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hey all..nywayz i just wanted to bring to all ur attention that while on my flight from dubai to usa...my microdrive crashed....suddenly while using and there was just noo trace...it just wouldnt show up on file explorer or any application...i HARD-RESETED MY DEVICE and then even it didnt show up...i even formatted it b4 but no chance..THEN...i did the RECOVER HARD DRIVE option and then it showed up...BUT MY HOLE HOLIDAYZ WERE SPOILED SINCE I HAD 4 GB'S WORTH OF STUFF LIKE MUSIC MOVIES MUSIK VIDEOS...ETC ETC...anyone noo Y this happened!!!
My Ameo got a bit moist and now my microdrive is gone!!
WM5storage won't bring it back..
Is there any way to get this thing back to work?
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hey all..nywayz i just wanted to bring to all ur attention that while on my flight from dubai to usa...my microdrive crashed....suddenly while using and there was just noo trace...it just wouldnt show up on file explorer or any application...i HARD-RESETED MY DEVICE and then even it didnt show up...i even formatted it b4 but no chance..THEN...i did the RECOVER HARD DRIVE option and then it showed up...BUT MY HOLE HOLIDAYZ WERE SPOILED SINCE I HAD 4 GB'S WORTH OF STUFF LIKE MUSIC MOVIES MUSIK VIDEOS...ETC ETC...anyone noo Y this happened!!!
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MicroDrives are sensitive to presuure; when you were rising or descending, the change in pressure could have caused the damage.
recommendation: turn off the device for take-off and landing.
My buddy had a similar problem with his. His MicroDrive stopped working. WMStorage didn't fix the issue either. He was running the original ROM that came with the device and some software, nothing more. The only thing that brought back the drive was to do a hard reset, then flash the factory ROM back onto the device. I've had issues with the drive myself so run everything off of my SD Card and only use the MicroDrive for temporary storage or backups of my SD Card. This sucks that we can't trust the drive. Just makes me nervous using it.
agreed! I'd rather prefer 4gig flash memory to a 8gig unsafe microdrive.
but it's all about marketing issues
very true..all my data was lost...i guess it ISS becuz of the rise in pressure and all that,..but my microdrive izz up and working again..!
My microdrive had corrupted twice before, and I had thought that using the miniSD would completely solve the problem. I was wrong.
Yesterday, my genuine Toshiba miniSDHC lost everything on it. I could not recover it with Pocket Mechanics Professional. Soft reset does not help, as it did previously. I don't know if this was caused my the repeated removal and insertion if card which performed in attempting to fix my SIP selection problem.
The lessen for me is, do a regular backup to PC and do not take out and put in the card without switching off the device.
I still have not reinstalled my applications and data yet because today is the day to upgrade my Dopod to WM6. I'm really looking forward to the upgrade. I expect some of my applications to be dumped for compatibility reason, not in the end I'd have a transformed and better computer.
Htc Advantage Microdrive Failure
I want to add my voice to the concerns raised regarding the much sung about MicroDrive with 8GB.
I have lost all the data I installed and stored on the MicroDrive. I had photos, documents - some of them work related and do not have them anywhere at all.
Does anyone have any idea how I can undelete or recover these?
By the way, I did not delete them, they were simply gone!
Please help.
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I want to add my voice to the concerns raised regarding the much sung about MicroDrive with 8GB.
I have lost all the data I installed and stored on the MicroDrive. I had photos, documents - some of them work related and do not have them anywhere at all.
Does anyone have any idea how I can undelete or recover these?
By the way, I did not delete them, they were simply gone!
Please help.
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Try to use WMStorage which will allow the drive/s to be recognized under Windows as an external storage drive. Then get yourself a copy of Ontrack Easy Recovery and use that to recover the lost files. I've never had to recover files from my MD or SD yet on my phone but my cousin had a camera that did something like this....all pictures just dissappeared and I used the program and got back stuff he forgot about that had been looooong gone. Works well. Hope this helps
curious?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321201
Thanks ltxda, I will try your advice right away.
YOSEFE.
Thanks ltxda for pointing me to WMStorage. I downloaded and installed the software. My Devive and the Microdrive are recognised as you stated.
However, the only hitch I hit is the cost of Ontrack Easy Recovery, is there no free reliable recovery software somewhere?
