mavic 2 pro still won't recognize there is a memory card, even after formatting it.

[trailhawk]

I tried formatting the memory card on my mac and my drone wouldn't read it, i tried formatting it on my pc and same issue. I have a 64GB sd card. I tried formatting it to exfat. What are my next steps?

 

[FoxhallGH]

You didn't mention using Go4 to format it in the drone - have you tried that?

 

[DanMan32]

I suspect it doesn't show a card to format, rather than seeing a card it can't use.

 

[DanMan32]

Try another card.

 

[FoxhallGH]

I suspect it doesn't show a card to format, rather than seeing a card it can't use.

Let's start with the simple ones ... ?

 

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Maybe I missed it, but you still haven't mentioned what card it is specifically.

• It could be a junk card
• It could be a name brand, but counterfeit.
• It could be a genuine name brand, but defective (it happens).

The final tests are:

• Format it in the drone (but as mentioned, you may not be able to)
• Try to use the card in another device (after formatting it in the Mac / PC, did you try writing files to it?)

Chris

 

[RickinWaST]

My thoughts as well. Cards can go bad. I would not format the card via a computer.

 

[Thomas B]

Better yet and simpler... just use the SD cards. Don’t need to format. Works fine in the drone and on my Mac.

 

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Better yet and simpler... just use the SD cards. Don’t need to format. Works fine in the drone and on my Mac.

From the OP: "my drone wouldn't read it,"

 

[Thomas B]

From the OP: "my drone wouldn't read it,"

Then likely an aircraft defect or counterfeit card.
I had the same problems with OP’s end result until I stopped trying to reformat.

 

[Smokieflies]

Also if using an adapter make sure it is not in the lock format.

 

[PointJoe]

I too tried cards that "seemed" like the right ones, but a tiny detail was off and the card was not recognized. Here are specs that work ...

SanDisk
Extreme 64 GB
Micro SD
V30
XC I
U (with a 3) inside it
A2

The ones that didn't work had a 2 inside the U. Amazon said they were Mavic 2 Pro compatible. Had to return them for the specs above.

Hope this helps. Can be frustrating ...