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I decided to get a new larger microsd and it just came in.
Can I just mount this on one of my Linux boxes and copy everything over from the 16GB to 32GB one or is there something special which the Note does with it?
I have SD and USB adaptors so I can actually mount both devices at the same time.
I don't see why not
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As long as the sd card is formatted standard fat32 it is good to go.
I think this belongs in QA...
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I think this belongs in QA...
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Sorry, I should have posted it more carefully.
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As long as the sd card is formatted standard fat32 it is good to go.
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Well... the 16GB card flaked out upon insertion into SD adaptor and then into Linux box (write lock switch in place). Didn't look any better in USB adaptor on Windows. Says unformatted even when back in the phone.
So everything is fubared.
Not sure what component to throw away either.
Knew I should have manually copied the files while the card was still operational in the machine...
The key to backups is redundancy. If it's important you need more than a single backup.
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Well... the 16GB card flaked out upon insertion into SD adaptor and then into Linux box (write lock switch in place). Didn't look any better in USB adaptor on Windows. Says unformatted even when back in the phone.
So everything is fubared.
Not sure what component to throw away either.
Knew I should have manually copied the files while the card was still operational in the machine...
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Damn....
Sorry to hear that ....g
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Damn....
Sorry to hear that ....g
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The card was operating fine in the machine but I had seen some issues recording video and DragonBox+ didn't want to update itself. But it wouldn't update itself on either SD or internal, so I thought it was something else. So I ordered another card.
I actually found this card in the park in an adaptor last year and was surprised it even worked. I went to the trouble to save off the previous person's data in the hope of being able to return it to it's owner, but couldn't fine any identifying name address information.
The photos and video should all be synced to Google+ - I'm more annoyed about having to go and remove all the apps and re-install because you can't just refresh the install over the missing files on the SD.
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I was amazed today to find that the new microsd seems to have all the files on it (11GB worth of files)! A friend thinks that the backup feature restored all the data overnight.
Oddly, ES File Explorer seems to indicate that the card only has 16GB, though. So I'll have to do some more digging tonight...
Hi guys
I know about the SanDisk Micro-SD card problem with Samsung Galaxy S3's and I happen to be one of the victims.
My SanDisk Micro-SD 32gb Ultra has had problems in the past. It sometimes says blank sd card but it eventually works again. At one point it said sd card damaged but the card still worked. Up until yesterday it hasn't stopped working for a while but now my phone says blank sd card. I tried putting it into a windows computer but it cannot be detected. When using a usb adapter it just shows a device in drive "?:" and can't do anything with it and when using a micro sd to sd card reader it doesn't show at all. In Mac the micro sd to sd card reader is detectable and shows the size of 32.1 MB and is called "Apple SDXC Reader Media". The micro sd card itself is not detectable it seems. I have tried many device recovery software but none of them work. They all seem to just be scanning the card reader and not the micro sd itself.
Does anyone know how I can recover the Micro-SD card?
It is quite important because I have my school laptop data backed up on it (which was just handed in for a system upgrade and being wiped) and also my phone pictures, videos and other stuff.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
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Hi guys
Does anyone know how I can recover the Micro-SD card?
It is quite important because I have my school laptop data backed up on it (which was just handed in for a system upgrade and being wiped) and also my phone pictures, videos and other stuff.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
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It may be recoverable by a specialist company, But i believe the going rate is approx £900. My first step would be to try sticking it in the freezer for at least 8 hours (but as long as you can manage the longer the better) then try it in your phone, if this works back up all the data and RMA the card to SanDisk. Let this be a lesson to us all that all data on our cards should be backed up regularly, I understand you werent expecting the card to fail but had you lost your phone the result would have been the same.
I doubt you will be able to recovery the data, formatting the card with the sd formatting tool might make the card useable again but I doubt it. When I've had cards corrupt more than once it is best to throw them away and get a different make.
You can try looking for a specialist data recovery expert, locally or on the web - if the data is very valuable to you.
