Corrupted SD Memory Card

MaKSiNG

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Hi All,

My SD card for my digital camera has become corrupted for some reason.
I was getting a System Error when looking through the pictures on my digital camera. I plugged the card into my PC to retrieve the pictures that were still on there but could not load them.
Now I am unable to access the card at all either from PC or from the camera.
I am unable to format it using the camera or the PC.

What is going on? Can these cards really be corrupted? Is there no use but to throw it away and buy a new one?

Thanks,

MaKS
 
Hi Maks,

Just seen this on a site, seems to imply that card failure is likey.

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Sorry....just actualy read your post instead of just enthusiastically replying!

Saw a thing on the BBC web site where memory cards were tested and were pretty unaffected by everything they threw at them....only nailing them to a tree corrupted any data but still left portions of the card readable!!

i.e. no need to worry (unless your father removes a card from the camera whilst it is being written to :(
 

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