Basically I'm just wondering why this is happening. I can work around it but it's not really the point.
So the other week I get in my car and I hear the dash cam beeping away at me (currently have it in rear until I can be bothered to sort hardwiring). I take a look at it and am greeted with the following:
![20220110_070941.jpg 20220110_070941.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59492-1fff54d89e27cacd285930cc0166b0bc.jpg?hash=H_9U2J4nys)
So I go through the motions to do this via the device:
![20220110_070918.jpg 20220110_070918.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59494-640b8ac4cad5f21cfa6e011e23f20e21.jpg?hash=ZAuKxMrV8h)
![20220110_070937.jpg 20220110_070937.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59493-fbb218b34be330c1e0645d22f9b8ec33.jpg?hash=-7IYs0vjMM)
And then the best bit...
![20220110_070941.jpg 20220110_070941.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59492-1fff54d89e27cacd285930cc0166b0bc.jpg?hash=H_9U2J4nys)
Yeah, what's all that about then?
The device should really be able to format the SD card yet it has forever been incapable of doing this.
Said cards bought from reputable retailers (not eBay/Amazon)...
![20220110_200639.jpg 20220110_200639.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59491-a8ba0ab8c5dd8859677d18b9caeda948.jpg?hash=qLoKuMXdiF)
In addition, I've also used a Samsung 128GB PRO Endurance card.
So my workaround is having to bring the SD card in to the house (great if you're away on holiday and have no access to your house right!), use SD Card Formatter, do a full format and then insert the card back in to the dash cam.
Which worked for a while until a week or so later I hear these annoying beeps again after starting the car up ... lo and behold it's that message again.
As the dash cam is currently cabled in to my 12v socket up front (luckily I don't carry passengers), I just pulled the cable and then re-inserted which seemed to quieten it down.
What's the deal? Why offer the ability to format via the device ... if you can't format via the device???
Come on VIOFO.
Hopefully some knowledgable members can help sort me out![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
So the other week I get in my car and I hear the dash cam beeping away at me (currently have it in rear until I can be bothered to sort hardwiring). I take a look at it and am greeted with the following:
![20220110_070941.jpg 20220110_070941.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59492-1fff54d89e27cacd285930cc0166b0bc.jpg?hash=H_9U2J4nys)
So I go through the motions to do this via the device:
![20220110_070918.jpg 20220110_070918.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59494-640b8ac4cad5f21cfa6e011e23f20e21.jpg?hash=ZAuKxMrV8h)
![20220110_070937.jpg 20220110_070937.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59493-fbb218b34be330c1e0645d22f9b8ec33.jpg?hash=-7IYs0vjMM)
And then the best bit...
![20220110_070941.jpg 20220110_070941.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59492-1fff54d89e27cacd285930cc0166b0bc.jpg?hash=H_9U2J4nys)
Yeah, what's all that about then?
The device should really be able to format the SD card yet it has forever been incapable of doing this.
Said cards bought from reputable retailers (not eBay/Amazon)...
![20220110_200639.jpg 20220110_200639.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59491-a8ba0ab8c5dd8859677d18b9caeda948.jpg?hash=qLoKuMXdiF)
In addition, I've also used a Samsung 128GB PRO Endurance card.
So my workaround is having to bring the SD card in to the house (great if you're away on holiday and have no access to your house right!), use SD Card Formatter, do a full format and then insert the card back in to the dash cam.
Which worked for a while until a week or so later I hear these annoying beeps again after starting the car up ... lo and behold it's that message again.
As the dash cam is currently cabled in to my 12v socket up front (luckily I don't carry passengers), I just pulled the cable and then re-inserted which seemed to quieten it down.
What's the deal? Why offer the ability to format via the device ... if you can't format via the device???
Come on VIOFO.
Hopefully some knowledgable members can help sort me out
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)