Compact Flash card not readable
Oct 10, 2017 09:06:48 #
Oct 10, 2017 09:28:21 #
More details please. If you insert it into your camera, are any pictures visible? How about in a card reader - if you right- click on the drive with the card and choose properties, what is the information displayed? How about attaching the camera via a USB cable to your computer and attempting to download that way? Have you tried all these methods before deciding the card is unreadable? If so, my next step would be to download and run a tool like Recuva.
Oct 10, 2017 09:31:22 #
Oct 10, 2017 09:33:09 #
Jerry Ward wrote:
What is the best plan of action, professional data recovery, etc?
Some card manufacturers have their own recovery software. Check their web site.
Oct 10, 2017 09:54:38 #
I had one where the little, tiny plastic divider between the contacts on the back of the card was bent and preventing good contact in the reader............
Oct 10, 2017 10:02:31 #
I had this happen with a Kingston cf card. it would only download half the images. I'm so glad I had a sd card in the body. Was able to get all of my images.
I contacted Kingston and they replaced the card.
I contacted Kingston and they replaced the card.
Oct 10, 2017 11:55:15 #
Jerry Ward wrote:
...professional data recovery, etc?
Very expensive.
Oct 10, 2017 12:34:54 #
Jerry Ward wrote:
What is the best plan of action, professional data recovery, etc?
It was working fine as far as I know until I tried to insert it in my card reader. I had trouble getting it in because of bent pins. I could not get it recognized on my imac, so I inserted it in my wife's windows desktop with a built in reader. It was not recognized there either so I put it back in the camera to see if I could still view the images. The message on the camera was that it was not readable or damaged.
Oct 10, 2017 16:01:51 #
Jerry Ward wrote:
It was working fine as far as I know until I tried to insert it in my card reader. I had trouble getting it in because of bent pins. I could not get it recognized on my imac, so I inserted it in my wife's windows desktop with a built in reader. It was not recognized there either so I put it back in the camera to see if I could still view the images. The message on the camera was that it was not readable or damaged.
I’m surprised your Windows machine had a built in CF reader - I would have expected SD, but not a CF. Anyway, have you examined the socket in the camera carefully (with a flashlight) to see if there are any bent pins there? it happens, and you mentioned bent pins in your reader, so I’m wondering about the card itself. Not sure how the holes in the card could be offset or damaged causing bent pins, but it is possible. It’s also possible that if you bent multiple pins in the reader or the bent pin touched an inserted pin, you could have damaged the card or reader interface or both. Assuming the reader’s and camera’s pins are OK, I would try another CF card and see if you can read it. If so, then I would either use the recovery SW shipped with many brands (such as Sandisk or Lexar) or download a copy of Recuva and try it.
Oct 11, 2017 07:38:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Very expensive.
Recovery might be covered by your homeowners insurance. My dad had a hard drive crash a few years ago that was covered...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Oct 11, 2017 08:05:12 #
I experienced this with SD 95 speed micro chips. It seems that SD has not kept up with the times and changes in Mac technology. Sony cards do not present this problem.
The only way I could get the card to work was to put it into a card reader, export the files to a folder, and then import the files into Lightroom from that folder. Mac could not read these SD 32MB and 64MB cards. Kingston, Lexar (my standard choice) and Sony all work great.
The only way I could get the card to work was to put it into a card reader, export the files to a folder, and then import the files into Lightroom from that folder. Mac could not read these SD 32MB and 64MB cards. Kingston, Lexar (my standard choice) and Sony all work great.
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