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Jun 30, 2019 10:25:07   #
Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area
 
NJFrank wrote:
No I use it as a second card used after the first card fills up


Larger cards, where you write redundantly to both cards, is a good reason to have them. If one card goes bad, you have the images on the other card.

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Jun 30, 2019 10:25:35   #
James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)
 
Sorry to read of your dilemma, Frank....

I had this occur twice with my Canon 5D Mark II.
I had shut off the camera while it was dumping the buffer to the card (16 Gig).
The camera displayed the same message on the LCD. I did NOT format the card - but waited till I was at a motel and downloaded a program called "CardRecovery". I got back everything from that shoot and a LOT MORE.
This only works IF you do not do a "low format" where everything is erased from the workings of the chip.
I now am very cautious about watching the little light that tells me that the camera is "busy" dumping from the buffer.
I hope this may help...

https://www.cardrecovery.com/download.asp

BTW = This worked so well I bought the program :-)

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Jun 30, 2019 10:32:29   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
Fredrick wrote:
Larger cards, where you write redundantly to both cards, is a good reason to have them. If one card goes bad, you have the images on the other card.


Valid point.

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Jun 30, 2019 10:38:59   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
James R wrote:
Sorry to read of your dilemma, Frank....

I had this occur twice with my Canon 5D Mark II.
I had shut off the camera while it was dumping the buffer to the card (16 Gig).
The camera displayed the same message on the LCD. I did NOT format the card - but waited till I was at a motel and downloaded a program called "CardRecovery". I got back everything from that shoot and a LOT MORE.
This only works IF you do not do a "low format" where everything is erased from the workings of the chip.
I now am very cautious about watching the little light that tells me that the camera is "busy" dumping from the buffer.
I hope this may help...

https://www.cardrecovery.com/download.asp

BTW = This worked so well I bought the program :-)

=0=
Sorry to read of your dilemma, Frank.... br br I ... (show quote)


The card failure happened as I was shooting, not when I turned the camera off too soon. When I hit the button nothing happened I tried hitting the butt again thinking I wasn’t focused. When I looked at the top screen then I saw that it wanted me to format the card. I tried two different recovery software programs neither worked. Both said no data found. I even tried formatting first in camera than on the computer. Nothing.

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Jun 30, 2019 11:56:55   #
charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA
 
Did you inadvertently lock the card?

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Jun 30, 2019 12:37:15   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
charlienow wrote:
Did you inadvertently lock the card?


No, the failure happened while shooting. Literally from one shot to the next one it quit. I even took it out and slide the lock up and down to be sure that it didn't move for whatever reason.

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Jun 30, 2019 13:03:32   #
Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL
 
NJFrank wrote:
I will try that recovery software. I have nothing to lose. But I am afraid the card may be done. I can't format it neither the camera or computer.
Thanks for the info.

UPDATE

Actually that is one of the software's that I tried previously

Thanks again


I've had repeated success with Recuva. Lest you think I am a total dolt, that's 2 CF cards and an SD over many years. One of them "accidentally" had images deleted in computer by my daughter-in-law. Sorry it didn't work for you, but I do recommend it be a first resort for anyone in trouble. The price is definitely in keeping with what most of us can afford.

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Jun 30, 2019 13:21:24   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
Alafoto wrote:
I've had repeated success with Recuva. Lest you think I am a total dolt, that's 2 CF cards and an SD over many years. One of them "accidentally" had images deleted in computer by my daughter-in-law. Sorry it didn't work for you, but I do recommend it be a first resort for anyone in trouble. The price is definitely in keeping with what most of us can afford.


I would say the vast majority have had success with the recovery software. I seem to be that part who are not in the success column. Nothing is 100%. Unless I did something wrong, I may have to move on. BTW the directions didn't seem overly technical so I don't believe I messed up following the steps for recovery.
I will give it one more try, just in case my thick head didn't do something right with the software.

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Jun 30, 2019 14:46:24   #
Bill P
 
Will you live forever? Will your card live forever?

Answer is the same.

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Jun 30, 2019 14:55:39   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
Bill P wrote:
Will you live forever? Will your card live forever?

Answer is the same.


I am very happy I outlived that card. I plan on out living a bunch more cards.

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Jun 30, 2019 15:00:10   #
Bill P
 
Good for you. I'm not so sure I will.

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Jun 30, 2019 15:39:35   #
AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
 
NJFrank wrote:
No just the one card. I switched them out. It would not work until I physically took out the damaged card. Once I did that Then the camera allowed me to continue shooting.


Just out of curiosity what brand of card was it and did you by any chance put it in a card reader hooked to your computer to see if you could see any images before reformatting it?

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Jun 30, 2019 16:02:56   #
Imagemine Loc: St. Louis USA
 
I'm glad you were able to make everything right. When things like happen to me I just think back to film days when you accidently expose a roll, but glad you can keep going now you know what cards to avoid !

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Jun 30, 2019 16:28:29   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
AirWalter wrote:
Just out of curiosity what brand of card was it and did you by any chance put it in a card reader hooked to your computer to see if you could see any images before reformatting it?


Sandisk. It failed in the camera while taking pictures. I had to change cards before I could continue with my days shooting. After I got home I tried everything I wrote here in this thread

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Jun 30, 2019 16:31:20   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
Imagemine wrote:
I'm glad you were able to make everything right. When things like happen to me I just think back to film days when you accidently expose a roll, but glad you can keep going now you know what cards to avoid !


If this is the worst thing that happens in my life, I will be extremely happy.

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