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carteriii · 02-24-04, 02:20 PM

Short version: I'm now having SD card troubles.

Longer version:

I have an Axim X5 with PPC 2002. I have not done any upgrades to it, and the system information shows ROM Version A00. I have been using a Lexmark 256mb SD card since I bought the X5. Generally speaking, it has been working fine. However, recently when I delete a file from the card, either through File Explorer on the Axim or through Windows Explorer on my laptop (obviously w/Active Sync connected) several other files "disappear". I say they disappear because the memory on the card is not released, so at a minimum they are not being completely or cleanly deleted.

I have no idea how to "find" the files again (is there a PPC equivalent of scandisk?) and can only recover the missing space by reformatting the card again. I found one thread in this forum from many months ago (http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...file+disappear) in which others describe the same problem of disappearing files, but no real solution. Does anyone know anything new? Is the current thought that it's a problem with this card vs. the Axim itself? Has there been any data that would imply a ROM update or anything like that might help?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

02-24-04, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
carteriii Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	any new info or resolution to CF file disappearance? Short version: I'm now having SD card troubles. Longer version: I have an Axim X5 with PPC 2002. I have not done any upgrades to it, and the system information shows ROM Version A00. I have been using a Lexmark 256mb SD card since I bought the X5. Generally speaking, it has been working fine. However, recently when I delete a file from the card, either through File Explorer on the Axim or through Windows Explorer on my laptop (obviously w/Active Sync connected) several other files "disappear". I say they disappear because the memory on the card is not released, so at a minimum they are not being completely or cleanly deleted. I have no idea how to "find" the files again (is there a PPC equivalent of scandisk?) and can only recover the missing space by reformatting the card again. I found one thread in this forum from many months ago (http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...file+disappear) in which others describe the same problem of disappearing files, but no real solution. Does anyone know anything new? Is the current thought that it's a problem with this card vs. the Axim itself? Has there been any data that would imply a ROM update or anything like that might help? Thanks in advance, Tom