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I droped my phone (I know :/ ) and my phone was no longer able to open apps on the sd card so I wiped and reflashed Tazz v.22 but it can't install any apps from the market or sd, just hangs on install. File manager and music along with recovery can read the SD card but the OS can't dismount it, it only force closes. This is not the first time this has happened but the only time it has had a negative effect. The back cover and battery flew across the room any ideas on what has happened or how to fix this? Everything (processor, touch screen, WiFi/3G, ect) all work :3
Try reformatting the SD card from Amon RA recovery and see if that helps. You have to use the Partition option to do so, just choose 0MB for everything unless you know you want additional partions (for Apps2SD and/or Swap). Make sure and copy anything you want to save from the SD card (if it's recoverable) first, and put it back on after reformatting if you need it back on there.
After putting whatever ROM(s) you want to reflash on your SD card, make sure and check the MD5 hash to see if it matches the MD5 hash reported by the ROM dev (ask them in their thread what it should be if they don't post it in the first post).
Thanks, I'm partitioning now and ill post how it goes
if that process doesnt work,you might try another sd card if you have one handy,just to see if its the reader or what.... you can alway take advatage of your warranty and tell em your sd wont mount, if nothing else works....
Unfortunately it didn't work. I am not sure why my SD would work for everything (Apps, and Recovery) but not the main OS and what that has to do with my phones ability to install apps to any location. I have tested: GPS, WiFi, 3G, Touch Screen, SD mounting to comp., and LEDs and they all work; This is strange. I am not sure what is "wrong", is there a way to check to see if the internal memory, or a special important place that I don't know of, is damaged or corrupted?
frosteddroid said:
if that process doesnt work,you might try another sd card if you have one handy,just to see if its the reader or what.... you can alway take advatage of your warranty and tell em your sd wont mount, if nothing else works....
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That's a good idea; my only problem is that the water sticker just under the cover has been activated by my hand sweat back in days when I tried for hours on end to use Captainkrtek's root method. But the sticker on the battery is not activated so hmmm
Edit: I am googling my problem and will try some of the ideas out there and let everyone know how it goes
i think youd be okay... mine fell in a pool and they still accepted it for a broken sd reader over 8 months ago ...
Super woot: I fixed it; I had to delete my .android-secure folder. I still need to test other stuff but I can now istall apps for the SD card
dbnaruto said:
Super woot: I fixed it; I had to delete my .android-secure folder. I still need to test other stuff but I can now istall apps for the SD card
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intresting....
dbnaruto said:
Super woot: I fixed it; I had to delete my .android-secure folder. I still need to test other stuff but I can now istall apps for the SD card
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Definitely woot! Glad you figured it out.
Hi, new guy with english problems here, be gentle
So basically I lost access to any kind of storage on my SGS2 running CM10.1. Here's what happened. I was using internal and sd for a long time, then, as I needed my SDHC elsewhere i removed it. Nothing was lost as all data was stored internally. BUT. After formatting SD in FAT32 and putting it back everything crashed. Apps are refusing to work, demanding an SD card. Files Manager says that folder was lost. All of them. First thing I wanted to do was to flash CM once again, a newer NB but my PC does not read internal storage either, and putting it in sd doesn't do me any good as cwm doesn't see it also. CM can access internal, so i flashed the same version of CM once again - the only one i got there. Nothing changed. I'm a bit lost and seek any advice
U checked if u really format it with Fat32?
CHEERS
Sent from my GT-I9100 running with RootBox
Sure. Also I formatted it with SDFormatter, thanks to this CWM can mount it and format by itself, but OS does not respond anyway
darklordbean said:
Sure. Also I formatted it with SDFormatter, thanks to this CWM can mount it and format by itself, but OS does not respond anyway
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U have another phone where u can test if card is readable for an OS?
