Hello everyone,
I just got a MHL adapter and I'm trying to move some 4gb+ 720p mkv movie files so i can watch it in the big screen.
However, when i tried to move them on the sd card or internal storage, it says it can't do it.
Now the filesystem on the sd card is fat32 and i know there's some kind of limitation. What would you guys do? Maybe I can reformat the microsd card to another system like NTSF or EXFAT?
Thanks Guys
domwin said:
Hello everyone,
I just got a MHL adapter and I'm trying to move some 4gb+ 720p mkv movie files so i can watch it in the big screen.
However, when i tried to move them on the sd card or internal storage, it says it can't do it.
Now the filesystem on the sd card is fat32 and i know there's some kind of limitation. What would you guys do? Maybe I can reformat the microsd card to another system like NTSF or EXFAT?
Thanks Guys
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yes, ntsf is going to be your best bet for gettin 4gb+ files on it, saw this same quandary over on the ASUS transformer prime forums. i heard exfat wasnt working, but that may just be on the tablet, idk. just passing along the knowledge!
You could always try formatting the card as either NTFS or exFAT, either one supports file sizes of 4gb+
Barring that, you might be able to make use of a DLNA app (AllShare maybe) to stream it over your network to your phone
AlokikolA said:
You could always try formatting the card as either NTFS or exFAT, either one supports file sizes of 4gb+
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just did some quick googling and people say android won't recognize your sdcard once you format it as NTFS.
I think the only thing you can do is split the video into two parts and then play
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domwin said:
Hello everyone,
I just got a MHL adapter and I'm trying to move some 4gb+ 720p mkv movie files so i can watch it in the big screen.
However, when i tried to move them on the sd card or internal storage, it says it can't do it.
Now the filesystem on the sd card is fat32 and i know there's some kind of limitation. What would you guys do? Maybe I can reformat the microsd card to another system like NTSF or EXFAT?
Thanks Guys
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NTFS doesn't work, our device only recognizes fat32. The file size limit is approx 4.1 gb for the E4GT so I just take the .mkv file and reconvert it if it exceeds. Use AVS Video Converter or Freemake Video Converter. You won't notice the difference if you compress the file a little unless your bit rate is too low. Converting to .avi/divx/mp4 while keeping the bit rate around 3000kbps and min frame rate @23fps still looks amazing on our device, and most of the time you're still retaining a 720p image(depending on the tweeks). Hope this helps!
Doesn't seem to work. Over 2.5 GB'ish video files won't be able to play completely through. It will freeze after about the 10 minute mark or so into the video.
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Doesn't seem to work. Over 2.5 GB'ish video files won't be able to play completely through. It will freeze after about the 10 minute mark or so into the video.
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On stock video player? File possibly corrupt, did you convert the file yourself? I've had no problems playing avi/divx/mkv/mpeg...
patrick_1 said:
On stock video player? File possibly corrupt, did you convert the file yourself? I've had no problems playing avi/divx/mkv/mpeg...
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On stock player, mx video player, and moboplayer. File is not corrupt as it will play through my WDTV media player. I have gotten files that are 2.2 GB to play all the way through but not those over 2.5 GB.
patrick_1 said:
NTFS doesn't work, our device only recognizes fat32. The file size limit is approx 4.1 gb for the E4GT so I just take the .mkv file and reconvert it if it exceeds. Use AVS Video Converter or Freemake Video Converter. You won't notice the difference if you compress the file a little unless your bit rate is too low. Converting to .avi/divx/mp4 while keeping the bit rate around 3000kbps and min frame rate @23fps still looks amazing on our device, and most of the time you're still retaining a 720p image(depending on the tweeks). Hope this helps!
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I'm looking to watch the movies the HDTV not the phone.
Do you think converting the files will have the same quality when watching on the HDTV?
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domwin said:
I'm looking to watch the movies the HDTV not the phone.
Do you think converting the files will have the same quality when watching on the HDTV?
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Only if your resolution closely matches that of your tv. Too small of a res will make your set expand the picture.
whatsitsnamenow said:
On stock player, mx video player, and moboplayer. File is not corrupt as it will play through my WDTV media player. I have gotten files that are 2.2 GB to play all the way through but not those over 2.5
Have you tried different cables? (when transferring from computer to phone) The one shipped with our device should realistically be used for charging only, not good for data transfer.
