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Well this sucks. I cannot copy large files onto the MicroSD (Like a hidef MKV movie). I tried NTFS and exFAT and it will not read them.
WTF asus! Why include something that does not function fully!
Transfer via network share, or mount the tablet on your computer
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Transfer via network share, or mount the tablet on your computer
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Err. I want the movies on the card not the TF memory. The whole point of the card is to allow for storage of files I do not want to keep on the TF.
Use a hard drive
I just checked out a movie on my WD 500 gig hard drive. Worked perfectly, just plugged the drive into the dock and it mounted right away. If I wanted I could then copy it to my Transformer and delete after use or watch from the drive.
darylbrayman said:
I just checked out a movie on my WD 500 gig hard drive. Worked perfectly, just plugged the drive into the dock and it mounted right away. If I wanted I could then copy it to my Transformer and delete after use or watch from the drive.
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This is what I've resorted to.
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deadman3000 said:
Well this sucks. I cannot copy large files onto the MicroSD (Like a hidef MKV movie). I tried NTFS and exFAT and it will not read them.
WTF asus! Why include something that does not function fully!
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Try the following threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069360
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044559
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056759
Works here, my 16GB microSD is formatted NTFS and I've copied up to 8GB files to it no prob.
darkonex said:
Works here, my 16GB microSD is formatted NTFS and I've copied up to 8GB files to it no prob.
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What did you do to format it NTFS
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seh6183 said:
What did you do to format it NTFS
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umm card reader...windows machine?
thefunkygibbon said:
umm card reader...windows machine?
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Uhh. Does it work in the tablet. I formatted a 8gb microSD to ntfs and my tab couldn't read it. I must admit it has been at least a month since I tried that. Is the ntfs support something new?
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umm card reader...windows machine?
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Hmm I swear I tried that when I had a windows comp and couldn't get android to recognize the card when it was formatted as NTFS. Ill have to borrow a friends computer to try again.
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Mine has also worked from Day 1(beginning of June) with ntfs.
I was actually worried, as windows vista(the only computer I had with a sd slot) doesn't give you the option to format as fat32 without extra work. But since the ntfs worked, I've had no problems since.
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What did you do to format it NTFS
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I did it a couple weeks ago on 8GB microSD. Put in Ubuntu LINUX box and deleted partition, recreated under LINUX as NTFS. However, I did not test in my TF101, because it was for another project.
Good luck.
Bob Smith42 said:
I did it a couple weeks ago on 8GB microSD. Put in Ubuntu LINUX box and deleted partition, recreated under LINUX as NTFS. However, I did not test in my TF101, because it was for another project.
Good luck.
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So you did not test on the TF. So your post seems a bit pointless?
Also for those it works please can you state what brand/size and what sector size you used to format to NTFS etc.
darylbrayman said:
I just checked out a movie on my WD 500 gig hard drive. Worked perfectly, just plugged the drive into the dock and it mounted right away. If I wanted I could then copy it to my Transformer and delete after use or watch from the drive.
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Again another kind of pointless post. Who cares if it works from your hard disk plugged into the dock? I don't carry my dock and hard disk everywhere. The whole point is to be able to use the MicroSD. I am not interested in how well your hard disk works with your dock. Anyone can do that. Sorry but I find these types of reply very frustrating to read.
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Uhh. Does it work in the tablet. I formatted a 8gb microSD to ntfs and my tab couldn't read it. I must admit it has been at least a month since I tried that. Is the ntfs support something new?
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Yes I used a card reader and formatted it NTFS in my Win7 machine, and did this long ago so no it's not new.
ntfs is not supported out of the box. You need a special kernel.
Most custom roms have it. Or you can format it into ext, but windows doesn't support it, so it won't be able to read it when you put it into cardreader.
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Yes I used a card reader and formatted it NTFS in my Win7 machine, and did this long ago so no it's not new.
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Being able to format a microsd card in ntfs is not in question here. I just spent the last hour testing formats.
