[Q] Seriously weird things going on with my microSD card

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So I have a Galaxy SIII and I use a 16g micro sd card (will call it "sd card" from here on out) for added storage.

So, I am starting to have some weird problems with my sd card. It keeps...write-protecting itself...and then un write-protecting itself.

Here are some examples:

1. Playing emulator. Save a couple times, no biggie. A few minutes past, I try to save again, and it won't work. All in all, I found out its because I could no longer write to or modify the SD card. I went in with ES File Explorer to move/delete things (through the phone, NOT PC...not yet) and I couldn't do anything to my external sd card. (I could still modify my internal sd card)

2. Plug phone into PC (windows 7 x86) via USB. Access phone through "my computer," choose "card" (which is my external). fyi: I was JUST NOW doing this. This is VERY recent. Anyway... I go in to modify my music and it doesn't work! "Files are write-protected." lol wut? Since when? A few minutes pass, and then all of the sudden, it works. I can modify music. Then I try again, and it says cannot access card: says the card (phone?) is disconnected. Then a little more time passes, and it works again, no problems.

Seriously, all of this happens within 30 minutes. Took me forever to modify my music because I kept having to wait for my card to stop write-protecting itself.

I haven't had any problems with my internal memory... I don't think...

What the BLAZES is going on?

Originally Posted by TheTippsAttack

So I have a Galaxy SIII and I use a 16g micro sd card (will call it "sd card" from here on out) for added storage.

So, I am starting to have some weird problems with my sd card. It keeps...write-protecting itself...and then un write-protecting itself.

Here are some examples:

1. Playing emulator. Save a couple times, no biggie. A few minutes past, I try to save again, and it won't work. All in all, I found out its because I could no longer write to or modify the SD card. I went in with ES File Explorer to move/delete things (through the phone, NOT PC...not yet) and I couldn't do anything to my external sd card. (I could still modify my internal sd card)

2. Plug phone into PC (windows 7 x86) via USB. Access phone through "my computer," choose "card" (which is my external). fyi: I was JUST NOW doing this. This is VERY recent. Anyway... I go in to modify my music and it doesn't work! "Files are write-protected." lol wut? Since when? A few minutes pass, and then all of the sudden, it works. I can modify music. Then I try again, and it says cannot access card: says the card (phone?) is disconnected. Then a little more time passes, and it works again, no problems.

Seriously, all of this happens within 30 minutes. Took me forever to modify my music because I kept having to wait for my card to stop write-protecting itself.

I haven't had any problems with my internal memory... I don't think...

What the BLAZES is going on?

Chances are that the problem is coming from your external sd card. Backup w/e is on it on your PC, format it and try again.

Originally Posted by BWolf56

Chances are that the problem is coming from your external sd card. Backup w/e is on it on your PC, format it and try again.

Alright, will do. Thanks.