Patent ID: 8438317

Claim:
A memory control apparatus to control a non-volatile memory in accordance with a file system which composes a data area for storing a file and a management area for storing management information of the file, the memory control apparatus comprising: a formatting unit adapted to selectively implement a first formatting which erases the management information in the management area but does not erase data in the data area, or a second formatting which erases both the management information in the management area and the data in the data area; a control unit adapted to: inhibit designation of stopping the formatting while the first formatting is implemented; control a display unit to display information indicating that the formatting is in progress without indicating a ratio of erased data or that the user is able to stop the formatting while the management information is being erased during the first formatting; inhibit designation of stopping the formatting while erasing the management information while the second formatting is implemented; control the display unit to display information indicating that the formatting is in progress without indicating a ratio of erased data or that the user is able to stop the formatting while erasing the management information in the management area during the second formatting, and to further display information indicating a progress of data erase and permission for designation of stopping the formatting while erasing the data in the data area during the second formatting; and control to stop the second formatting if the designation of stopping the formatting is input while the information indicating the progress of data erase is being displayed.