"SD Card" vs "USB Storage" ?

[PeteCress]

Galaxy Note, ICS.

In another thread, somebody pointed out the distinction between "SD Card" and "External SD Card" or "External Storage" (can't recall which).

But I just popped a micro SD into my Note and now it looks murkier.

Seems like Settings > Storage lists "USB Storage" and "SD Card".

Ok, sounds logical: USB Storage is soldered into the mobo and supplements "Device Memory"..... and "SD Card" is the little chip that I just plugged into the device. And Settings > Storage > SD Card > "Unmount SD card to safely remove it" seems to support that.

But then I jump over to the "My Files" app and things look different.

"My Files" is listing the directory structure of "USB Storage", but calling it "/sdcard"

And, finally, I can't find anything that will list the contents of the micro-SD I just installed. Settings > Storage > SD Card offers up options to mount/unmount and format... So I guess Android knows it's there. Also, I exercised the "Format" option just to make sure....

Can anybody elucidate?

Maybe I'm using the wrong File Manager?

 

[Adauth]

What type of microsd card did you use? There are lots of fakes out there. Also what file explorer are you using now?
I have always used Astro with no problems.

 

[PeteCress]

What type of microsd card did you use? There are lots of fakes out there. Also what file explorer are you using now?
I have always used Astro with no problems.

Astro did the trick. Thanks!

"Local Storage 2" comes up as mnt/stcard/external_sd

 

[chanchan05]

In the MyFiles app, the external SD comes up as a folder labeled external_sd.

 

[PeteCress]

In the MyFiles app, the external SD comes up as a folder labeled external_sd.

Now I see it too.

Counter-intuitive for me - thinking in terms of two devices (internal SD and external SD)... but there it is....

 

[chanchan05]

As far as I know, that's how the Linux kernel Android uses work, but I could be mistaken. LOL.