cant get shit off my SD card

[Beaver]

I've got an SD card with a bunch of photos I want to put on my computer. I can see most of them when I preview them in the directory on my computer, I can see them all on my camera. When I try to view them on the computer I get the message "Windows photo viewer can't open this picture because either the photo has been deleted or it is in a location that isn't avaialble."

I've got the card in a card reader plugged into a usb input. I'm running Windows 7, that card was probably formatted using widows XP a couple years ago. I have another camera that gives me the same message when I try to read the card. I used the card reader with an adapter to read/write to a micro sd card with no problems. If I ad a cable I'd just connect my camera straight to the computer but the cable is about 4000 km away.

I just tried again and was able to view 3 photos then it gave me the same message again.

[bobsdesk]

I'm not entirely sure how you can get the photos saved on your computer, but your camera should allow you to reformat the SD card, deleting everything on it in the process. Sorry to be not that helpful.

[::: :::]

not much to be done
find a friend - try it on another machine

[RShea]

Sounds like some corruption in the files. I know if the pictures are not available and backed up anywhere else you will have 2 options. One get the cable and try to continue to read them in the camera. Does the camera have any internal memory at all? If so check to see if you can move the pictures off the card and onto the internal camera memory (may have to do a few at a time.) then you can try a new card, newly formatted and transfer them back and see if the card reader can get them off the new card.

Your other option- and you may risk loosing data- is to pull the card, try some of the standard utilities to check the card format (Windows has a check disk that attempts to read the files and directories etc..) Or there are some recovery software packages out there (which is used to attempt to recover deleted or corrupted files). These are both free and paid versions from various sources. Smart Recovery from PC Inspector can be tried. But you may also loose some data and photos if they are corrupted and not reading in anything else but the camera.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Can you drag the photos from the sd card to you harddrive?

Sent from my DROID2

[bfree]

I don't have any advice for fixing the corruption, but to avoid this in the future, format the card in-camera after every upload.

[uglymoney]

Bumped a thread in photo/video for you. Cardrecovery worked awesome for me or you can find a way to do it free.

[BaNosser]

Card's not in the 'locked' position is it?

[AKgeoSkier]

Some cameras can also lock photos in the menu settings. Worth checking to see that you didn't lock them.

[F.ing Mike]

I have another camera that gives me the same message when I try to read the card. I used the card reader with an adapter to read/write to a micro sd card with no problems.

If you're having the problem with a card from a different camera as well, then the problem is most likely in the card reader. Go buy a USB cable and connect the camera directly to the computer.

[Beaver]

I managed to get some of the photos but I have to be quick. It seems after a couple minutes the computed can no longer read the card. If I inset the card directly into the card reader on the computer it tells me it cannot be used until it is formatted. I'm going to search for a cable and try that to get the rest of the photos.

[F#*k you cat]

download picassa

put card in slot

let picassa do the work ( upload )

[BassBone]

as mentioned above, could be a problem with the card-reader.

as mentioned directly above; try using a different program.

if neither of those work, it's a card-in-camera issue (also mentioned above).

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[josef]

If your computer can see the files but cant read them they you have a software problem. If your computer cant even see the files on the card then you have a card/ card reader problem. If it is the latter try on a different machine. There are data recouping programs available but they can be pricey and may not be worth it. Either way if its the card I would chuck it and start fresh.

[stuckathuntermtn]

If your computer can see the files but cant read them they you have a software problem. If your computer cant even see the files on the card then you have a card/ card reader problem. If it is the latter try on a different machine. There are data recouping programs available but they can be pricey and may not be worth it. Either way if its the card I would chuck it and start fresh.

Recova is free

Sent from my DROID2

[Eldo]

How old is the SD card? How old is the card reader?

There have been new types of SD cards introduced in the past two or three years (larger and faster) that cannot be properly read by an card reader that is older than that. Sometimes you can view and download some of the SD card files but not all, and even then the files may end up corrupted.

Borrow a newer card reader to try, or connect the camera with a cable to your computer.

Also some general advice: always format the card using the reformat menu on the camera, not with a computer.

[steved]

Been a while, but previous all sounds good. Either get SW...ie Recova..etc...or borrow/buy new, cheap..card reader and install Win7 compatible drivers. Don't know what Win7 allows...Gates & proteges still think world revolves around MS?...#$%*^$ You could find device's drivers on web & download...