SD Card Crash

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had a 32gb card go down recently

couldn't read it at all

after a bit of searching came across this ZAR 9.2 which read the card and recovered pics, video & sound files

get it here if your card/drive has crashed

now I can reformat the card and see if it's still OK or will it be a nuisance and crash agian?

http://www.z-a-recovery.com/download.htm

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recovered all the files but the card won't re format

[mattr]

Try using a terminal or an ubuntu machine. They can sometimes recover/reformat stuff windoze can't

[jimmy]

What card is it? Since cameras are using these horrid little cards more and more instead of proper man-cards like CF, I've had to start using them over the past couple of years.
I've come to the conclusion they are generally crap. Even big brands.

The only card I trust and would buy now is the new samsung ones - they are really good and unlike the lexar ones I had previously which broke just through use, I've had one of these in a carpark for a week, rained on and driven over (I lost it) and it still worked fine when I found it.

these are the fellas I use in all my SD cameras.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-SD...item5ae9237a6d

Always be careful of touching the contacts, you can fry cards easily with a bit of static madness.

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Originally Posted by mattr

Try using a terminal or an ubuntu machine.

explain please, in the meantime I'll google

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Originally Posted by jimmy

What card is it?

same as this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1307124395...ht_1861wt_1086

[mattr]

Terminal = C:\ prompt like old windows! ;-)
Ubuntu = a linux based operating system.

I've used both to recover crashed/corrupted memory cards of various types.

[RudolfXC]

There's loads of fake SD cards being sold on eBay, my mate being one that bought a Samsung that was only half the size and Class 4 instead of the Class 10 written on it.

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Originally Posted by mattr

Terminal = C:\ prompt like old windows! ;-)

I'd have to read up on that

Originally Posted by mattr

Ubuntu = a linux based operating system.

pal at work may have one I could try

[DCM]

Glenn, it's foreign but the text in English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ww4KQXcGBk

[mattr]

Originally Posted by Chequered Flag Racing

I'd have to read up on that

pal at work may have one I could try

I suspect it may be as newer versions of windows are a bit nervous about connecting to dodgy corrupted cards, and don't want to catch anything off them.
Ubuntu (and a terminal) are much less fussy, and in Ubuntus case, much more robust against stuff like that!

Thats my theory anyway!

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2 PC's both on vista, both up to date

used same card reader, 8gb stick in picture and on the laptop it reads it and I've transferred files to it. Haven't tried the desktop yet but I will one day.