Phone Stopped Reconizing My Sd Card, Why?

[deeznuts]

I am using a micro sd hc by kingston 8gb. I have been using this sd card for over a month now with now problems using about .5gb of space. I took my battery out of my tilt while powered on to reset the phone. Now the phone is reset fine and running but it says theres no sd card! I go to settings, memory, storage card and it says not installed. I took out the card put it back in several times no difference. I have an older sd card thats 1gb that i put into my phone and it reads it just fine. I then put the 8gb card back in and says not installed, what the hell? I also tried putting the 8gb storage card in my 8525 and it says not installed. Did my memory card die for some reason some how? Ive never heard of this and never had any problems with an sd card and ive been using them for years. Ive never played with the sd card, once i put it in the phone it stays there and i never take it out. Did maybe resetting the phone by taking the battery out while powered on somehow kill the sd card? Ive done this before with no ill effects. I dont understand, please help anyone. Hate to lose all the info and everything i have stored on my 8gb storage card. Thank you!

[AthenaLod]

did u try to access it on a pc? if you success, move the contents to the pc, and format it, and then move the contents back.

[deeznuts]

did u try to access it on a pc? if you success, move the contents to the pc, and format it, and then move the contents back.

No, my ghetto pc doesnt have a slot for the card. Need to get a usb slot thing for it but i really need this card working now. Doesnt make sense what would case this all of a sudden. Only thing i can think of his taking the battery out.

[deeznuts]

I think ive really tried everything except the pc method but dont think thats gonna work either. I put the sd card in my 8525 and had the same problem so its not just my tilt, its the card itself. I put an old 1gb card in my tilt and it read it just fine, same with my 8525. Im really stuck here guys and need help, i already contacted kingston tech since they offer a lifetime warrenty even though i got it free but what the hell? Some of the stuff on that card is really not replaceable, really need it. Thanks.

[deeznuts]

I am using a micro sd hc by kingston 8gb. I have been using this sd card for over a month now with now problems using about .5gb of space. I took my battery out of my tilt while powered on to reset the phone. Now the phone is reset fine and running but it says theres no sd card! I go to settings, memory, storage card and it says not installed. I took out the card put it back in several times no difference. I have an older sd card thats 1gb that i put into my phone and it reads it just fine. I then put the 8gb card back in and says not installed, what the hell? I also tried putting the 8gb storage card in my 8525 and it says not installed. Did my memory card die for some reason some how? Ive never heard of this and never had any problems with an sd card and ive been using them for years. Ive never played with the sd card, once i put it in the phone it stays there and i never take it out. Did maybe resetting the phone by taking the battery out while powered on somehow kill the sd card? Ive done this before with no ill effects. I dont understand, please help anyone. Hate to lose all the info and everything i have stored on my 8gb storage card. Thank you!

Bump for some help please

[pyraxiate]

Bump for some help please

Chances are you need to format the card in a PC as fat32 and try it back on the kaiser. Go to Staples/BestBuy/Walmart and go get a 10$ usb microsdhc card reader. I have one and it works great. I got the Mobilemate Micro Reader and I wont go without it now.

[F2504x4]

I went to radio shack and for the same price I got one that will read eight types of cards, nifty tool to have around, it can read multiple cards at once :D

[pyraxiate]

I went to radio shack and for the same price I got one that will read eight types of cards, nifty tool to have around, it can read multiple cards at once :D

Oh yeah? Well mine is the size of your pinky fingernail when plugged in so HA :P


Having a micro reader around attached to my keyring ( With my old 4gb card in it ) is nice when im copying random files accross multiple computers. For work i can DL the file using Opera ( Drivers ) and simply pop my micro reader into the PC ;)

[deeznuts]

Chances are you need to format the card in a PC as fat32 and try it back on the kaiser. Go to Staples/BestBuy/Walmart and go get a 10$ usb microsdhc card reader. I have one and it works great. I got the Mobilemate Micro Reader and I wont go without it now.

Thats great guys but i need the info on the card that is irreplaceable. I could care less about the card, i get em for free. I really just need the files on the card to be recovered but my phone is having this problem and even my 8525 is having the problem with this card too. I ordered a keychain usb thing like what u got from cellphoneshop.net for like $6. Im assuming though if my tilt and 8525 cant read o reconize the card than either will my computer once plugged in. Unless the computer does something my 2 phones dont do to recover the files, i dont know since ive nver had an issue with an sd card before. I really need to recover the files then ill worry about the sd card working again or i could get another no problem but need the files back. What would case this problem, i dont get it? Did taking out my battery wile phone was powered on cause this and make a short erasing the card or something? I have takin the battery out of my phone numerous times while powered on and never had any problems before. How can i recover the files? Thanks!

