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Changing SD card, need to format?

Hey guys, this is my first post! I just picked up a nice 16gb micro sd card for my n1, was wondering whats the best way to copy things over from the old stock 4gb microsd. can I just mount the phone and drag and drop everything to the new card, or is there more that i should do?
I've read somewhere that you should format and partition it (Fat32+ext2+swap) through Recovery, but i'm not sure what to do. I'm currently on CM6 RC2. Thanks!

I did a direct copy from one card to another. And it worked just fine.

[Q] Planning to change my SD Card.

Hello!
I'm planning to change my Xperia X8's SD Card.
I'm using Racht's custom rom, 2.2.1 CM Floyo v0.20, also found in XDA forums.
Of course, this offers the use of apps2SD.
Would it be ok if I just copy-paste the contents of my old SD Card to my new one?
Would I still be able to use (without any problems) the apps I transferred to my SD card from the phone storage?
In other words, will all my files (apps2SD transferred files also) in the old SD card still work if I just copy-paste them to the new SD Card?
Very sorry if my explanation is complicated.
Thanks!

Yes it should be fine.

How did the change of SD Card go?
Im about to do the same thing and was wondering i its possible to copy all contet from current SD Card to my PC and then copy it to the new SD Card.

jkolner said:
How did the change of SD Card go?
Im about to do the same thing and was wondering i its possible to copy all contet from current SD Card to my PC and then copy it to the new SD Card.
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Sorry for the late reply.
I haven't really changed it yet due to my busy schedule. Hopefully, I would be able to find time.
I'll keep you updated!

As long as you did not partition the sd card with extended file system or any other fs that only linux can detect, there should not be a problem.
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If you have partitioned your old SD card with ext3 partition you can use any Linux live CD to simply copy/paste to your new card

superuser_

is mandatory to have two partitions with the same floyo0, 25. a standard card does not work like a normal android 2.2. roms or they also use the second partition as root and do the first time and we have to install link2sd to transfer apps to the memory card.

multiboot option
if u haven't already changed sd cards try to get a class 6 sd card as there have been multiboot options released, cm6 on phone memory and cm7 on sd card. check out multiboot thread on x8 development. two roms on one phone, its all gravy my friend.

ASHLEY117 said:
if u haven't already changed sd cards try to get a class 6 sd card as there have been multiboot options released, cm6 on phone memory and cm7 on sd card. check out multiboot thread on x8 development. two roms on one phone, its all gravy my friend.
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how about a class 10 card? will it work on x8?

i think it will ok.

I changed from an 8 GB card to a 16. No problem at all. But my card doesn't support Multiboot. If you get a class 6 or higher you should be fine. You just need to copy a few files from the old card and it works fine.

I have just copied and pasted everything from one card to another, and it worked. It is great that now with rachts and doixhan's roms we have the support for app2sd!

Do you know if there is any way to test the speed of the SD directly from the phone? Thank you in advice!

I also am about to change out my SD card. I just upgraded from the stock 8gb card that I had partitioned which I did through ROM Manager to a brand new 16gb Class 10 SDcard
Is it also as simple as copying and pasting from my old SD card contents to the new one and boot it back up? Or would this delete the old ROM and stock ROM off of my SD card? I also wanted to know if I needed to partition this new card as well and if so, at what point do I do that?
I know this is probably really easy but I am new to flashing ROMS which is why I wanted to get a bigger and faster card! Thanks!
-Chris

I thought the lower number of class like class two was faster than say a class ten? I've been wondering this and saw this post. What do you guys think is faster?
Class 2 or 10?
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kylew1212 said:
I thought the lower number of class like class two was faster than say a class ten? I've been wondering this and saw this post. What do you guys think is faster?
Class 2 or 10?
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The class 10 is faster and more expensive......

[Q] Upgrade SDCard on CM 7.1

Hi,
I have CM7.1 installed on a 2GB sdcard, but now i want to upgrade it to an 8GB sdcard but without losing everything that i have installed right now. How can i do this in order to keep everything working with the new card?
Thanks!!

You could use the WinImage (or whatever you originally used) to clone it to another card.

patruns said:
You could use the WinImage (or whatever you originally used) to clone it to another card.
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Thanks for your answer but what about the extra space? i think that if i use WinImage it will still leave the partitions using only 2GB instead of 8GB.

I used minitool partition wizard home edition which is free. Copy the card from the old card to the new card and move the partition to occupy all of the new card.

zires said:
I used minitool partition wizard home edition which is free. Copy the card from the old card to the new card and move the partition to occupy all of the new card.
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It worked great!! thanks a lot!

I downloaded that program but am not seeing my SD card listed. My SD card is drive G: but I'm not seeing it. I'm looking at moving from a 2gb to a 16gb SD card

zires said:
I used minitool partition wizard home edition which is free. Copy the card from the old card to the new card and move the partition to occupy all of the new card.
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Many CM7 players will love this post.

WitheredHand said:
I downloaded that program but am not seeing my SD card listed. My SD card is drive G: but I'm not seeing it. I'm looking at moving from a 2gb to a 16gb SD card
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You could try using Easeus, which is also free.

Thanks, I figured it out!

PLEASE help with sd card

Ok so i bought this verbatim microSD 16gb class4...at first it worked fine on my xperia x8...but today it just decided to not be located at all...
On my pc the card is working properly with the card reader and i tried another sd on my x8, and it worked too..but the 16gb still wont be located...i tried everything from formating it to reboot etc...i tried the 16gb one on a x10mini but no luck either...
any recommendations?
oh and the shop said that they cant do anything cause this maybe my fault
Please help...