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It may be recoverable by a specialist company, But i believe the going rate is approx £900. My first step would be to try sticking it in the freezer for at least 8 hours (but as long as you can manage the longer the better) then try it in your phone, if this works back up all the data and RMA the card to SanDisk. Let this be a lesson to us all that all data on our cards should be backed up regularly, I understand you werent expecting the card to fail but had you lost your phone the result would have been the same.
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First of all I don't have £900 to throw around, besides the fact it totally isn't worth £900 to get it fixed.
Second, before I start chucking my SD card in the freezer what exactly does freezing it do and how will it help it? You sure it won't just destroy it for good? I can leave it in the freezer for as long as needed as I can't exactly use the card in the mean time.
Thanks for the reply though
Hope I can get it to work
Freezing is a method that may give a brief recovery on some hard disc failures .
Note hard disc never heard of freezing ram or why it could work .
jje
JJEgan said:
Freezing is a method that may give a brief recovery on some hard disc failures .
Note hard disc never heard of freezing ram or why it could work .
jje
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There's someone around here that reported it worked for them, and it's not gonna do any harm to try. But true it would be at best a temporary fix.
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There's someone around here that reported it worked for them, and it's not gonna do any harm to try. But true it would be at best a temporary fix.
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Well I left it in the freezer for almost 24 hours and tried it and it still doesn't work
What do I do
Any other suggestions?
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I have the same card, no problems at all.
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I have the same card, no problems at all.
Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 ^_^
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You are lucky enough to have a card without the problem. Doesn't help my situation though....
When did you get it?
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Well I left it in the freezer for almost 24 hours and tried it and it still doesn't work
What do I do
Any other suggestions?
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Not a lot.Contact retailer, or SanDisk direct for a replacement card and chalk it down to experience.
This is a known issue with sandisk at the moment. They are replacing cards when they die.
As for data, please look into foldersync for future. Sync data to cloud or computer
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This is a known issue with sandisk at the moment. They are replacing cards when they die.
As for data, please look into foldersync for future. Sync data to cloud or computer
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Ok then I'll just have to get it replaced.
A thought just occurred to me though.
Before I had my school laptop backed up on my micro-sd card I had it backed up on a usb. Because it was only an 8gb usb I transfered it to my micro sd because it took up too much space. I've heard of software that can recover deleted files from devices. Would it be possible to recover the deleted backup on my usb? The backup in total would have been about 1 - 2gb. If so, what free program could I use to recover it?
Thanks in advance
Possibly. As an IT support engineer, I don't want to get your hopes up though.
Things like NTFS get back may work but most if them are not free.
I took Handy recovery 1 (free version) from a bootable cd tool once, you could try that and may recover a small amount of data but its always safest to assume it gone.
The more you use the usb device, the less chance you have of recovery
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No worries mine died after 5 minutes of use bought from amazon 64gb ultra sdxc .I had it working but the data I put in gets erased immediately and if I reboot my phone the data is still there then it shows 59.47 gb as full seconds later blank sd or damaged error.now it just won't format in any way fat 32 or exfat.im rma back to Sandisk in the morning.
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Possibly. As an IT support engineer, I don't want to get your hopes up though.
Things like NTFS get back may work but most if them are not free.
I took Handy recovery 1 (free version) from a bootable cd tool once, you could try that and may recover a small amount of data but its always safest to assume it gone.
The more you use the usb device, the less chance you have of recovery
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If nothing works then I may take it to my school IT guys (when school starts again, currently holidays)
Think they would have something to fix the card or recover the data?
It depends on the state.
The media has a File System. This could be FAT32, NTFS, exFAT etc. Essentially (without going technical) imagine these file systems as a database table. When you add a file to the media, an entry is written to the table to identify the exact location of the file on the media. That way, when an operating system views the card and the user accesses a file, the table tells the OS where to look for the file.
Typically with these file systems, when you delete the file, the file remains. Only the Table entry is removed. The OS can no longer locate the file. the OS is shown the free space as per what the table says - not what is really the truth.
So once a file is deleted, 3rd party applications can scan the media and find the files (without using the table).
