Comments on: Memory Cards – How to Extend Their Life and Keep Them Healthy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:58:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tyree http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-136051 Tyree Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:58:54 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-136051 I know this is a question that could have a very broad answer but how long on average will a compact flash memory card last? And how often should I replace it? I know this is a question that could have a very broad answer but how long on average will a compact flash memory card last? And how often should I replace it?

]]> By: scott http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-106018 scott Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:08:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-106018 One tool everyone should have is Teracopy. I use it to copy the files from the card to my HD before I work on them. It is a LOT faster than the Windows copy, and it is also free. http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php -www.lightshootedit.com One tool everyone should have is Teracopy. I use it to copy the files from the card to my HD before I work on them. It is a LOT faster than the Windows copy, and it is also free.

http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php

-www.lightshootedit.com

]]> By: thuy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50946 thuy Fri, 15 May 2009 02:49:41 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50946 Thank you machinedog. Only if it could give me an accurate reading. Oh well. Thank you machinedog. Only if it could give me an accurate reading. Oh well.

]]> By: MachineDog http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50892 MachineDog Thu, 14 May 2009 21:01:55 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50892 "Has anyone had an issue with SanDisk Extreme III not reading the right capacity in their cameras? I have a Nikon D80 and a 8GB SanDisk Extreme III. When I put the card in blank, it says I have over 651 images that I can take. However, I have gone over that amount. Is there any way I can fix the card reading?" Image sizes can range depending on what you're taking a picture of, to my understanding. If your picture is an all-white picture it'll take up far less space than one with a lot of color changes. That's why it's only an estimate. “Has anyone had an issue with SanDisk Extreme III not reading the right capacity in their cameras? I have a Nikon D80 and a 8GB SanDisk Extreme III. When I put the card in blank, it says I have over 651 images that I can take. However, I have gone over that amount. Is there any way I can fix the card reading?”

Image sizes can range depending on what you’re taking a picture of, to my understanding. If your picture is an all-white picture it’ll take up far less space than one with a lot of color changes. That’s why it’s only an estimate.

]]> By: Biomech http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50881 Biomech Thu, 14 May 2009 19:35:59 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50881 It's also worth pointing out, in regards to data recovery, that when a file (data) is "deleted from a storage device such as a memory card or harddrive, that data is merely marked as unrequired. The data is still there but the system knows it is available to be used if required. There are various applications around for recovering data that has been deleted and they work very well (I've done 2 huge harddrives in as many years). The system wont use this space unless it needs to, this is why so many hard drives can be picked up on ebay and have the sensitive data recovered. You might not write over that deleted file for 20years! It’s also worth pointing out, in regards to data recovery, that when a file (data) is “deleted from a storage device such as a memory card or harddrive, that data is merely marked as unrequired. The data is still there but the system knows it is available to be used if required. There are various applications around for recovering data that has been deleted and they work very well (I’ve done 2 huge harddrives in as many years). The system wont use this space unless it needs to, this is why so many hard drives can be picked up on ebay and have the sensitive data recovered. You might not write over that deleted file for 20years!

]]> By: Anita http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50823 Anita Thu, 14 May 2009 14:30:53 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50823 What does all of this mean for the new Eye-Fi card? information is being sent from my card to my computer every time my camera is ON in my house. Is it being read or does that count as a "write". Do these cards not last as long? What does all of this mean for the new Eye-Fi card? information is being sent from my card to my computer every time my camera is ON in my house. Is it being read or does that count as a “write”. Do these cards not last as long?

]]> By: thuy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50794 thuy Thu, 14 May 2009 04:39:29 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50794 Has anyone had an issue with SanDisk Extreme III not reading the right capacity in their cameras? I have a Nikon D80 and a 8GB SanDisk Extreme III. When I put the card in blank, it says I have over 651 images that I can take. However, I have gone over that amount. Is there any way I can fix the card reading? Has anyone had an issue with SanDisk Extreme III not reading the right capacity in their cameras? I have a Nikon D80 and a 8GB SanDisk Extreme III. When I put the card in blank, it says I have over 651 images that I can take. However, I have gone over that amount. Is there any way I can fix the card reading?

]]> By: Danro http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50594 Danro Mon, 11 May 2009 22:00:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50594 Never forget the electrostatic discharges if you are wearing nylon or synthetic clothes. This could damage a flash card as i know. It is good to avoid touching the contacts of the card. But nobody noticed (underlined) this.... Never forget the electrostatic discharges if you are wearing nylon or synthetic clothes. This could damage a flash card as i know. It is good to avoid touching the contacts of the card. But nobody noticed (underlined) this….

]]> By: Fredshome http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50548 Fredshome Mon, 11 May 2009 09:05:17 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50548 Will above says it all, really. The only real risk with memory cards is substandard units from strange brands that fail unexpectedly (aka write-only cards). Buy regular brands (Sandisk, etc.) and that problem goes away. Current flash memory is pretty much immortal for practical purposes if you don't abuse the hardware. Will above says it all, really. The only real risk with memory cards is substandard units from strange brands that fail unexpectedly (aka write-only cards). Buy regular brands (Sandisk, etc.) and that problem goes away.

Current flash memory is pretty much immortal for practical purposes if you don’t abuse the hardware.

]]> By: Will http://www.digital-photography-school.com/memory-cards-how-to-extend-their-life-and-keep-them-healthy/comment-page-1#comment-50478 Will Sun, 10 May 2009 12:01:09 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5620#comment-50478 Thanks for telling us who you got these tips from. I'll make sure that whenever I need data recovery around Sydney I avoid this guy entirely. Some of the information given in the article *may* have been relevant five years ago, but is now hopelessly out of date. "you might reduce the card’s life expectancy by half just by reading a single picture." - this is completely misleading, the only reason reading a single picture could reduce a card's life expectancy by half, is if it was already dead. Except in the case of very snap-happy photojournalists, modern multi-GB flash cards will outlive the cameras they're used in by several orders of magnitude. Thanks for telling us who you got these tips from. I’ll make sure that whenever I need data recovery around Sydney I avoid this guy entirely.

Some of the information given in the article *may* have been relevant five years ago, but is now hopelessly out of date.

“you might reduce the card’s life expectancy by half just by reading a single picture.” – this is completely misleading, the only reason reading a single picture could reduce a card’s life expectancy by half, is if it was already dead.

Except in the case of very snap-happy photojournalists, modern multi-GB flash cards will outlive the cameras they’re used in by several orders of magnitude.

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