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File Corruption on MINI SD CARD

back then i have always been getting file corruption on my sd card and i have read up a lot on it but nothing really works. After i switched to Open Touch v3.0 it was fine until yesterday my sd card got corrupted again and i lost a lot of pictures.. Anyone have any solution?

porkch0p said:
back then i have always been getting file corruption on my sd card and i have read up a lot on it but nothing really works. After i switched to Open Touch v3.0 it was fine until yesterday my sd card got corrupted again and i lost a lot of pictures.. Anyone have any solution?
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sounds like you have a bad micro sd card. Corruption was common problem with the stock T-Mobile rom but not usually a problem with other roms.
Maybe you can take it out and format it. Hard Reset the phone and try it again.
You can format your card with Windows and that should work fine. Also I've had this program for awhile which is supposed to be far superior to any other program for formatting Micro SD Cards, but I've never used it. Here it is if you'd like it.

any special way to format it or should i just right click and then format?

porkch0p said:
any special way to format it or should i just right click and then format?
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It might be best to take the card out of the phone. Put it in a card reader and format it on your PC, then put it back in the phone. Making sure you hear it Click in.

SD-Card
porkch0p said:
Anyone have any solution?
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I think there are some possible reasons causing troubles like this.
- Files where not cleanly closed at poweroff.
Alway make sure, all programms and applications are terminated before you shut down.
- Incompatible SD-Card
Always refrain from cheap and/or unbranded Cards. I use a Toshiba 2GB SDCard. Never had any problems. Even with the orginal stock ROM with WM5.
- defective SD-Card
Kinda hard to detect if you have just one card. Plug the SDCard into your PC and do a "surfacescan" on the virtual Drive.
- unstable SD-Card connectors
Try to clean the connection-pads on the card and inside your device with a small brush or paper tissue. Never use any other fluits than water to clean connection-pads on the card and just a little drop of it. Make sure everything is dry before you turn your device back on or some parts could get seriously damaged!
I think its also a good advice to see your SD-Card and Systemmemory as a very unsafe and unstable place for critical data. Always do backups as often as you can.
Sorry, for my bad english. Its late and I already had some drinks PLUS I am not very used to speak english anymore..

Monarch73 said:
I think there are some possible reasons causing troubles like this.
- Files where not cleanly closed at poweroff.
Alway make sure, all programms and applications are terminated before you shut down.
- Incompatible SD-Card
Always refrain from cheap and/or unbranded Cards. I use a Toshiba 2GB SDCard. Never had any problems. Even with the orginal stock ROM with WM5.
- defective SD-Card
Kinda hard to detect if you have just one card. Plug the SDCard into your PC and do a "surfacescan" on the virtual Drive.
- unstable SD-Card connectors
Try to clean the connection-pads on the card and inside your device with a small brush or paper tissue. Never use any other fluits than water to clean connection-pads on the card and just a little drop of it. Make sure everything is dry before you turn your device back on or some parts could get seriously damaged!
I think its also a good advice to see your SD-Card and Systemmemory as a very unsafe and unstable place for critical data. Always do backups as often as you can.
Sorry, for my bad english. Its late and I already had some drinks PLUS I am not very used to speak english anymore..
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Thanks for your help don't worry about the english, i still understand you and thats all that matters. i am using Sandisk 2gb.
BTW, zcink
the file you gave me doesn't work, it doesn't even let me extract it

Don't install any programs that may be running at any given time on your SD card. If you have a program running (that's installed on the SD card) and you phone hibernates/shuts down after not being used ... will cause SD corruption.
Nothing with a Today plugin that you use ... nothing that you may accidently leave running.

duprade said:
Don't install any programs that may be running at any given time on your SD card. If you have a program running (that's installed on the SD card) and you phone hibernates/shuts down after not being used ... will cause SD corruption.
Nothing with a Today plugin that you use ... nothing that you may accidently leave running.
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and still every benchmark test shows...
... reading main memory = FASTER
... reading storage card = SLOWER
even with SDHC card!!
So I install all apps to mainmemory...

porkch0p said:
BTW, zcink
the file you gave me doesn't work, it doesn't even let me extract it
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You are right. It was not zipped right. I took it down. Zipped it correctly, tested it and reuploaded it. The one thats there now is the new one. This is supposed to be Professional software. The guy I got it from said it was the Best thing on the Market. I had never used it before, but I tested it today and it works fine.
Cheers!

