UNREADABLE SD Card?? Help me pls

[nikkizz]

My SD card for Digital Camera (samsung) is unreade\able now. I've tried both camera itself and card reader, it didn't work. How can I read the card??? Will I loose all pictures in SD card???

[Sintares]

Image recovery programs

http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_medi...uk/welcome.htm

http://www.artplus.hr/adapps/eng/dpr.htm

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

http://www.foto-erhardt.de/foto-forum/download.php?id=2

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

[nikkizz]

I'll try but the further issue is I can't even open it. How Can I format it?

[JLV]

I'll try but the further issue is I can't even open it. How Can I format it?

I don't think you should format it until you have retrive your photos. It may make it more difficult.

[John_Reed]

I'll try but the further issue is I can't even open it. How Can I format it?

Most of those recovery programs should allow you to "mount" the disk for reading/writing, even if you can't see it initially on your computer. Once it's mounted, you can try recovery processing. See if that helps?

[nikkizz]

I really want to know how it happen? Is it virus on camera or anything?? The pictures in my card are the last memory of my aunt (her funeral day). It's so sad

[David Metsky]

Sometimes, it just happens. There's no one cause. It most likely is just a software glitch, or removing the card at the wrong time, but I've never heard of any camera virises. It is unfortunately an occasional fact of life.

-dave-