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SD card internal storage - photos not showing in Photos - how do I format/unmount safely to not lose WhatsApp history?
The storage on my Android 11 phone (Fairphone 3) was running out so I mounted a Lexar micro SD card to increase storage. I now realise this was a mistake but not knowing any better I formatted it as ...
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Changing cluster size of SD card formatted as exFAT from 128KiB to some lower value?
I'm using an app that allows me to download data for offline usage. The app is setup to store the data on my 64GB SD card. This all works fine, however, when I downloaded a larger set of data, i.e. ...
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Reformat SD Card from internal to portable
Device: Redmi Note 11
I formatted a SanDisk SD card as internal, using the Android's native file app (com.google.android.documentsui) but now I can't see the card anywhere.
However when inserted, the ...
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Androids 8,9, 12 format SD card to "read only" - only for non-android devices
I formatted two different SD cards with Android 8, 9 and 12. In all cases, the SD cards are write protected for my laptop (SD card reader) - but not for the Phones, or when connecting phone via USB. ...
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Micro SD cards work on phone with Android 8 but corrupted in phone with Android 11?
I have two SanDisk micro SD cards, a 8GB one for storing my photos and files in a Sony Xperia XA1, which runs Android 8.0 as the OS, the other one is a 128GB used in a Sony Xperia L3 phone, running ...
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MicroSD card works fine on Mac and digital camera but Android phone wants to format it
I have two identical 64 gig microSD cards I bought three weeks ago. They both work fine in my Canon IXUS camera and they both work fine in my year-old M1 MacBook Air.
But only one works in my new ...
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SD Card formatting
Bought a 128G card I meant to use as mixed internal / portable (or 100% if not possible with mixed) on a
Galaxy-Xcover-4 (SMG390F)
Android version 9
Kernel 3.18.91
Not rooted (Though I could do it I ...
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I'm having trouble identifying the SD Card on OnePlus Nord 200 5G for partition and format
I recently got myself a OnePlus Nord 200 5G running Android 11 and I'm trying to format my SD card. The problem is that I can't identify the card in ADB shell. From the shell:
OnePlusN200TMO:/ $ sm ...
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How to repair/fix SD external SD card at 0 Mb?
After installing LineageOS 17.1 on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, the wizard offered me to use my sd card either internal or external storage. None of the options work.
If I select internal, the wizard ...
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Data gone after adding a new SD card and formatting as internal storage
I've just added a Samsung EVO 128GB MicroSD card to a Fairphone3 and formatted it to "internal storage"
After that WhatsApp is not able to find media any more and pictures located in "...
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Format an SD card from TWRP recovery using shell
I'm trying to format/partition an SD card (that was used as an encrypted storage on an android phone) because it only shows as 15 MB while it's supposed to be 2 GB.
I was intending to install a ROM ...
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Formatted sd card android 6 Marshmallow
I have a big problem with recovering files from a SD Card.
I had a SD Card putted as internal memory on an Infinix android 6 Marshmallow, i've accidentally formatted the sd card when inserted on my PC ...
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Can't use/format SD card formatted as internal storage
I have a SanDisk Ultra 16 GB SD Card and formatted it as internal storage in my Nokia 2.1 (Android 9 - Not rooted).
I can't use or format the sd card on my phone.
When I choose to format it as ...
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How to format SD card that has been formatted as internal storage for Android?
I have tried clean all command in Diskpart and it took an hour to be completed but at the end nothing has changed. I think the SD card is locked and when I try to format or re-partition the disk, ...
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how could I store Big file (30G of like) on an external SD?
I need to store on an android tablet or phone some big file : about 30G. To be read by an app as a database.
but because of Fat32 simple copy just fail after 2G.
Could I format my external SD under ...
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SD Card Suddenly Stopped Working -- Cannot Remove Read-Only Attributes
My SD card suddenly stopped working in my Motorola Moto E2, running Android 6.0. When I insert it, it just says "checking..." for ages, then says that it's not inserted. I then removed the card and ...
