read process doesn't end

[asheenlevrai]

I am currently testing a 128GB (yeah, right...) SD card.
The writing process took approximately 5-6 hours (with a countdown displayed).
The reading process has been running for approximately 21h now and the LED on the USB adapter doesn't blink anymore (it is now constantly ON). The F3X GUI still says to wait, but I guess it failed, right?

What should I do?

Thank you very much in advance for your help.
Best,
-a-

[insidegui]

The biggest SD I've tested is 64GB.

There are three main possibilities here:
1 - The reading completed or failed but the UI didn't update appropriately (should not happen)
2 - The reading is not finished yet, no way to find out since there's no progress indication (#2)
3 - Some bug in f3read (this app is just a frontend which runs F3 in the background)

If you are still running the test, you can look for a process named "f3read" on Activity Monitor and see if it's using any CPU (if it is, it means the reading process is still running and not finished yet).

I will try to replicate this issue when I have the time.

Thanks for reporting.

[chrismarquardt]

I have the same issue - reading stops, light in the reader stops blinking, and nothing happens, just f3x sitting there.

[emanoyhl]

same.... 256gb card - reading has been reading for about 3 days now....

any updates (over a year later) or is this project over with?
thanks

[ewanmellor]

FWIW, my 128 GB SanDisk card worked fine. It passed the test in about 1.5 hours.

[alex-cowles]

Currently at about 2 days of reading now, and process still running - absolutely no idea how long it's going to take but it's a "2 TB drive" allegedly.