Prevent loosing photos before formating an SD card

Dani 82

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Sep 10, 2012
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SD card needs formatting apperently, but how do I get the photos off it first to ensure I don't loose them?
 

vaell

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Apr 15, 2012
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agree with the two other posts

Also, for future reference, be careful how you move the files on your SD card, you should not eliminate, modify anything that is inside your card with nothing but the camera you are using it with, only copy the pictures directly to your PC.
and make sure you format the SD with the camera not the pc
 


That probably means that your card is broken and you'll need to get a new one. You can try reformatting the card ("quick format" only) and then running recuva again, but most likely that card is dead.