[burtcom]

Your going to have to research some file-recovery tools and try some of those, or send your card to one of those (expensive) places that perform file recovery.

Good luck.

/I feel your pain -- I once lost everything on a 1-gig card. Now, of course, i do regular backups.

[deeznuts]

Your going to have to research some file-recovery tools and try some of those, or send your card to one of those (expensive) places that perform file recovery.

Good luck.

/I feel your pain -- I once lost everything on a 1-gig card. Now, of course, i do regular backups.

Well before i had a 1gb card for over a year with my 8525 and my tilt with zero problems. I just got this 8gb card (really dont need one that high, just got it cus) about a month ago and still worked fine like the first one in my tilt. I actually used the dang sd card as my backup for files on my comp since my ghetto walmart computer likes to crash all the time. Now im screwed! What would i google or search for a file recovery program for my sd card? Worst comes to worst ima send it back to kingston since they have a lifetime warranty and tell them i need my damn files back and see if they will do it. Still waiting a response from their tech unit. Ive also searched this problem here on xda to see similar problems but no solutions. Theres gotta be a way, any ideas guys? Thank you!

[deeznuts]

Your going to have to research some file-recovery tools and try some of those, or send your card to one of those (expensive) places that perform file recovery.

Good luck.

/I feel your pain -- I once lost everything on a 1-gig card. Now, of course, i do regular backups.

How are these programs expensive? I just googled "sd card file recovery" and got tons of pages of freeware apps that recover. Problem here is it wont work with my sd card in my tilt and my tilt connected via usb activesync. It will check your computer or anything via usb but doesnt find or show my phone as a device for some reason. Stupid me didn't think about just stoppin by the store and picking up one of those sd flash usb things and instead ordered one online. Id hate to have to wasted another $10 and get one tomorrow then ill have 2. Any other ideas guys? I found this one to look pretty cool if anyone needs an app for this, http://data-recovery-professional.com/?k=Sd%20Card%20Data%20Recovery It seems to be freeware since i didnt see anything about paying and doesnt say register or anything like that while running the program. Check it out. Any other ideas though? Id really like to get to the bottom of this and find out how the hell this all happened in the first place? Thanks!

[deeznuts]

This site also seems to have some legit freeware programs for this too! http://www.pcinspector.de/Sites/task_manager/download.htm?language=1#

[deeznuts]

Yeah guys, i think im royally screwed now. I remembered i have a digital camera so i put in my sd card into the adapter so it would fit into my digital camera, then i could connect the camera via usb as a mass storage device then use the freeware program to get my files back, sounds great right? Well after i put in the card the camera displays "Card Error" and connecting via usb the computer doesnt display the storage device, probably because the card is screwed. Did i fry my sd card somehow in my tilt? I really cant think of how to fix this now. Ill get a sd card reader that plugs into the usb and try that but my digital camera i think is doing the same thing. Ill probably just get the same "card error" after plugging my sd card into the usb adapter. What do you guys think?

[AthenaLod]

What do you guys think?

card reader + file recovery software is the way to go

also, work slowly, don't panic, and don't attempt to write anything on your card if you got it to work until you pull all your data off of it with the file recovery software.

even if you somehow could format it, the file recovery software could still retrieve some of your files, so, again don't panic, unless the card circuitry is just fried, there is hope :D

[deeznuts]

card reader + file recovery software is the way to go

also, work slowly, don't panic, and don't attempt to write anything on your card if you got it to work until you pull all your data off of it with the file recovery software.

even if you somehow could format it, the file recovery software could still retrieve some of your files, so, again don't panic, unless the card circuitry is just fried, there is hope :D

Im gonna try to get a card reader tomorrow even though i already ordered one online but i need these files asap! Problem here is NO Device reconizes my sd card now. My 8525 doesnt show it when i put it in, my digital camera says card error and doesn read how, how will a card reader read it if none of these other devices will? I tried using my digital camera as a card reader but nothing comes up. Tech support from kingston emailed me bck just saying that warranty echange is going to contact me and send me a new card. I just emailed them back saying i could care less about the card but need the files! Hopefully i can send my card in and they can recover the files and mal them back on a fresh card. Until then, ima try to get a card reader today or tomorrow and try i out.

