Photo: Mitchell Clark Many photographers rarely consider memory card care. We tend to use and abuse our cards, with little thought about how to keep them working at their best. And while memory cards ...

To maintain compatibility with your digital camera, do not change the default settings for the card's file system or allocation unit size. Click the "Start" button to format the SD card.

You must format an SD card prior to using it for storage. However, if you format the SD card into more than one partition, you can only use the active partition on the card. To delete partitions ...