Without getting into the technical details, the general consensus is that you should always format your memory card in your camera and not on your computer. Formatting is typically irreversible, so always be sure all of your images are backed up before doing this. Formatting is a more complete way of clearing old files from your card and can reduce the risk of data corruption.Ī word of caution, though. Instead, it’s better to get in the habit of formatting your cards. Simply erasing, or deleting, images on your memory cards doesn’t fully clear the cards of leftover data. The good news is there are quite a few things you can do to help make sure it doesn’t happen often. Like it or not, memory cards do fail and there’s a decent chance you’ll encounter a card error now and again. And when you do, you’ll probably feel a bit of panic. In today’s guest post from Kim Olson, we learn how to properly care for our memory cards so that we don’t have to face the pit-in-the-stomach feeling of losing all our photos.Ĭard Error! Those are two words you never want to see on your camera. Digital cameras have made photography so easy that we sometimes forget that things can still go pear-shaped if we’re not treating our equipment carefully.
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