
So, it would be not possible to read the card on your PC, by mounting it via card reader on your PC as you propose to do. Reasons for full disk encryption differences between Nexus & SamsungĮncrypted card cannot be read without the device as on the first question linked Samsung implements proprietary encryption as evident from the question and also this See How does Samsung implement SD card encryption? Whether OEMs implement it with additional security features is not known and surely won't be shared on public domainĮdit: Answering OPs query in comments and edit to question However, if your device is rooted, you can try the method suggested here How to decrypt Adopted Storage?įull Disk Encryption details different encryption modes on Android Marshmallow. SD card cannot be read on PC independent the device. So, for all practical purposes encrypted ext. You can read more on this at adoptable-storage tag and it's wiki has questions to answer the common concerns. Once it is encrypted, it can only be read through USB and cannot be read independently by using a card reader to mount on your PC.

SD is treated as a part of the phone and when you encrypt the phone, the ext. Portable Storage : In this the entire memory of the ext.SD card is available for use, if it is not encrypted (natively) and you can mount it on your PC to read/ transfer contentsĪdoptable-storage: In this the ext. USB SD card reader for USB2.0, USB3.0, USB3.1 and USB-CĪlways confirm that the device is compatible with the SD, SDHC or SDXC memory card before formatting.Marshmallow has two ways to treat the external SD card :.The following interface devices can be used to access SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards: Notice: Administrator rights is required for Windows and Mac OS/macOS to execute SD Memory Card Formatter. Format the SD/SDHC/SDXC card after it has been unlocked. The SD Memory Card Formatter doesn't support SD/SDHC/SDXC card encrypted by the 'BitLocker To Go' functionality of Windows. The protected area shall be formatted by an appropriate PC application or SD host devices that provide SD security function.


The SD Memory Card Formatter does not format the protected area in the SD/SDHC/SDXC cards.

SD/SDHC/SDXC cards have a 'Protected Area' for SD card security purposes. In general, formatting tools provided with OSs can format various storage media including SD/SDHC/SDXC cards, but it may not be optimized for SD/SDHC/SDXC cards and it may result in lower performance. It is recommended to use the SD Memory Card Formatter to format SD/SDHC/SDXC cards rather than using formatting tools provided with individual OSs. The SD Memory Card Formatter formats SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory card (respectively SD/SDHC/SDXC cards) complying with the SD File System Specification.
