Now you know A quick recap with some other important tips to keep in mind Formatting it will erase ALL of the information currently saved to your memory card. Formatting the SD card is like performing a factory data reset on a phone. When it’s done, you will be presented with the option to Format SD card.ĭO NOT FORMAT AN SD CARD UNTIL YOU HAVE SAVED ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO A DIFFERENT SOURCE. If it doesn’t then it should just switch from saying unmount SD card to Mount SD card. When it’s done it often gives you a message to let you know that the SD card has been successfully unmounted and is now safe to remove.
You can erase a memory card using your phone with very little effort by first clicking the option to unmount SD card. If you think that your memory card might have corrupted files or might be malfunctioning then I recommend that you save the information from the memory card to a computer and then erase/format the SD card. If you do not unmount your SD card or power off the phone before removing your memory card then you can corrupt any files that might have been transferring when you removed the card and run the risk of damaging the memory card. This will tell the phone to stop communicating or transferring information from the memory card to the device, or vise versa from the phone to the memory card, and allow you to remove your memory card safely. If you ever want to remove your memory card from your phone then you should go into your devices Settings then tap on Storage (or SD card and phone storage) > and tap Unmount SD card. This is where the mounting and un-mounting comes in. Also remember to check for damage on both the card and the phone. If you insert a memory card and your memory card is reading Mount SD card and it’s grayed out and won’t let you tap that option then the phone isn’t reading the memory card properly and you might want to look into buying another memory card or looking into warranty options. This is also good to know if you want to test to see if your memory card is working correctly. If you do not have a memory card in your phone or if you just placed a card into your Android phone, and have not yet powered the phone back on after doing so, then the option will read Mount SD card. If you have an SD card also referred to as a memory card in your Android phone then the device should give you the option to unmount SD card.
But what happens when you unmount the phone storage on your Android device? Good question and here is a brief description of what this does and why it is important. So you’re exploring your awesome Android phone (or Android device) and while in the Settings you stumble upon the SD card and phone storage (or Storage) and find an option to Unmount or Mount SD card.
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