Of course there is a problem in that any space that the table shows as unallocated (you deleted the file), new files will overwrite the old files. That is when the data becomes unrecoverable.
So yes, it's possible that even if the formatted filesystem is damaged, the data on the media can be recovered. But if you added new files since, then the chances are the unreferenced data has been actually overwritten. In this case, it is gone.
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It depends on the state.
The media has a File System. This could be FAT32, NTFS, exFAT etc.
So yes, it's possible that even if the formatted filesystem is damaged, the data on the media can be recovered. But if you added new files since, then the chances are the unreferenced data has been actually overwritten. In this case, it is gone.
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What file system are you taking about here? The damaged file system (micro-sd card) can't have new files added to it as it is inaccessible. It also has not been formatted since the problem. The usb with the deleted files is not damaged and not formatted but I have put new files on it since. Sounds like you're combining the two different devices. Sorry if this is a bit confusing.
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What file system are you taking about here? The damaged file system (micro-sd card) can't have new files added to it as it is inaccessible. It also has not been formatted since the problem. The usb with the deleted files is not damaged and not formatted but I have put new files on it since. Sounds like you're combining the two different devices. Sorry if this is a bit confusing.
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Both; I am answering the question for both devices at once. I'm not confused
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Both; I am answering the question for both devices at once. I'm not confused
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Ok. I thunk I'm da confused one
Anyway, so basically you're saying that it is possible for the IT guys at my school to fix the micro sd card and recover its data right? I don't think I'm going to bother trying to recover the deleted one on my usb.
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The s3 doesn't play very well with sandisk cards in general (samsung confirmed this) . I personally use a pny and have no issues, I would suggest trying to return the card and get a different brand.
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First off, this happened when I got the phone when it was fully stock.
Now it's rooted, unlocked bootloader, s-off running carbon aosp.
Randomly my phone will shut down/off and will NOT power back on until I plug it into a charger (house charger, car charger sometimes works).
I;ve tried getting into recovery when it does this and it does nothing at all.
It's a PITA like today I was riding my mountain bike on trails miles away from my car and I was supposed to give my buddy a ride to work and my chain decided to snap (and of course I forgot my multi tool in my garage) so I had to walk back and had no way to call him and let him know.
I've read it's happened to other people and they had their phones replaced and it still happened, is this that common? what can it be
There is some instability with the new 3.4 kernel on certain AOSP ROM's from what I've read (not sure if Carbon is one of them). First thing I would do would be to flash a stable Sense ROM and see if the problem persists. If so, you may have a hardware issue. At that point you can take it in to Sprint and let them look at it. If you're concerned about the phone being rooted & S-off you can run Viperboy's RUU tool, which will restore your phone to totally stock condition.
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There is some instability with the new 3.4 kernel on certain AOSP ROM's from what I've read (not sure if Carbon is one of them). First thing I would do would be to flash a stable Sense ROM and see if the problem persists. If so, you may have a hardware issue. At that point you can take it in to Sprint and let them look at it. If you're concerned about the phone being rooted & S-off you can run Viperboy's RUU tool, which will restore your phone to totally stock condition.
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Do you think it could be a SD card issue? My card is a few years old. I took my catf out and put it in I guess only half way and the phone shut off and did the same thing. I put it back in and un mounted it and so far its fine. I formatted it before switching from my epic 4g touch.
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Do you think it could be a SD card issue? My card is a few years old. I took my catf out and put it in I guess only half way and the phone shut off and did the same thing. I put it back in and un mounted it and so far its fine. I formatted it before switching from my epic 4g touch.
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It's possible I suppose. I've seen people post before about issues with their cards. Try a different one and see.
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Haven't had a chance to buy a new SD card, but I removed mine and have not had a reboot since.
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Haven't had a chance to buy a new SD card, but I removed mine and have not had a reboot since.
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i have seen cards cause issues like this. your best bet dont format it form pc. back it up to pc. flash a sense rom.formatt card from phone then transfer things back over. try that.
