Model 3 SD/USB storage

[Ant M3]

Hi all, this might be a silly question…

I’ve had my model 3 from new since 2019. When I got the car I had to buy a micro SD card to save Dashcam and sentry footage. After 4 years , the card has now corrupted and I have a new one…
The question is , do I still need to format the micro sd card with a certain file name like I did 4 years ago or is this something taken care of with subsequent software updates?

 

[rb98]

I think you can format it directly in the car: Controls > Safety > Format USB Drive (or something like that!)

 

[OfficialMark_H]

That’s right, 4 years ago we couldn’t format the card in the car and had to create the folders, now it’s taken care of in the software when you format it in the car.

 

[jblandford]

Do yourself a favour and get an external SSD drive thats designed (nowadays anyway) to be written to constantly rather than a micro SD card or thumb drive. I bought a Samsung T5 4.5 years ago and not a glitch. I never trust SD/Micro SD. When using them at work (camera person) I record to them in pairs and backup straight away before leaving client site.

 

[MrBadger]

Some micro SD cards are designed to be written to constantly too and some even use the same/similar memory technology that some SSD cards use - it’s just packaged differently.

Our (iirc) 64GB SanDisk Endurance card is still going strong nearly 5 years later although if I was to buy again I would probably buy the Max Endurance. Never found the need for anything larger, you just end up with even more stale sentry footage that periodically needs deleting.

 

[pgkevet]

..and my 2018 S is still happy with the original 32GB card I shoved in 6 yrs ago...