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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 360844" data-attributes="member: 9619">When you format your SD card, not all is lost.&nbsp; Formatting a card is kind of like rebuilding the file system on the card, to give it better performance.&nbsp; It's like a re-set.&nbsp; You may be &quot;deleting&quot; your photos in the process, but the format process is just telling your computer/camera that the card is &quot;new&quot; and ready to be overwritten.&nbsp; Just like deleting something from your computer, it is not really &quot;deleted&quot;.&nbsp; The OS is just saying that that particular spot on your hard drive is ready to be over written.&nbsp; What you can do, is take another SD card, format it in your camera, take photos, format it again and then use a data recovery software to see if you can recover your photos.&nbsp; There are plenty of software programs out there, just google it.&nbsp; You can then try the same with your SD card that is not able to be read (most likely because the file system is corrupt).If you are to nervous to do this, you best bet is to send it to a data recovery company.I am sure this will be said, but you really need to invest in a camera that has dual slots.&nbsp; Also, ALWAYS format your SD cards in your camera.&nbsp; ALWAYS!Good luck to you</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 360844, member: 9619"] When you format your SD card, not all is lost. Formatting a card is kind of like rebuilding the file system on the card, to give it better performance. It's like a re-set. You may be "deleting" your photos in the process, but the format process is just telling your computer/camera that the card is "new" and ready to be overwritten. Just like deleting something from your computer, it is not really "deleted". The OS is just saying that that particular spot on your hard drive is ready to be over written. What you can do, is take another SD card, format it in your camera, take photos, format it again and then use a data recovery software to see if you can recover your photos. There are plenty of software programs out there, just google it. You can then try the same with your SD card that is not able to be read (most likely because the file system is corrupt). If you are to nervous to do this, you best bet is to send it to a data recovery company. I am sure this will be said, but you really need to invest in a camera that has dual slots. Also, ALWAYS format your SD cards in your camera. ALWAYS! Good luck to you [/QUOTE]

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