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i have seen cards cause issues like this. your best bet dont format it form pc. back it up to pc. flash a sense rom.formatt card from phone then transfer things back over. try that.
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the card is oldddd. i formatted it twice via my pc.
I'm backing it up to my pc and then buying a new card, 16gb's are $15-20 nowadays lol this one is like a class 2 or some low one, it's back when they were $30-35 a card. Thinking of a Sony or PNY class 10 at Fry's it's like $15-20 the sony is supposed to be up to 40mb/s
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the card is oldddd. i formatted it twice via my pc.
I'm backing it up to my pc and then buying a new card, 16gb's are $15-20 nowadays lol this one is like a class 2 or some low one, it's back when they were $30-35 a card. Thinking of a Sony or PNY class 10 at Fry's it's like $15-20 the sony is supposed to be up to 40mb/s
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formatting in pc is the problem. but hey you eanna buy a new card go for it lol
Similar problem with random reboots
I was on vacation and in the middle of the trip my phone just started going insane by rebooting on its own. Most of the time it would only get half way though the boot screen then shut off again. It varied how far through the bootscreen it would last then shut off. Occasionally the phone actually made it through the entire boot process, once i was at my home screen it would pop up the power menu and ask if i wanted to power off, reboot, or airplane mode. Then the three hard buttons at the bottom of the phone would flash and then it would shut off. This happened all through vacation. Also, the phone did not always recognize a charge, however, sometimes it did. Once I got home the problem stopped and the phone is not having the random reboots. I went to Gulf Shores, Alabama if your curious..
However now my sd card will not mount to internal storage and I cannot take pictures, use spotify, watch videos i have saved, etc. When I try to pull up these apps, the phone says no external storage available. The thing is, if I go to file manager, I can see the sd card and all of the files, its just when i try to open them from file manager, it loads the gallery app and then it tells me no external storage.
When I go to setting>storage, the option to mount sd card in the sd card spot works. But when I try to mount sd to the internal storage, it does not work. Im seriously confused as I did not download any new apps, or download anything at least within a week prior to going on vacation.
Im running..
CM10
S-On
Hboot 1.15.000
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
If Im in the fastboot menu, and I click bootloader, it says
SD checking..
Loading [PJ75DIAG.zip]
No Image!
I have done a factory reset and the problem still persists.
Any help would be great.
anyone have recommendations?
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anyone have recommendations?
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If you can, backup your sd internal and external, boot into recovery and mount as usb, then format both...
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If you can, backup your sd internal and external, boot into recovery and mount as usb, then format both...
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thanks for response, sorry for being late to the party.
I cannot mount as usb. the loading circle just spins. when i try to do it in TWRP, it wont let me either.
also when i go to wipe cache or whatever else, it said failed to mount sd card in the console log and it wont let me wipe anything.
when i go to storage in settings, the problem seems like it is with internal storage. under internal storage, it says "mount sd card", when i do this, i get a notification saying preparing sd card but then it goes away after about 2 seconds. then the internal storage area says "mount sd card" again.
I am willing to wipe everything because I got all my photos off the sd card so im okay with wiping it all and starting over. i already did a factory reset but it didnt help. unfortunately i cant wipe cache and other things so i dont know what to do. thanks for your help!
Luke
Ok, so I am having a very difficult time Rooting my Galaxy S4 running on the latest firmware ME7. So, is there a way I can delete some of those useless apps that came with the phone without Rooting?
AM
You can disable them in the application manager. It wont remove them but itll keep them from running.
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I should have been clear about my objective, which is to remove them to clear up the internal memory. Rooting and Titanium would be the ideal way, but I can't root.
Without root, no. Why cant you root, no sd card?
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I can't root because there is to many steps to get into trouble with. First, I am told that my SD card needs to be formatted by exFAT, I have jumped through hoops of fire attempting this. I followed everyone's step by step instruction to do this, and to no avail. On windows 7 I right click on the SD card and it says format, so I click format and I should be given an option of FAT 32 or exFAT according to the instructions, and guess what, no options. I formatted my SD card more times that I am surprise it is still working. I am waiting for a one click root like I had on my iphone.
