I formatted a SD card as internal storage on my ZTE Maven 3 and transferred around 15 gb worth of files onto the phone. However, out of the blue (I'm not sure when it happened since it's a reflex for me to restart the phone if it slows down or any problems occur), the files are not able to be seen on the phone's default file manager or the computer.
The only folder that showed up was the one named "Android".
I saw a video that recommended that I delete the data from the system apps named "External Storage" and "Media Storage" and then restart the phone.
I did that and now all the default folders are able to be seen (such as the Music and Download folder), but the files are still not there.
I'm 80% sure that the files are on the SD card somewhere because the phone and the computer recognizes that the SD card (which was formatted as internal storage before all this mumbo jumbo) has about 15 gb of something on it; I just can't see it access it.
I've already tried deleting that ".nomedia " file and checked for any hidden files.
Lastly, I'm also 99% confident that the SD card is not corrupted because this is the second time in two weeks that this has happened. The last time, I restored the phone completely and reformatted the SD card as internal storage and redownloaded all the files I wanted. I don't really want to spend time doing this again.
Many thanks for any help you can give
The only folder that showed up was the one named "Android".
I saw a video that recommended that I delete the data from the system apps named "External Storage" and "Media Storage" and then restart the phone.
I did that and now all the default folders are able to be seen (such as the Music and Download folder), but the files are still not there.
I'm 80% sure that the files are on the SD card somewhere because the phone and the computer recognizes that the SD card (which was formatted as internal storage before all this mumbo jumbo) has about 15 gb of something on it; I just can't see it access it.
I've already tried deleting that ".nomedia " file and checked for any hidden files.
Lastly, I'm also 99% confident that the SD card is not corrupted because this is the second time in two weeks that this has happened. The last time, I restored the phone completely and reformatted the SD card as internal storage and redownloaded all the files I wanted. I don't really want to spend time doing this again.
Many thanks for any help you can give