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I personally use multiavchd for everything blu-ray. its the best software i have used for hd content. i have 8 tb of blu-ray movies, so i have had experience. You can set file limit for when to split. I would set limit at 4.0 gigs so that once it hits it splits the file, then i can burn to 2 regular dvds instead of a dvd9.
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for some reason the 8gig sdcard is only allowing files under 2gigs. anything bigger it says there isn't any room. i checked it and it is formatted fat32. that is really weird.... anyone have any suggestions? i'm gonna format the card and see if that helps. trying to watch an .mp4 movie. cuz nothing any bigger will fit GRRRR
That's because the card is formated to fat32 which only allows 2gb file limit. Sorry. Ntfs like ur pc has a bigger max size for 1 file
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i looked it up and it is 4gigs... what is the best player and file format to play on phones then? since .mkv are over 4gigs.
Split the file in 1.99gb files
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You don't need a 4GB movie for a phone. Seriouslly, on that screen you could transcode it down to a decent sized mpg or avi and never know the difference.
Also, I have ripped my entire DVD collection to m4v, and none of the files exceed 4GB using handbrake and look the same on the TV. Most are less than 3 GB, some are below 1GB (Aeon Flux for example). What are you using to make the m4v?
what zephirus said - the avatar movie on the vibrant isn't but 1.43GB and it played fine on my 62" screen tv
ok so i tried to transfer a movie from my pcto my sdcard 5.5gb but it says file too large...i know ican prbly make my card from fat32 to ntfs but im not sure if android works well with ntfs...from what ive read....yea i read i can rar the file into two seperate files..but is there any other way???
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youngv408 said:
ok so i tried to transfer a movie from my pcto my sdcard 5.5gb but it says file too large...i know ican prbly make my card from fat32 to ntfs but im not sure if android works well with ntfs...from what ive read....yea i read i can rar the file into two seperate files..but is there any other way???
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I have to ask, what movie do you want to put on your phone that is 5.5 gb?
Fat32 does not support any file over 2.xgigs
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stemalo said:
Fat32 does not support any file over 2.xgigs
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im trying to transfer captain america 720p .....so what i have to split the movie into two...or i can use ntfs
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stemalo said:
Fat32 does not support any file over 2.xgigs
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Correction: 4gb is the limit.
Another thing you can try is to format your sdcard to EXT3 (EXT4), you won't be able access it from windows though, without special tools..
Or maybe...[HOWTO][exFAT][WORK IN PROGRESS] Mount exFAT formatted drives and cards
And finally, perhaps next time you convert that BluRay disk (yeah, right..), use h264 (x264) codec and mp4 container versus mkv, they tend to have better quality-per-mb rate
Guys, I have a question about types of SD Cards LG Nitro HD supports, but I don't want open a new topic, so I'm gonna ask it here.
I bought SanDisk Micro SDHC 32GB Ultra HC1, but it make me some troubles - crashed unexpectedly when I listen to music or watch the movie (Always with the same damn error, that I'm trying to use unsupported format. I'm talking about .avi and .mp3 files).
Anyone have any idea WTF is going on with this card or phone?
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Guys, I have a question about types of SD Cards LG Nitro HD supports, but I don't want open a new topic, so I'm gonna ask it here.
I bought SanDisk Micro SDHC 32GB Ultra HC1, but it make me some troubles - crashed unexpectedly when I listen to music or watch the movie (Always with the same damn error, that I'm trying to use unsupported format. I'm talking about .avi and .mp3 files).
Anyone have any idea WTF is going on with this card or phone?
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maybe it doesnt like the ultra hc1 part of it ..80D
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Correction: 4gb is the limit.
Another thing you can try is to format your sdcard to EXT3 (EXT4), you won't be able access it from windows though, without special tools..
Or maybe...[HOWTO][exFAT][WORK IN PROGRESS] Mount exFAT formatted drives and cards
And finally, perhaps next time you convert that BluRay disk (yeah, right..), use h264 (x264) codec and mp4 container versus mkv, they tend to have better quality-per-mb rate
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Just curious, have you tried EXT(3/4) formatted sdcard with our phone? Does it work?
