"Cannot write file in sd card." when shooting photos - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
I've had my N7100 for 2 mouths and i was making photos and videos as normal , but one day i made a photo , the storage was set to the SD card , and then when i took it a message popped up on the screen saying "cannot write file in sd card. default storage is now changed to phone memory". If I make a video on to the SD card the Camera app just crashes, and doesn't save the video .Every time i set ste storage to SD card it does the same things.
I tried formatting the card and resetting the phone but it didn't help. I'm using the stock 4.1.1 rom.
If anyone knows how to solve the issue please let me know.
Thanks!

Still nothing ?
Here is a video I have made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bnhw3l4qI
Hope someone knows how to help me .

Try to format it?
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UtkarshGupta said:
Try to format it?
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Sure , from the phone , from the PC i even tried formating it from my Sony camera. It is like this with every card i throw in it (8gd SDHC , 4gb SD and a 16gb SDHC ) I have tried everything and it's still like this

SanDisk are known for short life.
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The card i shot the video with is a Kingston 16gb sdhc class 10.

I'm having the same issue
Hello everyone, sorry for bringing an old post to live.
But I think this was unanswered (sorry if it wasn't I haven't found the right post then)
I'm having the same issue, Camera app works just fine, but it won't save to micro SD, I recieve the same message shtepsel gets.
The SD memory seems to work fine, I can browse the files from the phone, and play music normally (wich is in the SD memory)
BUT and this seems to be related, the "Gallery" app won't let me scroll the pictures from the camera (saved in the SD).
Sooo... anyone solved this? XD
Any suggestions?
Shtepsel did you solved this, or just learn no live with it?

I lived with it for a few mouths. Then i bought a new SD and the message kept popping out. 2 weeks after I got the card I did a factory reset , and then all of a sudden the phone started saving photos and videos to the SD card. However I haven't got anything else on the card except the DCIM folder and a couple of .apk files.

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[Q] broken / corrupt picture files when saving to miscroSD

I got a Patriot class 4 microSD card from Newegg for the t989. I've been annoyed by the fact that if I use the stock Camera app and choose to save to SD card directly, random pictures either do not get saved, or existing pictures gets corrupted (i.e., gallery items show a broken picture icon and the files become unreadable even using an external card reader).
SD Tool shows the read/write speed is as claimed (Class 4). Also using h2testw and an external card reader does not show anything abnormal.
What could I be doing wrong? Should I have gotten a class 10 if I want to save pictures onto the SD card?
freexdanoob said:
I got a Patriot class 4 microSD card from Newegg for the t989. I've been annoyed by the fact that if I use the stock Camera app and choose to save to SD card directly, random pictures either do not get saved, or existing pictures gets corrupted (i.e., gallery items show a broken picture icon and the files become unreadable even using an external card reader).
SD Tool shows the read/write speed is as claimed (Class 4). Also using h2testw and an external card reader does not show anything abnormal.
What could I be doing wrong? Should I have gotten a class 10 if I want to save pictures onto the SD card?
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Take all the crap off your sd card and format from the phone, and try again
Also this belongs 9n Q&A section
Thanks... I did that but still happens. I was wondering whether the speed is not good enough because it usually happens when I try to take several pictures within a few minutes...
freexdanoob said:
Thanks... I did that but still happens. I was wondering whether the speed is not good enough because it usually happens when I try to take several pictures within a few minutes...
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It's not a problem with the speed.probably just a bad card, btw our phone doesn't fully it'll utilizes the class speed,i think it is only around class 6-8?
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[Q] Phone freezes when trying to access photos on ext. SD Card

