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Old 08-11-03, 08:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question SD card is empty but showing most used...

I am using a Sandisk 128 SD card that a friend gave me. He was using it in his “palm OS” cell phone. I finally got around to storing some things on it one night and noticed that it was using 104 of the 128. I decided to go into “file explorer” and see what was on it and I found nothing. I checked the "view all files" selection and still found nothing. So my friend put the card back in his phone and found a file called “launcher”. He explained that the launcher folder was from his phone and erased it and gave it back to me. BUT THE SD CARD IS STILL SHOWING 104 USED!!! What can I do to free up this space?
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Old 08-11-03, 08:55 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Try formatting the card yourself. Get a program like storage tools and format the card.
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Old 08-11-03, 08:57 AM   #3 (permalink)
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where can that be found etc?
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http://www.softwinter.com/storagetools.html
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This may help a little aslo......... When he deleted the file from the card it formated it then.
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yeah but i am saying format it on a pocket pc device. it might help.
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Old 08-11-03, 09:16 AM   #7 (permalink)
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true true true......... I think that he left it in his phone and used his palm apps a few times so maybe it was just added again.

........... and it is an Axim in my pocket lol
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Old 08-11-03, 09:18 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I just wish that there was a free way to do it lol
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yeah. but the storage tools does have a 14 day free trial so
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oh ok.........I just downloaded it. What is the best file size and cluster to use?
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I've found the following to be best:

Type: FAT32
Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cluster Size: 8KB

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the best cluster size to use is the smallest one. you dont loose as much space this way.
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thank you so much..............it worked
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