Formating sdxc card to fat 32 using only an android app - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello I saw he video how to change int sd with ext sd so the phone thinks it has more space and so on... The truble is I need to format sd card to fat 23. And life does wonders - my card reader suddenly stopped working and I cant conect it to pc and format the card. Any way to go around that? Maybe there are apps that can do it in the phone? Coz I cant find them.
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mokiki said:
Hello I saw he video how to change int sd with ext sd so the phone thinks it has more space and so on... The truble is I need to format sd card to fat 23. And life does wonders - my card reader suddenly stopped working and I cant conect it to pc and format the card. Any way to go around that? Maybe there are apps that can do it in the phone? Coz I cant find them.
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if you are rooted you could try to format the card in CWM, not sure though if it is 1) possible and 2) if it is then formated to Fat32 or the system you had on it before.
You could also try to connect your phone to your PC and format it that way.

chrismast said:
if you are rooted you could try to format the card in CWM, not sure though if it is 1) possible and 2) if it is then formated to Fat32 or the system you had on it before.
You could also try to connect your phone to your PC and format it that way.
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Hello, ty for taking the time to answer, but i tried both of those things, both in pc and cwm i can format, but i cant select how to format, i dont know if it formats to fat or to fat32 or to something other. Besides after trying to format i tried to use the int to ext sd swaping (the thing that i wanted to do in the first place and the reason why i need to format to ext 32) and it didnt work so i believe that formating without selecting TO WHAT to format doesnt work.

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"SD card blank or not present" but SD-apps run fine

Hello all,
I used a windows-xp to flash nAa-kernel05 and upgrade to miniCM7 2.1.3.
Once done, the phone booted properly. My SD apps work .. but the SD card does not seem to be accessible. In gallery it says: SD card blank or not present. Music player says no SD. Storage settings show no SD ..
It seems that the Fat partition is messed. How can I fix?
I'm not sure if it is related to the miniCM7 update.
Any clue?
i had similar problem ..
try to format your sd card with this software:
Code:
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
I do not want to format, my data is accessible via card reader.
The sd card was running few hours ago.
I did the following (with no luck)
1- Using windows, fixed errors in fat32 partition
2- Missing "/system/xbin/parted" copied with pernissions
3- Reboot many times, wipe cache partition and dalvik
4- Edit the default capabilities xml file at the SD root, edited <boot> to have a low-case R after unlocking kernel.
Still cannot find the solution for my problem
Backup ur data from sd to ur computer ..format with the sd card formatter, copy ur data back
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NetSkill said:
Backup ur data from sd to ur computer ..format with the sd card formatter, copy ur data back
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Exactly, and also try to partition the sd card with minitool partition wizard, and then install apps in your sd, they might work better with an ext 2 partition, thats what i did, cuz my cards 8 gig, and fat is not an option.
I just tried to upgrade to 16 gb card and my phone did not like it. Random shut downs, apps did not run etc. Do I need to format the card in a special way before I can use it? I did a full clean install before trying a new card.
It may just be a dodgy card though... It works fine with my old 8 gb card.
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NetSkill said:
Backup ur data from sd to ur computer ..format with the sd card formatter, copy ur data back
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Gr8 .. it worked !
You saved my SD card.
Thanks

Can this be the cause of all my trouble.