Thanks in anticipation.
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Thanks ltxda for pointing me to WMStorage. I downloaded and installed the software. My Devive and the Microdrive are recognised as you stated.
However, the only hitch I hit is the cost of Ontrack Easy Recovery, is there no free reliable recovery software somewhere?
Thanks in anticipation.
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Not sure if there is a free trial available or not. You may want to check their site. I just have a copy since I purchased one for work. You can also go to www.download.com and try one of the other recovery software trials from there. I'm sure there are a few there that may help or you could try alternate resources.
micro drive not recognised
hi all just trying to copy some pics tom my microdrive and then sudddenly says no device attached. checked my advantage and there is no microdrive present, tried formatting the microdrive but same error no md present.
can anyone help?
do i have to flash to an original htc advantage rom?
finally got it fXXXXing working I cant flip believe it an expensive device like this and we are getting simple prblems with the built in md drive. Im so pee off.
i will call htc tomorrow to explain my frustrations.
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finally got it fXXXXing working I cant flip believe it an expensive device like this and we are getting simple prblems with the built in md drive. Im so pee off.
i will call htc tomorrow to explain my frustrations.
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I agree with you. Makes me sick that I have this EXPENSIVE device and don't have enough trust in the one feature they pushed because of the constant problems.
Have some questions for you:
- How were you transferring files to the MD? ActiveSync, Vista or WMStorage?
- Would you mind posting the resolution here in case others have the same problem?
duttythroy said:
finally got it fXXXXing working I cant flip believe it an expensive device like this and we are getting simple prblems with the built in md drive. Im so pee off.
i will call htc tomorrow to explain my frustrations.
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Care to share your solution mate.
just use the
sorry guys been busy at work, i didnt really fix it without losing my data. i just used the restore microdrive option and then re-format it, lost all my data but at least its working. lol. still pissed off though.
i fiqured some bits out though, wether your using active sync or wm5torage 1.75 and your transfering huge amount of data at once windows then give an error cant complete , cant find drive source.
So I had to do all the restore microdrive thing again but was just testing why it happen the first time.
good thing to do is to use wm5torage 1.75 to transfer but only transfer some amount and wait for awhile and continue.
File Scavenger
File Scavenger is much cheaper for recovering files. It works perfectly for me. The demo is a teaser. It works but doesnot let you recover files. It shows that it can recover the files.
http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
THANKS MATE i just tried it.
I plugged in my Vibrant through it's stock cable and click "yes" so I could copy some photos into my Vibrant but when I turned off the mass USB storage, Avatar was no longer there.
I did NOT touch the SD card or even opened it up in Windows so I have no clue as to why it's not showing up, it looks like the SD card has all of it's free space available though. Is there someway to re-download avatar? I got my phone yesterday but this sucks if I can't.
Not sure but u could try and ask a new phone lol like buyers remose
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you can't get it back, just go to the tmobile store and say that the movie never worked. don't tell them you did anything, that it came like that and they have to give you a replacement SD (they did to me when I messed up my avatar movie tryin to copy it to another SD)
Awww.. Also where can I find the 9 digit BAN to fill the rebate form? I have thebox and the papers T-Mobile printed out as my receipt
I had this happen to me too. Good thing I backed it up to my computer when I first bought the phone. But also, I have noticed that for some reason, this phone will delete files on its own sometimes. I've had pictures & video's gone missing without me doing anything.
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you can't get it back, just go to the tmobile store and say that the movie never worked. don't tell them you did anything, that it came like that and they have to give you a replacement SD (they did to me when I messed up my avatar movie tryin to copy it to another SD)
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i just copied the avatar movie to another sd with no problem. i wonder how that happen to you
Could it have been an ID-10-T error?
I work at a t-mobile store. I had enough customers come in with issues concerning that movie file that I ended up making a copy of it to provide an easy remedy. Some people don't realize that the movie is on the SD to begin with and they toss it in exchange for a larger one. I figure that its simpler to just copy the movie to the new card instead of hassling with exchanging phones/sd cards out.
Anyway, I would just go in to your local store and see if anyone working that day has a vibrant with them (if not see if they have one that was returned). If they're nice/competent, perhaps you can just have them make a copy for you.
