For questions related to the external micro-SD card used by most Android devices to increase the amount of available storage. For the internal SD card, use 'internal-sd'. See the 'storage' tag wiki for a full overview of available storage-related tags.
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How can I tell Google Play Music to store the audio files on the removeable micro SD card (and not on the interal storage)?
How do I set the Google Music Play app to store the local "offline" music on the SD Card? I've used up about 90% of my internal storage.
I've looked in the app Settings and don't see any options for ...
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Trouble with SD card in Prestigio Multipad PMP3370B
I've recently been given a Prestigio Multipad PMP3370B (Android 4.0) which I thought would be nice for my daughter to watch videos on. I took an 8GB micro SDHC card from my Windows 7 laptop (NTFS ...
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Will bigger Micro SD will slow down mobile
I have Karbonn A5+ Android phone running (stuck at) Gingerbread. I want to buy a micro sd card for it I want to get max speed out of it.
My mobile have 1GHz single core processor.
Will SanDisk ...
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Android 2.3.3 Tablet cant find sd external sd card
I have a China no name tablet. When first purchased took three pics and everything seemed fine.The problem is I went to use camera later and it requested I insert or mount SD Card. Gallery would say ...
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SD card not recognized by Acer A500
I just bought a used Acer A500 16 GB tablet yesterday. Everything works great — except it doesn't recognize my 16 GB microSD card for storage, but says there is no external SD storage or it is ...
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Nexus One crashes with 32GB SD card
I just got a Nexus One (Gingerbread), and when I put in my 32GB Micro SDHC it will crash when it tries to read it (copying apps, opening storage settings, etc) and after you have locked the screen it ...
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HTC Desire - where are my photos
I was low on battery and my neice installed a programed to assist (can not remember the program). However she changed all my images onto my sd card. After that I assumed I lost all my old images as I ...
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My Samsung Spica can't detect the SD card anymore
Recently I found a surprise on my Android notifications bar, telling me that the SD card is removed.
I unplugged it and plugged it again but it didn't work. I rebooted the device; still not working.
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Used Nexus Root Tool to root my phone - lost all my pictures of my baby daughter
I ran the NRT(Nexus Root Tool) earlier today - before doing it I took out my SD card to make sure it wouldn't delete my photos - and when I just checked, it didn't show in my gallery.
I've tried ...
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MicroSD card performance during boot
I have a Nook HD+ and a Nook HD.
When I ran CyanogenMod off of a MicroSD card, the Class I (43MB/s) doesn't even boot! I spent $30 on a 32GB one.
The Class 10 (10MB/s) 16GB booted, but ran poorly
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My external sd card keeps losing files
I have a 16gb card which I have transferred a few videos and books onto, but after a few days on my Galaxy tab the files have disappeared. I have tried three different cards, using different types of ...
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Can I set up my Galaxy Tab to boot from the external SD card?
I'm having some issues with my Samsung Galaxy Tab, model SCH-I800 (VZW).
It started giving me a reboot loop one day (completely stock at this point). I've flashed ROMs and whatnot in the past, so I ...
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16gb microSD card suddenly stopped working
A few months ago I bought a new 16gb micro card for my LG Optimus L9.
It worked great until today when it suddenly stopped working.
I already tried to restore the card but then my phone did not detect ...
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I recently bought a 32gb micro sd card for my galaxy exhilarate, but my phone says it has no memory?
I recently bought a new 32 gb micro sd card for my galaxy exhilarate. I have moved mostly all my apps to my sd card and it still has 31 gb of memory available. I took pictures and then my phone ...
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SD card unexpectedly removed
I have a galaxy S3 with a 32gb class10 sd card.
Unfortunately I experience the SD card unexpectedly removed - Preparing SD card phenomenon all the time. The card works ok as long as it is being used: ...
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Low internal memory, but high local and SD memory
I have a MID android tablet which has been giving me low storage messages during some downloads lately. But when I check, the local and SD have practically 3GB free. So, where is this data going, and ...
