Formatting yourmemory card

Formatting your memory card


Most Nokia memory cards come preformatted, and only need to be formatted if problems are encountered. Other cards may require formatting before first-time use.

Check with your retailer to find out which kind you have, because unnecessarily formatting a card, particularly one supplied in the sales package, can cause you to lose any pre-installed applications.

To format your memory card, refer to your device’s user guide for further instructions.

If your Nokia memory card is not working properly, back up any data from it to your PC, then format the memory card using your Nokia device. Refer to your device’s user guide for information on formatting the memory card.

If you get an error message during or after the formatting process stating that your device cannot read your Nokia memory card volume, take the memory card to your nearest Nokia Care point.

Warning: Formatting your memory card will permanently erase all data stored on it. Be sure to back up all data stored on your memory card before formatting.

Important: The memory card inside your Nokia device should ONLY be formatted using your Nokia device. Do not attempt to format your memory card on another device such as a PC, otherwise the card may not work properly.

Size matters

When using your memory card to transfer data between phones, or buying an additional card for more capacity, the physical size of the card is important to bear in mind. Nokia phones are compatible with several different sizes of memory card.

Secure digital (SD) cards come in three sizes – SD, miniSD, and microSD. For the best performance and ease of use, please refer to your phone’s user guide.

The other widely available type of memory card is the multimedia memory card (MMC). Nowadays, the most common form of MMC used in Nokia devices is the Reduced Size MMC. All current reduced size MMCs provided by Nokia are dual voltage cards.

Some phones support the use of an adapter that may allow you to use an MMC card in a full-size SD card slot. However, for the greatest ease of use, it is important to only use the size of card that is compatible with your device. Check what size you need by referring to your phones user guide.