As for your BAN, it is normally printed on the receipt (listed as account number or similar iirc). If not, you can get it through the online account management or by calling 611.
Ok so I got the Amaze, had everything setup and I decide to use my microsd card from my G2 and place in the Amaze. Shut the phone off, took the backing off, place teh sd card in, turned it on. Worked! For about a minute! It goes down hill from there. The phone is now saying that my SD card is damaged or if it's in there, it says Removed SD Card. I've formatted the card plenty of times, inserted and took it out plenty of times, tried 2 other sd cards, all have the same problem. Put those SD cards back into the original phones and they work fine. I'm stumped. I need help. Any ideas or suggestions? Anyone having the same issue?
Have you tried a different SD card?
Also, try to reformat it (make sure to backup your files) and just put it in without any files inside. You could also format the card from the phone as well (backup before you do).
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Have you tried a different SD card?
Also, try to reformat it (make sure to backup your files) and just put it in without any files inside. You could also format the card from the phone as well (backup before you do).
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Yeah, I've tried 3 different cards. I've reformatted them all through the computer but I couldn't through the phone. Every time I've tried through the phone, it wouldn't do anything.
at this point I don't know if it's a hardware issue or a software issue. I didn't a Factory Reset, still the same problem.. I love this phone! Everything else is awesome besides this one issue!
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at this point I don't know if it's a hardware issue or a software issue. I didn't a Factory Reset, still the same problem.. I love this phone! Everything else is awesome besides this one issue!
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Run! Don't walk back to the T-Mobile store and have them exchange it.
It doesn't matter if it is hardware or software, you are experiencing an issue that others with the same product are not. You did your due diligence as far as trouble shooting yourself. Take it in to the store and tell the rep to either fix it, tell you what you are doing wrong, or swap it out.
Don't wait any longer looking for solution here!
Go now!
LOL Thanks! I'm heading there in about 30mins when I get out of work!
So I got it replaced! SD Card works! Now I gotta bring it back for another one because when the soft keys light up, you can see two dots like they didn't coat the screen properly and missed a few spots..
Alright guys, I noticed today that my Titanium Backups aren't on my mount/extsd storage, and I tried to change the backup location under preferences, but it wouldn't allow me. While checking my sd card I noticed the only file stored on it is my pictures? I tried downloading apps to sd in an attempt to move titanium backup, and that's when I realized I have a serious issue I believe. I was given a message when apps to sd opened that said, "this device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary external storage is emulated"? Whatever the hell that means by emulated I don't know? The sd card was working in the last phone I used it in.
Biggest problem is that I'm rooted, so I can't return it under warranty! At least I can't to my knowledge. I'm in serious need of some help here, I purchased the phone at the T mobile retail store, so I don't know if I can sneak it past them somehow, or if I should maybe just (it hurts to say it) brick it on purpose, and pull the old" it just shut off and wouldn't turn back on" routine?
Please guys, any and all advice will be much appreciated!
Before doing anything drastic, have you thought about maybe reformatting the SD card first? If that doesn't work then try another SD card (they do go bad you know). It sounds like something that should be easy to fix. Whatever you do please don't brick it on purpose. It's not anyone's fault that your device is now acting up after rooting it. At least do them a solid and ODIN back to stock, then try to return it if that's the case.
Hi,
You should read this thread. It should shed some light on your external SD card problem and provide a couple of methods to get around it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672507
Glasairmell
Paging Dr B said:
Before doing anything drastic, have you thought about maybe reformatting the SD card first? If that doesn't work then try another SD card (they do go bad you know). It sounds like something that should be easy to fix. Whatever you do please don't brick it on purpose. It's not anyone's fault that your device is now acting up after rooting it. At least do them a solid and ODIN back to stock, then try to return it if that's the case.
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Yes I did format it to no avail, and I'm headed home soon where I'll try a different sd card. I don't want to brick the device, and I've had to unroot and return a phone before because of a hardware issue with the screen that wasn't my fault. The problem with doing that in this situation is that I don't believe there's a way to unroot it and go back to the stock recovery or reset the binary flash counter. As far as you saying it's not anyone's fault, it sure is my friend and it's not mine! I had a Galaxy s4g that wouldn't read an sd card two days after I got it & I had to return it. So, as far as being no one's fault, not true... It would be Samsungs fault, and rooting it had nothing to do with it. If I broke a device because of my own foolishness or stupidity, I would ABSOLUTELY NEVER try to exchange it! The entire basis of my spirituality is based on karma and I would suck it up & pay for my mistake but maintain my peace of mind. This however, I am not at fault for, and I shouldn't be responsible for faulty hardware just because I obtained root access.