As a pure storage I haven't tried, however in the past I did partition SD card to have ext3 partition along side of fat32, back then a rom I used (on atrix 4g) was able use that partition as additional storage for the phone.
You can try serveral ways.
1. Copy sd-card to computer via micro-sd adapter, format/partition it with cwm on your phone and then just copy the whole content back to sd-card to use for storage. At least this will eliminate future problems with the card, since it does not come formatted for your phone, it is formatted for cameras etc (i.e. sxt-fat/fat32).
2, Convert the movie into a smaller format, h.264 mp4 or whatever your video player happens to support and plug-in phone to the usb port for transfer, or again, use micro-sd adapter, whichever you prefer.
3. You may want to check out the movie file for the sound format that it is recorded with, since some players only support a certain amount of channels. Keep in mind, blue-ray, even when converted, sometimes forces to much data into the player which will most likely result in a crash/force close/or even lock-up your device.
But as for your original question, go with the first suggestion and give it a go.
I need help with to things:, hope someone can help me..
1. Video Player..
Please let me know the best video player for One X.
I tried Mobo Player and QQ Player.. these two souldnt play few .mkv movies and found the picture and sound mismatch and very sluggish frame rates..
Searched in market for codecs installed Mobo Player codecs but it is of no use..
I purchased One X mainly to watch movies.. but now Im not able to play most of the high definition movies..
2. When I tried to copy a HD movie of 4.5 GB it gives insufficient memory error.. even though there 24GB of free space..
Im worried if the memory on my phone is corrupted.. please help..
I would go for DOA on your suggestions.. Thanks in advance.
bala.ep said:
1. Video Player..
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You need to try them all and find the one that works best for your particular Matroska files. .MKV is just a container like .AVI and it can have anything inside.
Try MX Player and BS Player. I use MX Player but I transcode to h.264 in .m4v containers so it works great for me.
bala.ep said:
2. When I tried to copy a HD movie of 4.5 GB it gives insufficient memory error.. even though there 24GB of free space..
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That is normal. There is nothing wrong with your phone. The storage in the One X is formatted in FAT32 which has a 4GB limit for files. You can't just format it from your computer either. You either need to stream your videos over the network or transcode them to be under 4GB. Nobody has managed or tried to change the filesystem for the storage partition so 4GB per file is the maximum for now.
Ongoing discussion here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589933&page=2
Also, your thread has no title.
Tiersten said:
You need to try them all and find the one that works best for your particular Matroska files. .MKV is just a container like .AVI and it can have anything inside.
Try MX Player and BS Player. I use MX Player but I transcode to h.264 in .m4v containers so it works great for me.
That is normal. There is nothing wrong with your phone. The storage in the One X is formatted in FAT32 which has a 4GB limit for files. You can't just format it from your computer either. You either need to stream your videos over the network or transcode them to be under 4GB. Nobody has managed or tried to change the filesystem for the storage partition so 4GB per file is the maximum for now.
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Thank you for your reply Tiersten..
Hi guys
I've quite a lot of mkv videos, and I'd like to convert them into avi I can watch on my N2, possibly reducing their size a little bit, but I'm not sure how far I can go without deteriorating the quality of said video. So, here's the question: has anybody figured out yet the best ffmpeg parameters to convert a video for the Note 2 without quality loss? Or, as an alternative, any suggestion on a good video converter with proper settings for the Note 2?
Thanks a lot
You don't need to convert anything on Note2 it has one of the best hw decoders available.
If you have a file that can't be played by native video player just install BSPlayer or MxPlayer.
But the problem is with the files size, not the player.
How much we can shrink mkv's without quality loss, and what software use for that. That's the question I think.
Am I right?
mdalacu said:
You don't need to convert anything on Note2 it has one of the best hw decoders available.
If you have a file that can't be played by native video player just install BSPlayer or MxPlayer.
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The conversion has a double porpuse :
1) Make the files easier to read for the Note 2 : I tried to play a couple of .mkv files with VLC and a 4-5 of times each, for 2-3 seconds, the image was quite bad ( huge pixels in some random position of the screen), while I had no such a problem playing them on a computer
2) Make video files smaller : I know that most people has a 64GB microSD that partially solves the problem, but I travel quite a lot, and while on the train I really like watching movies. If each movie is 2-3 GB, I can't bring many with me Plus, I'm quite sure that a 720p movie is an overkill on the Note 2 : you only need to have as many pixels per frame as the Note 2 screen has. Every detail over that is just a waste of precious microSD space
So, back IT ... has anybody found the perfect conversion parameters?
