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{{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} | {{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} | ||
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<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> | |||
<li>Close the diskpart window, and search for <code>diskmgmt.msc</code> in the windows search bar</li> | |||
<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> | |||
<li>Right click on the black unallocated area and select <code>new simple volume</code></li> | |||
<li>Click through all the prompts until the one about formatting - in that prompt, select "FAT32" or "exFAT" as the file system</li> | |||
<li>If FAT32 was not an option in step 4, [[Formatting an SD card/Windows|Reformat the SD card to FAT32]].</li> | |||
<li>Copy your data back onto your SD card.</li> | |||
</ol> | |||
[[Category:General guides]] | |||