does i need to hard format my micro sd card for first time use? need help ASAP

Indra_1

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greetings.
i bought new 64gb micro sd card (exfat ftom default) do i need hard format (not quick format) before im gonna use it for transfer my musics files? i heard about to do this thing to avoid corrupted or another failure.
i will use my micro sd for my music player
need help
thanks
 
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Even though there are only so many multiple thousands of writes for such devices, I guess a one-time full format to ensure reliability of all available bytes can't hurt. However, I recommend two such flash drives if you're going to use them as backups and/or sneaker-netting.

RolandJS

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Even though there are only so many multiple thousands of writes for such devices, I guess a one-time full format to ensure reliability of all available bytes can't hurt. However, I recommend two such flash drives if you're going to use them as backups and/or sneaker-netting.
 
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