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01/21/2005 12:50:37 PM · #51
Originally posted by GoldBerry:

To my knowledge, pulling mid-transfer can potentially result in loss...at least, it's happened to me anyway. I always wait a minute after, just to be safe.


And the above statement doesn't just apply to cf cards. :D
01/21/2005 12:56:19 PM · #52
errr..uuum.....???? lol

Message edited by author 2005-01-21 12:56:57.
01/21/2005 01:05:33 PM · #53
you should see me other comments on other threads about you. lol
mmmm...
:D lol
01/21/2005 01:06:02 PM · #54
Originally posted by GoldBerry:

To my knowledge, pulling a card mid-transfer can potentially result in loss of data...


I know that...like I said, I only do so if the card is about to be formatted anyway. I'm wondering if it harms the card itself.
01/21/2005 01:20:00 PM · #55
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:

Originally posted by GoldBerry:

To my knowledge, pulling a card mid-transfer can potentially result in loss of data...


I know that...like I said, I only do so if the card is about to be formatted anyway. I'm wondering if it harms the card itself.


Yes. There is a definite potential for harm because higher than nominal electric current is flowing through the contacts when the component is removed. you always want electronic components to be in a restful state when physically changing their connections. CF cards are very durable, so the probability is very low of this happening, but it is a possibility. It's more likely that you would marginalize part of the assembly, and increase chances of intermittant data corruption at specific blocks.

Always wait until the card has stopped blinking for a while.

On Linux it's quite a bit easier because you have to mount / unmount media. When an unmount operation completes, the operating system has completed any pending tranfers. In windows, there isn't a fail-safe like this, but a little patience before pulling the card will go a long way.

Linux is great for data protection... We just can't do color management :)
01/21/2005 01:23:53 PM · #56
Originally posted by notonline:

you should see me other comments on other threads about you. lol
mmmm...
:D lol


You men.
01/21/2005 01:27:43 PM · #57
Originally posted by GoldBerry:

Originally posted by notonline:

you should see me other comments on other threads about you. lol
mmmm...
:D lol


You men.


Nah I'm not a pig I only play the part on TV. However you are very attractive.
01/21/2005 01:28:20 PM · #58
pulling the card out mid write may damage the card - turning the camera off during a write cycle does... - it's been proven by a friend of mine, and my CF card.. some blocks are fine - some have blank images - some have garbled half images. - i marked it, and set it aside. formatting a dozen times didn't fix it.

that's what happens when a drunk friend uses your camera

01/21/2005 01:33:02 PM · #59
Originally posted by soup:


that's what happens when a drunk friend uses your camera


"Friend" riiiiiiiight.

:-)

Same thing's happened to me. Just play it safe and wait the extra 30 seconds so you know it's actually done. Unless you're like me and have the memory of a goldfish: I put a card in the reader only to turn around two minutes later and say "oh I left a card in the reader" and yank it out mid-transfer.
01/21/2005 01:34:13 PM · #60
Originally posted by notonline:

Nah I'm not a pig I only play the part on TV. However you are very attractive.


The fact that you think I'm atractive judging solely by my self-portraits is a testament to how good of a photographer I really am *pats on back*.

lol
01/21/2005 01:34:28 PM · #61
That might have something to do with the blonde hair.
01/21/2005 01:46:51 PM · #62
Originally posted by GoldBerry:

Originally posted by notonline:

Nah I'm not a pig I only play the part on TV. However you are very attractive.


The fact that you think I'm atractive judging solely by my self-portraits is a testament to how good of a photographer I really am *pats on back*.

lol


Of course it's hard to tell with a profile shot no bigger then... ok we won't go there but yes you are a good photographer.
01/21/2005 03:55:22 PM · #63
Originally posted by cghubbell:

On Linux it's quite a bit easier because you have to mount / unmount media. When an unmount operation completes, the operating system has completed any pending tranfers. In windows, there isn't a fail-safe like this, but a little patience before pulling the card will go a long way.

??? -- On Windows 2000 I go to "My Computer" and right-click on the drive indicating the card reader with the card, and scroll down to "Eject" -- it finishes whatever it's doing and then the light on the reader goes out, and I pull out the card. If the card reader's hooked to a Mac you can drag the card's icon to the Trash to unmount it.
01/21/2005 04:31:55 PM · #64
Originally posted by GeneralE:

...If the card reader's hooked to a Mac you can drag the card's icon to the Trash to unmount it.


Alternately, select the disc image and click the Eject icon in the menu bar (if you have configured one here) or key Cmd-e.
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