I used a Sandisk 8gb microSD HC card.
Test 1. Formatted card with NTFS, verified format, copied an mp4 file to the card, stuck it into the microSD card slot on the TF. No joy.
Test 2. Formatted card with FAT32, verified format, copied same mp4 file to the card, stuck it into the microSD card slot on the TF. Well wuddaya know. Works fine.
My conclusion. A microSD card formatted in NTFS will not work in the microSD slot on the TF.
Go figure. Bet somebody will tell me it will work in the dock. Which I don't own so it doesn't apply.
Thank you
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ntfs is not supported out of the box. You need a special kernel.
Most custom roms have it. Or you can format it into ext, but windows doesn't support it, so it won't be able to read it when you put it into cardreader.
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Now we are getting somewhere. I really appreciate your short explanation of how it can work. Wish your post was a couple of hours earlier. But hey, I like experimenting. Not ready for rooting yet though.
I'm using Prime 1.6 v2 and it does not read NTFS?
As you all hopefully know, the Note Can take up to 64GB MicroSDXC cards. But, what you may not know is the trouble that with comes with getting one to work. Its actually relatively simple When you know how to do it. l spent hours tonight trying to do it.
Originally the sd will probably be in the NTFS format created by Microsoft, which is understandable since its the biggest OS on computers.
Upon entering your SD onto the device, you should see that it wants you to format it. This is due to android not supporting NTFS. The only structure it supports is FAT32.
But, here's where your options come in! You have the choice of either making your device NTFS compatible (Note that this requires root), or reform making the storage device to FAT32. As my device is not yet rooted to test the NTFS support, l will only go over the reformatting process. Unfortunately, since I'm a new member I can't post links. Therefore, you'll need to trust google to guide you to what you want. But if you want to use the tool I used just Google "Kioskea HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool"
Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for any damage that you Cause to your device, computer or SD card while carrying out this method. It is your own decision to do this. This method should cause no harm to any system health, but, as with anything on a computer, errors can occur. Also, take note that the more you format something, the shorter its life will be.
Insert your SD card into the computer to format it. To format to FAT32, you will need to download a third party partition program, as windows withdrew the ability to format to FAT32 in an attempt to push more people on to NTFS. Only storage mediums with FAT32 as their default can format to it.
Once you've downloaded and installed the software, load it up and select your sd card and FAT32, as well as quick format then start. You should then insert it into your PHONE as the tablet doesn't seem to do this next step correctly. When inserted into your phone, it should say that the sd needs formatted. Do this then eject it and transfer it to your tablet and say yes to the dialogue that appears. And that's it in a nutshell! This can be applied for every android device possible.
Users report the newer note 10.1 updates will format 64gb cards into exFat which will allow for files bigger the 4gb (like HD movies).
Yes, i can confirm that if you update to the pulled ota update firmware, your tablet can format the 64gb sdxc to exFat and be read.
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Sandisk 64Gb microSDXC cards comes preformatted with exFAT and not NTFS.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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I am using sandisk 64G sdxc card in my N8000 (Hong Kong version N8000ZSALI1 firmware) which natively supports exFAT format. It is fine so far. But I do not dare to copy large file from USB cable via Kies. I take out the card and put into SDXC card reader for large files copying.
Hi, I have some questions:
- What different between "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool" and the Windows built-in format tool?
- Why your GNote 10.1 cannot format the SD card?
Tubgirl said:
Sandisk 64Gb microSDXC cards comes preformatted with exFAT and not NTFS.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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@Tubgirl my one came formatted with NTFS, rather than exFAT. So, I had assumed the rest were like this. It's strange that mine exFAT. :s
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Users report the newer note 10.1 updates will format 64gb cards into exFat which will allow for files bigger the 4gb (like HD movies).
