Hi guys i want to format my micro sd card 32GB class 10 from Gskill.
So the question is initially it had FAT32 as its file system format i think so should i stick to that or use one of the following EXFAT or EXT4 ?
What are the advantages and disadvantages if any? Thanks.
Exfat will stop it working on some custom roms (possibly all) completely.
Ext 4 will completely prevent windows seeing it, fat 32 is the completely universal format and should be fine unless you are using single files 4GB and over.
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Perfect, thank you
delsus said:
Exfat will stop it working on some custom roms (possibly all) completely.
Ext 4 will completely prevent windows seeing it, fat 32 is the completely universal format and should be fine unless you are using single files 4GB and over.
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just don't ask questions in this section anymore. thanks
@OP: as all newbies, you should start from reading the stickies...
one of it includes very important for you info...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240291
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I know how to format a 64 gig card to fat32, but does anyone know how to convert a fat32 card back to exfat??
Now that TWRP supports exfat cards, I want to convert a 64 gig sandisk card from fat32 back to exfat but none of the formatting apps seem to have the option to go back to exfat??
jmorton10 said:
I know how to format a 64 gig card to fat32, but does anyone know how to convert a fat32 card back to exfat??
Now that TWRP supports exfat cards, I want to convert a 64 gig sandisk card from fat32 back to exfat but none of the formatting apps seem to have the option to go back to exfat??
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I think a mac will
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Format on phone or use easeus
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xterra91 said:
Format on phone or use easeus
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Easeus was the first thing I tried, it doesn't have an option for exfat.
exfat doesn't play nice with android
mkhalil06 said:
exfat doesn't play nice with android
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Actually, now that TWRP works with exfat I find that exfat works perfectly fine with android.
I have a TON of bluy-ray movie rips that I like to store on my card and quite a few of them are over 4 gigs. FAT32 won't allow any file over 4 gigs, so I would have had to recode them all which I don't really feel like doing.
Although there is no advantage to this large a file if it will only be used in the phone (although this phone can handle them just fine), I use the phone as a source to hook to hi-def TVs etc.
Yeah, got my 64gig last week. Formatted as exfat, it has performed great, have the sd/internal swap from the beans rom and everything is working great.
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Yeah, got my 64gig last week. Formatted as exfat, it has performed great, have the sd/internal swap from the beans rom and everything is working great.
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I use directory bind atm. I'm running beans rom how hard is it to setup the sd swap in beans rom and also is there a link to the file to install sd swap without reinstalling rom?
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shawnx1 said:
I use directory bind atm. I'm running beans rom how hard is it to setup the sd swap in beans rom and also is there a link to the file to install sd swap without reinstalling rom?
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there is an option in aroma to set up sd card swap
so...its super easy to do
but for me it didnt work with exfat
you have to format your card as fat32/primary
i suggest u use mini
mkhalil06 said:
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Oh?
/dev/block/vold/179:17 /storage/extSdCard exfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1023,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=utf8,namecase=0,errors=remount-ro 0 0
I've been running exfat for two weeks.
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exfat doesn't play nice with android
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Works perfectly on my phone. My card came pre-formatted as exFAT but I can also format it that way on my Mac.
Mine came as fat32 for some reason, despite being a 64gb card. I just recently switched to exfat after having to hit record 3 times to get a recording in its entirety. Stupid 4gb limit.
you guys really have files that are >4gb?
mkhalil06 said:
you guys really have files that are >4gb?
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~30 minutes of 1080p recording = 4GB.
mkhalil06 said:
you guys really have files that are >4gb?
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I have a ton of blu-ray rips that are over 4 gigs.
Sup Yall.
Messing around with my new S4. For some reason I am already running out internal memory on the phone. Since I cant move any apps to the ext SD card yet..Im lost...never the less, I still bought a 64 gig class 10 card and put it in the phone. It won't read it. Just says Mount SD card. I try to do it and says the card is safe to remove.
How do I get this to work?
Verizon S4 Galaxy
CleanRom
Faux Kernel
Thanks,
J
Jay Slay said:
Sup Yall.
Messing around with my new S4. For some reason I am already running out internal memory on the phone. Since I cant move any apps to the ext SD card yet..Im lost...never the less, I still bought a 64 gig class 10 card and put it in the phone. It won't read it. Just says Mount SD card. I try to do it and says the card is safe to remove.
How do I get this to work?
Verizon S4 Galaxy
CleanRom
Faux Kernel
Thanks,
J
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The problem is in format of SDcard. Actually, Faux Kernel won't read exFat format, which is mostly used to format 64Gb storages. There two ways to fix it:
1. Flash Ktoonez kernel (KT-kernel) that supports exFat (just like stock kernel).
2. Find the way to format your SDcard into Fat32 format. There is utility named Fat32Format can be found on the Internet. Or, if you are on Mac - just select Fat format.
