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Cannot format MicroSD card
Hey guys! I'm having a big problem trying to format my MicroSD card, it's ridiculous how hard it is to do such a simple task.
So yesterday, my dashcam stopped working. Support said to format the MicroSD card inside.
So I took it out (it was 99% full, which is why I guess it didn't work) and tried to format it using the tool they told me to use, SD Card Formatter. It didn't work. I tried both Quick Format and Overwrite Format, it both said "format successful" but upon inspecting the folder, every single file was still inside.
(By the way, please do NOT say: "check if the SD card's protection switch is on". It is not.)
So, since this problem was probably because of storage, I manually deleted every video file inside the card. They immediately restored themselves. When I delete them, they actually do not appear in the recycle bin at all! They just seem as if they're gone, then after a while, they restore themselves. I even tried immediately taking out the card after deleting the videos, but guess what? They're all still there. Memory is still 99% full.
So I tried several methods of formatting the card, NONE OF WHICH WORKED. I listed them all below:
I tried:
-Going to Disk Management and going to "Change Drive Letter and Paths for" then removing and re-adding a letter.
-Checking the Dick (CHKDSK). It turns off without outputting a result. It just turns off. Sometimes it takes a couple seconds, sometimes it's almost immediate.
-Formatting manually by right-clicking the drive then pressing 'Format'. Both Quick Format and Quick Format unchecked.
-Using CMD and formatting (using something like "format F: /fs:ntfs". I correctly changed the drive name and such. It loaded to 100%. Still didn't format.)
I'm guessing it's protected somehow, but that's dumb, seeing as to how the Support team tells us to format the card.
This is driving me nuts. I've tried all morning to fix this. How can I format this MicroSD card??