i had my 8gb sd card working perfect.. all of a sudden it had stopped working.. wouldnt read at all in my phone, but in my girlfriends phone ( which isnt android ) it reads perfectly.
now, while flashing a new rom and clearing data.. i had this come up..
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
with all the rest working fine.
Backup the data and format the card in the phone.
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this was happening on my last sd card, after this started happening, i couldnt access anything on the card. So ive now changed to a 2gb card. havnt made an sd ext yet. so is that why ?
happened to me as well, SD got corrupted, it can be read from a pc, but cannot change the contents thus cannot re-format, luckily i can copy it, then bought a new one, problem solved, phone is working fine again.
vertcam9 said:
happened to me as well, SD got corrupted, it can be read from a pc, but cannot change the contents thus cannot re-format, luckily i can copy it, then bought a new one, problem solved, phone is working fine again.
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Well something like this happened to me too though in my case the card gets corrupted when I connect it to the PC and I have to format it everytime
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Mikee.H said:
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
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I think this is normal for sd card without ext partition.
have you try to un-mount and mount the sd-card?
can the sc card be read from recovery?
dianpadi said:
I think this is normal for sd card without ext partition.
have you try to un-mount and mount the sd-card?
can the sc card be read from recovery?
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mounting it from cwm ? nope i havnt tried that.
Im not having any troubles at the moment with this new SD Card. I just wanted to try and get the old 8gb sd working. having 2gb isnt enough for all my music and apps.
Ive formatted the old sd card. but it still shows as having 6gb.. so 2 gb missing ? AND.. i can put it in my girlfriends phone, and load it up on the computer. put anything on it i want, but it wont read in ANY phone..
Use panasonic sd formater under win.
Mikee.H said:
mounting it from cwm ? nope i havnt tried that.
Im not having any troubles at the moment with this new SD Card. I just wanted to try and get the old 8gb sd working. having 2gb isnt enough for all my music and apps.
Ive formatted the old sd card. but it still shows as having 6gb.. so 2 gb missing ? AND.. i can put it in my girlfriends phone, and load it up on the computer. put anything on it i want, but it wont read in ANY phone..
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its basically a throw away sd card now, so ill give it a shot lol.
hoping i got the right program
** tried that... didnt work. it formatted the Sd Card. but still wont read in my phone.
Also tried to Mount the SD card from Cwm. but i get
Error mounting /sdcard!
not sure if this will help anyone.. but i partitioned the sd card ages ago, all was working fine... now, after formatting, my 8gb sd card is still just nearly 6gb. so 2 gb is missing.
connect the sd card to the computer via a card reader. delete all the partitions and then format it using the fat32 system. try to read it now. if it still doesn't work try to format it using the fat system. maybe this will work.
vasuhsm123 said:
connect the sd card to the computer via a card reader. delete all the partitions and then format it using the fat32 system. try to read it now. if it still doesn't work try to format it using the fat system. maybe this will work.
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ill give it a try... format it using fat system?? sorry im not the smartest person on xda lol.

Need help formatting my msd card

I looked all of the forums and google and didnt find a similar problem as the one I have. My msd card is recognized by my computer but I cant transfer files to and from my phone. Im trying to format my msd card to fat 32, but right clicking the drive from my computer (wimdows 7) , the format option is not available.
Is there a program I can download to format my sd card?
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Eugers22 said:
I looked all of the forums and google and didnt find a similar problem as the one I have. My msd card is recognized by my computer but I cant transfer files to and from my phone. Im trying to format my msd card to fat 32, but right clicking the drive from my computer (wimdows 7) , the format option is not available.
Is there a program I can download to format my sd card?
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have you tried formatting in cwm recovery?
Yeah, still didnt format to fat32
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have u tried another sd card?
Get a MicroSD Adapter!
I strongly recommend that you invest in a MicroSD USB adapter. They're super cheap ($1.39 if you google "USB Microsd Flash Card Reader Adapter - Black" [I can't post links 'cause I'm a noob]) and easy to find. Mine has paid for itself 100 times over

