Reliably test REDMAGS

[Remo Fritzsche]

Hi There,

As I recently heard by a DIT, he couldn't transfer one or more clips from one of my REDMAGS - the operation always failed. I'm quite hesitant of using that REDMAG again for recording, but I don't want to throw it away if I'm not entirely sure it's damaged.

Is there a way of reliably testing if a REDMAG still works? I thought about filling up the media several times with dummy recordings and then check whether I can transfer them. But is this safe, and is there a better way of checking a MAG?

Thanks for your help,
Remo

 

[Bob Gundu]

I would do a secure format vs. The regular way.

 

[Jake Wilganowski]

Do a secure format and get off the latest release build

 

[Remo Fritzsche]

So a secure format would yield potential hardware errors?