| Kingston Micro SD cards are used in everything from | | | | - Right click on the "F:" drive icon and a menu will pop |
| cameras, to cellular phones to gaming devices. They | | | | up. Scroll to the "format" command in the menu. A |
| store data in a small and compact format for later | | | | progress bar will appear on screen as the card |
| retrieval. For many users their mobile memory cards | | | | formats. |
| hold their most important information, however every | | | | - Once the progress bar is complete, a prompt will |
| now and then you may want to format your card | | | | inform you that the SD card has been formatted and |
| before using it for different purposes. You should also | | | | you may remove it. You are done once the prompt |
| format your cards before using them the first time | | | | appears. The card will be formatted and ready to use |
| around. These cards are reusable, meaning that the | | | | again. |
| entire device can be swiped clean and all information | | | | Some of the factors that need to heed to are that if |
| can be removed from them to clear up space. | | | | you are unable to see your card among the entries in |
| Now there are different ways by which you can | | | | the "Drives" list or is not recognized by the computer, |
| format Kingston Micro SD cards for reuse. You can | | | | click the Refresh button. If you are still unable to see it, |
| either download specific software such as SD | | | | confirm that your card is fully inserted into the reader |
| Formatter installer from the Internet or use the explorer | | | | slot. |
| in your PC itself for this purpose. Let’s look at the | | | | If you are using formatting software, do not attempt to |
| simple steps to format Micro SD card. | | | | use it to format anything other than SD cards. Please |
| - Remove the Kingston SD card from the device you | | | | note that formatting your SD card will erase all your |
| were using it in, and plug it into the Micro SD adapter. | | | | data, so it is important to back up your files prior to |
| - Connect the micro SD adapter to the computer via a | | | | performing this operation. Do not remove your SD |
| USB port. You computer will recognize it instantly. | | | | card from the reader slot while the formatting |
| - Open the "my computer" tab in the start menu. Your | | | | procedure is under way. Doing this will corrupt the data |
| SD card will be available via the screen as the "F:" | | | | on the memory stick and render it unusable. |
| drive. | | | | |