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Why can't I format an SD card?

Anonymous
2024-01-24T23:26:09+00:00

I am helping someone with an issue. They need an SD card to be reformatted, so I looked it up to find out how to do so. I have windows software (not sure if this matters). When I plugged the card reader and SD car into the computer, it showed up in the folders like it should have, but when I right-click and press 'format', a popup appeared saying something along the lines of "This SD cannot be formatted. It is formatted with the same version of windows, and if you reformat, it may cause your computer to shut down". Not a complete word for word statement, but that's basically what it said. Beyond that popup, it will not let me reformat the SD card. Is it something wrong with the SD card?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-25T00:16:43+00:00

    Hello Breanna, how are you?

    I understand that you would like to format your SD Card.

    Please check if it is possible through the procedures below.

    First open the Command Prompt, press Windows + R, type cmd and click OK.

    1. In the Prompt type DISKPART, when it opens, DISKPART will appear on the left.
    2. Type LIST DISK, this command will list the hard drives installed on the machine, pay close attention not to choose the wrong hard drive.
    3. Type SELECT DISK “X”, in place of the X put the number for the SD Card you want to format, put without quotes.
    4. Now just type the commands below and press Enter at each command.
    5. Commands:

    Clean

    Create partition primary

    Format fs=fat32 quick

    Active

    Assign

    Exit

    Exit

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