Windows 10: SD Card won’t format on Windows 11/10 [Fixed]

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If you are unable to format your SD card on a Windows 11/10 PC then this post is sure to help you. SD cards are used to store additional information. Now, you might want to format an SD card for cleaning up all the data from it. However, some users have reported of being experiencing […]

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Format SD Card

Hi! BarryKeane

I'm Marvin an Independent Advisor, and I will help you with your issue.

Try with this

Method 1. Run Diskpart to Format SD Card That Won't Format

Step 1. Press Windows key and R key at the same time, type cmd in the Run box, hit Enter to open the command prompt(cmd.exe).

Step 2. Type diskpart to run Diskpart Utility.

Step 3. Type list disk to list the drives on the computer.

Step 4. Type select disk 1 (The number should be replaced by the exact drive number of your SD card).

Step 5. Type clean to run the clean utility (this will wipe all data on the SD card so make sure you saved a copy or backup of the card data).

Step 6. Type create partition primary to create a new partition on the SD card.

Step 7. Type select partition 1 (it should be the newly created partition on step 6).

Step 8. Type active to make the partition active.

Step 9. Type format fs=ntfs （or format fs=fat32）to format the partition to the desired file system.

If you still having problems with this, I will be around to help you.

Regards.

 

Unable to format sd card

Hi,

There are many possible reasons why this issue is happening. To help resolve your concern, we'd like to ask the following questions below:

• Are you using an SD card reader? If yes, have you tried using another card reader?
  
• Have you tried formatting the SD card using another computer?
  

In the meantime, we suggest running a hardware diagnostics while your SD card is connected to the computer and see if it helps. Follow the steps below:

• Open Control Panel.
  
• Type Troubleshooting in the search box, then select
  Troubleshooting from the search result.
  
• Click Hardware and Sound.
  
• Select Hardware and Devices to run a hardware diagnostics.

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

 

Unable to format sd card

We appreciate the additional information. Let's try to fix the error by using a chkdsk command. Follow the steps below:

• Open Command Prompt.
  
• Type chkdsk o:/f (here o: is the drive letter of your SD card), then press
  Enter.
  

Note: If the issue still persists, we recommend contacting the SD card manufacturer for additional assistance on formatting the said SD card.

Keep us in the loop with the result.