Anyone else make this mistake when they first bought/got a psp?

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#1 championbossman
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Well I did. I forgot to format my memory! When i did it, all my data on my psp went in a shiny trash can, (I knew that would happen) but it's pretty fun puttting music and pics on there. Losing all my game data wasn't all that devastating though. Anyone else make that mistake?
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#2 Drunko_Elf
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Your supposed to format your memory card when you first get it? I didn't...but I did format it after 3.80 firmware, so I guess its ok now.
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#3 scaryteddy
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So, you were using the memory card fine, storing data on it, and then formated it? LOL! If that's true, you just made my day. Of course all your stuff got dumped! What were you thinking?
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#4 SaL_92
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i didnt either, but when i did, i put everything on the memory stick on the computer so i wouldnt lose anything
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#5 bball_freak_2
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i dont think i have yet (used about 900 MB so far), but i have music, videos and pics, so i guess i did without remembering ?
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#6 BuryMe
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I don't think you need to format the memory stick when you first use it. I haven't and it works perfectly fine.
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#7 dunny55
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wat does formatting ur memory stick do?
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#8 jawshoeuh
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you don't have to format your memory stick. you can add the music and photo and video directories yourself.
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#9 piranha_inc
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you don't need to format it

but formating it without having a backup never

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#10 Gretzky_99rockz
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i didnt either, but when i did, i put everything on the memory stick on the computer so i wouldnt lose anythingSaL_92

2nd that

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#11 Hello_Skitty
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I actually can't remember. :|
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#12 Recca07
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i didn't format mine when i got it. i just started puting stuff on it. i didn't even know what format memory stick is when i got it
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#13 IpodHero176
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I never formatted my memory stick. I didn't think there was a need to format it.
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#14 championbossman
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So, you were using the memory card fine, storing data on it, and then formated it? LOL! If that's true, you just made my day. Of course all your stuff got dumped! What were you thinking?scaryteddy
When I hooked it up to my Computer it didn't have music videos or photos. After formating it all those files where on there.
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#15 BuryMe
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[QUOTE="scaryteddy"]So, you were using the memory card fine, storing data on it, and then formated it? LOL! If that's true, you just made my day. Of course all your stuff got dumped! What were you thinking?championbossman
When I hooked it up to my Computer it didn't have music videos or photos. After formating it all those files where on there.

You could've made the folders yourself, and not lost your saves
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#16 kingrich06
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nope didnt make that mistake becuase I got used to doing that with my Palm cellphone
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#17 KandyKornMan
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the best thing you can do when getting a new memory stick is format it.if you forget to do that connect it to your pc and copy all data on youre hd.then after youre done format it and copy all data back again.I thought you cant use a memory stick if its not formatted?unless it came already formatted.then theres no need to do it.
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#18 footfoe2
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you could have put you save data on a computer i did its think before you post your mistake was that you didnt save the data on you computer
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#19 qaasq
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Why are you supossed to format the memory stick? I haven't and I haven't lost any data.( but I can't download any more music)
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#20 i-rock-socks
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i dont consider it a mistake