SD card DO's and DON'Ts

SD cards are expensive! If you want to keep them in the best possible shape, check out these SD card do's and don'ts!

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[Chongosaur.]

simple, to the point, high quality, 10/10.

[splatink]

micro SD Card adapters do not have any parts that affect speeds in any way shape or form. They simply bridge the metal contacts of the microsd card to a larger form factor

[aprilsaavedra]

Thank You, you are the first person who just got to the point and I didn't have to decode what you just said

[ChemicalCorpse]

I disagree about the long term use of sd cards. I got micro sd cards from 2009 that still work with files on them lol

[JohnDoe-mdsb]

Amen, brotha!
My Samsung Evo 32gb Micro SD died on me after just 3 years of normal usage...thousands of mp3's & pics went bye bye. 😫 Thank goodness for Google photos & drive. 😁

[klklkl]

Used 2 12 euro 128GB aliexpress "Samsung" micro SD cards with adapters first in my X-H1 and X-T4 later.
After 3 years i had no problems with them, even 400mbps video works. Use them in backup mode for peace of mind, would never trust a single card (even very expensive ones).
For me its better to use 2 cheap cards in backup mode than 1 expensive. If someone can spend on 2 expensive cards then go for it i see no advantage.

[solved-in-the-dark]

What I want to do is just placing this deed card in watch my movie but when I'm done watching my movie I pull the SD card out And the movie is still on that SD card nothing else not on my camera not on my smart phone or nothing just on that SD card Is that what I'm technically doing or do I have to transfer files and stuff Because I'm looking for something that can be watched we watched and put back in the case Like an old VHS recorder where people would record their movies on VHS And then have them stored something like that

[AktaHasutan]

thank you... good advice.. im using microSD for my phone

[BigBExecutive]

Hey man, for the card reader section, you think it would be fine if I put an SD card in an adapter for a MAC (USB ports, SD card reader, HDMI etc.) ?

[TechTokOffical]

U might cover this but what happens if I use a larger capacity card than the slot I'd rated for. Like my note 9 card slot capacity is 512gb but I have a 1tb card I wanna use.

[meictec]

My samsung micro sd card can do 120mb/s and the original samsung adabter to

[kirkdarling]

What makes an SSD card "old?" How old is "old" for an SD card, and what evidence is it that the calendar alone has any deleterious affect on their performance?

[perrydickerson]

It should be included and is self evident that touching the gold plated edge connectors should be avoided. Because from time to time this is unavoidable a light cleaning with contact leaner would be in order. Static electricity can kill silicon based electrical components and should be avoided. Pay attention to your foot wear and the surface that you are walking on and ground yourself before extracting your sd card from the camera or inserting it into the device reader. Skin oils over time will rot even gold and high voltage static electricity frys transistors.

[bennykanny]

My sd card is broken, I have the lower part of it, the grid part that connects with a sd slot on your computer. Question is there a memory card slot you can insert that piece in? That you can purchase online?

[RN-cwdi]

Hello why is it advised to format on camera instead on computer?

[apchan]

I thought using a usb cable is safer when transferring files, i thought taking out the sd card everytime will damage it, or those golden plates will disappear..

[JeramieSaito]

problem is Macbook do not have SD card slots so I always use my SD card reader and i got a portable card reader to connect to my Mac but not sure if the read speed matches with the card. Is there any way to know? This is probably why my SD cards are always saying cannot be read or not accessible.

[AntonioRivera]

i heard you want to keep sd cards around 15% empty. but i cant find any information on why. was wondering if you knew or if that was just a myth

[RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

They should get rid of micro sd card adapters and just stick to micro sd cards.