Checking SD card integrity/Windows: Difference between revisions

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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.

<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 ==

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== 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

~~# Insert your SD card into your computer~~

# Run <code>h2testw.exe</code>

# Select "English"

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# 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!}}

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