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SD memory Card files disapeared

Hi , all something strange happened to my XDA II SD Memory card!!! , i was installing an application on the SD Card and i went to the SD Card to explore it searching for something while the XDA while installing but i couldn't see all my old files , when i check the memory status i can see that i am using 70MB if the 256MB but i can't locate the files.
can any one help.

I had the same problem with a Sandisk 256mb card.
I've found that it works fine with a Lexar 128mb card though.
So it looks like the XDA2 has problems with SD cards as well as a completely duff bluetooth implementation.

Re: SD memory Card files disappeared
raheeeb said:
Hi , all something strange happened to my XDA II SD Memory card!!! , i was installing an application on the SD Card and i went to the SD Card to explore it searching for something while the XDA while installing but i couldn't see all my old files , when i check the memory status i can see that i am using 70MB if the 256MB but i can't locate the files.
can any one help.
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Man thats bad news, have you tried doing a soft reset.
Also if you have a PC card SD reader try running Scandisk on the
card.
BTW as you can see it not a good idea to access your SD card while
programs/files are being installed / written to it.
HTH

Sandisk
ok interesting , i am also using Sandisk 256MB!!!
i tried soft reset and it didn't help.i will try to find a PC reader and see if i can get anything out of it or i might try to use it on my brother XDA 1 because most of the files were used on my old XDA with PPC2002 rom.

Hurray, its not just me then. I have a 128mb dane elec card and 70meg has disapeared. Im not sure if anything was on teh card previously and I dont have a card reader to check. Its most annoying!

Storage Card slot kaput
I bought a brand new generic 2GB SD card and had it working for a day. It just wasn't working anymore one morning I have left my XDA II overnight on the cradle. Now it wont accept any MMC or SD card I put on it. Any idea what could have gone wrong?
When it was still working I tried copying media files on it (in Microsoft knowledgebase they confirmed in order for media files to work in storage cards you have to create My Documents folder did this on the several cards I tested but to no avail)
The storage card I bought was 2 GB, O2 site says XDA II has been tested on 1GB storage cards--could I have burnt my SD card slot?
Maybe the card brand was too generic-- but then I tried other branded SD and MMC cards after the day my slot stopped recognizing and it still didn't recognize Sandisk (512) and Leica cards (64MB)
The SD card in question is still detected if you put it in a card reader then connect it to a PC
Help badly needed, I'm losing so much productivity with very small storage/ROM space

Hanshake said:
The storage card I bought was 2 GB, O2 site says XDA II has been tested on 1GB storage cards--could I have burnt my SD card slot?
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Well, I'm using Kingston 2GB SD card and it works perfect... and it's a high speed card.
You may have your SD slot broken. My slot for example from time to time gets the card disconnected (let's say, every few hours), and I have to pull it off and put back in.

in a sdcard reader undelete tools from pc can recover files from sd cards as they can with harddisk
like undelte plus

2GB card not getting recognized by Magician

My O2 mini is currently working ok with a 1GB SD card. However when I try to use a 2GB SD card, it always pops up the message "Do you want to try to format this storage card to make it readable? This will permanently delete any files on the card. Yes. No."
After I go ahead and format it, it says "This storage card has been successfully formatted". But the card does not show up in File Explorer. Also on removal and re-insertion of the card it shows the Formatting message all over again and again. This card is a "MyFlash Turbo" Card purchased from Singapore and it works perfectly fine in my USB card reader. I've tried copying files onto the card using the card reader. When I load this card in my O2 mini it again pops up the formatting option. When I format it in the O2 and try to read it through the card reader, the windows OS now tells me that this card is not formatted.
I don't know what to make of this. Can any one give me a solution to make the card recognized by my O2 mini?
Best Regards

same problem here bought my card in singapore too... some people have reported it to work. Would appreciate if someone could figure it out.

Maybe it's a specific brand that does not work?

Jainoxi said:
Maybe it's a specific brand that does not work?
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Well that's what I thought, but this card seems to work ok through the card reader so I can't figure out if it's card or the xda mini which is at fault ??? Meanwhile my xda mini accepts my other cards. Any one has any clues as to what might be the problem ?

samiranm said:
My O2 mini is currently working ok with a 1GB SD card. However when I try to use a 2GB SD card, it always pops up the message "Do you want to try to format this storage card to make it readable? This will permanently delete any files on the card. Yes. No."
After I go ahead and format it, it says "This storage card has been successfully formatted". But the card does not show up in File Explorer. Also on removal and re-insertion of the card it shows the Formatting message all over again and again. This card is a "MyFlash Turbo" Card purchased from Singapore and it works perfectly fine in my USB card reader. I've tried copying files onto the card using the card reader. When I load this card in my O2 mini it again pops up the formatting option. When I format it in the O2 and try to read it through the card reader, the windows OS now tells me that this card is not formatted.
I don't know what to make of this. Can any one give me a solution to make the card recognized by my O2 mini?
Best Regards
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that's mean the SD card is not compatible with magician. I also got the same problem with only 256mb SD card. it's probably running on a not compatible frequency with magician.

My SanDisk Ultra II 2gig card from MobyMemory works perfectly

frendrick said:
that's mean the SD card is not compatible with magician. I also got the same problem with only 256mb SD card. it's probably running on a not compatible frequency with magician.
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Running a different frequency? I thought there was a SD compatible format, and that all SD card are made accordingly...

