You may need to format an SD card or micro SD card for several reasons on your Mac, whether it be for your smartphone, Raspberry Pi mini PC, Arduino project, digital camera or games console.

Before you start using that SD card or microSD card, you're going to want to format it. Here's how, six different ways.

You can format an SD card using Windows, Mac, and Android devices, and likely your digital camera too.

If you've got an SD or microSD card, knowing how to format it is essential. Here's how to do that on Android devices, computers, and cameras.

If you have an SD card that you want to use for a new project or system, or one that’s receiving errors, learn how to format an SD card on Mac.