This is a good read on the external SD card permission problems on the Samsung S3
http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/113/Is_Google_blocking_apps_writing_to_SD_cards_/
and this is one way to get around it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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This is a good read on the external SD card permission problems on the Samsung S3
http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/113/Is_Google_blocking_apps_writing_to_SD_cards_/
and this is one way to get around it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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Okay I've read the links and this is very odd??? I need to hear from someone with the gs3 that they've also discover that they're phone recognizes & reads the sd card, but will not allow apps to write to it. PLEASE, someone check this and help me out here!
I REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF ALL Gs3's DO THIS, OR IF I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RETURN TO STOCK & EXCHANGE IT?
Sorry for the frustration, but I just spent a heck of a lot of money here, and this is a very aggravating problem....
My TB backs up to the ext SD. I had the same problem you did. Too bad I can't actually remember what I did. :crying:
When you go into TB and try to select storage location...nothing comes up but the internal?
I think I manually moved the TB folder from the internal to the external...then went back into TB to select the location...then selected the Detect button...and it came up with a list of folders that I could choose.
It went something like that. Hope that sheds some light...(sorry I cant remember exactly)
FYI...the ext SD folder is under mnt/extSD...or something like that.
I forget to mention something else guys. I am able to copy & paste my Titanium Backups as well as any other files to the sd card. So, the phone recognizes it, and it will write to external sd if I manually copy things there, but it will not allow any third party apps to write to external sd? I also cannot move apps to the sd card? This is a HUGE pain in the ass! I bought the 16gb model because that's all the retailer I my area had, so the sd card is a necessity for me. If I'm downloading torrents or other large files this could be a problem. I'm really wondering if this isn't just my phone?
It'd be great if someone here with the skills could port this mod for us.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433436
It basically makes the phone think that the external is the internal...and all files downloaded from the browsers or whatever app that doesn't allow sd access...to go directly to external.
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My TB backs up to the ext SD. I had the same problem you did. Too bad I can't actually remember what I did. :crying:
When you go into TB and try to select storage location...nothing comes up but the internal?
I think I manually moved the TB folder from the internal to the external...then went back into TB to select the location...then selected the Detect button...and it came up with a list of folders that I could choose.
It went something like that. Hope that sheds some light...(sorry I cant remember exactly)
FYI...the ext SD folder is under mnt/extSD...or something like that.
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Sorry nothing! THANK YOU! I was like 3/4 of the way to that idea, I had already copied the file, but I was just thinking maybe if I deleted the internal file, maybe now it will follow the one I copied to the mount/extsdstorage? I can't thank you enough for just confirming that this isn't a problem specific to my model. I think that this problem should be explained to everyone & stickied. This is a seriously confusing situation. Ppl who don't root or come to XDA won't have any idea why they're music, videos, or anything from third party apps aren't going to their sd cards? Some ppl may not even realize it? I don't know if it's been mentioned in another thread here yet, but I couldn't find anything in our forums about it, and I've been trying to figure out what was going on all day. I still don't understand what the hell it meant about emulated storage?
SiNJiN76 said:
It'd be great if someone here with the skills could port this mod for us.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433436
It basically makes the phone think that the external is the internal...and all files downloaded from the browsers or whatever app that doesn't allow sd access...to go directly to external.
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Is this already a widely recognized problem and I'm just late to the freaking party or what? Because I do follow threads, search the forums, and read, and I've never heard of this before... I hope they have this error fixed in roms.
I REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF ALL Gs3's DO THIS,
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All stock Samsung Galaxies S3 do this. Google in their infinite wisdom is locking down apps so they can not write to an external card that can infect other devices.
Problem is we all want more control with our external cards and there are a lot of unhappy campers with this new "feature". Gamers are especially concerned because they can not install their games to the external card to free up more space.
