Usually, formatting tools provided with Mac and Windows can format SD Cards, but it may not be optimized for SD/SDHC/SDXC Cards, resulting in lower performance.
#FORMAT SD CARD FOR MAC AND PC INSTALL#
If not, you’ll need an SD card adapter.ī) Download, Unzip and install the following program. SD Formatter is a program (application) that allows easy and quick access to SD, SDHC, and SCXC memory card formats, and has been framed to clear out all the files stored on your SD card at one time. If you have a Mac with an SD card slot, use that. Please be aware that formatting the SD card will delete all the data on the card, so if you wish to keep any footage, please copy this across before you start the formatting process.Ī) Before you start, you'll need to mount the SD or micro SD card on your Mac. You can re-format the card by two methods:ī) Stop it recording by pressing the red circle in the bottom left hand corner of the dash cam's screen.Ĭ) Open Settings, the icon in the top left.Ī) Plug the SD card into the SD card portī) When the drive appears, right click on the driveĮ) Follow the instructions as per the pictures here. It is essential that you format your SD card every 2-3 weeks to delete the Protected filed and free up space on your memory card for new recordings. These can fill the card and reduce the quantity of normal footage saved on your SD card. However Protected footage is not overwritten in the same way. The Dash Cam does this automatically to allow for more footage to be recorded and the old, unnecessary footage to be deleted without manual intervention. This will continue looping and is called Continuous Overwriting. Then the oldest piece of footage will be deleted and the newest will be saved in it's place. It will record these segments consecutively until the SD card is full.
c) Open Settings, the icon in the top left. Regarding the recording lengths, the camera will record continuously in small segments (1,2, or 3 minutes). b) Stop it recording by pressing the red circle in the bottom left hand corner of the dash cams screen. If you're unsure which one you should buy in order to prevent any recording failures, you can find it here: To get the best experience from your Dash Cam, we’d recommend using a Nextbase branded SD Card.
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