topic Re: Not reading or formatting SD card in Arlo

Not reading or formatting SD card

Kleerob — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 20:36:22 GMT

The base station won't read my SD card, nor will it allow me to format it even though it says it needs formatting. Purchased a new SD card and still the same outcome. This all started after the new update on July 14, 2025. Wouldn't put it past the company trying to force us into purchasing subscriptions.

Re: Not reading or formatting SD card

StephenB — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 10:45:29 GMT

@Kleerob wrote:

The base station won't read my SD card,

How large is the card?

Have you tried deleting the partitions and formatting as FAT32 on a PC?

Some large cards are counterfeit, and don't actually have as much storage as claimed. There are a couple of tools in this link that you can use to check the card:

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2592/

Re: Not reading or formatting SD card

Kleerob — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:26:03 GMT

I have done all the above and the card does not format. It worked perfectly fine until the last update.

Re: Not reading or formatting SD card

StephenB — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:40:47 GMT

@Kleerob wrote:

I have done all the above and the card does not format. It worked perfectly fine until the last update.

How large is the card?

What brand is it?