SD card has no partition table and has no file system
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I have a problem reading a sd card which I use on my phone. It has no partition table and file system and I don't know how to make it a legit SD card which I can store my files in. When I open the terminal and use sudo fdisk -l, it was like this.
Disk /dev/sdb: 29.6 GiB, 31767658496 bytes, 62046208 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 5870CB3F-39B7-B04B-ADF8-A4F386347481
Hope someone could help. Thanks.
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I have a problem reading a sd card which I use on my phone. It has no partition table and file system and I don't know how to make it a legit SD card which I can store my files in. When I open the terminal and use sudo fdisk -l, it was like this.
Disk /dev/sdb: 29.6 GiB, 31767658496 bytes, 62046208 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 5870CB3F-39B7-B04B-ADF8-A4F386347481
Hope someone could help. Thanks.
partitioning mount filesystem sd-card
asked May 13 at 11:26
Rena-san
214
Please run$ gnome-disks &from the terminal (bash) ordisksfrom the dash (Win+a, type 'disks' and click on it). Click on your SD-card and report back (change your post) what it tells about the card.
– Hannu
May 13 at 12:13
Does the card still work with your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 13:11
It doesn't work on my phone and it says that it is corrupted.
– Rena-san
May 14 at 5:17
@hannu can you see the picture?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:43
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I have a problem reading a sd card which I use on my phone. It has no partition table and file system and I don't know how to make it a legit SD card which I can store my files in. When I open the terminal and use sudo fdisk -l, it was like this.
Disk /dev/sdb: 29.6 GiB, 31767658496 bytes, 62046208 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 5870CB3F-39B7-B04B-ADF8-A4F386347481
Hope someone could help. Thanks.
partitioning mount filesystem sd-card
asked May 13 at 11:26
Rena-san
214
I have a problem reading a sd card which I use on my phone. It has no partition table and file system and I don't know how to make it a legit SD card which I can store my files in. When I open the terminal and use sudo fdisk -l, it was like this.
Disk /dev/sdb: 29.6 GiB, 31767658496 bytes, 62046208 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 5870CB3F-39B7-B04B-ADF8-A4F386347481
Hope someone could help. Thanks.
partitioning mount filesystem sd-card
asked May 13 at 11:26
Rena-san
214
edited May 17 at 8:42
asked May 13 at 11:26
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asked May 13 at 11:26
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Please run$ gnome-disks &from the terminal (bash) ordisksfrom the dash (Win+a, type 'disks' and click on it). Click on your SD-card and report back (change your post) what it tells about the card.
– Hannu
May 13 at 12:13
Does the card still work with your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 13:11
It doesn't work on my phone and it says that it is corrupted.
– Rena-san
May 14 at 5:17
@hannu can you see the picture?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:43
add a comment |Â
Please run$ gnome-disks &from the terminal (bash) ordisksfrom the dash (Win+a, type 'disks' and click on it). Click on your SD-card and report back (change your post) what it tells about the card.
– Hannu
May 13 at 12:13
Does the card still work with your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 13:11
It doesn't work on my phone and it says that it is corrupted.
– Rena-san
May 14 at 5:17
@hannu can you see the picture?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:43
Please run
$ gnome-disks & from the terminal (bash) or disks from the dash (Win+a, type 'disks' and click on it). Click on your SD-card and report back (change your post) what it tells about the card.– Hannu
May 13 at 12:13
Please run
$ gnome-disks & from the terminal (bash) or disks from the dash (Win+a, type 'disks' and click on it). Click on your SD-card and report back (change your post) what it tells about the card.– Hannu
May 13 at 12:13
Does the card still work with your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 13:11
Does the card still work with your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 13:11
It doesn't work on my phone and it says that it is corrupted.
– Rena-san
May 14 at 5:17
It doesn't work on my phone and it says that it is corrupted.
– Rena-san
May 14 at 5:17
@hannu can you see the picture?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:43
@hannu can you see the picture?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:43
add a comment |Â
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This is a community wiki. Feel free to edit to correct or add information.
Warning: Before proceeding, make a backup of any data you may want to keep.
Note: You may use other tools to accomplish the same tasks. I mention gparted because it is reliable and easy to use.
Background: Phones and other devices usually use msdos partition tables (not gpt) with FAT32 or exFAT partitions. The issue is not necessarily how the partition is formatted, but how the drive is initialized.
Wipe the partition table with
dd:sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=1M count=1Change
/dev/sdxas appropriate to refer to your card. I intentionally do not put/dev/sdbin the command to avoid unintentionally damaging drives by copying and pasting.Run
gparted. A message should pop up that says the drive needs to beinitialized(ie, the partition table need to be created). Pick the option that saysmsdos.Format the card to
FAT32usinggparted(right click and look for appropriate options). If it does not work, try formatting asexFAT.Run
syncand remove the card.Note: Running
syncis unnecessary, but I like to run it in situations like this, just in case.Check to see if the card now works with your phone. Then check if it works with other devices as intended.
