I have a lot of recoveries, and backups on my current SD card. I am going to replace it soon.
Before I do...Is it safe to assume you just do a huge copy, and paste it on the new SD card, then just insert in phone?
Can someone please provide some guidance?
Thanks a lot for any replies. I did a search as well, but only found for other phones, not sure if our MT4G has any quirks, that would make it different
Shouldn't be a problem. That's what I have been doing for years and nothing has screwed up.
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same thing I do. just make backup copies onto your computer and when you get the new card, format it, then put the files on there. easy as that
Thanks guys!
Is it normal when copying/pasting, SD from Desktop to MT4G, that .data, and .img for backups cannot be transferred?
I cannot seem to transfer those two data types into my new SD. All I am copying is old Restores, that I know worked good, but that type of data won't seem to go over
Anyone have this happen? Is it normal? I am worried I don't have recoveries that will work
Confirmed, recoveries do not work, I get MD5 mismatch. How can I copy these back?
I did what was said as copying old SD files to Desktop, but on paste to new SD card, would not transfer some files.
lion766 said:
Confirmed, recoveries do not work, I get MD5 mismatch. How can I copy these back?
I did what was said as copying old SD files to Desktop, but on paste to new SD card, would not transfer some files.
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I did this a couple of times ans had no problems you had with those two files. I suggest you reformat the card put the files in there again and upload a new rom. Flash clockwork recovery 3.0.0.6 then try to restore one of those nandroids.
Thanks for checking Lake, I will definitely try that! I hate the fact that I like so many ROMS that I switch back and forth every week. It's like a new phone every week! Minus the creaky buttons, ha!
uh oh, formatted card, now none of my backups will copy the .img or .data files. Oh geez
edit: quick format and format make a difference?
I did a quick, trying normal format now
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I looked at some other threads, but none I've seen tell me if I'm going to need to redo the process w/ cyanogen.
Others were saying to copy and paste the contents of the old card to the other, will the Nandroid backup I have take care of it or do I need to just stick w/ Windows Explorer?
Also, after it's copied, will my Cyanogen still be on the phone (I thought the SD card was just storage)?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Ok, I just got the card delivered and tried it out.
Like I was thinking, it's just storage, so copy the contents of the old card to the new, and you have those same directories...so no problems.
Vindolanda said:
Ok, I just got the card delivered and tried it out.
Like I was thinking, it's just storage, so copy the contents of the old card to the new, and you have those same directories...so no problems.
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Just make sure you have your pc set to view hidden files/folders or those might be missed.
Hi guys and girls.
i switched to android a while back now and have been really impressed. so much so that i have just bought myself a new 16gb micro sd card as an upgrade to the stock 2gb i recieved......
.... however now i have a problem. i have managed to copy all the files from my old micro sd card over except for what i imagine is the main one.... the data.img file. without this file i basically have to start all over again, re downloading all my apps, re setting all the settings etc and i lose all my messages and emails.
when i try and copy data.img to my hard drive it doesnt like it it comes up with the error I/O device error (0x8007045D)
googleing this hasnt really helped.
has anyone else had a similar problem? also how did they fix it?
if i cant copy my data.img file are there any other ways around having to redownload my apps and program my files etc?
thanks loads
Have you booted in WinMo to transfer these files? USB Mass Storage in Android isn't 100% functional and stable...
hi there,
yeah tried in android, winmob and using a microsd to sd adaptor in my laptop..
....and other ideas?
did the card you bought come with micro SD to SD adapter? that's what I use to copy files to and from my micro SD to my computer.
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Try this.
Try this... Zip the file in the native microSD card then copy the file on the new card and at last but not least unzip the file.
thanks for your replys
masta - ive got one of those too and its the first thing i tried... sadly no luck
stanley - yeah i tried this to no avail it begins to zip it then freaks out half way through..... good idea tho
any other thoughts guys?
Boot back up with your old card, run Android, and back everything up with Titanium Backup. Copy the newly created backup folder over to the root of your new card. It's the long road, but it will get you there. Then let it create the new data image in your new card and redownload Titanium Backup and restore your files.
Good luck.
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`Ok so I need to changed my sd cards and in the past I would use Bart to backup and restore my sd information and ext cache. However, I have 1.7 Amon (for some other reason I can't update to 2.0) Bart is not available.
My bootloader is locked. I need the steps to backing up my whole sd card and ext3 then to restore it on my new card. I have searched for this and I'm not finding the correct method I'm looking for.
