The sd card is empty or on it. Why the phone does not see the SD or microSD memory card - all solutions
What to do if the phone does not see the memory card? Since I often get asked this and similar questions, I answered them all at once in this article. It will be useful for owners of cameras, Samsung, Lenovo phones, laptops - in general, all those devices that support a memory card and refuse to read data on the card.
First, some technical details describing the problem. Let's say, as a result of some manipulations, a mobile device (phone, tablet, smartphone) has ceased to identify a memory card (sd card) even through a card reader. All data is written to, bypassing the actual memory card. This is inconvenient as the sd card is not being used while the mobile device's memory is rapidly filling up. Productivity decreases accordingly.
So, the problem is described in detail, let's move on to diagnosing a phone, smartphone, tablet. Consider the most common reasons why phones do not see a memory card (flash drive) and how to fix it this defect on your own using a card reader.
The phone does not see the sd card due to an incorrect file system format or a corrupted file table
Cause of the problem. 1) The file table on the sd card was damaged, the markup fell off. 2) You formatted the memory card yourself, as a result of which the phone stopped seeing the flash drive. 3) The file system of the sd card is unknown (used in another operating system)
How to fix. 1. Find out the size of your flash drive. If the microSD capacity is more than 32 Gb, most likely it is formatted in exFAT. Not all android versions support this file system.
2. Fast way fix the problem - restart the phone in recovery mode and in service android menu select the Wipe cache partition option. This command will clean the contents of the sd card and format the media in the FAT32 file system - it is best suited for storing files on the phone.
Note. We would not advise inexperienced users to perform this procedure: if you mistakenly format the wrong partition, you will lose all data on the phone, including files in the internal memory.
3. A safer (and more convenient) method to format an SD card is through a computer. You will need a card reader and SD Formatter software. It will help you format your flash drive properly.
4. You can try low-level formatting - however, not all manufacturers offer their own software for this (check the memory card website).
The memory card of the phone (tablet) is out of order
Cause of the problem. As a result of mechanical / thermal damage incompatible with life, the phone stopped seeing the memory card or the sd card stopped working. As an option - the phone stopped detecting the flash drive, on other devices the card is also unreadable.
What to do. Alas, nothing can be done with a damaged sd card. All you have to do is purchase a new SD card that is compatible in size and specifications with your smartphone or tablet. The most unpleasant moment is all the data that was stored on the memory card android phone or iOS, disappear completely. You can no longer restore them - neither by connecting a phone with a USB flash drive, nor through a card reader.
If the flash drive still has a warranty and it looks like new (no visible damage), try returning it to the store. If you're lucky, you'll get a brand new replacement card.
Check for bad blocks (bad sectors) via HDDScan
The problem is doubly unpleasant, because the phone was bought a month ago. I decided to transfer some audio-video files from my old phone. The new smartphone is j7 and the old one is also samsung galaxy Grand Neo… The data transfer went smoothly.
About a week later I looked at sd, and the map did not appear from my native "my files". I looked through, through the xplore file explorer. There all the folders were displayed, but were empty. But it's important to add this: there were music and some video in the phone's memory. So, they were displayed, but they were not "empty", but refused to be reproduced - "playback error". On an old phone with any sd and different ages, this has never happened, so what it was, but not this. And this recorded map can be read normally on the old phone, no problem.
For me, the main thing, as you understand, is the phone, is it the reason? Such refusals in reading for a month were twice with the internal memory, and four times with the seat. Reboot - and everything is fine. But this is not the norm for the phone?
Answer. There may be several reasons for this behavior.
Perhaps the cause of the error lies in your way of copying files from internal memory to external. Try different ways and test: for example, through a card reader on a PC, through a file manager on a phone, etc. Do the described reading errors occur in all cases?
However, since you noted that there are no problems with other flash drives, then there may be a problem with the memory card. Who is the manufacturer, is the sd card compatible with your phone model? Read user reviews.
Third - update the software on the phone and.
The fourth is the SD Formatter utility. Try different file system formats.
1. Last chance to find the answer to my problem. Samsung phone galaxy not 5 (china) only uses its own internal memory, but the flash drive is not detected. What I just didn’t do ... And I ticked, and in another mobile phone inserted, formatted and this way and that - does not help.
2. On a Samsung Galaxy A phone 3 memory card not working microsd 16 GB. For almost half a year she was in the phone, all the photos from the camera were automatically saved on it. The memory card has not been removed since the time it was put into the slot once. I have been using the phone for almost a year. Previously, there was another card, with a volume of 8 GB.
R.S I moved the card to another phone - he does not see it either. And the computer doesn't recognize it either. What to do? On the flash drive are all children's photos and videos taken in six months.
Answer. If the smartphone or tablet does not see the flash drive, the problem may be in the application that does not save files to the right place. Check in the settings where the files are saved - to an sd card, flash drive or to the internal memory of a tablet / smartphone. For example, in the Android Gallery settings, you can change the storage location for photos.
Re-read the article. If all else fails, then perhaps the phone does not see the microsd memory card, because it is out of order.
The phone does not recognize the memory card. Transferred everything to internal memory. When the card is disconnected, all files are read, but not when connected. Now, when you turn off the SD card, the internal memory is also turned off and there is nowhere to save information. Tell me what can be done if the memory card is not readable (if possible).
Answer. Until this time, the memory card worked? The phone may not support this model cards.
If the sd card worked before, you may need to format your card - and it will be writable again.
The question is formulated incorrectly: you write that when the memory card is turned off, the files are read, while you say below that the internal memory is turned off. So where are the files being read from then?
1. The phone worked with a memory card. They sent a congratulatory video. Delete it and it reappears. I tried to reset my phone, but it didn't work. It didn't find any updates. After some manipulations in the recovery menu, he became different, found updates, downloaded and installed them. The firmware shows its own, but with a fresher date.
After that, the sd card is not detected. Android does not see it and does not determine its memory. And other sd too. Without a card, the phone sees its memory and works fine. What to do if the phone does not see the sd card after the actions of the virus?
2. I put an sd card in the computer - everything reads well there, you can see. And in the phone there is an inscription: SAFELY REMOVING THE CARD. Why does the phone not see the memory card? What to do?
Answer. If the phone does not see the memory card, this may be due to damage to the file table on it. How this is connected with the recovery, it is not clear. Try formatting the sd card. If nothing changes for the better - change the firmware.
1. I bought a 4G micro flash drive in my phone, installed it in a computer via a card reader, wrote files and installed it in my phone ( Microsoft Lumia 530). After a while, I installed it again in the card reader and connected it to the computer. Windows gave a message that the device is faulty and does not read the USB flash drive, but everything works fine through the phone. And that's what happens to everyone usb media and devices. I checked flash on many computers before installing it on the phone - everything is OK. After installation, the memory card does not work on the computer - only through the phone.
2. I ordered a flash drive on ebay (flash drive universal i-flash device ). Yesterday I received it, inserted it into the phone - it works, it also works on the computer. Today I tried to transfer a video from my phone to a USB flash drive, copying began, I left the phone and went away. Upon returning, I found that the program was closed, and the flash drive was no longer detected on the phone, nor was its computer detected. What to do?
3. I bought a 32 GB flash drive for my phone from Aliexpress. It worked fine, then the photos that were saved to it were cut off halfway or instead of them there was a gray screen. In the end, it stopped being detected by the phone. The computer seems to detect it, but does not tear it off. Writes something like "insert disk". I tried a lot of things that were written on the Internet, a lot of programs. Some do not see the flash drive, some see it, but still cannot format it.Tell me how to make her feel.
Answer. Format the flash drive via phone or Recovery (we wrote about this at the beginning of the publication. If it doesn’t help, go to Manage Windows disks and check if the flash drive is mounted when connected to a PC, if the volume is displayed in the list. If necessary, you can create a new partition on the flash drive and format it in FAT or extFAT using specialized programs.
I turn on the music on the phone, he writes: no music files. nokia phone RM-1035 and mirex micro sd (HC) class 4, everything worked yesterday. Probably, the memory card is not readable! How do you know if it's working or not?
Answer. Check if others see mobile applications the contents of the memory card, you can install another player for this. Connect the microsd card to a computer or laptop through a card reader. If the flash drive is not available in both cases, try the other methods described in the article.
The Samsung Galaxy A3 2015 phone does not read the flash drive. I formatted it in all possible formats, but it did not help. Connected to a PC - everything works fine. Why does the phone not see the flash drive? Maybe something in the settings of the phone needs to be changed?
Answer. Go to Settings - Memory. Check the "SD memory card" section. Install a file manager and see if the files on the memory card are displayed on it.
In addition to standard formatting, you can try low-level formatting - however, not all manufacturers offer their own software for this (check the memory card website).
Another reason why the phone does not see the sd card may be the lack of contact between the memory card and the phone. Check if your device reads other flash drives. If not, take your phone in for repair.
Doogee x5 phone. The phone did not see the memory card, but it was there. Data was accidentally transferred to external memory. For some reason, the transfer was made, but the map was still invisible. Pictures, videos, music, safely disappeared somewhere. How to get them back and why the phone does not see the memory card? Is it possible to restore all this somehow? Tried Android Recovery- uselessly.
Answer. If the phone does not see the sd card, then how did you transfer the files to it? Perhaps you just copied them to another place.
Try to connect the memory card through the card reader to the computer and scan it with the CardRecovery program. Regarding Android Data Recovery, then this program is less functional.
After turning off the sd card to work in aparted and carrying out manipulations in it, in phone prestigio do not turn on the sd card again. By the way, the laptop does not see the memory card either. Actions in recovery did not help. What to do if the phone does not see the memory card?
Answer. Maybe, operating system and the laptop see the sd card, but the markup has fallen off. You need to create a volume on unallocated space. Start - Run - diskmgmt.msc. Find the unallocated area and create it on the sd card through the context menu new volume, assign a letter, apply formatting. The sd card disk after these manipulations should be determined as before.
