


The process takes twice as long as the quick format, which can completely erase data on the SD card or other devices by writing zeros to every sector of it. It only adds a new file system on this SD card and removes the logical links to the previously stored files and folders, so you cannot see it on the computer.īut if you uncheck the quick format option while formatting, the format method you use is "full format". In most cases, we say formatting an SD card, usually using the "quick format" option. Note that the data does not really erase completely sometimes. During the process, two things will happen, change the file system and remove all the data so as to restore its full capacity. Formatting is a process to prepare a storage device and make it available for storing files, such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, USB flash drive or memory card.
