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SD Card Formatter, That's All

 Simple, need that SD card formatted- Don't require anything fancy... you'd setup that SD card to boot a R Pi project... you've since discoverred how to boot offa  SSD instead- oh those lovely few seconds of boot saved- hey they add up!

Alright this was supposed to be a post to just share a quick link... to a basic SD card formatter...

So, here we are...

Format away.

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/

How much more legit can you get than a SD card formatter from... SDCard.org.

Any SD card experiences to share? Would love to here 'em. Leave a comment.

Oh, if for whatever reason that SD card is toast...did you try to use it on a Pwnogatchi project? Some reason, certain versions of the firmware, I'm gonna say all the new versions. "Kill": SD cards... afterwards, can't use them for anything... can't re format, can't erase... un-usable. Not really. If you truly require use of that SD card, get yourself a partition manager... the firmware at some point in time  creates another partition... a  blank one before the main initial one.. so, when attempting to do anything, that first partition is ...nothing. Delete the partitions, recreate them as you wish, and pray it work. Some days it ...it does... others you just gotta re try. I suggest just starting a new- get new SD cards. 

Stear clear of SD cards with SP on them which are white and light green. These are cheap- not chearfull. I've never had this happen to any other cards... where they snap in half. Physically.. crack, snap...in half. All of them...every single one i've purchased...maybe just under 20... not that..THAT many... but, still...too many.

OK, enjoy formatting your SD card.

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