How can you tell what format your MicroSD card is? I can't tell if im Fat32 or extFat. I don't want to take it out of the phone either.
DarkMenace said:
How can you tell what format your MicroSD card is? I can't tell if im Fat32 or extFat. I don't want to take it out of the phone either.
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Are you using Windows or Linux?
Either way (without removing the card):
- Windows:
1. Connect device via USB Cable to a computer.
2. When the computer recognizes the device (and your device's folder directory appears), right click on the MicroSD, and check "Properties".
-Linux:
1. Same as above, but you need to have your distro properly configured most of the time.
OR
You could search on the Market for an app that could tell you. I'm sure there has to be one. It might not be exclusively an app that tells you the format, but I am sure there are many tools that provide that information as a part of the app.
h311sdr0id said:
Are you using Windows or Linux?
Either way (without removing the card):
- Windows:
1. Connect device via USB Cable to a computer.
2. When the computer recognizes the device (and your device's folder directory appears), right click on the MicroSD, and check "Properties".
-Linux:
1. Same as above, but you need to have your distro properly configured most of the time.
OR
You could search on the Market for an app that could tell you. I'm sure there has to be one. It might not be exclusively an app that tells you the format, but I am sure there are many tools that provide that information as a part of the app.
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It's Windows 7
When I go to Properties on the MicroSD card it just says
File System: Generic hierarchical
So it's not showing the file type at all.
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I'm using the Samsung Galaxy S T959 2.1 of TMobile
I have installed on my computer samsung drivers for mobile and Kies.
My computer is using Win 7 32-bit
Everyday, I plug the cable into my PC and choose Mount, after that I copy data from PC to Samsung normally
Today, when the cable attached to the PC, then select Mount, also appears that 2 drives H & I but I can't copy data to SamSung. When I copied, the PC alert :
Copying
Discovering items.....
Time remain : Calculating
Data Transfer : Calculating
How then is run from morning to noon without the copy is complete, although I only have a 1MB image file. Reset your computer and the SS, but still the same error.
So my computer is corrupted or SS that you failed? I try to connect your computer with the N95, the copy machine is normal.
please help me how to I can copy data normally ?
i had a problem copying files to my vibrant, I formated my internal 16gb memory and it fixed the problem.
i think its
settings>sd phone storage>format.
I would uninstall kies. I never use it. After you do that plug in the phone and you should then use the top pull down menu and it will have a connect usb icon and button. hit that it will then say connected and it will open 2 folders F and G or something like that one is the internal sd and the other is the external And do what the posting said format the external sd card if it is new or you have not yet. you can do it on the computer it would be fat-32 ONLY
If you have wifi you can use the app Wifi File Explorer. Costs about $1 for the Pro version. I use it all the time for transferring files. Very easy and works great. You access your phones storage using your PC web browser. No cables, no problems.
samnada said:
If you have wifi you can use the app Wifi File Explorer. Costs about $1 for the Pro version. I use it all the time for transferring files. Very easy and works great. You access your phones storage using your PC web browser. No cables, no problems.
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Thanks! I just tried that App. It works great. It doesn't seem to see my MicroSD card though, only the internal memory shows up (on my Vibrant).......unless I am missing something.
GibMcFragger said:
Thanks! I just tried that App. It works great. It doesn't seem to see my MicroSD card though, only the internal memory shows up (on my Vibrant).......unless I am missing something.
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Shows up on mine. Look for the sd folder. If you see "Up To Parent Directory" at the top of the directory list click on it because you're not at the root directory level. From root you should see sd/.
I have an Archos 70 IT with a 1Tb disk upgrade. I've previously managed to connect it to my PC via USB and transfer a load of music files. Now I am able to make the USB connection (it shows up as a drive in Explorer), but Windows doesn't recognise the format of the disk - a message pops up saying "you need to format the disk in drive I: before you can use it". The disk can be accessed fine from within the Archos.
I've tried rebooting but got the same thing.
