Something is fishy with our SD cards (both my wife and I), since they've somehow seemed to "go bad" about 2 weeks apart. We both have the S3 16GB and I bought two 32 GB SanDisk cards for our phones. Everything seemed fine until about 2 weeks ago when her card went out, then last night my card seems to have gone bad too. All the phone says is it's "safe to remove the card", can't access the card in any way. I currently can't find my adapter to test the micro card in my laptop, but I should at some point. Is anyone else experiencing anything like this with their SD cards?
I had a problem with my 64gb Sandisk card that went bad duing a rom flash. I have EASEUS Partition (can be downloaded free) installed on my PC and the partition on the SD card was missing. I reformated the partition using FAT32 and it has been fine now for over two weeks.
Just a note I now remove my SD card when I flash ROMs. I know it should be safe but it takes a few hours to rebuild 58gb.
This phone fried my 16gb card
What class sdhc is it?
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My 64gb SanDisk errored too within the first week. Formatted and working since. Mine stopped working when I changed a battery (yes, the phone was off).
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where did you buy the card? also what class is it?
I'm having the same problem with my 32gb sandisk class 4. it was working fine on my LTEVO but the moment I put it on in my GS3 the card went dead.
32GB Class 10 PNY formatted to FAT32 has been flawless for me...and I've used the same sd card in two previous devices (E4GT & Evo LTE)
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fujirio said:
where did you buy the card? also what class is it?
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Class 4 SanDisk and I bought them on Amazon. Wasn't a bulk type card without proper packaging either, it arrived in the mail packaged like what you would see in B&M's. In any case, I'm going to need to locate my adapter so I can attempt to format them.
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Class 4 SanDisk and I bought them on Amazon. Wasn't a bulk type card without proper packaging either, it arrived in the mail packaged like what you would see in B&M's. In any case, I'm going to need to locate my adapter so I can attempt to format them.
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If it is screwed like mine then the adapter will do nothing... my card is completely fried
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If it is screwed like mine then the adapter will do nothing... my card is completely fried
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I find it hard to believe that there is actually a "bad batch" of SD cards from SanDisk... I have a friend that also has an S3 (Verizon) that said his 32 GB card (not sure of the class) went bad as well. It would make more sense that the S3 is somehow making them bad or not recognizing them anymore. However, most of my assumptions may just be wishful thinking.
I had some problems that I think were more CM9/exFAT support related with a 64gb UHS-1 card. I used this to format it and it's been fine since
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i have a 8GB kingston sd card in my tmous g2. i just bought a 16GB PNY sd card and im having troubles having it read by my computer(mac and pc) and my phone. heres what i did:
i copied all of my files from my sdcard to my computer via data cable so i could jut transfer them to my 16GB card. i put the 16 card in my card reader that came with it, into my computer and it wouldnt read it, so i tried the 8 in the same card reader of the PNY and it worked. then i tried to put the PNY card into my phone and it wouldnt recognize it. im not sure what to do.
why cant my phone or my computer read the card? its not the reader because my kingston card worked with it. is it because of the two different brands? any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance!
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i have a 8GB kingston sd card in my tmous g2. i just bought a 16GB PNY sd card and im having troubles having it read by my computer(mac and pc) and my phone. heres what i did:
i copied all of my files from my sdcard to my computer via data cable so i could jut transfer them to my 16GB card. i put the 16 card in my card reader that came with it, into my computer and it wouldnt read it, so i tried the 8 in the same card reader of the PNY and it worked. then i tried to put the PNY card into my phone and it wouldnt recognize it. im not sure what to do.
why cant my phone or my computer read the card? its not the reader because my kingston card worked with it. is it because of the two different brands? any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance!
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I had this same problem when upgrading the SD card in my HD7. I went out and got a Microcenter branded 32gig SD card and swapped it into my HD7. Worked flawlessly. A friend of mine got jealous because of the read/write performance increase, so he went out and bought the exact same thing. Only difference was that his kept locking up on him instead. He returned it and got the same exact size and brand card. After installing it, it worked just as good as mine. Turns out he just got a bad card the first time.
Sounds like the problem is in the card itself. If the PC won't even recognize it then there's probably something wrong with the card. Different brands shouldn't matter because the PNY card adapter worked fine with the Kingston 8gig card.
I'd return it if possible and get a different one.
I also just got a 16GB PNY card and I have had no problems with it reading data or having data be read off it.
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Bad card, get it exchanged =)
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Bad card, get it exchanged =)
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Yep, I agree this is probably the issue. PNY cards are cheaply made and not great quality.
