Is anyone else using this card, or had these problems? Card mounted fine when I first took it out of the package. File Transfer from my backup on my Ubuntu 13.10 powered Dell d630 Lat. to the card in a USB 2.0 reader was real slow. Had problems with files disappearing, folders showing up empty, and apk files becoming corrupt and unusable. Card comes in extFat32 format.pulled the card, wiped it and formatted it to fat32 using gParted.transfer the second go round was a lot faster for the most part, but files disappearing and folders coming up empty still happening.i even re downloaded several files just incase they were corrupted during the transfer. Is it a bad card, or are there problems with how s4/MJA handles 64gb cards?
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I have the same card and I have no issues. Just take card back and swap it. Less headache and down time
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Bought it on ebay.i hope this is a freak thing among the 64gb cards.
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I recently bought a sandisk class 10 64gb XDHC card and have had 0 problems. I agree with the poster above. Be sure (Since it's off of ebay) you really are getting what you pay for. My card was $50 from amazon. Don't know if you got it super cheap or something from ebay but that could be your problem. I would exchange it and if that still doesn't work then you are most likely getting mislabeled fake cards. Memory I always try to get from the manufacturer or reputable company because there are TONS of fakes out there.
Again I'm on 4.3 MJA stock with root and philz recovery and have no problems with mine albeit a different brand.
Best of luck though!
For what it's worth I had the sandisk 64gb ultra (from amazon) and had issues constantly with it becoming unmounted, despite anything I tried.. Some have no issues with the sandisk. Prior to that I had a sandisk 32gb ultra and never had an issue at all, which is what I expected from the 64gb sandisk.
It didn't take me long to switch to the same samsung 64gb (from amazon) you've got, no issues at all, and it's been several months now....
I think the others said it right, get that thing replaced for another...
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Hi all,
Apologies for the rambling post below but....
I would like to report major problems I have experienced with 32gb Micro SD cards with a number of Android devices, and most recently my new Desire HD.
The problems occur when I copy across my music library to the 32gb SD. It is a mixture of MP3 and AAC (mp4) files and the initial amount of data is a minimum of 5gb. All the data copies across fine, as I can tell from the available space under settings/SD & phone storage. However, the stock music player app does not recognise roughly half the music, and some of the music it has recognised produces a "cannot play this file format" message if i try and listen to it.
Using Astro File Manager, I then browse to the location on the SD card where I have copied the music and find that the music (that was not recognised) , is not physically on the SD card (despite the available space remaining suggesting the files are there).
If I then copy new music to the Desire HD on the SD card, the music copies over but the same scenario above occurs.
If I keep the SD card in the phone for 24 hrs the phone will crash numerous times and the only way I can turn the phone back on is to remove the battery.
I have tested 4 different 32gb Micro SDHC cards, 2 Class 4 SanDisks and 2 Class 6 Kingstons, same results with both.
Phone-wise, I have tested this on an HTC Wildfire and Samsung Galaxy S (running Android 2.1) and an HTC Desire and HTC Desire HD (running 2.2). I will test on a Samsung Galaxy Tab tonight.
Also, I have tested the above after formatting the SD card in the devices themselves, and from formatting the SD card from Windows 7 using FAT32 and 32kilobytes as the allocation unit size.
Has anyone else experiences issues with 32gb Micro SDHC cards? FYI, the stock 8gb Samsung SD card that comes with the Desire HD works without any issues whatsoever.
regards
Michael
I'm so glad you've posted these findings, I was contemplating buying a 32GB microsd card but could not justify paying more than twice the amount it costs for a 16GB card. I think I'm going to settle with a 16GB card now.
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Just thought about something, where are you doing this from, Windows 7 ? There is a Microsoft Windows update that fixes a problem with Windows 7 not reading 32GB or higher memory cards properly.
h t t p : / / support.microsoft.com/?kbid=976422
Very interesting and useful info for who tend to use 32GB microsd with DHD.
Is there anyone using 32 GB without any problem? We need to find out if DHD has a common problem with 32 GB or not.
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Very interesting and useful info for who tend to use 32GB microsd with DHD.
Is there anyone using 32 GB without any problem? We need to find out if DHD has a common problem with 32 GB or not.
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I have one I got last week thats working perfect! 32GB class 4 from mymemory.co.uk (their own card, no manufacturer name).
I've copied a bunch of music and some HDTV episodes onto it so it's almost full, all files are definitely there and I've had no issues with playback. Using Astro too.
Copied them over on a Windows 7 system with Android Manager WiFi, I've used the regular USB cable once or twice which works fine too.
I also have a 32gig card.
Initially I had similar problems to you bit sure what fixed it, HTC sync works and I did reboot one or twice, but its all working
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No issues with my Integral 32GB Class 4 card.