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ICS: external microsd storage card: can i use it with camera and not encrypt?
So, I just bought a microSD card for my Ice Cream Sandwich phone. I put it in, it's recognized. But it appears I must encrypt it before I can use it for the camera's storage, otherwise if it is not ...
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HTC Desire HD Micro sd Card Ejects
I had just bought a new Micro sd card and it worked fine, but suddenly the card physically ejects all the time, it wont sit in the micro sd reader. When I try to format the card on the on my phone, it ...
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Why can't I access the files on my SD card?
I have a Motorola Droid Bionic which I recently updated to Android 4.1.2. Since the update, I can no longer access any of the files on the 32GB micro SD card I installed in the phone. I can view all ...
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Read/Write not working on external sd card - Android
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and no applications can read or write to the external SD card - except the Root Browser. This happened a month or so ago after I installed a custom ROM (Alliance) and I have ...
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Error on Samsung S3 with external memory card
My external 64GB ScanDisk Ultra is being causing me problems with my Samsung Galaxy S3. It works good for a small period of time, and then it crashes, it just stops working. It mostly holds music.
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storage on htc desire
Hi I've put a 4gb SD card in my htc desire but when I try to go on my gallery it says theres no external storage device and I can't get my head around it, also when I go into storage on my settings it ...
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Files with names with unicode characters get corrupted in SD Card
When mounting my SD Card on my galaxy SIII files and folders in the card with characters that aren't in the ASCII range get corrupted. This happens by simply selecting 'Unmount card' in the Storage ...
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Read External SD card
I have a Xoom 2 media edition MZ608-32 3G, immediately after receiving it I upgraded it to ICS 4.0.4 and rooted it.
However the beast won't mount any SD card that is put in its external storage.
I ...
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sd card keeps getting unmounted when htc sensation is being charged
i have an htc sensation and it keeps saying that the sd card has been removed when its still in the phone. it will also say that the sd card has unmounted when it is charging What is going on?
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Can I install a micro-SD card into my Note 2 after I've enabled device encryption?
I recently got a Note 2 and enabled device encryption. I want to put a micro-SD in it now to expand my storage capacity, but when I go to settings, it won't let me mount the card. Is it because of the ...
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Expand file sysem to entire sd card
I followed very simple instructions
http://liliputing.com/2012/03/how-to-dual-boot-cyanogenmod-7-nook-tablet-os-with-a-microsd-card.html1
for extracting cyanogenmod to an sd card for dual booting ...
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Why has my micro SD card suddenly stopped working in my Samsung Galaxy SIII?
I bought a brand new Samsung Galaxy SIII on Tuesday and put my brand new 32GB SD card in it. It worked fine, populated my phone with all my music and movies etc.
I can even watch the movies on my TV ...
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Any way to use another name for the external_sdcard folder?
On my Android tablet, the SD Card is shown as an external_sdcard folder, no matter how I rename the card.
Personally I don't like the auto-assigned folder name. Is there a way to use a different ...
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Unable to move files to external SD card on SGS2 XXLP2
Running a rooted Galaxy S2 with ICS XXLP2 official leaked rooted build. I have a 32GB microSD card mounted at /sdcard/external_sd in addition to the 16 GB internal storage. I'm unable to copy files to ...
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External SD card now says “SD card blank or has unsupported file system”
"External SD card now says "SD card blank or has unsupported file system"
after I attempted to backup on my computer. It is a Samsung Galaxy "Vibrant" running Froyo (2.2) I mounted the card upon ...
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amazon app store won't download without sd card
For some reason on my new pandigital supernova, whenever i try to download and install an app, it starts to download bit then cancels with the error: SD Card Required. I didn't have this problem ...
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My Camera on my android tablet isn't letting me take any pictures. help?
The camera on my Android tablet doesn't let me take any pictures. It says Insert an SD card before using the camera.
I didnt need an SD card before. I put an SD card in and it still says the same ...
