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<li>If the SD card is 64GB, choose 32768</li>

<li>If the SD card is larger than 64GB, choose 65536</li>

<li>If the SD card is larger than 64GB, choose 65536 (note that if GUIFormat reverts to 32768, this does not mean it selected the wrong cluster size!)</li>

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<li>Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</li>

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<li>Wait for the format to finish</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>

{{info| 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. }}

<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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<li>Click "OK"</li>

<li>Close SD Card Formatter</li>

<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li>

{{info| 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. }}

<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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==SD Card not formatting or has some other issue.==

== SD Card not formatting or has some other issue. ==

Refer to the [[SD Clean/Windows|SD Clean]] guide.

Refer to the {{ml|SD Clean/Windows|SD Clean}} guide.

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