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SD Card Formatter tutorial

We recommend SD Card Formatter to ensure secure deletion of memory cards, which is described in this tutorial. 

Download

The software is free and is available for both Windows 10 and macOS, with support for memory cards of the following types: SD, SDHC, SDXC and SDUC, and can be downloaded from the link below:

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/index.html

Usage

The website above also includes a tutorial for using the software. In essence there are two important aspects you must remember:

1) Choose the correct memory card

In the uppermost drop down menu, you may choose between all available memory cards on the computer that runs the software. If you choose the wrong card, you risk loosing data permanently.

2) Chose the right formatting

Make sure that Owerwrite format is chosen. This usually takes much more time than Quick format, but is the only method that ensures proper deletion of the memory card. A card with the capacity of 16 GB, takes about 15 minutes to delete securely. 

Screenshot of SD Card Formatter.

 

Published May 15, 2023 10:33 AM - Last modified Oct. 9, 2023 9:30 AM