How to Format a Memory Card for an HTC Touch Pro

by Robert Kingsley
Expanding the storage capacity of your Touch Pro allows you to store MP3s and videos.

Expanding the storage capacity of your Touch Pro allows you to store MP3s and videos.

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The HTC Touch Pro is a Windows Mobile smartphone designed for business users. Since it's business oriented, the Touch Pro is often used for carrying large amounts of data, emails and other information that can often take up a large amount of space. The phone includes only 512MB of internal memory, which won't go very far. To accommodate the need for more storage, the Touch Pro has a microSD port to accept a memory card. Though this is a Windows Mobile device, the NTFS file format is not supported so your card must be formatted as FAT32.

Step 1

Insert your microSD card into an SD adapter. Insert the loaded SD adapter into an SD card reader. Many computers will have a reader installed internally; if yours does not, you'll need to purchase an external USB SD card reader.

Step 2

Click "Start" from the Windows desktop and click "Computer."

Step 3

Right click the microSD card and click "Format."

Step 4

Select "FAT32" from the File System drop-down list.

Step 5

Maintain the default Allocation Unit Size and type a name for the card under "Volume Label."

Step 6

Deselect "Quick Format" and click "Start." The device will now be formatted with the FAT32 file system.

Step 7

Right-click the card when the format is complete and click "Eject."

Step 8

Remove the microSD card from the reader and adapter and insert it into your HTC Touch Pro for use.

About the Author

Robert Kingsley has been writing technical copy and procedural documents since 2007. He has years of experience with networking and hardware troubleshooting to help guide readers through their information technology-related issues. Kingsley received his associate's degree in computer networking systems from ITT Technical Institute in Woburn, Massachusetts.

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