[Q] Formatting micro SD - Sprint LG G3

I need to format my 32gb Micro SD so that TWRP can recognize it. But my computer is our of commission for the moment.
So I need to know if I can format it properly on my G3?
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JHumBL3 said:
I need to format my 32gb Micro SD so that TWRP can recognize it. But my computer is our of commission for the moment.
So I need to know if I can format it properly on my G3?
Sent from my All Gold LG G3
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i dont think the phone will format it to fat32, which is needed for The TWRP. I have a 64gb card that doesnt even have an option for fat32. My solution was to get an old 8gb card, which should already be fat32 formatted and used that to TWRp backup. then simply tape it to the inside of the cover, right where the nfc sticket ends. done.

The phone formatted the sd card perfectly and it now is recognized by TWRP.
Sent from my All Gold LG G3

stas333 said:
i dont think the phone will format it to fat32, which is needed for The TWRP. I have a 64gb card that doesnt even have an option for fat32. My solution was to get an old 8gb card, which should already be fat32 formatted and used that to TWRp backup. then simply tape it to the inside of the cover, right where the nfc sticket ends. done.
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I formatted my 64gb micro SD cards to fat32. Just download an SD format tool on your computer and format it.
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JHumBL3 said:
The phone formatted the sd card perfectly and it now is recognized by TWRP.
Sent from my All Gold LG G3
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Good to know. My ultra plus 64gb wouldn't in the phone, so I had to do it with my computer.

<= 32GB, exFat and NTFS is okay.
> 32GB, it has to be Fat32
Fortunately all sort of utilities out there to format in Fat32

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[Q] Make ready new sd card

Hello all, just got a new 16gb sd card and wondering how I should set it up. I plan on using bootmanager so I don't know if I need to partition the card or do anything else. Thanks for any advice.
dcaplinger76 said:
Hello all, just got a new 16gb sd card and wondering how I should set it up. I plan on using bootmanager so I don't know if I need to partition the card or do anything else. Thanks for any advice.
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Umm, just incase you have software already on it, but I would pop it in your pc, quick format to fat32, put it in your phone and you should be good to go. Unless you wish to copy over your previous recovery, then do so then install the card in to the handset.
zsibisi said:
Umm, just incase you have software already on it, but I would pop it in your pc, quick format to fat32, put it in your phone and you should be good to go. Unless you wish to copy over your previous recovery, then do so then install the card in to the handset.
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Is formatting to FAT32 the only option for a phone? I ask because there is a transfer limit on FAT32 (around 4gb) and none on NTFS. I discovered this while trying to transfer a 6gb movie to my 32gb card. Anyone know if I can reformat to NTFS and have no ill effects?
I think for most ROMs it needs to be fat32. I was looking into formatting it to ext4, but I have not tried it yet.
mulhiny said:
Is formatting to FAT32 the only option for a phone? I ask because there is a transfer limit on FAT32 (around 4gb) and none on NTFS. I discovered this while trying to transfer a 6gb movie to my 32gb card. Anyone know if I can reformat to NTFS and have no ill effects?
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I'm pretty sure if you format it to NTFS, your phone won't recognize it.
I suppose you could try it -- it shouldn't hurt anything.
FAT32 is the correct format for it.
zcink said:
I'm pretty sure if you format it to NTFS, your phone won't recognize it.
I suppose you could try it -- it shouldn't hurt anything.
FAT32 is the correct format for it.
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Hmm, I guess tonight I can try but I'm thinking you're probably right. That blows. What I was trying to do was take good quality movies and convert to 3D..Which makes for around a 6gb file..no good if I can't get it on the phone tho. Whole reason I got the 32gb card. Guess I'll have to get some more music, lol
You shold try the ntfs.
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[Q] SD Card file size limitation.

I have a non-rooted all stock phone. With a 32 GB micro SD card in it.
Question: How can I transfer files > 4 GB to the card?
If I format the SD card to NTFS, will the phone recognise the card?
If not, ext, etx2,.. format? How? And will my stock phone recognise the card? Will my Windows PC recognise the card?
athani said:
I have a non-rooted all stock phone. With a 32 GB micro SD card in it.
Question: How can I transfer files > 4 GB to the card?
If I format the SD card to NTFS, will the phone recognise the card?
If not, ext, etx2,.. format? How? And will my stock phone recognise the card? Will my Windows PC recognise the card?
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Just format your SD card in EXFAT format and you will be able to transfer files > than 4Gb to the card :good:
Tilagoon said:
Just format your SD card in EXFAT format and you will be able to transfer files > than 4Gb to the card :good:
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Thanks. Is it possible without an adapter? If I connect the phone to the PC, I am able to format the SD card but I do not have the option to choose the file system.
athani said:
Thanks. Is it possible without an adapter? If I connect the phone to the PC, I am able to format the SD card but I do not have the option to choose the file system.
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If you connect your phone in USB mass storage mode (not MTP) your cards will appear as removable drives with dedicated letters..
You have to activate the connection to PC and from there with Windows you can format your SD card as a normal drive and chose the format.
The phone shows 2 connection options: Media Device (MTP) and Camera (PTP). The SD card does not show up as a drive with either of them..
athani said:
The phone shows 2 connection options: Media Device (MTP) and Camera (PTP). The SD card does not show up as a drive with either of them..
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The procedure given is the one I use with my Galaxy S2 ... so far I didn't try with the Mega
I'll have to look how to put the phone in USB mass storage mode (if possible ?) .
The simplest way would be to put your SD card in an adapter and format it on the PC.
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Yes you are right it seems that the USB mass storage mode has been taken out of the newest phones :crying:
I have found this application it might work for the Mega ...If you are routed you can give it a try.
Thanks. I'm not rooted so I'll do it with an adapter tomorrow.
Too bad if you are not routed .... as I have just tried the application and it works with the Mega :good::good:
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Yea it worked from PC..
I formatted in exFAT and all's well.

