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Sandisk 4gb SD card problem: what do I do?

  • I bought a Sandisk secure-digital 4-gigabyte memory card for my camera. It's the standard blue card, no "extreme" or "ultra," etc. I used the card with 0 problems for two weeks, then I took it up north on vacation. The camera suddenly stopped reading the card halfway through the trip. The screen said "this card cannot be used. it may be damaged"; the camera menus were disabled, I can't reformat the card or anything. I did nothing to compromise the card, no bumps, water, or abuse of any kind. The card isn't recognized in my card reader now (I get a "please insert disk" message), but it worked fine before the trip. The card crashed with 300 photos on it. I bought a new 1-gig card for the rest of my vacation which works fine in the camera. If the card is dead so be it, but I don't want to lose those photos. It's too late to get a refund/exchange: the card didn't mess up until after the trial period. Who do I take the card to? How can I extract the photos? Please help! I live in NYC.

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    go to yahoo search type photo rescue

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Did this card come with - and did you install - the Sandisk image recovery program? Maybe that only comes free with the higher level cards, but I don't know. You may be able to download the software at sandisk.com or you might try http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/v3/index.htm for their image recovery software. I have never used it, but it is mentioned here frequently. If you have taken more pictures or deleted more images, the chances are slim that you will be successful, though.

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The card could still be good, at various times certain cameras stop reading cards. My kodak camera sometimes stops reading my card and says its damaged, but when i insert it into my pc it works fine. Your card could still be good, try to get a cheap card reader and see if you can upload the pics onto the pc directly.

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