Unable to write to SD Card - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am unable to create folders within my external SD card. I have root and have installed the kitkat fix from play store and have patched. Still i am facing this issue. Is there any other way to solve this issue?
Edit - It wont let me create folders even when i have connected my phone to my PC.

ravi_buz said:
I am unable to create folders within my external SD card. I have root and have installed the kitkat fix from play store and have patched. Still i am facing this issue. Is there any other way to solve this issue?
Edit - It wont let me create folders even when i have connected my phone to my PC.
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Test your SDcard in other device.
Maybe to put card in adaptet and test it on PC.
It's, probably, damaged...
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Phone wont accept sd card data

So just today I got my phone working with CM 9 and everything works but the phone wont accept my SD card data.
If I go to the gallery it says I need a SD card, so it didn't recognize it but if I go to the file manager I can open my SD card and see all my files it I still can't access them. For example a song I had on the SD card I can see it but it won't let me listen to it.
I'm sure that the SD card isn't broken or anything it works fine on other phones and it did work on this phone until I installed CM 9.
Does anyone know of a solution?
mreminemfan4ewver said:
So just today I got my phone working with CM 9 and everything works but the phone wont accept my SD card data.
If I go to the gallery it says I need a SD card, so it didn't recognize it but if I go to the file manager I can open my SD card and see all my files it I still can't access them. For example a song I had on the SD card I can see it but it won't let me listen to it.
I'm sure that the SD card isn't broken or anything it works fine on other phones and it did work on this phone until I installed CM 9.
Does anyone know of a solution?
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Have you tried to format the sd card on fat32 from pc?
I have heard something about having to reformat my SD card but I don't know how?
mreminemfan4ewver said:
I have heard something about having to reformat my SD card but I don't know how?
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There's two ways to do it first I suggest you back up the files to your PC then place you sdcard back in your phone go to storage and format the external card that way or once you've backed up the sdcard whilst it is still connected to our PC right click on our sdcard and format should list of options
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try to do "Fix permissions" going into recovery mode.
It may help... Just try once.. nothing can happen to you device..

[Q] .423 SD Card file read problem

hey folks,
recently i've started having this problem which the files in my sd card cant be opened or read on my xperia z. so i connected my sd card to my computer and windows asked me if i wanted it to scan and fix my sd card. since i had a problem with it i said yes. but it couln't solve anything. so my plan was to copy all the files to my computer and than format the sd, but i cant copy any of the files in my sd card. what can i do?
btw sorry if someone had already asked this question i 've searched for a solution as i could .
and my camera and album apps keep crushing i think it is due to this sd problem what do you guys think? please let me know
Are you using SD card adapter to connect to your PC? And if you are, is the adapter lock? If its lock , you can't copy files. If that's not the problem . I don't know how to help further. Someone will assists you I hope.
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joejoe23 said:
Are you using SD card adapter to connect to your PC? And if you are, is the adapter lock? If its lock , you can't copy files. If that's not the problem . I don't know how to help further. Someone will assists you I hope.
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unfortunately not, i am connecting it directly without an adapter but thank you for your help

[Q][HELP]Sd card not writable after fix on Kitkat 4.4.2

I'm having problems with the new sd card kitkat permissions, I have rooted my phone for that reason,I have applied the fix but nothing seems to make it work.
The sd card is readable, I am simply unable to write anything on it from my phone.
1. I am using a rooted device, no need to tell me a need a rooted phone.
2. I have used 2 different apps to modify the permissions file
3. platform.xml as been correctly modified
4. I am unable to copy files to the sd card from my computer when its in my Z1.
What is wrong with my phone and as this happened to anyone else ?
If you have 2 apps they may be causing conflicts
Please post a copy of your platform.xml
Here's a copy of my platform file.
That seems correct.
Try to create a file on your SD card using any explorer app that is not installed in system (i.e one you download from the play store)
If that works then the fix is working, it may be something to do with your PC
I can't create any files or any folder from ES file esplorer. I can't even create one fom file commander.
BustedHead said:
I can't create any files or any folder from ES file esplorer. I can't even create one fom file commander.
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Try putting your sd card into your PC and seeing if you can create a file directly onto it that way
I'm able to create a file from a computer but only from an adapter, not directly in my phone.
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I take it you mean that if you put your sdcard into a card reader or sdcard slot in our PC it works, but not when you are connectint the phone via usb cable
If so, what error does it give? Can you copy things off the card?
gregbradley said:
I take it you mean that if you put your sdcard into a card reader or sdcard slot in our PC it works, but not when you are connectint the phone via usb cable
If so, what error does it give? Can you copy things off the card?
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Yes I can copy things to my computer.
If I try to delete something off of it, it will act as if its deleted but when I remove it and plug it back its still there.
This is the exact same problem I have! Something happens to the cards as 1 out of 3 cards is perfectly fine but something you do with the phone ****s them up permanently I think.

