Hi,
I am trying to access my internal SD card to backup my data before running a repair in pc companion but having terrible difficulties. In windows 8 via pc companion windows explorer just hangs and the most I have managed is to copy 300mb for 4gb from the phone. I cant even see or get my device seen in Ubuntu. Is there any way at all to get this part of my phone to be seen as mass storage like the external SD card is. I have been trying for hours and searching the internet with no success. All I want to do is back up my data so I dont loose it during the repair process.
Thanks
Lee
Think I have got my windows8 pc working on the transfer but says will take 23 hours!! Surely everyone doesnt go though this when doing a repair each time there must be a simpler solution I am missing here....
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Issue still stands, however temporary solution of using es file explorer to copy all my internal sd card over to some space I freed up on my external sd card. out of curiosity can someone actually confirm whether or not I am wasting my time? Do the restore process actually completely wipe my internal SD card?
Wobba-Lee said:
Issue still stands, however temporary solution of using es file explorer to copy all my internal sd card over to some space I freed up on my external sd card. out of curiosity can someone actually confirm whether or not I am wasting my time? Do the restore process actually completely wipe my internal SD card?
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No, Nothing on either SD card is touched in an update or a repair from PCCompanion.
In an update only system partition is deleted
In a repair system and data partitions are deleted.
Internal and external SD cards are always left alone.
Nice one cheers for that clear up, I have alot of experience with Android but my first device with internal sdcard, warnings on PC Companion are a bit vague, didnt know if to be safe sony would just wipe the entire device during a repair which is a rather big bit of overkill I thought. Thanks for clearing that up. Still hunt for an ideal solution so access that sd card from a pc though grrrr
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i have an att tilt and twice now it has stopped reading the files on my memory card and wont let me use any of the programs or access files on the storage card. it knows there is a storage card in the phone and shows that memory has been used on it from the files that i can not get to. i think this has happened twice now after hard resetting my phone; however i have tried not doing so with the storage card in the phone after the first time. the only way i was able to correct this was by reformatting the storage card but that meant i lost all the files, i have tried using rescuepro deluxe because thats what sandisk would have told me to use to recover files off a damage harddrive but that didnt work at all as it wouldnt look toward the storage card when i put it into my computer. i am wondering if there is a way to get my phone to recognize the files on the storage card again, i cant view anything when i go to file explorer-->storage card....i really dont want to have to reformat the storage card again because that means i lose all my files and stuff if anyone could help i would greatly appreciate it.
thanks
KISSlover101
I have to reset my phone about 15-20 time a day because my SD card disappears. By itself. All the time.
Can anyone tell me a) WHY this happens and b) HOW to stop it ?
I have a 32 gb external. The phone is relatively untouched (vanilla with Root that's all I've done to it)
But it really bothers me because I have to reset my phone just to take pictures/video's etc. It's always unavailable. Both my internal and external card.
How the hell do I stop it from disappearing ? What is the cause ?
Wow, that seems VERY ODD. eh. Did you format the card using your phone? if not I recommend you do it. settings/sd card and phone settings/unmount external sd card then FORMAT. I know there could be some bugs if you format using a PC. If that does not help then MAYBE you have a fake 32gig card? or worst of all your phone's hardware might be at fault then you will need to return it. Other then that I guess you will need to google "32gig SD samsung galaxy S problem"
Does this happen with stock f/w and without external sd? if yes u probably want to visit the service centre, if not its some problem with your rom / root / 32g card... ? Also, is the ext sd mounted under settings > sd ?
But how are these related to android dev...??
I know this thread will be disappearing to the general forum
I'd try letting the phone reformat the card, throw some files and double check it with the phone. maybe your card's a fake and can't really hold that much, so it craps out? that's all I can think of.
Try another card to see if the issue is the phone or the card.
Also check the contacts on the card and the slot for dirt or bent pins, wipe with a micofiber cloth to remove any fat or other residue.
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Dude, what widgets do you have installed?
I know you say it's vanilla, but an app can do this when it refreshes.
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I had this happen when I used the "partition SD card" option in ROM Manager. It killed the SD card and made my internal memory unreadable. I formatted the dead sd on my pc and that worked for a bit but then it couldn't read it again. I did a complete data wipe and that seems to have worked for the internal memory. Now I'm using a new sd card. What's weird is that the SD that phone refuses to read, my GF's phone recognizes it...
yesterday i had similar issues. dont know if they are gone.
i couldnt play music - "cant play the codec" error msg - it was the sd card, but only the external.