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@Itchiee I'd seen reports of updates being able to support 64GB cards but that's all I was able to find. I only just got my Note 10.1 and it says on both the internal update and update via Kies that my tablet is up to date. Although, I am from the UK that may be why. I assumed my tablet was rolled out with the latest update. I tried exFAT on my tablet and it refused to work and was throwing the same error's at me.
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Hi, I have some questions:
- What different between "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool" and the Windows built-in format tool?
- Why your GNote 10.1 cannot format the SD card?
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@vndnguyen I recommended the "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool" as compared to the standard Windows one as Microsoft pulled formatting support for anything except exFAT and NTFS. The only time Microsoft will let you format to FAT32 is if it was the native of that device, such as a flash drive. So, the difference between the two programs, is that the "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool" can format to FAT32, as where Windows cannot.
I have just ordered a 64 gb sandisk android sdxc card, if i am not to bothered about transfering large files, is there much difference between using exfat and fat32?
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@vndnguyen I recommended the "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool" as compared to the standard Windows one as Microsoft pulled formatting support for anything except exFAT and NTFS. The only time Microsoft will let you format to FAT32 is if it was the native of that device, such as a flash drive. So, the difference between the two programs, is that the "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool" can format to FAT32, as where Windows cannot.
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I don't have 64G sd card. I have 8GB sd card and I can format it as FAT32 on my Windows 7 PC
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I don't have 64G sd card. I have 8GB sd card and I can format it as FAT32 on my Windows 7 PC
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This is because the native format of 32GB MicroSD cards and below were FAT32. Like I said, if the device is native FAT32, then Windows will allow a format of that.
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I have just ordered a 64 gb sandisk android sdxc card, if i am not to bothered about transfering large files, is there much difference between using exfat and fat32?
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Sorry for not replying in my last post. I never seen your comment. There's some slight differences between FAT32 and exFAT. The main difference a common user should know is that FAT32 can only hold, and transfer a maximum of 4GB, as where exFAT does not have a size limit. That's why it's the "preferred" method. But, FAT32 is more popular as it's been around longer and is supported by more platforms than exFAT. If you want to know more about the differences, try a google search. Unfortunately I can't post links just yet to help you out with that. But, I'd recommend trying the exFAT wiki page. The stuff you'll find can get fairly technical. Just a heads up.
thanks for your reply, the sandisk card i am getting says its been made for android devices, will that means its probably already in the exfat format when i get it?
Would you know if the below card which i have ordered would probably work straight out the box?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-And...AJTO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348232652&sr=8-1
james_lpool said:
thanks for your reply, the sandisk card i am getting says its been made for android devices, will that means its probably already in the exfat format when i get it?
Would you know if the below card which i have ordered would probably work straight out the box?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-And...AJTO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348232652&sr=8-1
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This is the one I got and I had to format on my Defy first. Then my tablet excepted it, for now I can only put movies, photos on. Any apps you want on doesn't work as of yet which was a big let down for me.
This appears to be the same one that I ordered. Mine came as NTFS but it may have just been a hiccup for mine as everyone else is apparently exFAT. One thing I also noticed is that the page says it is both class six and class 10. Just to clarify - It is class 10.
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jayjay* said:
This is the one I got and I had to format on my Defy first. Then my tablet excepted it, for now I can only put movies, photos on. Any apps you want on doesn't work as of yet which was a big let down for me.
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Jayjay, there are apps that that allow you to do this. I would recommend trying App2SD, Link2SD and Directory Bind. DB can be found by searching the xda forums.
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zaslamel42 said:
Jayjay, there are apps that that allow you to do this. I would recommend trying App2SD, Link2SD and Directory Bind. DB can be found by searching the xda forums.
