But there may be more to it than that. There is more than one way to
format a drive depending on what it is and how it's to be used. If the
format is ultimately to be used in a modern camera with "large" memory
cards (>=2GB) the format chosen should be "FAT32". If the drive is to
be used in a modern Windows computer it should be formatted at "NTFS".
If it's something other than a camera or Windows computer (say some sort
of game device) one should refer the the manufacturer's instructions.
After choosing the format type you will also be asked if you want to do
a "fast format". If you choose a fast format the only data that will be
written to the drive is the directory structure that indicates the
names, time stamps and storage locations of the files. If you choose a
normal format the entire drive will be written. With a very large drive
or slow interface (like USB 2.0) it can take a very long time. However,
the advantage of a normal format is that the data written is read back
and compared with what it should be. If there are errors these will be
noted and the defective areas marked so as not to use them in the
future. The first time I ever use any drive or flash card I format it
in the computer first and do a normal format to test and verify it. But
if it to be used in a camera the camera should be allowed to reformat it
before its used since the camera ads some data of its own such as a few
fixed name file folders.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/27/2014 12:36 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
If it's Windows:
Open Windows Explorer
Plug the card in to a reader
It should beep and after a few moments it should appear as a new drive
letter, like G:
Right click on the drive name/letter and choose Format...
That's it.
Jez
On 27 December 2014 at 17:26, Bill Barber via olympus <
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I always format my cards in my camera, however my grandson has a new toy
which needs its card reformatted. How does one do this either from the
computer or photoshop? Bill Barber
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