Micro SD Card Problems

[Borgettano]

ive had the Scandisk 64 in my galaxy s3 and it always said "sd card unexpectedly removed...preparing sd card".....now i have the same card in my Note 4 with same issues.....i had to restart my cell to see all the pics i had on my sd card...and have to do same now....why is this happening??......which sd card should i get to replace the one i have now?...samsung 64 pro??....thanks!

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Unmount the card in Settings>Storage, remove it, and insert it into your computer's SD reader. Run chkdsk to see if there are any bad sectors: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...guide-using-chkdsk-fix-corrupted-sd-card.html.

Sandisk is generally pretty reliable--where did you buy yours, and how old is it? If you bought it online from an independent seller, it might be counterfeit--run SD Insight to check. If it's several years old, it might just be failing due to normal wear and tear--SD cards don't last forever.

If you got the card from a reputable seller and it isn't very old, you might consider contacting Sandisk and seeing if they can replace it.

 

[briankstan]

You may have a bad micro SD card, do a google search on it and you'll find lots of cases, it seems there was a bad batch of the 64gb cards when they first cam out specific to the Scandisk 64gb ones. I also had one for my S3 that did that, I sent it to Scandisk and they replaced it for me free of charge. Hope that helps.

 

[Borgettano]

I bought it roughly 1 1/2 - 2 years ago off of ebay.....I .just think I'm ready to get a new card because this has been giving me a lot of problem.....is the samsung pro 64 better??

 

[briankstan]

I purchased mine about that same time. You should have better luck with a new one. Why not hit them up and get it replaced especially if they will do it for free.

 

[soldier45]

Time for a new one...

 

[Borgettano]

I bought it from eBay though.....I don't think if I contact the seller that I bought it from, that he would send me a new one......

 

[Preach2k]

ive had the Scandisk 64 in my galaxy s3 and it always said "sd card unexpectedly removed...preparing sd card".....now i have the same card in my Note 4 with same issues.....i had to restart my cell to see all the pics i had on my sd card...and have to do same now....why is this happening??......which sd card should i get to replace the one i have now?...samsung 64 pro??....thanks!

I am having the same issue but it still looks like the Micro sd is working. I used this sd Card in my GNote3 before bringing it over to my GNote4. Never had an issue with it in my GNote3.. I am Upgrading to the 128GB Microsd.

 

[Borgettano]

I am having the same issue but it still looks like the Micro sd is working. I used this sd Card in my GNote3 before bringing it over to my GNote4. Never had an issue with it in my GNote3.. I am Upgrading to the 128GB Microsd.

I heard you can only use a 64GB In the Note 4....if i could go with a 128GB,I might as well

 

[Eric Pr]

Get a MicroCenter card. They are cheap and very reliable. We use them in all the GoPro cameras in our drone program. I have never had one fail in my phones and my friends phones. Just waiting for a 128 GB version to come out. Based on current pricing, theirs should be around $69.

Most cards are from the same supplier. You are paying for packaging and advertising on name brand chips.

 

[Preach2k]

I heard you can only use a 64GB In the Note 4....if i could go with a 128GB,I might as well

I turned off my phone took out my SanDisk 64GB put it back in. For safe measure I pulled the battery put it back in put on the back turned it on and so far so good no more Unmounting message while saving to my SD card.

 

[Borgettano]

I just tried this,I guess if it still happns,ill just get another card..thanks!

 

[Borgettano]

Ok problem still occurring......im going to go buy a new 64GB....what are all the differences between these cards??.....Extreme/Plus/Pro?..... which is the better one?....or basically all the same?

 

[msokad]

I had the same issue with my Sandisk 64gb. I purchased a Samsung 64gb and it works like great.

 

[Borgettano]

I had the same issue with my Sandisk 64gb. I purchased a Samsung 64gb and it works like great.

Samsung EVO or PRO?

 

[bertsirkin]

FWIW, I had all kinds of problems with many different "brand-name" SD cards with my Note 3. I bought a Samsung-branded card and it's worked great (my wife now has that phone). I have a Samsung-branded SD for my Note 4 and so-far-so-good.

Not sure why the Samsung branded cards seem to work better, but others have commented on this as well.

 

[Borgettano]

FWIW, I had all kinds of problems with many different "brand-name" SD cards with my Note 3. I bought a Samsung-branded card and it's worked great (my wife now has that phone). I have a Samsung-branded SD for my Note 4 and so-far-so-good.

Not sure why the Samsung branded cards seem to work better, but others have commented on this as well.

Any particular samsung? (EVO/PRO).... and 64 gb?

 

[Cavboygt]

Love the samsung 32 pro very fast. Wish i bought 128.

Android Central App Strong Note 4

 

[bertsirkin]

Any particular samsung? (EVO/PRO).... and 64 gb?

I got the Samsung 64GB PRO Class 10 Micro SDXC (MB-MG64DA/AM) - $52 at Amazon.

 

[Borgettano]

Hate being a pain in the *** and I appreciate the help.....so I think I'll get the 64gb Samsung PRO.... I read in a different thread that you can't put a 128GB in a Note 4.... Any idea if I can,cause if I can,ill get that instead of the 64gb,unless I can't go that big.....