BTW if I copy my sd card to the pc and try to transfer them to the new sdcard I get a error for like 71 files that say the name is to long to transfer. But, it doesn't show the full name so I can't find out what the files are. The all start with RES
Upgrade to 2.0 and Nandroid.
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`Ok so I need to changed my sd cards and in the past I would use Bart to backup and restore my sd information and ext cache. However, I have 1.7 Amon (for some other reason I can't update to 2.0) Bart is not available.
My bootloader is locked. I need the steps to backing up my whole sd card and ext3 then to restore it on my new card. I have searched for this and I'm not finding the correct method I'm looking for.
BTW if I copy my sd card to the pc and try to transfer them to the new sdcard I get a error for like 71 files that say the name is to long to transfer. But, it doesn't show the full name so I can't find out what the files are. The all start with RES
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Partition the new card.. take the old files, put them on the new locations. It's that simple. If Windows is too retarded to store the files properly, maybe you should look into tar or something like that for Windows, I'm sure it's available.
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Partition the new card.. take the old files, put them on the new locations. It's that simple. If Windows is too retarded to store the files properly, maybe you should look into tar or something like that for Windows, I'm sure it's available.
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Windows can't read ext partitions properly so that won't work for that part. A Ubuntu live CD would though.
Ok I will try those options again.
So after all these apps and Rom flashes and everything, I've noticed that my SD card is bloated with left over directories and files and such. Is it ok to just copy the content of the SD Card to my computer, then format it as Fat 32, then put it back in the phone and everything will be fine?
I'm just cautious as to what the Rom's might be putting on it, and what the nandroid backups are going to do if they are moved.
Just trying to be careful, thanks!
badogg said:
So after all these apps and Rom flashes and everything, I've noticed that my SD card is bloated with left over directories and files and such. Is it ok to just copy the content of the SD Card to my computer, then format it as Fat 32, then put it back in the phone and everything will be fine?
I'm just cautious as to what the Rom's might be putting on it, and what the nandroid backups are going to do if they are moved.
Just trying to be careful, thanks!
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The only things that would get messed up would be rom manager backups ( copy them back into the correct folder after you put it back into the phone) titainum backups, any apps you install to SD.
I do this every few months myself. i hate all the bloat
I believe anything leftover on your sdcard would be typically from apps not roms. In regards to copying your sdcard contents, just copy everything onto your pc, reformat, then paste it all back on. As always, be careful and delete only what you know is in excess or no longer used.
You'd be fine.
Will work as long its formatted in the phone after youve erased your card
I had the same issue but I somehow deleted Gvoice and Gtalk and now can't download from market. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Any help would be appreciated, its been days and I'm dying over here ={
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IVXX said:
I had the same issue but I somehow deleted Gvoice and Gtalk and now can't download from market. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Any help would be appreciated, its been days and I'm dying over here ={
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weird. I'd reflash the ROM..
I tried something different recently.
After cleaning up my SD card, and reloading different ROM and stuff, I removed my card and put it into my PC. Then using Perfect Disk, ran "Smart Placement" then "Consolidate Free Space" I have no data to back up the speed feeling. The file access just seems a little snappier.
ZooDad
Yeah I flashed the ROM and Gapps back and everything was fine. Thanks ^_^
Hey guys,
Was using my Vega fine the other day...
Was using the new shuttle tool to read from a usb stick and all was working fine. Gone to use it today and it says the SD card is damaged and can't read it?
Have i done some thing wrong?
Its telling me to format it but i dont want to do this as it has ALL my apps and everything else are on it!
Can you connect your SD on a computer?
Then you could try and backup your data, format it and restore data back onto your SD.
Will give it a go!
Nope, it is still showing as corrupt!
So means I need start all over again right? What could have caused this then?
Do people take a nanodroid back up and save to a PC for just this occasion?
Ok, have got the vega ok again however all the Apps that were stored on the SD card are naturally not working, says that they are not installed... so going to the market on the vega I can see about 10 that are not installed.. have installed these and all are fine. I go to the market on the PC and can log in fine, go to my apps and can see all the apps that are on the vega, however if i now to go to install them again it says i have no device linked to this account? How? I have not changed any thing? Any ideas?
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Nope, it is still showing as corrupt!
So means I need start all over again right? What could have caused this then?
Do people take a nanodroid back up and save to a PC for just this occasion?
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I have also made my SD card corrupt in my SGS.
