How often are you reformating your memory card?

13 years 2 months ago #25953 by Ziggy
Do you reformat your memory cards after every time you pull your photos from it? How often is it needed to reformat your memory card?


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13 years 2 months ago #25957 by Thirsty Beaver
Not every time, I'll reformat it about once a month.


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13 years 2 months ago #25964 by RajShaktiKaur
Wow, I've never thought about this... are you supposed to??? Ut-Oh....

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13 years 2 months ago #25966 by Scotty
Everytime I get them load them onto the computer, and back them up. I format.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 2 months ago #25967 by Nod
I do the same thing as Scotty, after each download.


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13 years 2 months ago #25974 by RajShaktiKaur
Well thank you for giving me more food for thought! Will be doing the same...(Off to re-format all my cards right now ;) )

The goal is not to change your subjects, but for the subject to change the photographer. ~Author Unknown
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13 years 2 months ago #25975 by Scotty

dragonflies8888 wrote: Well thank you for giving me more food for thought! Will be doing the same...(Off to re-format all my cards right now ;) )


Make sure to back up the ones you want to save.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 2 months ago #25976 by Rob pix4u2
Shoot a game , download , reformat , shoot a game , download , reformat...

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13 years 2 months ago #25981 by Todd Knight
Heck I format my every couple weeks or so, generally when I remember how to. :rofl:


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13 years 2 months ago #25986 by bhowdy
Same here ... Reformat after every download

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"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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13 years 2 months ago - 13 years 2 months ago #26235 by Ahmed Y. M.
i think it will be so wonderful if we format it through our camera order, because if it is not safe so why they put that order there ??


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13 years 2 months ago - 13 years 2 months ago #26239 by Stealthy Ninja
I just delete everything most of the time (after uploading to my computer... it's called uploading not downloading because you're going to a larger source). Occasionally I reformat just for giggles. I don't think it practically makes much difference.
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13 years 2 months ago #26240 by Hamtastic
When I upload the pics to the computer I will format the memory card then


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13 years 2 months ago #26249 by luckywish1
i reformatt everytime that i use the camera after i put all the pictures on the computer then it goes to reformatt the memory card that is what my teacher taught me


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13 years 2 months ago #26276 by Alex

Hamtastic wrote: When I upload the pics to the computer I will format the memory card then


Same here :agree:

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