[Q] 64gb Sandisk SDXC format to fat32???? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II

Been looking for the answer to format this card...using guiformat. What is the correct allocation unit size to format the Sandisk Ultra 64 gb SDXC microsd card so that all CM10/AOKP roms will recognize it? Any ideas? I've tried a few but the roms wouldn't see the size of the card in storage. It just takes forever to format then toss the files back on, only to find it still doesn't recognize it. Googled it and looked in here, but haven't found a clear cut answer. Many thanks for the help!!!!:good:

jreed3786 said:
Been looking for the answer to format this card...using guiformat. What is the correct allocation unit size to format the Sandisk Ultra 64 gb SDXC microsd card so that all CM10/AOKP roms will recognize it? Any ideas? I've tried a few but the roms wouldn't see the size of the card in storage. It just takes forever to format then toss the files back on, only to find it still doesn't recognize it. Googled it and looked in here, but haven't found a clear cut answer. Many thanks for the help!!!!:good:
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I have the same card. I Googled and was lead to here with a working answer. Let me load up my laptop and I will hook you up with a link. I will edit with link
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pestilencec11 said:
I have the same card. I Googled and was lead to here with a working answer. Let me load up my laptop and I will hook you up with a link. I will edit with link
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Thanks buddy!!! I've just seen guesses but nothing clear cut. Much appreciated!!!

jreed3786 said:
Thanks buddy!!! I've just seen guesses but nothing clear cut. Much appreciated!!!
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As promised.. Just fallow the instructions in the first post and you will be up and running in like 10 mins or less.. Super easy
Also, windows tries to format if you do a quick format from you computer to exFat, or NTFS with using this method.. So be careful if you reformat.. No need really once this is done though.. I tried the HP one, it didn't work.. So just stick to method one in the first post and all will be good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29089569

Did that link work for you? Just curious to see if you are up and running
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This method also works:
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

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[Q] Micro SD card HELP!!

