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When an SD card recorder stores new files, it squeezes them into any bits of space it can find. As a result, the data winds up scattered all over the hard drive. When the data from one song file, for example, is stored in many locations within the card memory, the card is said to be fragmented. When the recorder plays back a file from a fragmented card, it has to grab a little piece from here, another piece from there and so on. This is much harder than playing one continuous chunk of data from a single card location. This can slow things down unacceptably and lead to errors during playback, recording and/or any other function in the recorder.
Fragmentation is a naturally occurring process for a card used with any computer or recording device. SD cards that record audio are especially prone to fragmentation due to the start-and-stop nature of recording.
We recommend backing up all of your data and then initializing the SD card to clear out this normal fragmentation. To avoid receiving errors and/or problems, initialize the card a couple of times a year.. The following steps will guide you through the Card Backup, Card Initialize and Card Recover procedures:
- Card Backup:
http://www.bossus.com/support/knowledge_base/201979059 - Card Initialize:
http://www.bossus.com/support/knowledge_base/201972819 - Card Recover:
http://www.bossus.com/support/knowledge_base/201979089