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i just got an sd card (32gb) and it came in a raw format file

i got this program but it dosent work

any other programs i can use to format

sd card i got

http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/

This isn't the "official" SD card formatter, but it might as well be due to it's high quality.

thats the same program i used so it didnt work

Are you plugging it in via USB based drive or SD slot. If USB drive, try formatting via an SD slot. If that doesn't work, card's borked.

well i have a usb sd card reader

gamfrkI wrote:well i have a usb sd card reader

Find a computer (laptop) that has an SD card reader and try formatting from there.

PS: ADATA / A-RAM has a tendency to put out dodgy cards, from what I've heard of them.

Is that an old cardreader? Older cardreader cannot work whit new cards.

BlueMaxima wrote:Find a computer (laptop) that has an SD card reader and try formatting from there.

PS: ADATA / A-RAM has a tendency to put out dodgy cards, from what I've heard of them.

i will be checking on another comp and i dont know anyone with a laptop

Roman78 wrote:Is that an old cardreader? Older cardreader cannot work whit new cards.

the reader is new bought it last month

edit:

i tryed it on a different computer(it didnt show as a raw but in fat32 format) and it worked i formatted it here ill see if it works on my computer later

edit 2:

still dosent work on my computer (its still in raw format like above)

what system are you trying to format on? both linux and windows have built in formatting tools (linux has better tho) and im sure apple does too but i dont think you use that.

For Windows:
- Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer Management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- In the Navigation pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.
- Right-click the volume that you want to format, and then click Format.
- To format the volume with the default settings, in the Format dialog box, click OK, and then click OK again.

For Linux:
- Open a terminal window
- Run command "sudo gparted"
- Format here

im on win xp and i did the computer management but it dosent work
but i did find out it works on any comp that isnt mine in the fat 32 format and not in raw format like on my comp
its just my comp being all messed up everywere :/