my camera keeps wanting to FORMAT my SD card, what does that mean?

If you format, you will lose your pics. Upload them first.

Sd Card Meaning

Formatting Cards

A reader asks, "What's with card formatting? Do I really need to do it? I just popped my card into my camera and everything seems to work OK."

Formatting a card basically insures that it is going to work right with your camera.

Just like computers, memory cards have files systems, folders, etc. When you use your camera to format a card, it sets the card up the way the camera needs it to be in order to function properly.

Now, for the most part, if you just pop in the memory card it will usually work. Most cameras will automatically put all the necessary "stuff" on the card for you, regardless of whether you've formatted it or not.

However, formatting a card is a very quick and (mostly) painless procedure, so I recommend doing it the first time you pop the card into your camera. Just in case. Since the actual way you format the card varies widely from camera to camera, you'll have to consult your owner's manual for specific how-to advice.

In addition to getting the card ready to use with the camera, formatting can also fix minor problems. If your card and camera are not getting along too well—lots of error messages, bad writes, etc.—try formatting the card. Sometimes it works, sometimes the card has passed to the great digital beyond, but it's worth a try.

All that useful tech stuff aside, formatting is a quick way to delete all the images off of a memory card. Rather then scrolling through and picking them off one by one, just do a format - the images are erased in a matter of seconds. Of course, don't do this if there are images on that card you want to keep :-)

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my camera keeps wanting to FORMAT my SD card, what does that mean?

doesnt that mean it will delete all my pictures? but i dont want that to happen bc i need to put some pictures on my computer. it says, FORMAT YES OR NO. i dont want to format it, but what will happen if i click FORMAT?

pleaseee help!!!

read your instructions on how to upload photos to your computer or to an external drive. Also see if there is a way to copy the card to another card if you have an extra one.

dont press ok this will delete your pics. take the batteries out to reset your camera. then restart and take your camera to walgreens to get the pics burned to cd. then reuse your card.

there's a problem with your card.save your pictures in your pc first and then format it.

If you format the card you'll lose the images. so choose "NO"

format deletes everything on the disk

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