Maybe it's related to Rom then.. (just an idea)
CHEERS
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darklordbean said:
Hi, new guy with english problems here, be gentle
So basically I lost access to any kind of storage on my SGS2 running CM10.1. Here's what happened. I was using internal and sd for a long time, then, as I needed my SDHC elsewhere i removed it. Nothing was lost as all data was stored internally. BUT. After formatting SD in FAT32 and putting it back everything crashed. Apps are refusing to work, demanding an SD card. Files Manager says that folder was lost. All of them. First thing I wanted to do was to flash CM once again, a newer NB but my PC does not read internal storage either, and putting it in sd doesn't do me any good as cwm doesn't see it also. CM can access internal, so i flashed the same version of CM once again - the only one i got there. Nothing changed. I'm a bit lost and seek any advice
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you might flashed 20130121 nightly... this may help you
see this & this
Peaceful Droid said:
you might flashed 20130121 nightly... this may help you
see this & this
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Thank you! That was the problem
Hi,
I was browsing through recovery looking for the option to copy files into the sd card while in recovery, just so i didn't have to remove. Well, for some stupid mistake ( i still can't figure out why i even confirmed the option), i pressed the format sd card and when i realized it a second later i removed the card right away.
I don't think it really had time to delete anything or much, but when i inserted the card in my computer it said that the card should be formatted to be used and the same thing appeared on the phone, so im guessing some crucial file that allows me to use the card was deleted.
So, did i just lose all my data? Is there a way to recover the card files?
Thanks in advance!
griffin_1 said:
Hi,
I was browsing through recovery looking for the option to copy files into the sd card while in recovery, just so i didn't have to remove. Well, for some stupid mistake ( i still can't figure out why i even confirmed the option), i pressed the format sd card and when i realized it a second later i removed the card right away.
I don't think it really had time to delete anything or much, but when i inserted the card in my computer it said that the card should be formatted to be used and the same thing appeared on the phone, so im guessing some crucial file that allows me to use the card was deleted.
So, did i just lose all my data? Is there a way to recover the card files?
Thanks in advance!
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Removing it while erasing might have had corrupted the data, too. Unless there's some magic software which can check for deleted files on these types of SD cards.
you can recover your deleted data by downloading "diskdigger" from google play in my opinion it's the best app for this issue.. another app is "undeleted for root users"... you can recover photos, videos, and some texts.....
If this reply helped you don't miss to press thanks Buttom to know ?
shikara13 said:
you can recover your deleted data by downloading "diskdigger" from google play in my opinion it's the best app for this issue.. another app is "undeleted for root users"... you can recover photos, videos, and some texts.....
If this reply helped you don't miss to press thanks Buttom to know ?
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Keep in mind these might not work as the phone cannot access the card or file system of it, this is why it appears as an unformated card and the phone or computer cannot do anything with it besides reformatting
griffin_1 said:
Hi,
I was browsing through recovery looking for the option to copy files into the sd card while in recovery, just so i didn't have to remove. Well, for some stupid mistake ( i still can't figure out why i even confirmed the option), i pressed the format sd card and when i realized it a second later i removed the card right away.
I don't think it really had time to delete anything or much, but when i inserted the card in my computer it said that the card should be formatted to be used and the same thing appeared on the phone, so im guessing some crucial file that allows me to use the card was deleted.
So, did i just lose all my data? Is there a way to recover the card files?
Thanks in advance!
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Try active file recovery software
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300
Rom: Archidroid v2.4.6
Philz recovery
Boeffla kernel 2.3b6
Viper4android powered sound
Hi
Thank you all for the replies.
I ended up using a recovery software to retrieve the files, since they were all still there because i stopped the formating process right away.
So, recovered the files, formated the card and put the files back.
I was hoping i could just restore the filesystem and those files, but that was the only solution i got at the time.
Thank you all for the help and suggestion!
