I got a 32 g micro sd card. Foolishly I put it into a usb stick that doesn't support 32 g ( even though it reported 32gb) and started copying from my current card. It failed after a while and when I put it in to the X10a it said that it was damaged. I decided to allow it to format the card. It said that it was processing but the card was either blank or damaged. It wasn't mounted in the phone.
I downloaded the format sd card software from the SD card group pulled out a special high capacity sd card reader to use on a pc and the format software says that the card is write locked no matter what position the adapter slide lock is in. I tried two different m-sd adapters (sony and Kingston).
Any suggestions?
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SAME thing here... I wish somebody would respond to this post...
coopapi said:
SAME thing here... I wish somebody would respond to this post...
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I never updated. The card, a "Kingston" was a fake, confirmed by Kingston's RMA dept. I was able to get a refund from the ebay seller, and now for $40 more from a authorized seller, have a 'real' Kingston 32g card that came with a tiny SDHC USB adapter, so I can read the card in any USB 2.0 port.
Additionally, there are reported errors with the Android format. Never format with Windows. There is a special program from the SD Card Consortium to format the cards properly.
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/ there is a version 2.0 and beta 3.0.
I connected my HD2 to my laptop using activesync, then when I opened explorer on the PC to go to the /StorageCard directory, found that it wasn't there. So, I tried exploring to the directory in the HD2, but found that it couldn't see the card. I've shutdown the phone, taken out the MicroSD card, and hooked the MicroSD card up directly to my laptop, and it appears just fine, and I can copy/write to the card without issues. I've tried cleaning the contacts, and putting it back in the phone, but the HD2 still doesn't see the card.
Anyone else have this happen to them before? Any hints on what else I can try?
BTW, it's a Kingston 16GB MicroSD card, and it's been working reliably without any issue until today.
Right.. I tried putting in a newly formatted 2GB MicroSD card, and the HD2 was able to see it without problem. So I'm now backing up stuff from my 16GB Kingston MicroSD, and will probably re-format it to see if that will help.. Just a big hassle having to backup/copy back almost 15GB of stuff from the card..
During the backup process, there were a few files on the MicroSD that couldn't be read, so, could it be that the card is going bad?
OK. Finally finished backing up the MicroSD card, and reformatted it. After reformatting, the HD2 now SEEs the newly formatted card, I only have to copy stuff back onto the card, then I'm done..
I'll probably end up going out to buy a new card tomorrow as it's pretty obvious from today's "adventure" that this card is probably on its way out. Oh well, now that I have the data backed up, it should be relatively painless.
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OK. Finally finished backing up the MicroSD card, and reformatted it. After reformatting, the HD2 now SEEs the newly formatted card, I only have to copy stuff back onto the card, then I'm done..
I'll probably end up going out to buy a new card tomorrow as it's pretty obvious from today's "adventure" that this card is probably on its way out. Oh well, now that I have the data backed up, it should be relatively painless.
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I lost my 8GB Card few days back. Lost all the data... Atleast your card was readable on PC. Anyways good that you got your data back..
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i have had to reformat my card once because I accidently removed my phone from the PC without using "safely remove hardare" (aka right click and select eject) feature. formatted the card and restored from backup and all is well again.
Done! Copied files from backup to 16GB MicroSD, and the HD2 sees it.
There were altogether 4 unreadable/corrupted files from the MicroSD card when backing it up, but fortunately, none of these files were irreplaceable, luckily, as all these were MP3 songs, which I also have other copies on my laptop.
Tomorrow, I will take a look to see how much the new Sandisk 32GB MicroSD card is selling for here in Hong Kong. If it's not TOO expensive, I may end up buying one to replace the 16GB Kingston I'm using now. I remember reading somewhere that the HD2 is supposed to be compatible with up to 32GB, but has anyone actually tried the new Sandisk 32GB card in an HD2?
I've had a similar issue with my 16 GB Sandisk card. Strangely, my old TyTn II could read it absolutely fine - but my HD2 couldn't :/
Only way i found to fix it was to format it, then copy all the stuff back.
It's happened twice now and it's pretty annoying!
gregwee said:
Done! Copied files from backup to 16GB MicroSD, and the HD2 sees it.
There were altogether 4 unreadable/corrupted files from the MicroSD card when backing it up, but fortunately, none of these files were irreplaceable, luckily, as all these were MP3 songs, which I also have other copies on my laptop.
Tomorrow, I will take a look to see how much the new Sandisk 32GB MicroSD card is selling for here in Hong Kong. If it's not TOO expensive, I may end up buying one to replace the 16GB Kingston I'm using now. I remember reading somewhere that the HD2 is supposed to be compatible with up to 32GB, but has anyone actually tried the new Sandisk 32GB card in an HD2?
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I've been using a 32Gb Sandisk since June this year, with no problems. I've got about 27Gb on the card.
HTH
ebeam said:
I've been using a 32Gb Sandisk since June this year, with no problems. I've got about 27Gb on the card.
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Same here... No probems to date with a Sandisk 32GB Class 2 MicroSDHC card.
Best to all,
R
So, this may be helpful with others that have had issues with Samsung, or other Android Phones and Sandisk microSD 64BG cards.
short version: if you have an issue go to support.sandisk.com and they will approve an RMA. If you want the details keep reading:
I got a 64GB microSD and tried to move the files from my PC to the card via the card reader and SDCard adapter.
I have an ATT SGSIII and a Samsung Galaxy S 4.
About half-way through I get "An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem."
Error 0x80070570: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
[Description of file.mp4]
I searched high and low and found many users with this issue.
Many formatted as FAT and that worked, so, I tried that to no avail. Same error.