Corruption on SD card occurs if your phone crashes and you take the battery out (abnormal shutdowns).
But don't know how the Vega could get SD card corruption, you can't take the battery out and as it seems you're the only case here.
Maybe your microSD card was already corrupt when you bought it.
And you first noticed corruption when you wrote to that bad sector on your SD card.
It could have also slowly degraded and more and more corruption could occur.
hi,
i've similar issue, but once i reseat the sdcard it's fine again.
i also notice if i insert a mobile stick it shows sdcard requires format - damage...
maybe it's the format of the sdcard?
pininy said:
hi,
i've similar issue, but once i reseat the sdcard it's fine again.
i also notice if i insert a mobile stick it shows sdcard requires format - damage...
maybe it's the format of the sdcard?
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If you actually have corruption on your SD then I would suggest you try to test it more extensively.
Calculate how much free space do you have on your SD card and then find data with same size on another computer (actually it must be few MB less than free space on your SD) and make an MD5 hash from those files (create MD5 file with hashes and filenames).
Insert the SD card into your computer or connect it thru your phone/tablet.
Copy those files from your computer onto your SD card to fill it up as much as possible.
Restart your computer and phone/tablet.
Then copy those files back from your SD card onto your computer and verify the MD5 file against the copied files.
It's a strong possibility that you would then notice CRC missmatches.
If not then your SD card is really safe.
My phone says that the SD card is OK, but some files there don't copy back at its full length, therefore become corrupted.
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If you actually have corruption on your SD then I would suggest you try to test it more extensively.
Calculate how much free space do you have on your SD card and then find data with same size on another computer (actually it must be few MB less than free space on your SD) and make an MD5 hash from those files (create MD5 file with hashes and filenames).
Insert the SD card into your computer or connect it thru your phone/tablet.
Copy those files from your computer onto your SD card to fill it up as much as possible.
Restart your computer and phone/tablet.
Then copy those files back from your SD card onto your computer and verify the MD5 file against the copied files.
It's a strong possibility that you would then notice CRC missmatches.
If not then your SD card is really safe.
My phone says that the SD card is OK, but some files there don't copy back at its full length, therefore become corrupted.
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Im not 100% sure i understand... Can you explain the MD5 file bit again pls?
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Im not 100% sure i understand... Can you explain the MD5 file bit again pls?
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In short MD5 is a short hashed value that is uniqe for each content/file (if file content is the same). With that MD5 value you can check content/file integrity (that some content hasn't become corrupted in a transfer process).
If you're using windows I really can't help you much there, because I use Linux.
I think this one works OK (you can also make SFV, MD5 is not really needed):
http://www.quicksfv.org/download.html
If it doesn't work for you, you can find some more if you go to:
http://www.download.com
and search for "md5" there.
Microsoft has also an app for checking file integrity.
Or you can google for "md5sum" for more info (google knows everything).
are you running a custom rom or stock rom? The reason I ask is because I have had errors on nearly all the Modaco roms I have tested and the solution was to use moddedstockv2 and upgrade to vegacomb9 (I know it seems extreme but it is a much more stable rom than the modaco roms in my experience)
Loui - I on th latest Vegacomb
Yani - cheers for your help mate.
Ah well it may well be just a hardware problem then (I'm sorry I know that is not much help to you) perhaps you could tell us how lod the stick is or if you have been copying lots of files to and from it.
The reason I ask is because all things have limits and expiry dates even if they are not shouted about on the packet; Maybe the stick has reached one of these limits. If not then you could probably get a refund from the store you bought it from or a replacement from the vendor (as I recently got for western digital hard-drive that had SMART failure)
Also is it working okay now or have you had issues since the corruption?
The card is only about 3 weeks old, has not had much use if honest. Seems to be working ok now although since the market issues I have not been using it any where near as much as before so I cant give an accurate answer.
I think it may have been me messing around with the host mode or some thing as it did say i had removd a card that was mounted... i hadnt, i had just turned some thing off... so it could well be that which caused it!
Thanks for the info though mate, might see if can get a refund!
Hi, I had the same issue, I had tried to move an app from tablet to SD card I then got the same error message about the SD card needed too be formated. Check your card in your PC, it will most likely be OK. I then reinstalled vegacomb 3.2 update 3. Make sure you wipe cache, factory reset and wipe Delvic then reinstal.
That will fix the issue, the chances of your micro SD card becoming unstable after 3 weeks are slim.
Res
I often have this problem but after a restart it works again.