Increase Your MMC Space

maina231 · 30-11-2006, 11:45 AM

Dudes check this out.

Your files in MMC are stored in multiple (disk) blocks.
So if you format using 16K block, the space used will be 16K eventhough your file is just 1K.

If you buy MMC, it is usually preformatted with 16K block. Therefore alot of space is wasted as most installed program files are usually less than 2K.

You will need a card reader to do this:-

1. Connect card reader and copy all your files in the MMC to computer disk. (Make sure you set the show all/hidden/os files to "on")

2. Do a format of the MMC using command line "format" and use the /A=size option.

Alternative, you can use the Disk Management in Adminstrative Tools to format. Make sure you select FAT. For 256MB MMC, smallest block you can use is 4K, 128MB is 2K, 64Mb is 1K and 32MB is 512B.

(Note: You cannot use the phone "format MMC" to do this as the format just clear the allocation table and does not change the block size)

3. Copy back all files to MMC.

Now you will find that you will have more space.
256mb MMC got back 30+ mbs

outlaw · 30-11-2006, 12:38 PM

hm... great info thanks

but i am not gonna try now

pls somebody pls try this and post feedback.....

azzu · 30-11-2006, 12:39 PM

cool what to do with 512 mb??

dissel · 01-12-2006, 04:28 AM

nice info...what the block size about 1GB as well as 512 MB ?

In my one phone i have 512 MicroSD....but it show the Capasity is 484 MB still the first day of purchasing(where is rest of 28 mb ?)...
Is it going to increase in this way and i got back 28 mb?