Can anyone suggest anything?
itm said:
I have an Archos 70 IT with a 1Tb disk upgrade. I've previously managed to connect it to my PC via USB and transfer a load of music files. Now I am able to make the USB connection (it shows up as a drive in Explorer), but Windows doesn't recognise the format of the disk - a message pops up saying "you need to format the disk in drive I: before you can use it". The disk can be accessed fine from within the Archos.
I've tried rebooting but got the same thing.
Can anyone suggest anything?
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I got same issue as you and found the solution as beneath process:
(1) double check your Hard Disk whether is already connected by partition software(such as "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition" )?
(2)try to change letter in "partition" in case your hd did not have "partition letter"
Afterward your PC can recognize the format of disk
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jackson0829 said:
I got same issue as you and found the solution as beneath process:
(1) double check your Hard Disk whether is already connected by partition software(such as "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition" )?
(2)try to change letter in "partition" in case your hd did not have "partition letter"
Afterward your PC can recognize the format of disk
for your reference
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Thanks for your recommendation. I installed MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition but it simply listed the Archos as a "bad disk", and didn't give me any option to assign a drive letter, or in fact to do anything else with it.
Does anyone else have any ideas??
I also seem to have a problem writing to the HDD from within the Archos O/S. When I use ED File Explorer to copy a file from my LAN to a Downloads folder on the HDD I get a "copy failed" error. I get the same error if I attempt to copy a music file from one location to another in the Music folder.
What partitiontype do you have?
fzelle said:
What partitiontype do you have?
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How would I find out?
In Windows Explorer, select the drive and then rightclick Properties.
You should see FileSystem.
If it's NTFS, Android only has a Readonly driver.
fzelle said:
In Windows Explorer, select the drive and then rightclick Properties.
You should see FileSystem.
If it's NTFS, Android only has a Readonly driver.
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The problem is that Windows does not recognise the format of the partition - it asks me whether I want to format it when I select it.
you can change the type in the archos.
go in the recoverymenu -> format system -> set storage filesystem and switch it to vfat.
Now windows can read the filefsystem and ur able to copy files ;-)
Guys I searched in forums and I couldn't find a good thread (except mikob2d's thread)
You know when you disable usb debugging and then pluging usb cable and mount, Pc shows internal sd, external sd also a cdrom image. I know we can change internal external mounts but is there a way to change cdrom image? I've a ultrabook which hasn't got a optical drive, but it can mount sd cards also the cdrom image when I plugged my phone. I want to use my phone as a cdrom. If any developers interested, I want to help too.
Think about an app which selects iso files and then when you plug you phone via usb, pc saw phone's sd cards and also that chosen iso file as a cdrom.
Thank you for reading, I check my messages everyday.
You can mount isos to a virtual optical drive within Windows with various apps, I use Virtual CloneDrive:
http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html
I'm not sure why you would want to do this from Android, seems like it would be more of a pain to have to transfer the iso file over.
Dude I know daemon methods but our phones can do this, And also you can't use Operating System based virtualization methods. Thus I need a external solution which can be a external optic drive but hey, our phones alredy does that. Just a little script can make the magic. also USB transfer speeds are low but sdcard transfer speeds are quite faster. Also this is a poweruser level request.
If I am right the cd image includes software drivers for the phone in that case you could find the file (which I am assuming is a image file) on the phone that it is using then replace it with a symlink to your cd image.
To figure out which file I would use a terminal to check the output of "lsof" when it is mounted on your computer to see possible filenames.
shadowofdarkness said:
If I am right the cd image includes software drivers for the phone in that case you could find the file (which I am assuming is a image file) on the phone that it is using then replace it with a symlink to your cd image.
To figure out which file I would use a terminal to check the output of "lsof" when it is mounted on your computer to see possible filenames.
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That's what I'm saying. I can find it easily but I was thinking can I change the mount script. A little program which chooses the iso files from sdcard and mounts these isos instead of manifacturer's driver iso.
