How do you delete pictures from a SD memory card?

Answer 1

I'm not sure if a regular format would prevent un-erasing; a quick format certainly won't. But there are two other ways to go:

There are programs designed to thoroughly wipe data from a drive. For example, on Windows, there is a free program called Eraser which allows you to permanently delete specific files. There may be others. If you have a card reader connected to your PC, make sure to select only the SD drive.

A do-it-yourself version is to fill up the entire card with miscellaneous junk files and then delete them all, or reformat. That way, any photos are overwritten and attempts to un-erase won't bring up anything of use. Analyzing the physical card might still bring them back following this path, though.

Answer 2

Well if you have a camera with an SD slot, then you can delete them on your camera. If not, then you need a computer/laptop that has an SD slot, and your SD card should come up. If it doesn't, then go to 'My Computer' and it will be there under 'Devices With Removable Storage.' Hope I helped!

Answer 3

You can use an SD slot on your computer or USB card reader. Pick up the device in your hard drive/memory area, interrogate the card and delete individual files or format it.

In MS Windows. Click 'start' , 'My Computer'. Identify your card icon. Right click on it and select 'format' from the choice bar.

The device that uses an SD card, usually have a function for deleting files or formatting.

Answer 4

Press delete