But there are a limited number of read write cycles on these cards. Reformatting every time may cut the life of the card.
On 9/18/07, Fred Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you format the card with a computer, it just gives you the empty drive. > If you format it with the camera, the format process adds the folder into > which the picture files and other stuff are placed. If you put a "blank" > card into a camera, it recognizes that the folders are missing and creates > them. Nothing "bastard" about that process, I don't think. It likely also > recognizes that the card wasn't formatted in a camera, and can't tell if the > format was "quick" or "full," and so does a full format to test the entire > "disk" (card) to ensure that all sectors are writable and readable. > > Fred Holmes > > At 07:36 PM 9/18/2007, gerald wrote: > >although I may format the thing to some microsoft format, olympus has its' > >own bastard format, and so if I stick it into the camera, I have to wait > >while it is being reformated to olympus and to establish the file folder > >they use. > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
