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Windows Phone Permanently Modifies MicroSD Cards, Warns Samsung

Posted by timothy on from the oh-didn't-we-mention-that dept.

dotancohen writes "Don't put your MicroSD cards into Windows Phones. According to Samsung, doing so is a 'permanent modification' to the card, and it can no longer be used in other devices."

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  1. Re:SD limitations according to Microsoft KB2450831 by bdraschk · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Mod parent up.

    According to the article, you would not only lose the contents on the SD card, but on the phone itself, as Microsoft apparently formats phone memory and SD memory as one single file system. If you replace the card, the filesystem is corrupted.

    "Permanent modification" in TFA could well mean "removal of the FAT filesystem", which for many people would seem quite permanent :)