Blank SD card/removed unexpectedly - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This seems to be a fairly common problem on Android phones having searched XDA but it's a problem that has only just started happening on my SGS3 (whilst on holiday - fml).
I was listening to music on the beach (through Poweramp) and took some photos. The music stopped and when I went back into the player no files were found. Then the message appeared at the top saying either no memory card inserted, blank memory card or SD card removed unexpectedly. It's a 32 gb
I immediately swore a lot and then tried the usual routines of rebooting, reinserting, reflashing and reswearing but no joy. This was all on Omega 27.1 btw.
So, I flash a new ROM - Omega 13.1 (old faithful). Nothing.
I flash Supernexus 3. Nothing.
I swear. A lot. Nothing.
I go back to 13.1. Something...
It finds the card but it is still an intermittent problem - especially when using the headphone controls for some reason? I've since tried another smaller SD card and the problem seems to disappear so it must be a corrupt card that I need to reformat to FAT32 once I get home.
Has anybody else got any other ideas or had the same issue?
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Lolpoppa said:
This seems to be a fairly common problem on Android phones having searched XDA but it's a problem that has only just started happening on my SGS3 (whilst on holiday - fml).
I was listening to music on the beach (through Poweramp) and took some photos. The music stopped and when I went back into the player no files were found. Then the message appeared at the top saying either no memory card inserted, blank memory card or SD card removed unexpectedly. It's a 32 gb
I immediately swore a lot and then tried the usual routines of rebooting, reinserting, reflashing and reswearing but no joy. This was all on Omega 27.1 btw.
So, I flash a new ROM - Omega 13.1 (old faithful). Nothing.
I flash Supernexus 3. Nothing.
I swear. A lot. Nothing.
I go back to 13.1. Something...
It finds the card but it is still an intermittent problem - especially when using the headphone controls for some reason? I've since tried another smaller SD card and the problem seems to disappear so it must be a corrupt card that I need to reformat to FAT32 once I get home.
Has anybody else got any other ideas or had the same issue?
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I had the same problem and like you tried everything and swearing with no success until i put my card into a card reader and after that it worked again try that and see if it helps
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Cheers mate.
Like I say I'm pretty stuffed until I get home - good job I bought a Nexus 7 at the airport
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Well, my SD card just started having this problem today.
Since all my pics and backups are uploaded to Dropbox, I asked the S3 to format it, but it does not solve the problem.
My PC can read the card perfectly.
Any thoughts?

Had the same issue with my S3.
Turned out that the SD card was dying, this caused it to be unmounted by itself and then mounted again (sometimes showing notification “sd card removed unexpectedly”), hence triggering the media scanning process.
I created an application to monitor how many times the SD card was removed, and turned out to be unmounted every ~3 mins!!!
I then bought a new Transcend 32GB Class 10 card (made in Korea), and until now, this never happens, no reports from the application whatsoever, and no media process eating my battery.
I just published this app in the play store now, this is the link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sdcardmonitor

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I would either use the phone and connect it to the PC and Mount the USB storage and drag it to the sd card or use a card reader on my pc with the sdcard and drag it onto the card.
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Bad icons sort after unplug cabel

