How to Format an SD Card on Mac: 3 Easy Ways

In this video, we’ll show you how to format an SD card on your Mac.
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How to do a clean sweep of your SD card:
Tip #1. Use Disk Utility
Hit Command-Space and enter Disk Utility.
Select your SD card from the left sidebar.
Click Erase.
Choose the ExFAT format for 64GBs and higher or MS-DOS(FAT) for 32GBs and lower.
Hit Erase.
Tip #2. Use SD Card Association Formatter
Hit Command-Space and enter SD Card Formatter
Make sure your SD Card is selected and click Format.
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Tip #3. Use Terminal
Open Terminal.
Enter this command: diskutil list
Find the name of your SD card and the identifier on the list
Now, type in this command: diskutil list reformat (identifier name)
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Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Why you might need to format an SD card
00:37 - Format SD card with Disk Utility
01:11 - Format SD card with SD Card Formatter
01:32 - How to clear space on Mac
01:58 - Format SD card with Terminal
02:38 - Outro