Ok So i have 2 micro sd cards one 8GB and one 32GB. I had recently just bought the 32GB one to give myself a good amount of space but unfortunately they both just stopped working all together. Basically one day my GS3 just began rejecting my 32GB card so i attempted to format it on my computer with a usb adapter, i tried both windows and mac os trying a range of programs but it just won't format. I even tried to format it using CWM but it can't mount it. but i don't think its fried because i just got it and it was working fine for like 2 - 3 weeks...so then i put my 8GB card in for 2 days and same thing...can't format or erase or mount on android...i've searched all over the web and need help cuz at this point i feel like my phone is destroying SD cards.
And one last piece on info if it helps I'm running the task AOKP 4.1.1 rom with their latest release and their latest O/C Kernel and clockwork mod touch on an AT&T Galaxy s3
please help as soon as possible
blanco613 said:
Ok So i have 2 micro sd cards one 8GB and one 32GB. I had recently just bought the 32GB one to give myself a good amount of space but unfortunately they both just stopped working all together. Basically one day my GS3 just began rejecting my 32GB card so i attempted to format it on my computer with a usb adapter, i tried both windows and mac os trying a range of programs but it just won't format. I even tried to format it using CWM but it can't mount it. but i don't think its fried because i just got it and it was working fine for like 2 - 3 weeks...so then i put my 8GB card in for 2 days and same thing...can't format or erase or mount on android...i've searched all over the web and need help cuz at this point i feel like my phone is destroying SD cards.
And one last piece on info if it helps I'm running the task AOKP 4.1.1 rom with their latest release and their latest O/C Kernel and clockwork mod touch on an AT&T Galaxy s3
please help as soon as possible
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Yeah, this happens to me too. Reboot, let the phone say the card is damaged, open the back case while the phone is on, remove and re-insert sdcard and that should solve your problems.
finnmacool said:
Yeah, this happens to me too. Reboot, let the phone say the card is damaged, open the back case while the phone is on, remove and re-insert sdcard and that should solve your problems.
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sorry but it didn't work its not mounting any other suggestions...
Us the HP usb format tool to format it in your computer.
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One program.. http://www.easeus.com/ easus partition manager. Format anything there it works. There is a thread on the 32gig on this already. Format to fat32
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Sorry guys neither program worked
If you are using windows try using the Command prompt. You will need to select the volume of the sd cards then delete it. I beleive they will become as RAW disks where you will have create them as new disks from disk management.
n0th1n9 said:
If you are using windows try using the Command prompt. You will need to select the volume of the sd cards then delete it. I beleive they will become as RAW disks where you will have create them as new disks from disk management.
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would you be able to explain that in just a bit more detail...like the commands and such
thank you so much in advance.
blanco613 said:
would you be able to explain that in just a bit more detail...like the commands and such
thank you so much in advance.
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Open up an admin command prompt, then type 'diskpart' it'll start the utilitiy in command prompt. Then type 'list volume' it'll show volumes 0 through ~8 or so depending on how many you have. Once you know the number that is associated with your sdcard volume, then type 'select volume x' x being the number of your volume. Then type 'delete volume'
After that go into disk management and find your sdcard. It'll say unallocated. Right mouse click and create new simple volume.
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Open up an admin command prompt, then type 'diskpart' it'll start the utilitiy in command prompt. Then type 'list volume' it'll show volumes 0 through ~8 or so depending on how many you have. Once you know the number that is associated with your sdcard volume, then type 'select volume x' x being the number of your volume. Then type 'delete volume'
After that go into disk management and find your sdcard. It'll say unallocated. Right mouse click and create new simple volume.
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sorry it still didn't work...it now picks up my 32GB micro sd card as a 31mb of RAW storage that is not formatable in any way. And my 8GB in the same way but for some reason 121mb of RAW...
i seriously have no clue whats going on with my stuff...
if anyone has any clue please let me know...and i know there are a lot of post about micro sd cards out there but i have never seen anything like this...
and thank you everyone for the help that i'm getting and any more help that you can offer
Did you buy real microsd cards ?
they are probably fake lol
expertzero1 said:
Did you buy real microsd cards ?
they are probably fake lol
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no they are SanDisk...got em at radio shack...
so maybe the sd card slot is faultyyyy
expertzero1 said:
so maybe the sd card slot is faultyyyy
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ill stick another one in there and see...only a 1gb this time...its just annoying because they were both working perfectly and so was the phone.
blanco613 said:
ill stick another one in there and see...only a 1gb this time...its just annoying because they were both working perfectly and so was the phone.
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ok i can report that it is not the phone...i just stuck my other 4gig sd card in there and it work fine...any new ideas...cuz i really dont want to have to buy 2 new sd cards
blanco613 said:
ok i can report that it is not the phone...i just stuck my other 4gig sd card in there and it work fine...any new ideas...cuz i really dont want to have to buy 2 new sd cards
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Go here:
https://www.sdcard.org/home/
Download the SD Card Formatter and try to format your card using that tool; see if that works. I made the mistake of formatting my brand-new SanDisk 64GB microSD card, which worked perfectlyin my Galaxy S III prior to that, and it wouldn't work afterwards. I tried all different methods of formatting & formatting programs to no avail. As soon as I used this program, my card worked like a charm in my phone again!
Good luck!
Dennis
Ive tried that and many other formatting programs but none of them work
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try sandisk SDXC 64gb - ppl report good results with it.
Also - reflash stock ROM with nontrip root method.
did you try guiformat?
I will try this program next thanks guys
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Problem with new 64gb SD Card

Hi All
i have just purchased a 64gb microSDXC memory card driect from Amazon, to replace my 32gb card that was full, here is my problem, i have copied the contents of my old card onto my pc, put the new card into the phone and formatted it. then took it out and placed it into the pc, copied the files from the pc to the phone.
But when i put the new card in the phone and power it up, the phone starts up then i get the symbol of the sd card in the top left saying its checking it for errors, then the phone freezes up, loads of messages come up about things stopped working like settings, internet & other apps.
the phone then goes into a kind of reboot and then comes back on but then freezes again!
i have put the card into the pc and run check disk but no errors were found?
Please can someone help me with this, otherwise i wasted my money.
I am rooted and also running directory bind.
Thanks
Pete
Anyone have any ideas
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peter7769 said:
Anyone have any ideas
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Format once on PC choosing ExFAT option.. check if it fixes the problem..
Thanks I'll try in a bit, will report back, otherwise I'm going to ring Sandisk to see what they have to say, I've checked on their site and it says the card is compatible with the note 2
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hkkanha said:
Format once on PC choosing ExFAT option.. check if it fixes the problem..
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Sorry for the late reply, it looks like that done the trick, thanks very much, i just thought if it was being used in the phone then i should format it in the phone, bloody android! :silly:
Cheers
Pete

