> > I do pretty much what Godfrey does. > > I reformat (rather than "delete all") because that results in less I/O > to the card, and flash media do gradually wear out. >
I should think the difference is fairly minimal. To delete all, the system probably just sets a 'deleted' status for each file entry in the FAT, whereas to format the card I expect it simply writes a new FAT. In either case I'd be surprised if there was any great difference in the number of I/Os. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