I connected the camera as in the instructions (via the USB port), but the camera reads as a Portable Device, but it needs a Removable Disk. The camera does not see the memory card in connection mode or what is the problem? How can I change the display? Camera Nikon Coolpix S9400.
Answer. Your camera supports SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. The computer does not see the memory card as a drive. You need to remove the card from the camera and connect it to the PC via a card reader. If you have a card reader built into your laptop, it will be even easier to connect the card. After that you will see removable drive in the list.
mico sd 32G in android tablet. I will twist in the connector - everything is ok, but after a while the conductor does not see it and through the settings menu, the SD card memory does not turn on. if you pulled out and inserted a memory card, it appears. I cleaned the contacts, wiped them with a rectifier, but still Android does not see the sd card where the dog is buried?
Answer. Try testing another sd card with your phone. If the situation repeats itself and the smartphone does not see the flash drive (the memory card disappears from time to time) - most likely, the matter is in the contacts of the phone.
If another memory card works without errors, we advise you to format the problematic card in FAT32 or exFAT - in case the phone does not see the micro SD flash drive due to errors in the file table.
The phone (Samsung Galaxy S5) does not read the memory card. I inserted three cards, and does not read any of them, although they are correctly displayed on other devices. In this case, the inscription "Connect SD-card", the font of which was previously gray, becomes white and available for pressing, but if you press it, nothing happens. All photos and pictures in the gallery (located in the phone's memory) are not displayed. And applications that are not in the internal memory, but in the phone's memory, do not open. Tell me what to do?
Answer. Possible failure at the operating room level Android systems or installed applications. Try to manually resolve the conflict by deleting everything unnecessary applications from the phone. Update the OS version to the latest through Android settings.
If the phone still does not see the memory card, check the phone contacts: are there any visually noticeable damage on them?
Do you write "on other devices" while referring to the computer? If yes, it is likely that the file system of the flash drive is NTFS, but you need to format it in FAT or exFat.
When I insert an sd card into the phone, the device does not detect it. Whatever I tried: even inserted into other phones, still does not see and does not read its contents.
Answer. There is too little information about the memory card (it is practically non-existent) to give specific advice. First, check if your phone supports sd cards of the size that is on your card (see the documentation for your smartphone or tablet). If you have just bought a memory card, you can exchange it under warranty for another one - a smaller one.
If you have previously used this memory card and it has ceased to be detected on this and others mobile devices- most likely, she was out of order.
1. I cleaned the sit card on the computer. Deleted everything from her. Now new smart background teXet X-plus TM-5577. I inserted a sit card, he sees it, but nothing is downloading on the sit card and I can’t transfer anything to it. Tell me what to do?
2. The phone started to turn on by itself periodically (Lenovo A 526). Then I went out of the house and plugged in the headphones and noticed that not a single track was playing. Later, when I took out the phone, I found that the flash drive was not readable and the saved music was not playing. I tried to reboot the phone - it does not help, I put it in the card reader - it sees a memory card, I put it in my friend's phone - too. And I don't want to. And the most important thing that knocks me out of my thoughts is a notification after turning on the phone with the phrase "Dismantle the MicroSD before deleting so as not to lose data.
Answer. You need to reconnect the memory card to the computer (as you did before), format the sd card in a standard way(for example, through Explorer) or using sdformatter. The file system is FAT32. Most likely, it is due to incorrect formatting that the phone cannot write data to the memory card.
After a sudden shutdown, the tablet (android 5.1) stopped recognizing the memory cards in the card reader normally. Writes either error checking is in progress, or reading is in progress, which lasts indefinitely. At the same time, half of the programs stop responding, everything slows down wildly, and it becomes impossible to turn off the tablet (only when it is discharged to 0 and cut down). Sometimes (very rarely) after connecting, he sees it, but with the slightest manipulation of the card (even viewing a photo), he immediately loses it and starts re-reading it again, and already with the ends. Tested on 3 flash drives, both clean and not, with different formatting and a bunch of dances with tambourines (all according to recommendations on the forums). The system was reset. Nothing helped. He refuses to see a card for 8 gigs at all, although if you connect it through an adapter to a usb connector, everything works fine (like other flash drives). What is the problem, in the card reader or in the system?
Answer. It is best to connect the problematic memory card to a laptop or, alternatively, through a usb adapter, as you mentioned. Next, the sd card needs to be formatted.
Most likely it's the card reader. Many cheap card readers stop reading memory cards correctly after a short time and give copy errors or read information slowly.
The system (Android) is unlikely to be related to the problem, since you have already tested several memory cards. Perhaps it's a specific application that slows down the system, but this can only be calculated by resetting the phone to factory settings.
Lenovo phone vibe shot, android 6. there is a 32gb sony sd card in the option as an extension of the main memory (ext4). The phone stopped seeing the file system - writes SdCard0 01/01/1970, 00 kb. Windows 7 sees two sections - 16Mb and 30Gb, serviceable, free 100% each.
How can I return everything to its place with the restoration of the old files? well, or at least how to pull out photos and a folder of vatsap?
Answer. To restore a deleted partition on an sd card, R.saver or AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Edition. If the file table on the partition contains errors, you can try to fix them using the chkdsk utility under Windows. If it doesn't help, try scanning the sd card (unreadable partitions) with the Recuva utility. Until you overwrite the information on the flash drive or format it, the chances of getting the files back remain high.
Samsung A3 2017 Samsung memory card 64 gb. Created folders from the computer: photos, ringnotes, music, videos, movies, etc. The phone sees only audio, pictures, documents, videos. Other folders do not see on the memory card. What needs to be done?
Answer. Install any file manager for your phone (for example, Total Commander or ES Explorer). Create folders directly through these programs and copy everything you need there. The files should be readable on the memory card without problems. It is also possible that those folders that are not readable from the sd card are hidden or corrupted. So it will not be superfluous to format the card in order to avoid further errors.
Lenovo A2010 phone does not see sd memory card. tried to reboot, writes "Only one sd card is available, it is impossible to perform switching." Other phones do not have a card. In the computer through the card reader does not show at all. Is this really the end, so many photos and videos are gone? Maybe something can be done?
Answer. It looks like there are reading errors on the card or the markup has fallen off. Since the memory card cannot be opened on the computer (i.e., the drive letter / individual drive is not displayed in file manager), it makes sense to check if the memory card is defined as a device at all. To do this, go to diskmgmt.msc (Start - Run) and see if unallocated space appears when you connect the sd card to the PC. If it appears, create a new file volume in this space via the context menu. If nothing happens, most likely the sd card is out of order.
Model sony phone xperia m4 aqua dual. Within two years, a microSD memory card was installed in the phone. Recently, failures began to occur: at first, in order for the memory card to work, it was enough to restart the phone. Now the phone does not see the map at all. Formatting failed. Installed a new one. The phone recognizes it (it is in the settings, the photos were sent to the card), but the applications can not be downloaded from the play store (it still shows the download option only to the phone's memory). What needs to be done in this situation with a flash drive?
Answer. Format the memory card with specialized applications - the same SDFortatter is fine. Next, check the card for errors using the chkdsk tool.
However, you clarified that changing the memory card does not help. The problem may be caused by specific applications or software conflicts within the Android OS. In this case, we advise you to update the firmware or, as an extreme option, reset the phone (execute hard reset).
Samsung A5 2017 stopped seeing it after encryption of the SD card. Through the card reader on the computer sees, but does not open. Tried to format (SDFormatter, cmd) - does not work. Sees other flash drives. I checked for errors - it gives an error, but does not fix it.
Answer. To check the sd card, use the following options:
chkdsk (drive letter): /f/r
- /f - fix file system read errors
- /r - fix bad sectors on sd card
This should fix the errors and allow you to format the sd card in the standard way or through utilities like SDFormatter.
there is a Kingston DTSE3 16G usb drive, the computer does not see it, the flash drive is not readable. Periodically, the system displays a message stating that the device can work faster or. Are there any recovery programs?
Answer. Flash drive supports USB interface 2.0. your computer ( motherboard) may have more old version ports, which causes this message to appear. Therefore, we advise you to update the hardware of your PC if you have not done this for a long time.
Recovery programs will not help you, but the correct formatting of the flash drive (in NTFS / FAT) and subsequent error checking through chkdsk will not interfere.
samsung tablet galaxy tab 4 SM-T331 does not see the SD card. places available 0b, free 0b. and I inserted the same SD card into another device, into my phone, and sees the SD card: available 14.57 free 14.57. I insert another SD card into the tablet - again it does not see, but the phone sees.
Answer. If the memory card has important files Make a copy of them on your computer. After that, format the memory card and check it for errors. If everything is in order, you can use the sd card on your tablet or phone, write files to it. If the situation repeats, update the tablet firmware or perform a hard reset. However, this is already an extreme measure, we advise you to deal with reading errors first.
Made the memory card an internal drive on ZTE blade A 510. After resetting the settings on the phone ( sd the card was in the phone all this time) it stopped working on all devices, Android does not save to it.
Answer. You need to format and mount again microSD as internal storage. If the memory card is opened on a computer, transfer all the data on it to HDD.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 NEO. I bought a memory card for 16 gigs, but after 5 months of use, at one point it stopped seeing all the games that were on it. And the phone sees the video, pictures and everything else without problems. In settings> memory> memory card, the total amount is written, free space - in general, everything is as usual. Help with this problem!
Answer. The easiest way is to reinstall the games. You can do it through the app. Google Play . If user data is still stored in the phone memory or on sd -map, games will work as before.If not, try to restore them through the appropriate recovery applications.
From time to time, an error may occur on users' SD cards, in which the camera starts to display messages about what is on it. not left free space , although the photographer certainly knows that it is empty. If you have this exact situation, then you have come to the right place and our article will help you fix the drive problem.
Let's look at a couple of examples from user stories to learn more about the topic.
Case one.
The user deleted some images from the SD card on the laptop and when he installed it back in Sony camera Alpha, she informed him that the drive could not be used because it was full. However, when you try to view the content, the device does not show images.
