I can't format my SD card. What should I do?
Hello everyone,
Today I bought two micro SD cards with adapters from SanDisk. I chose the SanDisk Extreme Plus 128GB V30 SD XC 1 A2. I bought both cards for my old Cybershots. When I plugged them into the camera, the display shows "Memory card type error." Of course, I tried formatting the card on the camera, but it still just gave the error message "Memory card type error." Then I connected the cards to a card reader, but it wasn't possible to format them.
I hope someone can help me.
Thank you in advance!
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It seems that your camera is SDXC cards may not be supported, as older models often only SDHC-cards up to 32 GB are compatible. Check this first.
If the card can still not be formatted, try to PC to format. Close the card via the card reader and use it Windows formatting tool or SD Formatter Tool of the SD Association. Be careful, ex-FAT as a file system, as it is best suited for 128 GB cards.
If that still doesn’t work, the card could be broken, and you might need to exchange it or contact the SanDisk support. More info: 5 solutions: SD card cannot be formatted, so it is!
One should pay particular attention to old cameras with which maps they can handle, because SD is not the same SD. There are different standards such as SD, SDHC and SDXC.
If you buy the newest one, old cameras have a high probability that they won’t get clear because it was simply not invented when the cameras or your card reader came out.
Let the maps go back and inform you about the compatibility of your camera.
Thank you. But why could I still not format the cards on the PC?
Did the card reader show the cards and could you access it? They’re always pre-formatted. As said Cardreader might be too old.
He recognized them but the access was not possible.