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Yes but you need to be rooted and im not, I did try them though but wouldn't work, wouldn't let me move to SD...:good:
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Yes but you need to be rooted and im not, I did try them though but wouldn't work, wouldn't let me move to SD...:good:
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Yeah some require root. I tried some today, as well. They don't work due to the memory config. Seems to be happen to all new releases, as if they're trying to block stuff like that. With all the trouble Google and manufacturers are going to to stop us rooting and stuff like that, Android will soon be as non-combustible as iOS!
problem with 64 gb sd
hello
i bought my note 10.1 and a microsd sandisc 64gb. it was exfat by default.but my note did not recognise that.so i take it of,i put it in my laptop and i reform it to exfat also.but again nothing.my note is not recognising it.does anyone have any idea why is that?and what can i do to make it work?
thank you for your time
kostasmag said:
hello
i bought my note 10.1 and a microsd sandisc 64gb. it was exfat by default.but my note did not recognise that.so i take it of,i put it in my laptop and i reform it to exfat also.but again nothing.my note is not recognising it.does anyone have any idea why is that?and what can i do to make it work?
thank you for your time
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This is because Samsung claim that their Note 10.1 can support exFAT. In reality, the support for it doesn't work at the moment. What you will need to do is reformat it to FAT32, and it should work. If it still doesn't work after this, put the SD into your mobile phone then use the reformat option on the phone. The reformatting does not work on the Note 10.1, so you can't reformat it on that.
Let me know how it goes.
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This is because Samsung claim that their Note 10.1 can support exFAT. In reality, the support for it doesn't work at the moment. What you will need to do is reformat it to FAT32, and it should work. If it still doesn't work after this, put the SD into your mobile phone then use the reformat option on the phone. The reformatting does not work on the Note 10.1, so you can't reformat it on that.
Let me know how it goes.
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when i put the sd in my laptop,the 2 options that let me choose is ntfs and exfat.how can i reformat it to fat32?
Finally!!! Those who use 64GB or bigger cards can use exFAT. I can confirm it works as I'm using it right now. No more 4,5GB file size limit! (tested writing 6,5GB mkv video to the card, worked without any issues) Writing big files to the card is about 10-11MB/s (when I was using fat32 it was 4-5MB/s). It's a shame that it doesn't work in CWM though (can't mount - gives me error). But I think devs will come up with solution for this quickly. At least Phil in his thread about Touch CWM said that he will provide fix when official LS7 will be released. So now you know and you can enjoy!
SMALL UPDATE:
If SGN says that your card is broken and needs formating than you should let it format the card. Mine was formated in Windows with SDFormatter application and still SGN gave me message that I need to format the card. After format in SGN it works as it should.
SMALL UPDATE2:
If you decide to buy a 64GB or bigger card for your SGN it would mean that it almost certainly would be SDXC micro exFAT formatted. In specification there is only said that card readers even if they are compatible with SDHC, might not be compatible with SDXC cards. And that would have been ok, but in my case my old SDHC compatible Imono card reader was destroying my SDXC cards! Who would have suspect it? It happened 3 times and I was able to use my card after I bought a new card reader certified for SDXC and whole operation of exchanging broken cards took almost 2,5 months! So be careful where you put you 60 dollar card into! Old reader might read the card properly but it can damage while writing stuff to it.
It's not really that important if you plan on using your card only with SGN. At least I don't have any issues with it now. But then there wasn't JB for SGN and so I was trying to use NTFS and so I needed a card reader.
waow very nice news thank you
So happy about this wait for the official update to come!
best news i heard today. thanks.
- post from SGN.
Does this mean we can use files larger than 4gb?
Well, it should. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT states that exFAT should be able to support file size of 16 Exibyte
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Finally!!! Those who use 64GB or bigger cards can use exFAT. I can confirm it works as I'm using it right now. Writing big files to the card is about 10-11MB/s (when I was using fat32 it was 4-5MB/s). It's a shame that it doesn't work in CWM though (can't mount - gives me error). But I think devs will come up with solution for this quickly. So now you know and you can enjoy!
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If SGN says that your card is broken and needs formating than you should let it format the card. Mine was formated in Windows with SDFormatter application and still SGN gave me message that I need to format the card. After format in SGN it works as it should.
