SD card defragment it, what?
- The process of defragmentation is used in hard drives to organize certain files. Thus, the Write and Read head is less move back and forth. The power of the hard disk is not only faster, but also increases your life span.
- The Defragment USB-Sticks and SD-cards is, however, completely useless. In these Flash memories, there is no Read head, it is, therefore, no matter where the files are located.
- The procedure is the same for a SD-card is not only pointless, but also harmful. In the defragmentation as many unnecessary Write access, so that the service life would be reduced in case of frequent defragmentation strong.
SD card defragment?
Format SD card - how to
Current operating systems and programs on offer for good reasons not a function of defragmentation of the SD card. You want to speed up your SD card, it can help in very many of the data, to format the card.
- First, open the SD card on your Computer and save all the data on the Desktop.
- Then click with the right mouse button on the SD-card and select the Option "Format".
- Via the Button "" will be deleted all data on the SD card. A slightly more efficient formatting by disable the "quick format". This process takes a few minutes.
- You can then transfer the data back to the SD card. Especially in the case of some older devices with many and large files can increase the speed a little.
Windows: format SD card
In the next practical tip we show you how to create a SD-card in case of emergency repair.
