader on a laptop or the one that can be connected to the PC.
hey i'm new to all this and i guess i messed it up..
I have the sd card provided by samsung, 2gb one...i followed whatever u said...but in the terminal it says 'EXT partition is not mounted'
...what to do?
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Everything sorted out...I flashed it again with sd card inserted,......Thanks for the tutorial!
Hi All,
I am picking up a 32GB Sandisk Mobile Ultra SDHC card for my Atrix and would like to know whether I can simply copy all the contents from my 2GB card and paste them in the 32GB card using xcopy perhaps?
What is the best way to ensure I can then use the full 32GB MicroSD instead of the 2GB whilst retaining the existing data?
vasboz said:
Hi All,
I am picking up a 32GB Sandisk Mobile Ultra SDHC card for my Atrix and would like to know whether I can simply copy all the contents from my 2GB card and paste them in the 32GB card using xcopy perhaps?
What is the best way to ensure I can then use the full 32GB MicroSD instead of the 2GB whilst retaining the existing data?
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Do exactly what you are thinking to do. Just copy the contents over to the new sdcard. I do that with our phones and never had any problems, although I do copy to the PC first as a precaution.
I want to replace the stock microSD card with a 16GB one I bought. Can someone tell me the correct process for doing this? Is it as simple as copy and pasting everything on the old card to the new card and popping the new one in?
Yes, this will be enough. But I advice to reformat Your new card in PC using FAT32 2kb or 4kb cluster size, this can save lot of space, if card was formatted with 32kb clusters.
That's what I did with my new card. Format fat32, copy and paste all old files, you should be good to go.
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1) First you need card reader for easy copy_paste ....insert new card in your device go to setting > unmount sd card and erase/format...it will format your card in default and correct format...
then connect your old card to pc and copy data from old to new
if you have no card reader then ..copy your mobile data from device to pc via usb connection..then remove old card and insert new card ....format new card in mobile ...then copy your data from pc to your new sd card
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S-trace said:
Yes, this will be enough. But I advice to reformat Your new card in PC using FAT32 2kb or 4kb cluster size, this can save lot of space, if card was formatted with 32kb clusters.
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Is there a downside to formatting with smaller cluster sizes?
ipsuvedi said:
1) First you need card reader for easy copy_paste ....insert new card in your device go to setting > unmount sd card and erase/format...it will format your card in default and correct format...
then connect your old card to pc and copy data from old to new
if you have no card reader then ..copy your mobile data from device to pc via usb connection..then remove old card and insert new card ....format new card in mobile ...then copy your data from pc to your new sd card
Thank Me If I Helped You :good:
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Is it better to format the card with my phone rather than with my PC?
Hello, what I would do is before formatting the MicroSD. I would put it into your device and let your device set it up. If it doesn't mount right away, go into your settings and then to Storage and find the MicroSD card then format it that way if you are not experienced. Then it would be safe to copy and paste all the data from the old MicroSD card.
OK, so these are the steps I plan on following. Please let me know if I'm missing anything or doing something wrong.
1) Copy contents of old sd card onto my PC via USB
2) Insert new sd card into my PC card reader and format using FAT32 2kb or 4kb cluster size
3) Insert new sd card into Evo and format
4) Transfer contents of old sd card from PC to new card via USB
clankfu said:
Is there a downside to formatting with smaller cluster sizes?
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There is no downside on flash memory, because it has very fast seek time. The only downside may be is performance drop in very low-end devices because FAT tables become larger and may not fit in memory completely.
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There is no downside on flash memory, because it has very fast seek time. The only downside may be is performance drop in very low-end devices because FAT tables become larger and may not fit in memory completely.
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So when you say "very low-end devices", that doesn't apply to our Evos right?
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So when you say "very low-end devices", that doesn't apply to our Evos right?
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Yes, our Evo's is hi-end device with 800mb of RAM. This is more than enough to serve even 0.5kb clusters, but because SD operates 2k sectors it will be not optimal.
But make sure that Your new sdcard have sector-aligned partitions, using for example 4EXT Recovery touch.
clankfu said:
Is it better to format the card with my phone rather than with my PC?
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Obiously....if you are going to use this card in mobile device then it is best to format the card with that mobile device...better security and fast speed :laugh:
I have a 32 GB card in my device. I copied the data from the old card into a new folder on my desktop on PC.
- After this, I formatted the new card in my phone using the option in 4ext recovery.
- Then i putted the new card in my card reader (PC) and copied the data from my old card (stored in new folder on my desktop) back to my new card
- After all this steps, i putted the new card back to my phone.
Voila, all works well as before...:good:
My phone is asking me to format my sd card out of the blue. I have a 32gb Kingtson, I have a lot of crucial data. I have not yet formatted the sd card. I've tried conventional ways of getting my data like using GETDATABACK FAT32 but it did not work. I have used other but no to avail.
Does anyone know what is the best method to recover files from a sd card that was working but now it is not?
Go to settings>storage and unmount microsd. Remove the microsd feom ur phone. Use a microSD card adapter ... a full size sd card that u can put ur microsd card into and will fit into your pc. Click and drag important data from microsd onto desktop. Then fat32 format the microsd and reload the data onto it. Done.
Or u can upload all data to dropbox and then format amnd reinstall... but it may take a while.
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Hi. I have bought a new 128gbSD card to replace the 64gb card currently in my honor7. My old phone Samsung S3 used to show the card separately as 2 drives when plugged into Windows (7). I could copy the contents of the card as a back up and/or move files from the phone drive to the SD drive.
Now , when I connect my Honor 7 phone to win7, the phone only lists one directory showing all the contents together regardless of it being on the phone memory or the SD card. I need to copy the 64gb SD content onto the new 128gb SD card but I can't see it. Is there a setting or something I should be changing to achieve this. Gently please, I'm a noob when it comes to mobile techie things.
Thanks AJ
Use a micro sd to sd adapter and an sd usb adapter on your pc its the easiest and safest way
Or use this simply from you phone. No computer needed.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sandisk.mz