Title: Help. Corrupt CF card.
Post by: nickliv on June 18, 2008, 07:52:53 pm
To quote Andy Zarse, BASTARD BASTARD BASTARD
My big (4 GB) CF card is corrupt, I can view some images on the camera, but accessing them takes for ever, and I CAN'T transfer them to the computer.
I don't have a dedicated CF reader as yet, (Should arrive on Fri) but in the meantime, is there anything I can try?
Cheers
Nick
My big (4 GB) CF card is corrupt, I can view some images on the camera, but accessing them takes for ever, and I CAN'T transfer them to the computer.
I don't have a dedicated CF reader as yet, (Should arrive on Fri) but in the meantime, is there anything I can try?
Cheers
Nick
Title: Re: Help. Corrupt CF card.
Post by: Grand_Fromage on June 18, 2008, 08:01:43 pm
There are quite a few CF card 'repair' gadgets but they all rely on direct access to the card, so you'll need to wait for the reader. I've manage to fix corrupted cards quite a few times and generally I go and download whatever repair tools are offered by that specific CF card manufacturer.
GF
GF
Title: Re: Help. Corrupt CF card.
Post by: landman on June 18, 2008, 10:19:10 pm
You will need a card reader and then a photo recovery program.
In all likelyhood you will have to pay for it, unless you're lucky; but I am only thinking £20.
Won't recommend anything as I'm on Mac OS X so uncertain of Windoze progs.
Thought I'd lost all of my pics of Prague but easily recovered them.
LM
In all likelyhood you will have to pay for it, unless you're lucky; but I am only thinking £20.
Won't recommend anything as I'm on Mac OS X so uncertain of Windoze progs.
Thought I'd lost all of my pics of Prague but easily recovered them.
LM
Title: Re: Help. Corrupt CF card.
Post by: Brad Zarse on June 19, 2008, 01:41:19 pm
Be aware this could take up to 24 hours to sort - I had a 1gb card that bailed on me completely, and it took 5 hours to recover the data photo by photo.....
Good luck mate!
Good luck mate!
Title: Re: Help. Corrupt CF card.
Post by: nickliv on June 20, 2008, 10:57:44 pm
Success (Of sorts)
Now I have a CF reader, the photos of the kids on the card have moved over to the computer without too much hassle (It's these ones I really wanted) and the LM ones may, or may not be unaffected.
Thanks for the pointers / encouragement etc.
I'll post the best LM pics (If indeed I get any) when I get them off the card. (My photography is very much a 'percentage' game. But then I did take over 1200 pics this LM)
If I get a dozen decent ones that will wear blowing up, I'll be a very happy man. Particularly if some of the group C's are worth keeping.
Now I have a CF reader, the photos of the kids on the card have moved over to the computer without too much hassle (It's these ones I really wanted) and the LM ones may, or may not be unaffected.
Thanks for the pointers / encouragement etc.
I'll post the best LM pics (If indeed I get any) when I get them off the card. (My photography is very much a 'percentage' game. But then I did take over 1200 pics this LM)
If I get a dozen decent ones that will wear blowing up, I'll be a very happy man. Particularly if some of the group C's are worth keeping.