Second case.
A user with the same camera had a similar situation, but in reverse order. First, the error appeared on the camera, and only then, when trying to connect the card to the computer, the operating system was unable to open the contents of the drive.
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Is there a way to resolve the issue? And if so, which one?
If your camera's SD card suddenly encounters a full problem, you might be interested in knowing the possible causes.
- 1) The media has invisible or hidden files, so the SD card appears full, even though there is nothing on it at first glance.
- 2) Formatting error. You may have removed the card at the wrong time, causing a file system crash.
- 3) There is a problem with the camera.
Solution one. Showing and exporting hidden files
Step 1. Export and Restore Hidden Files from SD Card
The first thing to remember in this situation is that you should not panic if you lose access to information stored on the drive. Unfortunately, in standard list software Windows does not have utilities capable of recovering files, so you will have to resort to specialized third-party software.
Starus Photo Recovery will become good choice both for beginners and professional photographers. The application allows the user to forget about the risks of losing important images from weddings and other important events due to a failure on the SD card.
1. Connect the card to the computer. Launch the Starus Photo Recovery file recovery program and select the drive you want to scan from the list provided.
2. Select the type of analysis according to your needs. Quick scan allows you to conduct a lightning-fast assessment of the drive, finding all the latest files on it. Complete Analysis will help you perform a deep scan of the SD card and find even the oldest files that you may have already forgotten about.
3. Optionally, you can specify additional search parameters, thereby excluding unwanted or unnecessary files from the list.
4. Wait for the scanning process to complete and carefully examine the results. In the presented list of files, you can find the images you need to restore with the ability to preview in the window on the right. In addition to the photo itself, Starus Photo Recovery provides the user with the ability to see the date the file was created, the format and its resolution in pixels.
5. Once you have decided on the images you want to restore, select the ones you need and click Further(by default, all found files are selected). Choose the most convenient method from the four suggested and complete the data export process.
Step 2. Show hidden files on the SD card.
1. open start menu and enter in the dialog box Control Panel or open it in the right menu.
2. switch parameter View into mode Category and open the menu Decoration and personalization.
3. open Folders settings.
4. In the window that appears, open the tab View, scroll down the list of options and select active Show hidden files, folders and drives.
5. Click Apply And OK to save your changes.
Solution two. Format the SD card correctly
1. Connect your SD card to your computer.
2. Open My Computer and find the damaged drive in the list on the left.
3. Right click on the name and select Format.
4. Choose file NTFS system and start the formatting process.
What to do if Android does not see the microSD flash drive? This question often worries owners of smartphones and other gadgets, regardless of manufacturer and cost. The problems of obtaining data from the DVR, installing software on a tablet or smartphone can be solved independently if you know the main causes of the malfunction and how to solve them.
How the problem manifests itself
The malfunction manifests itself as follows: after replacing the “micro-SD” card, after rebooting, flashing or simple inclusion device, the gadget does not see the flash drive or its contents. As a result, data or installed software is lost, the camera and programs begin to write information to the internal memory of the device. The latter quickly clogs up, there is no place left for recording service information of the OS, and the gadget loses performance and starts to freeze.
As a result, if the internal memory is low, it becomes impossible to work without a memory card.
To fix the problem, you need to establish the causes of the breakdown. Very often it turns out to eliminate the defect with one's own hand, without going to the workshop.
The phone does not see the flash drive due to formatting problems
The partition table can be damaged in any file system (NTFS, ExFat, Fat32). As a result, Android cannot read files written to SD. Most often this happens when the user tries to format the memory card himself and performs incorrect actions. Another option - a card is inserted from another file system, for example, from a camera. You can restore the performance of the card by formatting it again. This can be done either by the phone itself or by another Android device, or by using a computer with a card reader.
The menu of some phones allows you to format the SD card by selecting the appropriate item in the settings. If it is not there, you can reboot the phone, enter the “Recovery” mode and format the file system of the card by selecting the “Wipe cache partition” item.
Important: errors when working with the device in the “Recovery” mode can lead to the loss of all data and even the inoperability of the OS. Therefore, inexperienced users should not use this method.
It is easier and safer to format flash drives on a computer. To do this, you need a card reader and a formatting program (standard, built into the OS, or any other). It is necessary to remove the flash drive from the device, insert it into the card reader and format it in exFAT or FAT32 format. After Android formatting should start to “see” the flash drive. If this does not happen, the problem is more serious.
Memory card is out of order
Flash memory has a limited number of read-write cycles. In addition, the device may be damaged due to microcracks in the board or static electricity. In this case, after installation in the card reader, the computer does not detect the flash drive. It is also unreadable on other devices.
It is impossible to recover a damaged memory card or the data on it. This cannot be done either from the Android device itself, or by connecting it to a computer as a USB flash drive, or from a computer via a card reader. It remains only to purchase a new flash card that is compatible with your device.
Important: sometimes, due to a malfunction of the board, phones and tablets can “burn” memory cards. Therefore, if after a short time after replacing the flash drive it fails again, it is necessary to diagnose the android device.
Memory card and android devices are incompatible
A smartphone or tablet may not see a flash card if it is simply not designed to work with modern storage media. When there is a suspicion that the card does not correspond to a tablet or phone, then it is worth trying to read it on a computer with a memory card adapter. If the gadget does not see the card, but the computer sees it, the reason is incompatibility.
All gadgets have limits on maximum size memory cards: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB. This happens if, for example, you bought a 64 GB card, and the limitations of a smartphone (tablet) are 32 GB.
Another option is that the flash drive is made according to a technical specification unknown to your device. In this case, the gadget does not recognize it. Therefore, before buying a memory card, you need to study the documentation of your tablet or phone in order to buy an SD card of the appropriate size and type.
In addition to incompatibility, the device may be damaged or software failure. In this case, the computer will also see the flash card, but the phone (tablet) will not.
Software error
In this case, the gadget either does not see the memory card at all, or certain programs do not see it. If you know that the card is empty, although it shows that the place is occupied, the problem is in the settings or performance of the OS and software of the phone (tablet). If the android does not see the SD card in applications, but sees it in recovery, try looking at the settings first. Perhaps for applications, the save path is set not to the card, but to the internal memory. Fix it.
Another solution when only one application does not see the card is to reinstall or update it, and also check its own settings.
Important: often the phone's OS starts to see the inserted card only after a reboot. If the flash card is not visible without a reboot, and then it works fine, nothing else should be done.
When the above does not help, it is worth trying to update the tablet (phone) firmware. Often after flashing the OS for more new version the device starts working correctly with the SD card.
Damaged SD card slot
If the smartphone does not see a flash drive installed from another smartphone, while it meets the technical requirements of the device, the problem is in the smartphone itself. In this case, you can try to insert the card so that the contacts in the phone fit snugly into its tracks. To do this, you should try to clean and bend them a little. If it's not about contacts, but about damage to the controller or card slot, it remains to send the gadget for repair or replace it with a new one.
For example, the HTC srochnyi-remont.ru workshop repairs all models of this manufacturer, as well as other brands. Look for a service center for your phone in your city.
Please tell me how to restore the memory card. She just stopped responding at some point, and she was left with wonderful photos.
Sincerely, Mikhail Borisov.
Flash memory made it possible to make drives compact and capacious at the same time. In just a few years, manufacturers have gone from the SD format, 32 × 24 mm in size, to the miniature Micro-SD, 11 × 15 mm. Now such drives can be seen in a laptop, and a tablet, and a smartphone. Therefore, the issues related to them unite today almost all owners of mobile devices. Why can there be data loss on the SD card, and what to do in this case?
Causes of SD card data loss
The SD card is very thin and whimsical electronic device. Therefore, anything can disable it:
- Removing the card from the slot at the moment when the device, camera or phone is recording something on it;
- A discharge of static electricity from the user's hands at the moment the hands touch the contacts of the flash drive;
- Dropping the device;
- Sudden shutdown when the battery is completely discharged.
The problem may occur more often if applications have been installed on the card. The probability that the drive was being written to at the time of a power outage or failure is higher in this case. Therefore, smartphone manufacturers recommend installing everything important on the built-in memory of the phone, and storing only photos and music on the SD card.
Methods for recovering an SD memory card and data on it
In the most simple cases the usual scanning by the operating system helps: Android or Windows phone. After scanning, file system errors are automatically corrected. At most, only the last photo or song is lost. At Windows phone 8.1 and higher has its own SD card scanning utility. It starts immediately when the phone starts, if the system suspects errors in the removable drive.
On Android it is recommended to install third party program. One of these is . According to user reviews, it helps a lot.
Recovery using Windows
You can remove the card from your mobile device and scan it using the desktop operating system.
Insert the SD card into the reader and run a normal flash drive scan. To do this, right-click on the shortcut and select properties.
Now you can click the Check and repair SD card button. Errors will be found and corrected.
Format SD card
You can also format the SD card can be formatted. This is also done through the context menu on the right mouse button.
Keep in mind that the format offered by the desktop operating system does not always match the mobile device you are using. After troubleshooting, it is better to format the SD card using the tablet or smartphone itself, in which it is supposed to be used.
SD Formatter
A good solution would be to use the SD Formatter program. It is specifically designed specifically for formatting drives of this type.
This method helps to restore the performance of some models of car navigators.. Errors occurred when writing a large map file larger than 1 GB to a flash drive. After formatting the SD Formatter and rewriting all the files, the navigator started working correctly.
In some cases, special utilities such as EasyRecovery can help in recovering data from an SD card.
Attention! If ChipGenius did not see the flash drive or SD card and it was not read on any device available to you, then all further attempts to revive the drive may be useless.
What to do if the SD card is write-protected?
Another typical failure with drives of this type is the transition to the read-only state. If this happens with an SD card, check the position of the switch on the side. Maybe you switched it to read-only mode yourself, by mistake.