When you click format a dialog box pops up and the second drop down box, file system, is where its at. Is it not showing that for you?
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No options at all, I hit format and it formats.
How are you doing it? Nevermind re read your post and I see how you were doing it. Thats odd youre not getting the dialog box to pop up. Do you have another sd card to try or another pc you could try it on.
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I just have the one PC and one SD card.
After a quick google search It could be because of the read write speeds of the card.
http://superuser.com/questions/37384/can-we-format-sd-cards-with-the-exfat-format
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Hexitnow, because of you, you made a light bulb go on in my head. What was it, it was when the article I read that you sent me that tells me how the computer reacts with the SD card, and so that is when I removed the SD card and placed it in the usb adapter that came with it, and now with the phone no longer in the equation it worked like a charm. So, anyone having the same issue must remove the SD card from the phone in order for it to be formatted exFat. Thank you. Now, I will move on to Rooting. Thank you so much.
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Yeah it shoulf always be removed from the phone. Glad u got it fixed tho.
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You know from all the article and illustrations I have read and seen, I didn't see or read that the SD card should be removed to perform this operation, rather, it is very deceiving that they make you believe that you just plug your phone into the computer and you should be able to perform this operation. How hard would have it been for them to say don't forget to remove the card to perform this operation rather going bald. Again, thank you so much, you saved me from going to a psychiatrist.
I think its kind an unspoken rule. It would be like trying to format a hard drive while being installed in a different pc. Best analogy I could come up with. I didnt think of that as being a problem because assumed you had taken it out already. Like I said glad you got it formatted. Now onto rooting, its a really easy process :thumbup:
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Ok so I brought a kingston 64gb class 10 card formatted it put my tunes etc on it was working fine and all of a sudden while listening to some tunes audio just stopped and card unmounted it's self and now won't. Remount.. Any ideas
Edit tried it in pc and that won't recognise it. When putting.in phone it says preparing sd but nothing else after that
Have I got a dodgy card even though it did work.
Shall I send it back
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If the sd card is faulty then sent it back
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Ok so I brought a kingston 64gb class 10 card formatted it put my tunes etc on it was working fine and all of a sudden while listening to some tunes audio just stopped and card unmounted it's self and now won't. Remount.. Any ideas
Edit tried it in pc and that won't recognise it. When putting.in phone it says preparing sd but nothing else after that
Have I got a dodgy card even though it did work.
Shall I send it back
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Card is dead for sure. maybe you get unorginal item, I got this problem with my Xperia Z too, card died after few days, now I am using Toshiba Exceria for 9 months and everything is ok..
My Sandisk Ultra 16GB (calss 10) is causing me some problems too. It used to work ok in my Galaxy S2 but now it mounts and unmounts without any pattern.
Maybe it's a phone problem then. Done some searching and apparently there was some kind of problem like this on previous Sony devices
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Maybe it's a phone problem then. Done some searching and apparently there was some kind of problem like this on previous Sony devices
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I had problems writing on the SD, but that is a Kitkat problem not Sony. You should put music/films/video on internal, then go to Storage settings and transfer files from internal to SD.
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I managed to get card working in note 2 tab formatted it and works again in my phone. Ran one of them h2w tests. And all seemed ok
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I'm not sure yet if it's a phone problem or a card one. I swapped the SanDisk with a low end 2 GB card (the only one I had available) and for now it seems the problem stopped. So I think it's the card but I'll keep watching.
PS: Yesterday I was in a trail running race and I recorded a few videos and taken some pictures. I had my SanDisk inside and camera was set on "save on SD". 3 or 4 times the recording stopped because the card was unmounted/mounted again. I changed the settings to "internal" and the problem stopped.
L.E. In my case, the card seems to be problem. Since swapping it with the low end one I had no more problems.
When i insert 64gb sandisk card then a message appeared 'UI system has been stoped' when i eject the card then system become normal