I have 812 pictures in my Camera album on my external Toshiba 32GB Class 10 SD card. When I first got the phone in December, everything worked great, even after transferring from my EVO 3D. Now, whenever I try to access my stuff on my SD card through the Gallery app, it just freezes. I can hit home and exit the app, but back doesn't work and I cannot scroll anywhere. I can still access pictures via ASTRO and save stuff on to it..I just don't anymore, in case it goes corrupt. Any solutions? I tried searching, but no one seems to have the same problem as me..
Lol. Sounds like a simple cache issue with the gallery. Go to settings, application manager, all apps, find gallery, try clearing cache, and if that doesn't solve the problem, delete data. This will not delete your images. I think it may or may not delete your thumbnails. Just scroll over the images again and a thumbnail is remade. Nothing will harm your photos.
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kkarson said:
I have 812 pictures in my Camera album on my external Toshiba 32GB Class 10 SD card. When I first got the phone in December, everything worked great, even after transferring from my EVO 3D. Now, whenever I try to access my stuff on my SD card through the Gallery app, it just freezes. I can hit home and exit the app, but back doesn't work and I cannot scroll anywhere. I can still access pictures via ASTRO and save stuff on to it..I just don't anymore, in case it goes corrupt. Any solutions? I tried searching, but no one seems to have the same problem as me..
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hmmm... I would normally say that the 800+ images in one gallery might be the cause of the problem. But you say that it was working fine previously. Even then, I'd recommend to split the images into different folders (maybe based on month they were taken) to minimize the amount of thumbnails that gallery has to process and look through.
I'm assuming you've done the MA6 and MB1 updates. Perhaps upgrading the phone to 4.1.2 caused this? I haven't heard of anything similar on XDA, but I'd stick with kkarson's approach and clear cache from the gallery app. Hope that works for ya!
Already tried clearing the cache and data from the Application Manager, but still the same results. I have a folder of old camera photos from my EVO 3D with 1780 photos in it, and it opens and I can view the photos perfectly fine, with no lag or freezing. But when I open the "Camera" folder on the ext. SD card, it just freezes and I have to go back to the home screen. I just upgraded to MB1 today and still the same results..
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Maybe there's corrupted files on the SD card causing the phone to choke when it tries to read them. If you have windows 7 or XP you can put the card in your pc, (with a card reader or usb card reader), then right click on the card and choose properties. Select the tools tab in the properties box. The first option is error checking which will scan the disk and fix errors (if fix errors is checked). However, if there are corrupted files on the SD card it might be going bad and should be reformatted.
I have the same issue. I havent found a fix. I even formatted my external SD card.. didnt help.
MadFlava said:
I have the same issue. I havent found a fix. I even formatted my external SD card.. didnt help.
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No fix. Your Sd card is done. The fix is get a new one.
Also the op likely has Sd card problems and not a phone problem.
EzDuzit said:
No fix. Your Sd card is done. The fix is get a new one.
Also the op likely has Sd card problems and not a phone problem.
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The card isnt that old and isnt giving any read/write errors.
I guess that could be the case.. its a class 10 Sandisk card.. I would think it would last more than a couple of months.
MadFlava said:
The card isnt that old and isnt giving any read/write errors.
I guess that could be the case.. its a class 10 Sandisk card.. I would think it would last more than a couple of months.
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Have you benchmarked your read/write speeds to your external sd?
MadFlava said:
The card isnt that old and isnt giving any read/write errors.
I guess that could be the case.. its a class 10 Sandisk card.. I would think it would last more than a couple of months.
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I'm looking at a Sandisk 32GB class 10 ultra card that I got right after xmas so it's only 3 mopnths old. It started spitting out corrupt files after only 1 month. Eventually I'll get another card. But if my phone ever random restarts, or suddenly locks up, or I notice media is using a lot of battery, I know if I run scan disk on the card it will show errors. It lasts for a few weeks between formats.
There are also tons of posts from people that have had sd card failures on this phone (also with new cards).
Scan of my card after phone acted up.
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I bought a new class 10 PNY card today. Once I get some pictures on it, I guess we'll see if that was the issue.
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MadFlava said:
I bought a new class 10 PNY card today. Once I get some pictures on it, I guess we'll see if that was the issue.
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Dont worry you're not alone, theres a thread in general that had a ton of posts and the thread title was "If your sdcard failed on you, what recovery were you on?"
Many have had to purchase 2 or 3 cards until they got one that didnt go bad or corrupted. If you got the sdcard (the one that failed) very recently, you could call the manufacturer and tell them it failed on you, I'm sure they would send a replacement because I've seen others do it and they got their replacements in a timely manner
CNexus said:
Dont worry you're not alone, theres a thread in general that had a ton of posts and the thread title was "If your sdcard failed on you, what recovery were you on?"
Many have had to purchase 2 or 3 cards until they got one that didnt go bad or corrupted. If you got the sdcard (the one that failed) very recently, you could call the manufacturer and tell them it failed on you, I'm sure they would send a replacement because I've seen others do it and they got their replacements in a timely manner
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Well, the new card doesnt work any faster than the old card. At this point, Im thinking its not the card.
I guess I'm just gonna have to get a new card....this one is only 6 months old!!
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My Verbatim class 10 16gb sd card works just fine on my SGS2 and computer but it freezes like hell the SGS4. i want it in my SGS4 ...any advice please..i formatted and still the same
kremori said:
My Verbatim class 10 16gb sd card works just fine on my SGS2 and computer but it freezes like hell the SGS4. i want it in my SGS4 ...any advice please..i formatted and still the same
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This isn't the section for the S4.