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That's grt
squicky said:
Finally!!! Those who use 64GB or bigger cards can use exFAT. I can confirm it works as I'm using it right now. Writing big files to the card is about 10-11MB/s (when I was using fat32 it was 4-5MB/s). It's a shame that it doesn't work in CWM though (can't mount - gives me error). But I think devs will come up with solution for this quickly. So now you know and you can enjoy!
SMALL UPDATE:
If SGN says that your card is broken and needs formating than you should let it format the card. Mine was formated in Windows with SDFormatter application and still SGN gave me message that I need to format the card. After format in SGN it works as it should.
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Thanks for the good news!
ITT:
Quoting entire OP and spamming thanks without using the thanks button.
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Care about file size. SPEED was the problem!
Good you say about cwm and exfat. Need a second card with me then at work, to dl and flash new roms when bored.
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can i formate my internal SD to exfat??
will it work.. ??
I dont need SD card for my use.. Just need 1gb of the total space in it..
I didn't try that, but I'm pretty sure it's not possible, as exFAT doesn't come from Google and it's not open standard (I think Microsoft is selling liceneses for this). Even though Android on diffrent brands of smartphones is modyfied here and there to accomodate the devices and enhance user experience it's still Android and I've never heard that android is supporting exFAT. Even if what I say is wrong (I'm still half noobish so it's possible ) there would be no real benefit from using exFAT on internal sdcard (well apart from "unlimited" file size - like it would matter on 11GB of free space anyway ) as the system was designed for hotswapping/external devices and we have internal sdcard which can't be removed.
What's more I have better writing speeds on my internal card (12MB/s) than on external 64GB exFAT (max 10-11MB/s). I don't really understand what you mean by "I dont need SD card for my use.. Just need 1gb of the total space in it." You think that beacuse of exFAT you will have 1GB more space on your internal sdcard?
It said mine was broken,bla,bla,..reformatted, then week later said same thing!
Don't want to wipe valuable stuff or take it out all the time to back up
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I don't really understand what you're trying to get across here? If you put a 32GB+ exFAT format in your SGN, it will tell you the card is corrupt and ask you to format it (which you should do and which you also mention in your update), which will change it to FAT32 format, so you lose the exFAT format.
Am I missing something here?
Today received sandisk 64 gb sdxc. It was formatted exFat out of the box. I copied all data from old ed to new one. All work fine except clockwork. Clockwork can't mount exFat. Installed rom: Ultimate N7000 xxls7 v4. Kernel: Phil's v3.5
Guys,
The inbuild storage space is less for me. I have a 16GB class 4 sd card which is also full and i need more space. I am planning to buy a 64 GB Class 10 microsd card. Will note support the 64GB class 10 microsd card?
The post above yours sais it does.
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Well I just ordered a 64gb class 10 from amazon. Nice discount from $59 to $39. Will be testing as soon as I receive. You guys should take advantage of the deal too!!
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Thats grt.
Would be really helpful
I'm sorry but who needs 4+ gb files on their phone?
Just format your 64gb card using this tool! Regular windows fat32 format is capped at 32gb, but this tool will allow you to format the whole 64gb. This way you can have both 64gb storage and the card recognized by custome recovieries. Works great on my Note2 and S3.
so I was looking at that new root post. and it request us to format the sd card to exFat.
so I was looking around in my house. and finally I found a sandisk 2GB micro sd. and I insert it to the phone, and format it. I thought it will ask me to format as exFat or something else. but it didn't. It just format by itself.
and I was thinking is there another way to format a sd card to exfat. or it is not possible for a 2G micro sd?
ksj0823 said:
so I was looking at that new root post. and it request us to format the sd card to exFat.
so I was looking around in my house. and finally I found a sandisk 2GB micro sd. and I insert it to the phone, and format it. I thought it will ask me to format as exFat or something else. but it didn't. It just format by itself.
and I was thinking is there another way to format a sd card to exfat. or it is not possible for a 2G micro sd?
