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I took graduation pictures and when trying to load them on to my computer it reader card error and then card not formatted. If I format I am going to lose all of my pictures?
If you format the card you will lose your pictures. Try using a separate card reader to download your pictures. Also, if you can find a store (Walmart, etc.) that has a Kodak picture maker machine, you could try to print all the graduation pictures.
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Does the card still work in the device you took it out of? Have you tried a different card in the computers reader?
If the card still works in the device you took it out of, plug the device directly into the computer to download. Then format the card and try to read it again in the computer. If this works could be a format error, if the card does not work in either device, bad card.
If another card works in the reader, put it in the device you are using (digital camera, phone, ect) and put something on it. Then try using the computer reader. If it works great. If not, your device is formating the card in away the computer does not recognize.
If non of the above work, look in device manager and see if there is any ? marks next to anything. If there is go to Gateways website and look for the updated drivers for you computer. This is a good idea anyway, since drives are updated all the time and having current ones help reduce issues.
Try formatting the card on your pc, connect the card to a card reader, open my computer find the card, right click format, try standard fat first and format. if that doesn't work try Fat 32.
The Vivitar Vivicam 8025 could be giving the error becuase the card is corrupt or not formatted correctly.
I would suggest you remove it from the camera and place it back into the card reader. Format the card via the PC and then place it back into the camera and format the card in the camera; this will lay down the folder structure the camera expects to find.
1.) Format by using the menus in the camera [Review> Setup> Format]
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2.) Format by inserting the card into the PC or using a card reader. Then right click on the memory card's icon in the 'My Computer' window to bring up the format option, then format the card again in the camera itself to ensure compatibility.
It sounds like your SD card might be faulty.
It is very unfortunate since the only thing that can help this is to format the card, which will delete the information on the card.
Before formatting I would try to transfer the pictures using a card-reader or go to a shop to see if they are able to retrieve the pictures for you.
Instructions to format the SD card:
Menu
Format
Press OK
"Card error" usually means the camera wants you to format the card in the camera but you should have downloaded the contents to your computer first using a card reader if necessary. Your "friends" should have warned you about that. Formatting completely erases the card and optimizes it for the camera it was formatted in.
Try doing this in pc attached card reader. If you have a card reader or someone you know has one you can read, format or even check for errors. The computer you are using will just look at it as if it's a hard drive. These are very handy for a couple of things. You can down load your pictures and not tie up your camera and in your case, it gives you a alternate way to double check your memory. Thing can go wrong with memory so it is not impossible that it is broken, better that than your camera.
I would say that the card is starting to wear out. If you want to try to salvage the pictures, try something like "Smart Recovery" from Convar and then get a new card as the problem is likely to get worse: -
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