I take pictures on my digital camera which uses a SD card. My camera has an option to "erase all images" as well as "format disc/card". I take 10 pics or 100 pics, upload/download (whatever, is there really a difference between uptown and downtown?) to my PC. Verify, back them up and wanna get'em off my SD card. Do I hit "erase all images" or "format disc/card"? I've been doing the former, "erase all images", however, last night I was told I needed to "format disc/card"??? This doesn't compute with me...what do you do? I understand you need to "format" the card for the instrument in which you intend to use it, but after that, that'd be it it right? I mean, I clean/sweep my PC once a week...defrag, scan disc, window washer, etc but I don't re-format the drive itself.
...now that I have your attention...
I take pictures on my digital camera which uses a SD card. My camera has an option to "erase all images" as well as "format disc/card". I take 10 pics or 100 pics, upload/download (whatever, is there really a difference between uptown and downtown?) to my PC. Verify, back them up and wanna get'em off my SD card. Do I hit "erase all images" or "format disc/card"? I've been doing the former, "erase all images", however, last night I was told I needed to "format disc/card"??? This doesn't compute with me...what do you do? I understand you need to "format" the card for the instrument in which you intend to use it, but after that, that'd be it it right? I mean, I clean/sweep my PC once a week...defrag, scan disc, window washer, etc but I don't re-format the drive itself.
Sincerely,
Dazed & Confused (we's only one actual person)
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