Reformatting fat16 sd card

How do I reformat FAT16 SD card?

For OS X:
Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Steps 4-6 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not Mac OS Extended, if the partition scheme has been changed, or if a different operating system (not OS X) has been installed on the drive.

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I use a Mac Mini - Mac OS X - Version 10.6.8. I'm also using a USB2.0 All-in-1 Card Reader and a SanDisk 2GB SD Card.
Each week I download an updated inventory to the SD Card for use on a PDA with a scanner. Each week I move the previous week's download to trash. For some reason the files have not been removed from the card so now I don't have room on the card for the new download. Someone has mentioned something about ghost files and reformatting the SD Card.
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To free up the disk space you must empty the iMac's Trash bin before ejecting and removing any storage device.
If at this point reconnecting and emptying the trash does not free up the space, open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder, then select and Erase the SamDisk.
See > How to format external hard disk for Mac and Windows - Techie Corner
Also note: that you need to keep it set to the current format (probably MS-DOS FAT-32) so that it will still work with your PDA.

Formatting new 2 gb card in fat32?

I bought a new 2 gb and it was factory formatted (fat16 i think) so i use it. However, I was told that it is better to format it in fat32 rather than in fat, since fat32 saves more space (it almost doubles it!) and card works faster. Can anyone confirm this? Also, is it reliable enough?
I use N95 and kingston 2 gb microsd, i just copied my photos and videos, and downloaded some maps to my new card and it works.. I guess i should have formated it before for best results..

26-Aug-200710:30 PM
orka wrote:
I bought a new 2 gb and it was factory formatted (fat16 i think) so i use it. However, I was told that it is better to format it in fat32 rather than in fat, since fat32 saves more space (it almost doubles it!) and card works faster. Can anyone confirm this? Also, is it reliable enough?
I use N95 and kingston 2 gb microsd, i just copied my photos and videos, and downloaded some maps to my new card and it works.. I guess i should have formated it before for best results..
Interesting question ! Without performing proper timings etc. I'd say this is due in part down to the hardware and Operating System being used - so comparing like with like is vital ! However from a space perspective, FAT32 is indeed more efficient !
In terms of doubling the space available - the short answer is no - the official answer from Microsoft quotes a 10-15% increase in disk space usage efficiency
You can find the full article here :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/core/fncc_fil_blpd.mspx?mfr=true
You can still convert your microSD card to use FAT32, by copying the data off your microSD card to your hard disk, reformatting your memory card to FAT32, and then copying the data back to your memory card.
You should remember to keep all file attributes the same such as hidden etc. to ensure that none of the applications on the phone start complaining that something has changed !
Regards,
Edward

San Disk Flash card will says card is full when I try to import files

Hi I'm using a quadcore G5. I'm also using a roland spd-s drum sampleing pad that takes compact flash cards. I have a reader hooked up to my computer, and I'm trying to import wav files onto the card. I Imported a few but now it's saying the card is full, when the view options obviously state that there is 286.9 MB of free space. The File I'm tring to import is only 1000 KB. I tried to restart the computer and the same thing happens. Has anyone ever run into this? Any sugestions on what might be going on?
thank you for your time

I haven't seen this specific problem, but flash memory can be tempermental at times. I'd suggest moving everything off the flash card onto your hard drive. Then reformat the flash card with a MSDOS File System (FAT16) format using /Utilities/Disk Utility. After the drive is reformatted, try copying the files back to the flash disk.
If that doesn't work, there could be other issues at play. The file that you're trying to copy could be corrupt. The flash drive may be bad (either from the factory or it has reached the end of its read/rewrite lifespan). There could be something going on with the flash reader on the Roland box. You could borrow someone's USB flash card reader to test that.
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Problem with 5300 and 2 GB memory card

Hi,
I just bought 5300 phone and 2 gb micro sd card, sandisk.
And I am now storing music files to the card via usb connection and phone is shown to pc as a disk.
It transfers 990 MB of music and after that is says card is full.
From gallery it shows memory card as 2 gb card, and full status is 990 MB, free fine also. I tried transfer also with music manager same result. Like the 1 gb is the limit somehow.
Is it ?
/Harri