I had the same problem with 8gb class 4.
I did like what you did.
Finally it didn't work, I returnd it back to the store.
What I understood is: class 4 sd cards are not working on our x8.
because I asked the guys here and they were answering that they have a working sd cards on x8 but with classes like 2,8,10 not 4!
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1Fawwaz thnx for your reply
but i could use it for about 2-3 days...and the same happened with an 8gb card but i dont remember of what class..
any ideas anyone?

[UPDATE]
After many experiments i found out that my card was working with thsd card adapter that SE provided once...the one that is like a usb stick...but with a MicroSD to SD adapter,my card wont be located by my pc...

[UPDATE 2]
The card is working fine on my sony ericsson yari.
also i read through the forum that others are using class 4 and its fine..so i cant see why mine wont work...come on guys..you have fixed far more complicated issues...

bakas666 said:
but with a MicroSD to SD adapter,my card wont be located by my pc
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If the adapter you refer to is really a mSD to SD adapter then your PC would do the right thing(TM). To read a mSD you need a MicroSD to SDHC (<--!!!!) adapter.
SD, SDHC and SDXC are three totally different standards not really compatible to each other.
bakas666 said:
[UPDATE 2]
The card is working fine on my sony ericsson yari.
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Then there you have your confirmation that the card is actually working.
If the X8 and X10 is refusing the card, then you may have hit a incompatibility (EDIT: that's why it is important to either straighten it out with the dealership that you can return the card in case it doesn't work or that you can try the card right there in front of the eyes of the shop dude). The only way would be to swap the card with one of another brand (like Kingston or SanDisk ... I wouldn't buy Verbatim crap).
In theory the X8 should be able to accept mSD's up to 32GB.
bakas666 said:
also i read through the forum that others are using class 4 and its fine..so i cant see why mine wont work...
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True, I used a 8GB Kingston Class 4 mSD with my X8 - worked flawlessly.

thnx for your reply..
my card was working in the begining..so im not sure if this is really an incompatibility...

bakas666 said:
thnx for your reply..
my card was working in the begining..so im not sure if this is really an incompatibility...
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Question is ...
- If you're running a custom ROM ... you tried another one?
- If you're running Stock ... you tried a custom ROM?
Also ... try putting the card into a _working_ mSD adapter and ERASE the partition that's on it. Then "Safely remove" the card reader / card from your PC and put the EMPTY (unpartitioned) card back into the phone. From there you have two options you can try ...
1. Try to partition and format (FAT32) the card in ClockworkMod recovery and see if it works now.
2. Boot up Android and format the card through Android (I think it's "Memory and Storage" in "Settings")

I tried with both stock and GingerDX...same result...im going to try this and post reply in some minutes..

nothing....i tried to partition with CWM..no luck....
I partitioned it with Partition Wizard..no luck again...
pfff...why it just denies to locate it?i was working just fine :S

I take CWM actually recognized the card even at its correct size.
The last thing you can do now is to look through logcat to see if the log holds any hints about why the card isn't recognized/mounted.
You better do that through adb as it's a medium pain in the rear to do that in the Terminal Emulator on the phone.
If you find something that could be related to the issue at hand post it here; maybe the error message carries something that would give a clue.

[Q] Why SD memory is formatted

Hi, I have a problem with the Galaxy Ace and the micro SD, as happened twice to me this month, which alone equipment or erased SD only, today at least restart the computer and everything erase only the SD. So how fix it, it will be a problem or is something wrong SD walking in the ROM that I have installed, is the The Ultimate V3.

jualmarxkh said:
Hi, I have a problem with the Galaxy Ace and the micro SD, as happened twice to me this month, which alone equipment or erased SD only, today at least restart the computer and everything erase only the SD. So how fix it, it will be a problem or is something wrong SD walking in the ROM that I have installed, is the The Ultimate V3.
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maybe your sd card is damaged due to swapping in ultimatum
to check insert your sd card first in pc through card reader then format it and try it in another phone other than that i think that your card might be dead

aditya rathee said:
maybe your sd card is damaged due to swapping in ultimatum
to check insert your sd card first in pc through card reader then format it and try it in another phone other than that i think that your card might be dead
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Thanks for the reply, but before I spend last night, I spent a day last week and what I did was that, format it using SD reader on your PC, but returned to the same, then last night I put one of 2GB and is working well, I'll have to buy another 8GB because apparently this already reached its limit

jualmarxkh said:
Thanks for the reply, but before I spend last night, I spent a day last week and what I did was that, format it using SD reader on your PC, but returned to the same, then last night I put one of 2GB and is working well, I'll have to buy another 8GB because apparently this already reached its limit
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one advice that i giving you for your good
DO NOT INDULGE YOUR PHONE IN SWAPPING IT REALLY DAMAGES YOUR SD CARD MINE SD CARD CLASS 10 SANDISK 32 GB DIED THE SAME WAY AFTER SWAPPING SO PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT
GOOD BYE :good::good:

aditya rathee said:
one advice that i giving you for your good
DO NOT INDULGE YOUR PHONE IN SWAPPING IT REALLY DAMAGES YOUR SD CARD MINE SD CARD CLASS 10 SANDISK 32 GB DIED THE SAME WAY AFTER SWAPPING SO PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT
GOOD BYE :good::good:
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Oh no I have not done any swapping :fingers-crossed: Just like using the Ultimate ROOM, put the option to install the APP on the SD, did not change anything else
Thanks :good:

jualmarxkh said:
Oh no I have not done any swapping :fingers-crossed: Just like using the Ultimate ROOM, put the option to install the APP on the SD, did not change anything else
Thanks :good:
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ok no problem better be careful next time bye