MicroSD slot not working - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Yesterday I was taking some pictures and noticed the pics were being saved to the internal sdcard, went storage and I can see my Samsung class 10 (fat32)card is not seen, plugged card to PC and it was working there, tried another card on phone and it does not see it so cannot mount it.
Anyone experience this with their phone?
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Forgot to mention I'm running stock ROM
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The card is inserted but it still says insert card to mount it.
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hmsq said:
The card is inserted but it still says insert card to mount it.
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This problem occurred to many users. I suggest you to format your card using phone in exFAT format. Revert after that.
Note if u have any data Backup tp pc and then format within the phone

But it does not accept other cards, so I have to plug a exfat card in for it to recognise there is a card in slot? Or would it be easier to do a factory reset?
This makes the assumption it is a software issue. Currently I cannot factory reset do to being away from PC as I need to backup data.
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sd card mount option

i am using 8gb memory card in my gt540. since two days SD card is not mounting in the device and it is also not recognized in the recovery mode. but the Sd card works on PC and other devices.. i used 5 different SD cards of my friends but it failed to recognize.. any suggesstions...?
i also tried flashing different ROms, all works except SD card...!
As u can see the img, the mount option is totally blocked eventhough i have SD card inserted...
srinath2912 said:
i am using 8gb memory card in my gt540. since two days SD card is not mounting in the device and it is also not recognized in the recovery mode. but the Sd card works on PC and other devices.. i used 5 different SD cards of my friends but it failed to recognize.. any suggesstions...?
i also tried flashing different ROms, all works except SD card...!
As u can see the img, the mount option is totally blocked eventhough i have SD card inserted...
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SD slot broken
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Can I replace slot
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Hardware problem ....
Got that after getting a Kingston 16gb class 4... If u're using windows, tried to repair the SD trough "Computer" or checking carefuly the SD slot? and cleaning it?..
but he said that he tried his friends card too and dint work so im positive that its hardware problem
Suddenly it recognized one time ..and after restarting it doesn't recognize. Yesterday.
Thanks for the replies ......
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srinath2912 said:
Suddenly it recognized one time ..and after restarting it doesn't recognize. Yesterday.
Thanks for the replies ......
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Try diferent size then the 16gb format it in another android phone then try it out
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Hardware issue......take it to lg store.
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try to put a folded sheet of paper between sdcard and locker ... maybe the problem is a failing contact

64gb

will this phone support a 64 gb micro sd card? sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app
bman55 said:
will this phone support a 64 gb micro sd card? sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app
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yes but you must format the card first before it will read.
xxaddictedxx said:
yes but you must format the card first before it will read.
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I think the phone will do whatever is needed. I plugged in my new Sandisk 64GB card into the phone and it recognized it immediately, and mounted it a second or so later. Working great.
jj14 said:
I think the phone will do whatever is needed. I plugged in my new Sandisk 64GB card into the phone and it recognized it immediately, and mounted it a second or so later. Working great.
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i formatted mine before i ever plugged it in.had issues with them not reading in the past so i just do it now to keep from running into problems
thanks guys. can I format it directly on the phone?
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you can as long as the phone reads it if it does not don't worry should work fine once you format via computer..... I have a 64 GB micro in my phone and no issues but formated it on my computer good luck!
There are some kernels that won't recognize the exFAT format that most 64GB cards come with. ExFAT is proprietary from Microsoft. Stock kernels work. I kept having trouble, so I formatted my card to FAT32 on my computer. The only real limitation is FAT32 only allows files up to 4GB.
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jprocket45 said:
you can as long as the phone reads it if it does not don't worry should work fine once you format via computer..... I have a 64 GB micro in my phone and no issues but formated it on my computer good luck!
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What should I format it to... The phone recognizes it and then promptly says remove SD card
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Flash a different kernel such as kt's latest or put in your computer and reformat as fat32. I had this same problem and either of these methods will fix.
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bman55 said:
What should I format it to... The phone recognizes it and then promptly says remove SD card
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Are you on the stock ROM or custom ROM? (specifically the kernel)
If you are on the stock ROM, try to insert it into the phone, and if it says "remove sd card", ignore that and instead, mount it (settings, more, storage, scroll to the bottom - mount sd card). It should work after that.
If you are using a different kernel, you will need to find out if it supports exFAT. If not, you may only be able to use as FAT32

Samsung 64GB micro sdhc becomes only 30.5GB after formating on windows 7 or 8 in fat3