13-Jun-200709:39 PM
stgotio wrote:
I also have problems with my new Kingston 2GB micro SD card on Nokia 5300. However quite different. I uploaded appr. 1.5 GB music and it worked fine. Then I switched the phone off. When I tried to switch it on again the screen started to flash and after 15 sec the phone switched off itself. It took for a while till I discovered that the problem somehow relates to the memory card. When it was removed the phone worked fine (no flashing, no switch off). I reformatted the memory card and everything worked fine till the next switch off. Then it started again. I updated the software (V 04.70), but it didn't help. I'm not 100% sure but it seems to me that the problem relates to the music player which tries to update the music library after the switch off and somehow it freezes the phone.
Any idea how to solve this?
In short because I don't have a 5300 - No ...
However - something to try is to see if your card works without problems on a PC (via USB card reader) or laptop (some have memory card slots built in)
Lastly on Nokia's 5300 webpage it states that they only recommend using authorised cards ... it might be worth seeing if you experience the same issue with Nokia's own 2Gb microSD card ?
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Edward

Problem with OS 10.2.0.424 and Media Card Encryption

Several weeks ago I upgraded to OS 10.2.0.424. Everything went fine, no problems. My phone worked perfectly.
Then over one week later I turned my phone on in the morning and after it had booted it said "your media card was encrypted on a different device. You will need to reformat your media card on this device before you can use it".
Now, the following should be noted very carefully: THE MEDIA CARD WAS BOUGHT SPECIFICALLY FOR MY Z10, IT WAS FORMATTED IN THE SAME HANDSET, ENCRYPTED IN THE SAME HANDSET AND HAS ***NEVER*** BEEN OUT OF THE HANDSET.
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I tried contacting Blackberry help on Twitter however I can only assume that the Blackberry Twitter team are sub-contractors who don't work for BT as their advice was along the lines of "have you tried rebooting? You have? Oh well, you'll need to speak to your mobile provider as there's nothing we can do."
Please, Blackberry, can you acknowledge this fault and advise what your timescale is for resolution?
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If the user removes the media card from the BlackBerry device and places it in a new BlackBerry device, the new BlackBerry device cannot decrypt any files that the first BlackBerry device encrypted on the media card using a randomly generated device key. If the first BlackBerry device encrypted the files on the media card using the BlackBerry device password, when the user removes the media card from the BlackBerry device and places it in a new BlackBerry device, the new BlackBerry device prompts the user for the password used on the first BlackBerry device to access the files on the new device.
The above is from BlackBerry:
I can only assume that Upgrading is like changing Devices, so before Upgrading save all data.
Someone else with more knowledge about encryption and seeing this post may respond.

