Mem Card Corrupted - DPChallenge Forums

02/13/2006 07:20:51 PM · #1

I just came home from taking some pics of my family during a sunset, and my memory card started messing up. While we were at the beach it was fine, showing all my images and everything. When I got home and put it in the card reader the reader was blinking like is wasn't totally connected. I tried to look at the images anyway. I was viewing one (with the viewer for win xp) but when I tried to open it in photoshop it locked up. I thought the connection was loose with the card so I took it out and put it back in. When I took it out all my windowss closed (this is normal, the windows that where showing the pictures closed) and when I put it back in it was corrupted. Now all the pictures in that folder show up with IIC[ in front of the image number and .jpc as the extension. When I try to change the extension back to .jpg it says I cannot write to the media. If I try to copy it to my HD it says I cannot read from media. Can anyone help?

Edit to say there was also two folders added inside where the pictures are on the memory card. One is called * and the other is named **. Also, the pictures in another folder on that memory card are still readable.

Message edited by author 2006-02-13 19:22:08.

02/13/2006 07:26:04 PM · #2

Is this a Lexar?
They have had problems with Canons. I sent mine back for them to retrieve the data but couldn't and sent me a new card. Needless to say, I sold it and now use Kingstons without problems.

There are data recovery programs out there, maybe others can recommend specific programs.

02/13/2006 07:29:28 PM · #3

My card is a sandisk ultra II, 1gb.

Are there any free data recovery programs? I would just reshoot this before paying for something.

02/13/2006 07:35:51 PM · #4

They have a recovery pro program for their stuff. Also if it's under warranty, I think they can attempt to recover the data for you as well.
https://www.customernation.com/pls/ps/ps.ps_main?p_host=304&p_supplier=5096&p_parm=PSHPP

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super for Canon

02/13/2006 07:38:59 PM · #5

Do I have to sign up at there website to download it? You link takes me to a product page.

nemesise1977

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

02/13/2006 07:39:23 PM · #6

proble is it is solid state memory if it goes bad recovery is near impossible :(
I had a rosewill card do the same thing to me

02/13/2006 07:41:12 PM · #7

Originally posted by JoshuaM:

Do I have to sign up at there website to download it? You link takes me to a product page.

Yea, just noticed it as well, maybe their website is corrupted as well.
I think you should call them, if it's under warranty, then they should attempt to recover the data for you and fix/replace your card.
Good luck

02/13/2006 07:44:33 PM · #8

So you guys dont think a format would fix this? If it does I would rather just do that than be without the card for that period of time, and those pics weren't THAT important.

02/13/2006 07:45:25 PM · #9

OT,
you are the second person I've seen have problem with a Pro level Sandisk. The first was a guy with a Mark II and a Sandisk Ultra or Extremem SD card. He had to return it. Lexar had admitted some don't match with Canons. I had a Lexar 80x pro card that I check with their website, they said it was ok but it crashed anyway. Since then I've used Kingston Pro 1GB, 2GB CF cards and a Kingston Ultra SD card on my Mark II N and XT with over 11000 shots with out a single problem. They are cheaper and come with lifetime warranty as well. Ironically I got the first 1GB Kingston card while waiting for my crashed Lexar Pro card to be fixed.

02/13/2006 08:17:17 PM · #10

I downloaded the demo to a program that recovers pictures from damaged cards and it was able to recover them. It is only the demo however. Are there any free programs that will do that?