Micro-SD does not have such a switch. Therefore, we are dealing with a controller failure. If the card is branded, then you can look for a special utility from the manufacturer. They are produced for use in service centers. In fact, these programs reset the controller to the original state that it received at the factory. Sometimes this way you can bring the drive itself back to life.
If something happens to the SD card, then first copy all the files from it to your computer's hard drive or other media! This must be done before any operations with the drive. While working with him special utilities, you risk forever losing not only the flash drive, but also valuable data on it.
What to do if your SD card keeps crashing
There are only two possible reasons: the drive itself or the device in which you use it. Try replacing the card in your smartphone or tablet with a new one and watch the process. If the failures have stopped, then it is best not to use this capricious drive anymore. At the most important moment, it will let you down and leave you without important files.
If the smartphone is also unstable with the new media, then there may be a problem with its controller or firmware. Try to find a firmware update for the device and learn from the experience of other users of the device. It is known that old smartphones work unpredictably with cards of new formats with high recording density. Perhaps things will be better with a simpler 16 or 32 GB card.
What to do if the phone does not see the memory card? Since I often get asked this and similar questions, I answered them all at once in this article. It will be useful for owners of cameras, Samsung, Lenovo phones, laptops - in general, all those devices that support a memory card and refuse to read data on the card.
First, some technical details describing the problem. Let's say, as a result of some manipulations, a mobile device (phone, tablet, smartphone) has ceased to identify a memory card (sd card) even through a card reader. All data is written to the internal memory of the phone, bypassing the actual memory card. This is inconvenient as the sd card is not being used while the mobile device's memory is rapidly filling up. Productivity decreases accordingly.
So, the problem is described in detail, let's move on to diagnosing a phone, smartphone, tablet. Consider the most common reasons why phones do not see a memory card (flash drive) and how to fix this defect on your own using a card reader.
The phone does not see the sd card due to an incorrect file system format or a corrupted file table
Cause of the problem. 1) The file table on the sd card was damaged, the markup fell off. 2) You formatted the memory card yourself, as a result of which the phone stopped seeing the flash drive. 3) The file system of the sd card is unknown (used in another operating system)
How to fix. 1. Find out the size of your flash drive. If the microSD capacity is more than 32 Gb, most likely it is formatted in exFAT. Not all versions of Android support this file system. If you are not using Mac OS, format your memory card to NTFS or FAT.
How to do it, I show in the video:
2. A quick way to fix the problem is to reboot the phone in recovery mode and select the Wipe cache partition option in the Android service menu. This command will clean the contents of the sd card and format the media in the FAT32 file system - it is best suited for storing files on the phone.
Note. We would not advise inexperienced users to perform this procedure: if you mistakenly format the wrong partition, you will lose all data on the phone, including files in the internal memory.
3. A safer (and more convenient) method to format an SD card is through a computer. You will need a card reader and SD Formatter software. It will help you format your flash drive properly.
4. You can try low-level formatting - however, not all manufacturers offer their own software for this (check the memory card website).
The memory card of the phone (tablet) is out of order
Cause of the problem. As a result of mechanical / thermal damage incompatible with life, the phone stopped seeing the memory card or the sd card stopped working. As an option - the phone stopped detecting the flash drive, on other devices the card is also unreadable.
What to do. Alas, nothing can be done with a damaged sd card. All you have to do is purchase a new SD card that is compatible in size and specifications with your smartphone or tablet. The most unpleasant moment is that all the data that was stored on the memory card of an Android or iOS phone disappears completely. You can no longer restore them - neither by connecting a phone with a USB flash drive, nor through a card reader.
If the flash drive still has a warranty and it looks like new (no visible damage), try returning it to the store. If you're lucky, you'll get a brand new replacement card.
Check for bad blocks (bad sectors) via HDDScan
The HDDScan utility (ignore the name) allows you to check memory cards, flash drives for bad sectors and read errors.
To diagnose the problem, it is enough to run the sd card through two types of tests - Read and Write tests. After spending 5 minutes of your time, you will get a conclusion: are there any bad sectors that prevent correct operation, which is why the phone does not read the USB flash drive.
- If the flash drive was purchased recently, we change it under warranty (local or global).
- If there is no guarantee or it has ended, we overwrite the bad sectors with zeros. This can be done through the DMDE program. This procedure will allow you to shift non-working sectors, as a result of which the flash drive will be correctly detected both on the computer and on devices where it was actively used.
Formatting with modern digital cameras
A number of Canon and Nikon camera models, according to user reviews, give a positive result - they format at a low level.
How to fix Sd card through camera:
- Insert the sd card into the device,
- In the camera menu, find the format command,
- Try writing files to a formatted card.
Contact technical support (for Transcend flash drives, etc.)
Their technical support specialists can advise free of charge methods for recovering problematic flash drives. In fact, who, no matter how they are, is best versed in the sd card device? In addition, technical support may offer you proprietary programs designed for low-level formatting (sometimes they are difficult to find on the manufacturer's website).
Give the memory card to specialists for recovery
This option is suitable if you are ready to pay for the work of specialists. This procedure is expensive, but the plus is obvious: you can extract data from a faulty device (though, if the memory chips were not damaged).
The memory card is incompatible with the mobile device
Cause. 1) The mobile device does not support new memory cards. 2) The memory card is too large or is using an unknown technical specification. Therefore, the phone refuses to read the data and does not recognize the flash drive as a storage device.
What to do. Carefully study the documentation for the phone and buy an SD card that will not contradict system requirements.
Wrong data transfer mode in Android
Symptom. You connect a phone with a flash drive via a usb cable, selecting the Mass Storage option, as a result, it does not appear on the computer.
How to fix. Instead of "Mass Storage", select the "MEDIA TRANSFER" option when connecting your phone to a PC. Explorer should display the contents of the memory card.
The contact of the usb flash drive has come off or the tracks in the socket have been erased
Symptom. As a result of misalignment or incorrect connection, the memory card is not connected to the mobile device, and, consequently, the phone does not see its contents.
How to fix. Remove the sd card from the phone, insert it back in such a way that the contacts of the sd card are correctly connected to the socket.
If the contacts of the sd flash drive are completely worn out, you can buy them for a couple of dollars and replace them yourself (of course, if you have the appropriate skills / minimal experience in repairing and replacing spare parts).
It is possible that the contacts (that is, the tracks on the board) on the phone have been erased, and for natural reasons, he does not see the flash drive at all. Common cause- natural wear of the phone. In this case, we recommend that you return the device for repair or replace the mobile device.
Software error, as a result of which the phone stopped seeing the memory card
Description of the problem. A certain Android program refuses to recognize the memory card. Other applications read the sd memory card and write data to the flash drive as if nothing had happened.
Solution. Android does not see the memory card, because in the application settings, the internal memory of the smartphone / tablet is specified as the save source. Go to the settings of the application with which there are problems (for example, Android Gallery or Camera) and specify the sd card as a successor - that is, the place where the files should be saved.
Instructions on how to check the sd card for errors (video):
Answers to questions from readers
After updating the phoneHTC desire 620 g dual sim) microsd is not detected, the flash card is constantly lost. It happens like this: for example, I listen to music, and then it stops playing and the phone writes: "the file could not be opened." In this case, the names of the tracks can be read. What could be the reason?
Answer . Check the audio file format. The player may not be able to read the files of the selected format. So the problem is not necessarily the problem of reading the memory card. If the file format is correct, check the memory card for errors, format it.
I inserted an sd drive into my phone (Samsung galaxy j3 2016), transferred all photos and videos to a USB flash drive, and all photos and videos in the phone gallery were deleted. The files are on sd, but all new photos are saved to the device's memory. I need it to be saved to a memory card and displayed in the gallery.
Answer. If the phone does not see the sd card, try changing the path to the successor in the application settings. It would also not hurt to check if your phone and Android system recognizes the actual memory card. Just in case, turn off your mobile device, remove the sd card and put it back. Turn on the device and check if the files are saved to the USB flash drive of the Samsung phone.
1. The phone does not see the SD memory card (flash drive). SMS came, I opened it - and suddenly I stopped seeing it. Rebooted - still does not see. The laptop sees, the other phone sees. And most importantly, the phone sees another memory card. The brand of the smartphone is Lenovo 650. Please help! Thank you in advance!!
2. Does not read the memory card. I have windows phone dual sim 535. For a while, my memory card was read, but later the phone stopped seeing it. If you rearrange it to other devices, it is read, but not in mine, but if you insert other memory cards into my phone, then everything is in order. Why does my phone not see the memory card on my mobile device?
3. I cleaned the phone's memory (fly), after that it stopped reading the sd card. The computer reads, but the sd card is not detected on the phone. And he does not see a single flash drive, I tried another card. (Probably, I deleted something superfluous). Tell me how to fix the situation and why the phone does not read the memory card.
4. Prestigio telephone. The phone stopped seeing the memory card. I just sat playing on the phone. Then I put it on for about 15-20 minutes. And when he took it, the notification "" came. I went into the settings - memory, where External storage. And there, instead of lines, how much memory is in total, what is the memory card on the phone, there were only two lines.
- Connect SD card
- Clear SD card
I tried to press the first one and when I pressed it, the notification "Connecting an SD card" appeared for a second on top (where the notifications are). And below this heading: "Checking for errors." And then a second later, instead of it appeared: "You can safely remove the SD card." Tried rebooting, turning it off and on, pulling out and inserting the SD card. Same on the other device. Why can't he see the flash drive?
5. Mobile devices do not see (do not read) the memory card. The memory card is new, recently purchased. At first there were no problems, but later the phone (Philips s308) periodically did not read the map. The laptop saw it without problems. Soon the phone did not read the card at all, and other devices followed it. The card does not contradict the system requirements. What could be the reason?What to do with it?
6. I have a tabletDIGMA Optimastopped seeing the flash drive after I cleared it in the settingssdcard, restart, turned on, took out and inserted the flash drive back, nothing helped, inserted it into another phone, it seems to have noticed, but does not perceive it. What should I do?