This is a real strong reason to buy the 32gb model and not the 16gb. One could take the stance that they are forcing us to pay a higher premium for our storage when we purchase the phone.
As I said you can do the work around with directory bind until:
1. A dev comes up with a a patch
2. You install a custom Rom like Cm9 that has patched out this security policy.
Never mind... Now that I'm using better keywords to describe the problem, and searching outside of just the US variants forum, I'm finding threads... I feel like an idiot now! Some folks are talking as if this is better? I don't see it though. I did a nandroid after root, and it only left me with around 8gb or so with my apps installed. I know its faster memory than an sd card, but it's kind of a pain. I hope I never need to download anything bigger than 8gb... Doubtful ill need my phone for anything that big though.
Sorry for freaking out and making a big deal out of this issue, but I thought my device was defective, and I wasn't using good search terms. I should have been able to figure this out without cluttering things with a two Page thread.
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All stock Samsung Galaxies S3 do this. Google in their infinite wisdom is locking down apps so they can not write to an external card that can infect other devices.
Problem is we all want more control with our external cards and there are a lot of unhappy campers with this new "feature". Gamers are especially concerned because they can not install their games to the external card to free up more space.
This is a real strong reason to buy the 32gb model and not the 16gb. One could take the stance that they are forcing us to pay a higher premium for our storage when we purchase the phone.
As I said you can do the work around with directory bind until:
1. A dev comes up with a a patch
2. You install a custom Rom like Cm9 that has patched out this security policy.
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Yes, I really wish I could take it back and pay the difference for the 32gb, but with being rooted its really not feasible. I was browsing XDA on my phone also, and I didn't even catch the link in your first post, I was only reading the links I your second post, lol. I really feel like a dummy here since my question was almost immediately answered. Also, the browser can act a little wonky sometimes on XDA. As soon as I made it home to my desktop, I was looking over the thread & knocking my forehead against the screen!
Yeah...but if someone could modify that script for our phones...(I personally use it on my Transformer...and til this day...has been perfect.) :angel:
Sorry for freaking out and making a big deal out of this issue,
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Actually you are bringing up a valid concern and one of the first to do it in this section of the US version of the S3, my hat off to you!
It would be good idea to have a stickied thread in general that addresses this. That way ppl will be well aware of how to work around it. And yes, a patch for this would be great, because some may prefer things this way, and alot will prefer the previous standards. I for one don't like this one bit!
Put a stock rom on it and go into the store. Tell them you're having issues, they can order one on their end and send it out to you.
I would know. I worked there.
I have rooted MK2 but no Safestrap/roms. The last thing I updated was Titanium backup, a couple days ago.
Today, everything was great until I rebooted my phone to see if I could get better wifi reception at work, and suddenly my sd card is corrupted! for no reason! I had a ton of stuff on there, included all my backups
has anyone else had this issue? is there anything I can do to prevent this happening again?
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cindylee60 said:
I have rooted MK2 but no Safestrap/roms. The last thing I updated was Titanium backup, a couple days ago.
Today, everything was great until I rebooted my phone to see if I could get better wifi reception at work, and suddenly my sd card is corrupted! for no reason! I had a ton of stuff on there, included all my backups
has anyone else had this issue? is there anything I can do to prevent this happening again?
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I think that it depends on what the tweak did to it. The only best advice is to back it up to your computer every now and then.
cindylee60 said:
I have rooted MK2 but no Safestrap/roms. The last thing I updated was Titanium backup, a couple days ago.
Today, everything was great until I rebooted my phone to see if I could get better wifi reception at work, and suddenly my sd card is corrupted! for no reason! I had a ton of stuff on there, included all my backups
has anyone else had this issue? is there anything I can do to prevent this happening again?
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I dont really have a fix for it unfortunately. Try taking the SD card out and putting it in a card reader then put it into the PC. See if the PC recognizes it. If it does then copy your SD card to your Desktop then reformat the SD card. I have had 2 32Gig Ultra Sandisks go bad on me (in my old S3) and got tried of it. Got a 32Gig Samsung SD now and have never had a problem.
good advice. when I get home this evening I'll try my adapters and see if my computer can read it from one of them. And then I'll back it up. And buy a Samsung card!
what a PITA!