SDHC and SDXC are commonly used SD cards. Sometimes, you need to format the SDHC/SDXC card on Mac to remove all data information, or just want to create new file system on the SDHC/SDXC card. And in some cases, you not only need to format the SDHC/SDXC card on Mac, but you need to permanently erase all data information on the SDHC/SDXC card to prevent data recovery. For example, before you sell, donate, give away or dispose SDHC/SDXC card device, you have to permanently erase your private photos, videos, etc on the SDHC/SDXC card.
Mac Disk Utility can help you format SDHC/SDXC card on Mac. It is very simple, just connect the SDHC/SDXC card with your Mac and open Disk Utility. You can see the SDHC/SDXC card, click Erase to format the SDHC/SDXC card on your Mac. But, the Disk Utility can’t permanently erase the data on the SDHC/SDXC card. Free Mac data recovery software can easily restore formatted data from the SDHC/SDXC card which was formatted by Mac Disk Utility. (Check how to recover lost data from SDHC card, how to recover lost data from SDXC card? ).
If you want to securely format SDHC/SDXC card on Mac and permanently erase data from SDHC/SDXC card under Mac OS, you need Mac data erasure software. DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is the most powerful Mac data eraser. It can help you securely format SDHC/SDXC card on Mac and permanently erase all data from the SDHC/SDXC card to avoid data recovery.
Easy steps to format/erase SDHC/SDXC card on Mac
Step 1: Download and install Mac Data Eraser.
Download and install DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac on your Mac computer. Then launch it from Launchpad.
Step 2: Connect the SDHC/SDXC card with your Mac.
Connect the SDHC/SDXC card with your Mac via card reader or USB cable. And back up important data to another hard drive or device. (Once the SDHC/SDXC card is formatted by Super Eraser for Mac, all the data on the SDHC/SDXC card will be erased forever, can’t be recovered by any method.)
Step 3: Format and erase the SDHC/SDXC card on Mac.
Choose the mode Wipe Hard Drive. Then select the SDHC/SDXC card and wipe it by click on "Wipe Now" button.
DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac will securely format the SDHC/SDXC card on Mac and permanently erase all data information on the SDHC/SDXC card, beyond the scope of data recovery.
This is the most secure way to format SDHC/SDXC card on Mac. It will permanently erase all data on the SDHC/SDXC card under Mac OS, and it will never shorten the service life of the SDHC/SDXC card. Don’t let the sensitive data falls into the wrong hands, just trust DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac. It is the right tool for you to reformat SDHC/SDXC card on Mac and get your data lost forever.
Written & Updated by Shirly Chen
Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.