Formatting Sd Cards Using A Computer - Blackmagicdesign Video Assist Installation And Operation Manual

Formatting SD Cards using a Computer

SD cards can also be formatted using a macOS or Windows computer.
Preparing SD Cards on a macOS computer
Use the 'disk utility' application included with macOS to format or initialize your SD card in the
HFS+ or exFAT formats. If your SD card already has files recorded on them, remember to back
up your media as all data will be lost when it is formatted.
1 Plug an SD card into your computer's SD card slot or via an SD card reader.
2 Go to 'applications/utilities' and launch 'disk utility'.
3 Click on the disk icon of your SD card and then click the 'erase' tab.
4 Set the format to 'Mac OS extended ( journaled)' or "exFAT".
5 Type a 'name' for the new volume and then click 'erase'. Your SD card will quickly be
formatted and made ready for use.
Use 'disk utility' on macOS to erase your SD card in the Mac OS extended (journaled) or exFAT format.
Preparing SD Cards on a Windows computer
The 'format' dialog box can format an SD card in the exFAT format on a Windows PC.
Remember to back up anything important from your media as all data will be lost when it is
formatted.
1 Plug an SD card into your computer's SD card slot or via an SD card reader.
2 Open the 'start menu' or 'start screen' and choose 'computer'. Right-click on
your SD card.
3 From the contextual menu, choose 'format'.
4 Set the file system to 'exFAT' and the allocation unit size to 128 kilobytes.
5
Type a volume label, select 'quick format' and click 'start'.
6 Your SD card will quickly be formatted and made ready for use.
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