Deleting images from a SD card with software

[Thomas Guenther]

The DSCFS inside the camera‘s OS is relevant - nothing else.

Both the camera and the OS (eg Win) are accessing a logical file-system. If there were major differences between the two access methods, the computer OS would/could have problems in very short order.

Are you saying you feel that is likely to be the case? Can you provide a technical basis for your position?

it is better to let your devices write to a logical file system instead of arguing with you about something you proofed not to understand

 

[JLGF1]

it is better to let your devices write to a logical file system instead of arguing with you about something you proofed not to understand

If that is your explanation, so be it.

I'll inform my SD card that it is not in compliance with your theory and that you have proofed us wrong.

 

[Thomas Guenther]

it is better to let your devices write to a logical file system instead of arguing with you about something you proofed not to understand

If that is your explanation, so be it.

I'll inform my SD card that it is not in compliance with your theory.

Your card is formatted with extFAT right? What is your computers FS? HFS+, APFS?, FAT32?, NTFS? And you tell us that you only execute "Logical I/O" while writing, transferring or deleting files on the system? Which File system? Your cameras? This is DSCFS(logical) which is mounted upon extFAT? Happy logical file manipulation without physical interference.

That sound more like a miracle than storing or deleting "really".

 

[JLGF1]

Happy logical file manipulation without physical interference.

Um, I believe the whole point of a logical (anything really) file-system is to abstract the "physical interference"...if I'm not mistaken the OS lets the HW controller take care of the "physical interference".

Obviously, the OS has to understand the file-system or it couldn't read anything on the media (which, of course, it obviously does).

That's not exactly a magical potion is it?

 

[Thomas Guenther]

Happy logical file manipulation without physical interference.

Um, I believe the whole point of a logical (anything really) file-system is to abstract the "physical interference"...if I'm not mistaken the OS lets the HW controller take care of the "physical interference".

Obviously, the OS has to understand the file-system or it couldn't read anything on the media (which, of course, it obviously does).

That's not exactly a magical potion is it?

... at the end, picking up typos to undermine your misconception is all you can do.

 

[Thomas Guenther]

Happy logical file manipulation without physical interference.

Um, I believe the whole point of a logical (anything really) file-system is to abstract the "physical interference"...if I'm not mistaken the OS lets the HW controller take care of the "physical interference".

Obviously, the OS has to understand the file-system or it couldn't read anything on the media (which, of course, it obviously does).

That's not exactly a magical potion is it?

Interference (communication), anything which alters, modifies, or disrupts a message as it travels along a channel

 

[bclaff]

Do you let a program delete images from a memory card after they're transferred to your computer?

Yes, absolutely.

I use a renaming program to move my images from my cards to my computer.
Despite dire warnings you may get from other posters, after hundreds of thousands of images I have never lost even one.
You are far more likely to accidentally format a card (I never format my cards) and lose images than by using the file move approach.

I also use the same card with multiple cameras (without formatting) and have never had an issue.

Not your question, but my images go to a RAID1 drive which is backed up both with a local copy and an offsite copy.
It's not much consolation to get your images safely off your card and then lose them down the road