Has this happened to you?
Mar 28, 2016 12:04:16 #
Mar 28, 2016 13:06:34 #
JoelS wrote:
The other day I edited a lot of B&W photos and then copied them to a thumb drive. I forgot to empty my pockets when I threw my pants into the washing machine. To my horror I discovered the thumb drive in the washer, it had been through wash cycle, rinse cycle, and spin cycle. I put the thumb drive in my pocket and when I was at Wal-mart, I decided to see if the photos survived the washer and to my surprise the photos were in tact.
Good thing you didn't use too much bleach.
Mar 28, 2016 13:20:37 #
Mar 28, 2016 13:20:56 #
Mar 28, 2016 15:04:00 #
John_F wrote:
Well, after washing the SD did you still have to PP in software. :)
Good point! :lol:
Mar 28, 2016 15:05:01 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Good thing you didn't use too much bleach.
Yup. :lol:
Mar 28, 2016 15:05:48 #
Capn_Dave wrote:
I guess Hillary is lucky she didn't put her emails on thumb drives
Perhaps she should have. ;-) :lol:
Mar 28, 2016 15:41:39 #
tamalero wrote:
Most memories are resilient. Pretty sure what really damages them are the HEAT, magnetic and radiation exposure.
I dont think a normal thumb drive would survive the dryer.
I dont think a normal thumb drive would survive the dryer.
I just had one survive both. Nothing special either: it was a give away from a trade show.
Mar 28, 2016 17:36:18 #
JoelS wrote:
The other day I edited a lot of B&W photos and then copied them to a thumb drive. I forgot to empty my pockets when I threw my pants into the washing machine. To my horror I discovered the thumb drive in the washer, it had been through wash cycle, rinse cycle, and spin cycle. I put the thumb drive in my pocket and when I was at Wal-mart, I decided to see if the photos survived the washer and to my surprise the photos were in tact.
not a mistake I have made yet! although, I only own 1 pair of levi,s and they only get washed once every 3 years! I will let you know in 2018!! :-D
Mar 28, 2016 17:38:05 #
John_F wrote:
Well, after washing the SD did you still have to PP in software. :)
The PP probably washed out
;)
Mar 28, 2016 21:59:13 #
Been there done that. I did my laundry and when emptying the drier I found my 4G SanDisk Cruiser thumb drive. I figured it was toast. I let it sit a day or two to ensure that it had ample time to dry out, may not have been required as it had been through the dryer already. Then I plucked up the courage to plug it into the computer. To my surprise it was accessible and the full directory and folders were there. I opened some of the files and was pleasantly surprised to find it appeared to be operating normally. That was a few years ago now and the drive is still in service today.
JoelS wrote:
The other day I edited a lot of B&W photos and then copied them to a thumb drive. I forgot to empty my pockets when I threw my pants into the washing machine. To my horror I discovered the thumb drive in the washer, it had been through wash cycle, rinse cycle, and spin cycle. I put the thumb drive in my pocket and when I was at Wal-mart, I decided to see if the photos survived the washer and to my surprise the photos were in tact.
Mar 28, 2016 22:01:03 #
Read my first response, washed and dried. Still working years later.
tamalero wrote:
Most memories are resilient. Pretty sure what really damages them are the HEAT, magnetic and radiation exposure.
I dont think a normal thumb drive would survive the dryer.
I dont think a normal thumb drive would survive the dryer.
Mar 29, 2016 00:24:09 #
Mar 29, 2016 00:25:17 #
Mar 29, 2016 11:21:52 #
Solid state circuits you hear about cameras bring found underwater all the time and the photos are recovered.
I don't know if I would use that card for important photos again.
I don't know if I would use that card for important photos again.
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