Database Users

Problems with Memory Card or possibly Device

I am no longer able to see my memory card when i connect my phone to my PC and can no longer see it when i go into file explorer!! Can someone tell me what maybe wrong or possible solutions. It was just working a little bit ago and then i can no longer get into the memory card through my PC or on the phone.

if i put a different memory card in the phone it will read it, it just wont read the card that came with the phone for some reason, what the hell is going on here?

Ehh not looking good here. While your phone is connected to the PC make sure 'Disk Drive' is selected and not 'Activesync'. If nothing still, I suggest placing the SD card in a USB reader and plug it directly into the PC. You should have your answer there. Good luck.

i just think its weird that my phone will read other memory cards and not the one that came with it, but when i put the 16gb card in a diff phone it is readable?

starkall, I would suggest copying everything that's on the card to your PC (using another phone or a card reader), placing the card back in your HD2, and doing a format right on the phone using the native utility for that (settings-all settings-system). This has cleared up the "disappearing card trick" for a bunch of people

when i use a card reader for my pc it wont even show up, can anyone send me the stock files that come on the original SD card. Thank you

i tried doing the facotry reset also and it still wont read the card, im lost i guess LOL

yeah sounds like a bad card. there should be a dl list of all the stock apps here on xda. look in the htc leo section, i believe there is a sticky on it and that you can dl each .cab one by one. the only thing that you may not be able to find here is the transformers movie files due to copyright. other than that, i'd hit up tmobile and get a replacement phone or sd card or both.

is there a way to delete all the icons from my phone that dont work now, like transformers, blockbuster, mobitv, barnesnoble etc... since i cant use them

starkall said:
is there a way to delete all the icons from my phone that dont work now, like transformers, blockbuster, mobitv, barnesnoble etc... since i cant use them
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Using file explorer (either on the phone or through activesync), just navigate to windows/start menu. There you will find the .lnk icons for everything you find on your start menu and in quicklinks. Delete or rearrange those (into folders for example) however you wish...they're just links.
EDIT: for mobitv, blockbuster, etc (everything except the movies really) you can download and reinstall the apps...they're all available at the thread ryan562 mentioned, and here's a link to it (it's also stickied at the top of this forum section):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663845
Just look for the two links there with "extracted cabs" in the title

the movies is what i wanted most LOL i called HTC and they are sending me a new card but are out of stock at the time being, BUMMER i know!!!!! I put my buddies SD card out of his HD2 in my phone and everything works so hope i get my new card soon, my son loves to watch transformers.

Losing files...?

Hi all.
I got an Experia X10i and just a few days ago i got a message that there was an update available.
I agreed to download/update and everything was fine.
But since yesterday my pictures deletes itself?!
All my pictures in /sdcard/DCIM/100ANDRO were visible and i scrolled and viewed some of them at work last night.
But today - only my 4 latest (taken last night) pictures were there (also visible in mediascape)
I did a restart and now those four are gone to!!
Download-folder and music-folder are still intact and the phone works like a charm besides it deleting my pictures.
I got a swedish X10i
1.6
1.1.27
Kernel version 2.6.29-rel [email protected] #2
Please can anyone help me with this problem?
Why are my files getting deleted?
thanx in advance
Jonny Westin
Update:
While typing here via PC my /sdcard/video is deleting itself and also files in the two subfolders.
Can the .nomedia-file cause deletion of files?
In the video-folder i got one of those - but not in the DCIM-folder.

are any syncing software which copies files to pc and deletes it from sd?
or any upload service like picasa/facebook which setting to delete file from sd after the upload

Didn't even think of that...
But that was not the case.
Nothing has been uploaded to Facebook and I got no picasa-account. And nothing uploaded to Google Docs.
Didn't connect to PC until just now so sync is not the case either.
I'm really confused?!
No status-indication whatsoever that anything has been uploaded.
I even installed an anti-virusapp but everything was ok.
Edit Even did a virus check via my PC at work - but all is ok in that matter.
Connected to usb to browse via PC but no files found in my DCIM except those thumbdata-files..