Camera images never saved, disappeared from gallery.

To make a long story short, I took some irreplaceable pictures today that disappeared.
I have my camera saving to my 64gb memory card. I took a few pictures and a couple of panoramas and they ended up showing up glitchy and useless.
They didn't appear in the gallery with the exception of a few images.
It looked odd.
I rebooted the phone and tried to go into the gallery and they just weren't there. The previews showed up momentarily and then they vanished.
Now when I try to take a photo to go to my external memory, it works fine. It didn't pre-reboot.
Is there a method of:
A: Recovering my lost 10-15 images.
B: Ensuring that this doesn't happen in the future.
For the record, my card seems to be working fine. Music on it loads up quickly as well as any other images that I loaded onto it. Files open and there is zero lag. I don't suspect that the card is corrupted or anything.
Thanks guys.
silentecho13 said:
Is there a method of:
A: Recovering my lost 10-15 images.
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You could try something like Recuva: https://www.piriform.com/recuva
I successfully used that to restore files deleted from microSD cards a few years back.
johnus said:
You could try something like Recuva: https://www.piriform.com/recuva
I successfully used that to restore files deleted from microSD cards a few years back.
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Thanks!
I'm unfortunately on a Mac. Guess I'll boot into boot camp and install it and give it a go.
I hope the pictures actually existed as files though and not some cached object.
Update:
Overnight, the saving issue arose again. I'm forced to use internal storage when using my camera.
I've seen this problem before. So SD cards don't work well with Samsung devices. I bought a Samsung SD card and never seem this problem again. I recommend you do the same.
b0Ne83 said:
I've seen this problem before. So SD cards don't work well with Samsung devices. I bought a Samsung SD card and never seem this problem again. I recommend you do the same.
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I wish I wasn't broke :/
I'm using a SanDisk 64gb. Guess I've gotta dig up some cash and get a Samsung.
I don't see how this is an issue though.
What is your card formatted in? My current is in exfat. I'm thinking the format may be an issue.
It may be a kitkat issue. Google "kitkat SD card write". Root users are using a fix that sets permissions so the sd card can be written to by all apps as expected.
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Dumbo53 said:
It may be a kitkat issue. Google "kitkat SD card write". Root users are using a fix that sets permissions so the sd card can be written to by all apps as expected.
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Right before I came across your post, I found some info on the kitkat issue with sd cards. I'm guessing that's what's causing this problem. Odd because it's the default Samsung camera that's messing up.
Oh, how I miss root. I just hope we get root soon. I'm pretty close to selling this phone and hopping on Tmobile.
I had this problem happen with very VERY irreplaceable pictures, on my backpacking trip to china, one of the most irreplaceable pictures of my entire life was taken, appeared glitchy in gallery, phone reset and it was gone.
after taking out the SD card, and doing many deep scans to try and recover the deleted pictures, it seems the pictures arent there, which leads me to believe it somehow tried to save it in internal memory (which cant be mounted as a drive, so cannot be recovered).
if you can somehow flash an older version of android (like 2.xx) you can mount your phone as a drive, and then attempt to recover deleted data from your internal SD..
yeah all i can say is ,,|,, you samsung.
I too have the same problems as the OP. And I am on SAMSUNG micro SD card! Guess it is one of those first batch gremlins?
However, I think the problem has gone away after I switch on the image "preview" option. Give it a try.
I had the same issue with a 64gGB SanDisk micro SD card. The camera would seem as if it was taking pictures but nothing was actually saved; they just shows as corrupted files in the gallery. I lost countless irreplaceable images from our honeymoon because of this. Once I switched to a 32GB Samsung micro SD card I never had the issue again, also saving the pictures directly to the internal memory solved the problem. I use the SD card for music as well so it has to be something with the phone writing to the SD card. From what I've read it's a issue with the compatability with samsung and non samsung sd cards for some reason.
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Never had this issue with any of my Samsung phones (S2, S4, and now the Note 4). I'm using a SanDisk Class 10 32GB. I'd recommend pulling the files off the SD and doing a format. Download the App SD Maid as well for routine maintenance on your SD. Good luck.
My 64GB SanDisk SD card was giving unexpected unmounted errors, so I picked up a Samsung 64GB SD card. The unexpected unmount errors went away, but now I have this problem. Pictures are not saving to the SD card correctly. Sometimes it says media not found. Others the preview/thumbnail looks fine but the full view is just grey.
I am going to try saving to internal memory and manually moving to the SD card as I run out of room.
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Pictures randomly became corrupt