[Q] SD Card not recognized?

i flashed cm 10.1 nightly using TWRP and now my G4 SGH-M919 t-mobile can NOT read any sd card i tried a few different ones nothing, so i tried them in my other phone (G2) works fine it reads them all and computer sees them to, so its the s4, i did get alittle lost in TWRP but manage to flash cm 10.1 from external sd card and gapps. any help would be much appreciated! TY:fingers-crossed:
64GB?
Is the card formatted to FAT32?
frankth3frizz said:
64GB?
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32
lordcheeto03 said:
Is the card formatted to FAT32?
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im not sure its the way i bought it its a sundisk tho
mrdreamers said:
im not sure its the way i bought it its a sundisk tho
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It's formatted as exFAT
There is a known incompaibility.
The answer is in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2309200
And not to complain or anything, but that thread that has all the answers was 2 threads below this one on the forum list.
Just format it to FAT32. You get better speeds that way anyways. My 64GB gets better benchmark scores with FAT32 versus exFAT
frankth3frizz said:
Just format it to FAT32. You get better speeds that way anyways. My 64GB gets better benchmark scores with FAT32 versus exFAT
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Aren't there other problems such as the 4GB file limit. I also thought there were other negative things with formatting an larger card to FAT32
TYAll!
Skipjacks said:
It's formatted as exFAT
There is a known incompaibility.
The answer is in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2309200
And not to complain or anything, but that thread that has all the answers was 2 threads below this one on the forum list.
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ty for the help i ended up replaces it since t-mobile is next store to me and i just got it they just gave me another one no questions asked, but now after a successful root some root apps dont work like rom tool box and force2sd for example when i try to send a app to sd card with force2sd it does the process but does not send it it still shows the app there in internal storage and like rom tool box ill try to change boot animation but nothing changes any help would be much appreciated ty again

[Q] Fail to download and or write to SD.

I have scandisk class 10 SD card 64 GB.
its formatted using the note 8 device (exFAT).
Whenever I try to download a file or copy a file in note 8 to the SD. It fails and reboots my device. knowing that reading from the SD is perfect. I can play music and movies from SD with no issues.
the only way I can transfer files to the SD if I connect the SD to the PC directly.
I am not sure if this is an issue with Note 8 or SD. please help!
Mine does the same thing. Ive tried formatting in exfat and fat32, didnt help. It writes fine to an old 16gb class 4 card ive got but not the 64gb. Sucks but at least it reads fine
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I have SanDisk 64GB (xd1 afair) exfat formatted in N5100, and it works ok with stock ROMs MD1'S and MF2.
cthiel08 said:
Mine does the same thing. Ive tried formatting in exfat and fat32, didnt help. It writes fine to an old 16gb class 4 card ive got but not the 64gb. Sucks but at least it reads fine
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Thanks for letting me know. I thought I am the only one having this issue. Any solution?
p107r0 said:
I have SanDisk 64GB (xd1 afair) exfat formatted in N5100, and it works ok with stock ROMs MD1'S and MF2.
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Can you download or transfer files to the sd? Are the files more than 200 mb?
gilbertgk said:
Can you download or transfer files to the sd? Are the files more than 200 mb?
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Yes and yes.
Are you running stock ROM? afair custom kennels do not support exFat
p107r0 said:
Yes and yes.
Are you running stock ROM? afair custom kennels do not support exFat
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I am not using any custom Roms. And i formatted my sandisk ultra 64gb more than three times but the same issue keeps happening. I also tried to find other apps to transfer movies and music files from Iinternal memory to sd but that didn't help. I can't even download directly to my sd. It reboots my note 8 if I try to download or transfer files to my sd.
Any suggestions?
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I am not using any custom Roms. And i formatted my sandisk ultra 64gb more than three times but the same issue keeps happening. I also tried to find other apps to transfer movies and music files from Iinternal memory to sd but that didn't help. I can't even download directly to my sd. It reboots my note 8 if I try to download or transfer files to my sd.
Any suggestions?
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I'm afraid nothing beyond painfully obvious ones - trying with another similar card, trying the card on any other device supporting exfat (if ok, this would provide definitive proof that card is ok), trying on freshly installed latest ROM, trying with the same card formatted in fat32.
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I'm afraid nothing beyond painfully obvious ones - trying with another similar card, trying the card on any other device supporting exfat (if ok, this would provide definitive proof that card is ok), trying on freshly installed latest ROM, trying with the same card formatted in fat32.
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Good suggestions... I hope the problem is with the card not the device.
gilbertgk said:
Good suggestions... I hope the problem is with the card not the device.
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device does not need to be hardware, it could be on the soft side as well, in such case reflashing/changing ROM could help
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device does not need to be hardware, it could be on the soft side as well, in such case reflashing/changing ROM could help
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It seems like this is the last resort. I will reformat my note 8 and try again. I also forgot to mention, that few weeks ago I was able to transfer one 800 mb file but this stopped happening. So it seems like there is not enough memory to transfer although I tried clearing the memory.
I will let you know if this reformatting the note 8 will fix the problem.
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It seems like this is the last resort. I will reformat my note 8 and try again. I also forgot to mention, that few weeks ago I was able to transfer one 800 mb file but this stopped happening. So it seems like there is not enough memory to transfer although I tried clearing the memory.
I will let you know if this reformatting the note 8 will fix the problem.
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one more thing, just in case, check the card for errors on PC
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p107r0 said:
one more thing, just in case, check the card for errors on PC
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I already did that and no errors found
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device does not need to be hardware, it could be on the soft side as well, in such case reflashing/changing ROM could help
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Reformatting the device didnt fix my issue. I am not sure now if it is the device or the SD. I need to test my sd in other devices and check if it will allow transferring of files
I am having the same issue as well. I try to move files from my internal too my external card and device reboots. I have the SanDisk 64GB card as well, it works fine in my S4. Could it be a software issue on the Samsung side?
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ExtSD Card

