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Help suddenly stopped recognizing my SD card

miss_vickies

Android Enthusiast
Oct 30, 2012
261
14
Toronto
I have been using a 32Gig SD card, which has been working just fine...

about a week or so ago, I started getting a message every time i would turn my screen on that SD card has been removed, following by 'preparing SD card'

today, I got a message saying empty SD card, when I've been saving all my photos to it... after that it asked me if i wanted to format my SD card and risk losing everything on it... i said NO to that...

I took the back cover off, took out my SD card... put it back in... same message...

Restated my phone... went into Setting and its not even reading my SD card at all saying insert SD card.

What is happening??
 
Have you tried taking off your SD card and putting it back in?

If this doesn't work, try using another SD card, if it recognize it, than you know the issue is with the SD card. If so, try backing up your SD card using your PC, placing it back on your phone, then format it, then restore your data.

If this still doesn't work, try using another SD card and restore your data to your new card. If still it doesn't work, it must be the phone or some settings. Not sure where to find the encryption settings so I won't be able to help you out on that regard. :)
 
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Have you tried taking off your SD card and putting it back in?

If this doesn't work, try using another SD card, if it recognize it, than you know the issue is with the SD card. If so, try backing up your SD card using your PC, placing it back on your phone, then format it, then restore your data.

If this still doesn't work, try using another SD card and restore your data to your new card. If still it doesn't work, it must be the phone or some settings. Not sure where to find the encryption settings so I won't be able to help you out on that regard. :)

gonna try plugging it into my laptop, hopefully it reads it and reformatting... except for i dont have the little case its at work till jan 3.... wahhh lol

why am i having so many issues with this phone... =/
 
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