Recovery of accidentally formatted SD card is possible in couple of minutes. By means of Remo Recover tool, you can get back files lost from SD, CF, MMC and XD cards.
griffin_1 said:
Hi,
I was browsing through recovery looking for the option to copy files into the sd card while in recovery, just so i didn't have to remove. Well, for some stupid mistake ( i still can't figure out why i even confirmed the option), i pressed the format sd card and when i realized it a second later i removed the card right away.
I don't think it really had time to delete anything or much, but when i inserted the card in my computer it said that the card should be formatted to be used and the same thing appeared on the phone, so im guessing some crucial file that allows me to use the card was deleted.
So, did i just lose all my data? Is there a way to recover the card files?
Thanks in advance!
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You can try out this application as shown here, youtu.be/sk8vPyUV9YY
i've tried fixes via this site (including one from xposed. it's not a problem for most things but titanium backup just won't do it. the folder over a few weeks seems to go read only (checked via root explorer - can't give r/w rights) and just fails saying insufficient storage space.
i have to pull the card (can't mount as proper USB anymore - shame), create a new folder and move the content over. this works for a while but then i get the same again. something makes the folder read only.
other apps are able to write/delete etc to my mSD so the fix must work so what the hell is TB doing?
i'm on 4.4.2 (this rom from a while back)
any advice (bar flashing to 444? - might do that next w/e anyway)
tommo123 said:
i've tried fixes via this site (including one from xposed. it's not a problem for most things but titanium backup just won't do it. the folder over a few weeks seems to go read only (checked via root explorer - can't give r/w rights) and just fails saying insufficient storage space.
i have to pull the card (can't mount as proper USB anymore - shame), create a new folder and move the content over. this works for a while but then i get the same again. something makes the folder read only.
other apps are able to write/delete etc to my mSD so the fix must work so what the hell is TB doing?
i'm on 4.4.2 (this rom from a while back)
any advice (bar flashing to 444? - might do that next w/e anyway)
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Are you trying to get apps to store on your Micro SD card and not internal?
On the play store, if your phone is rooted there's a fix so you can write to the card. If you wanna save space I suggest downloading folder mount.
RealityFails said:
Are you trying to get apps to store on your Micro SD card and not internal?
On the play store, if your phone is rooted there's a fix so you can write to the card. If you wanna save space I suggest downloading folder mount.
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I would advise you to backup the contents of your external card. Then format the card by inserting it into the phone. & of course USING the phone to format it.
I had the same problem. I did this & touchwood, no problems so far. Hopefully it should work for you.
aarmath said:
I would advise you to backup the contents of your external card. Then format the card by inserting it into the phone. & of course USING the phone to format it.
I had the same problem. I did this & touchwood, no problems so far. Hopefully it should work for you.
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Lol what are you talking about? I don't have issues with my card I think you meant to quote the other guy....
Anyways I think he's talking about the write issue in kitkat. Download SD card fix, you only need to run it once.
Oops! Big faux paus indeed! That is correct mate.
I will do a check on the SD Card fix. Seems interesting...
formatted the SD card and copied all back on - same thing happens. it's only an issue in TB for some reason. works for a while then stop.
tried the sd card fix too (must work i presume otherwise other apps would have probs too).
i'm not trying to install apps to the mSD (although would love if google brought that back).
Im using liquidsmooth rom and gdkernel. Still cant write into the sdcard. I tried all the app fixes and xposed..
Pls help.. .
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
Download that, you must have a rooted phone. I've had no issues with this app, only run it once. Upon success, remove it, done.
Yeah. Ive already tried that app and other. And also the xposed apps. Still didnt work. cant delete files and sd card.
I am on a sprint LGLS990, rooted with twrp. I have just started doing backups. I did one the other day on the internal storage which worked fine. Now I'm doing a bu on the external sd and worked well until generating md5. Its said this for the last 30 minutes. It appears that it is stuck. Is there any way to stop or cancel this?? I tried pushing any of the hardware buttons in back, but power just locks it, then I swipe to unlock it. Please help!! I don't know if I can do a battery pull or not if that would stop it, but I definately dont want to ruin my ext sd card as I have sensitive info that I need.
