New micro SD card won't read or format on pc

laCour

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Hi,

I just bought a 32GB micro SD card for mig new smartphone. When I put it into my computer, it sometimes can't read the card, and if it can, it asks me to format it. When I then try to format it, It says it not possible. When I put it into my new phone, it works just fine.

How can this be? And how can I fix it? Please help!!
 

Ck1_13

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So i take it you have a built in SDCard reader in your PC? No reason it shouldn't work, unless the SDCard reader's drivers aren't installed/broken. Here's an alternative, use the software for your phone. What I mean is, with samsung phones for instance, you need to install 'Kies' software, which includes a driver so the PC can see the phone and sdcard, as a hard drive. When you open 'kies', you are able to open windows explorer, and your phone will be a drive letter such as 'i', which is completely browsable :)