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This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32. | This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32. | ||
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== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
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|-|OS X El Capitan (10.11) and later= | |-|<translate>OS X El Capitan (10.11) and later</translate>= | ||
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<li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li> | <li><translate>Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li> | ||
<li>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</li> | <li><translate>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li> | ||
<li>Run the Disk Utility app</li> | <li><translate>Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li> | ||
<li>In the top-left "View" menu, choose "Show All Devices"</li> | <li><translate>In the top-left "View" menu, choose "Show All Devices"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Select your SD card in the left panel<br>{{warning|1=Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li> | <li><translate>Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning|1=<translate>Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li> | ||
<li>Click "Erase" at the top</li> | <li><translate>Click "Erase" at the top</translate></li> | ||
<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li> | <li><translate>Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</li> | <li><translate>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</translate></li> | ||
<li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record" | <li><translate>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"</translate> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>If "Scheme" does not appear, click "Cancel" and make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</li> | <li><translate>If "Scheme" does not appear, click "Cancel" and make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li> | ||
</ul></li> | </ul></li> | ||
<li>Click "Erase"</li> | <li><translate>Click "Erase"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Wait for the format to finish</li> | <li><translate>Wait for the format to finish</translate></li> | ||
<li>Click "Close"</li> | <li><translate>Click "Close"</translate></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> | <li><translate>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> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
|-|OS X Yosemite (10.10) and earlier= | |-|<translate>OS X Yosemite (10.10) and earlier</translate>= | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li> | <li><translate>Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li> | ||
<li>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</li> | <li><translate>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li> | ||
<li>Run the Disk Utility app</li> | <li><translate>Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li> | ||
<li>Select your SD card in the left panel<br>{{warning|1=Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li> | <li><translate>Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning|1=<translate>Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li> | ||
<li>Click "Partition" at the top | <li><translate>Click "Partition" at the top</translate> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>If "Partition" does not appear, make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</li> | <li><translate>If "Partition" does not appear, make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li> | ||
</ul></li> | </ul></li> | ||
<li>Ensure that "Partition Layout" is set to "1 Partition"</li> | <li><translate>Ensure that "Partition Layout" is set to "1 Partition"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li> | <li><translate>Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)"</li> | <li><translate>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Click "Options" below the partition table</li> | <li><translate>Click "Options" below the partition table</translate></li> | ||
<li>Choose "Master Boot Record"</li> | <li><translate>Choose "Master Boot Record"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Click "OK"</li> | <li><translate>Click "OK"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Click "Apply"</li> | <li><translate>Click "Apply"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Click "Partition"</li> | <li><translate>Click "Partition"</translate></li> | ||
<li>Wait for the format to finish</li> | <li><translate>Wait for the format to finish</translate></li> | ||
<li>Close Disk Utility</li> | <li><translate>Close Disk Utility</translate></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> | <li><translate>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> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||