I had the same thing with my Sandisk Ultra 2GB. What I did was pair the device with my laptop and explor to the SD card via the explorer in Activesync. I then created a folder called Temp. After I did this, the file explorer and magician would see the card with no problems.
Hope it help
-M

I have exactly the same problem with the MyFlash (AData) 2GB as well on my O2 Mini.
Swap 3 cards already (different batches) and all had the same problem.
I've experience problem copying files to it from my laptop as well. I used a USB2.0 SD reader/writer and copied a large 900MB file to it - got the following error after a while:
Windows Delayed write error. Path is too deep
My Explorer hangs from that point. Same thing happened for all 3 cards.
I'm staying away from this AData 2GB for now.
cheers,
Patrick

Fresh Freddie:
What the price Sandisk II Ultra 2 Giga ?

sd card problems
Price: £131.99 (£131.99 Inc. VAT)

Thanks Bushmen.
Their own brand for £99.99 incl.VAT !
http://www.mobymemory.com/HiSpeed_SD_Memory_Cards.asp

Caution : further to my last post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=25289&highlight=

Adata 2gb 150x does not work with my MDA Compact (format message ect... card works with laptop via card reader...). Very crossed.
Any comment welcome... or should I just get a 1gb card?
Has anyone successfully used Adata 150x 1gb sd with their MDA Compact?
Thanks.

plt,
have you tried the trick that Mashie mentioned?
Mashie said:
I had the same thing with my Sandisk Ultra 2GB. What I did was pair the device with my laptop and explor to the SD card via the explorer in Activesync. I then created a folder called Temp. After I did this, the file explorer and magician would see the card with no problems.
Hope it help
-M
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Adata 2gb 150x does not work with my MDA Compact (format message ect... card works with laptop via card reader...). Very crossed.
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I've had the same problem with this card on my JAM- simply does not recognise it at all (therefore cannot even try Mashie's method).
Tried it on my mate's XDA ii and it works straight away (ended up selling to him). What is it with these not supporting particular 2GB cards.
I think as a rule of thumb, those 2GB card which are 60x speed should work:
Sandisk - probably not the Extreme III
ATP 2GB
PNY 2GB
All of these are far more expensive than the Adata and others from the far east.

plt said:
Adata 2gb 150x does not work with my MDA Compact (format message ect... card works with laptop via card reader...). Very crossed.
Any comment welcome... or should I just get a 1gb card?
Has anyone successfully used Adata 150x 1gb sd with their MDA Compact?
Thanks.
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ADATA My Flash 1GB card doesn't work as well.

Have you tryed to format the card with your SD-Reader card? or best install Pocket Mechanic and try format with some other FAT options.
Good luck!

I bought an ADATA myflash MMCplus turbo 2GB 200x from us and it worked out of the box on my magician .109€.

I bought an ADATA myflash MMCplus turbo 2GB 200x from us and it worked out of the box on my magician .109€.
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The only obvious differences between this one the other ADATA one is that this one is MMC and a faster speed.
Still strange that it does work (or why this one works and not the others).
I have ordered yet another 2GB SD; will post to let you guys know if it works or not.

jasjar help: sd card problem

Hi there,
Recently i had a problem with my jasjar: my sd card (1gb) apperars to be always "uninstalled". I tried to reinsert the memory card, soft reset the device, using another memory card... but the jasjar simply don't "see" the sd card installed.
I have many programs installed on my sd card... and I need space to store files, so please HELP! Anybody knowing something about this annoing problem?
Thank you all!

hey check in your registry settings that drivers for sd card are installed or got deleted by mistake

Thank you indeed for your replay! just a question: how can I see the registry? And what is the sd card key to verify? Thank you again.

hi, i had the same problem..i was using mini SD card with SD adapter and my universal could see it...so i just bought myself a new SD card from sandisk and have no problems now. the sandisk i am using now seems to be slightly thicker the the kingston i had.

thank you cudo, but my sd card is a "normal" size, with no adapter... and I used it with JJ untill 2 days ago, than always "uninstalled" :-(

i am getting the same issue is there any workaround?

Mini SD Card not showing correctly

All,
I have a 2gb Sandisk Mini SD Card in my Qtek 9100 and up until today its been working fine. However my Qtek started to behave strange today and suddenly would connect to my pc via ActiveSynch nor could it read the sd card.
Well in fear of loosing all my stuff on the sd card I tried in other phones, on another pc, in my camera....jsut to save it but I couldnt.
I ended up doing a hard reset of the Qtek since I couldnt solve the ActiveSynch issue and now its up and running.
BUT.....my SD card is only on 1gb now. :-( So what can be done ? Format it....yup but I dont have any program to do it with....
Help help help....the next step is to send the sd card back to the company I bought it from but then I'll have to wait for a new one
Please help
Jakob

Well I have just formattet the storage card with StorageTools and when I have the card in my qtek it shows 1gb
But if I put it in my camera and then connect it to my pc I see 2gb....

i had problems on my card and formated using wm5torage from the desktop...and it is working flawlessly, i suggest to do that...but usually that size problems happen in fake cards...do u filled the card some time or at least passed the 1gb limit?

SD didn't work SDHC works

Hi,
I have some problems with my Uni.. Two days ago I remove SD card from SD slot as usual to copy some things on it and when I inserted SD card back it doesn't appear in system as usual.. From this time my 4 GB and 1 GB SD cards didn't work.. When I tried friends SDHC card and switch to the SDHC cards in menu it works.. I tried to disassamble it, but there is everything OK I think.. I tried to reflash my Uni and the same situation is on WM5 and Tomal 7.7 and 8.0.. If someone have some idea please share it in thread..
Regards V3S