Does reformatting the micro sd flash drive removes all the pictres saved in it?

SD cards (and most microSD adapters) have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

And yes, formatting the card will delete all the pictures on it.

Yes.

All you have to do is

Step One
To save data, use EASEUS Data Recovery software (free version - 1GB of data recovery). how:
1. Download and install EASEUS Data Recovery
2. Insert micro SD
3. Open EASEUS Data Recovery, choose Complete Recovery - Next
4. Select the drive micro SD - Next
5. Save the data to the hard disk (max. 1GB)
6. Because of your micro SD 2GB, repeat the process of recovery (repeat step 2, 3, 4, 5)
After all data is secure, do the process repair micro SD

Step Two
The first alternative - use the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility

Using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, for Win XP
1. Download and install the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility
2. Then, double click the file cp006049.exe - select Install.



3. Insert micro SD
4. Then, open the program "HP Drive Key Boot Utility" - Next - select drive - Next - Create new or replace exiting configuration - Next - Hard drive - Next - Create new file system - Next - wait until the process is completed - Next - Create firmware flash package - Next - Finish.
5. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
6. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
7. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

Using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, for Win Vista or Seven
1. Download and install the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility
2. Then, double click the file cp006049.exe - select Extract



3. Insert micro SD
4. Then, double click file hpdkbu.exe - Next - select drive - Next - Create new or replace exiting configuration - Next - Hard drive - Next - Create new file system - Next - wait until the process is completed - Next - Create firmware flash package - Next - Finish.
5. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
6. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
7. Restore all data, to the micro SD.


The second alternative - use software HDD Low Level Format Tool
1. Download and install HDD Low Level Format Tool
2. Insert micro SD
3. Open program HDD Low Level Format Tool, select micro SD - continue
4. Click S.M.A.R.T - click Get Smart Attributes
5. Click LOW LEVEL FORMAT - click Format this device
6. Wait until the process is complete - press OK
7. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
8. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
9. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

I hope this information helps.

Micro SD write protect means there is damage to the firmware. Micro SD write protect, the data can be saved. Follow these steps:

Step One
To save data, use EASEUS Data Recovery software (free version - 1GB of data recovery). how:
1. Download and install EASEUS Data Recovery
2. Choose Complete Recovery - Next
3. Choose the drive micro SD - Next
4. Save the data to the hard disk (max. 1GB)
5. Because of your micro SD 2GB, repeat the process of recovery (repeat step 2, 3, 4)
After all data is secure, do the process repair micro SD.

Based on experience, the following methods can be used to repair the damage: RAW file system, used space 0 bytes, free space 0 bytes, micro SD can not be in the format, micro SD corrupt. To write protect a micro SD cases, 40% probability of success. But, you can try it. Good luck.

Step Two
The first alternative - use the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility
Using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, the first way
1. Download and install the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility
2. Then, double click the file cp006049.exe
3. If you are using Win XP, double click the file cp006049.exe - select Install.
4. If you are using Win Vista or Seven, double click the file cp006049.exe - select extract.
5. Then, open the program "HP Drive Key Boot Utility or hpdkbu.exe" - Next - select drive - Next - Create new or replace exiting configuration - Next - Hard drive - Next - Create new file system - Next - wait until the process is completed - Next - Create firmware flash package - Next - Finish.
6. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
7. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
8. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

Using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, a second way
1. Open the program "HP Drive Key Boot Utility or hpdkbu.exe" - Next - select drive - Next - select Backup / Restore - click Restore - From filename, click Browse - Look In. Find the file initrd.img
2. If you are using Win XP, the location of the file in C: \ Program Files \ Compaq \ hpdkbu \ flash \ initrd.img - Next
3. If you are using Win Vista or Seven, the location of the file in the folder where you extract the files cp006049.exe. After the file is found, press Next
4. This process, will take a very long time, so you wait. This way you do for a capacity of 2GB. This involves when, the first way did not work. If the process runs smoothly, the chances of success, but if the process is running very slow, the possibility of failure and immediately stop the process. If you are unsure, or afraid to make mistakes, you should not do it this way.
5. After the process is complete, remove the micro SD card from the USB port, then insert it again.
6. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
7. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

The second alternative - use software HDD Low Level Format Tool
1. Download and install HDD Low Level Format Tool
2. Select micro SD - Continue
3. Click S.M.A.R.T - click Get Smart Attributes
4. Click LOW LEVEL FORMAT - click Format this device
5. Wait until the process is complete - press OK
6. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
7. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
8. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

I hope this information helps. Thank you for using FixYa!

All you have to do is

Step One (save data)
To save data, use EASEUS Data Recovery software (free version - 1GB of data recovery). how:
1. Download and install EASEUS Data Recovery
2. Choose Complete Recovery - Next
3. Choose the drive micro SD - Next
4. Save the data to the hard disk (max. 1GB)
5. Because of your micro SD 2GB, repeat the process of recovery (repeat step 2, 3, 4)

When do the data recovery process, you can find the cause of damage to the micro SD.


Cause of the damage the virus infected (solutions: see method 1)
When saving data, be careful, do not recover the virus file. You must choose the proper file for the recovery.



Cause of the damage bad sectors (solutions: see method 2)



Damage to the partition table (solutions: see method 1)



Micro SD write protect. Characteristics: (solutions: see method 3)
1. Micro SD can be opened, the data can not copy and paste (from the micro SD into a computer, or from computer to the micro SD). When the format, the message "Removable media write protect".
2. Micro SD can not be opened, and when the format of the message "Removable media write protect".