I'm looking for some thoughts on a problem I encountered. Due to a problem with the camera, I got a refurbished phone under warranty. When I got it, I took the 8GB micro SD (not the original HTC, but a faster card from Transcend) from my old phone where it had worked flawlessly and installed it in my refurbished phone. Wouldn't mount. Put it back in the original phone; wouldn't mount. Computer wouldn't recognize it through multiple adapters/readers. Not erased or formatted, nothing would recognize it. I know crap happens sometimes. I had an old 2GB card that I installed and it worked with no problems.
I RMA'd the card back to Transcend (which is another story) who would not replace it due to a scuff mark on the edge of the card - physical damage!!!
Anyway, I ordered a new Adata card, 8GB class 10 and when it arrived, I transferred files to it on my computer (so it was working) and put it in the phone. Wouldn't mount. Put it back in the computer and no files could be seen. Ran scandisk, files reappeared. Installed back in the phone, wouldn't mount. Now it's fried, too. Computer won't recognize it anymore. Installed 2GB card back in phone and it mounts and works fine.
I've got a replacement phone coming again from TMobile - it's got to be the phone doing this. But I'm out 2 SD cards. I'll try a RMA on the Adata card to see if I can get a replacement, but I may buy another card in the meantime.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this problem? Why would the phone play nicely with the 2GB card but neither of the 8GB cards? I don't think I can do anything different, but at $15 a shot, I'm starting to hesitate buying a new card to put in the replacement phone when it gets here.
Thanks.
As a clarification, the original Transcend card was a class 6 card. The Adata was a class 10 and I read that some phones won't work with some class 10 cards...
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As a clarification, the original Transcend card was a class 6 card. The Adata was a class 10 and I read that some phones won't work with some class 10 cards...
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as always, the best class to use with phones are class 4. their cheap and they work good
well, i was hesitant bout the whole "which classes will the g2 work with" situation.
i bought a pny 16gb class 10 and it works. so i dunno if its more of a this specific phone situation over an entire group of phones.
Iv never rooted phone at all wtf....
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Do you have any root apps/files on your note 2? I don't know if right or wrong, but read that could trigger modified.
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Did you disable any apps (bloatware). Not sure if that will do it, just a thought...
I just factory reset ....did the trick
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I got the same thing after installing a 64GB SanDisk SDXC memory card in my phone. Take it out and put in a 32GB PNY card, it goes away. We were all told that the Galaxy Note 2 can use a 64GB microSD card but when I just checked the manual online, it says up to 32GB SD or SDHC (but not SDXC, which are usually 64GB in size and typically uses the exFat file system).
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I got the same thing after installing a 64GB SanDisk SDXC memory card in my phone. Take it out and put in a 32GB PNY card, it goes away. We were all told that the Galaxy Note 2 can use a 64GB microSD card but when I just checked the manual online, it says up to 32GB SD or SDHC (but not SDXC, which are usually 64GB in size and typically uses the exFat file system).
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Well, I and other are using Sandisk 64GB MicroSD cards, so they do work.
I've seen other people say that, too. I'm just saying what caused the problem for me. I can repeatedly demonstrate the issue - put the card in, "modified", take the card out, "normal". Put my PNY 32GB card in, "normal". For what it's worth, the card starts out fine and the problem only shows up after I've loaded all my apps and files on to it. Both the SanDisk card and the PNY card have exactly the same contents (I can read and write to the card just fine). Believe me, I'm not trying to dispute you. This has really gotten me scratching my head....
Sounds like your phone is the culprit then.
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That's possible. But IF it is my phone, maybe the OP is having a similar problem with HIS phone. That's why I posted my response, to try to help him (not jack his thread).
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That's possible. But IF it is my phone, maybe the OP is having a similar problem with HIS phone. That's why I posted my response, to try to help him (not jack his thread).
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Are you on stock or a custom ROM?
Stock Bell, wiped and re-flashed about 10 times since last Friday. Never rooted.
I just formated memory card and wiped it worked ....I think it was do to some app my gf had on her phone. Idk. Wasent worried to wipe her phone was brand new had nothing on it
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64 gig
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I got the same thing after installing a 64GB SanDisk SDXC memory card in my phone. Take it out and put in a 32GB PNY card, it goes away. We were all told that the Galaxy Note 2 can use a 64GB microSD card but when I just checked the manual online, it says up to 32GB SD or SDHC (but not SDXC, which are usually 64GB in size and typically uses the exFat file system).