If the card does not work, you may try formatting with
exFAT(step 3). No need to repeat wiping and initialization if the partition table or disk label type ismsdosor similar, notgpt.
Took me so long to use the command above. Is it normal?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:53
I hope you weren't trying to recover data off it. Always make a backup first before toying with it if you want to keep the data.
– rtaft
May 17 at 14:32
Its done and I'm unable to make it with count=1, hahaha. The disk became unallocated now. And I created a partition table using gparted and it is still unallocated. What should I do to make it usable again?
– Rena-san
May 18 at 3:53
dd on `/dev/sdx' (with '.../sdb' being the correct one to use) may be very confusing for a person that isn't knowledgeable enough. Please explain to replace /sdx' with what is fit for the situation.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:32
@xiota please note thatdisksis just fine for formatting too.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:33
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
This is a community wiki. Feel free to edit to correct or add information.
Warning: Before proceeding, make a backup of any data you may want to keep.
Note: You may use other tools to accomplish the same tasks. I mention gparted because it is reliable and easy to use.
Background: Phones and other devices usually use msdos partition tables (not gpt) with FAT32 or exFAT partitions. The issue is not necessarily how the partition is formatted, but how the drive is initialized.
Wipe the partition table with
dd:sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=1M count=1Change
/dev/sdxas appropriate to refer to your card. I intentionally do not put/dev/sdbin the command to avoid unintentionally damaging drives by copying and pasting.Run
gparted. A message should pop up that says the drive needs to beinitialized(ie, the partition table need to be created). Pick the option that saysmsdos.Format the card to
FAT32usinggparted(right click and look for appropriate options). If it does not work, try formatting asexFAT.Run
syncand remove the card.Note: Running
syncis unnecessary, but I like to run it in situations like this, just in case.Check to see if the card now works with your phone. Then check if it works with other devices as intended.
If the card does not work, you may try formatting with
exFAT(step 3). No need to repeat wiping and initialization if the partition table or disk label type ismsdosor similar, notgpt.
Took me so long to use the command above. Is it normal?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:53
I hope you weren't trying to recover data off it. Always make a backup first before toying with it if you want to keep the data.
– rtaft
May 17 at 14:32
Its done and I'm unable to make it with count=1, hahaha. The disk became unallocated now. And I created a partition table using gparted and it is still unallocated. What should I do to make it usable again?
– Rena-san
May 18 at 3:53
dd on `/dev/sdx' (with '.../sdb' being the correct one to use) may be very confusing for a person that isn't knowledgeable enough. Please explain to replace /sdx' with what is fit for the situation.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:32
@xiota please note thatdisksis just fine for formatting too.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:33
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
This is a community wiki. Feel free to edit to correct or add information.
Warning: Before proceeding, make a backup of any data you may want to keep.
Note: You may use other tools to accomplish the same tasks. I mention gparted because it is reliable and easy to use.
Background: Phones and other devices usually use msdos partition tables (not gpt) with FAT32 or exFAT partitions. The issue is not necessarily how the partition is formatted, but how the drive is initialized.
Wipe the partition table with
dd:sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=1M count=1Change
/dev/sdxas appropriate to refer to your card. I intentionally do not put/dev/sdbin the command to avoid unintentionally damaging drives by copying and pasting.Run
gparted. A message should pop up that says the drive needs to beinitialized(ie, the partition table need to be created). Pick the option that saysmsdos.Format the card to
FAT32usinggparted(right click and look for appropriate options). If it does not work, try formatting asexFAT.Run
syncand remove the card.Note: Running
syncis unnecessary, but I like to run it in situations like this, just in case.Check to see if the card now works with your phone. Then check if it works with other devices as intended.
If the card does not work, you may try formatting with
exFAT(step 3). No need to repeat wiping and initialization if the partition table or disk label type ismsdosor similar, notgpt.
Took me so long to use the command above. Is it normal?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:53
I hope you weren't trying to recover data off it. Always make a backup first before toying with it if you want to keep the data.
– rtaft
May 17 at 14:32
Its done and I'm unable to make it with count=1, hahaha. The disk became unallocated now. And I created a partition table using gparted and it is still unallocated. What should I do to make it usable again?
– Rena-san
May 18 at 3:53
dd on `/dev/sdx' (with '.../sdb' being the correct one to use) may be very confusing for a person that isn't knowledgeable enough. Please explain to replace /sdx' with what is fit for the situation.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:32
@xiota please note thatdisksis just fine for formatting too.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:33
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
This is a community wiki. Feel free to edit to correct or add information.
Warning: Before proceeding, make a backup of any data you may want to keep.
Note: You may use other tools to accomplish the same tasks. I mention gparted because it is reliable and easy to use.
Background: Phones and other devices usually use msdos partition tables (not gpt) with FAT32 or exFAT partitions. The issue is not necessarily how the partition is formatted, but how the drive is initialized.