Try formatting with 32k cluster size...I've read that it helps with stuttering video issue, maybe it also helps with this...
Then nice to know it's a spesific problem not common. Thanks for the feedbacks guys.
I'm having exactly same problems as post 1. Someone suggested it might be a fake 32GB card so I'm currently running h2testw on it to see.
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I'm having exactly same problems as post 1. Someone suggested it might be a fake 32GB card so I'm currently running h2testw on it to see.
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That was the case with my 32GB one. h2testw reported only the first 1.8GB usable.
I suspect these are factory rejects being snatched before being destroyed/recycled.
I've been using a Kingston Class 4 32Gb card for 2-3 months now with absolutely no problems. Almost full of music and Sat Nav maps, and not even a hint of problems. Make sure you buy from a reputable, or at least traceable, supplier!
Sounds like the card is faulty or fake, ALWAYS test with H2TESTW and format it with Panasonic's SD Formatter app BEFORE using it with any device! Too many dodgey cards out there!
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Mind if I ask where the hell did you find 32GB class 6 Kingston or other cards.
I can't find anything higher than class 4. Also on their official page there aren't any 32gb microSDHC class 6+.
Ho everybody this is the answer. I have bought over 10 32gb micro SD cards from eBay and amazon.
Some would not even format. Dome would format but while trying to transfer the files half way through the card would fail and would not be able to format or only see the card as 8gb.
Some would format and transfer would be good but by the time I would check for the data on the card the data would have disappeared.
Let me make one thing clear ALL THESE CARDS WERE CHEAP NOCK OFFS AND CHEAP QUALITY FROM CHINA.
I payed from £25 to £80 from eBay and amazon and they all failed.
I bought ONE FROM SCAN.CO.UK and it worked first time and still works with no issues thank God.
IT IS NOT THE DHD IT IS THE CARDS.
The reason they all failed and why its so hard to believe is because not everyone that buys the cards would transfer so much data at the beginning which is why the card failed, the huge amount of data being transferred showed the true defects in the card.
I really hope this helped.
Kind regards
Imran
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thanks guys for this discussion it really helped me as i was planing on buying one such card from ebay now would prefer a more reliable vendor and would read more reviews.
I've had a Lexar class 10 32GB I got from Amazon for £70 - works really well. Took a bit longer to 'prepare' when I first put it in, but no problems since.
Hi, I just for the 16gb sandisk card that was on sale at newegg and my G2 is having problems dectecting it.
I know android has problems with class10 cards so I bought the class 4 one.
when i plug in the card and start up the phone sometimes it say the SD card is blank.
also while im using the phone the sd card will say it unmounted or the android files in the card will turn into weird icons.
does anyone have this problem too?
I formatted it to Fat 32 many times.
i bought the same card on newegg. Although i haven't had the chance to use it yet, i was just gonna format it and copy the whole of my previous SD to it. Does your card work on any other device? if not might need to RMA
No i haven't had time to try it on my other phones yet.
I had to Clone the old card to the new card and so far no problems.
so problem solved?
I think so.
I couldn't just drag the files over.
Do class 10 cards not work on Desire Z ?
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I had a Class 10 patriot and it kept corrupting on me. I RMA'd it several times.
Hmm, I ordered a Transcend 16gb class 10. Hope it'll work.
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The Transcend class 10 8gb worked for me.
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Do class 10 cards not work on Desire Z ?
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They may or may not work okay. But Class 10 cards seem to cause more problems than lower class cards, based on user posts here. Plus, the extra expense doesn't seem justified, as you will not see much if any performance gain.
Since I'm in school, I got a lot of problems with sandisk product. (stop working without a sing, corrupt, takes days to boot).
For my usb flash drives I use patriot now. Never got problems, especially with the little 8gb usb key. Excellent reviews on newegg.
I bought class 10 16 gb micro usb patriot. Run some bench marks, average 11 mb/s writing. Since 5 months, lot of testing roms and watching videos, no problem yet.
Be careful with bad reviews because some people runs day long benchmarks. It kills flash memory.
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Since I'm in school, I got a lot of problems with sandisk product. (stop working without a sing, corrupt, takes days to boot).
For my usb flash drives I use patriot now. Never got problems, especially with the little 8gb usb key. Excellent reviews on newegg.
I bought class 10 16 gb micro usb patriot. Run some bench marks, average 11 mb/s writing. Since 5 months, lot of testing roms and watching videos, no problem yet.
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Does Sandisk work better if you're not in school
Odd. Was it a genuine Sandisk product, purchased from a reliable source (like Newegg). Because there are a heck of a lot of Sandisk counterfeits on places like eBay. Sandisk and Kingston are probably the most counterfeited brands of flash memory. On the other hand, its just possible you had a defective unit. Its impossible for even the most reliable electronics manufacturer to be 100% free of defective units.
