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Checking SD card integrity/Mac/legacy

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This is an add-on section for checking your SD card for errors using F3X.

Depending on the size of your SD card and the speed of your computer, this process can take up to several hours!

This page is for Mac users who are using macOS Sierra (10.12) and earlier. If you are not on macOS, check out the Windows or Linux.

Info icon If you're using a Mac on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and above, follow this page instead.

What You Need

  • The latest version of F3X (the .zip file)

Instructions

  1. Insert your SD card into your computer
  2. Create a new folder on your desktop, which will be referred to as the backup folder from now on
  3. Copy everything from your SD card to the backup folder
  4. Format the SD card
  5. Unzip the F3X .zip file
  6. Insert your SD card into your computer
  7. Run the F3X app
  8. Select your SD card
  9. Press "Start Test"
  10. Wait until the process is complete
Success icon If the test shows the result Success! Your card is ok!, your SD card is likely good. You can delete all .h2w files on your SD card and then copy the contents of the backup folder back to it.
Critical icon If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!