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[Q] Micro SD card in Desire Z

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.

[Q] how to insert a new sd caed without losing data saved on previous one?

I9500 running android 4.4.2 Hassan custom rom v6
using Pilipz recovery (yeah i know i spelled it wrong)
rooted.
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well ive bought 64gb micro sd card and i want to switch it with the one I have
however, i have a lot of apps saved on the current micro sd card.
Is there any way to backup sd card and switch it with a new one without losing data?
2) do you recommend buying exteme pro sd card?
there is a huge different between this one to the regular 64gb or not?
photo: http://content.hwigroup.net/images/news/SanDisk_64_gb_kaartje.jpg
thanks

- plug old sd card into your pc using a card reader
- copy contents to your pc
- plug new sd card into your pc using a card reader
- copy contents to new card
BOOM! job done!

Gloris said:
- plug old sd card into your pc using a card reader
- copy contents to your pc
- plug new sd card into your pc using a card reader
- copy contents to new card
BOOM! job done!
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android folder on sdcard is not readable.
data folder on sdcard is not readable.
lol.

should be visable if you use a card reader as opposed to just plugging the phone in via usb?and make sure that folder options in windows is set to view hidden files and folders?
I've just tried with mine and I can see the Android folder and the .android_secure folder.
I think DATA is on the phone itself not on the ext-sd?

2) do you recommend buying exteme pro sd card?
there is a huge different between this one to the regular 64gb or not?
photo: http://content.hwigroup.net/images/n...gb_kaartje.jpg

not sure, but usually the difference between sd cards is due to read/write speeds. best thing to do is read reviews from wherever you're buying the card and see if there are any from people using the card you've chosen with your device (or similar, like another mobile phone at least). if there are lots of reviews saying that it fails after a while, or that it is slow on their phone etc, then look for another one?
I have a Samsung branded 64gb class 10 micro sd xc (with the same "I" and "1" symbols as the one you've linked to, expect mine is plain black and samsung instead of sandisk. never had any problems, except for when i chose a custom rom that was not compatible with 64gb cards. but on stock rom it works perfectly, and even on other roms it will work fine if it's formatted on pc first with fat32 formatter.

Micro SD Card issues

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 which I recently upgraded to the official Lollipop 5.0.1 update. I also added a new Samsung 64 GB (Class 10) Micro SD Card. When I use the Micro SD Card in a card reader in Windows 8, I can easily add / delete files without any problems. When I use the Micro SD Card in the Samsung Galaxy S4, it works fine for a while, then suddenly files and folder automatically disappear or files become corrupt; photos clicked with the camera disappear instantly. I am not sure if the problem lies with the Micro SD Card, the phone, the OS or some app.
Please could someone help!

I would suggest to format the card in your phone (if not already done). And then try it again.
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I found that you cannot even use the sd card as storage for apps with the 5.0.1 rom this is a issue for me as far as the sd card corrupting files im not sure i am using a 16 gig and i had to set everything manually to save to sd card or move it over myself such as the camera and downloads, but for apps not a chance

aaron kid69 said:
I found that you cannot even use the sd card as storage for apps with the 5.0.1 rom this is a issue for me as far as the sd card corrupting files im not sure i am using a 16 gig and i had to set everything manually to save to sd card or move it over myself such as the camera and downloads, but for apps not a chance
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This is also the case on KitKat.

aaron kid69 said:
I found that you cannot even use the sd card as storage for apps with the 5.0.1 rom this is a issue for me as far as the sd card corrupting files im not sure i am using a 16 gig and i had to set everything manually to save to sd card or move it over myself such as the camera and downloads, but for apps not a chance
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CM12 has the Move apps to sd feature.

micro sd card 64 gb

bought a micro sd card nameless 64 gb on ebay. problem using it. often when I copy music to it. the samsung player wont recongnize all the files (all is mp3). it is a sdxd card which I think all micro sd card over 32 gb is.
And most important. when I wanna flash a rom or do a restore. I get the message corrupted file.zip. should I by a sandisk? or what? also tried to format it to 32Fat with no success. also tried to format it with the phone. same result.

HI,
I guess your card is a fake size one (often on ebay). you can verify the size with this program http://www.heise.de/download/h2testw.html on your PC if you have a card reader. If you are no german speaker, you can try to google for a different verifying solution - maybe there is an app in play store .

always try to buy branded SD cards. because its our valuable data they hold and take away (if they malfunction)

Tablet no longer recognizes SD card after October 2022 software update

My tablet kept bugging me to install the latest update, so I let it do so. After restarting, it no longer recognizes my 200 gb SD card. My computer has no trouble reading the card (it's backing everything up from it now). The card had been functioning just fine until the update. I put in a 128 gb (previously used) sd card I had around, and it didn't read it either. I then fed it a brand new (64gb) card, and it apparently formatted it and recognized it. Has Samsung changed the required file format for SD cards? It seems to want me to reformat my card (hence my backing it up first). Any other options? Of course, the info presented before the update said nothing about causing SD card issues

I dont know man.

I backed up the card, allowed the tablet to reformat it, and recopied everything by inserting the card into the pc. After the recopying it didn't recognize it again. AARGH! So I let it reformat it again, and am now copying just the essential stuff with the card in the tablet and the tablet connected via usb. Windows is telling me this will take 9 hours just to copy one folder with 6gb and 7k (smallish) files. I hope Windows is lying about the 9 hours! There was originally a folder .android _secure. I wondering if copying that over the first time is what prevented the tablet from recognizing the card. So that's not being copied over this time. There's another ginormous folder with about 100gb of largish files. But given the app they go with will probably insist on redownloading them anyway, I may leave them off.

I found there is a statement about the Micro Sd Card in the latest user-book (for Android 13). It says, the system support the format of exFat and Fat, but when you slot the sd card of different format to your device, the system will require a reformat to use it, or your device will not identify the sd card. You can check it on the Samsung website, for the edition I read is Chinese.