james_kohles
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I am on my 3rd SD card. Why do they keep burning up on this phone? I have only had this phone for 3 months
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Welcome james_kohles!
What size sd cards are you using? Are you getting the same brand every time?
Where are you getting them from?
And does trying to format the card help at all? I would assume they are getting corrupt and cannot be read after a while?
Are you stock, unrooted?
Sorry for all the questions here, just trying to get some more info to see if there is a common denominator
james_kohles
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The first 2 I got from sprint, they were 8th. The last one from Walmart and it was 16g. They all were not able to format on phone or on the computer.
james_kohles
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And yes my phone is stock
Hmmm, once the sd card is not recognized by the phone, does the computer recognize it?
I am guessing not since you said you could not format it via the computer....???
I am guessing not since you said you could not format it via the computer....???
james_kohles
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Nope its like they are faulty after my phone doesn't recognize them
Well, unless someone comes up with a better explanation, I would say it's hardware related...
You could try to do a factory reset, but I'm guessing that would help the issue.
Just be aware that a factory reset will delete your apps and contacts/sms/mms etc, so be sure to save your contacts to your google account.
As far as your apps/data and other things, there are apps such as Helium
Did you get the phone from a reliable source? Perhaps it had this glitch and the previous owner decided to sell it?
Like I said, I surmise it's a hardware issue as I cannot think of what else it could be :dontknow:
You could try to do a factory reset, but I'm guessing that would help the issue.
Just be aware that a factory reset will delete your apps and contacts/sms/mms etc, so be sure to save your contacts to your google account.
As far as your apps/data and other things, there are apps such as Helium
Did you get the phone from a reliable source? Perhaps it had this glitch and the previous owner decided to sell it?
Like I said, I surmise it's a hardware issue as I cannot think of what else it could be :dontknow:
james_kohles
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I did do a reset and I got my phone from Sprint new. I don't know either
what brand card do you have? i have the patriot card and it has been running strong. http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/413571-sharin-love-16gb-class-10-card-25-a.html. i have 32g and a 16g card on all of my devices.
i doubt it is the evo(though it may be possible). mine is still going strong after all these years.
i doubt it is the evo(though it may be possible). mine is still going strong after all these years.
Shane37664
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If your on your 3rd SD card in 3 months, i would point to a possible mounting issue. Just like any other memory card, an SD card, if improperly mounted, meaning anything between the copper contacts not making a proper connection, or the SD card not fitting securely in its mount, any attempt to save data or access data on the SD card has a chance of rendering the card corrupt. Im not saying this is exactly what the problem is, im only saying that this can be considered a possibility. with your phone being stock, your not going to have access to any higher functions that work with the SD card, so i would say that its not anything your doing with apps or whatever through your phone, and 3 SD cards tell me it wasnt because of "faulty or failing" cards. perhaps having the SD mount looked at, just in case, it never hurts