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im using the 64 gig on my att note 2 and it works great
SD card somehow is causing it. I just posted details on my whole ordeal here.
I dunno if I've just had a run of bad luck with external SD cards, but in two months I've lost 2 SD cards! One 32G Sandisk, and just today another Lexar 8G (cuz I couldn't afford another 32G).
But it just frys them to the point where they just don't read anymore. I even try putting them in a card reader in my PC, and no dice. All my pics, music files, nandroids gone. Stuff that I unfortunately didn't back up on my pc. (Kicking myself hard)
My question is, has anybody else been losing SD cards? And, is there a program or a method that could possibly salvage any of the files on them despite them not being read by any card reader?
Any help much appreciated. Thx
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I had a 32GB Sandisk microSDHC class 10 konk out less than a month and chucked it to a bad card. Sandisk replaced it. Prior to that I had a 16 GB in it for months and those were fine.
I think in your case it's just the cards going bad. I think the Sandisk 32 GB microSDHC might just have a bad batch somewhere. I got it from Amazon.com.
Yeah I think you have a bad card also
I use a 32 gig class 10 on my evo shift and the S3 shoots it out of the water, and I've never had any problems with the sdcard on my shift
Im 100% stock, bought a new 32gb card and i can see the card but it keeps giving a error saying its corrupt. I tried to format it several times and each time no luck. I put it in my tab and no issues so idk what the problem is... can anyone help?
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Also, I put a 16gb card in and no problems so I'm really confused
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try TWRP 2.3.3.1 Recovery
I Have same problem with my SGS3 in CWM Recovery with 32 GB class 10 Micro card.
Maybe try TWRP 2.3.3.1 Recovery (that works with my 32 GB Card)
Who made the card? I have had bad luck with 32g class10 SanDisk cards with this phone. Just bought an adata no problems so far.
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It was a PNY 32GB card.
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I just put in a 32 class 4 sandisk yesterday. Have no problems
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It worked fine in my tablet but not my phone. So idk I might get a 64 and call it a day.
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I had a Sandisk 32gb Class 10 card I got back in November do this to me about a week ago. I quickly backed up the data off of it, put it on a 8gb card and it's been fine since. A card should not crap out after only 2-3 months.
Sounds like a bad card. Just return where you got it from and get another. I have a 32 Sandisk with no problems.
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I had a Sandisk 32gb Class 10 card I got back in November do this to me about a week ago. I quickly backed up the data off of it, put it on a 8gb card and it's been fine since. A card should not crap out after only 2-3 months.
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I had the exact same problem with a Sandisk 32gb Class 4 card - died after 2-3 months of use. Luckily, I was able to back it up on my PC before it finally gave out. The guy I ordered it from is exchanging it, but I'm concerned that the same thing will happen again.
EDIT: Looking at one of the reviews for an SD card on Amazon, a review has offered some great suggestions to check the SD card is authentic and can perform up to standard (i.e., if labeled a Class 10, reads/writes at 10MBs/sec). Full review can be found here.
One program is an app called SD Tools by Veluscek Ales (available here). It verifies the card information and helps to determine if it's fake or not.
Another free program for the PC is called H2testw (most current version as of writing is V1.4), and this tool will perform read/write tests on the card.
mark925 said:
I had a Sandisk 32gb Class 10 card I got back in November do this to me about a week ago. I quickly backed up the data off of it, put it on a 8gb card and it's been fine since. A card should not crap out after only 2-3 months.
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Bass_Man25 said:
I had the exact same problem with a Sandisk 32gb Class 4 card - died after 2-3 months of use. Luckily, I was able to back it up on my PC before it finally gave out. The guy I ordered it from is exchanging it, but I'm concerned that the same thing will happen again.
EDIT: Looking at one of the reviews for an SD card on Amazon, a review has offered some great suggestions to check the SD card is authentic and can perform up to standard (i.e., if labeled a Class 10, reads/writes at 10MBs/sec). Full review can be found here.
One program is an app called SD Tools by Veluscek Ales (available here). It verifies the card information and helps to determine if it's fake or not.
Another free program for the PC is called H2testw (most current version as of writing is V1.4), and this tool will perform read/write tests on the card.
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Yeah be careful with online SD cards. I've bought 2 in my lifetime and never will again. I will only buy from Walmart or any local retail store like staples best buy etc.
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I bought mine from wally world and it didn't work straight out the box in my phone it works fine in my Xoom. I'm not sure why but I'm going to wait awhile before I try again.
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My 32gb class 10 Samsung sd card works flawlessly so far. Great speed. Purchased at micro center for $25.