Formatting SD card?

derrick

I have a Kingston 8GB SD card, I want to format it but when attempting I get a pop up saying, "The disk is write protected", I did not protect it, how can I format the card?

TIA

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AndyPix

It should have a little slider on the side of it to toggle write protection on or off .. ?

derrick

AndyPix wrote: »

It should have a little slider on the side of it to toggle write protection on or off .. ?

Ah, right, it is a micro SD in an adaptor, I thought that "lock" slider was to keep the micro in the adaptor:o

Thanks, it is now formatting, learn something new every day.

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enfield_freddy

how are you formatting it?


the card is a "chip" not a hard drive , only later versions of windows actually recognises SSD (chip) devices , and then only as hard drives , not pendrives or sd cards


use a dedicated proggy for formatting a card


from memory (on tablet at moment) this one works good


https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/

AndyPix

Why use a dedicated program ?
Windows will format it fine

enfield_freddy

will it?


The SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards have a "Protected Area" on the card for the SD standard's security function. The SD Formatter does not format the "Protected Area".


wheras a windows format does not know the difference between a h/drive and an sd card


ok , carry on

derrick

Yep, have used Windows, right click on icon, then choose Format.

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enfield_freddy

carry on , andypics says its ok

AndyPix

OP - does it work ??

I don't need to wait for an answer because I already know that it does.

stop being childish enfield freddy

enfield_freddy

the information you have suggested will work , but in some cases reduce the life of an sd card , the sd card foundation wrote a programme that extends and optimises the life of an sd card , so why not use it?

AndyPix

Because its not necessary.
And SD cards cost 2 quid