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The problem is in format of SDcard. Actually, Faux Kernel won't read exFat format, which is mostly used to format 64Gb storages. There two ways to fix it:
1. Flash Ktoonez kernel (KT-kernel) that supports exFat (just like stock kernel).
2. Find the way to format your SDcard into Fat32 format. There is utility named Fat32Format can be found on the Internet. Or, if you are on Mac - just select Fat format.
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I have a Mac as well. Formatted it in like 2 seconds..Phone recognized it. You sir, are a true pimp...thanks! :good:
Can a windows 7 computer format a 64GB to fat32?
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Jay Slay said:
I have a Mac as well. Formatted it in like 2 seconds..Phone recognized it. You sir, are a true pimp...thanks! :good:
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caution, formatting 64gb cards in fat32 can cause data corruption over time. i recomend this mod. works on aosp and tw roms that have init.d support. i use it and works great for exfat support http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155363
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The problem is in format of SDcard. Actually, Faux Kernel won't read exFat format, which is mostly used to format 64Gb storages. There two ways to fix it:
1. Flash Ktoonez kernel (KT-kernel) that supports exFat (just like stock kernel).
2. Find the way to format your SDcard into Fat32 format. There is utility named Fat32Format can be found on the Internet. Or, if you are on Mac - just select Fat format.
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I'm assuming the OP or new'ish member isn't aware of the 'Thanks' option/button. It's a way of showing your appreciation for another member willingly sharing valuable and or helpful info that specifically responds to your request for 'Help'.
I selected 'Thanks' for everyone who took the time to chime in and help the OP. Thanks for sharing...:good:
To the OP...no ill intent from me, simply want to help.
mach1man said:
Can a windows 7 computer format a 64GB to fat32?
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Hi. After reading hundreds of pages and dozens of threads, being unable to find the answer, I decided to register and post.
I'm running liquidsmooth 2.9 and had to format my 64GB card to fat32. It now shows up with 26.5GB available. I couldn't format it to 64 due to my USB dongle doesn't support SDXC cards (Hama microsdhc 2in1 reader, did not find any firmware upgrades for it either)
My question is, is there any way to format the card back to the full capacity without having to purchase another card reader? I've already bought 2 and would prefer to format it using USB mass storage through windows, but no software I've tried thus far gives me the option to format it larger than 27gb.
Help would be greatly appreciated!!
You need root for usb mass storage, then download any of the usb mass storage apps from play. Card readers are £2.
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rootSU said:
You need root for usb mass storage, then download any of the usb mass storage apps from play. Card readers are £2.
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I am running Liquidsmooth, so I am rooted. I'm currently on a small island where all computer peripherals are outdated and shipping is ridiculously expensive and takes many weeks. So if there is a way to recognize more than 27gb using Mass storage it would be great.
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Question [Q] Formatting a 64GB card using mass storage?
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34592799 may help
tallman43 said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34592799 may help
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You seem to have misunderstood the problem
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perpetuus said:
Hi. After reading hundreds of pages and dozens of threads, being unable to find the answer, I decided to register and post.
I'm running liquidsmooth 2.9 and had to format my 64GB card to fat32. It now shows up with 26.5GB available. I couldn't format it to 64 due to my USB dongle doesn't support SDXC cards (Hama microsdhc 2in1 reader, did not find any firmware upgrades for it either)
My question is, is there any way to format the card back to the full capacity without having to purchase another card reader? I've already bought 2 and would prefer to format it using USB mass storage through windows, but no software I've tried thus far gives me the option to format it larger than 27gb.
Help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Use EasyUMS on the i9300 and then format from your PC? Or format exFAT in a i9300 running a decent Sammy ROM?
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Use EasyUMS on the i9300 and then format from your PC? Or format exFAT in a i9300 running a decent Sammy ROM?
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I am using EasyUMS, it still only shows up as 26.5GB and when it was exfat, it would just say "Insert disk in drive" when I was using USB mass storage. Right now the card is formatted as FAT32 for it to be able to be recognized at all, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a way to reformat it to get the full capacity in Liquidsmooth through usb. I have tried SD formatter 4.0, Easus partition master, Guiformat as well as a bunch of others. Any ideas?
Thanks for the replies so far!
1) take nandroid to internal memory
2) flash touchwiz rom (aosp doesn't support exfat)
3) format sd to exfat (standard touchwiz format, use storage menu)
4) using easy ums / sg usb mass storage enabler - mount exfat card in windows pc
5) using easeus, format fat32
Should work
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rootSU said:
1) take nandroid to internal memory
2) flash touchwiz rom (aosp doesn't support exfat)
3) format sd to exfat (standard touchwiz format, use storage menu)
4) using easy ums / sg usb mass storage enabler - mount exfat card in windows pc
5) using easeus, format fat32
Should work
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Thanks, I'll try this. I should have done this when I flashed back to stock rom, but for some reason I thought I could do it through usb with Liquidsmooth.
Let me know how you get on...
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Let me know how you get on...