jonnywestin said:
Didn't even think of that...
But that was not the case.
Nothing has been uploaded to Facebook and I got no picasa-account. And nothing uploaded to Google Docs.
Didn't connect to PC until just now so sync is not the case either.
I'm really confused?!
No status-indication whatsoever that anything has been uploaded.
I even installed an anti-virusapp but everything was ok.
Edit Even did a virus check via my PC at work - but all is ok in that matter.
Connected to usb to browse via PC but no files found in my DCIM except those thumbdata-files..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi even I have faced the same issue when i woke up one morning i found that all the files on SD was just gone and i just could not do anything about it and ended up loosing all my files and data.
I have a unlocked Indian X10i

D'ohh!!
That wasn't nice to hear
All my pics of my kids and such..
Too bad.
I who had hoped on troubleless experience when coming back to SE after a long time with HTC
However - i still love my stupid, stupid phone - but wise from experience i now know that I can't keep files on my phone.
Will have to get it as a part of my day to backup photos.
There was some houndred pics of my kids that now is lost.
Stupid stupid me who didn't make a backup!!
Useles piece of crap-phone.
(but it is still a lovely toy)
Well thanks for your reply.
I will however try to mount the sdcard in windows and try some undelete-apps.

What can be reason of it? I've not faced such issue but still scared now :-/

Yes, .nomedia will delete files...
it's a stupid bug if not used properly... if you added a .nomedia file after updating your device, any old files will be deleted when the media scanner re-searches the device, and anything added after the .nomedia file was added will be safe.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6782845&postcount=1
Mind you, while there are issues with .nomedia, this might not necessarily be your issue.
Edit:
BTW - if you are going to try to recover files, you'll need a proper file recovery program (like BadCopy Pro) - you won't be able to undelete stuff like you normally would using your recycle bin... Of course, you probably already know this, but others reading the thread might not...

need some help please

Hello all,
today i bought x10, so i have x1 and moved my micro SD cart to the x10 but i cant find a way to access it, there is tons of stuff on it - folders, films, music, text documents.I am used to windows mobile device so need some help with android.How to access my card?
another thing - how to change the directory when i take a picture where to save it?
there are some "moxier" stuff on the menu wtf are all of them for?
i have a USB stick for internet, when i put the sim card in the phone and try to connect to internet it says there is no connection set up???with all other phones i insert it and just start browsing so whats the problem here?
sooo thats the problems i met so far i will be gratefull if someone can help me.

Firstly download a file manager app... Astro or Linda are both good. That gives you access to your SD card's contents.
The camera takes pictures and stores them on DCIM file and under 100ANDRO on my phone. They are viewable in Mediascape from there. You can also use the file manager to create more files/albums in the Pictures file and as long as the image is in there the phone finds it to view in Mediascape. I copied over a load of pics from my PC to X10 using the MediaGo part of the PC Companion.
The moxier stuff is bloat ware put on by SE, can't get rid of it unless you root.
Not sure about the USB thing, hopefully someone else can give you some advice on that.

sooo if i dont have internet connection i cant download either of the managers :/

Are you talking about using a different SIM card which has a mobile data plan on it just so that you can access the internet??? That's not a great way of using a smartphone like this.. when you've got your "normal" SIM in you phone will be a bit crippled!..
Anyway.. couple of options - 1. Find somewhere with Wifi and use that to access the internet..
2. If you're putting in a new SIM card then you'll need to configure the internet access via mobile data - you can get the settings from the support pages on the SE site..
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/sup...owtogetinternetsettings/xperiax10?cc=gb&lc=en

okay...
fixed the internet , installed astro
just few more questions poped up so:
as i read somewhere now i dont need anything else to install .apk files on my device right? i can install them throught astro?
also when i configured astro to "sort" folders and files (folders on top) when i restarted the device they went back as i didnt do any settings?will settings reset every time i shut down the phone? and can i fix it somehow?
oh and any options to see the % battery left like on x1 after putting some other roms that got this option?

