Swap full 64GB sd card for 128?

[Mike-Mike]

So i have had my S7 Edge since launch. I have a Samsung Pro Plus 64GB sd card in there that is practically full.

I was going to upgrade it to a Samsung PRO Select Micro SDXC Memory Card, 128GB.

What is the best way to do this? Can I just:

• Turn Off S7 Edge
• Remove 64GB card
• Insert 64GB card into PC, copy all contents
• Copy contents of 64GB to the new 128 GB card
• Insert 128 GB card into S7 Edge
• Power on S7 Edge

Is that going to work? seems too easy

 

[Mike-Mike]

I found a link to this article on an older post here on AndroidCentral forums, but on a Samsung S3 forum:

how do i move my data from my sd card to a new one on my Samsung Galaxy s 5? [Solved] - Samsung - Android Smartphones

 

[anon(632115)]

Yes it's as east as that although I would recommend copy and paste in case the transfer goes awry

 

[underway99]

+1.

When I install a new SD card, I typically backup the contents of my existing card to my PC, then format the new card in the phone. Then I copy the SD card contents from the backup on my PC to the new card.

Yes, it's a longer process. But I had a problem just once, and having the backup saved my data.

 

[stackberry369]

So i have had my S7 Edge since launch. I have a Samsung Pro Plus 64GB sd card in there that is practically full.

I was going to upgrade it to a Samsung PRO Select Micro SDXC Memory Card, 128GB.

What is the best way to do this? Can I just:

• Turn Off S7 Edge
• Remove 64GB card
• Insert 64GB card into PC, copy all contents
• Copy contents of 64GB to the new 128 GB card
• Insert 128 GB card into S7 Edge
• Power on S7 Edge

Is that going to work? seems too easy

You have to unmount the SD card before removing it.

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[Mike-Mike]

Ok thanks, getting the 128 GB on Thursday according to Amazon, I will post back to update how it goes

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[bIOforger]

Thats pretty much what I did, which was ok for data. Keep in mind if you have any apps/settings that look at the SD card, they will probably have to be reinstated when the new one is used.

 

[Mike-Mike]

Worked as stated.

Unmount 64GB SD card in S7

Insert 64GB card into computer

Copy all files to a folder

Insert 128 GB card into PC

Copy files from folder to 128 GB card

Insert 128 GB card back in phone.

And it works like nothing ever happened

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[MikeRotch76]

I have the 128GB EVO Pro too! Love that card.

 

[t11rmh]

I would have formatted the 128gb card in the phone first and then copied stuff to it just to make sure. Sometimes media manager goes a bit haywire indexing stuff from a new card it hasn't seen before.

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[Almeuit]

I don't use SD cards much but I did snag a 64 GB one on Amazon day for like .. $12 or w/e. I will throw it into my Note 7 for movies and stuff to store.

 

[jshaw42]

Is the Pro version really necessary? I understand the speed issue, but for storage of music, videos and photos, isn't it a bit of over priced over kill?

 

[MikeRotch76]

I watch a lot of videos on my phone and it makes a huge difference when I'm copying over 50+ gigs of content at once. Also, I was used to use adoptable storage before and it also makes a huge difference there.

 

[scuba05477]

I'm trying this process on my S5 and when I transfer from PC to new 128gb card I get error messages that some files are corrupt. I've tried 3 times with no succes.

 

[scuba05477]

I finally got the 128gb card to work,kind of. I transfered all the apps I could to the card, the app manager says it's on the card, but storage says it's still on internal storage! WTF? Is this what I get for buying a $15 card on Ebay?