I tried low level format, recreating the card as FAT32, making it an active partition, 32KB, etc. Same error.
I tried formatting as exFAT in the phone and then transferring. No luck.
I tried non-windows copy utilites (Teracopy and FastCopy) that did transfer the files successfully, but when I put the card in the phone it said "Damaged SD Card"
So, I found this little nugget on Google:
"SanDisk has been made aware of potential product issues involving a very small percentage of its 32GB and 64GB SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSD cards. Under certain circumstances the cards may lock up and the card becomes inaccessible. The issue has been identified and a manufacturing fix has already been put in place. SanDisk stands behind its products and any customer who experiences this issue with the microSD cards cards is asked to contact the SanDisk support center for a resolution immediately."-SanDisk
I filled out a support request and they sent me back
Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product.
We understand that 64GB Class10 Ultra MicroSDHC I memory card fails to work on your Samsung Galaxy even after formatting on the computer. Since you have already referred to the link from our Knowledgebase, most likely this card is no longer functional and needs to be replaced.
Please backup all your important data and then format this memory card and provide us with the following information to create a possible replacement for your product.
- Your Phone number
- Your complete physical address (No P.O. Box please)
- What is exactly written on the face of the card?
- The Serial Number (Alpha Numeric Code ) written on the back of the Card
- From where did you purchase this product?
- Exact or approximate Date of Purchase of the card in the format of MM/DD/YYYY
- How was the product packaged at the time of purchase?
- Did the packaging have some other company name and logos on it?
- Are you getting the product replaced for the first time by SanDisk?
- In case of RMA, we need to share your name and address with our shipping provider, to create a pre paid shipping label for your use. Do you agree to this? (US customers only)
Please refer to your My SanDisk at http://kb.sandisk.com anytime to see all of your incident history and product registration information. You can log in using your email address as your login and the password that you created.
Also, you can visit http://kb.sandisk.com, our online keyword searchable Knowledgebase, to easily find answers to your Technical Support and Customer Service questions for all of SanDisk's products. Simply enter your search terms and our Knowledgebase will search an extensive database of commonly asked questions as well as our online forums at http://forums.sandisk.com to provide you with the most complete answers possible.
Best regards,
SanDisk Technical Support
Thank you. I was searching allllll over the internet for answers to quell the unfortunate realization that my card was finished. I just came off the phone with Sandisk and I will be sent a replacement card as soon as I send my defected one. Again, Thank you for this, though I most likely would have contacted Sandisk with my problem, finding this post made the process faster, helping me avoid wasting my time.
well, old topic but still, I have the same problem with my SanDisk Ultra 64GB card and because I am the second owner the warranty does not apply to me according to SanDisk, very strange imo...
here is the latest answer from them:
"The reason SanDisk warranty does not apply to products purchased used/refurbished is because as the product was previously used we cannot guarantee its condition and its proper functionality, we are not aware of what has transpired from date of purchase until the date you received it.
This is why the warranty applies only to products purchased first hand in full sealed retail package.
We understand this might seem frustrating and we are sorry you feel the provided support is not up to your expectations however when a product is previously used, we cannot know if the issue is indeed a defect or the previous owner used the product in a non-supported or non-intended way."
hi guys me and the mrs both got Samsung s3 and with bought both 32 & 64gb micro cards to load music onto but though the music does load with in days the phone says the card is corrupt and needs formatting and so we lose all our loaded music and have to reload it all again, this is happening every few weeks or so and now becoming a real pain.
we bought the cards of ebay and are just cheap branded cards we have tried around 4 different cards now and all do the same.
do you think it may be that its just cheap cards or has anyone else had this problem of losing all the data on there cards on Samsung phones?
was thinking of buying Kingston cards but they cost loads and don't want to pay that sort of cash out if there not going to work either
any advice would be great
Thanks
lowrider692000 said:
hi guys me and the mrs both got Samsung s3 and with bought both 32 & 64gb micro cards to load music onto but though the music does load with in days the phone says the card is corrupt and needs formatting and so we lose all our loaded music and have to reload it all again, this is happening every few weeks or so and now becoming a real pain.
we bought the cards of ebay and are just cheap branded cards we have tried around 4 different cards now and all do the same.
do you think it may be that its just cheap cards or has anyone else had this problem of losing all the data on there cards on Samsung phones?
was thinking of buying Kingston cards but they cost loads and don't want to pay that sort of cash out if there not going to work either
any advice would be great
Thanks
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Easy way to check is if the phone say's it is corrupt and needs formatting don't format it take it out plug into your pc with a sd card adapter and check the contents.If you can read and play the contents then it is the phone software that is the problem if not the cards are at fault and it would probably be a wise investment to get a better card.
Cheap sd cards on ebay are usually fakes, much smaller cards rigged to read what is printed on them.
You can download a tool on your pc to check the real capacity.
Hi I bought a (128gb sandisk SD card) for my pocophone F1, at first the files were transfering fine but when I reached 28gb everything I transfer now just disappears.
I have had this problem before from buying cheap SD cards granted they were unbranded SD cards.
This one was branded and not cheap and was fully packaged.
the only explanation I can think of is it's fake, or could it be my phone, people with the pocophonne f1 were saying that thier files were transfering slow but this bug might have been fixed, as there have been lots of updates for the pocophone F1 since, so if anyone can help much appreciated thanks.
Hi just a little update I bought my SD card from eBay and this was my response from the seller.
Hi thanks for informing me please send the card back and I will refund you and when I go to the warehouse I will tell them I no it’s frustrating this is also happening on amazon apologies for the inconvenience.
To me the seller conceded that the SD card was fake very quickly but that might just be my suspicious mind lol so who can I trust to buy from to get a legitimate SD card thanks.