Here is a link that shows you how to reformat an SD card (or MicroSD card) on your Mac. The steps are also written out below. Connect the SD card to your computer by using an external card reader. Save all the files from your SD card that you want to keep to your computer before moving to step 2. Formatting the SD card deletes all the data off of the card. Note – If you’re using a Micro SD card, please insert the Micro SD card into the SD card adapter that came with card.
Jun 26, 2015 - If you really must use a built-in Windows method, right-click the correct drive letter representing the microSD or SD card and select Format. Select FAT or FAT32 from the drop-down menu (never choose NTFS, or Mac OS Extended).
Connect the SD card adapter to your computer by using an external card reader. Also note – Mac OS 10.6.5 or earlier does not support exFAT format, which most 64 GB SD cards are formatted to. This means that you won't be able to format or use exFAT card on your computer. In this case, we'd recommend either upgrading your OS to 10.6.6 or later, or using an SD card that's already formatted to MS-DOS (FAT) or FAT32 to complete the below steps. Open Disk Utility. To do this, click on the magnifying glass in the top-right corner of your computer screen.
Type “disk utility” in the search box that opens, then click on the “Disk Utility” Application that comes up. Find the SD card in the left side of the window. It’ll be named something like NO NAME or UNTITLED.
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Click the ERASE tab in the middle of the window. Next, click on the Format dropdown menu. Select MS-DOS (FAT) if the card is 32 GB or smaller. If it’s a 64GB card, please select ExFAT. A message will appear asking, “ Are you sure you want to erase the partition “YOUR SD CARD NAME?” Click Erase. The computer will delete the contents of your SD card and format it.
You’re all done. Windows XP & Windows Vista - which contains the steps to format the SD card. Windows 7 - which contains the steps to format the SD card. Windows 8 - See the written instructions below: Step 1: Bring up Desktop View If you are not already in Desktop View, bring up Desktop View by pressing the Windows key + D on your keyboard. Step 2: Open 'Computer' Open up the 'Computer' window by pressing Windows key + E on your keyboard. Step 3: Display right-click options Your SD card should be displayed in the 'Devices with Removable Storage' section. Right-click on your SD card to bring up the right-click menu options.
Select Format. Step 4: Format the SD card. In the Format window make sure that the correct File System is selected. It should be set to FAT32 for 32GB SD cards and EXFAT for 64GB SD cards. Select Quick Format. Click Start. Once the formatting is complete, you can close the window.
You have formatted your SD card.
In this day and age it's hard to find a device that does not use any form of external storage such as SD card's. It's generally good practice to format your add-on memory card to reveal any issues with the newly purchased device. Often times if you can't format your memory card it's a sign of defective hardware. This tutorial will show you how to format a 64GB SD Card in exFAT file structure. For the sake of this tutorial we're going to format the SD Card on a Windows OS environment. With your SD Card populated into a card reader's slot, make sure that it is detected by your system. Click on File Explorer and locate your SD Card.
Right click on the USB flash drive and select Format. In the new window select exFAT from the File system drop down menu. In the Unit allocation size drop down menu either set to default allocation size or set the size with respect to your device's capacity. At this point you can either add a label to your device but it's best to leave it as is and let the intended device assign a volume label. Make sure Quick Format is checked.
Note: Quick Format would certainly make things move faster and is suggested on newly purchased drives but you can also do about with regular format which will take more time but is thorough. Click on Start to begin the process. Please be patient as this may take some time. After completion, click on OK and then click on close. You have now successfully formatted your 64GB SD Card to an exFAT file system.
It's to be noted that if you're using an SD card or removable storage device that is smaller in size than 64GB then you should move with a FAT32 file system during format.