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Formatting an SD card/Windows: Difference between revisions

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m note not to restore SD contents on 64gb or larger if this is in the middle of another guide
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m added info about double checking if its fat32
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<li><translate><!--T:34--> Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:34--> Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:35--> Click "Close"</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:35--> Click "Close"</translate></li>
{{info|<translate nowrap> To confirm that your SD card was formatted correctly, navigate to This PC, right-click the SD card drive, and select Properties. Ensure that the file system is set to FAT32. </translate>}}
<li><translate><!--T:36--> 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</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:36--> 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</translate></li>
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<li><translate><!--T:18--> Click "OK"</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:18--> Click "OK"</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:19--> Close SD Card Formatter</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:19--> Close SD Card Formatter</translate></li>
{{info|<translate nowrap> To confirm that your SD card was formatted correctly, navigate to This PC, right-click the SD card drive, and select Properties. Ensure that the file system is set to FAT32. </translate>}}
<li><translate><!--T:20--> 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</translate></li>
<li><translate><!--T:20--> 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</translate></li>
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