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Hi,
I accidently formatted my internal SD card on my Galaxy, there were still some photo's wich i would like to save.
I know external SD cards can be mounted on computer and then recover files by using recuva or something similiar.
I cannot mount the internal SD as a disk in windows however..
Is there any way i can recover these files after a delete or format, or is it all lost forever?
Andoididdy said:
Hi,
I accidently formatted my internal SD card on my Galaxy, there were still some photo's wich i would like to save.
I know external SD cards can be mounted on computer and then recover files by using recuva or something similiar.
I cannot mount the internal SD as a disk in windows however..
Is there any way i can recover these files after a delete or format, or is it all lost forever?
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Maybe if you're lucky.
Try with "Disk tool 6.x".
Depends upon the format carried out for example windows current quick format does not wipe data and can be recovered using something like Recuva tool .
Windows full format since Vista destroys the data .
I would try a recovery tool in the hope that its a quick type format but i dont know what format Android uses .
jje
any link to that ?
is it marketplace or windows app?
the problem is that i cannot mount the internal SD as a disk in windows.
For external SD its different, just put it in a slot and its recognized as H:\ or something then recuva can scan it.
internal SD isnt visible as driveletter. or is there a possibility?
Recuva via google its free .
View internal SD card via USB Mass Storage Mode .
jje
Thanks alot!
Didnt knew there was an option to mount as usb storage mode.
recuva found all missing photo's and movies.
My girlfriend almost killed me yesterday as there was almost 7 months of photo's on the phone.
you made her and me very happy!
Great. Plz mark the thread as solved as it helps people in a better way
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My Note is absolutely stock, never been rooted, but had an over the air update to LQ2. I’m using a Lexar Class 10 32Mb sd card.
Since the update I have found that uninstalling an app takes several minutes to complete, although installing them is fine. Also, in Settings > Storage I get Calculating… but it doesn’t give the result. However, without the sd card all is normal, including an almost instant uninstall. I’ve tried a different sd card with the same result.
I’ve copied all my USB Storage files to the PC and would like to reformat it and copy them back, but am worried that a reformat might be affected by the Emmc bug.
Or if anyone can come up with another solution……..
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My Note is absolutely stock, never been rooted, but had an over the air update to LQ2. I’m using a Lexar Class 10 32Mb sd card.
Since the update I have found that uninstalling an app takes several minutes to complete, although installing them is fine. Also, in Settings > Storage I get Calculating… but it doesn’t give the result. However, without the sd card all is normal, including an almost instant uninstall. I’ve tried a different sd card with the same result.
I’ve copied all my USB Storage files to the PC and would like to reformat it and copy them back, but am worried that a reformat might be affected by the Emmc bug.
Or if anyone can come up with another solution……..
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You are wanting for format your Class 10 32Gb EXTERNAL SD Card?
If so then you can just connect to Windows with a USB Drive reader or connect via the SD slot in your PC and perform a format of the card.. It does not involve using the phone..
No, it's the 11.07Gb internal partion that I was going to format, as I think it might be corrupted. But before doing so I want to be sure that there's no possibility of it being affected by the Emmc bug.
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No, it's the 11.07Gb internal partion that I was going to format, as I think it might be corrupted. But before doing so I want to be sure that there's no possibility of it being affected by the Emmc bug.
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Ok in this case my suggested steps would be as usual;
- Backup your data
- Flash GB ROM via PC Odin
- Do your Wipes / Formats
- Update to / Reflash the Stock ICS you're using now
- Copy your data back over..
However, be careful with copying app data etc as this may also be corrupted
Hello everybody
My SGS is semi-bricked, which means that my internal SD card is dead, but the system is still working.
I can make calls and send SMS, but anything that may use the internal sd card (Camera, Videos... ) is not accessible. It ask me to turn off the USB storage...
I searched a lot in the net -especially in this forum because it seems that there are many professional and expert members herein- and i found that
there are some methods to solve the problem of bricked phones with totally Dead Memory using an external SD.
Like my phone's memory is just corrupted, I wish to know if there is any possibility to format the internal card using PC,
create new partitions (FAT32 and EXT4) and install the rom. (I tried to format it with recovery and ClockworkMod, no result...).
Finally, I apologise for my English style, I'm not a native speaker
NB: When I connect the phone to PC, I can see the memory slot, but it's empty...It doesn't recognise the SD Card.
Search for a thread called dead internal sd solution or something like this. There is a way to format and repartition the sd over the PC. But I'm not completly sure how.
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