[pyraxiate]

Im gonna try to get a card reader tomorrow even though i already ordered one online but i need these files asap! Problem here is NO Device reconizes my sd card now. My 8525 doesnt show it when i put it in, my digital camera says card error and doesn read how, how will a card reader read it if none of these other devices will? I tried using my digital camera as a card reader but nothing comes up. Tech support from kingston emailed me bck just saying that warranty echange is going to contact me and send me a new card. I just emailed them back saying i could care less about the card but need the files! Hopefully i can send my card in and they can recover the files and mal them back on a fresh card. Until then, ima try to get a card reader today or tomorrow and try i out.




Im assuming you are using the SAME MicroSD to SD card adapter when swapping between your cam and phone. Make sure you are buying a card reader that will work WITHOUT an adapter. It MUST take microSDHC and read it without the use of any other device. Ive had issues with 3 sd to microsd adapters already. All 4 of my Microsdhc cards work great even though i had the issue of not being readable in the phones.

[deeznuts]

Im assuming you are using the SAME MicroSD to SD card adapter when swapping between your cam and phone. Make sure you are buying a card reader that will work WITHOUT an adapter. It MUST take microSDHC and read it without the use of any other device. Ive had issues with 3 sd to microsd adapters already. All 4 of my Microsdhc cards work great even though i had the issue of not being readable in the phones.

Oh shoot, i dont remember. Ill go on the site to make sure but i think it needs the adapter and can do it without the adapter. If thats the case then ill for sure get one tomorrow somewhere, any ideas where for a cheap price? Still dont understand while all of a sudden my tilt, 8525, and digital camera suddenly cant read this card anymore. Thanks for the heads up bro.

[deeznuts]

This is the one i ordered yesterday online, http://www.cellphoneshop.net/usbcareforts.html

Will this one work ok?

[pyraxiate]

This is the one i ordered yesterday online, http://www.cellphoneshop.net/usbcareforts.html

Will this one work ok?

That reader doesnt show microSDHC as a compatible card ..... not too sure if its going to work......


Here is the exact one im using (http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&jspStoreDir=Staples&productId=243503&cmSearchKeyword=mobilemate+micro&fromUrl=home&cmArea=SEARCH&catalogId=10051&langId=-1) and have been using it for months. Works wonderfully :D I keep my old 4gb card in it when its on my keyring and swap my 8gb card to move files to my kaiser.

[deeznuts]

That reader doesnt show microSDHC as a compatible card ..... not too sure if its going to work......


Here is the exact one im using (http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&jspStoreDir=Staples&productId=243503&cmSearchKeyword=mobilemate+micro&fromUrl=home&cmArea=SEARCH&catalogId=10051&langId=-1) and have been using it for months. Works wonderfully :D I keep my old 4gb card in it when its on my keyring and swap my 8gb card to move files to my kaiser.

Alright, is it cheaper online you think or same at the store? I already ordered that one i showed you online and waiting for it but will buy this one or similar that reads sdhc today in person but not sure what stores i should try for a cheap price. Dont want to spend too much since ima be stuck with 2 of these things now. Thanks!

[pyraxiate]

Alright, is it cheaper online you think or same at the store? I already ordered that one i showed you online and waiting for it but will buy this one or similar that reads sdhc today in person but not sure what stores i should try for a cheap price. Dont want to spend too much since ima be stuck with 2 of these things now. Thanks!

well, staples is a brick and morter location. Im not sure where you are or if ones near , but i think 10$ is pretty damn cheap :)

[deeznuts]

well, staples is a brick and morter location. Im not sure where you are or if ones near , but i think 10$ is pretty damn cheap :)

Well i ran into a radio shack and got this 51-in-1 6 slot hi speed card reader, looks really high-tech and for $20. Problem is that it needs a stupid cd for the driver when its plugged in via usb. This normally isnt a problem but my home and only computer's cd drive is out of service right now so once again, im sol! Got my computer guy coming over monday afternoon to get my computer working right and cd drive again. Then i can install the stupid driver, oh wait, it just hit me maybe i could download the driver and install from the website like if i lost the cd. Gonna do that right now! Hahahaha!

[F2504x4]

deeznuts

That is the same one I told you about early in this thread., just plug it in ,it just acts as a external drive with multiple drive letters.... the disk has other useful software on it, read the box and you will see.