Hi all,
Just got a new 8GB mem card. Had my HD2 for a couple of weeks now, so got a few things on the old 2GB card. Whats the best way to go about installing the new one and getting everything from the old to new card?
Cheers.
Simply copy and paste everything from the old one to the new one...
I usually copy everything to my pc, format my old card and put the backup onto my new card.
You can try it otherwise as well:
Leave the 2 gig card in your phone and connect it via the data connection (not active sync because it's faster)
Then put ur 8 gig card into your pc by using the adabter supplied (came with the 2 gig card with your leo)
and copy the files directly to the new card.
Leave the whole structure as it is and you won't have any problems
greetz
Cool thanks, I'll give that a go in the morning when I can.
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I have a ORANGE SPV M5000 with an SD card 2GB.I'm byuing a new card with 4 GB.How do i transfer the data from the old to the new card,in order to keep all the software i have installed on the storage card ? Can i simply copy the content to the new one via computer or card reader,or do i have to "clone" it,with some kind of backup software ?
Hi there,
Ironically I did this to my o2 yesterday:
Few points to remember:
Always back up your data,explore the name of your storage file first via active syn :
1. Does your unit/rom only accept 4GB ???????, I am not familiar with your unit, however if it accepts an 8GB card then that's the way to go,they are cheap enough now.
2. Remove battery, then storage card ( In my case I did not switch off my unit to avoid a soft reset....)
3. Copy contents onto pc via card reader of old card and paste onto your new sd card after inserting it also into the card reader , ensure the file is exactly named as your existing old sd.
4. Re-insert new storage card, replace battery restart pda and the job is done
5. I use Resco Explorer in my Today Screen as an indication the new sd card is recognized.
6. Please be aware that I accept no responsibily for any of these suggestions as they only applied to my 02 pda, if in doubt just search this form or google.
Cheers
pathfinderti
Thank you man,neat trick
I'm byuing the 4gb card because it's enough at this moment for my needs,and here in Serbia they aren't so cheap )
Thank you again for your help
I picked up an 8GB SD micro to upgrade the stock 2GB. What's the easiest/best way to upgrade it without messing up the various applications that are using it? Can I just drag-and-drop from the phone over USB to the new card in a reader, then swap? Or are there partitions, etc to worry about. I'm not using apps2sd or anything special currently.
there shouldn't be any partitions. i believe if you just copy/paste everything over, it should be fine.
Thanks, seems to work well.
I decided to first format the card in the Aria, then drag over the files and swap:
Menu->SD card->Unmount
Remove original card, insert new one
Menu->SD card->Format
Remove new card, insert original one
Attach USB, go into disk mode
New card in PC
Drag and drop all but .android_secure and LOST.DIR (which were created by format)
Eject, unmount, etc
Swap cards
Good to go!
well done.
I am receiving my Aria this week and want to immediately swap out the 2gig card for a 16gig card I own. Can I do this before I even power up the phone for the first time? Is there anything on the 2gig card that the first boot needs?
SD Card upgrade
mattbollenbach said:
there shouldn't be any partitions. i believe if you just copy/paste everything over, it should be fine.
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Will this work if the SD Card has partitions? I want to upgrade to a larger card. I want to make sure all apps move and work properly.
Hi,
Received Desire Z with 8GB card pre-installed already. Then I bought 32GB microSD card.
Question is about changing 8 to 32GB. If I transfer all the files into the new memory card will I need to re-install all the apps etc or it will work fine?
Does anyone have any knowledge or experience on this field?
Regards
Filippoz
I'm interesting in finding this out too. I've got a 16GB Class 2 card atm, as well as an 8GB Class 4, but that's not nearly enough. Was looking at a 32GB Class 6 online for about £70.
filipoz, where did you get yours, what class is it and how much did it cost?
Here is what I did:
- shutdown phone
-take 8GB card out
-copy all contents of old 8GB to a folder on PC.
-copy all contents from folder on PC onto new card
-put new card in
-turn phone on
I did not have to reinstall anything.
I'm pretty sure most if not all apps are stored on the internal memory.
So I have made a test and it is 5.8 - 6.0 MB/s file transfer (360mb file was transferred in 62 seconds into the memory card).
It cost me 130zł which is about 29 pounds including delivery.
Bought it on Allegro.pl which is similar to eBay.
edit: not everything went well with moving into the new card.
example 1: footsteps: Unable to find location files on your storage card. Tap to download the files from the server.
example 2: one of the games is gone ...
edit 2: so I am back with the old card 8GB, need to find out how to transfer it in a proper manner.
Ok, so I'm going crazy now, but I just can't figure out what's wrong with my card.
I bought a new 32 gb card. I know, I know, you're gonna say it's a fake card, but it's not. I tested it with H2testw and it fill up the card with 32GB of random data.
So, here's what's happening.
1. The card came formatted, I just swapped it with the old card and the Tab recognized it without problems.
2. I took it out and copied backed up files from the old card onto it.
3. When I put back the card into the tab, only a few folders were visible and other data that was copied and visible via the card reader was no where to be seen on the tab.
4. Then I took it out and tried repeating the process - same thing.
5. I tried quick formatting the card through the PC, and tried everything once again. Now the results were different, but again not all folders were copied.
6. I tried formatting through the Tab. The format went fine. Then I tried copying files through the USB cable (mass storage option). That also went ok, but a few of the files could not be opened. Scanned it with disk check and automatic fix error option.
7. Back to PC, did a full format with a Panasonic sd card formatter. Ran H2testw. No problems. Put the card back, re-rooted the tab (since I started suspecting it could be somehow related to this).
8. The card is back in the Tab, but it's still showing some strange behavior, such as folders dissapearing or files not being readable.
Anyone have any idea what to do? I would also like to note that the card works fine when in my reader, I can copy files to it, open them directly from the card etc. No problems at all. But as soon as I put it in the tab it goes crazy.
P.s. The tab is rooted, firmware is out-of-the-box. I have app2sd, but I didn't put any of the apps on the old card, and all apps work normally with or without the sdcard.
I dunno. Bad card? Or maybe just incompatible with the Tab?
just wait android 2.3 to fix this program
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the card is fake,
i had this a while ago, i could copy files over fine and the files showed in the file structure in windows explorer. BUT if i restarted the computer loads of the files went missing, i then found out the 32gb card was in actual fact an 8gb card but some trickery makes it look as if you have copied 32gb over. the best way to test it is to copy over say 25 films at 1gb each, see it copy over, restart your computer and then see how many are left after the restart, you will then see how big your card actually is!! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but i hope you can send your card back and get a full refund.
I have tried a genuine 32gb card from expansys which works correctly in my galaxy tab (JM6 firmware) and my x10i.
AFAIK only Sandisk and Kingston make 32GB microSD cards now.
I got my Kingston 32GB card from Newegg and it works great in my Tab.
Where did you buy your card?
I would not dare to buy SD card from eBay or from a store that has no good return policy.
I am getting a new 16 gig class 6 SD card for my dhd and wanted to know the best way to move my flies over from my current one with out losesing any thing?
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Google the program SyncBack Free. Its excellent at moving large directories and files.
Easiest way.
Connect to computer, copy everything off sd card, copy everything to new sd. easy as.
Yep, connect to a pc, copy all from old SD card to pc, then from pc to new SD card. Worked for me all the time.
I use simple backup to keep a regular backup of my SD Card by mounting USB to my ubuntu box, so install your new card in the DHD then restore Simple backup