Hello guys
I have SE NEO 2 months, and I am problem, when I plug phone with usb cabel to pc and then unplug him, sometimes (like every 4 connection) happens that icons are sorted differently and some icons on phone desktop are deleted (not in menu). ITs really flustrating to sort them back.
Any idea?
Marty30886 said:
Hello guys
I have SE NEO 2 months, and I am problem, when I plug phone with usb cabel to pc and then unplug him, sometimes (like every 4 connection) happens that icons are sorted differently and some icons on phone desktop are deleted (not in menu). ITs really flustrating to sort them back.
Any idea?
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App2sd causes this problem.
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I suspect you're right, but why would anyone add APPS2SD when it is built in?
Possibly a rhetorical question.
It happens with the built in function as well since it's the same as apps2SD. I'm not sure exactly what happens but I assume the SD card is somehow treated differently when connected the PC though it's not completely unmounted like it is in Mass Storage Mode.
The items vanish from your Home Screen because by connecting your phone to the PC the phone lose it's connection to them. This is why you should never move widgets or apps for which you create a shortcut on your Home Screen to your SD card.
SCHUMI_4EVER said:
It happens with the built in function as well since it's the same as apps2SD. I'm not sure exactly what happens but I assume the SD card is somehow treated differently when connected the PC though it's not completely unmounted like it is in Mass Storage Mode.
The items vanish from your Home Screen because by connecting your phone to the PC the phone lose it's connection to them. This is why you should never move widgets or apps for which you create a shortcut on your Home Screen to your SD card.
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Exactly!!!
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Any apps on the SD card become "unavailable" if the USB Storage mode is active as the SD card is unmounted. If no apps have been installed or moved to the SD card, this doesn't happen. Unfortunately, the apps reaarange themselves sometimes when the SD card remounts. Although this seems not to happen on FW .62. That I've noticed that is!
ok guys thanks for answers,
So if I am right problem is that I have App2sd which I have...
So how can I fix that? uninstall this app will help?
Or its just the problem with apps which I moved with App2sd from internal memory to sd card?
If problem is in apps which I moved to SD card, I can send them back, but there is no space on internal memory, its only few MB on it. How do you guys do this?
Marty30886 said:
ok guys thanks for answers,
So if I am right problem is that I have App2sd which I have...
So how can I fix that? uninstall this app will help?
Or its just the problem with apps which I moved with App2sd from internal memory to sd card?
If problem is in apps which I moved to SD card, I can send them back, but there is no space on internal memory, its only few MB on it. How do you guys do this?
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This is built-in anyway and solving your problem.
CONNECT/DISCONNECT your phone normal..etc...unmount..eject. Then android itself fixes those problem.
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No and thats the problem, I unplug phone from the USB cabel, waiting 30 sec for SD, and some icons from theme are still deleted and icons are sorted badly.
My android dont fix it back.
Move everything that has either a widget or a shortcut on your homescreen back to your phone memory.
oh wow, it looks like works, pretty ****y I must say...
So there is no way I can have many shortcuts on my theme, because phone memory is really small
Thank you anyway for help!

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[Q] Can't transfer files after upgrading to 64GB micro SD.

Hi. I've had my Optimus G with a 32GB micro SD for a while now. I've never had a problem with it, and I upgraded to a 64GB micro SD card yesterday. I wanted more room for Spotify music, hence the upgrade.
My problem is when I connect the phone to my laptop (Windows 7) I put the phone in media sync mode and open it up by going to my computer > LG Optimus G > Micro SD. When I look at the micro SD in Windows it shows a file(?) that says "Local Disk", it's a grey and blue drive with a windows logo over it. Whenever I try to transfer my photos to the card it says "The files cannot be transferred, the device has either been disconnected or has stopped responding.
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I'm also using Nova Launcher Prime if that may have anything to do with it.
Sluggo_ said:
Hi. I've had my Optimus G with a 32GB micro SD for a while now. I've never had a problem with it, and I upgraded to a 64GB micro SD card yesterday. I wanted more room for Spotify music, hence the upgrade.
My problem is when I connect the phone to my laptop (Windows 7) I put the phone in media sync mode and open it up by going to my computer > LG Optimus G > Micro SD. When I look at the micro SD in Windows it shows a file(?) that says "Local Disk", it's a grey and blue drive with a windows logo over it. Whenever I try to transfer my photos to the card it says "The files cannot be transferred, the device has either been disconnected or has stopped responding.
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I'm also using Nova Launcher Prime if that may have anything to do with it.
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I used this
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
to format the card as fat32, which solved all my problems.
C2fifield said:
I used this
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
to format the card as fat32, which solved all my problems.
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Thanks, but the card had been formatted. I ended up talking to an LG rep over my laptop to resolve it. My camera wouldn't launch, and I couldn't open my settings. I ended up doing a factory reset and everything is working now.
Sluggo_ said:
Thanks, but the card had been formatted. I ended up talking to an LG rep over my laptop to resolve it. My camera wouldn't launch, and I couldn't open my settings. I ended up doing a factory reset and everything is working now.
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Wow what a mess haha. Glad you got it all worked out though.
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C2fifield said:
Wow what a mess haha. Glad you got it all worked out though.
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Yeah. I just got home a few days ago with the card and it seemed that my phone got an attitude. No camera, settings, Google+, Facebook, etc. Pretty much all of my apps would not launch.

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