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Posted on Oct 15, 2009

All my pictures on camera are gone! How do I "see" the card on my mac computer to find them again?

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When you import pictures into iPhoto there is a setting for deleting the imported pictures from the camera. Be sure to uncheck that setting if you want to keep the pictures on the camera after importing them into iPhoto.
To see the pictures (if any) without iPhoto, obtain a SD card reader (as little as $2 on Amazon) and plug the card from your camera into it, and the adapter into a USB port on the camera.

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It is possible that the memory card was damaged. This would be by coincidence. Just in case only the formatting is damaged you can try to format the memory card.

As far as reading the card is concerned, if the Mac has issues to read a PC format then it will not be able to read the card from your camera.

Jerry G.

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Yes, it would appear that you solved your own problem. The Fuji S5000 apparently only takes the max of 512 mb card. I own a newer Fuji S700 and it works fine with a 2 gb SD card, but I haven't tried anything bigger. Your best bet is to see if you can exchange those 2 gig cards for 512 mb cards at the store where you purchased them, and then try the 512's to see if your pc will read the pics. Explain to the store what the problem is and they should allow you to make the exchange.

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SOURCE: Nikon d100 tok several pictures and they are not on card

It sounds like it may have reformatted itself and if thats the case, they are gone. Some camera's have the option built in, then again, your computer might have done it when plugged into the card reader. I hope this can help shed some light on what may have happened, but sorry to say, if the memory card is now empty, chances are slim on recovering the pics.

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How do I retrieve pictures after they have gone missing from my card?

So the pics vanished from the memory card, right? Perhaps you can insert the card to your computer and try a photo recovery tool on it. Give this app a try if you're a Mac user. Recover Digital Photo Music and Video on Mac OS
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I cannot install the software for the camera to my pc.

You don't need to install anything.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or, despite what I said first, you can use any photo cataloging program such as ACDSee.
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My camera says "this card cannot be used" it had been working fine. I can't even look at any of the previous pictures

The card may have failed or become corrupted. You should try to read the card on a computer or card reader and see if you can retrieve your pictures. If you can good, if not they are likely gone. You may be able to get the card working again by formating it using the camera or a computer. Usually the card needs to be replaced.
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I downloaded the pictures from my memory card to my Mac computer with the Digital Concepts Converter Drive. Model# CD-35. I don't know how to erase them from the memory card now that they are downloaded...

what the make and exact model of your camera , i can find an online manual You will be able to delete all the images from the card - by using a menu item on the camera - or reformat the memory card in the camera - again another menu choice
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Nikon d100 tok several pictures and they are not on card

It sounds like it may have reformatted itself and if thats the case, they are gone. Some camera's have the option built in, then again, your computer might have done it when plugged into the card reader. I hope this can help shed some light on what may have happened, but sorry to say, if the memory card is now empty, chances are slim on recovering the pics.
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Try some photo recovery software, here are some for your options.

Photo Recovery (for Windows)
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Be careful: Before your pictures are recovered, do not attempt to save more files to the card or disk in case the original files(your pictures) are overwritten.
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Yes, you can get them back...but ONLY if you have not taken any pictures after you formated the camera. There are programs out there that use data recovery to get your pictures back, but like I said, If you have taken pictures on your camera after you did the format...nothing will work.

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You can recover deleted photos from camera if you follow the correct steps. here's a perfect camera recovery guide that helped me before

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You should try photo recovery software to rescue the photos on your card, here are some you may rely on. Both programs can also recover videos and music.

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Be careful: Before your pictures are recovered, do not attempt to save more files to the memory card in case the original files(your pictures) are overwritten.
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Picture error and loss of pictures taken

In this case you should use recovery software to see if you lost pictures can be got back. Recommend you have a try of Wondershare Photo Recovery, a program which can recover lost pictures, videos can music with both Windows and Mac version, you can free download the program from the sites,

(For Windows Users)
http://www.wondershare.com/pro/photo-recovery.html
(For Mac OS Users)
http://www.wondershare.com/pro/mac-photo-recovery.html

Step-to-Step Instruction:

1. Download and install the trial version on your computer, then connect your camera memory card to the computer (I assume you are using Windows). Start Wondershare Photo Recovery and select the drive letter that assigned to camera memory card.
2. Then choose the file type (all, photo, video, music) click "Star Scan".
3. Now the scanning process will start automatically to look for the deleted items. You will then get a list of all recoverable ones.
4. Preview the photos. If your deleted ones are found, then you need pay to get the activation code. And click "Recover".

Tips:
1. Take the free trial version before you buy.
2. Before your deleted items are recovered, do not save more files to the card.
I hope you good luck, Merry Christmas!
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