Sandisk error message

[Ianindeal]

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For no apparent reason I am getting "memory card error" message when I switch on camera. I have tried card in a card reader and unable to read and I get message "directory name is invalid"

I have a significant number of images on the card and do not wish to reformat.

Is there a data recovery tool available or somewhere I can send the card for images to be recovered? Do Leica service offer this?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Ian

 

 

Edited April 7, 2023 by Ianindeal

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[stuny]

 Sandisk offers a recovery tool:

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[Anbaric]

PhotoRec, which is free, can in some cases work where other recovery tools fail:

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec

It's an old-school command-line tool, but there are clear instructions:

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec_Step_By_Step

You may find it easier to use on Windows than a Mac, since the Windows download also includes a GUI version, qphotorec_win.exe

 

 

[M11 for me]

I feel very sorry for @Ianindeal. Hope you are successful with the advises here.

However the case shows that memory cards can fail. To have a backup is essential and whenever possible use 2 cards in one camera and write on both at the same time. Cameras like the M11 provide you with internal memory besides the SD-card which is an excellent option.

[Steve Ricoh]

Or Disk-Drill. Not used it myself so can’t say how good.

https://www.disk-drill.com/

[frame-it]

32 minutes ago, Steve Ricoh said:

Or Disk-Drill. Not used it myself so can’t say how good.

https://www.disk-drill.com/

works very well, used it on a few older externals drives.

[Steve Ricoh]

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Since mentioning disk-drill I’ve tried installing on my W8.1 laptop, and even the recommended version fails to install. Error report says update the o/s, but of course there are no further updates for this version.