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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 744045" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Yup. Doing a full format in the computer is vastly different than "formatting" in camera. The in-camera "format" isn't formatting the card at all, it's a rewrite of the folders the camera uses to store data and nothing more; that's why it only takes a second to perform. The in-camera folders, though, use the card's underlying <em>drive-format</em> (specifically called FAT32). If the drive-format gets corrupted the only way to fix it (potentially) is by reformatting in the computer. This process takes a lot longer (probably 20-30 minutes on my computer) but that's because this process is formatting the <em>card</em>, not just the folder-tree that sits on it. Once you've formatted the card itself, you will of course need to "format" it again in the camera to re-establish the folder structure the camera uses to store your images. I do a drive-format on my cards about once a year as matter of maintenance.</p><p></p><p>If you have a card that's acting wonky formatting the card (and no, "Quick Format" for us Windows users is NOT the same thing) in the computer, followed by an in-camera "formatting", should be the first step in trying to straighten things out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 744045, member: 13090"] Yup. Doing a full format in the computer is vastly different than "formatting" in camera. The in-camera "format" isn't formatting the card at all, it's a rewrite of the folders the camera uses to store data and nothing more; that's why it only takes a second to perform. The in-camera folders, though, use the card's underlying [I]drive-format[/I] (specifically called FAT32). If the drive-format gets corrupted the only way to fix it (potentially) is by reformatting in the computer. This process takes a lot longer (probably 20-30 minutes on my computer) but that's because this process is formatting the [I]card[/I], not just the folder-tree that sits on it. Once you've formatted the card itself, you will of course need to "format" it again in the camera to re-establish the folder structure the camera uses to store your images. I do a drive-format on my cards about once a year as matter of maintenance. If you have a card that's acting wonky formatting the card (and no, "Quick Format" for us Windows users is NOT the same thing) in the computer, followed by an in-camera "formatting", should be the first step in trying to straighten things out. [/QUOTE]
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