Remote lock & Memory card corrupted issue

Remote lock & Memory card corrupted issue
Hi Dear Friends,
You might have experienced the "Memory card corrupted issue."
Don't panic! The solution is here!
Your memory card is just 'locked', it isn't 'corrupted'!
For sure, this post would be of great help to you, if:
• You have enabled the "Remote lock" feature of your Nokia device.
• You have sent the remote lock message to your device and locked it remotely.
Finding the solution really took me a lot of time. I was inspired by various posts on the Discussion, and decided to find the official notes on the issue. So would like to thank those who shared their tips, and helped us solve this problem.
I'm using E66, (you might use something else), and would refer to E51's and E65's User guide so often.
Of course, I'm not going to explain the instructions, and recommend you to refer to your user guides when needed.
On the contrary, I'm going to explain what may not be mentioned in your user guides.
Let’s Begin
What Has Happened:
In short, you attempted to test the feature, your phone was locked, you keyed in the lock code, code was accepted, you used the phone for a while, switched it off, powered it on, you were prompted the Lock code, you keyed in the lock code, code was accepted, you attempted to view some stuff that was on your memory card, you didn't find it, you tried to run a program that was installed on your memory card, the program icon didn't open, you put the memory card in the card reader and connected it to PC, it was not detected, you went to Menu> Tools> Memory card> You saw "Memory card corrupted"!
Don't, don't select the Yes selection key if you got the caution message, "Memory Card corrupted, reformat it?" because your memory card isn't corrupted, it's simply being locked!
But you can't find the unlock memory card command in Menu> Tools> Memory card> Options.
So? What to DO?
1. (This step is optional) Disable the Remote lock feature.
(Refer to your user guides) and change Allow Remote Lock> to no.
Then, while the unit is on,
2. Press the power key briefly, and select Remove memory card.
3. Remove the memory card from the slot.
4. Press OK if prompted.
5. Reinsert the memory card in the slot.
6. Reopen Menu> Tools> Memory card.
Is your memory card detected? If yes!
7. Follow tips number 2 & 3 of What to Know section below.
Did you get "Password removed" message?
If no, be careful of the case of the first character.
If you had changed the Remote lock message many times, use the one that was practically sent to the device via text message.
. In case you had set a password on your memory card before, you may also attempt to unlock the locked memory using your own password, not the first eight characters of the remote lock message.
Step seven would make the memory card detectable to the connected card reader to the PC too.
8. The memory card is detected temporarily, but it is locked and the "memory card corrupted" issue reappears every time you switch off/on the phone, unless you successfully complete step seven.
What to Know?
Official User guide Tips:
1. Remote locking also locks your memory card. (E51 page100)
. Yes, the one mobile phone that sends your device the predefined remote locking message, receives the confirmation message in response, indicating, "Mobile telephone and memory card are locked". But it isn't written in E66's and E65's.
2. To unlock the memory card, select Menu> Tools> Memory> Options> Remove password, and "enter the remote locking message as the password". (E51 page100)
. Yes, quite clear, but the quoted part ("enter the remote locking message as the password") isn't written on my E66's User guide, and there's a vague precaution on E65's, (refer to number 4).
3. If the message is longer than 8 characters, the first 8 characters are used as the memory card password. (E51 page100)
. Yes, quite clear good E51, but I don't own you; I have E66 your little sister. I owe my memory card's survival to nice users on the Discussion.
4. The maximum number of characters allowed is 8. Using more than 8 characters could prevent unlocking the memory card and require reformatting it. If reformatting the memory card is required, all information on the card will be lost. (E65 page28)
. Quite interesting, but it contradicts what good E51 says in number three¡!
. And it contradicts my own experience of the issue (and some other users' on the Discussion) too, since my E66's memory card accepted the 'first eight characters' of the 'ten-character long’ remote lock message that I had previously used to remote lock it.
. The first three tips are quite important and shouldn't have been excluded from E66's and E65's user guides. I don't have the time to download and review all the user guides that support this feature, but at least I read some user manuals and also got the impression (from the posts on the discussion) that there had been not enough information on E66's, E65's, E71's, N96's, and some others.
You may like to do a simple search on Google:
"The first 8 characters are used as the memory card password" site:nokia.com
Since the content of the user guides on the server seem not be searchable for any reason, you won't find any official support result except those of the good users on the Discussions. And the 'Nokia Site Search" brings no result too. (At least on the date of this post).
¡ Terribly sorry for those who have selected Yes to the Reformat caution message. It wasn't your fault. But there's an idiom that says, sleep on it! "Think about it for a while before coming up with a decision".
But now that you have tested the feature and know its solution, don't be afraid, and enable the Remote lock feature again! God forbid, but it may be needed one day!
Yours,
http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_E51_UG_en.pdf
http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_E65-1_UG_en.pdf
http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_E66-1_UG_en.pdf

Dear, I guess, / This article doesn't suit your case. / • You have not enabled the "Remote lock" feature of your Nokia device. / • You have not locked your device remotely. / Because you don't know where the remote lock is and haven't played with its settings. / You need to explain what has happened. / The only thing we get is that your memory card doesn't open. / 1. your phone model, e.g., 5130. / 2. What did you do recently that might have caused this issue? / 3. What methods did you try to unlock it? / Use some of the tips provided above. (except number 1). / Yours

How do I get iPhoto to delete photos from my SD card?

There was a time when I uploaded photos from an SD card into iPhoto, iPhoto would ask if I wanted to delete the images from the SD card after the upload finished. That is not happening any more. I have been through all of the iPhoto preferences and don't see anywhere to select an option to delete photos after an upload is done. I seem to remember there being a check box in the photo upload window I could check to indicate to delete the photos. I am not seeing that check box any more when I upload photos.
I would prefer to delete the images through iPhoto than to use my camera to reformat my SD card.
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Trashing the plist file will restore all options to the factory settings, so you should be asked again. That said, it's not wise.
Never let your computer erase data without you first checking that the data is safe. Specifically never use iPhoto (or any other app) to delete the photos from your Camera Card. Disconnect the camera, check the transfer has gone correctly and then use your Camera to Reformat the Card. This has three advantages:
1. You know your data is safe - because you've taken the time to check it.
2. Reformatting the card is much, much faster - takes a couple of seconds
3. Reformatting also refreshes the Directory Structure on the Card, helping prevent issues with the card and prolonging its life.

Nokia 820 SD Card problems...

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Just to say I appear to be having some kind of odd compatability issue with the SD card functionality on the Nokia. I've got a 16GB Sandisk (not sure the rating) which works fine on syncing through Windows 7 Bootcamp and the Windows Phone App Beta and through folder drag/drop, but on replacing it with a 32GB Samsung Micro SD JC (6?) had all sorts of issues. Drag/dropping my music back into it via windows eventually hit on some sort of lock-up, it would only sync 0kb files via the app and on OSx Mountain Lion the Windows Phone 8 app would find the phone and crash.
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I would try to reformat the sd card from Samsung on your pc.
do a long format. this will take longer but be more thourough. then put it into your nokia and is should add folders that are necessary for the device.
if that doesn't work on the Samsung card, yet it works on the sandisk one, it is proly the card.

