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    SD Card Corrupted After adding video preview

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Niko0422
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      @Niko0422 Looks like a permission problem to me. You should re-install - use Etcher and re-flash the image to the card.

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        Niko0422 @mitu
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        @mitu I already tried using etcher and I got this message

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        I clicked continue and it seemed like it worked , it said it was successful but when I went back to the raspberry all my Roms were still there from my previous image and I continued having the same problem

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          mitu Global Moderator @Niko0422
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          @Niko0422 Try to format it before the flash - with something like this. If your ROMs are still there afterwards, then the card is corrupted and you should get another one.

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            Niko0422 @mitu
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            @mitu thanks for all the help! I tried the link but the format failed again :/...i guess I will have to buy a new one

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              Niko0422 @mitu
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              @mitu I ordered a new card and I still want to add the video preview to the games but now I’m afraid that i might damage the new card as well. Is there a safer way to get the video previews ? Or should I try the video I posted one more time

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                grant2258 Banned
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                what are you using to format the card?

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                  Niko0422 @grant2258
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                  @grant2258 i used the SD Formatter tool and I also tried using CMD commands

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                    grant2258 Banned
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                    you might want to clear the memory cards partitions

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                      Niko0422 @grant2258
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                      @grant2258 I tried cleaning the disk using the command prompt and it said it was successful , I then tried to create a new partition also using the command prompt but it gave an error and was unable to do it

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                        grant2258 Banned
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                        what software are you using to partition ?

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                          Niko0422 @grant2258
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                          @grant2258 I tried doing it through the computer’s command prompt

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                            grant2258 Banned
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                            https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

                            delete your partitions with this make sure you do the sd card!

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                              Niko0422 @grant2258
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                              @grant2258 thank you , I will try it when I get home

                              Just FYI this is what i did using the command prompt

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                                grant2258 Banned @Niko0422
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                                @Niko0422 youll get on better with this windows doesnt deal with linux well natively.

                                Basically you delete all partition on the sdcard the add one big fat32 then use sd formatter after that if you want or format it with this.

                                Newer versions of sdformatter will format bigger sdcards wrong for retropie it needs fat32

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                                  Niko0422 @grant2258
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                                  @grant2258 will the link you provide delete the partition and also format it to Fat32?

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                                    grant2258 Banned
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                                    yes

                                    the app will take care of this for you all you. If you have problems using it ill help you out

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                                      Niko0422 @grant2258
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                                      @grant2258 I tried using the tool and when I click on “Delete all partitions” it seems to work
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                                      But after I click on apply it seems to do nothing even though it says it’s successful

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                                      And now the sd card doesn’t show up on my computer drives
                                      Am I using the tool wrong ?

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                                        grant2258 Banned
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                                        hi just in from work you need to make a new partition with the app then apply it (fat32) use all the space. .

                                        if the old partitions are showing take the sd card out and put it in again. If that doesnt help reboot and start the app again then make the partition

                                        you can also reload a disc by selecting it and pressing f5

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                                          Niko0422 @grant2258
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                                          @grant2258 I’ve tried several times and the old partition still shows, can I creat the new partition even if it still show “boot” and “Retropie”

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                                            Clyde
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                                            @Niko0422 said in SD Card Corrupted After adding video preview:

                                            I tried cleaning the disk using the command prompt and it said it was successful , I then tried to create a new partition also using the command prompt but it gave an error and was unable to do it

                                            Just as a friendly advice, "it said that" and "an error" aren't very helpful. You should quote or photograph any messages word-for-word like you did before with the edger message. The devil often is in the details of the wording.

                                            @Niko0422 said in SD Card Corrupted After adding video preview:

                                            I tried using the tool and when I click on “Delete all partitions” it seems to work

                                            But after I click on apply it seems to do nothing even though it says it’s successful

                                            The tool only displays what it intends to do until you click on "apply". So, the display before applying the changes doesn't say anything about the success.

                                            @Niko0422 said in SD Card Corrupted After adding video preview:

                                            I’ve tried several times and the old partition still shows, can I creat the new partition even if it still show “boot” and “Retropie”

                                            That still is the old card, right? SD cards may switch to read-only mode when they break. So it just may be that the card can't be written to or formatted anymore, or the controller can report success to the formatting tool when there actually was no success (that's how forged flash media does report more capacity than it actually has). Can you test it on another computer? Although unlikely, your card reader may be also at fault here. I would double check on another system to be sure.

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