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{{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}}

# Launch <code>diskpart</code> by searching for <code>diskpart</code> in the Windows search bar.

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# Once diskpart is active in the new Command Prompt window, type <code>list disk</code>.

<li>Launch <code>diskpart</code> by searching for <code>diskpart</code> in the Windows search bar</li>

# Find your SD card in the list of disks (hint: look for the size of your card), then type <code>select disk #</code>, where # is the disk number of your SD card.

<li>Once diskpart is active in the new Command Prompt window, type <code>list disk</code></li>

# Type <code>list disk</code> again. You should now see a * next to your SD card.

<li>Find your SD card in the list of disks (hint: look for the size of your card), then type <code>select disk #</code>, where # is the disk number of your SD card {{info|text=Disk 0 will always be your main windows drive, so you'd select any disk after it.}}</li>

# Once you are absolutely sure that you have selected the right disk, type <code>clean</code>, then type <code>convert mbr</code>.

<li>Type <code>list disk</code> again. You should now see a * next to your SD card</li>

# Close the diskpart window, and search for <code>diskmgmt.msc</code> in the windows search bar.

<li>Once you are absolutely sure that you have selected the right disk, type <code>clean</code>, then type <code>convert mbr</code></li>

# Once the disk management window loads, you should be able to see your SD card as a black 'unallocated' area in the bottom part of the window. You may have to scroll down the bottom part of the window to see it.

<li>Close the diskpart window, and search for <code>diskmgmt.msc</code> in the windows search bar</li>

# Right click on the black unallocated area and select <code>new simple volume</code>.

<li>Once the disk management window loads, you should be able to see your SD card as a black 'unallocated' area in the bottom part of the window. You may have to scroll down the bottom part of the window to see it</li>

# Click through all the prompts until ~~you get to~~ the one about formatting - ~~there~~, select "FAT32" as the file system.

<li>Right click on the black unallocated area and select <code>new simple volume</code></li>

#* If ~~the SD card is over 32GB~~ in ~~size, instead~~, ~~select exFAT and then~~ [[Formatting an SD card/Windows|~~format~~ the SD card to FAT32]].

<li>Click through all the prompts until the one about formatting - in that prompt, select "FAT32" or "exFAT" as the file system</li>

~~# Once the format is complete, copy~~ your data back onto ~~the~~ SD card.

<li>If FAT32 was not an option in step 9, [[Formatting an SD card/Windows|Reformat the SD card to FAT32]].</li>

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