Hi guys,
So the other day i go into the Gallery app and notice the photos that have been taken by the camera appear to be corrupt.
It is strange because it appears that the most recent pictures are viewable but majority of the older ones are not. All other album folders that i have created are fine.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? If so were you able to restore those images through the phone?
I'm sure if I connect the MicroSD card to a pc and use data recovery tools i can still retrieve them. I just find it kind of odd that it only happened to one particular album.
Images are being saved to a Sandisk MicroSD card.
Please see photos of what im referring to.
i've had 2 Sandisk microSD cards fail on me before. I read somewhere that sandisk cards is more prone to failure in samsung phones. Pity because my sandisk CF cards for my camera all work flawlessly. I went with Samsung 64GB cards. Last time they were on sale at amazon for pretty cheap.
It did that with a video of mine but it became normal a bit later. Kinda strange.
i had a similar thing happen to me and I had to format the extsd and it fixed whatever the issue was.
I'm having the exact same issue!
I just moved my SD card over from my note 3. Was working fine on that phone. Pictured look corrupt at random now but may appear back later on.
I'm gonna try backing up all my stuff and formatting.
Ya i find that very unusual. From my experience with external storage, when it becomes corrupt, most times all content is not readable. I guess im just going to have to do data recovery on the corrupt files, format it and transfer them back on to.
Same issue here. Noticed this a few weeks ago (2 or 3) and just deleted the blank images. Hasn't come up since then but I'll keep monitoring it.
Had this happen without the sd card...
Strongly suggest you hard reset if it happens on the device.
I had that happen on an SD card once and then ultimately everything got corrupted. Copy everything off it, Format it and copy back on.
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Second time having issues with 64gb sdcard

Hi all,
I am getting very worried with this LG g4.
Last December I had a big issue where I was taking pictures and saving in my sd card, and when the card got a bit full(not totally) all photos taken from a certain point in time were corrupted (normal size but no thumbnail and I could not open them anywhere), as conclusion, could copy existing, could not delete with external software, or in any other day.
End up complaining to amazon and they have sent me a new 64sd card, this time from Samsung.
So far so good, until yesterday where I took some pics and realised the last ones were not appearing as thumbnails. My thought: the same issue again. Decided to restart phone...
Error no sd card can be mounted, it is corrupted!!
Restarted again, tried on another phone, still corrupted. I cant open or see any data from it. It says I have to format?
I don't know if I will lose all my data, and I am thinking about presenting a formal complaint to LG. It must be the phone!??
Anyone with the same issue?
Thanks Tiago
It might be your phone or just a couple bad SD cards. I had an issue with the SD card they provided with the promotion, but it was a different issue. There was no data loss. It just prevented writing to the SD or deleting. I had no problem copying files off the card. Since my 1st SD card, I bought a SanDisk Extreme 64GB. It has worked flawlessly for months.

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