I am running stock 4.3 rooted. And, just recently, every time I restart my phone all new information, folders, music, etc gets erased? Is the card going? Or is there maybe some kind of "image" bug? Any ideas appreciated.
Dan
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I am running stock 4.3 rooted. And, just recently, every time I restart my phone all new information, folders, music, etc gets erased? Is the card going? Or is there maybe some kind of "image" bug? Any ideas appreciated.
Dan
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What kind of sd card is it?
Do you see any random messages that the card is being unmounted/mounted?
tube517 said:
What kind of sd card is it?
Do you see any random messages that the card is being unmounted/mounted?
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SanDisk 64gb.
Nah.....no error messages.......I think the card is just shot.......I formatted it, 3 times (ExFat), ran a chkdsk, and the files that should have been deleted magically appeared? I tried on two computers runing Win7 Ult... After whole-hardheartedly not wanting it to be the card....I tried my old SanDisk 32gb.....Restarted the phone several times, and new files are there and working.... Just going to have to spring for a new 64...
Thanks though...
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SanDisk 64gb.
Nah.....no error messages.......I think the card is just shot.......I formatted it, 3 times (ExFat), ran a chkdsk, and the files that should have been deleted magically appeared? I tried on two computers runing Win7 Ult... After whole-hardheartedly not wanting it to be the card....I tried my old SanDisk 32gb.....Restarted the phone several times, and new files are there and working.... Just going to have to spring for a new 64...
Thanks though...
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Don't get a Sandisk..they have issues with the Note 2...I had to replace mine. I got a Samsung SD card and it's been perfect. Google sandisk and issues with the note 2 and you'll see alot of people having issues.
tube517 said:
Don't get a Sandisk..they have issues with the Note 2...I had to replace mine. I got a Samsung SD card and it's been perfect. Google sandisk and issues with the note 2 and you'll see alot of people having issues.
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When I bought the phone, it was the only one, reasonably priced, available....
I just ran some more diagnostics using CMD window this time......I keep getting a "Volume Bitmap Corruption...."
I am going to try a few other things listed on this thread.... It can't hurt.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900259
dmxinc said:
When I bought the phone, it was the only one, reasonably priced, available....
I just ran some more diagnostics using CMD window this time......I keep getting a "Volume Bitmap Corruption...."
I am going to try a few other things listed on this thread.... It can't hurt.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900259
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Well, good luck. But, I just don't trust Sandisk in my Note 2.
The weird thing is, this sandisk SD card WORKS in my Note 1 !!!!
I don't know what it is but it's strange.
tube517 said:
Well, good luck. But, I just don't trust Sandisk in my Note 2.
The weird thing is, this sandisk SD card WORKS in my Note 1 !!!!
I don't know what it is but it's strange.
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Yeah, ordering the Samsung microSDXC......I even tried to manually delete one folder at a time, the SanDisk won't let me delete the Spotify Cache. "Can't complete the task. Skip, Try Again, Cancel" dialogue......maybe I'm better off. Good thing I use a cloud to backup all music and photos.....Thanks again.
Dan
dmxinc said:
SanDisk 64gb.
Nah.....no error messages.......I think the card is just shot.......I formatted it, 3 times (ExFat), ran a chkdsk, and the files that should have been deleted magically appeared? I tried on two computers runing Win7 Ult... After whole-hardheartedly not wanting it to be the card....I tried my old SanDisk 32gb.....Restarted the phone several times, and new files are there and working.... Just going to have to spring for a new 64...
Thanks though...