Answer. In the event that the phone has stopped detecting a memory card, you need to check this sd card on a computer via a card reader (the device is connected to a PC via a USB cable and is inexpensive). In your case, the laptop has a built-in card reader. In order for a phone or tablet to read a card or usb flash drive, you need to format it correctly means of WIndows or with the help of a special software. We strongly advise you to use the free SD Formatter program to format flash drives, this is a method we have tested and often works. We hope that after formatting, your phone will see the flash memory and be able to write files to it as before. If the card reader still does not see the memory card, all that remains is to buy a new sd card.
I have a smartphoneSamsung Galaxy Gio S-5660. About six months ago I repaired the charging socket and since then until yesterday I did not turn it on. It had a SIM card and a memory card. When I turned it on, it turned out that the smartphone does not see the memory card. Before that, she had no problems. On the memory card and contacts, books, a bunch of photos. Why does the tablet not see the flash drive and how can I revive it?
I wore the device for repair, I thought that the memory card slot was not working. it turned out to work: new map sees immediately.
Answer . Onsdcard, the legs or contacts may be damaged (pins). If you do not notice any damage upon inspection, check the memory card for reading errors. In no case do not format it, otherwise you will not be able to recover files.
Cleared on the iPhone on Android "Phone memory-memory card" after that the sd card turned off. Below it says "Connect sd card" I click - but not what effect. Now there is no memory (the phone was dismantled, but there is no slot for a flash drive). In general, the mobile phone does not see the memory card. Tell me how to return the sd card back to a working state?
Answer. If you don't see a working memory card on your device, it's likely that the file table contains errors. Try formatting the card using the sdformatter application. Since you are dealing with Android, the sd memory card must be formatted in Ext or Fat32.
With the help of the said application, I restored the photo on the Samsung SM-G 318H / DS. They remain in this application, I can’t transfer them to the gallery or to the SD card, how can I do this? Why does not see the memory card?
Answer. Your question is formulated very ornately, so it's hard to say why the phone does not detect a memory card. It looks like the problem is not with your phone's flash drive, but something else. You need to copy the files to the DCIM folder on the device, then they will be displayed in the Gallery again.
I moved the SIM card from the tablet back to the smartphone and all the memory from the phone disappeared. What to do and is it possible to restore photos and contacts if the smartphone does not see the flash drive.
Answer. In your case, probably not everything is so sad. You may have moved the sd card (flash drive), as a result of which it moved away from the smartphone socket. Check the connection between the socket and the phone's memory card. If contacts are lost on the smartphone’s flash drive, try importing contacts from the SIM card through the standard address book Android or sync contacts with your Google account.
Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 phone. I inserted a 2 GB Qumo sd card (new card, just bought) into the second slot (for the second SIM card and sd card). The phone does not see it, either simply through the phone's menu, or through a cable connection to a PC. What could be the reason, somehow you can "reanimate" the memory card?
Answer. Qumo memory cards don't have a very good reputation. However, 2GB cards usually don't have problems when connected to a phone.
First, connect your memory card to your computer via a card reader. If the computer does not see the memory card (the disk is not displayed in Explorer), give the card (explaining that the computer does not see the sd card) to the seller and return the money.
If the sd card is not readable only on the phone, but everything is OK on the computer, try formatting the memory card by selecting FAT as the file system.
Samsung smartphone Galaxy S5 stopped seeing USB flash drives(previously seen and read), the smartphone is almost new. Other devices, flash drives are detected without problems. Why Android does not see the flash drive, how to fix the error?
Answer. There can be at least two reasons why the phone does not see the flash drive. Try to fix it like this:
1. Check if debugging is enabled on your phone (try enabling/disabling).
2. It is advisable to format the flash drive in exFAT, otherwise Android may not read its contents.
I dropped my phone and all the photos in the gallery in the camera folder disappeared from the memory card. Can they be restored somehow? The rest of the folders remained in their places.
Answer. Perhaps the sd card is damaged or Android does not see the sd card. Check if the sd card works if you connect it via a card reader to a PC. Another reason why the phone does not see the SD card is that the card physically shifted in the slot when it fell, so at the same time check the connection of the contacts.
As for the direct answer to the question: if the memory card is intact, you can restore the photo with any application, starting with CardRecovery and Recuva.
The problem is doubly unpleasant, because the phone was bought a month ago. I decided to transfer some audio-video files from my old phone. The new smartphone is j7 and the old one is also Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo… The data transfer went smoothly.
About a week later I looked at sd, and the map did not appear from my native "my files". Peeped through RAR program, through the xplore file explorer. There all the folders were displayed, but were empty. But it's important to add this: there were music and some video in the phone's memory. So, they were displayed, but they were not "empty", but refused to be reproduced - "playback error". On an old phone with any sd and different ages, this has never happened, so what it was, but not this. And this recorded map can be read normally on the old phone, no problem.
For me, the main thing, as you understand, is the phone, is it the reason? Such refusals in reading for a month were twice with the internal memory, and four times with the seat. Reboot - and everything is fine. But this is not the norm for the phone?
Answer. There may be several reasons for this behavior.
Perhaps the cause of the error lies in your way of copying files from internal memory to external. Try different ways and test: for example, through a card reader on a PC, through a file manager on a phone, etc. Do you see the described reading error in all cases?
However, since you noted that there are no problems with other flash drives, then there may be a problem with the memory card. Who is the manufacturer, is the sd card compatible with your phone model? Read user reviews.
Third - update the software on the phone and remove unnecessary applications.
Fourth - format the sd card with the SD Formatter utility. Try different file system formats.
1. Last chance to find the answer to my problem. The Samsung galaxy not 5 (china) phone uses only its internal memory, and the flash drive is not detected. What I just didn’t do ... And I put a checkmark, and inserted it into another mobile phone, formatted it this way and that - it doesn’t help.
2. On the phoneSamsung Galaxy A3 memory card not workingmicrosd16 GB. For almost half a year she was in the phone, all the photos from the camera were automatically saved on it. The memory card has not been removed since the time it was put into the slot once. I have been using the phone for almost a year. Previously, there was another card, with a volume of 8 GB.
R.SI moved the card to another phone - he does not see it either. And the computer doesn't recognize it either. What to do? On the flash drive are all children's photos and videos taken in six months.
Answer. If the smartphone or tablet does not see the flash drive, the problem may be in the application that does not save files to the right place. Check in the settings where the files are saved - to an sd card, flash drive or to the internal memory of a tablet / smartphone. For example, in the Android Gallery settings, you can change the storage location for photos.
Re-read the article. If all else fails, then perhaps the phone does not see the microsd memory card, because it is out of order.
The phone does not recognize the memory card. Transferred everything to internal memory. When the card is disconnected, all files are read, but not when connected. Now, when you turn off the SD card, the internal memory is also turned off and there is nowhere to save information. Tell me what can be done if the memory card is not readable (if possible).
Answer. Until this time, the memory card worked? Your phone may not support this card model.
If the sd card worked before, you may need to format your card - and it will be writable again.
The question is formulated incorrectly: you write that when the memory card is turned off, the files are read, while you say below that the internal memory is turned off. So where are the files being read from then?
1. The phone worked with a memory card. With a congratulatory video, they sent a virus that could not be removed. Delete it and it reappears. I tried to reset my phone, but it didn't work. It didn't find any updates. After some manipulations in the recovery menu, he became different, found updates, downloaded and installed them. The firmware shows its own, but with a fresher date.
After that, the sd card is not detected. Android does not see it and does not determine its memory. And other sd too. Without a card, the phone sees its memory and works fine. What to do if the phone does not see the sd card after the actions of the virus?
2. I put an sd card in the computer - everything reads well there, you can see. And in the phone there is an inscription: SAFELY REMOVING THE CARD. Why does the phone not see the memory card? What to do?
Answer. If the phone does not see the memory card, this may be due to damage to the file table on it. How this is connected with the recovery, it is not clear. Try formatting the sd card. If nothing changes for the better - change the firmware.
1. I bought a 4G micro flash drive in my phone, installed it in a computer via a card reader, wrote files and installed it in my phone (Microsoft Lumia 530). After a while, I installed it again in the card reader and connected it to the computer. Windows gave a message that the device is faulty and does not read the USB flash drive, but everything works fine through the phone. And this happens with all usb media and devices. I checked flash on many computers before installing it on the phone - everything is OK. After installation, the memory card does not work on the computer - only through the phone.
2. I ordered a flash drive forebay(flash drive universali- flash device). Yesterday I received it, inserted it into the phone - it works, it also works on the computer. Today I tried to transfer a video from my phone to a USB flash drive, copying began, I left the phone and went away. Upon returning, I found that the program was closed, and the flash drive was no longer detected on the phone, nor was its computer detected. What to do?
3. I bought a 32 GB flash drive for my phone from Aliexpress. It worked fine, then the photos that were saved to it were cut off halfway or instead of them there was a gray screen. In the end, it stopped being detected by the phone. The computer seems to detect it, but does not tear it off. Writes something like "insert disk". I tried a lot of things that were written on the Internet, a lot of programs. Some do not see the flash drive, some see it, but still cannot format it.Tell me how to make her feel.
Answer. Format the flash drive via phone or Recovery (we wrote about this at the beginning of the publication. If it doesn’t help, go to Windows Disk Management and check if the flash drive is mounted when connected to a PC, if the volume is displayed in the list. If necessary, you can create a new partition on the flash drive and format in FAT or extFAT using specialized programs.
I turn on the music on the phone, he writes: there are no music files. Phone nokia RM-1035 and mirex micro sd (HC) class 4, everything worked yesterday. Probably, the memory card is not readable! How do you know if it's working or not?
Answer. Check if other mobile applications see the contents of the memory card, for this you can install another player. Connect the microsd card to a computer or laptop through a card reader. If the flash drive is not available in both cases, try the other methods described in the article.
The Samsung Galaxy A3 2015 phone does not read the flash drive. I formatted it in all possible formats, but it did not help. Connected to a PC - everything works fine. Why does the phone not see the flash drive? Maybe something in the settings of the phone needs to be changed?
