What happens when using the menu function “format” on a Casio Exilim EX-S500 digital camera?
May 5th, 2008 by matthias
The file system is re-created, and thereby all files get lost. All files means, not just the digital images in the dcim/ folder, but also everything else you stored in self-created, additional folders.
That means, if you want to keep things you also store on the camera (like encrypted keys, passwords etc.), never use the “format” menu item. Instead, go to the play mode of the camera, press the arrow down button (also has the dustbin label), and then select “Delete all Files”. This deletes images / files in the dcim/ folder only, not your additional files in other folders. Alternatively, you can delete or move the images after mounting the camera from your computer.
Another side effect of re-creating the file system is that the UUID of the filesystem changes, which might confuse Linux if you use UUIDs in /etc/fstab.
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