Fire 7 and SD card

Catlady · 08-18-2017, 07:51 PM

I have a Fire 7 tablet, which I use with an SD card. Every so often, the tablet tells me that the SD card has been removed--it hasn't--and I have to either restart the tablet or remove and reinsert the card. Then the tablet recognizes the card and everything goes along fine until the next time. Has anyone else had this issue? Is it perhaps an indication of the tablet beginning to fail?

AnemicOak · 08-18-2017, 08:47 PM

Not had that issue yet myself (with a 128GB card installed). Hard to say what the issue is, could be software related, could be the card slot is having issues, could be that the card is dying, could just be a compatibility thing between the Fire (either hardware or software) and the card.

pgnds · 08-19-2017, 09:34 AM

Try and format the card. I had a card that would not read all the time. this fixed my problem. Good luck

Catlady · 08-19-2017, 12:21 PM

Thanks. There were no issues until a few months ago, and it doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's annoying. I use SanDisk cards, and I've never had a problem with them in other devices. Next time it happens I'll consider either changing or formatting the card.

AnemicOak · 08-19-2017, 03:26 PM

If you do format the card use the SD Formatter utility from the SD Association. Sometimes formats from OS base utilities can make the cards flaky in my experience.

Catlady · 08-19-2017, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

If you do format the card use the SD Formatter utility from the SD Association. Sometimes formats from OS base utilities can make the cards flaky in my experience.

Thanks!

08-18-2017, 07:51 PM	#1
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Fire 7 and SD card I have a Fire 7 tablet, which I use with an SD card. Every so often, the tablet tells me that the SD card has been removed--it hasn't--and I have to either restart the tablet or remove and reinsert the card. Then the tablet recognizes the card and everything goes along fine until the next time. Has anyone else had this issue? Is it perhaps an indication of the tablet beginning to fail?

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08-18-2017, 08:47 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Not had that issue yet myself (with a 128GB card installed). Hard to say what the issue is, could be software related, could be the card slot is having issues, could be that the card is dying, could just be a compatibility thing between the Fire (either hardware or software) and the card.

08-19-2017, 09:34 AM	#3
pgnds Patty Posts: 52 Karma: 492132 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: USA Device: K-3, Fire 1st & 5 gen 8"	Try and format the card. I had a card that would not read all the time. this fixed my problem. Good luck

08-19-2017, 12:21 PM	#4
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Thanks. There were no issues until a few months ago, and it doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's annoying. I use SanDisk cards, and I've never had a problem with them in other devices. Next time it happens I'll consider either changing or formatting the card.

08-19-2017, 03:26 PM	#5
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	If you do format the card use the SD Formatter utility from the SD Association. Sometimes formats from OS base utilities can make the cards flaky in my experience.