Using The Device's Microsd Card As A Usb Drive - HTC Hero User Manual

Viewing the microSD Card Memory
With the microSD card inserted, press
(The total and available memory space will be displayed.)
Formatting the microSD Card
Formatting a microSD card permanently removes all files stored on the card.
With the microSD card inserted, press
card > Format SD card > Format SD card > Erase everything
Note The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.
To prevent the loss of important data, please check the contents before you format the card.
When you unmount the SD card, you need to remove and then reinsert the microSD card or turn the device off
and then on for the device to recognize the microSD card again.
Removing the microSD Card While the Device is On
When you need to remove the microSD card while the device is on, you must unmount the microSD card
first to prevent corrupting the data inside or damaging the microSD card.
1. Press and tap Settings .
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2. Scroll down the screen, tap SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card .
3. Remove the microSD card by following the instructions in "Removing the microSD Card" on page 67.

Using the Device's microSD Card as a USB Drive

To transfer music, pictures, and other files from your computer to your device's microSD card, you need 
to set the device's microSD card as a USB drive.
1. Connect the device to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. When the Connect to PC dialog box appears, tap Disk drive , and then tap Done .
3. On your computer, the connected device is recognized as a removable disk. Navigate to this removable
disk and open it.
4. Do one of the following:
Copy the files from the computer to the device's storage card's root folder.
Copy the files from the device's storage card to a folder in your computer or computer desktop.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected device) as required by your
computer's operating system to safely remove your device.
6. Do one of the following:
Disconnect the device from the computer.
If you want to keep the device connected to the computer but want the device to be able to access and
use the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive , select an option except Disk drive , and
then tap Done .
Note The device will not recognize the microSD card when it is connected to a computer as a disk drive. You will not be
able to use some of the device's applications such as the camera or Music.
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and tap Settings > SD & phone storage. 
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and tap Settings > SD & phone storage > Unmount SD
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