
If the SD card is with one more partitions or have unallocated space, run command presented below:
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For example, you can format SD card to exFAT, if you need to use it for Mac and Windows PC and need to store individual large file beyond 4GB.Īfter a while, the SD card will be formatted with Diskpart, you can type exit and hit “Enter” to leave Diskpart. You should choose file system according to your demand.

PS.: "fat32" can be replaced with "exfat" or "ntfs". Select partition m, “m” refers the SD card partition number that you need to Run “list partition” command to list the partition on SD cardĥ. Run “select disk n” command, “n’ refers to the disk number of the SD cardĤ. Input “list disk” and hit “Enter” to display all disks on your machine.ģ. Or press Windows + R at the same time, input “diskpart” and click “OK”.Ģ. (In the Search box, type “diskpart” and right-click diskpart, and choose “Run as administrator”.

You can back up the wanted files before this operation. PS.: Formatting SD card partition will erase everything on it. You can use Diskpart to format SD card even it is shows RAW. However, if you encounter an error like Windows was unable to complete the format, try to employ Diskpart utility, which can help you to manage disks and partitions. In many cases, you can format SD card successfully to the wanted file system within File Explorer or Disk Management. For example, SD card not showing capacity correctly there is messaging saying that the SD card is damaged.

☞ There is something wrong with the SD card. ☞ The file system of your SD card is not compatible with your device and you need to format it to the proper file system. ☞ Your SD card is unallocated and you should format it so that you can save data on it. In general, you’ll need to format (micro) SD card under the situations listed below: SD card is widely used to store or transfer data due to its lightweight, cheap price, and great performance.