I've used 3 different Sandisk Micro-SD cards in my smartphones and tablet, one of them is almost 4 years old. Only had a problem once, and a format fixed it right up. Also used Sandisk SD and CF cards in my cameras for years, without issue.
Today my Transcend 16gb class 10 arrived and I installed in my DZ.
Not any problems until now ...
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My 16gb Sandisk just crapped out on me while i was downloading apps. I just suddenly said the card unmounted? I had to reboot to get the hard back. anyone else having problems?
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My 16gb Sandisk just crapped out on me while i was downloading apps. I just suddenly said the card unmounted? I had to reboot to get the hard back. anyone else having problems?
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Happens to me about every other week. My Sandisk 16gb class 4 card is from my local Radio Shack, so I doubt it's fake. Perhaps some G2's don't like class 4 cards? When it happens to me, I see that message when I get up in the morning.
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Oh good, so it's not just me. But damn that sucks. it does get annoying.
I'm using the pre-root Stock 2.3.4 rom. you?
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Oh good, so it's not just me. But damn that sucks. it does get annoying.
I'm using the pre-root Stock 2.3.4 rom. you?
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That ROM, and cm7 nighty 204.
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Hi All,
Could you please help me to choose which memory card is good for samsung galaxy S4?
I am thinking to buy Transcend or Samsung 32GB Class 10 memory card. Please suggest.
Well I Googled it and determined the 64gb Samsung is very good.
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Well I Googled it and determined the 64gb Samsung is very good.
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what abt 32gb?
jashir101 said:
what abt 32gb?
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I have used sandisk 32gb class 10 works well (Used on Note 2)
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I have used sandisk 32gb class 10 works well (Used on Note 2)
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I have a Sandisk 32GB Ultra Class 10 and it doesn't doesn't work well with it, message keep popping up saying the removable card is mounted then unmounted, then it's dead, I returned and got a replacement, my suggestion is to get Samsung branded, even though it's more expensive, but more reliable.
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why go 32, get most you can. not much difference in money compared to phone price
sandisk has had issues for some
we just put 2 64gb ones in our phones. worked right off, no formatting. perfect
from amazon
my point was there are hundreds of reviews out there on the cards and ones by s4 users, check them out if you haven't
I have the 64 gig sandisc in my s3 its my second one because the first one was fried... Same thing happened to my brothers 32 gig Samsung...
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I have a Samsung microsdhc plus 16gb. No problems so far.
I've been using a SanDisk 32Gb ultra class 10 for about 6 months, originally with my galaxy s3. In March, my S3 kept trying to repair the card, wouldn't read the information. Even when it finished repairing it will unmount. After restarting the phone, same thing.. Repair and unmount. Brought it to my laptop and it could barely read the information on the drive.
All My info was there but it took forever to load anything. I format the card on my Pc and it's been working ever since. Everything is backed up, so it wasn't that big of deal. Though I did lose some pictures from that day due to my sync schedule.
Using the same card now in my s4. No problems yet.
Edit* I have antivirus on my phone and computer.. Scan showed up clean on both. So I have to assume either just a bad/corrupt file or the sdcard itself had an issue. But I did find others having issues regarding the same card I have, but I read mostly 'fried' or dead cards. Mine didn't die.
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So given the smaller HD space of the S4 I bought an Kingston 8 GB microSDHC Class 4 memory card for the phone.
Whenever I need to access anything on the card though I've been getting errors. Viewing pics in the gallery app is slow and causes the gallery app to freeze. I'm now trying to copy all of the pictures off the SD card onto the main HD space on the phone to stop this but I can't seem to get it to transfer more than a few files before I get an error copying it.
Did I buy a crap SD card or is this just normal with the S4?
No crap SD card I've found that Samsung phones work best with Samsung cards ! I used to use sandisk and had to switch too many stupid errors and stuff but long story short get a Samsung class 10 and you'll be happy
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Probably a faulty microSD card. Have had no problems so far with my Sandisk microSDXC.
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So given the smaller HD space of the S4 I bought an Kingston 8 GB microSDHC Class 4 memory card for the phone.
Whenever I need to access anything on the card though I've been getting errors. Viewing pics in the gallery app is slow and causes the gallery app to freeze. I'm now trying to copy all of the pictures off the SD card onto the main HD space on the phone to stop this but I can't seem to get it to transfer more than a few files before I get an error copying it.
Did I buy a crap SD card or is this just normal with the S4?
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I would try formatting the card and if still causes problems, get a new one. Sandisk is fine but if you bought it off eBay or for super cheap it could be knockoff. You don't need class 10 unless you are doing lots of writes and want speed - refilling entire card with movies or music.