Save files onto sd card

Bought the S2 today and after creating a new text doc using officesuite only then I realise the file cannot be saved onto the 64gb sd card I have installed, why is this so?
I have filed on this card, the tablet recognise them fine, play media files from it, read text from it etc... But I can't save documents onto it, receiving error access denied??
Please advise of how to get this to work without rooting (not keen on rooting at this stage because of warranty, will wait until warranty is over). Many thanks
Either root or ask the developer to update the app to properly request write permission to the sd card.
Work around, save to internal first then using stock file manager move to external.
dataonly76 said:
Bought the S2 today and after creating a new text doc using officesuite only then I realise the file cannot be saved onto the 64gb sd card I have installed, why is this so?
I have filed on this card, the tablet recognise them fine, play media files from it, read text from it etc... But I can't save documents onto it, receiving error access denied??
Please advise of how to get this to work without rooting (not keen on rooting at this stage because of warranty, will wait until warranty is over). Many thanks
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Goto settings>storage>sdcard, make sure sd is mounted
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dataonly76 said:
Bought the S2 today and after creating a new text doc using officesuite only then I realise the file cannot be saved onto the 64gb sd card I have installed, why is this so?
I have filed on this card, the tablet recognise them fine, play media files from it, read text from it etc... But I can't save documents onto it, receiving error access denied??
Please advise of how to get this to work without rooting (not keen on rooting at this stage because of warranty, will wait until warranty is over). Many thanks
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Goto settings>storage>sdcard, make sure sd is mounted
The card is mounted
I guess I just have to work around it like asphy suggested, saved to internal memory then transfer to sd card, troublesome but
ashyx said:
Either root or ask the developer to update the app to properly request write permission to the sd card.
Work around, save to internal first then using stock file manager move to external.
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I have the same issue and i download large torrents .. is there any thing else i can do?
I think the problem is with Google.
I think from KitKat on they disabled write to SD card.
I don't like it either but there are workarounds.
Remember all the Nexus machines do not take SD cards.
Maybe if we pester them they will relent and give us back our rights - after all they are OUR machines.
Shofar1
Shofar1 said:
I don't like it either but there are workarounds.
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Could yo share some of those workarounds, please.
I'd like to download Kodi content to the external SD card (or USB stick connected via OTG), for example.
Thank you.
The easiest way is by connecting the tab to a computer. The computer sees the SD card or the USB stick and is able to write to it.
This get's around Android's limitation as the computer is Windows.
Another way with a decent file app is copying to internal memory and then use the app to move it to the SD card.
Shofar1
Shofar1 said:
The easiest way is by connecting the tab to a computer. The computer sees the SD card or the USB stick and is able to write to it.
This get's around Android's limitation as the computer is Windows.
Another way with a decent file app is copying to internal memory and then use the app to move it to the SD card.
Shofar1
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Thanks for replying.
I don't understand, in your first example, how I'd be able to use that. When downloaded from the internet and writing to the SD card on the tablet.
Use the file manager app...find the file and move it the SD card from there...very simple..no need for a computer

Question Gallery SD Card permission access.

Hello brothers.
After recent update to media editor, the gallery needs sd card access, every time I try to edit any photo even though I went through the process already. Is there any fix. ? Plz help..
I solved my problems with the external SD-Card by doing a clean format of the Card within the phone on MIUI.
Before I saved all the contend to the pc.
opg2000 said:
I solved my problems with the external SD-Card by doing a clean format of the Card within the phone on MIUI.
Before I saved all the contend to the pc.
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I did not have this problem untill I updated the Media editor.

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