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Mac users: Stop Deleting “The Contents” Directory
Hey, here’s a red alert for Mac users: the firmware has changed in the cameras, and that means that you might have to adopt a slightly different workflow!
Mac computers don’t allow formatting the P2 cards, so Mac users have frequently been just deleting the CONTENTS directory (and executing a force-delete). THAT WON’T WORK ANYMORE.
The new firmware won’t recognize a P2 card unless it has that directory structure. If you delete the directory structure, the camera won’t recognize the card, and will instead display a message like “FORMAT ERR” or “DIRECTORY NG”. This is, IINM, why the current version of P2 Genie’s erasing of cards can’t be used anymore either.
Formatting the cards in-camera, or in the P2 Store or P2 Gear, will work properly. The question becomes one of formatting/erasing on the computer, for continuous hot-swap recording.
For Windows users, just use the “format” option; it’ll do what you need.
For Mac users, you cannot just delete all the directories anymore. What you need to do is use P2CMS, select all the clips and then delete them. That’ll erase all the files while preserving the directory structure.
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