Swap out 32 gig micro sd with 16 gig

[magnuma1]

I am going to get the 16 gig S3 soon and I would like to take the 32 gig micro sd card from my thunderbolt and put it in the S3. My question is what do I need to do to remove the 32 gig and install the 16 gig into my thunderbolt and have everthing still work?

Mike

 

[natehoy]

I am going to get the 16 gig S3 soon and I would like to take the 32 gig micro sd card from my thunderbolt and put it in the S3. My question is what do I need to do to remove the 32 gig and install the 16 gig into my thunderbolt and have everthing still work?

Mike

If you have any apps moved to the SD card, move them back to memory or uninstall them before removing that card.

I'd also suggest backing up any music, pictures, etc and reformatting the card before putting it in the Thunderbolt (and likewise for the S3) to make sure each phone doesn't encounter any odd settings from the other phone.

 

[defcon999]

I am going to get the 16 gig S3 soon and I would like to take the 32 gig micro sd card from my thunderbolt and put it in the S3. My question is what do I need to do to remove the 32 gig and install the 16 gig into my thunderbolt and have everthing still work?

Mike

Very simple.....if you don't have a SD adapter you can get one. Put the 32gb in it and MOVE everything to your PC. After it is done, reformat it on the PC. Then put it in the new S3 and format it in there. Hook up the S3 to your PC and just transfer the stuff from the PC to the new phone.

 

[skeet43169]

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[dpham00]

Move 32gb card to gs3, and 16GB card to tbolt. you don't even need a computer, you can use usb otg cable to connect the tbolt to the GSIII, then copy files from the 32gb card to 16 gb card.

 

[cadzilla74]

I'd also be prepared to back up the 32gb regularly once you put it in the S3. Despite not having moving parts, SD cards do not last forever and you've got a lot of miles on yours already if it's the original TBolt card. Mine recently failed and I had to replace it. I was fortunate that it could still be read and I copied everything off it to my PC but it could not be written to or reformatted.

YMMV

 

[dpham00]

I'd also be prepared to back up the 32gb regularly once you put it in the S3. Despite not having moving parts, SD cards do not last forever and you've got a lot of miles on yours already if it's the original TBolt card. Mine recently failed and I had to replace it. I was fortunate that it could still be read and I copied everything off it to my PC but it could not be written to or reformatted.

YMMV

Sandisk SD cards are tough. They have been thrown in the ocean for over a year (inside of a camera), recovered, and still working. I believe all tbolts came with Sandisk SD cards

 

[cadzilla74]

And your point is? Mine wasn't underwater, it was in my TBolt when I got it. It failed. Read-only errors, reformat failed. Dead card. All cards fail eventually. How long they sit is nowhere near as hard on them as compared to how often you are writing, erasing, rewriting to them. If you don't value your data please feel free to not back yours up.

 

[dpham00]

You should always back up data regardless of what source, hdd, dvd, memory card, etc. But less than 2 years for an sd card is not a long time. Of course, anything could fail, hence the point of backup.

And your point is? Mine wasn't underwater, it was in my TBolt when I got it. It failed. Read-only errors, reformat failed. Dead card. All cards fail eventually. How long they sit is nowhere near as hard on them as compared to how often you are writing, erasing, rewriting to them. If you don't value your data please feel free to not back yours up.

 

[paintdrinkingpete]

Does the s3 come with an SD card? I know it comes with either 16 or 32 GB of internal memory, *and* has an SD expansion slot, but didn't think it actually came with a card...?

If that's the case, and if I'm reading the OP correctly, you'll have no problem using your TBolt's 32 GB card in the S3, but unless you already have an 16 card laying around, the S3 won't have one to swap into the old thunderbolt.

In other words, the 16GB internal storage that ships with the S3 is just that, "internal" storage -- it won't come with an SD to switch with the thunderbolt. It is nice though that you can add additional SD storage on top of that.

 

[dpham00]

Oh, sorry, I read it wrong, I thought that the op had a 16gb card. You are correct, the s3 has only internal storage from the factory, and you can add a sd card if desired.