| Re: Help with a memory card that won't give up its contents
Hi vole-woman,
I am assuming that you are trying to transfer the data from camera to computer with the card inside the camera, and the camera connected to the computer by the usb lead that will have been supplied when you purchased the camera?
You advise that you have tried to transfer the data by having the card in three cameras. - Did you use the same usb lead in each case, or have you tried different USB leads? (If the same lead, it might be that which is faulty).
You also advise that you have tried on two computers. Normally when a camera is connected to a computer, and switched on in image playback mode, a small window will open on the computer asking what option should be followed.
Try just closing that small window, and then open windows explorer, browse to my computer, and an additional external drive should be showing, which will be the camera card.
If you click on the + sign against that drive, the sub-menu will show any folders on that drive. Normally by clicking once more, the computer will be looking at the exernal (camera card) drive, and should display each individual image file contained thereon.
If you can get to that point, you might try creating a new folder somewhere within the "my documents" or "my pictures" section of your computer, then, by browsing back to the external (camera) drive folder showing the individual files, you should just be able to select all, and then drag the selected files across to your newly created folder.
If that doesn't work, (assuming that the usb lead is ok), then your camera card is definitely faulty.
This method avoids any need to use the Lexar software, or any camera manufacturers software that you might normally be using to transfer your image data, and should enable you with some certainty to decide whether it is in fact the card which is at fault.
Regards,
Mike. |