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<li>Click "Erase" at the top</li> | <li>Click "Erase" at the top</li> | ||
<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li> | <li>Enter anything for "Name"</li> | ||
<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" | <li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</li> | ||
<li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record" | <li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record" | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
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<li>Wait for the format to finish</li> | <li>Wait for the format to finish</li> | ||
<li>Click "Close"</li> | <li>Click "Close"</li> | ||
<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li> | <li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer, unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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<li>Wait for the format to finish</li> | <li>Wait for the format to finish</li> | ||
<li>Close Disk Utility</li> | <li>Close Disk Utility</li> | ||
<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li> | <li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</li> | ||
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