> 
> I do pretty much what Godfrey does.
> 
> I reformat (rather than "delete all") because that results in less I/O
> to the card, and flash media do gradually wear out.
> 

I should think the difference is fairly minimal. To delete all, the system
probably just sets a 'deleted' status for each file entry in the FAT,
whereas to format the card I expect it simply writes a new FAT. In either
case I'd be surprised if there was any great difference in the number of
I/Os.

Bob


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