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Do SD cards go bad? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by project_seven@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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So I take hundreds of photos a day, 5 days a week for work and have never had this happen to me before. I was copying my work onto my computer after working all day and 3/4 of the way, my sd card got corrupted and lost the ability to view/download my photos. On my computer and even on the camera. It's like the information was there, but my camera said "Can't play back" or something when trying to view, and my computer just showed it empty.

Luckily it was my biggest client, so it was not an issue to go back to reshoot my shots needed. But I'm very worried it will happen again. I have a big shoot today, with a potential big new client, and can't have this happen again. Do I need a new sd card? I only have another micro sd with the adapter, so I'm just debating going to get a new one right before my shoot.

Has this happened to anyone before? And how do I prevent this in the future?

Thank You

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[–] oliverfromwork@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

To the best of my knowledge all non-volatile flash memory goes bad eventually. It cannot be prevented and can happen without warning. I suggest marking them with the date they were first used and just get rid of the old ones after a year or two if you use them heavily. It's a bit of a waste to throw out stuff before you know it's gone bad but it's pretty minor if this is how you make a living.

Also, a camera with multiple SD card slots can help. If you don't have one of those, buy multiple SD cards and just swap them out during the day. If one fails, you only loose so much.