I would say false class ten loads faster and is more efficient in storage and also more reliable I used to use class 4 and say I'm not wasting money blah blah but to be honest its worth the extra money! Especially if the op said his gallery is loading slow perfect example of a class ten shinning moment there! He didn't have a sandisk and he said he had a Kingston .... Worse IMO. Sandisk will tell you that 32 GB ultra class tens don't work well with some androids as I have been in contact with them many times since my gs3 and note 2 days ! Op I honestly recommend you to get a class ten Samsung micro SD and you'll be happy but your money and your phone just my three cents worth
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I bought the card from Amazon, and not from a 3rd party retailer using Amazon; directly from Amazon LLC so it's as legit as it gets on that front. It's entirely possible that the class 4 is slowing it down I just didn't want to rule out the possibility that it might be the OS doing something funky I'm unaware of.
But that said I found out the reason I was getting errors copying the files was because the files were corrupted so I'm leaning more towards crappy card at this point. I'll try formatting the card and see what happens. If it comes down to it I'll just get a larger Class 10, maybe get a samsung card after tyshemi recommendation.
I've used same Samsung class 10 SD card with two phones no problem. Even dirty swapped from one phone to the other no formatting no problems.
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Class ratings apply to write speed. It has nothing to do with reliability. Reads are faster then writes and so to distinguish performance class ratings were established in regards to writes and you pay more for faster write speed. Sandisk cards have a. 5 year warranty. Try formatting an using the card again and if still having issues try to return it.
For more factual info on SD cards check out Wikipedia.
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But more facts dont tell you that the market on ebay and amazon are flooded with bad sd cards and that sandisk return process is very slow and us anal phone users need things now trust me ive been through it five times with them when the note 2 came out! Needless to say samsung cards work better with samsung devices and samsung supports them as well
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Odds are it's a bad sdcard.
I've been using the same 64GB sandisk card class 10 card for 8 months ( Galaxy S3 and S4). I have over 30GB of music on it and growing. not to mention I regularly write 1GB plus files to the card and delete them (custom roms). No issues at all.
I've been using SanDisk Ultra 64GB MicroSD Class 10 on my S4 (GT-I9500), but read-write speeds are much slower than accessing from computer (using sdcard adapter). What is the cause of this? Thank you.
SD card unexpectedly removed... The heck does that mean? I didn't take it out nor jar or drop the phone. That just popped up and I didn't have access to the SD card until I rebooted. It's a 128gb samsung evo microsd that was formatted in the X. Anyone else have this issue?
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No issue here. Could be a sim tray or contact issue. 64 gb card forget which brand. Sandisk pro I think.
I'm having the same issue. Love this phone! But this is getting a little irritating
I have not had this issue. Been using the phone for two weeks with a 64 GB Samsung Pro+ card in it since day one.
I just boxed my turd up and sent it to moto today. The bootloader was unlocked but flashed back to stock unrooted, hoping for the best. They gave me a code to get a new one made...it said it will be here Oct 1st.
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Anytime I had this issue previously, it was 100% the card.
The card works fine in my Moto G and my wife's Moto X...
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So, far I've only had it twice in the 3 weeks i had it
Like other folks stated, it has to do with the SD card. If you purchased a SD card from eBay or something generic, you are bound to have this issue. I think it has to do with the flimsiness of the plastic. Borrow a good brand card from someone and give it a try. Chances are issue will be resolved. I had the similar issue which was resolved by purchasing a genuine San Disk card.
It is not necessarily the card. I have a genuine 128GB Sandisk microSDXC (exFAT file system) that's very fast. After no problems for several days, the Pure gave me the message that the card had an incompatible file system and asked if I wanted to format it. I reset several times, got the same message twice, then after that the Pure didn't recognize that a card was even present. I pulled the card (and SIM!?) and reinserted it, and it works fine again. Only catch is that now all the files on the card have that day's date and the time I reinserted the card. Bizarre and very troubling. My plan is to format the card in the phone and reload it from the backup on my hard drive.
I had this problem for a while on my old Samsung GS3, and it turned out to be a firmware issue on the phone that Samsung never addressed. I hope that it's not the same case here.
same problem here. i use my old sd card for two or three weeks. this card works fine. its a 8gb sandisk micro sdhc. now i bought a new 64gb card (SanDisk MicroSDXC Action SC 64GB Extreme 90MBs SDSQXNE-064G-GN6AA; this one: http://amzn.com/B013CP5C02) and got this problem. yesterday the replacement card from amazon arrived but the problem persists.
This is my 3rd moto x (pure) edition, the first 2 I had no problems with using the same card, so I'm kind of assuming it's the tray on this particular phone, but I'm going to try and format the card and see what happens
I have seen this before on multiple "tray" devices... place a couple layers of scotch tape on the back of the card and reinsert it, adds just a bit of pressure to the connection... often enough since tolerences are pretty tight on these things.