How do I format a micro sd card used in an android phone on my mac when the card has read only permissions

Memory card error is common problems in various sd cards and cf cards. I took a closer look at my little SD memory card. It has a sliding lock on it to protect data. Check to see if the card works when you slide that lock up or down. Read more about memory card:

http://www.uflysoft.com/data-recovery-mac/memory-card-error.html

Carolyn Samit wrote:

Hi,

Not possible. Incompatible software and hardware.

Balderdash.

mtb_legend, Are you inserting your microSD card into an SD-size adapter for use with a card reader?

Check to see that the 'LOCK' switch on the SD adapter card is unlocked. The 'UNLOCK' position has the lock/unlock slider closest to the end of the card with the metal connector strips.

All of my microSD cards came pre-formatted in MS-DOS (FAT32).

I've successfully used the same microSD cards interchangeably in both Canon cameras and Android (KitKat 4.4) phones to transfer files to and from my various Mac's running OS X 10.10 Yosemite without reformatting.

Android 4.4 KitKat (the one I'm using) unless encrypted, absolutely does NOT have some incompatible proprietary data format that is unrecognizable to Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite for things like mp3 music, jpg photographs, and pdf files. Even if encrypted, you should still be able to ERASE the contents of the microSD card using Disk Utility.

The example illustrated below is a 32GB microSD card used in my Canon camera with an SD-size adapter.

And here is the info for the microSD card from my Android smartphone.

As you can see, both cards are MS-DOS (FAT32) format, and total size of each is 32GB.

When the card is unlocked in the adapter, OS X 10.10 Yosemite Disk Utility permits me to view, erase, and reformat the microSD card, though I still need to use MS-DOS (FAT32) to remain compatible with my phones and cameras.

There ARE limitations to the MS-DOS (FAT32) format, and without exploring special file utilities (none of which I've tried) 32GB is the maximum size for an MS-DOS (FAT32) volume. Since the entire card is just 32GB, that's not a problem.

mtb_legend wrote:

I tried to do that before I posted here. What ended up happening is when I clicked on erase and the options for formatting came up they were all shaded out and I couldn't select or click anything. The switch on the side was unlocked. I probably should've mentioned that. ...

Have you tried the switch in the opposite position?

I would try a different SD card adapter. This adapter could be malfunctioning.

Two star crossed lovers... Android and Apples don't belong together. Backing up data to a cloud like google has can be accessed from your mac. Whatever data you're trying to transfer will best be done this way. If you're trying to transfer Mac data to Android this is not advisable and not worth the trouble. If you're transferring data from separately owned device (i.e. - your android and a "friends" mac) might want to make sure their backups aren't encrypted.

Sorry but this sounds fishy... Look into digital copywriters. Any unlawful or dishonest attainment of information from a personal computer is admissible in both civil and criminal courts. This is assuming you are in fact, fishy. I don't think you would be. Best of luck and again. Apple and Android are competing, technologically advancements and is best to stay loyal to one brand instead of merging and complicating your life.

Hi,

Not possible. Incompatible software and hardware.