Answer. Go to Settings - Memory. Check the "SD memory card" section. Install a file manager and see if the files on the memory card are displayed on it.
In addition to standard formatting, you can try low-level formatting - however, not all manufacturers offer their own software for this (check the memory card website).
Another reason why the phone does not see the sd card may be the lack of contact between the memory card and the phone. Check if your device reads other flash drives. If not, take your phone in for repair.
Doogee x5 phone. The phone did not see the memory card, but it was there. Accidentally transferred data to external memory. For some reason, the transfer was made, but the map was still invisible. Pictures, videos, music, safely disappeared somewhere. How to get them back and why the phone does not see the memory card? Is it possible to restore all this somehow? Tried Android Recovery - to no avail.
Answer. If the phone does not see the sd card, then how did you transfer the files to it? Perhaps you just copied them to another place.
Try to connect the memory card through the card reader to the computer and scan it with the CardRecovery program. As for Android Data Recovery, this program is less functional.
After disabling the sd card to work in aparted and performing manipulations in it, the prestigio phone does not turn on the sd card again. By the way, the laptop does not see the memory card either. Actions in recovery did not help. What to do if the phone does not see the memory card?
Answer. Perhaps the operating system and the laptop see the sd card, but the markup has fallen off. You need to create a volume on unallocated space. Start - Run - diskmgmt.msc. Find the unallocated area and use the context menu to create a new volume on the sd card, assign a letter, apply formatting. The sd card disk after these manipulations should be determined as before.
I connected the camera as in the instructions (via the USB port), but the camera reads as a Portable Device, but it needs a Removable Disk. The camera does not see the memory card in connection mode or what is the problem? How can I change the display? Camera Nikon Coolpix S9400.
Answer. Your camera supports SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. The computer does not see the memory card as a drive. You need to remove the card from the camera and connect it to the PC via a card reader. If you have a card reader built into your laptop, it will be even easier to connect the card. After that, you will see the removable disk in the list.
mico sd 32G in android tablet. I will twist in the connector - everything is ok, but after a while the conductor does not see it and through the settings menu, the SD card memory does not turn on. if you pulled out and inserted a memory card, it appears. I cleaned the contacts, wiped them with a rectifier, but still Android does not see the sd card where the dog is buried?
Answer. Try testing another sd card with your phone. If the situation repeats itself and the smartphone does not see the flash drive (the memory card disappears from time to time) - most likely, the matter is in the contacts of the phone.
If another memory card works without errors, we advise you to format the problematic card in FAT32 or exFAT - in case the phone does not see the micro SD flash drive due to errors in the file table.
The phone (Samsung Galaxy S5) does not read the memory card. I inserted three cards, and does not read any of them, although they are correctly displayed on other devices. In this case, the inscription "Connect SD-card", the font of which was previously gray, becomes white and available for pressing, but if you press it, nothing happens. All photos and pictures in the gallery (located in the phone's memory) are not displayed. And applications that are not in the internal memory, but in the phone's memory, do not open. Tell me what to do?
Answer. There may be a failure at the level of the Android operating system or installed applications. Try to manually resolve the conflict by deleting any unnecessary apps from your phone. Update the OS version to the latest through Android settings.
If the phone still does not see the memory card, check the phone contacts: are there any visually noticeable damage on them?
Do you write "on other devices" while referring to the computer? If yes, it is likely that the file system of the flash drive is NTFS, but you need to format it in FAT or exFat.
When I insert an sd card into the phone, the device does not detect it. Whatever I tried: even inserted into other phones, still does not see and does not read its contents.
Answer. There is too little information about the memory card (it is practically non-existent) to give specific advice. First, check if your phone supports sd cards of the size that is on your card (see the documentation for your smartphone or tablet). If you have just bought a memory card, you can exchange it under warranty for another one - a smaller one.
If you have previously used this memory card and it is no longer detected on this and other mobile devices, it is most likely out of order.
1. I cleaned the sit card on the computer. Deleted everything from her. Now the new smartphone teXet X-plus TM-5577. I inserted a sit card, he sees it, but nothing is downloading on the sit card and I can’t transfer anything to it. Tell me what to do?
2. The phone started to turn on by itself periodically (Lenovo A 526). Then I went out of the house and plugged in the headphones and noticed that not a single track was playing. Later, when I took out the phone, I found that the flash drive was not readable and the saved music was not playing. I tried to reboot the phone - it does not help, I put it in the card reader - it sees a memory card, I put it in my friend's phone - too. And I don't want to. And the most important thing that knocks me out of my thoughts is a notification after turning on the phone with the phrase "Dismantle the MicroSD before deleting so as not to lose data.
Answer. You need to reconnect the memory card to the computer (as you did before), format the sd card in the standard way (for example, through Explorer) or using sdformatter. The file system is FAT32. Most likely, it is due to incorrect formatting that the phone cannot write data to the memory card.
After a sudden shutdown, the tablet (android 5.1) stopped recognizing the memory cards in the card reader normally. Writes either error checking is in progress, or reading is in progress, which lasts indefinitely. At the same time, half of the programs stop responding, everything slows down wildly, and it becomes impossible to turn off the tablet (only when it is discharged to 0 and cut down). Sometimes (very rarely) after connecting, he sees it, but with the slightest manipulation of the card (even viewing a photo), he immediately loses it and starts re-reading it again, and already with the ends. Tested on 3 flash drives, both clean and not, with different formatting and a bunch of dances with tambourines (all according to recommendations on the forums). The system was reset. Nothing helped. He refuses to see a card for 8 gigs at all, although if you connect it through an adapter to a usb connector, everything works fine (like other flash drives). What is the problem, in the card reader or in the system?
Answer. It is best to connect the problematic memory card to a laptop or, alternatively, through a usb adapter, as you mentioned. Next, the sd card needs to be formatted.
Most likely it's the card reader. Many cheap card readers stop reading memory cards correctly after a short time and give copy errors or read information slowly.
The system (Android) is unlikely to be related to the problem, since you have already tested several memory cards. Perhaps it's a specific application that slows down the system, but this can only be calculated by resetting the phone to factory settings.
Phone Lenovo vibe shot, android 6. costs sony sd card 32gb in the option as an extension of the main memory (ext4). The phone stopped seeing the file system - writes SdCard0 01/01/1970, 00 kb. Windows 7 sees two sections - 16Mb and 30Gb, serviceable, free 100% each.
How can I return everything to its place with the restoration of the old files? well, or at least how to pull out photos and a folder of vatsap?
Answer. R.saver or AOMEI are suitable for recovering a deleted partition on an sd card Partition Assistant standard edition. If the file table on the partition contains errors, you can try to fix them using the chkdsk utility under Windows. If it doesn't help, try scanning the sd card (unreadable partitions) with the Recuva utility. Until you overwrite the information on the flash drive or format it, the chances of getting the files back remain high.
Samsung A3 2017 Samsung memory card 64 gb. Created folders from the computer: photos, ringnotes, music, videos, movies, etc. The phone sees only audio, pictures, documents, videos. Other folders do not see on the memory card. What needs to be done?
Answer. Install any file manager for your phone (for example, Total Commander or ES Explorer). Create folders directly through these programs and copy everything you need there. The files should be readable on the memory card without problems. It is also possible that those folders that are not readable from the sd card are hidden or corrupted. So it will not be superfluous to format the card in order to avoid further errors.
Lenovo A2010 phone does not see sd memory card. tried to reboot, writes "Only one sd card is available, it is impossible to perform switching." Other phones do not have a card. In the computer through the card reader does not show at all. Is this really the end, so many photos and videos are gone? Maybe something can be done?
Answer. It looks like there are reading errors on the card or the markup has fallen off. Since the memory card does not open on the computer (i.e., the letter / separate drive is not displayed in the file manager), it makes sense to check if the memory card is recognized as a device at all. To do this, go to diskmgmt.msc (Start - Run) and see if unallocated space appears when you connect the sd card to the PC. If it appears, create a new file volume in this space via the context menu. If nothing happens, most likely the sd card is out of order.
Phone model sony xperia m4 aqua dual. Within two years, a microSD memory card was installed in the phone. Recently, failures began to occur: at first, in order for the memory card to work, it was enough to restart the phone. Now the phone does not see the map at all. Formatting failed. Installed a new one. The phone recognizes it (it is in the settings, the photos were sent to the card), but the applications can not be downloaded from the play store (it still shows the download option only to the phone's memory). What needs to be done in this situation with a flash drive?
Answer. Format the memory card with specialized applications - the same SDFortatter is fine. Next, check the card for errors using the chkdsk tool.
However, you clarified that changing the memory card does not help. The problem may be caused by specific applications or software conflicts within the Android OS. In this case, we advise you to update the firmware or, as an extreme option, reset the phone (perform a hard reset).
Samsung A5 2017 stopped seeing it after encryption of the SD card. Through the card reader on the computer sees, but does not open. Tried to format (SDFormatter, cmd) - does not work. Sees other flash drives. I checked for errors - it gives an error, but does not fix it.
Answer. To check the sd card, use the following options:
chkdsk (drive letter): /f/r
- /f - fix file system read errors
- /r - fix bad sectors on sd card
This should fix the errors and allow you to format the sd card in the standard way or through utilities like SDFormatter.
there is a Kingston DTSE3 16G usb drive, the computer does not see it, the flash drive is not readable. periodically the system gives a message that the device can work faster or the device is not recognized. Are there any recovery programs?
Answer. The flash drive supports the USB 2.0 interface. Your computer (motherboard) may have an older version of the ports, due to which a similar message appears. Therefore, we advise you to update the hardware of your PC if you have not done this for a long time.
Recovery programs will not help you, but the correct formatting of the flash drive (in NTFS / FAT) and subsequent error checking through chkdsk will not interfere.