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Google "format exfat xda" But a 2 gig is pretty small to do anything with. Bet you want to root mf3?
jd1639 said:
Google "format exfat xda" But a 2 gig is pretty small to do anything with. Bet you want to root mf3?
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XD you right!!!
well, I still can't find anyway to do it.
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XD you right!!!
well, I still can't find anyway to do it.
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Formatting it through the phone wont work, at least i have yet to see it done. At least on newer Android devices that wont allow you to mount the card. Essentially, formatting it while its being accessed via MTP really only erases the card, it doesnt change the file system...i believe.
cloudraker said:
Formatting it through the phone wont work, at least i have yet to see it done. At least on newer Android devices that wont allow you to mount the card. Essentially, formatting it while its being accessed via MTP really only erases the card, it doesnt change the file system...i believe.
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I put it into my phone. and connect it to my laptop. and I formatted it on the laptop. it doesn't work. so maybe I need to format it from the sd card reader or find a adapter?
ksj0823 said:
I put it into my phone. and connect it to my laptop. and I formatted it on the laptop. it doesn't work. so maybe I need to format it from the sd card reader or find a adapter?
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yes, you need to put it in an adapter or find an older Android device that allows you to mount the SD card as storage. Those are the only methods i know that will work.
Did you set the usb debugging before you connected the phone to the computer?
easiest way just get the 64gb samsung class 10 card on Amazon--already exFat--not that expensive and works perfectly on everything I have flashed so far--
just a thought
rugmankc said:
easiest way just get the 64gb samsung class 10 card on Amazon--already exFat--not that expensive and works perfectly on everything I have flashed so far--
just a thought
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That is not allways the case. I purchase one 2 months ago and did not had exFat. But it works perfectly.
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If you get the one here from Amazon that I am referring to it will be exFat.
Samsung Electronics 64GB Pro microSDXC Extreme Speed (UHS-1) Class 10 Memory Card (MB-MGCGB/AM)
Mine has been flawless and super fast--
As the 'instructions' and the online help are no real use, i am throwing this out there....
It states that she Shield supports up to 256gb mSD cards, I have a 64gb Samsung XC card, the shield seems to know it is there as the 'Mount SD Card' option is not greyed out, but it wont mount or format the card
I have formatted the card NTFS as suggested in the online manual
The card works fine in a Galaxy S4
My 32gb card works fine, but is too small.
Any ideas?
Dale
I have never gotten the shield to format a sdcard. You will need to download a third party tool to format it fat32, as windows won't let for format any partition over 32gb fat 32.
Depending on the format options fat32 can support up to 1 or 2 terabytes
chevyowner said:
I have never gotten the shield to format a sdcard. You will need to download a third party tool to format it fat32, as windows won't let for format any partition over 32gb fat 32.
Depending on the format options fat32 can support up to 1 or 2 terabytes
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Not according the Nvidia's own instructions, they clearly say to format it to NTFS
shield.nvidia.com/user-guide/sd-card
I want to know if anyone has a 64gb or greater card working in the Shield.
daleph said:
Not according the Nvidia's own instructions, they clearly say to format it to NTFS
shield.nvidia.com/user-guide/sd-card
I want to know if anyone has a 64gb or greater card working in the Shield.
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post about ntfs on geforce forums
ManuelG said:
Currently FAT32 is read/write and NTFS read only. I believe we will make NTFS read/write through an update.
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ManuelG said:
Yes, we are working on adding exFAT support to SHIELD and also support NTFS read/write (not just read) through a future update.
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but wait there's more
ManiacDC said:
FAT32 will see 64GB, I just formatted mine as FAT32 and my shield recognizes the full size.
If on Windows, you need to format it using this:
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
Windows will only format FAT32 up to 32GB using the built-in utility, even though FAT32 supports up to 2TB.
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Thanks for the links, i have never visited the geforce forum, the link i posted is from the actual instructions included in the online help built into the device.