[q] apps and games i have saved on my sd card are not being read on my phone

applications and games ive downloaded and moved to my sd card are not showing in my list of applications. i can not use them at all with the few ways i tried. i cant download apps from the market i hit ok n it doesnt do anything. i cant uninstall apps. i cant install apps ive acquired from other sites. when i go into manage applications and click on any and "all apps" that are saved on my sd card n "on my phone" it will not show the memory used it will just show computing for everything in data and cache. i have learned that if i remove my memory card all apps that are saved to my phone will delete if if i want to delete them with the exception of preinstalled apps. my phone can download and it shows the memory use of applications in the app manager. i have tried i few tricks like signing into google n deleting data n cache from google apps and it worked, however when i shut my phone off then back on it went back to the same problem. i dont remember exactly the steps i took to get it to work because i did follow the steps but then tried a few other things that i cant recall and my phone worked properly with my sd card installed. now i try the same steps i learned but they are not working. i have no idea what to do. my phone is rooted but thats all i have done, i havent manipulated any files or installed any roms. i have however downloaded a few apps for rooted droids one being autostarts and this is where i think i may have went wrong but im not sure. when i downloaded autostarts i went crazy stopping apps that auto start to save battery life but and i dont know if i may have stopped something critical to my phone functioning properly but i cant check because autostarts is saved on my sd card and i my phone wont read apps on my sd card in a way where i can actually use them. so this is my problem i didnt make any back ups i dont want to reformat my sd card or buy a new sd card i dont think that will solve my problem anyway i dont want to wipe my phone because theres just too much on my phone. i just need to learn what i can do to fix this problem. please help n if u can ill buy you a gift on amazon and have it shipped to you or donate to this site if i knew how to do that lol... ill will attach a text doc showing the steps i took that worked for my phone but stopped working after i turned off my phone then turned it back on... p.s. it wouldnt work again because i cant delete data and caches from apps the apps memory use stays stuck on computing

I have a droid 2

sorry for all the typos ive been up for awhile

i havent tried this tip yet that i found because i just dont know what effect it will have on my phone...
THE "FOR ROOTED PHONES ONLY" LIST
(if you have to ask what that is, you probably can't/shouldn't do it)
- Delete the file system/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db (or, alternatively, the whole /data/data/com.android.providers.settings directory)
- Add an entry to the HOSTS file at system/etc/hosts for android.clients.google.com (IP address for the entry varies per location, I'm in the US and used 74.125.93.113 -- this seems to primarily address proxy issues, which may be encountered by wireless users in China)
this is in the txt.doc i posted. i only did the tips listed under easy list in the txt doc

i think im going to try removing my sd card clearing the data for all the google apps then putting my sd card back in and see if that helps.

nope didnt work... also just a side note when i go into manage applications then click "on sd card" i can see my apps there with no icon logos next to its title but again i cant see its data usage and cache its stuck on computing and i cant see my apps that are installed on my sd card in my list of apps i can only see that the apps are still there when i go into manage applications then click "on sd card"

ok well i was getting really frustrated considering new non android smarthphones new service providers the works lol then i thought for a moment and said hmm maybe i just have to many apps and games saved directly to my phone and my poor phone cant handle anymore. so i removed my sd card turned on my phone and started deleting a few apps to give my phone more memory. i then again turned off my phone inserted my sd card turned on my phone and viola the phone is working properly again. i was binge eating downloads never once considering the memory on my phone smh poor phone lol well i lost the weight and my phone feels great. thanx me hopefully this will help someone else in the future.

smh im still having the same problems i dont event think it was a memory issue because simply deleting content doesnt even get my phone to read my sd card properly can anyone help

smh posting on this site was completely useless just like androids app dependent os

holy novenary post, batman. did you try sbf/factory reset or formatting the sd card?

yup factory reset n still had the same problem, and format sd card heck no are u crazy are u so completely senile youve lost all grasp of reality lol what i did do is put a knew sd card ran everything as normal removed the memory card deleted smdl2tmp1.asec file then installed the memory card ran everything as usual removed that memory card and replaced it with my original memory card with all files in the .asec folder deleted n now it has been working fine.