Phone won't see MicroSD

Hey all,
Last friday i wanted to place some MP3's on the MicroSD-card in the phone, 16GB. Something went wrong (Phone shutted down) and since then the MicroSD-card isn't recognized by the phone.
If i place another MicroSD-card in the phone it works with no problems.
The MicroSD that doesn't work in the phone, does work in windows with an SD Adaptar... I formatted the card (FAT 32), won't work... Resetted my phone... won't work... I can use the card in windows normally, it writes and reads data like any other card... but my phone just won't recognize it...
Anyone has some idea?
Can you format card by insterting it into phone and then format in Storage settings?
przemcio510 said:
Can you format card by insterting it into phone and then format in Storage settings?
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No.. The card isn't seen by the phone.. While another card is...
if the other sd works on ur phone then its try formasttin the one which is not being detected
neerajganga said:
if the other sd works on ur phone then its try formasttin the one which is not being detected
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I formatted the bad MicroSD multiple times in Windows using Minitool Partition... It says its fat32, cmd chkdsk says its fat32... I can put content on the microsd and use the content.
But the phone won't recognize it.. It's a 16gb card and if the phone does not recognize it, i can't format it... It's like he phone doesnt even know there is an microsd inserted...
A 4gb MicroSD doea work on the phone...
wc-eend said:
I formatted the bad MicroSD multiple times in Windows using Minitool Partition... It says its fat32, cmd chkdsk says its fat32... I can put content on the microsd and use the content.
But the phone won't recognize it.. It's a 16gb card and if the phone does not recognize it, i can't format it... It's like he phone doesnt even know there is an microsd inserted...
A 4gb MicroSD doea work on the phone...
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try usin another 16 gb or 32gb mem card and chk if it reads
I don't have another 16-32 GB microSD avaiable.. And this one has worked, i used it for a month before last friday...
wc-eend said:
I don't have another 16-32 GB microSD avaiable.. And this one has worked, i used it for a month before last friday...
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mayb u can try it from a friend of urs in case they have 1
I will try if i have someone with such a card... In the mean time wouldnt it be possible to make two 8GB partitions? Or 4 GBs?
If i make it an NTFS-card? Will it ask to reformat? If the phone can actually see the card... Sigh..
Try to make a ext4 partition and see if it works
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Try to make a ext4 partition and see if it works
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Didn't work... it's like the phone has turned off the SD-Card reader when inserted with that card
It's being checked on reading errors in windows..... but so far 0..
Well... no problems found..
I checked the info of the SD-cards.. changed the serialnumber of the one not working to the one working.. i also tried to change it to change the partition ID but that does not work.. it doesnt get changed..
Try this : insert SD card, go to settings, storage, and mount SD card.
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I was just gonna say, if you have cwm you can format it from there. That's actually how I fixed one of my bricked SD cards. Only cwm could format it. Partition mini tool said bad disk.
Also try this from terminal or adb:
fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk1 and see what it says.
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CWM cant mount sd card

Hi i have problem with my sd or cwm. I changed cwm version/ kernels but still this same. Before i had a problem with sd card, mango didn't see it but only on my phone i formated to fat32 on my coputer and now card working. With rootexplorer working. Music player too, only is problem with cwm. Can smb help?
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Have you tried to format it with ext?
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sonymanw said:
Hi i have problem with my sd or cwm. I changed cwm version/ kernels but still this same. Before i had a problem with sd card, mango didn't see it but only on my phone i formated to fat32 on my coputer and now card working. With rootexplorer working. Music player too, only is problem with cwm. Can smb help?
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Try using Another SD card and see if the problem persists
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mihahn said:
Have you tried to format it with ext?
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coolancool said:
Try using Another SD card and see if the problem persists
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My sd were working good but a few days ago my phone stopped reading card i thought my sd is damaged but other sd hc didn`t see too, only normal sd. Its strange bcs when i puted sd hc in phone nothing but when i removed, was information about sd card removed. After this my pc cannot format my card, I reset my sd hc card to 0 and it helped. Now pc and phone see card BUT cwm no. I never had a ext partition but i thanked about it too and now i have a 128 mb ext2 (ext 4 tried too). But nothing, cwm don`t see ant card sd o r sd hc. I cannot give to the warranty bcs phone see my card, root explorer too. only cmw
sonymanw said:
My sd were working good but a few days ago my phone stopped reading card i thought my sd is damaged but other sd hc didn`t see too, only normal sd. Its strange bcs when i puted sd hc in phone nothing but when i removed, was information about sd card removed. After this my pc cannot format my card, I reset my sd hc card to 0 and it helped. Now pc and phone see card BUT cwm no. I never had a ext partition but i thanked about it too and now i have a 128 mb ext2 (ext 4 tried too). But nothing, cwm don`t see ant card sd o r sd hc. I cannot give to the warranty bcs phone see my card, root explorer too. only cmw
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What about TWRP? Try to flash a kernel with TWRP and see if you can mount it there. Just try it
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mihahn said:
What about TWRP? Try to flash a kernel with TWRP and see if you can mount it there. Just try it
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I checked this too. Intal zip>see sd card, sd ext and system folders, go to sd and is only TWRP folder but i don`t have it on sd and nothing more. If i put a rom in this folder don`t see too. I thought my sd was broken but i repaired it by bootice. Before computer cannot format it to any format exfat too. I think something is missing in file system on my card.

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