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Android 7.1.1 showing insuficient space even with plenty of space in SD card formatted as internal
I have a ZTE Maven 3, it comes with 8GB of internal memory so i bought a 16GB microSD and formatted it as internal storage with the built-in android option to do so.
Problem is, when i try to install ...
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"Format as Internal Storage" option no longer available
When I first inserted my SD card, it showed a notification with an "options button." I proceeded to format the card as external, portable storage, although the system storage format option was ...
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Cannot read from encrypted external SD Card - writing works though
I have a new phone with Android 7 Nougat. After cleaning up the old phone and copying all data from the external SD card to my laptop, I inserted the card into the new phone. It reported an error, and ...
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Android 6.0, backing up SD card before reformatting
I use Vodafone Tab Prime 7 (Android 6.0.1; hardware remotely based on Alcatel One Touch) with 32GB Samsung SD card (almost 30 gb full). I was using in for a few months but now with all my apps ...
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Accidentally formatted SD Card, can all files be recovered?
The phone is rooted and the SD Card has been partitioned before. I was trying to adjust the partition size using Apps2SD but it ended up formatting it. Is there any way I can recover the lost files? ...
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Unsupported SD format renders my micro SD card useless. Is there a way to fix it?
I have just flashed a new ROM and the microSD card is gone. It appears in the notifications as "unsupported SD card". Is there a way to fix it?
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Micro SD Card Suddenly not Recognized in Phone Slot Only [closed]
This has been bothering me for weeks. I have an android phone (Moto X Pure) that allows for an external storage card to be added. I have one SD card that I was using for a while but I got a new one ...
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Formatted Micro SD Card as internal storage, after flashing a new build the card is unusable with any device
I've tried reformatting as portable storage and internal storage and neither work, choosing portable storage shows no errors it just doesn't do anything while internal storage errors.
I've tried ...
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Does Android Jelly Bean supports NTFS SD card formatting?
If I format my micro SD card as NTFS, will my phone see it? I need this because I want to transfer files larger than 4GB on my phone microSD card, but FAT32 allows just files up to 4GB.
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How do I reformat a fixed-state/pseudo-readonly SD card?
Alright, so this is an ongoing saga of trying to fix my broken SD card. Let me struggle to explain what's wrong with it.
When copying files to the SD card
The files are completely corrupted. For ...
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Memory card formatting needed
I am using Micromax P470 tablet. My memory card was fine but suddenly it appeared that I need to format my memory card. I removed my memory card and connected to a PC. It was opening and I could see ...
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Does Android lock my external SD card in a special way so that it is read-only on a PC?
I just got a new 64GB micro SDXC card for my Samsung Galaxy S2.
I had the same one already before, but after 3 years it said goodbye and had to be replaced (I can still read all data, but writing is ...
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What file system for sdcard for KitKat
I have been searching the web and this website for information about the file systems supported by Android. I have not found anything though.
Since KitKat (Android 4.4), some changes have been ...
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Problem with Partitioned Internal SD card! I can't get full size back!
I have a Android Matricom G-Tab Quantum Tablet with 1 GB of internal memory (tablet and system Space) and a 16 GB internal storage.
I was running out of space in the 1 GB memory and since Android ...
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Filesystem format used for SD Card by Galaxy S3
When I remove the SD Card that was formatted by my Galaxy S3 from it and put it in a MacBook, fdisk shows its sole partition as having partition ID 0C, indicating that it is a Fat32 LBA partition. ...
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64 GB SD card with Samsung s3 mini
I bought a Sandisk Ultra microSDXC card with 64GB to use in my Samsung s3 mini. When I put it in the phone doesn't find it (presumably); going to settings -> storage and scrolling down to the bottom ...
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64gb SDXC Cards in Galaxy S2, or 64gb SDXC cards where only 32gb supported
I spent hours looking for a solution to my issues with my 64gb Micro SDXC card that my girlfriend purchased me for my birthday.
From what I understand only capacities up to 32gb are officially ...
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