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Before replacing it, I would try formatting it to fat32. My phone has intermittent problems with exFat but fat32 works fine.I also had to format it on my PC, using guiformat, for it to work correctly.
phoneturf said:
Before replacing it, I would try formatting it to fat32. My phone has intermittent problems with exFat but fat32 works fine.I also had to format it on my PC, using guiformat, for it to work correctly.
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The card is dead.......I ran everything from Swiss Knife and DskChk to Hp and SanDisk Drive software....and finally Paragon. All formats: Fat32, NTFS, EXFat.......They all get to 99% and stop. I can't erase anything from the Card and I can't add anything.
On the optimistic side, it could have been worse....I could have lost all the information that was on it.....I was able to copy it to my laptop. Oh well, Thanks!1 Tube517 and Phoneturf for the ideas.....cue the trumpet/bugle......
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The card is dead.......I ran everything from Swiss Knife and DskChk to Hp and SanDisk Drive software....and finally Paragon. All formats: Fat32, NTFS, EXFat.......They all get to 99% and stop. I can't erase anything from the Card and I can't add anything.
On the optimistic side, it could have been worse....I could have lost all the information that was on it.....I was able to copy it to my laptop. Oh well, Thanks!1 Tube517 and Phoneturf for the ideas.....cue the trumpet/bugle......
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Have you tried repartitioning the disk?
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Have you tried repartitioning the disk?
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Yeah....I tried deleting the partition, recreating the partition, making it primary, making it extended.......But, believe me, if anyone runs across this thread and has something for me to try, I will give it a shot. I have nothing to lose and I can't bring myself to believe it can't be fixed....somehow. :silly:
dmxinc said:
Yeah....I tried deleting the partition, recreating the partition, making it primary, making it extended.......But, believe me, if anyone runs across this thread and has something for me to try, I will give it a shot. I have nothing to lose and I can't bring myself to believe it can't be fixed....somehow. :silly:
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Gave you tried repartitioning and formatting using Linux? I run my own repair business and have had a lot of luck using Linux to recover disks that windows sees as hopelessly corrupted.
Also, from windows, tried running the "chkdsk /f" command on the drive?
Just throwing stuff out there lol. I'm with you and have trouble giving up.
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Gave you tried repartitioning and formatting using Linux? I run my own repair business and have had a lot of luck using Linux to recover disks that windows sees as hopelessly corrupted.
Also, from windows, tried running the "chkdsk /f" command on the drive?
Just throwing stuff out there lol. I'm with you and have trouble giving up.
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Haven't tried Linux.- might give it a shot this weekend when I have some time.:good:
Ran the chkdsk /f, chkdsk f/ r/, chkdsk f/ v/, format fs:fat32 f:, format fs:ntfs f:.......
Thank you! I will try anything on this, it's useless otherwise, so I'll take it all!
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Haven't tried Linux.- might give it a shot this weekend when I have some time.:good:
Ran the chkdsk /f, chkdsk f/ r/, chkdsk f/ v/, format fs:fat32 f:, format fs:ntfs f:.......
Thank you! I will try anything on this, it's useless otherwise, so I'll take it all!
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It's not useless yet lol[emoji14][emoji106]
Ok if you want the stuff off of it, then search for some kinda program that'll pull the info off. (Any SD card recovery)
My friend erased his card from a camera once but needed the files later. I brought it home ran card recovery on it. Took awhile for the process to finish but pulled all the files up. Even tho the card was blank??
Any type of SD card recovery will do it!! It also quirks on flash drives and other things as well...
Just dropping in my 3¢®™
Bajan out...
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