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Formatting a SD memory card?
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I bought a SD memory card to put into a digital photo frame. I loaded pictures on to it from my laptop and it worked in the frame ok.
However when I put the card back into the laptop to add some more photos it said that the card wasnt formatted. What does this mean? I didnt know so I clicked to start the formatting but another box popped up to say that if I did that then all the photos would be erased. Can I not open the SD card unless I format it? And what does formatting do?
Thanks.
However when I put the card back into the laptop to add some more photos it said that the card wasnt formatted. What does this mean? I didnt know so I clicked to start the formatting but another box popped up to say that if I did that then all the photos would be erased. Can I not open the SD card unless I format it? And what does formatting do?
Thanks.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Formatting basically wipes the card. For the less technically-minded it's a bit like wiping the chalk off a blackboard, i.e. everything is clean and ready to start afresh. So, if you format the card you will lose all the data (i.e. the photos that are on there).
Presumably you already have the original photos on your laptop so go ahead and format the card then just copy the photos back on afterwards.
Begs the question though why it needs formatting when it worked fine before. Might be a faulty card. If it does it again I'd ask for a replacement (of course if that has the same problem then it could be the digital photo frame that's the culprit).
Presumably you already have the original photos on your laptop so go ahead and format the card then just copy the photos back on afterwards.
Begs the question though why it needs formatting when it worked fine before. Might be a faulty card. If it does it again I'd ask for a replacement (of course if that has the same problem then it could be the digital photo frame that's the culprit).
Certainly sounds like a faulty card if Windows couldn't complete the format. You could try running format from a command prompt if you feel comfortable doing that.
Go to Start, Run, type in CMD
In the box that opens up, type FORMAT /? for a list of options
Just make sure you don't format the C: drive or it's bye bye laptop!
Go to Start, Run, type in CMD
In the box that opens up, type FORMAT /? for a list of options
Just make sure you don't format the C: drive or it's bye bye laptop!