Use this guide to replace the SD card memory storage in a Yoto Player (2nd Generation)

Yoto Player (2nd Generation) SD card replacement

Use this guide to help you format an SD card ready to use as a replacement in your Yoto player

<h1 id="use-this-guide-to-help-you-format-an-sd-card-ready-to-use-as-a-replacement-in-your-yoto-player"><span style="color: rgb(248, 94, 65);">Use this guide to help you format an SD card ready to use as a replacement in your Yoto player.</span></h1><p><br></p><h2 id="for-mac-devices">For Mac Devices</h2><h2 id="step-1-insert-sd-card-into-adapter">Step 1: Insert SD card into Adapter</h2><p><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/m670/hc/ql/sd%20format--7ee8becd-32a0-4a16-8496-23180dbf7528.jpg" style="width: 500px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Step 1: Insert SD card into Adapter"></p><h2 id="step-2-insert-adaptor-into-your-mac-device">Step 2: Insert Adaptor into your Mac device</h2><p><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/m670/hc/ql/sd%20format-3-ff0384a6-222f-4dd8-815e-de4691518b57.jpg" style="width: 500px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Step 2: Insert Adaptor into your Mac device"></p><h2 id="step-3-go-to-disk-utility">Step 3: Go to Disk Utility</h2><p><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/m670/hc/ql/sd%20format-4-cef622fd-bff3-419d-a2b8-56393b5ca853.jpg" style="width: 500px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Step 3: Go to Disk Utility"></p><h2 id="isPasted">Step 4: Click on the SD (called NO NAME here)</h2><p><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/m670/hc/ql/sd%20format-5-c46c765f-c48a-4b2a-b266-3b97dc0ce673.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 500px;" id="isPasted" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Step 4: Click on the SD (called NO NAME here)"></p><h2 id="step-5-select-erase-and-select-ms-dos-fat">Step 5: Select ERASE and select MS-DOS (FAT)</h2><p><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/m670/hc/ql/sd%20format-6-bc90f019-82b3-49c7-9516-32baa9c64fe9.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 500px;" id="isPasted" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Step 5: Select ERASE and select MS-DOS (FAT)"></p><h2 dir="ltr" id="step-6-when-formatting-is-complete-unmount-and-remove-the-sd-card-from-the-mac-device">Step 6: When formatting is complete, unmount and remove the SD card from the Mac device</h2><p><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/m670/hc/ql/sd%20format-8-f92b5039-1f45-45c1-b03b-95976b9413a9.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 500px;" id="isPasted" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Step 6: When formatting is complete, unmount and remove the SD card from the Mac device"></p><p><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/m670/hc/ql/sd%20format-9-04425118-e3f1-4b0b-b79f-24fd6470aa78.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 500px;" id="isPasted" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Step 6: When formatting is complete, unmount and remove the SD card from the Mac device"></p><p><br></p>

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