Format SD Card

Hi! BarryKeane

I'm Marvin an Independent Advisor, and I will help you with your issue.

Try with this

Method 1. Run Diskpart to Format SD Card That Won't Format

Step 1. Press Windows key and R key at the same time, type cmd in the Run box, hit Enter to open the command prompt(cmd.exe).

Step 2. Type diskpart to run Diskpart Utility.

Step 3. Type list disk to list the drives on the computer.

Step 4. Type select disk 1 (The number should be replaced by the exact drive number of your SD card).

Step 5. Type clean to run the clean utility (this will wipe all data on the SD card so make sure you saved a copy or backup of the card data).

Step 6. Type create partition primary to create a new partition on the SD card.

Step 7. Type select partition 1 (it should be the newly created partition on step 6).

Step 8. Type active to make the partition active.

Step 9. Type format fs=ntfs （or format fs=fat32）to format the partition to the desired file system.

If you still having problems with this, I will be around to help you.

Regards.

when I type clean I get an I/O device error

Hi BarryKeane1

I'll try to help you on this issue.

Are you getting another error message than the I/O device error ?

Here are some information about the I/O device error :

https://www.easeus.com/resource/io-device-error...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

What was happening the first time you couldn't format the SD Card ?

By the way, with this kind of "physical error" (it's a communication issue between the computer and the SD card), we'll have to check every pieces.

Are you having similar issue with other SD card, on the same card reader ?

Is the SD card getting the same error on another card reader ?

I'll wait for your news

Regards