When I connect my H850 (Nougat) to my Windows 10 PC via USB the device is recognised (it is listed in File Explorer), but there are no storage devices associated with it, so I can't access the internal and SD card storage. Any ideas why this might be?
I had previously downloaded the LG drivers for my G4 (and that worked fine). Do I need a different driver for the G5?
itm said:
When I connect my H850 (Nougat) to my Windows 10 PC via USB the device is recognised (it is listed in File Explorer), but there are no storage devices associated with it, so I can't access the internal and SD card storage. Any ideas why this might be?
I had previously downloaded the LG drivers for my G4 (and that worked fine). Do I need a different driver for the G5?
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Could be driver issue, try installing G5 drivers (uninstall g4 drivers first) or could be needing to disable USB debugging from dev options. (Sometimes my storage doesn't show up unless adb debugging is disabled from dev options).
jeffsga88 said:
Could be driver issue, try installing G5 drivers (uninstall g4 drivers first) or could be needing to disable USB debugging from dev options. (Sometimes my storage doesn't show up unless adb debugging is disabled from dev options).
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I hadn't noticed the USB options in the notification entry (doh) - I selected the USB debugging option and all is good now
BTW:
If your phone is visible under windows, you can’t be sure to see all files on your ext. SD card!
If you have copied some files from internal to external; or from pc to ext.SD. they sometimes are not shown!!!
I had made a file backup from ext. sd card to pc and missed a view files after than in my backup. So be careful!
non-toxic said:
BTW:
If your phone is visible under windows, you can’t be sure to see all files on your ext. SD card!
If you have copied some files from internal to external; or from pc to ext.SD. they sometimes are not shown!!!
I had made a file backup from ext. sd card to pc and missed a view files after than in my backup. So be careful!
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Thanks for the heads-up. Any idea why that is, or what determines which files will be visible on the ext sd card?
itm said:
T Any idea why that is, or what determines which files will be visible on the ext sd card?
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no, no idea. the files are visible, if you control them with a android file-manager like "totalcommander" but they are not visible on the pc side. So this must be a problem syncing the two file tables. WIndows problem or bad LG driver, i don’t know. Maybe somebody else knows it.:fingers-crossed:
non-toxic said:
no, no idea. the files are visible, if you control them with a android file-manager like "totalcommander" but they are not visible on the pc side. So this must be a problem syncing the two file tables. WIndows problem or bad LG driver, i don’t know. Maybe somebody else knows it.:fingers-crossed:
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Windows is pretty garbage so probably that.
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Hi.
I couldn't find a specific Nano thread with issues so post it here as I am using with my P30P.
I got a Nano memory card + official Huawei USB reader so I could transfer my music and other things before my phone arrived.
When I connect the reader the laptop is detected and shows 2 drives - nano mem and standard sd - however my laptop just does not detect the nano memory when it is in the reader.
The drive letter stays greyed out.
I do not find anything online about this specific issue, I wondered if I would need to format it in my phone first but that doesn't make a difference.
Anyone have issues?
(in the end I copied my files laptop>usb stick>phone USB C connector > file manager to copy and paste but it was an extra step I could do without).
Try looking at the card in disk management in admin tools
unibomber said:
Try looking at the card in disk management in admin tools
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Yup, I tried this but no luck.
It's odd, the usb stick works with normal SD, the nano works in my phone fine but doesn't get detected in the stick.
I can't try in another laptop as my work one has USB drives blocked
Wonder if the nano card uses an unknown file format. Will probably need to be formatted in the phone. When my note 4 originally came out, that's what I had to do.
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Try looking at the card in disk management in admin tools
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unibomber said:
Wonder if the nano card uses an unknown file format. Will probably need to be formatted in the phone. When my note 4 originally came out, that's what I had to do.
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Yeah I wondered this too, I'll try it again and see if it picks it up.
Will also try my old Teclast dual boot tablet and if it can detect in windows via USB OTG to the reader.