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 {{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}}
-{{warning|The commands in this guide are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences.}}<tabber>
+{{warning|The commands in this guide are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences.}}
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 |-|fdisk=
 <span>
 # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted
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 # If there are no issues, enter <code>w</code> - this will save changes and exit the fdisk prompt
 # Type <code>sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/<device name>1 -s 64</code> to reformat the new partition
-#* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change </code>64</code> to <code>128</code>
+#* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change <code>64</code> to <code>128</code>
 # Type <code>sudo eject /dev/<device name></code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card
 # Copy your data back onto the SD card
 </span>
 |-|cfdisk=
 <span>
 # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted
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 # Choose the <code>New</code> option, keep partition size at the recommended size, and choose primary partition type
 # Choose the <code>Type</code> option, scroll up until you see <code>b W95 FAT32</code> and select it
-# Finally, choose the <code>Write</code> option. '''This will overwrite any existing data. You have been warned.'''
+# Finally, choose the <code>Write</code> option.
 # Choose the <code>Quit</code> option
 # Type <code>sudo eject /dev/<device name></code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card
 # Copy your data back onto the SD card
 </span>
 |-|parted=
 <span>
 # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted
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 # Install the <code>parted</code> and <code>dosfstools</code> packages using your package manager of choice
 # Type <code>sudo parted /dev/<device name> mklabel msdos</code>
-# Type <code>sudo parted -a opt /dev/<device name> mkpart primary fat32 0% 100%
+# Type <code>sudo parted -a opt /dev/<device name> mkpart primary fat32 0% 100%</code>
 # Type <code>sudo eject /dev/<device name></code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card.
 # Copy your data back onto the SD card.
 </span>
 </tabber>
-# Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted
-# Open a terminal window and type <code>watch lsblk</code>.
-# Insert the SD card and watch for a new device appearing in lsblk.
-# Observe the output for the new device. It should match something like this: {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|
-NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
-mmcblk0     179:0    0   3,8G  0 disk
-└─mmcblk0p1 179:1    0   3,7G  0 part /run/media/user/FFFF-FFFF
-|lang=text}}
-# Take note of the name of the device that now appears. In our example above, it was <code>mmcblk0p1</code>
-#* If <code>RO</code> is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down
-# Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu
-# Type <code>sudo fdisk /dev/<device name></code>
-# Enter <code>t</code> and then enter <code>0c</code>
-# Enter <code>a</code> and then <code>p</code> - observe the output, and make sure the device is now formatted correctly.
-# If there are no issues, enter <code>w</code> - this will save changes and exit the fdisk prompt.
-# Type <code>sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/<device name>1 -s 64</code> to reformat the new partition.
-#* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change </code>64</code> to <code>128</code>
-# Type <code>sudo eject /dev/<device name></code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card.
-# Copy your data back onto the SD card.
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