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It worked beautifully. I had already flashed to stock earlier, and I guess from the relief from getting my full storage back (I was a little worried after reading about people having 64gb cards ruined in the phone) , I forgot to format it before reverting to Liquidsmooth.
Wish I didn't waste so much time trying to get the non-SDXC usb dongle to work It's just odd that this tiny stick should differentiate between SDHC/XC.
Thanks for the help. For those wanting to use a 64gb card with a non-touch wiz ROM, remember to format it before you flash and save yourself a lot of trouble.
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It worked beautifully. I had already flashed to stock earlier, and I guess from the relief from getting my full storage back (I was a little worried after reading about people having 64gb cards ruined in the phone) , I forgot to format it before reverting to Liquidsmooth.
Wish I didn't waste so much time trying to get the non-SDXC usb dongle to work It's just odd that this tiny stick should differentiate between SDHC/XC.
Thanks for the help. For those wanting to use a 64gb card with a non-touch wiz ROM, remember to format it before you flash and save yourself a lot of trouble.
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Cool. I thought it would work. Thanks for taking the time to update the thread.
Weird enough suddenly I found all my external SDCard files have all permissions like:
---rwxr-x
Why !?? This happens to every file I copy onto it.
I needed them like:
rwxrwxr-x
so far, the only rough and long way I found is through Aromafilemanager and PhilzTouch recovery.
Yet I have to change the permissions one file at a time.
Can anybody help?
Sounds like a problem unique to you, I've never heard of it.
Flash the official stock rom, format your sd card in your pc using the industry formatting tool and test.
If the problem disappears then it was probably some combination of your individual setup.
Yep. Also ensure you haven't got any scripts running at startup. Sd permissions are set on boot and cannot be changed afterwards
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Thank you, I'll surely restart from the beginning and report back
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Yep. Also ensure you haven't got any scripts running at startup. Sd permissions are set on boot and cannot be changed afterwards
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Which script could do that?
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Any mods that mount folders or swap storage.
Otherwise, something built into the rom.
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boomboomer said:
Sounds like a problem unique to you, I've never heard of it.
Flash the official stock rom, format your sd card in your pc using the industry formatting tool and test.
If the problem disappears then it was probably some combination of your individual setup.
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which filesystem do i have to use in formatting extsdcard 8gb via pc? exFAT / FAT32 / EXT4 / NTFS ?
moreover, in this post and following on dev rom thread, it seems it's a normal behaviour... am i missing sth?
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4
Fat32 is the normal filesytem.
If it's common to your rom then your chef is the best one to approach, he may have set a script or mod.
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Any mods that mount folders or swap storage.
Otherwise, something built into the rom.
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I read through about 7 pages of sd card issues on the s3 and thought i cant read anymore, so i thought i would just ask. I've just bought an s3 and i got my 64gb sd card from my old phone to my new one. Problem is i have data from other games in the SD and titanium back up files in the externel sd card. Seems the S3 has its own built in SD card and only reads from that. I copied my TB files from externel to the internel. Now the games still require Extra files although they are in the externel SD. So how in the world do i get it to read my Externel sd instead of my internel? I thought of copying the files but i have 16 gb internel, 64 externel so its not gonna work considering i have 39 gb left in my 64 gb one,
Hi everyone,
I bought a 64Gb memory card thinking to expand the internal memory of my Galaxy S3, I have Rooted my phone and installed the non-oficial Cyanogenmod 12.1 (which is great & works very good)
I wonder if I have to make an special partition in my card & if I can move the apps with Link2SD, or how is the procedure.
I was reading in different webs but now I'm confused now because there are different information. Even In some places they tell that is not possible, just if the Rom is original , that's the reason I decided to write here.
I hope someone can help me & thank's in advance.
Ed
I guess you should just make a partition at your sd card with partition magic (that is a pc program) then install the card and link2sd to your phone and you are ready.
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birigogos said:
I guess you should just make a partition at your sd card with partition magic (that is a pc program) then install the card and link2sd to your phone and you are ready.
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and it must be linux partition (ext4 e.g.)
Leave the first partition on the sd card FAT32, and make the second to EXT
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pappt said:
and it must be linux partition (ext4 e.g.)
Leave the first partition on the sd card FAT32, and make the second to EXT
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Finaly after a long time I did it, but I was very disappointed because I hope my free ram increase but it wasn't & the phone speed was pretty much the same. And the worst thing was on the next day when after a final boot, it disappear from the phone all the apk's I have installed on the SD card. I couldn't believe it, so after all time lost. I delete everything & I put the Cyanogenmod again.
At the end, I had forgotten my plan and I will use my sd card to save my music & photos. -) Very bad experience. I hope some one could read it. Thanks for the answers. Ed
Ram cannot increase. It's physically installed on your phones motherboard and that's it.
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@edugarb: management of ext partition even needs more RAM. The only way to run LP on S3 smoothly is to keep the system slim.