SD card disconnect

Has anyone had issues with the SD card in there passport? I have a 32GB card that I used for over a year with my Q10 and it works fine in my passport but I noticed that it's starting to lose connection, meaning it isn't seen, when I go into pics or anything related to the card it shows as empty. A quick pull of the card and re insertion works but it's quite annoying when trying to save a pic or take one and also when trying to attach to email, text, etc I'm always pulling off the cover.

Any ideas?

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Try cleaning the contacts on the SD with a pencil eraser, or text with a different SD. It's possible it's the port, but that can't be assumed, regardless other's experiences.

Just inserting the SD card will not securely connect it to the device. Push it in the slot until you hear a click/snap. There is a mechanism in the slot that receives the SD card, unlike most smartphones. To remove the SD card, push the card into the slot and it will bounce out.

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I do experience this many times before but when i tried to replace my sd card it didn't disconnect anymore. :)

Great. Thank you. I will try cleaning the contacts and see. I'm aware of the press in-out feature on the passport. I'm thinking the port is okay, as it's really sporadic and I can't duplicate it at all. I'll pop in another card if cleaning doesn't help. Thanks all

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Originally Posted by SteelBerry86

I will try cleaning the contacts and see ... I'm thinking the port is okay, as it's really sporadic and I can't duplicate it at all. I'll pop in another card if cleaning doesn't help.

I've also had this issue from day 1 when switched to the Passport. Were you able to find a resolution?

Actually I cleaned the contacts on the card with an eraser and it's been okay since then. I should probably buy a new card soon anyway but so far it's been working.

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I have this issue too, card is 8GB and brand new, I have no contacts in there, just photos and videos, and sometimes the Passport won't see the external media, a reboot fixes it but terribly annoying! Any solutions?

I'm not sure I'm understanding, but by contacts I'm talking about the copper strips on the SD card. I know they are sometimes shipped with a light coating of oil to prevent any corrosion in storage/shipping. I used a pencil eraser on them and have not had the issue again. I hope this helps.

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Right, silly me, when I read 'contacts' the only thing I could think of was the actual contacts of the phone.. anyhow, i'm not a technical person, but how can it be the contacts when rebooting the phone makes it read the media again, I understand if I would remove then plug in again the SD card but I don't even touch it, weird no?

Very weird, but I had same issue and have never had it again, still using same SD Card. Anyway worth a try and hopefully it gets worked out for you. Good luck

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Originally Posted by SteelBerry86

Very weird, but I had same issue and have never had it again, still using same SD Card.

Well I must say that's so far this has been the case for me too, never had it again (except some sporadic disconnection and almost immediate auto-reconnection), I didn't do anything to fix it, and still using the same SD card too, weird indeed.

Spoke too soon, still disconnecting :(