Step two (repair micro SD)

Method 1
Using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, the first way
1. Download and install the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility
2. Then, double click the file cp006049.exe
3. If you are using Win XP, double click the file cp006049.exe - select Install.
4. If you are using Win Vista or Seven, double click the file cp006049.exe - select extract.
5. Then, open the program "HP Drive Key Boot Utility or hpdkbu.exe" - Next - select drive - Next - Create new or replace exiting configuration - Next - Hard drive - Next - Create new file system - Next - wait until the process is completed - Next - Create firmware flash package - Next - Finish.
6. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
7. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
8. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

Method 2
1. Download and install HDD Low Level Format Tool
2. Select micro SD - Continue
3. Click S.M.A.R.T - click Get Smart Attributes
4. Click LOW LEVEL FORMAT - click Format this device
5. Wait until the process is complete - press OK
6. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
7. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
8. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

Method 3
To write protect a micro SD cases, 40% probability of success.
Using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, a second way
1. Open the program "HP Drive Key Boot Utility or hpdkbu.exe" - Next - select drive - Next - select Backup / Restore - click Restore - From filename, click Browse - Look In. Find the file initrd.img
2. If you are using Win XP, the location of the file in C: \ Program Files \ Compaq \ hpdkbu \ flash \ initrd.img - Next
3. If you are using Win Vista or Seven, the location of the file in the folder where you extract the files cp006049.exe. After the file is found, press Next
4. This process, will take a very long time, so you wait. This way you do for a capacity of 2GB. This involves when, the first way did not work. If the process runs smoothly, the chances of success, but if the process is running very slow, the possibility of failure and immediately stop the process. If you are unsure, or afraid to make mistakes, you should not do it this way.
5. After the process is complete, remove the micro SD card from the USB port, then insert it again.
6. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
7. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

I hope this information helps. Thank you for using FixYa!

i think it has got virus.just format it.
All you have to do is:

Step One:
To save data, use EASEUS Data Recovery software (free version - 1GB of datarecovery). how:
1. Download and install EASEUS Data Recovery
2. Choose Complete Recovery - Next
3. Choose the drive micro SD - Next
4. Save the data to the hard disk (max. 1GB)
5. Because of your micro SD 2GB, repeat the process of recovery (repeat step 2, 3,4)
After all data is secure, do the process of removing the micro SD password

Step Two:
The first alternative - use the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility
1. Download and install the software HP Drive Key Boot Utility
2. Then, double click the file cp006049.exe
3. If you are using Win XP, double click the file cp006049.exe - select Install.
4. If you are using Win Vista or Seven, double click the file cp006049.exe - selectextrack.
5. Then, open the program "HP Drive Key Boot Utility or hpdkbu.exe" - Next - selectdrive - Next - Create new or replace exiting configuration - Next - Hard drive - Next -Create new file system - Next - wait until the process is completed - Next - Finish.
6. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
7. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
8. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

The second alternative - use software HDD Low Level Format Tool
1. Download and install HDD Low Level Format Tool
2. Select micro SD - Continue
3. Click S.M.A.R.T - click Get Smart Attributes
4. Click LOW LEVEL FORMAT - click Format this device
5. Wait until the process is complete - press OK
6. Remove the micro SD from the USB port, then insert it again.
7. Quick format micro SD (FAT file system)
8. Restore all data, to the micro SD.

I hope this information helps. Thank you for using FixYa!

if there are bad sectors, best to save all data and completely reformat it

Sometimes when a flash memory stick fails because it was not removed from the USB port properly. If the device is removed by just pulling it out of the USB port, it can cause the flash device to fail, you must click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar and select the device you wish to remove and only do so when instructed to do so.

When the flash memory device appears to malfunction it maybe possible to restore it by reformatting it. Insert the flash drive into the USB port then Click on Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.
Then right click on Disk 1 removable drive and click Format. After the flash drive has been formatted it will indicate that it is Healthy.

You need to format the external drive. Format the drive as primary drive and in FAT32. (FAT32 will allow data to be exchanged between MACs and PCs).
Insert the external hard drive into the USB port then Click on Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.
Then right click on Disk 1 removable drive and click Format. After the flash drive has been formatted it will indicate that it is Health.

hi it sounds like a software problem. follow the following instructions. Please can you try and reformat the 2gb micro sd card in your pc and copy firmware from the CD back onto the 2gb micro sd card following the instructions below. be warned that formating will remove even the games from the card so make sure you have a backup of the games saved to your computer. any saved games will also be erased.

To format the 2gb micro sd card
1. Insert sd card into usb stick and into usb port.
2. Close autoplay screen if it appears.
3. Right click on removeable drive. (Eg D, E, F or J etc) that appeared on screen in computer window.
4. Left click on format in menu and when format window appears, tick quick format box and select ok. This will erase all content on the sd card and remove any corrupt firmware.

To reload firmware
1. Insert cd into pc cd/dvd drive.
2. Open cd drive on screen and copy and paste the files and folders from the system/english 1.18 folder on the cd to the removeable drive that the usb and micro sd card are in. The folders that you will copy are "_system_" and "moonshl" and the files will be "menu.dat" and "mshl.nds".
3. Once copied, check removeable drive to ensure files and folders have copied over.
4. Remove usb stick from pc and insert sd card back into R4. R4 menu should appear on DS screen. this normaly sorts this out. paul

What flash card do you have.You may have to reformat the Micro SD card then put the Firmware for the Flash Card back on.Oh if you can back up any games and saves you have on the Micro Sd first do that.