[Q] SD card unrecognizable -> save contents - Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Dear fellow members,
My Xperia Z has had trouble reading my sd card every now and then (as described in other threads), however on one rainy day it decided that the card was not recognizable anymore and that it was either blank or that the file system was unreadable.
It is a 'Sandisk Micro SD HC Class 10 8gb' card. My question is the following:
Is it somehow possible to read the sd card on my computer through my Xperia Z through USB cable? Can you force to use your pc to read the contents of the card, or can the pc only read what the Xperia Z can read?
I don't have an adapter, and no one that I know has one either (or has had to use it). I am pretty sure my pc will be able to read the contents, where my mobile phone (Xperia Z) fails.
Anyone? Or any tips and/or tricks that do not require an adapter?

You need a phone or a device that can mount the SD card to Windows as a removable storage device. Then, you need a piece of software like Recuva or R-Studio to scan the card and restore what can be restored.

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Broken Storage Card problem

Hello everybody
I have O2 XDA IIi. Recently ActiveSync hang while filling my 1GB SD card with dozens of .mid files (over 300Mb).
I had to disconnect my device from the cradle. And now this SD card is non-detectable. My device does not see it.
I tried to read it on many card readers - no result. I have installed many disk operating tools on my device (Pocket Mechanic and similar) - none of them did solve my problem.
Is anybody here had similar situation? Is there any way to make my SD card work again?

[Q] Lexar 32Gb micro SD Card HC Class 10

I have the above memory card for my N7000 (Rocket Rom v3) and am having problems verifying its capacity.
H2testw (Windows utility) verified it as having no errors and as 32Gb
ES File Explorer's SD card analyst displays capacity as 11.06Gb
SD Tools displays capacity as 11.6Gb
I have tried copying music (21Gb) to the sdcard using two methods. Firstly connecting the phone as a media device which was very slow and started to throw up errors after a while. Then secondly by removing the SD card from the phone and plugging it into my laptop (Win7) which was far quicker. This second method didn't throw up any errors BUT when I put the card back into my phone no files were found!
I am beginning to think I have a fake SD card which when plugged straight into my laptop is telling it 'Yes I'm a 32GB card' but for some strange reason allows it to copy too many files to the card without complaint. I am going to do some tests to check this out.
In the meantime is there an alternative utility which is guaranteed to verify what my card is either on Android or MS?
Thanks
Please try to do a SD card format on your laptop before putting it in your phone
It might be an issue with its storage that is preventing android from detecting the full size
If that didn't work, try to format the memory card over the phone (using settings)
Best of luck
Mohammed Atef said:
Please try to do a SD card format on your laptop before putting it in your phone
It might be an issue with its storage that is preventing android from detecting the full size
If that didn't work, try to format the memory card over the phone (using settings)
Best of luck
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Okay there were 2 problems, the first one was getting the memory card to be read by my note which I've now managed to do, not sure what I did but there you go, but it certainly wasn't reading before.
The second problem and this is a little embarrassing but when ES File Explorer opens up it displays the contents of the "/sdcard/" by default which on my old desire was the external sdcard but on my note its the internal memory! Not the external sdcard! To view the external sdcard you need to navigate to "/storage/extSdCard/" which is downright misleading unless you come from a Unix mindset of course
SDTools just seems incapable of picking up the external SD card and can only see the internal memory.
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[solved] problems with SD card

