SD Card fails to format using official SD Card format tool on Windows - programming.dev
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I don’t get a very detailed error message but it fails and tells me to try reinserting it. I’ve tried a few times. It fails at different percentages sometimes. Any thoughts or ways to get a more detailed error message? I have Mac and Linux too.

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  • @n0pe@lemmy.world
    English
    4•18 days ago

    Okay, when you’re having issues with an SD card not formatting, I always try the following steps first. Open powershell or cmd prompt in admin mode then try:

    diskpart

    list disk

    select disk <YOUR SD CARD NUMBER>

    clean

    create partition primary

    format quick

    Then give it another go. This will often resurrect dead drives/cards/USB sticks or reset them back to their old capacity when it displays wrong.

    • @forrgott@lemm.ee
      English
      1•19 days ago

      Are there even any “next steps” after doing this?

      I don’t mean to sound contrary! I’m genuinely curious. Because it seems like diskpart is a pretty low level tool, so if this trick fails, I’m wondering have you pretty much eliminated software related causes?

      • @n0pe@lemmy.world
        English
        2•19 days ago

        There may be using a card/drive manufacturers utility but I’m not sure beyond that. I’ll usually abandon a drive or card if this doesn’t work. With that said, someone smarter than me may have some other suggestions (linux-based?) using gparted or another tool.

  • @OneCardboardBoxEnglish
    2•19 days ago

    I would try again with another SD card, if I had one.