Mine corrupted too
Hi, just few minutes back I was trying to copy some files from external harddisk to my wing's stock supplied Sandisk 1 gb memory card and looks like it got corrupted. All I see is some junk characters and boxes as file name. I lost all my (memorable)photos and softwares . I was trying to copy directly from my external disk to phones storage card and I am not sure whether this caused this issue. I have Open touch 2.7 biggy.
I have two questions.
a. Where does active sync stores all the files, contacts, calendar entries in computer (the directory path). I tried searching in the computer but could not find it.
b. Does active sync saves my storage cards file too? I dont believe so. Is there a way to ask active sync to backup files from SD card too?
Thanks in advance

HTC Backup on your Wing.

I've had this .cab kicking around but never tried it till today. Seems to work great on my Wing. Not quite sure everything it backs up. It only works when installed to the phone -- won't work if you install it to the Storage Card.
It creates a file on your Storage Card used to backup your phone.
My guess is, that you could create the backup image file and then remove/uninstall the program to save space and then if you ever needed it, you could reinstall the program and just run the backup file. Or just leave the program on your phone.
Anyway, I don't know if anyone wants it but here it is.
Cheers!

This is neat to have. My question is, does this backup my profiles in the programs (like games) installed so next time I install/backup the program it will be restored? I'm thinking about flashing to new ROM...
Thanks.

no
you have to copy that stuff from either the app data folder or your program's folder usually

i been using this since i got my wing. this back-up every single thing from reg to program data..

ok guess i was wrong then

aron4588 said:
i been using this since i got my wing. this back-up every single thing from reg to program data..
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Awesome, thanks man!

I just saved this to my storage card and installed it on the storage card, is this correct? Should I save it to the phone memory and then back up to memory card?

Toxis said:
I just saved this to my storage card and installed it on the storage card, is this correct? Should I save it to the phone memory and then back up to memory card?
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zcink said:
It only works when installed to the phone -- won't work if you install it to the Storage Card.
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I believe the answer you was seeking was in the first post. . . .

The PPCGeeks forum shows some users experiencing major issues with this software - beware .. ! Hard resets necessitated etc,,,

I have a weird problem with HTC Data Backup... I first installed it on the SD card because on the page I downloaded it from it didn't say you have to install it on the device, later I saw some people mention it in the comments... I've uninstall it and installed it again on the device, but I can't find it anywhere - it's not in the Programs, or Program Files, although I see it in Add/Remove applications... How do I start the program?

Kaiser can't read my microSD card

Help! My Kaiser can't read my memory card!
After having transferred a few media files to my Kaiser's microSD card using Activesync's "explore" function, I noticed some folders with gibberish names had been generated in the My Documents folder. I tried opening some of them and found nothing in them. I dismissed this and continued with the file transfer. The strangely-named files eventually disappeared
Shortly after, I disconnected the Kaiser from my laptop, and started the Audio Manager, as I was on my way to the gym. An error message popped up saying the "file Audio Manager cannot be opened..."
I can't remember what prompted me to do so, but I opened the File Manager and discovered that my Storage Card was not registering anymore. That said, I had to settle with the gym's crappy music, instead of my the playlists on my Kaiser
Coming back from the gym I popped the memory card (2GB Kingston microSD) into my card reader and my laptop was able to read all its contents.
This morning I tried a friend's microSD card (same make & model) and my Kaiser still couldn't read it.
Is this a hardware or software problem? If the latter, how can I rectify this?
Thanks in advance for any input.

