R4 - cannot format micro-sd

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  1. dragnandy

    dragnandy Regular member

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    windows asked me to reformat my micro-sd in order to work, and because i did not want to lose my data/saved games, i backed it up on another computer that was able to read the micro-sd. and so i reformated it, but it gave me a message saying 'windows was unable to format drive'. so i tried it again, and no go. i went to plug it back into the computer that was able to read it, and now it wont work either. help please?
     
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    Have you tried another card reader? You might also want to try the Panasonic SD formatter... just Google it... that may work.
     
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    If all else fails try formatting in a dumb device (camera or phone) if it still cannot be formatted - time to throw it in the bin
     
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    i tried the Panasonic reformatter, it didnt work because it would say that i needed to 'unlock' the card, but this is micro-sd and there is no lock/unlock switch. anyways, i tried the windows reformatter once more, and magically, it worked! maybe i should have been more patient, but apparently it worked today and not yesterday. thanks for your responses!
     

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