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All files corrupted after Ext. SD encryption. external SD card gets encrypted due to Mail server
I have a Galaxy Note-2. Android version 4.1.2.
After I sync into my Organisation's email on my phone it used to encrypt my SD card and External SD card. This never rendered my data inaccessible -- ...
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External_sd storage showing in my usb storage
My total USB storage on my Galaxy Note is 10.55GB, but I have 14.55GB of external_sd storage showing up inside of my USB storage.
I am showing a separate external SDCard with the proper amount of ...
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Jelly Bean Update cause SD card unexpectedly removed issue
I have recently updated my Samsung Galaxy Note from ICS to official JellyBean Update. I am getting SD card unexpectedly removed issue after regular interval.
SD card unexpectedly removed issue is ...
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Mount one sdcard only on two card phone when plugged into USB
Is there any way to allow the phone to access an sdcard when plugged into a data USB connection? I am attempting to plug my phone into my car stereo to play music files on my external sdcard while ...
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Trying install apps on External SD card Android 4.2.2 (Carbon)
I got a new 32 GB SD card for my Galaxy S3 (i9300), but:
I can't install apps on the external SD card.
I can't move apps to the external SD card.
I read once that I should partition the SD card ...
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SD card “damaged” after every reboot / power off
When I turn off my phone, next time it says SD card is damaged and all data is gone, I can only reformat it. The phone is "gionee iq275" (also known as "Fly" in Russia), Android version is 2.3.4. What ...
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SD Card & New Motorola Electrify M Phone
I just upgraded to the Motorola Electrify M from the Electrify. All of my photos (as well as Music) was stored on a 32G card that I copied and put into the new phone. Now, the "albums" show up in ...
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problem with external sd card after restart
I usually store all my music, documents, and other personal files in the external sd card.
So I have my ringtone to be used from my external_sd. I've seen that if the external sd card is being in use ...
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Manually decrypt Android ICS SD Card
I borrowed a Samsung Galaxy S3 with ICS for my vacations, encrypted it and the SD with Android's default encryption options and used it to take summer pictures. When I got back I decrypted the whole ...
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How to partition and format a SD card for use with link2SD, using Mac OS X
I can't figure how to properly create & format a second partition. SD card partitioning? why? how? seems to recommend EaseUs (EPM), on Windows.
I've tried FUSE with a Fuse-ext2 extension, but ...
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Minimum micro SD size
Whats the minimum Micro SD card size that my phone HTC Explorer can detect? I used a 2GB card, partitioned it into two sizes, 1GB - ext4 logical & 700+ MB as primary Fat32 ( the default that it ...
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Android apps that check for illegal removal of SD Card from device
Are there apps that can check if someone have remove your SD Card from your device without using the unmount?
In another word, is it possible to password protect the process of remove your SD Card?
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How exactly do I make S2E work?
I've been using Link2SD but apparently it doesn't move the app's private data to the 2nd partition on my SD card, thus, it still eats up the internal memory. So I tried S2E which supposedly moves the ...
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Short in sd card slot possibly?
This is not quite an "Android" question, however I figure someone here has to have had a similar problem before. Today my phone randomly started getting hot in my pocket. It wasn't the battery that ...
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Internal and external storage spaces appear to have switched
I'm a big fan for Resurrection Remix after installing the latest version 2.0 on my Samsung Galaxy S2, the device started considering internal memory (12GB) as SD card (external memory card) and my ...
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Inserting SD card gives “Removed SD card, insert a new one” error on Pandigital 9
When inserting a SD card in my Pandigital 9, I'm getting an error although I insert a good SD card. I've checked the SD card on a PC and it works
But in the pandigital 9, it is saying "Removed SD ...
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How to fix - SD card works intermittently, rest of the time checks for errors
I bought a new 16GB micro SD card for my HTC Desire to replace the 4GB one it came with. I copied the contents of the old SD card to the new one and my phone loaded just fine.
Then, every few hours, ...