Put it in your computer's card reader and do a filesystem check.

rigelstuff said:
Help! My Kaiser can't read my memory card!
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Watch out because Kaisers are well known for loosing whats on a microSD card (I've had this happen 3 times now) so I hope you have backed up everything of importance on your card before going any further.
I can't remember what prompted me to do so, but I opened the File Manager and discovered that my Storage Card was not registering anymore. That said, I had to settle with the gym's crappy music, instead of my the playlists on my Kaiser
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I cant help with changing the gyms music but when you say "wasn't registering anymore" do you mean no files were showing in file manager (ie possibly corrupted/lost files - you never mentioned if you checked the file integrity on your laptop) or that under settings => memory => storage card tab, nothing is showing (whats in there)?
Is this a hardware or software problem? If the latter, how can I rectify this?
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If it's software try a soft reset and if that doesn't fix it then back up your data and perform a hard reset (make sure the card is out of the device when you do this) - this is the Windows Mobile equivalent of running a recovery CDROM on a desktop PC and it will restore your devices files and settings to an 'as from the factory' state (assuming you've not changed the ROM/Radio or SPL since). Let us know how you get on.

Flying Kiwi said:
Watch out because Kaisers are well known for loosing whats on a microSD card (I've had this happen 3 times now) so I hope you have backed up everything of importance on your card before going any further.
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I wasn't able to do a backup (didn't have Sprite Backup installed yet), but have manually saved all the files to my laptop.
Flying Kiwi said:
when you say "wasn't registering anymore" do you mean no files were showing in file manager (ie possibly corrupted/lost files - you never mentioned if you checked the file integrity on your laptop) or that under settings => memory => storage card tab, nothing is showing (whats in there)?
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"Storage Card" doesn't show up in File Manager at all. I'll try doing a file system check on my laptop.
Flying Kiwi said:
If it's software try a soft reset and if that doesn't fix it then back up your data and perform a hard reset (make sure the card is out of the device when you do this) - this is the Windows Mobile equivalent of running a recovery CDROM on a desktop PC and it will restore your devices files and settings to an 'as from the factory' state (assuming you've not changed the ROM/Radio or SPL since). Let us know how you get on.
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Already did a soft reset several times, didn't help. I was hoping to avoid doing a hard reset, but if it's the only way...
Much thanks for all your input

Sprite Backup not reqd for microSD backup
rigelstuff said:
I wasn't able to do a backup (didn't have Sprite Backup installed yet), but have manually saved all the files to my laptop.
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It's easier than that... If you have Win XP (and probably Vista has an equivalent option), there is an often under utilised program under Start => Accessories => System Tools called 'Backup'. If you put your microSD card into it's USB reader, this program will do everything you need and it's very simple to use.
"Storage Card" doesn't show up in File Manager at all.
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I understand that but what appears under start => settings => memory => storage card tab (tap those in that order)?
I'll try doing a file system check on my laptop.
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As already suggested by khaytsus, that'd be a good idea to try before going down the last ditch hard reset route.

Flying Kiwi said:
It's easier than that... If you have Win XP (and probably Vista has an equivalent option), there is an often under utilised program under Start => Accessories => System Tools called 'Backup'. If you put your microSD card into it's USB reader, this program will do everything you need and it's very simple to use.
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Interesting... thanks for this. There aren't really any critical files in my memory card, so a simple copy of whatever's in the My Documents folder will do.
Flying Kiwi said:
I understand that but what appears under start => settings => memory => storage card tab (tap those in that order)?
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Make that "memory => System => storage card..." ;-)
Nothing shows in the storage card tab. That's what I meant when I said the phone doesn't recognise the card.
Flying Kiwi said:
As already suggested by khaytsus, that'd be a good idea to try before going down the last ditch hard reset route.
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Thanks.

rigelstuff said:
Interesting... thanks for this. There aren't really any critical files in my memory card, so a simple copy of whatever's in the My Documents folder will do.
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The advantage with using backup is it automatically throws it all into a simple single archive and saves things such as the label on your card but yes if you have a simple set up a straight copy is an option. Bottom line is that additional software isn't needed for microSD card backups.
Make that "memory => System => storage card..." ;-)
Nothing shows in the storage card tab. That's what I meant when I said the phone doesn't recognise the card.
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Yes, you're right I missed the 'System'. Thats the place where I'd trust more than file explorer to actually indicate whether the card is being read. Let us know how you get on!