Wipe the partition table with
dd:sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=1M count=1Change
/dev/sdxas appropriate to refer to your card. I intentionally do not put/dev/sdbin the command to avoid unintentionally damaging drives by copying and pasting.Run
gparted. A message should pop up that says the drive needs to beinitialized(ie, the partition table need to be created). Pick the option that saysmsdos.Format the card to
FAT32usinggparted(right click and look for appropriate options). If it does not work, try formatting asexFAT.Run
syncand remove the card.Note: Running
syncis unnecessary, but I like to run it in situations like this, just in case.Check to see if the card now works with your phone. Then check if it works with other devices as intended.
If the card does not work, you may try formatting with
exFAT(step 3). No need to repeat wiping and initialization if the partition table or disk label type ismsdosor similar, notgpt.
This is a community wiki. Feel free to edit to correct or add information.
Warning: Before proceeding, make a backup of any data you may want to keep.
Note: You may use other tools to accomplish the same tasks. I mention gparted because it is reliable and easy to use.
Background: Phones and other devices usually use msdos partition tables (not gpt) with FAT32 or exFAT partitions. The issue is not necessarily how the partition is formatted, but how the drive is initialized.
Wipe the partition table with
dd:sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=1M count=1Change
/dev/sdxas appropriate to refer to your card. I intentionally do not put/dev/sdbin the command to avoid unintentionally damaging drives by copying and pasting.Run
gparted. A message should pop up that says the drive needs to beinitialized(ie, the partition table need to be created). Pick the option that saysmsdos.Format the card to
FAT32usinggparted(right click and look for appropriate options). If it does not work, try formatting asexFAT.Run
syncand remove the card.Note: Running
syncis unnecessary, but I like to run it in situations like this, just in case.Check to see if the card now works with your phone. Then check if it works with other devices as intended.
If the card does not work, you may try formatting with
exFAT(step 3). No need to repeat wiping and initialization if the partition table or disk label type ismsdosor similar, notgpt.
edited May 28 at 6:45
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Took me so long to use the command above. Is it normal?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:53
I hope you weren't trying to recover data off it. Always make a backup first before toying with it if you want to keep the data.
– rtaft
May 17 at 14:32
Its done and I'm unable to make it with count=1, hahaha. The disk became unallocated now. And I created a partition table using gparted and it is still unallocated. What should I do to make it usable again?
– Rena-san
May 18 at 3:53
dd on `/dev/sdx' (with '.../sdb' being the correct one to use) may be very confusing for a person that isn't knowledgeable enough. Please explain to replace /sdx' with what is fit for the situation.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:32
@xiota please note thatdisksis just fine for formatting too.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:33
 |Â
show 1 more comment
Took me so long to use the command above. Is it normal?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:53
I hope you weren't trying to recover data off it. Always make a backup first before toying with it if you want to keep the data.
– rtaft
May 17 at 14:32
Its done and I'm unable to make it with count=1, hahaha. The disk became unallocated now. And I created a partition table using gparted and it is still unallocated. What should I do to make it usable again?
– Rena-san
May 18 at 3:53
dd on `/dev/sdx' (with '.../sdb' being the correct one to use) may be very confusing for a person that isn't knowledgeable enough. Please explain to replace /sdx' with what is fit for the situation.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:32
@xiota please note thatdisksis just fine for formatting too.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:33
Took me so long to use the command above. Is it normal?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:53
Took me so long to use the command above. Is it normal?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:53
I hope you weren't trying to recover data off it. Always make a backup first before toying with it if you want to keep the data.
– rtaft
May 17 at 14:32
I hope you weren't trying to recover data off it. Always make a backup first before toying with it if you want to keep the data.
– rtaft
May 17 at 14:32
Its done and I'm unable to make it with count=1, hahaha. The disk became unallocated now. And I created a partition table using gparted and it is still unallocated. What should I do to make it usable again?
– Rena-san
May 18 at 3:53
Its done and I'm unable to make it with count=1, hahaha. The disk became unallocated now. And I created a partition table using gparted and it is still unallocated. What should I do to make it usable again?
– Rena-san
May 18 at 3:53
dd on `/dev/sdx' (with '.../sdb' being the correct one to use) may be very confusing for a person that isn't knowledgeable enough. Please explain to replace /sdx' with what is fit for the situation.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:32
dd on `/dev/sdx' (with '.../sdb' being the correct one to use) may be very confusing for a person that isn't knowledgeable enough. Please explain to replace /sdx' with what is fit for the situation.
– Hannu
May 19 at 13:32
@xiota please note that
disks is just fine for formatting too.– Hannu
May 19 at 13:33
@xiota please note that
disks is just fine for formatting too.– Hannu
May 19 at 13:33
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Please run
$ gnome-disks &from the terminal (bash) ordisksfrom the dash (Win+a, type 'disks' and click on it). Click on your SD-card and report back (change your post) what it tells about the card.– Hannu
May 13 at 12:13
Does the card still work with your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 13:11
It doesn't work on my phone and it says that it is corrupted.
– Rena-san
May 14 at 5:17
@hannu can you see the picture?
– Rena-san
May 17 at 8:43