If the card needs to be formatted as anything other than NTFS then they need to update the instructions, as i assume thats where most users would look first..
true, but I never read the instructions, I did not think it included any....LOL.
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true, but I never read the instructions, I did not think it included any....LOL.
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LOL, there is an app installed called SHIELD help, well there is on mine.
I have nothing to compare against as its not available over here in the UK
Tried Fat32 and it still doesnt like it
Will try again tomorrow as its getting a tad late now
BTW, what do you think of it?
I think its a cracking hand held emulator and the build quality is superb!
daleph said:
LOL, there is an app installed called SHIELD help, well there is on mine.
I have nothing to compare against as its not available over here in the UK
Tried Fat32 and it still doesnt like it
Will try again tomorrow as its getting a tad late now
BTW, what do you think of it?
I think its a cracking hand held emulator and the build quality is superb!
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I argee, and I have had trouble getting my 16gb sdcard to work in it, but my 8gb works fine.
16gb is a sandisk sdhc class 4
The odd thing is, the shield does something to the card, if i put it back into the Galaxy S4 after removing it from the shield, the S4 says its damaged and needs to be reformatted. It then reformats it and mounts it ok.
Really need more than 32gb in the shield....
I got my 16gb microsd working. I noticed that my 8gb has a gpt partition structure and the 16gb had a mbr structure, after converting the mbr to gpt on the 16gb it works.
I popped in my 16GB MicroSD that I use for my SuperCard DSTWO and it read it without issue. I copied some ROMs from it and to it, worked perfectly.
I have now converted my 8b working sdcard from gpt to mbr and it stopped working so i will change it back to gpt.
Posted in other threads about this stuff. What ive experienced.
SanDisk 64gb Ultra*microSDXC™ UHS-I fails to mount in any format other than NTFS. Trying to mount otherwise results in loss of data and formating. Under NTFS format that file path is something ridiculous than can't be seen by some apps rendering the card basically useless. The card works fine in all other devices in several types of formating.
I have a 16gb of same brand and speed rating that mounts fine under FAT32.
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Posted in other threads about this stuff. What ive experienced.
SanDisk 64gb Ultra*microSDXC™ UHS-I fails to mount in any format other than NTFS. Trying to mount otherwise results in loss of data and formating. Under NTFS format that file path is something ridiculous than can't be seen by some apps rendering the card basically useless. The card works fine in all other devices in several types of formating.
I have a 16gb of same brand and speed rating that mounts fine under FAT32.
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Let me reference you to a post earlier in this thread post
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Let me reference you to a post earlier in this thread post
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Is anyone having issues ( with the save path etc...) when using 64gb formated as FAT32?
Another post in that thread on the GeForce forums is that it does not support unicode file names.
The main difference I know of is that FAT32 does not support single files over 4Gig in size, NTFS does.
Gotcha.
Sorry. Dealing with a newborn over here. Not much time to play with shield right now let alone research it. Lol
chevyowner said:
Another post in that thread on the GeForce forums is that it does not support unicode file names.
The main difference I know of is that FAT32 does not support single files over 4Gig in size, NTFS does.
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NTFS is also a journaling filesystem and has a few more inbuilt security features (which I see as pointless for the filesystem itself). Journaling won't actually do any good for the longevity of the SD card, its extra read/write cycles which are already limited enough on an SD card.
daleph said:
LOL, there is an app installed called SHIELD help, well there is on mine.
I have nothing to compare against as its not available over here in the UK
Tried Fat32 and it still doesnt like it
Will try again tomorrow as its getting a tad late now
BTW, what do you think of it?
I think its a cracking hand held emulator and the build quality is superb!
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I got the class 10 xc micro sd card formatted to fat 32 and works fine in my shield here in the UK :good:
I looked up up what the names that I mentioned earlier.
GPT was referring to GUID Partition Table.
MBR was referring to Master Boot Record.
I can't get anything using a Master Boot Record to mount in the shield.
Thing using the GUID Partition Table Work fine for me so far.