Bad ScanDisk 8GB Card

So, I was at a photo shoot today and for six hours I used my D5-17-40 and 100 2.8 to capture art at an exhibit for a local museum. 400 shots later I went back to my office to view the work and to my asstonishment only 63 pictures where on the card. The new 8gb card from scan disk shows available space of 2.6gb so at least 4 gigs are being used on the card but no show,

I'm very frustrated and don't know what to do. this was a very long and exuasting shoot and am not looking forward to for retake..

Just bought two of these cards from a local retailer and will be taking back after this.

I formated both cards prior to use and was very hesitant to use them. I guess it was a lesson learned.

There are quite a few file recovery programs out there you can try. Unfortunately I can't think of any by name but I have friends that had similar problems that were able to recover almost all images. Try a google search or hopefully someone here can post a link before you do anything drastic (like reformat your card).

That's an awful feeling!

Look to see if you accidentally created a hidden subfolder on the card somewhere. I did that unintentionally once on a shoot for which re-shooting was darned near out of the question. Fortunately I discovered the hidden subfolder almost by accident back in the hotel room while sweating so profusely I was afraid of shorting out the laptop.

At the time I learned what I had done that created the hidden folder, but I can't recall now. Someone here will know, and perhaps it will jog your memory.

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BillyStudioOne said:

I'm very frustrated and don't know what to do. this was a very
long and exuasting shoot and am not looking forward to for retake..
Just bought two of these cards from a local retailer and will be
taking back after this.

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I am sorry you have had this problem. I can imagine how you feel. :-(

Did your latest SanDisks come with a mini CD of recovery software? If so, I think I'd give that a try first. If it is not successful, I would then dive into the website and see what support is on offer.........

(my fingers are crossed for you)
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Regards,
Baz

Good News!!!

Well, I called Scandisk and spoke to techsupport, The gentelman pointed out that D5 is not compatable with 8gb cards.. he then asked me to use the disk recovery software supplied with the card. after I tried to boot on my mac computer I was told that I needed a windows based computer to install the software. I then installled the software on my printer server(window based) and pluged the card into the card reader and launched the software, after about 30 minutes of searching the software was able to retrieve all my 736 images!!!
I'm a happy man.

I took both 8GB cards back and replaced them to 4 4GB cards. I will never use 8GB again.
thanks for your concern guy..
Bill

BillyStudioOne said:

I'm a happy man.
I took both 8GB cards back and replaced them to 4 4GB cards. I will
never use 8GB again.
thanks for your concern guy..

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Glad to hear the good news! (I can uncross my fingers)

Now, are the SHOTS any good....... ? ;-)
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Regards,
Baz

Glad you got your pictures back. I was shocked to learn the 5D can not handle 8GB. The manual only says use 2GB or higher.

Konrad

Bill,

I'm glad that you got your photos back!

I too am surprised that the 5D doesn't support 8 GB cards. I thought all the latest Canons were fat 32 but oh well, we live and learn!

On the downside though, if it really is a fat 16 vs. a fat 32 issue, you may have similar problems with a 4 GB card. The Sandisk website shows that some of the older fat 16 cameras (like the D60 and 1D) can only use cards that are 2 GB or smaller:
http://www.sandisk.com/Compatibility

Anyway, best of luck and thanks for sharing what you learned.

BillyStudioOne said:

Good News!!!
Well, I called Scandisk and spoke to techsupport, The gentelman
pointed out that D5 is not compatable with 8gb cards.. he then
asked me to use the disk recovery software supplied with the card.
after I tried to boot on my mac computer I was told that I needed a
windows based computer to install the software. I then installled
the software on my printer server(window based) and pluged the card
into the card reader and launched the software, after about 30
minutes of searching the software was able to retrieve all my 736
images!!!
I'm a happy man.
I took both 8GB cards back and replaced them to 4 4GB cards. I will
never use 8GB again.
thanks for your concern guy..
Bill

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Curtis Clegg
Belvidere, IL
curtisclegg at photo dot net

ROFL.. um.. I think it just said that you could use 8gb cards. Unless you meant 2gb and lower.

Clark

IT's not a god idea to put all your shotsa on a eight GB card. That puttig all your eggs in one basket,

better to use smaller cards . In case of a card failure ,all is not lost.In film days if they had a 500 shot cartage, i sure would not use it to risky.

Well, well..

As you guys know I took my 8 gig cards back and got me the 4 gigs instead. went on a shoot today(made sure to format cards first) and after 200 shots the camera started giving me ERR masages and won't record any more images. every time I snapped a shot I would get the ERR massage. I turned the D5 off but it still acted the same way... I left the location and went sttraight to the camera place and demanded answers. I put the camera on the counter and asked the sales person to figure out what was going on.. He tried to get it to work but culdn't, he then took the 4GB card out and put a new 4GB card in and the camera seemed to work fine.. he blamed it on the card and recomanded I only use 2gig cards max..

Way to go SCANDISK.. and I thought they were the best.. I will be researching some new memory cards out there.. By the way, the pics where still on the card which I retrieved, but I know I won't shoot any card larger than a 2 gig.

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