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sync with wiki: use SD Card Formatter for all cards (#2508)
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danny8376 authored Nov 19, 2024
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## What You Need

* **For SD cards 32GB or smaller:** the latest version of [SD Formatter](https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/)
* **For SD cards 64GB or larger:** The latest version of [guiformat](http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm)
* the latest version of [SD Formatter](https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/)
* **For SD cards 64GB or larger only:** The latest version of [guiformat](http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm)

## Instructions (32GB or smaller)
## Instructions

### Section I - SD Card Formatter

1. Insert your SD card into your computer
1. If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer
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1. Wait for the format to finish
1. Click "OK"
1. Close SD Card Formatter
1. If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer
1. If the SD card is 32GB or smaller and had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer

## Instructions (64GB or larger)
::: info

You're done formatting your SD card if it's **32GB or smaller.**

:::

### Section II - guiformat (ONLY for 64GB or larger)

1. Insert your SD card into your computer
1. If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer
1. Run `guiformat.exe`
1. Select your SD card's drive letter for "Drive"

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