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Formatting a memory card

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Amanda
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« on: June 04, 2005, 01:20:33 PM »
If you format a memory card, are only pictures/videos erased? Or is any software deleted as well?
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Amanda
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2005, 01:26:04 PM »
Also, if you put your memory card into your computer and delete the pictures through the computer, will the memory card become corrupted? Thanks.
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2005, 07:54:42 AM »
Hi Amanda,

Welcome to the Q&A Board,

You can format a memory card, or you can erase it.

When you format a memory card in your camera, all images and videos are deleted.

Many digital cameras let you "protect" images through a menu. Then when you erase the memory card, all images will be deleted *except* the ones you protected.

It's very important you understand that even if you protect images, they WILL be deleted when you *format* a card.

I highly recommend you erase or format a memory card in your digital camera. You can delete images on a card via a computer, but too many people report problems.
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