Grrr, Bl#*dy memory card!!!
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I had Ecurie's gorgeous Murcielago to play with on Thursday, I only took 3 shots that day because the roads were filthy, hence so was the car... besides, I wanted to drive the thing. So I got up at 5am on Friday to get some shots in the bag before I dropped it back with them...... and half the resulting images have come out looking like this:
WTF!!!??? You can clearly see a ghost of the previous images I shot on the card (new shape MINI).... are the Murcie shots ruined, or is the data there & retrievable somehow? All shot RAW FWIW. I fear I've helped cause this by making an elementary mistake and deleting the old data in Windows Explorer rather than formatting the card in camera, which is what I'd normally do......
yours,
Slightly irritated of Essex
WTF!!!??? You can clearly see a ghost of the previous images I shot on the card (new shape MINI).... are the Murcie shots ruined, or is the data there & retrievable somehow? All shot RAW FWIW. I fear I've helped cause this by making an elementary mistake and deleting the old data in Windows Explorer rather than formatting the card in camera, which is what I'd normally do......
yours,
Slightly irritated of Essex
Try this:
www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
Not used it myself but know a few who have recovered all sorts with it.
www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
Not used it myself but know a few who have recovered all sorts with it.
mate said:
Insert the card before running the prog. Put the entire program folder wherever you want to recover the pictures to and run it from there. Choose the memory card from the list of found disks, it should be obvious enough to tell by the size.
When you’ve chosen the card, you get a list of partition types. It doesn’t really seem to matter which one you choose, but I always choose the Intel partition anyway.
Once you’re past that screen, you get a list of partitions on the disk/card plus an ‘empty’ option which refers to the whole thing. Choose that one.
When you’ve chosen the card, you get a list of partition types. It doesn’t really seem to matter which one you choose, but I always choose the Intel partition anyway.
Once you’re past that screen, you get a list of partitions on the disk/card plus an ‘empty’ option which refers to the whole thing. Choose that one.
oggs said:
trackdemon said:
oggs said:
No help mate just 
No worries big guy, it helps
Murcie is why I couldn't make Thursday night, was only day car was available Gaymie told me what he thought of the car.. not good
I Pref Chilli's one
Yeah, an opinion based on sitting in the pax seat for 5mins!! LOL! Let me tell you - behind the wheel=good
Cant comment on Tony's till I get a go m12_nathan said:
Did it show up ok on the camera display when you took it?
sandisk ship a recover cd with their cards but not convinced it'll help too much.
sandisk ship a recover cd with their cards but not convinced it'll help too much.
The images were perfectly visible on the preview screen, but subsequently now several are saying 'no image to view' or something like that....
You will most liekly need some image recovery software.
This can be caused by a number of things, dropping the card / subjecting it to shock, or something such as a rapid change in temperature, an incorrect card format or the fact it's coming to the end of it's natural life.
Try copying the data directly from the camera, rather than putting the card into a reader - the fact that the image is previewed on the camera is a good sign.
Next option is to try copying the data to a portable storage device (in the assumption you haven't already).
Then you're onto the image recovery tools. There are a number of things out there, which wont cost the earth, although from experience I wouldn't use the Sandisk recovery stuff on anything other than a Sandisk.
All of the above could lead to a card failure, so if the images are particularly important to you, then I would use a specialist recovery company - which doesn't cost as much as you'd think.
Might be worth asking Santa for a new card though...
This can be caused by a number of things, dropping the card / subjecting it to shock, or something such as a rapid change in temperature, an incorrect card format or the fact it's coming to the end of it's natural life.
Try copying the data directly from the camera, rather than putting the card into a reader - the fact that the image is previewed on the camera is a good sign.
Next option is to try copying the data to a portable storage device (in the assumption you haven't already).
Then you're onto the image recovery tools. There are a number of things out there, which wont cost the earth, although from experience I wouldn't use the Sandisk recovery stuff on anything other than a Sandisk.
All of the above could lead to a card failure, so if the images are particularly important to you, then I would use a specialist recovery company - which doesn't cost as much as you'd think.
Might be worth asking Santa for a new card though...
I really empathise with you Steve. I have had a few problems with memory cards (Lexar Professional) this year. I can only deduce that they are at the end of their natural lifespan. I've used Lexar Media Image Rescue recovery software and it has always recovered files. The software you get with the cards is pants. I downloaded it from their website. Cannot remember how much it cost or if it was free. May have been about £20. It offers three levels of search, high, low and extensive. I think that it is the later that I have used.
I always download files to the computer and back these up onto an external hard drive. I also reformat the cards every time I have finished with the data on them (and only after files have all been checked individually and processsed wherever possible).
Oh well! Look upon it as offering a fine excuse for another outing with the Lamborghini when we have some decent weather and lovely blue skies
I always download files to the computer and back these up onto an external hard drive. I also reformat the cards every time I have finished with the data on them (and only after files have all been checked individually and processsed wherever possible).
Oh well! Look upon it as offering a fine excuse for another outing with the Lamborghini when we have some decent weather and lovely blue skies
Edited by EmmaP on Monday 11th December 10:34
EmmaP said:
May have been about £20.
Most recovery programs vary between £15-30.
EmmaP said:
It offers three levels of search, high, low and extensive. I think that it is the later that I have used.
Always use extensive... it's most likely to give a result, and if a card is corrupted, in my experience they continue to degrade with each pass.
EmmaP said:
Agreed Pod! A job isn't worth the risk of a second failure. My local Calumet replaced the faulty card as they could not find the problem when they put it in their machine. I must go to see them again with another two 
Was at a conference…
the guy from Lexar said "our cards are as good as Sandisk"….
the guy from Kingston said "our cards are as good as Sandisk"….
the guy from Sandisk said "our cards are as good as Sandisk"….
Tells you all you need to know...
EmmaP said:
Podie said:
the guy from Sandisk said "our cards are as good as Sandisk"….
Tells you all you need to know...
Tells you all you need to know...
I thought Lexar were better. (They only stock Lexar Professional at Calumet.) I think you just told me all I need to know
I'm sure they do fail, but I've yet to have a Sandisk go on me... either in the camera or any other device.
If truth be told, I've no idea which is REALLY best - but I did find the whole thing quite amusing...
I have just had to send 3 cards back to Lexar as they showed as corrupt, worked fine on my 10D, but not on the 30D, phoned them up and they agreed an exchange straight away as it was a known compatibility problem with the older cards.
I have read somewhere that Lexar are recomended for Nikon users and Sandisk for Canon.
I have read somewhere that Lexar are recomended for Nikon users and Sandisk for Canon.
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