AndyB

Normally I right click and the the "move to trash" option is offered. Suddenly that option is missing, any help appreciated.

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macintosh doctor

Open disk utility and reformat it. I do it that way, so the card doesn't corrupt or fragment over time. Remains nice and quick

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eMacMan

If this is a camera memory card I prefer to reformat the card using the camera. This way I get things backed up and the back-up tested before I delete the images.

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+1

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macintosh doctor

Either way will work - its pc format -FAT ms

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SINC

Why screw with 'PC format' on a Mac when the camera does it for you? A totally unnecessary extra step.

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macintosh doctor

My point was if its already in your computer, might as well - less steps then most cameras.
Open disk utility and click erase - yup that can be complicated.
But it was just an idea / tip no more no less.

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Cole Slaw

I agree with this; the camera knows how it wants a card formatted.

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screature

Definitely if it is for a camera the best way to delete the images on it is by reformatting it in the camera, no ifs, ands or buts.

krs

Not necessarily.
Somehow the formatting is different.
I formatted an SD card on the Mac using the PC formatting option - the card that way would only record 10 minutes of video and that was it.
Tried it several times.
Contacted the vendor of the video camera - they suggested formatting using the camera and voila - full recording (to fill up the SD card) was now possible.

On the Mac the formatting still shows up as FAT but obviously something is different somewhere.