SD Card Needs Formatting after Copying Files

Spoonhead98

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Hi, i bought a Micro SD Card 32GB from eBay. Im trying to copy files to it so i can transfer them from my PC to my Laptop, however whenever it finishes copying files and i plug it into my Laptop, it needs formatting. I have tried copying files to it and them plugging it back into my PC but it says it needs formatting again. It is annoying me because im trying to copy a disk image which is 16gb and it takes hours to copy to the Micro SD Card but when i unplug it from my PC it suddenly needs formatting. I am using NTFS Format, i cant copy my files on Fat32. It also doesnt let me format the card, its saying 'Windows was unable to complete the format'. This Micro SD Card is basically unusable.


Thanks
 

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That does not sound right. I have several MicroSD cards formatted in Fat32 and NTFS. I put stuff on them from my desktop and then I plug them into my Transformer or my W8P. I never had problems with that.

I would say your card is ready for RMA.
 

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    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
Could easily be a faulty card. Or it might not be. Not sure if partition recovery would work for sd cards. You could try. Partition wizard Home edition ( free ) has very good module for that.
 

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Thanks for the suggestions guys but i have returned the card to the seller on eBay. I will buy a SanDisk one instead, they are better quality :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 270X
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander MS-I Snow Edition
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast
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