+ MxPlayer
Don't use the ffmpeg after got the aneesoft, it works fine for me on almost videos conversion.
kaharas said:
Hi guys
I've quite a lot of mkv videos, and I'd like to convert them into avi I can watch on my N2, possibly reducing their size a little bit, but I'm not sure how far I can go without deteriorating the quality of said video. So, here's the question: has anybody figured out yet the best ffmpeg parameters to convert a video for the Note 2 without quality loss? Or, as an alternative, any suggestion on a good video converter with proper settings for the Note 2?
Thanks a lot
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I use handbrake. It's free and has presets and works very well under 64bit.
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lemoon said:
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Don't use the ffmpeg after got the aneesoft, it works fine for me on almost videos conversion.
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mmm... Why are you suggesting against ffmpeg? I'm kind of a command line lover, and ffmpeg has been for me the fastest converter I've tested so far ... Plus, a lot of other converters ( just like HandBrake, the one suggested the post above this one ) uses it
PS: I'll try handbrake , thanks
PPS: On handbrake, "Android High" is the preset to use to get the best results for Note 2?
I'm using "Any Video Converter" to convert my mkv's, but you don't have to.
The settings I usually use are:
Video Codec: x264
Bitrate: 1000 (You can play a bit with this one to greatly reduce the size but be careful because you'll get pixelated video)
Video Framerate (you've got to be careful here, keep original framerate to avoid frame stutter.)
Frame size: 1280x720
Audio bitrate: 128
Sample rate: 44100
Here are some comparisons:
Original mkv:
size - 331 MB
Converted to mp4:
Bitrate: 2500
size - 461 MB
Bitrate: 1000
Size - 198 MB
Bitrate: 256
Size - 66.9MB
Niuseek said:
I'm using "Any Video Converter" to convert my mkv's, but you don't have to.
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Thanks, I'll try this one out too. I've played a bit with the other suggested converter, HandBrake, but it has so many option that a video/audio noob like me feels completly lost. It would be great if it had a preset just for the Note 2, but I guess that's too much to ask
Anyway, I'll see how AVC works. Thanks for your suggestion !
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Thanks, I'll try this one out too. I've played a bit with the other suggested converter, HandBrake, but it has so many option that a video/audio noob like me feels completly lost. It would be great if it had a preset just for the Note 2, but I guess that's too much to ask
Anyway, I'll see how AVC works. Thanks for your suggestion !
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That's why I suggested handbrake. Use the presets provided. Btw the I phone presets work too it all converts to mp4 format
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That's why I suggested handbrake. Use the presets provided. Btw the I phone presets work too it all converts to mp4 format
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Using the preset for a device with a different screen size and resolution wouldn't mess up the video quality?
Has anyone tried a true 720p60 (with high-motion) video playing back on the Note 2? I'm curious if this can be handled. Likewise with 1080i playing back with high-motion intact as opposed to being deinterlaced with some method that throws away half the temporal resolution. Any info would be appreciated.
For that matter, has anyone tried a straight-up Blu-ray rip of any kind (1080p24 or otherwise) that has not been reencoded but maybe just remuxed to MKV or similar?
Niuseek said:
I'm using "Any Video Converter" to convert my mkv's, but you don't have to.
The settings I usually use are:
Video Codec: x264
Bitrate: 1000 (You can play a bit with this one to greatly reduce the size but be careful because you'll get pixelated video)
Video Framerate (you've got to be careful here, keep original framerate to avoid frame stutter.)
Frame size: 1280x720
Audio bitrate: 128
Sample rate: 44100
Here are some comparisons:
Original mkv:
size - 331 MB
Converted to mp4:
Bitrate: 2500
size - 461 MB
Bitrate: 1000
Size - 198 MB
Bitrate: 256
Size - 66.9MB
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Why did you reencode to a much larger file-size here?