[Q] whats the biggest sd card supported

I was wondering if i could use a 64gb sd card on my ham2. I currently have a 32gb but thats a bit small for me. Thanks
colt6666 said:
I was wondering if i could use a 64gb sd card on my ham2. I currently have a 32gb but thats a bit small for .me. Thanks
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I am using a 64gb and have heard 128gb work too. I use a fat 32 partition and link2sd and use external sd as main storage.
I too am using 64GB -- formatted to FAT32. If I recall, my card was pre-formatted with 2 partitions which the phone will not recognise. If you format it to NTFS, TWRP might not recognise it in recovery mode. Windows will not format such a large drive as FAT32, so you will have to use another tool -- e.g. MiniTool.
The caveat is avoid using a (cheap) USB card reader. I've corrupted the card before when transferring too much data to the card. Newer readers built into your laptop or using the USB cable directly to the phone seem okay.
colt6666 said:
I was wondering if i could use a 64gb sd card on my ham2. I currently have a 32gb but thats a bit small for me. Thanks
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^^ Same as those guys, I also am using a 64gb card. No issues! Though surprisingly it made my Xperia bug out, lol
Just be sure you get something beyond first gen (40,MBS) cards. I have had 0 issues with anything up to 64gb I now have two 128gb cards that both work but get corrupted and require a format every time I attempt to transfer 10 + Gigs of information at a time.

Storage on SD card shows up separately

I moved my 64GB microSD Card over from my Note 2 until the promo shows up with the 200GB card. When a V10 app makes a data directory on the microSD Card it goes to (from the root) sdcard/program name/data. It says that this is a "Google" requirement. The included "file manager" app cannot find this. What "file manager " sees as "SD card" is actually "/storage/external_SD" out from the root. This has my old stuff from the Note 2 but the V10 is not writing /saving anything in this section. I am using "Super Manager" file manager to get to the root to even get to the new section which the included file manager cannot find.
Did you format to fat32?
The microSD is formated exFat
Coming from note 3 rooted on VZ, I can't write on my sd card in most of it only few programs actually have writing permissions and they are not file managers...
Card was formatted on extfat 128gb...
Samsung for some seem to **** up my sd cards and block them, also I got a 64gb that is readable but I can't format it, can't delete anything and this was coming from s3 to note3...
I was hoping this v10 to fix it all, but waiting for root to change permissions...So frustrating.
Was the SD card encrypted?
No
Are you rooted with the sdcard fix? I am not sure if this phone needed it or not, but I had a note edge before and put my micro sdcard in, and it was just fine.
Hey this is a very useful tool I'm sure this can do the job.
http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/minitool-mac-data-recovery-30-comes-save-621967.htm
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Forget that commet, this is the link for the tool I mean it is very good and for micro sdcards as well
http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/products.html
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Forget that commet, this is the link for the tool I mean it is very good and for micro sdcards as well.
http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/products.html

[SOLVED] LG V30 unable to read/format 128GB SDXC microSD

I am attempting to use a brand new 128GB SDXC in my V30 (rooted on AT&T H931 20h ROM). Upon boot-up, it claims it's a corrupted SD card and offers to format it. It gets to 20% in and errors with "command '57 volume portion disk:179,0 public failed with '400 57 command failed'". I haven't found anything but years old references to issues with SDXC cards and exFAT, but nothing recently. I had the impression that it's pretty common and well supported these days. I really don't want to create multiple FAT32 partitions to use the card, what a pain that would be. Anything else I can try?
Format it to FAT32 on your PC
Can the full 128GB be formatted and accessible with FAT32?
UPDATE: It looks like the full 128GB can be accessd with FAT32. I'll give that a try once I get a USB adapter that will work with the card. So my question is why the V30 won't use the SDXC while many older phones do?
SoftSynth said:
Can the full 128GB be formatted and accessible with FAT32?
UPDATE: It looks like the full 128GB can be accessd with FAT32. I'll give that a try once I get a USB adapter that will work with the card. So my question is why the V30 won't use the SDXC while many older phones do?
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Later on, I'll check what my SD card is formatted as.
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs
I was able to format the 128GB SDXC card using a FAT32 formatting tool in WIndows (Windows Format won't do it to FAT32 on the card, only exFAT or NTFS). Works fine now in the V30. The tools, named guiformat, can be found at the Ridgecrop Consultants site at http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.exe. I believe there are other similar tools out there, but this one doesn't have any ads/spyware. Thanks to Lenster45 for the tip.

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