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rigelstuff said:
Help! My Kaiser can't read my memory card!
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Thanks in advance for any input.
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I tested a friend's card from his TyTN II and put it into my phone and there was still no memory card detected. I gave him my card, and his phone was able to detect it.
I finally did a hard reset, reformatted my card, and the phone still can't detect the card!
It seems the problem may well be hardware-related. Looks like I'll have to send my phone in to HTC to be checked.
Thanks again to everyone who chimed in. 'will still give an update on how things go.
ta

Got my unit back from the HTC service centre. They had to replace the part that contacts the memory card. The old one was toast. And to think I've only had this phone for just over a year now.
Had to pay about USD120 for the part

i've had my memory card not read all the files on it two times now but recently i've kept the file heirarchy intact and havent made any new folders on the phone and it seems to be ok

help with app2sd

I try followin the steps but all the time once I take out the sdcard it turns off. Can any1 help out with this

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your not supposed to take out the SD card

B-man007 said:
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your not supposed to take out the SD card
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I seen on another thread dat u can take it out without having that problem
Also wen I do it is it supposed 2 show as secondary memory or just internal memory?

Think about it... apps to sd, apps on sd, run app with no sd card = no app to run. The extX partition will show as secondary if the rom supports that screen, yes.

ok heres a quicc question...
on the storage part.. can i remove the apks from the download folder (say if i downloaded from the web) since everything is stored in the partition.. can i remove from /sdcard/donloads/apps4mweb...or do i have to keep em in ther for the apps to run?

mrnv45 said:
ok heres a quicc question...
on the storage part.. can i remove the apks from the download folder (say if i downloaded from the web) since everything is stored in the partition.. can i remove from /sdcard/donloads/apps4mweb...or do i have to keep em in ther for the apps to run?
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You can remove them. its copied over to your ext partition

B-man007 said:
You can remove them. its copied over to your ext partition
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yuh i figured that lol just mkain sure i did anyways and i was relieved i freed up like 1.5 gigs lol.. now i can put all my music bac on!!!

iGO My way™ 2009 for Android Problem!

Hi
After install .apk system show something like this: Please Insert Your SD CARD Containing IGO Content Files >??? i don't know what going non!
( I Had Problem before with this phone i think it was bricked but few gays help me solove this problem, and now is working but maybe i have problems with SD CARD ?? when before i think i BRICKED ?? SD CARD Get's Broken ? ) That can Happen ? or not ?
Thanks

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=602289

Well its true you need to have seperate files on your sd for most navigation software.

make sure that you have copy the entire folder if igo (contents) to your sdcard root.
the REMOVE the usb cable from hero. then install the apk.
working just fine...
go XXXX and download it.
working for sure... (registration required to see the cocntants of this thread)
Mod Edit: Warez is against forum rules first and final warning

tron13 said:
make sure that you have copy the entire folder if igo (contents) to your sdcard root.
the REMOVE the usb cable from hero. then install the apk.
working just fine...
go XXXX and download it.
working for sure... (registration required to see the cocntants of this thread)
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No links to pirated software.

Double post.

u have to own a content map on your SD card and it will will running fine
but buy it dont warez

its worth the money for the fella on the magic carpet.

thxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

SD card Directory?
Hey guys, having similar issues.
I have the conent and the apk in a package. Copied content to DS Card, Installed APK, but when loading the prog it is asking me for SD card containing maps.
I have had similar issues with Co-Pilot 8 but thats sorted, (my content had to be in a specific folder for the prog to pick it up)
What is the Directory u guys that having it working got?
I have these folders in my conents:
1.License
2.Scheme
3.Reso for 800x480
4.Content
Do these all go directly onto SD or something like SD>IGO.
I have tried several variations of a folder but i keep getting the damn content not found notification!
Just like Tesco, Every little helps and all input bar abuse is appreciated!
Tubz101

No SD Card
prodygee said:
Well its true you need to have seperate files on your sd for most navigation software.
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Hello
I have samsung galaxy s plus and i have no sd card.
is there no way to install this program on the device?
if not, does anyone know another program that i can use
that does not require 3g internet connection?
thankX

ronr34 said:
Hello
I have samsung galaxy s plus and i have no sd card.
is there no way to install this program on the device?
if not, does anyone know another program that i can use
that does not require 3g internet connection?
thankX
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You know this is the HTC Hero part of XDA right?
But doesnt the galaxy S have an internal SD card?

Thanks
i didn't notice that this was the HTC part, but thanks for the answer.
you are right, there is an internal sd card and i just noticed it now.
it works fine now.
thanks again.

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