I have a GN-7100 international GN2. Running JB 4.1.1 I could copy .mkv files from my PC to the GN2 SD card and play them with MX Player Pro. There would be a warning that .mkv was not compatible and the device might not play them, but the files always copied and played. Yesterday I upgraded to JB 4.1.2 and now the same warning comes up when I try to copy and when I tell it to proceed it starts to copy and then refuses to continue. When I look at the GN2 video directories on my PC the folder are there but the contents show as empty and the .mkv files are not visible. Using the GN2 file explorer the contents are visible and MX Player Pro plays the files just fine.
Other forums say the files need to be converted, using proprietary and expensive video converters, from .mkv to mp4, because the GN2 will not recognise .mkv. My experience is that the device will play them once they are copied to it. Today I removed the SD card from the device, copied the .mkv files to it from the PC, reinserted the card in the phone and the files are seen and played from the SD card using MX Player Pro.
So my question is: does anyone know how to get .mkv files to copy from a PC to the GN2 with the SD card installed and for the files to be seen on the PC? I guess having to remove the SD card to copy files to it is cheaper and less pain than having to convert them first, but it would be nice to be able to do it without any hassle.
dencar said:
I have a GN-7100 international GN2. Running JB 4.1.1 I could copy .mkv files from my PC to the GN2 SD card and play them with MX Player Pro. There would be a warning that .mkv was not compatible and the device might not play them, but the files always copied and played. Yesterday I upgraded to JB 4.1.2 and now the same warning comes up when I try to copy and when I tell it to proceed it starts to copy and then refuses to continue. When I look at the GN2 video directories on my PC the folder are there but the contents show as empty and the .mkv files are not visible. Using the GN2 file explorer the contents are visible and MX Player Pro plays the files just fine.
Other forums say the files need to be converted, using proprietary and expensive video converters, from .mkv to mp4, because the GN2 will not recognise .mkv. My experience is that the device will play them once they are copied to it. Today I removed the SD card from the device, copied the .mkv files to it from the PC, reinserted the card in the phone and the files are seen and played from the SD card using MX Player Pro.
So my question is: does anyone know how to get .mkv files to copy from a PC to the GN2 with the SD card installed and for the files to be seen on the PC? I guess having to remove the SD card to copy files to it is cheaper and less pain than having to convert them first, but it would be nice to be able to do it without any hassle.
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Are you transferring through KIES? If yes then try to transfer just by copying and pasting in the memory card folder directly.
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Are you transferring through KIES? If yes then try to transfer just by copying and pasting in the memory card folder directly.
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No, I removed KIES in case it was part of the problem. There must be something in the Samsung usb drivers or JB 4.1.2 that prevents the PC from seeing the files. It occurs to me that downloading directly to the phone may solve the problem, but it would be good to be able to just copy and paste without removing the SD card from the phone.
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One question!
I have put a 64 gb memory card in my phone, no matter what videos I put on it, won't be displayed, if I go to search I will then find them by file name but still not be able to play any of them, this picture will explain what I see, is this normal as we can't put anything to sd card? Or do I have a bad memory card? Many thanks for your help guys.
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I personally never heard of a glg and lvl extensions. Maybe you need to rename those to the correct extensions. Samsung probably has the best stock video player out of all the other manufacturers including apple. It will literally play 99% of video files. The only time I had issue was with audio not playing on a file with dolby dts audio for which I downloaded BS Player to play. (BS Player visual quality sucks though compared to the Note 2's player) Good luck!
The problem is 64GB Card most likely ... they are still not perfected and you will get bad apples a lot !
Plus support on kernel side is flaky at best
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One question!
I have put a 64 gb memory card in my phone, no matter what videos I put on it, won't be displayed, if I go to search I will then find them by file name but still not be able to play any of them, this picture will explain what I see, is this normal as we can't put anything to sd card? Or do I have a bad memory card? Many thanks for your help guys.
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Can you play the default video from the gallery? Perhaps try mx player from play store? Also try recording a video and see if that plays. the extensions in ur screenshot are not familiar to me.
ghl is usually temporary file and lvl is game video file, you may not open with PC too.
I think some fixer are available to repair such file
Thanks guys, I have mx player, the videos work fine before I put them on that memory card,
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these are two cards iv used , the one on the right 16 un known but works perfect on the left the Sandisk Ultra 64 couldnt see some files from my
p.c so i formated to fat 32 it suppose to be exfat but its working fine