i think its so awesome that this site can teach you in detail how to void ya warranty in every way but for any actual real maintenance recovery n repair questions its all thumbs

knew = new lol

Files only recognized on SD card

While I'm a newbie I don't consider myself brain dead and I'm VERY determined in finding solutions when I have a problem . So trust me when I say I've spent hours trying to find info on this. I'm not sure if my search skills are off or if my phone is meant to work this way but the only answers I got were from my own accidental discoveries !!
Here goes the issues all tie in: First I tried backing up my contacts with an app, from my old Infuse to my new Grand Prime, both phones had the same versions running of the backup app. I put the backup file in as many places related to that app on my Grand prime but the app could not find it in any folder even though I could see it in 'my files' . After 5 hours I took a hiatus and noted I could have manually copied my contacts in an hour lol
Next I copied my music to my phones storage hardly rocket science; getting an app to play it was though !!
I Downloaded 3 different music players none could find my music to play of course I could see it in my files.
Then I Downloaded 2 ringtones again saved on my phones storage in a folder already named Ringtones - pretty straight fowards me thinks ha !! I could not add the ringtones via settings/ ringtones because they were not found.
Lastly photos that I sent from my old phone and computer via Bluetooth that are saved in the folder called download would not show up in my Album .
So a week later of hell and no closer to getting anything to work I was reading about a fix for the ringtone (turned out to be a different phone) but it suggesed creating a folder on my sd card and putting the appropriate file in it.
Example Ringtone folder and putting a ringtone file inside. Music folder and mp3 inside.
And then ........VOILA ... omgeee the apps start finding stuff. UGH, seriously? ? Is this how things should be or is my phone not "right" because after this week I'm certainly not right; )
On my old Infuse the files could go anywhere either sd storage or phone emulated storage obviously with the apps correct path but either way they would be recognized by the app or OS they did not solely have to reside on the SD Card.
With people changing phones often I find the idea of creating correct and specific folders and paths to be too convoluted for the average Joe and so I come to the conclusion my phone must be f'd ???
I'd love some clarification from guys in the know lol cause asking at my local phone store gets me blank stares !!.

So much talent, there must be an answer !!
Sunnbuzz said:
While I'm a newbie I don't consider myself brain dead and I'm VERY determined in finding solutions when I have a problem . So trust me when I say I've spent hours trying to find info on this. I'm not sure if my search skills are off or if my phone is meant to work this way but the only answers I got were from my own accidental discoveries !!
Here goes the issues all tie in: First I tried backing up my contacts with an app, from my old Infuse to my new Grand Prime, both phones had the same versions running of the backup app. I put the backup file in as many places related to that app on my Grand prime but the app could not find it in any folder even though I could see it in 'my files' . After 5 hours I took a hiatus and noted I could have manually copied my contacts in an hour lol
Next I copied my music to my phones storage hardly rocket science; getting an app to play it was though !!
I Downloaded 3 different music players none could find my music to play of course I could see it in my files.
Then I Downloaded 2 ringtones again saved on my phones storage in a folder already named Ringtones - pretty straight fowards me thinks ha !! I could not add the ringtones via settings/ ringtones because they were not found.
Lastly photos that I sent from my old phone and computer via Bluetooth that are saved in the folder called download would not show up in my Album .
So a week later of hell and no closer to getting anything to work I was reading about a fix for the ringtone (turned out to be a different phone) but it suggesed creating a folder on my sd card and putting the appropriate file in it.
Example Ringtone folder and putting a ringtone file inside. Music folder and mp3 inside.
And then ........VOILA ... omgeee the apps start finding stuff. UGH, seriously? ? Is this how things should be or is my phone not "right" because after this week I'm certainly not right; )
On my old Infuse the files could go anywhere either sd storage or phone emulated storage obviously with the apps correct path but either way they would be recognized by the app or OS they did not solely have to reside on the SD Card.
With people changing phones often I find the idea of creating correct and specific folders and paths to be too convoluted for the average Joe and so I come to the conclusion my phone must be f'd ???
I'd love some clarification from guys in the know lol cause asking at my local phone store gets me blank stares !!.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was really hoping someone would have an idea here as there are so many highly intelligent people working with Android on this site ,
I went to Fido but I knew way more than them, they sent me to Phone Lab the guy did EVERYTHING I did and was no closer, I called Samsung which said there must be an internal memory problem, send in the phone for repair.
I wish I could fix it without that HUGE inconvenience, any help would be appreciated .