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How to Delete Pictures From a Memory Stick

Different cameras use different types of memory cards to store their pictures on. Memory sticks are found in earlier Sony model digital cameras. They work the same way as other types of memory cards, and once you have downloaded the pictures to your desktop or laptop computer, the memory stick needs to be cleared of pictures before it can be used again. There are a couple of different ways to do this: One is with your computer, and the other is with the digital camera itself.

Instructions

Using Computer to Delete Photos
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  Insert the memory stick into the drive port on your home computer or into a memory stick reader that is connected to your computer. You can also connect the camera directly to the computer using a USB cable.
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  Download the pictures to your home computer the way you normally would. Review the folder where your pictures where downloaded to so you can make sure all have downloaded correctly.
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  Click "My Computer," then click the icon that identifies the memory stick or the digital camera that is connected to your computer. Open the folder that has the pictures stored on the memory stick. Select all the pictures and press the "Delete" button to erase the pictures.
Using Your Camera
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  Remove the memory stick from your digital camera. Insert the memory stick into your home computer or an external reader and download the pictures as you normally would.
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  Remove the memory stick from the computer or external reader and put the memory stick back into the digital camera.
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  Press the "Menu" button on the back of the digital camera and scroll through menu functions and select "Format memory stick."
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  Select "Format." The camera will prompt you to confirm that you want to delete all the pictures from the memory stick. Click on "Yes" and the camera's internal process will erase all the pictures contained on the memory stick.

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