Can't see SD Card - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
All the sudden noticed I can't see my SD card on my phone.
Plugged it into my Linux machine and it said it couldn't read the device and my Windows box wants me to reformat it. On the S3 it says the card is blank or the file type isn't supported.
Any suggestions?

format it

I'm trying to recover the photos from it though.
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Unlikely you will. The file system is corrupt. You can't even mount it without formatting it.
Sorry dude, most likely it's all gone.
Tip for the future. Use foldersync to backup files to online storage or a computer that's always on.
...or dropbox auto upload...
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Ok thanks. You think if I reformat and then use a tool like recuva I might be able to get some stuff back?
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Maybe. These programs work independently of the file system. Depends if just the fs was corrupt or the data too.
Prepare yourself for it not working though
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[Q] New to galaxy note accidently formatted usb

New to galaxy note accidently formatted usb drive on the phone lost all my photos and videos of my newborn child. what can i do? what options can i explore?please if anyone can help let me know im devistated on what i have done.
I think its a lost cause because you formatted it.Which means all data has been erased.Maybe someone knows more
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i did format the usb thinking it was the sd and i screwed myself
Mount storage to your PC and download a program called Recuva. Might give you a chance at recovering files but no guarantees unfortunately.
i have downloaded recuva but for some reason my pc is not picking up the phone as a drive and the program will not recognize it.
Try another computer.
Does Recuva work on USB mass storage or MTP devices? I thought that was for local drives only.
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External or internal storage? If there were stored on microsd card, google Aeaseus Data Recovery,plug in the sd card to your computer and let the software do the magic
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egomezmorales said:
External or internal storage? If there were stored on microsd card, google Aeaseus Data Recovery,plug in the sd card to your computer and let the software do the magic
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I'm guessing it was the internal, which is why I don't think Recuva would work on it by just plugging the phone into the PC via USB.
MicroSD on the other hand, might have some options.

[Q] New 64 Gb micro Sd advice?

Hello All,
Like many others I have started purchasing my accessories early, so that they are ready when I get my Note 2 delivered to my door. I just received my micro SD card, and I have a few questions. I am wanting to have all my music and pictures loaded onto the SD card prior to the phone arriving. My only questions is would it be better to keep it in the format that it was sent in which was exfat, or should i format it to Fat32? I did do a search but I was unable to find a definitive answer which was best. It sounds like the note 2 can support both formats. Also most people leaned toward the exfat due to it not having the 4gb size file limitation, but I have not heard anyone successfully doing this even with it as exfat.
Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt
I would ask the international folks since they actually have the device.
That being said, I will use exFAT as long as their isn't a drop in I/O performance.
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It is best to format your card in a phone. I would wait till you have the Note2. I know people that have had issues formatting cards on their computer and using them in the galaxy s3
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In order for CWM recovery to read the ext sd, it will need to be reformatted to fat32...also your pictures wont show up in the gallery, atleast this is how the gs3 is and I dont think the gn2 will be any different.
droidstyle said:
In order for CWM recovery to read the ext sd, it will need to be reformatted to fat32...also your pictures wont show up in the gallery, atleast this is how the gs3 is and I dont think the gn2 will be any different.
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So just to confirm what you are saying is it is probably best to format it to Fat32?
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m4tt.03 said:
So just to confirm what you are saying is it is probably best to format it to Fat32?
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Yes thats what I had to do on my GS3...
droidstyle said:
Yes thats what I had to do on my GS3...
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Agreed, find a free tool online to format it, windows didn't do the job right for me
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droidstyle said:
In order for CWM recovery to read the ext sd, it will need to be reformatted to fat32...also your pictures wont show up in the gallery, atleast this is how the gs3 is and I dont think the gn2 will be any different.
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That's why I use twrp...it reads ntfs fat32 and exfat...twrp on my gnex and Tf300T transformer tablet.
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droidstyle said:
In order for CWM recovery to read the ext sd, it will need to be reformatted to fat32...also your pictures wont show up in the gallery, atleast this is how the gs3 is and I dont think the gn2 will be any different.
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Sounds like the perfect place to store porn
Just a note about the sd cards for this phone. I talked to a Samsung rep last night and asked them what size, speed and file format works in the Note II. He said up to a 64GB Class 10 card formatted to FAT32 will work, and that it can be formatted in the phone.
I just wanted something official since I was reading so many conflicting posts on-line about what works and what doesn't.
I'm using 64gb formated exfat and have no issues. See the file sizes?

Assume you still cant place files larger than 4GB on the sdcard?

Tried to copy over a 9gb movie, no go obviously. :\ Given no expansion SD slot, there is no way to work around this is there?
Doubt it. Storage is formatted using FAT file system which has a 4 gig file limit.
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It is not formatted in fat. It is ext3 I believe that's why we don't have usb mass storage.
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xdarkfirex said:
It is not formatted in fat. It is ext3 I believe that's why we don't have Ian mass storage.
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Oops my bad.
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You could attempt zipping files in your computer and then unzip them in the phone. Alternatively, i heard that OTG is possible which will allow USB to be hooked up.
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For those of you that are looking for extra storage, you might consider checking out this project of Kickstarter before it ends. This adapter allows you to use a microsd card with your One and also comes with a Micro USB to USB adapter to connect to your computer for file transfers. The adaptor is small and has been confirmed to work on the One. I've got one on order now. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
just picked one up in case. thanks man
9gb movie... Wow, want to use every pixel on that screen huh?
That kickstarter project is definitely your best bet. Or a similar usb otg cable and a usb drive.
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It is not formatted in fat. It is ext3 I believe that's why we don't have usb mass storage.
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ext3 supports files much larger than 4GB. If the phone won't let you copy a 9GB file to it then it must be another problem. And UMS is discouraged by Google I think as it doesn't allow concurrent storage access to both apps and the computer attached though USB.
When Samsung added JB to the Note 2, the MTP driver blocked copying files >4GB. They seem to have fixed it on the SGS4 as I just finished copying a 4.3GB movie file to it.
split the file up
MTP is pretty awful; if you're at all comfortable with the command line, use adb instead and save yourself some trouble.

Problem mounting External SD Card

I have my S III fully updated and in warranty. I resetted my mobile many a times and reflashed it by Odin also but still can't mount my SDCard. my mobile automatically mount and unmount the SD Card.
please help me fixing my problem
format it from PC
Formatting the card also doesn't help
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Have you a spare to test?
Checked with another sd card. Same problem exist
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If you format card as FAT32 or exFAT and did a factory reset.... I'd suggest trying for warranty
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Samsung customer care says its not in warranty.
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abhinitagrawal said:
Samsung customer care says its not in warranty.
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Why not .
jje
replace the slot yourself, it's around $5
Temp fix. Try putting something (a thin piece of cardboard) between the sd card and the upper section of the sd card slot, to make sure it makes proper contact with the pins.

BU & replace sd card

I want to replace my current sd card with a larger card but I don't know how to elegantly (& smoothly) lay down everything that was on the old card into the new card. I tried transferring via my computer but that didn't work. I'm sure members have done this, can you please share your 1,2,3...experience?
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I just copied my 32gb to a 64gb and all went well.
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I backed up my 64gb card and transferred everything to my newer 128gb card, it went fine just took a while.
You can use the old one in another device and use Wi-Fi direct or super beam to do the transfer
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Thanks for your input. The phone got so screwed that i will have to back up my data to drop box, and unroot my phone, re-install the factory software, re- format the 128gb card, and reinstall all my stuff. And I still don't know why the phone went haywire so badly. There simply was no good reason. Except maybe the weather was contrary.
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