Help please--SD card drama!

[wdwmickey]

I took 2 SD cards to a local store to make CDs and index prints. One card worked fine (as expected, got the CD etc). When I put the other SD card into the machine it loaded my 537 images and I scrolled through them. I finalized my order and waited for the machine to load the files into the stores computer. At image # 117 the machine froze and just sat there and said "do NOT remove your software" I waited for about 5 mins then asked for help. Anyway the tech told me to go ahead and remove my card and I gathered my pictures (from the first SD card) and came home. The SD card WILL NOT read on either my computers at home or on my Nikon D80. Luckily I had loaded these images onto my laptop so I do have the images I just have to figure out how to burn them onto a CD. If you're still with me my question is this: would it be worth it to take the SD card to another photo shop and see if they can retreive the images or are they lost for good? Also, do I need to ditch the SD card since it seems to have been compromised? Thanks so much, Cheryl

 

[shafke]

1. Does your laptop have a CD burner?
2. Doe the place you took the SD card to accept USB thumb drives? If so load the pics from the laptop to a USB drive.
3. Copy the files from the laptop onto another SD card.

I would personally not use the card that is giving you problems. Even if you could reformat it and have it recognized I would not trust the card.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Luckily I had loaded these images onto my laptop so I do have the images I just have to figure out how to burn them onto a CD. If you're still with me my question is this: would it be worth it to take the SD card to another photo shop and see if they can retreive the images or are they lost for good? Also, do I need to ditch the SD card since it seems to have been compromised? Thanks so much, Cheryl

Since you have the images on your laptop then I'd say there is no reason to take the card to a shop to see if they can recover. You have the images so they aren't lost forever. Thank goodness you did back them up so you don't have to go thru a lot to recover the originals.

I might try and format the card and shoot many test photos several times to see if it will fail again. Or if it's a new card see if the manufacturer will replace it. If it showed any other weird signs I'd just replace it.

 

[mom2rtk]

Many chains allow you to upload your pictures straight from your computer at home to their web site,then pick up the prints at their store. Would that work for you????

 

[wdwmickey]

Thanks It has a CD/DVD player but, I don't remember if it has a CD burner (I'll pull out the manual). The idea about the thumb drive is awesome!!! Also, DH is buying a backup hard drive tonight. Thanks again!

 

[wdwmickey]

Many chains allow you to upload your pictures straight from your computer at home to their web site,then pick up the prints at their store. Would that work for you????

Of course that would work if I knew how to e-mail photos I'm obviously not very computer savvy,but, I'm learning

 

[WillowBelle]

Of course that would work if I knew how to e-mail photos I'm obviously not very computer savvy,but, I'm learning

You don't 'technically' email photos to online developing. You upload them to a site, directly from your camera. It is a pretty simple process, at least the ones that I have used have been simple. Good luck!

 

[wdwmickey]

You don't 'technically' email photos to online developing. You upload them to a site, directly from your camera. It is a pretty simple process, at least the ones that I have used have been simple. Good luck!

That is part of the problem--the pictures are in my laptop, they are no longer on the SD card they got erased at the photo processing place

 

[WillowBelle]

That is part of the problem--the pictures are in my laptop, they are no longer on the SD card they got erased at the photo processing place

Can you access the itnernet from your laptop? If you can you're in business . All you need to do is go to the .com of your choice, set up an account (typically name, addy and phone #) with a password. Somewhere there will be a select photo option where you can go to your photo folder on your computer, click the ones you want, and direclty upload that way. It will just copy the pics from your laptop, not a cut/paste deal, so the originals stay right there. No SD card needed .

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

That is part of the problem--the pictures are in my laptop, they are no longer on the SD card they got erased at the photo processing place

Can you access the itnernet from your laptop? If you can you're in business . All you need to do is go to the .com of your choice, set up an account (typically name, addy and phone #) with a password. Somewhere there will be a select photo option where you can go to your photo folder on your computer, click the ones you want, and direclty upload that way. It will just copy the pics from your laptop, not a cut/paste deal, so the originals stay right there. No SD card needed .

Yep - uploading is over the internet as well but differs from emailing. You won't physically go to a location. That's why there's no need to try and get the photos back on the SD card.

 

[wdwmickey]

Can you access the itnernet from your laptop? If you can you're in business . All you need to do is go to the .com of your choice, set up an account (typically name, addy and phone #) with a password. Somewhere there will be a select photo option where you can go to your photo folder on your computer, click the ones you want, and direclty upload that way. It will just copy the pics from your laptop, not a cut/paste deal, so the originals stay right there. No SD card needed .

Thank you, thank you That is just the info I needed

 

[wdwmickey]

Yep - uploading is over the internet as well but differs from emailing. You won't physically go to a location. That's why there's no need to try and get the photos back on the SD card.

Thank you, I feel so much better now and I've learned how to get the files out of the laptop

 

[WillowBelle]

Thank you, thank you That is just the info I needed

Glad I could help someone around here! I'm not the most photographically technical person, using the internet is something I'm a pro at though . PM me if you think you're in a jam somewhere and I can try to figure out what the kink is.

 

[jenseib]

Of course that would work if I knew how to e-mail photos I'm obviously not very computer savvy,but, I'm learning

You don;t do it from the camera but from the computer. It's really easy. I use places liek snapfish, adorama, and yorkphoto, and have all my pictures just sent to me in the mail. CVS has it too, and you can pick them up or have them sent. Alot of these sites have free prints with your first order.