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ROG Ally Won't Mount My 512 GB Card After Moving It To Another Device

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  1. Vera Adler
    @nimbusfiddler

    This happened after moving it to another device on my ROG Ally:

    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 512 GB card. I tried rebooting and reseating it. Nothing. I cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system. What should I try first?

    I'm comfortable following steps in a terminal if someone explains them. I'm just not suree where to start, and I don't want to make things worse.

    i'd also love to know how to avoid this in the future. Is it the card, teh device, or just bad luck? im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Milan Kim
    @stack_garage

    hmmmm quick q where did you buy teh card? ?

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  4. Juno
    @jfischer-2e0

    Reboot with the card inserted. If it still doesnt mount, try teh card in another deivce. If no device sees it, teh card might be failing. good luck man!

    thumbsup

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  5. Lars S.
    @larss266

    lol same thing happened to me if teh card uses ext4, you can check it with sudo fsck.ext4 /dev/mmcblk0p1 from a terminal (youll need to set a password with passwd first) :/ Make suree the card isnt mounted while checking.

    windows update said 'this will only take a moment' 3 hours ago

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  6. Hugo Holm
    @stack_nomad

    I'd avoid running repair tools before making a backup. If the card is failing, every extra write can make recovery haredr. idk maybe im wrong lol

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  7. Vera Adler
    @nimbusfiddler
    in reply to @larss266

    @larss266 wowww ok ran a file system check and the card mounts again. All games are back. Thank u! cant believe it was that simple lol

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

    thumbsup

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