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Roku Ultra 4, can't format new microSD card
When I insert a brand-new 32GB SDHC microSD card (smallest memory size available at my local computer shop) into the slot on my new Roku 4 Ultra, it recognizes the card, prompts me to format, and the...
- Have you tried reformatting the card in another device, then reinserting it into your Roku again and seeing if it is able to successfully reformat the card? If that isn't working, I'd recommend trying a card from a different manufacturer. Many options are available online via Amazon, etc.
If you're in the US, we also offer them on our accessories page here: https://www.roku.com/products/accessories/player
Cheers,
Tanner Just a comment to everyone. The only thing an SD card does on the Roku players that have the slot is expand the storage space for channel storage. It is not used by the Roku in any way to improve performance. It will only let unused channels load faster, as Roku will offload a little used channel to instead store the more commonly used channels. It makes a small difference in the time it takes to load that channel, but once it's loaded there's no additional benefit to using a card.
Also, regardless of the size of card you use, the Roku will only use about 2GB of space. So installing a 32GB card is just wasting the capacity of the card.
