SD Clean/Windows: Difference between revisions

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

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

<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>

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

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

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

# 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

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

# Click through all the prompts until the one about formatting - in that prompt, select "exFAT" as the file system

# [[Formatting an SD card/Windows|Reformat the SD card to FAT32]] and then copy your data back onto the SD card