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Explain how to Find the Root Level of Your SD Card
During camera software updates, you're sometimes asked to drag files to the root level of your SD card. Sounds simple enough right? That is, unless you don't know what the root level of an SD card is. Just in case you don't, here's an explanation of what we mean by that.
Before you start, you need to mount the SD or micro SD card on your Mac. If you have a Mac with an SD card slot, use that. If not, you’ll need an SD card adapter like the Anker 8-in-1 card reader. The guide of using DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac to format SD card on MacBook Pro is pretty simple. Just run this software from Launchpad. You can see many tools. Just choose “Wipe Hard Drive”. Then find the SD card and choose it. Click on “Wipe Now” button to format and wipe the SD card on MacBook Pro. Once the process gets finished, the SD card will be formatted and all data on. Step 1: Simply put your SD card into the SD slot and let the computer read it. The SD slot of a typical Mac should be able to access standard 4MB- 2GB standard SD cards, SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) 4MB-32GB cards, 4GB-2TB SDXC, MMC (MultiMedia Cards), and UHS-II (up to 2TB) cards, but the last one only works on iMac Pro. Note: You will need a USB SD card reader to view and import the data from the SD card into the program. Also, make sure when you take the SD card out of the CPAP machine you move the small read/write switch on the card to the locked position so that you don't overwrite the data on the card. On top of that, the best free data recovery tool for Mac is capable of recovering data from a variety of data storage devices, for example, Mac hard drive, external hard disk, USB flash drive, SD card, media players, digital cameras, Drone cameras, camcorders, Android phone, etc.
The 'root level' is another way to say the 'main', 'parent' or 'top' folder of your SD card. You access the root level through your computer.
Here are steps for how to access the root level:
- Connect the camera or SD card to your computer.
- If using a HERO3+ Black Edition, HERO, HERO+, HERO+ LCD, HERO4, or HERO4 Session, HERO 5 Black, or HERO5 Session camera, you will need to insert the microSD card in an adapter, and then mount the adapter into your computer.
- Locate the SD card on your computer.
- Windows:
- If you're on a Windows computer, click on the Start Menu in the bottom-left corner of your screen, then click on “Computer”.
- If you have Windows XP, click on “My Computer.'
- Windows 8/8.1 users can navigate to the Start Menu and locate 'Computer' or 'This PC' in the Apps tiles, or from the desktop press Windows key + E to open Windows Explorer.
- Find the section named 'Devices with Removable Storage' in the window that opens.
- Your SD card will be in that section, and it'll be named something like 'Removable Disk (E:)' or 'Removable Disk (F:)'.
- If you're on a Windows computer, click on the Start Menu in the bottom-left corner of your screen, then click on “Computer”.
- Mac: If you're on a Mac computer, click on the Finder icon in the left side your Dock. A Finder window will open. On the left, you'll see your SD card listed under Devices. It'll be listed as something like 'NO NAME' or 'UNTITLED'.
- Windows:
- Double-click on your SD card to open it. Now you've found the 'root level'.
- It's expected to see folders named 'DCIM' and 'MISC' if you've ever used the SD card in your camera before. If you've formatted your SD card with the computer or its brand-new, you may see nothing at all in the root level.
- If you need to drag files to the root level of your SD card, this is where you'll put them. Put them next to any folders you see (e.g. DCIM, MISC), not inside them.
- Here's an example of what the root level of an SD card looks like on your Mac or Windows computer if you've used or formatted the card in your camera, previously. The root level is what the DCIM and MISC folders are in. It's the blank space in the window that opens when you double-click on your SD card.
Mac: If you're on a Mac computer, click on the Finder icon in the left side your Dock. A Finder window will open. On the left, you'll see your SD card listed under Devices. It'll be listed as something like 'NO NAME' or 'UNTITLED'. Double-click on your SD card to open it. Now you've found the 'root level'.
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