Micro SD Card...

[RASelkirk]

My Samsung 64G card just failed (external storage corrupted) after 9 months, I only noticed after my ringtone changed because all my music was gone. I take it this is not normal, they should last longer than 9 months? My son is gonna play around with it, to see if it's worth saving. A reformat appeared to work one time, but copying was super slow, then I tried another format and that one failed. Just bought a new Sandisk 64G card off Amazon...

Russ

 

[bat0nas]

If I remember correctly Samsung microsd cards come with 5-10yrs of warranty depending on the model. Why did you buy Sandisk? ;-)

 

[lvt]

How did you format the SD card?

 

[philayl]

Hi, put the card in your phone, open "Settings" scroll down to "Storage", tap on storage , then SD card, it will show the option to "Unmount" or "Format", choose "Format" and job done. Phil

 

[RASelkirk]

Another Q comes to mind, how long should it take to format a 64G card? To my recollection, this took less than 10 sccs and I was thinking it should have taken much longer...

If I remember correctly Samsung microsd cards come with 5-10yrs of warranty depending on the model. Why did you buy Sandisk? ;-)

My son has had good luck with Sandisk, and it's NOT a Samsung card. Really, why would I buy another Samsung after a failure?

How did you format the SD card?

Did exactly what Phil states below...

Hi, put the card in your phone, open "Settings" scroll down to "Storage", tap on storage , then SD card, it will show the option to "Unmount" or "Format", choose "Format" and job done. Phil

Did this. It appeared to format once, but afterwards, moving even one MP3 took minutes. In frustration, I tried another format and it refused that time. I don't recall the error message. I then removed the card, plugged it into an adapter sleeve, and tried it on my laptop where it locked up the system (Win7) requiring a reboot.

Russ

 

[philayl]

Sounds like a faulty card, I just had one that went faulty at 5 days old, sent it back for a new one, and it was a genuine Samsung card. Phil

 

[bat0nas]

My son has had good luck with Sandisk, and it's NOT a Samsung card. Really, why would I buy another Samsung after a failure?

Because lightning never strikes the same place twice.

That's why

 

[RASelkirk]

Hate to say it Phil, but I'm kinda glad I'm not the only one with a crapped out Samsung card. New Sandisk card installed, no format needed. Transferred 4 gigs of music to it in about 15 minutes. Now adding back my pix...

Russ

 

[philayl]

Hi Russ, three days with replacement card and still working, am going to try for a full week with this one . Phil