Update - I did a battery pull and it just seemed to reboot it. Nothing wrong with my external SD card that I can see. I can successfully do a backup on internal but everytime I try on external it gets stuck on generating md5. I have searched google but can't come up with anyone that has had the same issue on the g3. It's a sprint with model LG LG 990.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Just a thought, are there any other recoveries that work on my model g3?
jreink01 said:
I am on a sprint LGLS990, rooted with twrp. I have just started doing backups. I did one the other day on the internal storage which worked fine. Now I'm doing a bu on the external sd and worked well until generating md5. Its said this for the last 30 minutes. It appears that it is stuck. Is there any way to stop or cancel this?? I tried pushing any of the hardware buttons in back, but power just locks it, then I swipe to unlock it. Please help!! I don't know if I can do a battery pull or not if that would stop it, but I definately dont want to ruin my ext sd card as I have sensitive info that I need.
Update - I did a battery pull and it just seemed to reboot it. Nothing wrong with my external SD card that I can see. I can successfully do a backup on internal but everytime I try on external it gets stuck on generating md5. I have searched google but can't come up with anyone that has had the same issue on the g3. It's a sprint with model LG LG 990.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Just a thought, are there any other recoveries that work on my model g3?
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Is the card larger than 32GB, and formatted as exFAT? If so, that's likely the problem. Our bumped version of TWRP has a bug affected the ability to read exFAT cards. If so, you can copy all the data off to a PC (or Mac), reformat the card as FAT32, and test it out. Here's some info on how to reformat the card to FAT32:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57286346&postcount=30
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Is the card larger than 32GB, and formatted as exFAT? If so, that's likely the problem. Our bumped version of TWRP has a bug affected the ability to read exFAT cards. If so, you can copy all the data off to a PC (or Mac), reformat the card as FAT32, and test it out. Here's some info on how to reformat the card to FAT32:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57286346&postcount=30
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Its a 64gb card and I'm not sure if it was formatted as exfat. I will try your suggestion. Will I lose any storage space by formatting the card to fat32?
jreink01 said:
Its a 64gb card and I'm not sure if it was formatted as exfat. I will try your suggestion. Will I lose any storage space by formatting the card to fat32?
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If it's 64GB, it was probably formatted as exFAT from the factory. And yeah, you'll probably lose some storage space by formatting it as FAT32. How much will depend on what you have stored on the card. A lot of small files will waste more space than the same number of large files.
I just copied the external card to my desktop. I tried opening it up but it wouldn't open, saying it could not open that file. I even tried to extract and it said the same thing. I don't want to erase my card unless I know for a fact that my files are safe. With some apps, I have over 2 years of sensitive data that I can't afford to lose. Maybe it might be easier to just do a backup on my internal, then just copy and paste to my external.
There's a new TWRP that I believe fixes the exFAT bug:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=22315
meyerweb said:
There's a new TWRP that I believe fixes the exFAT bug:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=22315
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I just did a backup on external SD. It appears to be working. The only thing is that it took 30 minutes to backup.
I am rooted and have the latest twrp recovery, think it is 2.8.2. On this version, I am able to save my backup directly to ext sd. I have noticed however that when I do a backup, it takes between 30 to 40 minutes to do one. However, I just did a restore last night and it took over a hour and a half. I have only had the phone about 2 weeks. When I had my S3, doing backup would takes kess than 10 minutes, same with restores. Is this normal or is something amiss?? Thanks for the feedback.
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I have also noticed that when backing up to the internal that it takes just a few minutes, now when I backup onto the ext sd it takes about 20 minutes. The issue I had above I believe is connected when I used twrp manager instead of booting directly into recovery from the power menu. But its still taking alot longer to backup on my ext vs the internal. What would be the cause of that??
It seems most have issues if you SD is more than 32g.
