Formatting SD cards and USB Drives Over 32gb

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 26 Jun 2014 7:58 am

Why do I have so many problems formatting SD cards and USB drive above 32gb. I have a couple of 64gb mini SD cards that I needed format. One to go into my phone. XP wouldn't even entertain the idea of formatting it. My Win 7 laptop would format it into NTSF or exFat. I then tried copying my music collection (about 10gb and few hours of time) and then my video collection (about 12gb). During the copy of the videos, I get an error 0x80070570. So I Googled the error and found a fix. So I ran the fix, and my card went dead. I had to reformat it several times,and I even tried 2 different cards. Then I would get a card is not formatted or card is empty error. I have to copy the videos 1 at a time, because at some point I get that 0x80070570 error, and it says there is additional data in the file and it won't copy any further.

I also have a 128gb USB drive that neither computer will format. It's just sitting in my desk dead.

Robert Leaman · Post by **Robert Leaman** » 26 Jun 2014 4:29 pm

Here is what I found after I experienced the same problems as you have.

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/

This works perfectly with a Transcend TS-RDP8K USB module that accepts just about every type of card.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 26 Jun 2014 4:38 pm

I finally got the 2 64gb mini SD cards to format. I found a program like the one you mentioned, but it was for USB drives. I have a 128gb drive I can't format, and the program I downloaded didn't work either. I haven't tried it since I got my Win7 laptop. I'll have to give it a try.

Robert Leaman · Post by **Robert Leaman** » 27 Jun 2014 12:34 pm

Curiously enough, I formatted any number of SD cards with the program since it is not specifically for USB drives. I run a 64-bit Win 7 Ultimate OS with 32GB memory. I think that my system has nothing to do with it but I have a small Transcend module that accommodates SD cards.

http://www.transcend-info.com/Products/No-220

This module has its USB2.0 connection of the rear and its drivers loads automatically when The computer is on line.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 27 Jun 2014 2:11 pm

My Win7 laptop has an SD card reader built in. I did finally get the 2 64gb mini SD cards formatted. I can't find the 128gb USB drive. I probably got pissed and threw it out.

I have a Sony multi-card reader hooked up to my desktop.