On 11-03-14 10:58 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote:
Indeed, it seems like a good practice to format a card in the camera
every time the images were copied from it to the computer.
Boris
I am sure "every time" is a huge overkill. Just using it in a reader that can mount it
properly without need for specialized drivers should be enough. I have seen the problem a long time
ago with a crappy no-name memory card. Have been using Sandisk memory cards for the past 10 years
with no card ever having this problem (and not formatting them ever, not even the recommended first
format "in-camera").
kris
Yes, I meant to qualify my own advice with "once in a while" or "when it
causes trouble". Formatting it every time is, I believe, a bit
overkill, especially if you're using good cards to begin with. But
formatting may (although it's no guarantee) repair a glitch in an iffy
card and let you continue using it.
But that's not own personal preference. I would be mightily pissed off
if a cheapo SD card ate my hard-won images. I figure it's cheap
insurance to invest in good cards. I only have Sandisk Extreme III
cards and I've never lost a single image due to card troubles.
-bmw
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