My samsung 64gb micro sdhc card on working properly in my galaxy s4 I9500 with stock latest firmware.some times my files disapears and some times becomes unusable.when I attach this card with my laptop with the card reader the windows demands to format the card.in format process I have only two file system options fat32 and ntfs.and the storage size only shows 30.5GB.after format it becomes only 30.5GB in fat32 format and works perfectly. Any solution to use my card with full storage size in phone and windows laptop with windows 7 and 8.
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paradise220 said:
My samsung 64gb micro sdhc card on working properly in my galaxy s4 I9500 with stock latest firmware.some times my files disapears and some times becomes unusable.when I attach this card with my laptop with the card reader the windows demands to format the card.in format process I have only two file system options fat32 and ntfs.and the storage size only shows 30.5GB.after format it becomes only 30.5GB in fat32 format and works perfectly. Any solution to use my card with full storage size in phone and windows laptop with windows 7 and 8.
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You could try and format it on the phone it might work
format it in exfat instead of fat32 or ntfs
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Memory storage becomes 62.5GB after formating on phone.but my files disapers after a few minutes and the windows 7 or 8 asked to format the card.
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paradise220 said:
Memory storage becomes 62.5GB after formating on phone.but my files disapers after a few minutes and the windows 7 or 8 asked to format the card.
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I am having the exact same problem. Is this a Samsung issue? or just a dodgy SD card?
You can only use and format your own sd card with your cell phone only not with any other platforms,,,,, live with it lol, i guess if you would like to move or copy some files just use the usb cable
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The main problem is it that my data disappears after some times from this 64GB micro sd card.32GB cards works perfectly.
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paradise220 said:
The main problem is it that my data disappears after some times from this 64GB micro sd card.32GB cards works perfectly.
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Its a samsung genuine sd card and it supposed to work perfectly! Make sure its not a copy one?? Try google to compare...
I have a 32 kingston , it came with my previous digital camera 2 years ago , i am using it now for the S4 :thumbup:
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Sd card

Is anyone having problem with there sd card I get a error saying it a blank sd card but when I put it back n my note 2 everything still on it
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I even tried to format it
have you tried formatting the card?
Yes I formatted it still don't work but I put it n my note 2 it works
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MicroSD "Blank" - Galaxy Note 3
I am having the same issue, phone refuses to see my SD card. Has anyone figured out a work around for this, or is it most likely a hardware issue? Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900V), non rooted.
Have tried multiple microSD's (SanDisk 32GB HC C4, Sandisk 32GB HC U1) that both read correctly on PC. Have tried reformatting with through Windows --> my computer --> format and with SDA SD formatter software (full format, not quick). Phone still will not recognize it.
Also tried connecting phone via USB with SD card inserted, it doesn't show up anywhere in the directory to try formatting it there (image attached). I do get the option to format what I am assuming is the entire phone, this seems like a poor decision.
I have dug around the forum, the majority of the fix's point towards reformatting via PC, does not seem to solve the issue for me. Any advice very much appreciated!! Really hoping it isn't going to require a new phone.
Thanks!
You could do a factory reset and see if that helps. If not, you might have a bad SD card slot.
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Bad SD card slot
Yep it was a bad SD card slot. Had Amazon send a replacement, read the card right away.
The problem was the phone it was a brand new phone I went to Verizon in they replace it with a new at the store
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64gb sd card problems.

Hello
I just bought a new 64gb micro sd card
But run into all kinds of problems...
Extracting rar files from my micro sd card won't work, I get the error "wrong header type".
Extracting the same files from internal works fine.
Extracting a movie from internal to external sd works but the movie will only play for about 1 minute and then it says
"Unable to play video"
Anyone got some ideas...
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Did you tried to format your sd card? That should help with your issue.
probably fake sd card...
Most probably a fake.
Use H2testw to test the SD card:
http://mympx.org/Downloads/p13_sectionid/2/p13_fileid/13
nikzDHD said:
Most probably a fake.
Use H2testw to test the SD card:
http://mympx.org/Downloads/p13_sectionid/2/p13_fileid/13
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I formatted exfat and fat32 but neither will work.
What do you mean by fake sd card..?
Thanks for your reply
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I formatted my SD card in EXT3/EXT4 format. Android 4.4 works fine
richard2311 said:
I formatted exfat and fat32 but neither will work.
What do you mean by fake sd card..?
Thanks for your reply
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Fake SD cards do exist in masses.
Take a read of this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Spotting-...SD-USB-Memory-Cards-/10000000175807852/g.html
Yep it's a fake I have a 32 gig made in China all sorts of problems ...just like yours. ... bought one that was made in Japan and no problems with exact same files
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I have problems with my samsung microsd 64gb (10). Cant move apps to sd. When i upload my images and vodeos to my card, it show all corrupted on my phone. With my 32gb no problems.
Maybe fake samsung card? It was in a original samsung package.
I formatted to fat32 en exfat but thesame problem.
(Srry for my english)
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midyat47 said:
I have problems with my samsung microsd 64gb (10). Cant move apps to sd. When i upload my images and vodeos to my card, it show all corrupted on my phone. With my 32gb no problems.
Maybe fake samsung card? It was in a original samsung package.
I formatted to fat32 en exfat but thesame problem.
(Srry for my english)
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Run the program mentioned above to test the card please.
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