Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, I think you are thinking of delete function, as digital debris is very much normal when deleting. Formatting clears the card completely and gets it ready for new writes. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:52:47 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] SD card malfunction On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Daniel Tan <taniel.dan at gmail.com> wrote: > I was under the impression that in some circles, it's standard practice to > format your card each time you clear it (ie, download onto your computer). > Well yes. but when you overwrite the media too many times, you run the risk of leaving digital debris. I personally would not reformat more than three times. I'll probably be proven wrong by someone who can cite technical stuff and have never had a problem because they are speaking theoretically. I only speak from experience. -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information