Fat32 cf card - can't delete folders/files

I have a fat32 formatted compact flash card I am using in my vehicle for mp3 playback.
When I delete folders off of this through Finder, Finder shows as if they were deleted, but when you read the card on a Windows machine, or in my vehicle, the folder was not really deleted and remains.
I have found that it seems like you can only WRITE to the compact flash. You can't erase.
I had to reformat the entire card to fat32 and then rewrite everything just to change the contents of it.
Is there a workaround to this?

I deleted the folder by Command + Delete (trashing them?).
I believe I then just pulled the CF card out of the attached reader this particular time, without ejecting it.
I then noticed this same folder was still on the card when I put it in my vehicle.
From what I am reading, it seems that trashing the file leaves a .Trash folder on the CF card. I did not see this, I saw the full folder name, as if it had not ever been touched.
I will test tonight if emptying the trash truly removes the folder.

Memory card bug

After I move some data from my PC to my bb 8520 the device stopped reading the data on the memory card , the device reads the memory card but it can't read any folders or media on it but the memory card works perfect on any other device even my bb reads any other memory card perfect

mohamedmohamed9 wrote:
After I move some data from my PC to my bb 8520 the device stopped reading the data on the memory card , the device reads the memory card but it can't read any folders or media on it but the memory card works perfect on any other device even my bb reads any other memory card perfect
Hello mohamedmohamed9,
You have moved some of your files in your PC. Create New Folder in your desktop and copy all your file on your media card to your New Folder in your Desktop. Now, reformat your media card. Once done, copy back your files and try to open it in your BlackBerry.
Thanks.
Good luck!
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Can SCCM Manage/Wipe SD Card on the Lumia Phone ?

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We are deploying Windows Lumia 735 in our company but there is not much storage left for the user to store photos , about 2 GB. We are using SCCM/Intune to manage the devices and we want to make sure that any photos , document on the SD Card can be wipe
or destroy .
it is possible to set rules in SCCM/Intune to manage what Data get store on the SD Card e.g Photos? and also Can SCCM/Intune wipe the SD Card when the device is Retire/Wipe ?
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I would say, yes, based on the information explained here:
https://dev.windowsphone.com/en-US/OEM/docs/Manufacturing_Retail/Resetting_the_phone#sdcard
Quote: The reset operation is initiated remotely on a managed phone by using Exchange ActiveSync or using OMA-DM and the RemoteWipe configuration service provider. In this scenario, the reset operation automatically
reformats the SD card; there is no option for keeping the SD card contents.
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SD Card Freezes Droid X

When starting up Droid X, system says "checking SD card for problems" and freezes all operations and keeps rebooting. Droid only works when I remove the SD card. I've tried connecting droid to computer via USB, but it keeps freezing on me and not allowing me to access SD card. Any solutions on how to fix this before I bring it in to Verizon?

mikekell wrote:
My Droid X does the same. It works fine w/o the SD card. I am able to access the SD card using my reader and am in the process of copying all the data off it (10 of 16 gigs used).
Any idea what is the problem if the SD card is readable?
Thanks.
(I will eventually reformat the SD card and reinsert. Will update with results of that after done and then if possible, after readding some data.)
Also, my phone has been crashing a lot lately anyway... particularly when using Google Maps.
Most cases like this there is a corrupt file on the SD card. After you format the SD card and if it tests okay when put back in your phone, add the folders back on one at a time and reboot the phone. When you find it doesn't reboot you know you found the folder with the bad file.

Since downloading Froyo 2.2 (SD card becomes unrecognized).

Since downloading 2.2 on my Droid X, i'm having SD card issues. It randomly says it doesn't recognize the SD card and my music player, ringtones, camera, etc. doesn't work. Anyone with simular issues or fixes?

Try reformatting your SD card and doing a hard reset on the phone.
Press Menu and open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap SD card & phone storage.
3. Tap Unmount SD card.
4. Format SD card should no longer be grayed out. Tap it.
5.Tap Format SD card again.
6. Tap Erase everything
From the home screen, touch the applications tab (located at the bottom of the display).
Touch Settings.
Touch Privacy.
Touch Factory Data Reset.
Touch Reset Phone.
If presented, enter the current passcode or draw the unlock pattern.
Touch Erase Everything.

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