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IS MY CARD I FORMATTED ON WINDOWS DEAD, OR CAN I FIX THIS WITHOUT FORMATTING??

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Accepted solution by Rhea Q. — hmmm if teh card uses ext4, you can check it with sudo fsck.ext4 /dev/mmcblk0p1 from a terminal (you'll need to set a password with passwd…
  1. Bo Torres
    @proxyden

    help!! this hapepned after teh battery died on my Legion Go:

    microSD card can't be read

    microSD card can't be read
The card may need to be formatted for this system,
or it may be damaged. Formatting erases all data.
Card: 512 GB  -  status: not mounted

    the card is a card i formatted on Windows. i tried rebooting and reseatnig it. nothing. i cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system. what should i try first?

    im comfortable following steps in a terminal if someone explains them. im just not sure where to start, and i dont want to make things worse.

    id also love to know how to avoid this in teh future, is it teh card, teh device, or just bad luck??

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  2. Yara S.
    @lambdawarden-3l8

    on a Steam Deck, the format option in Settings > System > Format SD Card erases everything and sets it up correctly. use it only after you've tried recovery.

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  3. Kai Ivanova
    @ember_den342

    In Desktop Mode, open a terminal and run lsblk to see if the card is detected at all. If it shows up but won't mount, the file ssytem might need a check.

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  4. Rhea Q.
    @binarysprite

    on Windows handhelds like the ROG Ally or Legion Go, check Disk Management to see if teh card shows up. you can also run chkdsk X: /f on it, with X being the cards drive letter. hope that helps :)

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  5. Ines Tanaka
    @inest765

    oh ive been there lol make a backup before u touch the extension, learned that the hard way

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  6. Kai Ivanova
    @ember_den342

    oof cheap high-capacity cards are often counterfeit... test them on a PC with H2testw or F3 before trusting them with your library. fingers crossed 🤞

    lol

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  7. Rhea Q.
    @binarysprite
    Accepted solution

    hmmm if teh card uses ext4, you can check it with sudo fsck.ext4 /dev/mmcblk0p1 from a terminal (you'll need to set a password with passwd first) 🔥 Make sure the card isnt mounted while checking.

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  8. Yara S.
    @lambdawarden-3l8

    oh also mods can we pin this thread

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  9. Yara S.
    @lambdawarden-3l8

    hmmmm ok my mac is officially haunted. @ember_den342 did u ever fix it? what am i doing wrong??

    rage

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  10. Ines Tanaka
    @inest765

    oh ive been there lol bump... still happening with after for me. is formatted even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  11. Lea D.
    @signal_sage858

    hmmm +1 same here good luck man!

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  13. Yara S.
    @lambdawarden-3l8

    ok update: did what @proxyden said and its fine now

    mindblown

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  15. Bo Torres
    @proxyden
    in reply to @binarysprite

    @binarysprite turned out the card was counterfeit. capacity test failed halfway... new card, problem solved. thank u thank u thank u

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