hello
i have a problem here. i have recently bought sony xperia t, i haven't rooted it or anything. it runs stock sony jelly bean. so the problem is that sometimes when i boot my phone, in the notification bar, it says preparing sd card - and it just doesn't go away (so i can't use my data, can't listen to music, watch photos etc.). and when that's up there, it slows down my phone and it starts lagging.
i have a 32 GB sd card, class 10, and i have 2 partitions on it - 1 is 27GB, normal for storage, the other one was for my previous phone (xperia mini), so that could move all apps to sd card
so i don't know if this effects something or not, but when i try to delete 2nd partition, the MiniTool Partition Wizard reports an error.
so please guys help, i have searched all over the internet and i haven't found anything, about mmy problem.
thank you all in advance
Make a copy of your files from sdcard to your PC first. Then wipe sdcard. Afterwards, put back all your files again.
I myself have class10 32GB sdcard with 2 partitions, 2GB ext4 and the rest fat32. Using link2sd app and so far no problem. I'm using Doomlord's custom kernel.
Tapatalked from my bricked TX
And if that doesn't help (previous post) try to put it in a other phone. If the same problem happens, your sd card is faulty. If it works, probably your sd reader from your phone is faulty. But first try a other micro sd. Try to eliminate possible causes.
Sent from my LT30p, 4.1.2 stock, DooMKernel v5,root access, unlocked bootloader.
OK i've copied all the files form SD card on my computer (deleted them from SD card) and then copied back to SD card only the files i needed (eg. music, photos etc. wthout app folders and backups i had on my previous phone (xperia mini)), then i put the SD card back into my phone and at first it didn't work, but then i restarted my phone and it works as it should work.
thank you for your help

[Q] Another SD CARD issue

First of all, sorry for creating another post about this SD Card issue, but I'm still in the dark.
I was using a Sandisk 32GB card [image attached] when the * SD CARD UNEXPECTEDLY UNMOUNTED* messages started showing up.
After a while I lost all my data on the cards, and the card was rendered useless, that is to say that, my PC would not detect it ( using the SD Card adapter) and neither would my XZ.
A few hundred in and outs with the card into the pc and xz and somehow my phone detected the card, I then formatted the card and gained usability of it once again.
It still sends me the unmount message sometimes, even though I have no information on it now.
Questions
1. Is it the SD Card itself?
2. Which SD Cards provide a worry free experience, as per your experiences.
3. Any other information pertaining to this topic would be welcome.
Thank You.
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Micro SD Card Data Recovery?

So.... I always backup my things, but my friend not so much and well all the sudden he was asking me why there where hardly any pictures in his gallery. Well the micro sd card was not being detected so I put another in and it reads it fine.
Also put the Micro SD Card into my PC nothing at all even under storage devices, it detects the adapter is plugged in but as if there was no card in the SD to micro sd adapter. Also placed it in several other phones nothing like its dead.
I`m not getting the error like people have where the card is detected but corrupted, This card reads not at all! If it was "courpted" I have data recovery software for that ive used for people in the past, but this card seems dead.
Anything I can do? It has a ton of family pics etc on it which cannot be got back. I know the data is most likely there as there has been no physical damage to the card or even the phone.
I have also tried cleaning the cards contacts.
Any suggestions? Its a 8GB Samsung Micro SD card.
Hello. I suggest Recuva ( https://www.piriform.com/recuva ). Run it with your PC and use Admin rights. Deep scan your sdcard. You maybe able to recover files then, if the files themselves are readable and not corrupted. I have had these file corruption problems with cheap ebay sdcards wich at the end appeared to be fake/counterfeits.
I also suggest to format sdcard exFAT and run h2testw ( http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/H2testw.shtml ) to sdcard with PC to see is your card faulty.
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You will need some specialist recovery software. We were recommended a program called ZAR. Other similar programs are available, but ZAR worked well for us and is free for this purpose.
Install ZAR, then insert the damaged SD card into your PC's card reader. Launch ZAR. (You may have to disable your PC's security software, in which case we recommend you also disable the internet connection).
When prompted, click the Image Recovery (Free) option. This will help you to recover photos from an SD card.
ZAR will now look for devices that are installed, and you need to point it to the offending SD card. Select the correct disk and click Next. ZAR will now analyze your SD card. This will take a few minutes.
Once this is complete you'll see a list of the recovered files. On most SD cards the chances are that clicking the 'Root' checkbox will select all the images. Click Next and you can then select the folder into which recovered files will be placed. By default, this will be the same as the folder you chose to save (so 'Root', in all likelihood).
One important point: you will be asked to select a destination folder for the recovered files. Make sure you choose one on your PC's hard disk and not back on to the corrupt SD card. The latter option will help you not one jot!
It will take a few minutes for the files to copy across. Once this is complete browse to the destination folder you selected. You should find most if not all of the files you wanted to rescue.

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