Tablet samsung galaxy tab 4 SM-T331 does not see the sd card. places available 0b, free 0b. and I inserted the same SD card into another device, into my phone, and sees the SD card: available 14.57 free 14.57. I insert another SD card into the tablet - again it does not see, but the phone sees.
Answer. If there are important files on the memory card, make a copy of them on your computer. After that, format the memory card and check it for errors. If everything is in order, you can use the sd card on your tablet or phone, write files to it. If the situation repeats, update the tablet firmware or perform a hard reset. However, this is already an extreme measure, we advise you to deal with reading errors first.
Made the memory card an internal storage onZTE blade A510. After resetting the settings on the phone (sdthe card was in the phone all this time) it stopped working on all devices, Android does not save to it.
Answer . You need to format and mount againmicroSDas internal storage. If the memory card is opened on a computer, transfer all the data on it to the hard drive.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 NEO.I bought a memory card for 16 gigs, but after 5 months of use, at one point it stopped seeing all the games that were on it. And the phone sees the video, pictures and everything else without problems. In settings> memory> memory card, the total amount is written, free space - in general, everything is as usual. Help with this problem!
Answer . The easiest way is to reinstall the games. You can do it through the app.Google play. If user data is still stored in the phone memory or onsd-map, games will work as before.If not, try to restore them through the appropriate recovery applications.
The SD card worked fine. Over time, the phone began not to see it, but after the reboot everything was restored. Now rebooting the phone has no effect. I connect it to the phone as usb everything opens and plays. I exclude erasing contacts, since the phone is a year old and rarely removed the card. xiaomi phone redmi note 3 pro. Thank you in advance for your answer.
Phone LG LBello d-335. The size of the sd card is 8 GB. There were no problems before, but after I moved most of the applications to the sd card, the phone often began to show that it did not see it. After rebooting the phone, the problem disappears, but very often this happens. Please, help to deal with the problem.
Good afternoon I bought a new smart, installed the game, during the installation process the android rebooted, after that the smartphone refused to read the SD card, that is, it does not see it, it seems like it is not in the slot. In another smartphone and through the card reader, the card is not visible. How to proceed?
Hello.phone ZTE blade A 520 stopped seeing the flash drive, which before that showed everything without any problems. The cd card is displayed in the laptop through the card reader, but is not visible in the phone. I put another flash drive, it can be seen, mine is not. it is not displayed in the phone, only through the card reader in the laptop. the size of the card is 32 GB. I don’t want to buy another flash drive, since this flash drive has the main files, in general, everything you need.
Bought a new memory card. 4 phones do not see it. Tried on phones: Huawei Honor,Lenovo,Meizu,Samsung,Xaomi. 16GB memory card. What to do?
Hello! Here I have such a problem: the SD flash drive (16 gigabyte) for some reason sometimes reads, and sometimes does not see the device. Can you help me why this is happening and what should I do?
the tablet does not see the SD card (16 gigs) after it goes into sleep mode, you have to open back panel and re-insert the USB flash drive, and everything works fine, but again, at the next start, it does not see the SD. formatted the card.
Hello, I wanted to ask me a problem with Samsung not 8 does not see the flash card before it sees right now it says connected and disconnected. Tried on another phone, everything is fine sees and connects. What can be help please.
Hello, please help me understand. I bought a memory card in my phone, but he does not see it at all, he simply does not respond to inserting and removing it. In the settings writes a memory card is missing. Checked in another phone, everything works. My other memory card also sees. The card is 64GB, according to the characteristics it fits my phone (maximum). Somewhere they read that in such a situation you need to reset everything to the factory settings, but will this help, I don’t want to lose all the data. Please advise how to be. Thank you in advance.
Good afternoon. I have almost the same thing, I don’t see the sd card, formatted it but writes that the card is protected, the phone offers to format it, I agree to look further, it says it’s damaged, I check on the laptop all the contents are left there ... it doesn’t see it on the smartphone ..
Hello, my SD card does not see the phone, I went into the settings of the memory card, it says it is forbidden, the files are not displayed. when formatting an error is written. Is there any way to save the files?
I installed a USB flash drive on ZTE as internal memory. When I had to return the phone to the factory settings, I pulled out the flash drive, and after everything I put it back in, it asks me to format it, and everything is on it. They insert it into the computer not to see it. Tell me how to get the pictures from there to the computer.
The phone does not see the sd card. It does not open on the computer and asks to format it. There are a lot of important things to do on the card. How can I restore everything not only photos but also documents?
I have an 8gb flash drive on my asus smartphone. Then I put it on new samsung a8 it worked fine for two days. And then she stopped. That is, the phone does not see it. I tried to put it back on the asus. And he stopped seeing her. Bought a new one. Everything is fine. Samsung sees a flash drive but again for two days. And that's it. Disables flash drives. What could be?
At some point, I received a notification that the SD card was damaged. After that, neither mine nor other phones see it. What to do? Are files lost? How to restore them? There were a lot of photos on it..
The ability to perform operations with the card is lost. I don't physically remove the card. In the MEMORY settings menu, I just press "disconnect the SD Card" then immediately "Connect" and it is available for 15 minutes. After that, again, although the card itself is visible, the file managers write "empty", although the capacity is correctly determined occupied / free. But nothing can be read or written down. When connected to a computer, not only the map is visible, but also folders / files, but nothing can be done (read write) either. Until the next Disconnect / connect for 15 minutes. Cards of any capacity and class have been tried (new and formatted with both a computer and a device). If you constantly access the map, it does not turn off longer. It is worth leaving everything.
Good day everyone!
Today, the popularity of SD flash drives, I think, is not inferior to USB flash drives. Judge for yourself: phones, tablets, cameras, cameras - SD flash drives (sometimes called SD cards) are used everywhere!
In general, I must admit that SD cards are quite "capricious" devices, and it is not uncommon that the computer does not recognize or see it. In these cases, usually, we immediately remember that there are important photos, files, data on the flash drive - which simply need to be 100% returned and restored! ☝
In this article, I will give the most common reasons for the invisibility of an SD card by a computer (laptop), as well as recommendations for their elimination. I hope my humble advice will be useful to someone.
Many users confuse one point (although it is not a key one, it will help in solving the problem). I will show it on the example of one user question.
I took the card from my phone (microSD) and inserted it into my new device, but he offered to format it.
Then I brought it back to old phone, but he also wanted to format it. My laptop also does not see this card and offers to format it. What to do? Help to recover data from a flash drive.
Illustrative case. The laptop sees your flash drive, and even offers to format it - i.e. he does not understand that there is data on it, cannot recognize your flash drive, cannot read the file system (in this case the file system is marked as RAW).
This often happens due to:
- file system failure on a flash drive;
- Windows cannot read an unfamiliar file system (for example, it often happens with disks connected to a TV - it can reformat them into its own file system, and then Windows does not see it).
By the way, many people make one mistake when connecting the microSD to the computer: when inserting the card into the adapter, they do not push it all the way (see photo-1 below). As a result, the PC simply does not see anything when the SD adapter is connected.
Checking a flash drive: fixing file system errors
In this case, you can try to restore the flash drive and all the files on it using the error checking and repair utility - chkdsk (built into Windows).
To do this, do not agree with the Windows suggestion to format the media (screenshot above), but simply 👉 (Easiest way: press Win+R, then type CMD and press Enter, see screenshot below).
Check disk / flash drive
An example of recovery is shown in the screenshot above. After such a simple procedure, the flash drive returned to its working state and functions normally to this day. 👌
When the check succeeds, usually command line reports something like: "Windows has checked the file system and found no problems. No further action is required".
As a rule, if there was a small file system failure, then chkdsk it will be eliminated and the flash drive will become readable (after this procedure, it will be able to read both the phone and the laptop).
Now what if chkdsk did not help, but you need to restore files from a flash drive... 👇
Restoring files from a flash drive
If after trying to fix Windows errors still intends to format it (i.e. the OS sees it, but does not recognize it) - then first of all, I will recommend that you restore files from it (unless, of course, you need them).
After you format the USB flash drive, it will be more difficult to recover data from it (and if you write new files, it will be impossible at all!).
There is a data recovery special programs. Some free and popular ones, I will give in the table below.
3 free programs for data recovery
Recuva On the official website |
R.saver On the official website |
Pandora Recovery On the official website |
Advantages:
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In principle, you can use any of the recovery utilities. More simple for beginners is Recuva, which has a wizard in its arsenal that walks the entire procedure step by step from A to Z.
The screenshot below shows my scanned hard drive in Recuva in order to search for old deleted pictures, photos. Many of the deleted files were found and restored (a green circle in front of the file is a good sign, it means the program appreciates the possibility of recovery).
Important point: when restoring files - restore them to another medium! ☝ I.e. if you want to recover a file from a flash drive, save it to your hard drive (if you save to the same flash drive that was scanned in the program, then the recovered file will overwrite other unrecovered data). Such is the tautology...
In general, the recovery procedure requires another rather voluminous article (to dot all the 👀).
Formatting a flash drive
Option number 1
If you don’t need data on flash drives or you have already restored them, and Windows still continues to ask you to format the media (that is, a microSD card) - just agree ...
Option number 2
You can also format the flash drive by going to "My computer" / "This computer" (screen above) :
- First click on SD card right mouse button and in context menu select " Format";
- Next, select a file system (I recommend starting from what file system is supported by the device in which it worked / will work. As a rule: FAT 32, exFat);
- Click the button "Begin"(Windows will ask you if you really want to format the media - agree...) ;
- If everything went smoothly, you will see a message that formatting is complete. (each step is shown in the screenshot below).
Option number 3
If in " " your flash drive is not visible, or Windows cannot format the media - you must use special. utilities for working with such flash drives.
How to format SD card in HDD Low Level Format Tool:
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Letter conflict: drive letter change
In general, when you connect a drive (including a flash drive), Windows automatically assigns a letter to this drive (for example, F :).
But there is such a "glitch" that the letter is assigned incorrectly: for example, the one that is already in the system - as a result: a conflict occurs and your flash drive is invisible! 👀
Therefore, in case of invisibility of the flash drive, the first thing I recommend to do is go to " ": look up the drive letter, change it (it is possible to format the media).
