Checking SD card integrity/Windows - Revision history

StarlitSkies: move backup and format of the SD card to the actual instructions

2025-03-15T17:43:18Z

move backup and format of the SD card to the actual instructions

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	This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Checking SD card integrity/Linux\|Linux]] or [[Checking SD card integrity/Mac\|Mac]] pages.		This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Checking SD card integrity/Linux\|Linux]] or [[Checking SD card integrity/Mac\|Mac]] pages.

	<big>{{warning\|text=Copy all of your SD's contents to your PC and then [[Formatting_an_SD_card\|format the SD card]] before starting this guide. If you do not, h2testw will be unable to test the parts of the SD that still have data in them.}}</big>

	== What You Need ==		== What You Need ==
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	== Instructions ==		== Instructions ==
			# Insert your SD card into your computer
			# Create a new folder on your desktop, which will be referred to as the backup folder from now on
			# Copy everything from your SD card to the backup folder
			# [[Formatting_an_SD_card/Windows\|Format the SD card]]
	# Copy <code>h2testw.exe</code> from the h2testw <code>.zip</code> to your desktop		# Copy <code>h2testw.exe</code> from the h2testw <code>.zip</code> to your desktop
	~~# Insert your SD card into your computer~~
	# Run <code>h2testw.exe</code>		# Run <code>h2testw.exe</code>
	# Select "English"		# Select "English"
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	# Wait until the process is completed		# Wait until the process is completed

	{{success\|text=If the test shows the result <code>Test finished without errors</code>, your SD card is likely good. You can delete all <code>.h2w</code> files on your SD card.}}		{{success\|text=If the test shows the result <code>Test finished without errors</code>, your SD card is likely good. You can delete all <code>.h2w</code> files on your SD card and then copy the contents of the backup folder back to it.}}

	{{critical\|text=If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!}}		{{critical\|text=If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!}}

	[[Category:General guides]]		[[Category:General guides]]

StarlitSkies: add warning about formatting the SD beforehand

2024-04-16T00:08:17Z

add warning about formatting the SD beforehand

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	This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Checking SD card integrity/Linux\|Linux]] or [[Checking SD card integrity/Mac\|Mac]] pages.		This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Checking SD card integrity/Linux\|Linux]] or [[Checking SD card integrity/Mac\|Mac]] pages.

			<big>{{warning\|text=Copy all of your SD's contents to your PC and then [[Formatting_an_SD_card\|format the SD card]] before starting this guide. If you do not, h2testw will be unable to test the parts of the SD that still have data in them.}}</big>

	== What You Need ==		== What You Need ==

Morbid: missing a quotation mark

2024-02-26T02:59:02Z

missing a quotation mark

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	# Run <code>h2testw.exe</code>		# Run <code>h2testw.exe</code>
	# Select "English"		# Select "English"
	# Click "Select target		# Click "Select target"
	# Select your SD card's drive letter		# Select your SD card's drive letter
	# Ensure "all available space" is selected		# Ensure "all available space" is selected

Maintenance script: +Category:General guides

2022-06-23T02:43:28Z

+Category:General guides

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	{{critical\|text=If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!}}		{{critical\|text=If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!}}

			[[Category:General guides]]

Lily: initial content

2022-06-12T21:48:00Z

initial content

New page

This is an add-on section for checking your SD card for errors using h2testw.

Depending on the size of your SD card and the speed of your computer, this process can take up to several hours!

This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Checking SD card integrity/Linux|Linux]] or [[Checking SD card integrity/Mac|Mac]] pages.

== What You Need ==
* The latest version of [https://www.heise.de/ct/Redaktion/bo/downloads/h2testw_1.4.zip h2testw] (direct download)

== Instructions ==
# Copy <code>h2testw.exe</code> from the h2testw <code>.zip</code> to your desktop
# Insert your SD card into your computer
# Run <code>h2testw.exe</code>
# Select "English"
# Click "Select target
# Select your SD card's drive letter
# Ensure "all available space" is selected
# Click "Write + Verify"
# Wait until the process is completed

{{success|text=If the test shows the result <code>Test finished without errors</code>, your SD card is likely good. You can delete all <code>.h2w</code> files on your SD card.}}

{{critical|text=If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!}}