How to reformat a compact flash card

Hi I'm Russell, my hobby is to occasionally take photos with my Canon 7D. Well last time i took photos what happened was
when it came down to uploading them to my computer, i transferred them and i think i might of improperly ejected my dolgix
133x 32GB Compact Flash card. And now i am not able to use it in my camera. It says, No Card or Card Not Found. I was
wondering if someone knows how to reformat them. If so, Please help.. I can't use my camera until i fix the problem...Thanks
In advance.

Some camera manufacturers insist that you format it in the camera; so, if you can format it on the Mac using Disk Utility, I'd suggest inserting it in the camera after that and see if you can format it there. I usually erase mine (also Canon camera) on the Mac, but do occasionally format them in the camera.

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