I probably paid too much for it at Best Buy. It looks almost identical to a Vanja. Why does it not include appropriate documentation? I am trying to copy the old 256 gb sd card in the Motorola Moto G Stylus without using a computer. The new card is 512 gb. That part shouldn't matter, but with my luck...
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Copy sd to sd with Vanja style device, no pc
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svim
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Without a PC your options are more limited. You 'might' be able to use a USB microSD card adapter paired up with a USB-OTG cable so one card is in your Moto G Stylus phone's microSD card slot and the other card in the adapter rig, but there could be compatibility issues so don't be surprised if you have to do some testing and swapping brands to find a working setup.
A more seamless alternative is to upload the contents of the old card up to an online storage service and download everything to the new card. Depending on how much content is on the old card and your bandwidth speed that could take a while.
Any chance you can get temporary usage of a computer with a neighbor or nearby family member? That would make things happen more quickly.
A more seamless alternative is to upload the contents of the old card up to an online storage service and download everything to the new card. Depending on how much content is on the old card and your bandwidth speed that could take a while.
Any chance you can get temporary usage of a computer with a neighbor or nearby family member? That would make things happen more quickly.
There's about zero.chance of that. I do have the device, which has both a micro SD slot and one for such a card in a convertor or whatever it's called. I have that holder as well. I know the end, under the removable cap, plugs in to where the charger usually goes. All I have to do is figure out how to copy the 256 gb (old) sd card to the new 512 gb sd card. It should be fine after that. I just wish they would include instructions.
It's one of these is it? I've got a couple of them myself. Basically it's a double-ended SD and micro-SD card reader. Standard USB one end, and type-C USB at the other end.
For an Android phone, insert the new 512GB micro-SD in the Vanja, plug it into the phone's type-C USB. Then go into the device's file manager, browse to the micro-SD that's in the phone. do a SELECT ALL, then do COPY, then browse to the other connected 512GB micro-SD. and then do PASTE. This might take 2-4 hours probably, so make sure the battery has plenty of charge. And DO NOT use the phone while the copying is going on.
BTW this is exactly what I did last year using just a phone, when copying music, videos, pics, docs, etc. from a 256GB micro-SD to a new 512GB micro-SD
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I plugged in the new sd card in the small slot on the side and plugged one of the ends into the phone, which was fully charged. I left it alone for hours and hours. When I came back, it was fully discharged. I plugged it up and let it get some juice for a while. Then it started acting psycho, which is nothing all that new for it. It's just not consistent about it. Finally I unplugged it and eventually it started acting right. I guess it just had to cool down for a while. I still don't know why it sometimes gets stuck in a boot loop. I bet it's got something to do with that dismal power button which some idiot(s) unknown made concave instead of convex, as it should be. Anyway, when I put in the new card, the one supposedly copied to, I couldn't find any of the ebooks I looked for, though they should have been on there, and perhaps worse, it seems to be confusing the new sd card with the otg reader I had it in earlier. What do I do about this mess? Reinstalling the old sd card is not really an option because it's maxed.
svim
Extreme Android User
Basically all you need to do is have both the old and new microSD cards mounted in your phone -- one being in the phone's integral microSD card slot and the other in an external USB card reader -- and then just copy the contents of the old card to the new card. It's a typical transfer of data from one storage media to another storage media.
But apparently you're having power issues and phone issues that need to be fixed first, then take on the task of that data transfer once you have a working, powered phone again. Keep in mind that when you have an external USB device plugged into your phone, it's not powered by magic. It's using power supplied by the USB bus in the phone, an added drain on the battery. So your phone isn't in it's usual low-power idle state all that time, there are active, power tapping processes in the background (the data transfer between two storage volumes and the plugged in external USB device.)
Once you do get your phone issues fixed, you might need to approach the data transfer issue differently, perhaps in two or three separate sessions, splitting up how much data you pick each session. You can keep an eye on things as they happen instead of just letting things go until the battery drains down too far, and charge the battery back up accordingly in between each session.
Again, with no computer access and you're ruling out using any online storage services, your options are limited so there isn't a really simple and quick solution. It's going to require some extra effort.
But apparently you're having power issues and phone issues that need to be fixed first, then take on the task of that data transfer once you have a working, powered phone again. Keep in mind that when you have an external USB device plugged into your phone, it's not powered by magic. It's using power supplied by the USB bus in the phone, an added drain on the battery. So your phone isn't in it's usual low-power idle state all that time, there are active, power tapping processes in the background (the data transfer between two storage volumes and the plugged in external USB device.)
Once you do get your phone issues fixed, you might need to approach the data transfer issue differently, perhaps in two or three separate sessions, splitting up how much data you pick each session. You can keep an eye on things as they happen instead of just letting things go until the battery drains down too far, and charge the battery back up accordingly in between each session.
Again, with no computer access and you're ruling out using any online storage services, your options are limited so there isn't a really simple and quick solution. It's going to require some extra effort.
I don't know how I'm going to fix those problems. The best I can probably do is make sure the phone is fully charged and then copy only relatively small batches at a time. Meanwhile, how do I find out exactly what it's copied and what it hasn't? It claims 184 gb used. Shouldn't it be about 256 if the "Vanja" actually did its job? Also, how do I force the Stylus to recognize the sd card as sd instead of as the otg "Vanja" device? It's been suggested that I format the card, possibly more than once, to clear up its quirks, but of course if I do that it will lose the data it apparently has backed up already. If a card has to be formatted before use (or not), that should be clearly stated.
svim
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Well since it sounds like you're just drag-and-dropping the entire contents of your old card. Make the extra effort to actually make an assessment of the all the files you need to copy over, then make two, or three, or four, or whatever number of folders putting groups of files into each folder so each contains a specific amount of data. Then copy each over in accordance to the power requirements of your phone's battery.
Well, it looks as if I'm going to have to take out the new card, put the old one back in, and use the "Vanja" again until I get it all done. Maybe that'll work. I still don't get why the Stylus is confusing the new sd card with the"Vanja". How can I take care of that problem? There shouldn't be any such difficulty. I haven't had the card in the reader for more than a day now, and they sure look different to me.
Gotta say it- beg, borrow or steal access to a PC and this is all done in a lot less time without the headaches.