The recommended format seems to be Fat32 on any card. That may be your issue. TWRP shouldn't be taking any extra time.
engine95 said:
It seems most have issues if you SD is more than 32g.
The recommended format seems to be Fat32 on any card. That may be your issue. TWRP shouldn't be taking any extra time.
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I'm just wondering when I had my S3, I had the same card and did backups with both phiz and twrp and never had any of these issues and the backup and restore times were usually under 5 minutes. Now with the G3 I am having these issues.
jreink01 said:
I'm just wondering when I had my S3, I had the same card and did backups with both phiz and twrp and never had any of these issues and the backup and restore times were usually under 5 minutes. Now with the G3 I am having these issues.
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It probably wouldn't hurt to format it and start over. Just like in the other thread I just answered you in. Start fresh and clean since you're starting with a different phone anyway.
engine95 said:
It probably wouldn't hurt to format it and start over. Just like in the other thread I just answered you in. Start fresh and clean since you're starting with a different phone anyway.
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I just formatted for 64gb sd card, moved all my files back onto the card, checked on my pc and it said fat32 under properties. I did a backup and halfway through the data backup it failed. I have updated twrp to 2.8.3.
Any suggestions on why I can't use the external card??
jreink01 said:
I just formatted for 64gb sd card, moved all my files back onto the card, checked on my pc and it said fat32 under properties. I did a backup and halfway through the data backup it failed. I have updated twrp to 2.8.3.
Any suggestions on why I can't use the external card??
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Did you format it in Windows/Linux as Fat32? Then move your files to it, and put it in the phone.
You may need to format it as 2 partitions.
Other than that, I really don't know what else to say.
engine95 said:
Did you format it in Windows/Linux as Fat32? Then move your files to it, and put it in the phone.
You may need to format it as 2 partitions.
Other than that, I really don't know what else to say.
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I formatted it in Windows 8 but I had to use a third party program as Windows only had the options ntfc and exfat. I first deleted all my files, then formatted and copied all my files back, then inserted back in phone and tried a backup. In the third party software, I don't it gave a option to split the partitions.
Am I the only one having issues with creating and restoring backups on the external SD or ate others having the same issues?
Anyone else having issues backing up and restoring to the external sd card??
I'm just wondering when I was on the stock rom (with twrp recovery), I never had a issues backing up and restoring to the external sd card. Seems like this might be rom related, don't know, just a guess.
Also, are there any other recoveries that work with the G3, since it appears that twrp still has bugs.
I'm guessing not.
Pull your SD card out, or just make it backup to internal just to rule out TWRP.
Then maybe try a smaller card to make sure it's not your phone, or the pins for the SD card.
If the smaller card works, then you know it's the 64g card. It it doesn't, then it's got to be your phone.
engine95 said:
I'm guessing not.
Pull your SD card out, or just make it backup to internal just to rule out TWRP.
Then maybe try a smaller card to make sure it's not your phone, or the pins for the SD card.
If the smaller card works, then you know it's the 64g card. It it doesn't, then it's got to be your phone.
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I have done backups through internal and everything works fine. I think I might have a 32 gb card around somewhere, if I can find it, I will try that and let you know the results, thanks.
jreink01 said:
I have done backups through internal and everything works fine. I think I might have a 32 gb card around somewhere, if I can find it, I will try that and let you know the results, thanks.
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I just did a backup on my 32gb sd card. This card has not been formatted, its stock. It did do a backup but it took 40 minutes to do it. It appeared to get stuck on the last 1000 files when backing up data, the last 1000 files took over 15 minutes itself. I just did another backup, this time on my internal, it took only 5 minutes. How come its taking so long backing up to exernal, and thats with the 32gb card, still doesn't work on my 64gb card. Is anyone else have issues with backing up on a 64gb card?? I would like to know if i am a isolated issue or if others are having the same issues.
Try using Partition Master to format the 64GB card as FAT32, instead of exFAT.
http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm