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mazydazydinah Junior Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:05 pm Post subject: sd card error message |
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Just decided to keep all my midi's on the sd card. Everthing shows up but when I try to open them I get a message saying " folder cannot be found" what am I doing wrong. Why is it showing all thats on the card if it cannot find the folder.
Any help would be appreciated.
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karmathanever Platinum Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:32 am Post subject: |
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What keyboard mode are you in (e.g. SONGPLAY....)
If in MEDIA mode, what "tab" are you in at bottom of screen?
Did you put the files on the SD on a computer or did you copy them on the PA4X?
P.S. Remember to NEVER touch the SD card whilst the main power cord is connected (ON) _________________ PA4X-76, Karma, WaveDrum GE, Fantom 8 EX
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mazydazydinah Junior Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:32 am Post subject: sd card |
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Hi Pete, thanks for your help. I have about 10 folders with sorted midi's in them. It shows them all , but only two folders open and work ok. The others come up with the message Folder not found. I am in song mode. but if two folders open, why not the rest. Mystery.
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mf_blues Full Member
Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 191 Location: Wolverhampton, UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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What's different between the folder names of the 2 that work and the rest, do you have spaces in the names, not sure if the PA handles spaces in file names, eg. MSDOS on a PC can't handle spaces without quotes around the name, might be worth checking, could be a similar issue.
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karmathanever Platinum Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Martin has a good point - go back onto the PC and make sure the folder names are "simple" - no spaces/special characters
Let us know how you go.
Pete _________________ PA4X-76, Karma, WaveDrum GE, Fantom 8 EX
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Snoopy Full Member
Joined: 05 Jul 2016 Posts: 225 Location: North-West Germany, Eastfrisia ;)
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
additionally you should run a "file system check" when the SD-card is connected to the computer.
And unplug it via "remove Hardware" before disconnecting.
And, the most important : You sould have at least ONE BACKUP, better TWO !
Sometimes sd-cards work more than 10 years, sometimes a few mothy only. _________________ Greetings from East-Frisia, Germany
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mazydazydinah Junior Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:46 am Post subject: sd card |
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Thanks everyone, I think I have a problem because now some of the contents of the folders have gone to 000000000 instead of midi names. Now it's the next day, I have repaired computer, but still the sd card is only recognizing some. I will have to have another look at all this at a later time, I have put them all on a USB stick and they all work find from there. Cowards way out but I will have another go at the sd card in the future.
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karmathanever Platinum Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Marion
If your SD card is fine on the PC and not on the PA4X I am hoping that you have NEVER switched SD cards whilst the PA4X POWER cable is connected else you may have permanently damaged the PA4X - this is in the manual.
I think this warning should be in a huge font in RED in the manual gut it's not. Most of us these days expect USBs and SDs to be hot-swap - PA4X is OK but NOT with SD cards.
Hopefully you have never done this.
Suggestion:-
Get a different SD card.
With the power completely OFF, insert the new SD in the PA4X, switch it on and format it on the PA4X.
Get all your MIDI files/folders onto a USB
Insert the USB and copy all those files/folders to the SD card.
Pete _________________ PA4X-76, Karma, WaveDrum GE, Fantom 8 EX
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