1) To do this, first press the buttons Win+R , to a line "Open" enter the command diskmgmt.msc and press Enter.
2) Next, find in the list that disk (microSD card) that is not displayed (not visible) for you. Right click on it (sign-1 on the screen below) and from the context menu select "Change Drive Letter or Drive Path" .
1) If the required flash drive is not in the list in "Disk Management", go to the next subsection of this article.
2) If the file system is marked as RAW, the flash drive must be formatted (more on this at the beginning of this article).
Change drive letter
3) In the next step, press the button "Change"(number-1 on the screen below), then set the slider to "Assign drive letter (A-Z)" and choose some unique letter (the one that is not in the system).
Agree with the changes made. Sometimes, you may need to restart your computer (laptop).
If the problem was related to an incorrectly specified drive letter, the flash drive will become visible and will work in normal mode...
Classes and formats of SD cards
SD-card SD-card is different - they differ not only in volume and manufacturer, but also in size, class (working speed), generation. All this, of course, can affect the visibility of the SD-stick in the card reader...
SD card sizes
There are three form factors of SD cards: SD, miniSD, MicroSD (differ in size). The cards are used in a variety of portable devices: phones, cameras, camcorders, tablets, etc.
The most widely used microSD cards (due to their compact size, they can even be inserted into a miniature phone or MP3 player).
To connect a microSD card to a laptop or computer, it always comes with small adapter(see photo below).
Typical information on the SD card
Manufacturer : no comments here. The only point is when you buy an SD card for yourself, I recommend choosing well-known manufacturers: SanDisk, Transcend, Sony, etc.
SD card type
SD card type | Description |
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Card size: from 128MB to 2GB; Initial file system: FAT16; |
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SD High Capacity |
SDHC card capacity: 4GB to 32GB; Initial file system: FAT32; Because SDHC works differently than standard SD cards, new format not backwards compatible with SD card readers. Note: Card readers released after 2009. must support the SDHC format. |
SD Extended Capacity |
SDXC capacities from 64 GB to 2 TB (or ~2000 GB); Initial file system: exFAT; Card readers on laptops before 2009 do not support SDXC cards. SDXC cards will work in SDHC compatible (not SD) readers if the computer's operating system supports exFAT (Windows 7, 8, 10). |
![]() Ultra High Speed |
UHS is an addition to the original SD specification interfaces. When the card and card reader support UHS, the maximum speed will be reached (up to 50MB/s - UHS-50; 104MB/s - UHS-104). IN otherwise, the card reader and card will use the slower, maximum available SD speed. There is no compatibility issue for UHS cards with non-UHS devices. |
Important! Compatibility table for card readers and SD card types
In principle, each card reader (on the package with it) indicates which cards it supports. Naturally, if you insert a newer card, he simply will not see it, and you will not be able to read it. The table below will show you the compatibility of card readers and SD card types.
Card reader, phone, camera, etc. | Supported memory cards |
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SDXC |
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SDHC | |
SD |
Card class (speed)
Usually, SD cards do not indicate the speed of work (in MB / s, although sometimes they indicate it), but the class of the card. Using the tables below, you can find out what speed your card will support.
👉 Important
The higher the speed, the more expensive the card. Some devices require a specific card class (for example, to the camera, otherwise the video recording will go with brakes, or not at all)- so be careful with this moment!
Speed class
UHS speed class
UHS class | Minimum Speed |
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1 | 10MB/s |
3 | 30MB/s |
Capacity, card size
The bigger, the better. True, try to proceed from real needs: if you need to store a dozen or two photos, then maybe it makes no sense to overpay and take a high-capacity card?
Lack of drivers
It is possible that your flash drive is not displayed due to the fact that the drivers for the card reader are not installed.
In this case, the card reader itself does not work, which means that it will not read the SD card either. Usually, while the flash drive is not visible in "Disk Management" , and in " Device Manager" - there will be a question mark next to the device (means there are no drivers).
There is no driver (that's why the flash drive is not displayed ...) - device manager
How to enter device manager
- Through the control panel (Windows 7, 8, 10);
- Call menu "Run", for this press Win+R and enter devmgmt.msc, press OK.
Look at the tab in Device Manager "USB controllers" it should have something like "Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader" (see screenshot below 👇). Opposite the device, no question marks or red icons should be lit.
If you do not have a device (card reader) in the lists, and there are unknown devices with question marks (example - ) - most likely you simply do not have a driver.
There are several exits:
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A few more tips:
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I am finishing the article on this.
From time to time, an error may occur on users' SD cards, in which the camera starts to display messages about what is on it. no free space left, although the photographer certainly knows that it is empty. If you have this exact situation, then you have come to the right place and our article will help you fix the drive problem.
Let's look at a couple of examples from user stories to learn more about the topic.
Case one.
The user deleted some images from the SD card on the laptop and when he installed it back into the Sony Alpha camera, she informed him that the drive could not be used due to being full. However, when you try to view the content, the device does not show images.
Second case.
A user with the same camera had a similar situation, but in reverse order. First, the error appeared on the camera, and only then, when trying to connect the card to the computer, the operating system was unable to open the contents of the drive.
If your camera's SD card suddenly encounters a full problem, you might be interested in knowing the possible causes.
- 1) There are invisible or hidden files on the media, so the SD card appears full, although at first glance there is nothing on it.
- 2) Formatting error. You may have removed the card at the wrong time, causing a file system crash.
- 3) There is a problem with the camera.
Solution one. Showing and exporting hidden files
Step 1. Export and Restore Hidden Files from SD Card
The first thing to remember in this situation is that you should not panic if you lose access to information stored on the drive. Unfortunately, in the standard list of software Windows software there are no utilities capable of recovering files, so you will have to resort to specialized third-party software.
Starus Photo Recovery It will be a good choice for both beginners and professional photographers. The application allows the user to forget about the risks of losing important images from weddings and other important events due to a failure on the SD card.
1. Connect the card to the computer. Launch the Starus Photo Recovery file recovery program and select the drive you want to scan from the list provided.
2. Select the type of analysis according to your needs. Quick scan allows you to conduct a lightning-fast assessment of the drive, finding all the latest files on it. Complete Analysis will help you perform a deep scan of the SD card and find even the oldest files that you may have already forgotten about.
3. Optionally, you can specify additional search parameters, thereby excluding unwanted or unnecessary files from the list.
4. Wait for the scanning process to complete and carefully examine the results. In the presented list of files, you can find the images you need to restore with the ability to preview in the window on the right. In addition to the photo itself, Starus Photo Recovery provides the user with the ability to see the date the file was created, the format and its resolution in pixels.
5. Once you have decided on the images you want to restore, select the ones you need and click Further(by default, all found files are selected). Choose the most convenient method from the four suggested and complete the data export process.
Step 2. Show hidden files on the SD card.
1. open start menu and enter in the dialog box Control Panel or open it in the right menu.
2. switch parameter View into mode Category and open the menu Decoration and personalization.
3. open Folders settings.
4. In the window that appears, open the tab View, scroll down the list of options and select active Show hidden files, folders and drives.
5. Click Apply And OK to save your changes.
Solution two. Format the SD card correctly
1. Connect your SD card to your computer.
2. Open My Computer and find the damaged drive in the list on the left.
3. Right click on the name and select Format.
4. Select the NTFS file system and start the formatting process.
We recommend checking out all possible ways recovering SD cards and flash drives in the article How to repair a damaged flash drive or SD card
Support external cards memory for many Android users is an important criterion when choosing a new device. Fortunately, most of them still support this option. However, failures can also occur here - for example, a message about damage to the SD card. Today you will learn why this error occurs and how to deal with it.
The message "SD card not working" or "Empty SD card: formatting required" may appear in the following cases:
Reason 1: Random single failure
Alas, the nature of Android is such that it is impossible to test its operation on absolutely all devices, therefore, errors and failures occur. Perhaps you moved applications to a USB flash drive, for some reason it crashed, and as a result, the OS did not detect external media. In fact, there can be many such reasons, but almost all random failures are fixed by rebooting the device.
Reason 2: Poor contact between slot and memory card
A portable device such as a phone or tablet is subject to stress during operation, even when in a pocket or bag. As a result, movable elements, which include the memory card, can move in their grooves. Therefore, if you encounter an error about a damaged flash drive that cannot be corrected by a reboot, you should remove the card from the device and inspect it; it is also possible that the contacts are contaminated with dust, which in any case penetrates into the device. Contacts, by the way, can be wiped with alcohol wipes.
If the contacts on the memory card itself are visually clean, you can just wait a while and insert it again - perhaps the device or the flash drive itself has simply warmed up. After a while, put the SD card back in and make sure it's fully seated (but don't overdo it!). If the problem was in poor contact, after these manipulations it will disappear. If the problem persists, read on.
Reason 3: The presence of bad sectors in the map file table
The problem most often faced by fans of connecting the device to a PC and instead of safely removing it, simply pull out the cord. However, no one is immune from this: this can cause an OS crash (for example, shutdowns when the battery is low or an emergency reboot) or even a banal file transfer (copy or Ctrl + X) using the phone itself. The owners of cards with the FAT32 file system are also at risk.
As a rule, a message about an erroneous recognition of an SD card is preceded by other unpleasant symptoms: files from such a flash drive are read with errors, files disappear altogether, or such digital ghosts appear. Naturally, neither a reboot nor an attempt to pull out and insert a USB flash drive will fix the cause of this behavior. In such a situation, you should act like this:
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Reason 4: Physical damage to the card
Most bad option development of events - the flash drive was damaged mechanically or upon contact with water, fire. In this case, we are powerless - most likely, data from such a card cannot be recovered, and you have no choice but to throw away the old SD card and purchase a new one.
The error, accompanied by a message about the damage to the memory card, is one of the most annoying that can happen to users of devices under Android control. Fortunately, in most cases this is just a single failure.