Hardware Do I need to format sdhc?

[zygirl]

Hi Guys,

I bought a new 16GB sdhc for my new 3DSXL, the manual seemed to say I could just pop it into the system.

I did; and the system recognized it. This was last week. The blocks are showing up and I haven't seen any issues - however I seem to be reading in various places that I should have formatted it first.

Do I need to take it out and format it; or is it fine?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Theconejo]

I think people might recommend the formatting to make sure the data is being written on a solid base layer. The cards should be fine but as an extra precaution I guess.

 

[frogboy]

No, you don't need to.

 

[zygirl]

Let me rephrase - SHOULD I format it then?

Seems as though most people recommend just formatting the larger cards (32gbs+) and this is only a 16gb.

So what's the verdict - should I?

Just a note; it's a sandisk card.

 

[Another World]

i reformat everything with the panasonic sd formatter, because it was coded as a solution for properly setting up sd cards. in theory you'll get better performance and life out of the card if you format it correctly.

-another world

 

[EyeZ]

Yeah you should format before use, i normally do except for one occasion, & it wasn't too long before i had to.