I have a 1gb SD memory card with images still on it which were taken with my digital camera. The camera stopped working and I was unable to delete the images as I had to take the camera back. Can I delete the images on the memory stick before I get my new camera?
2006-10-26 07:34:42 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Yes, if you have a card reader. You can delete the files just like any other file. It is best to reformat the card in your camera though. Sometimes, the card can be corrupted if you delete the files on the computer. You may just want to wait until you get a camera back.
2006-10-26 07:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. You're computer should have a slot on the tower where you can fit your memory card. Once you've inserted the memory card into your computer tower, go to My Computer and you'll see the selection of drives to choose from, usually named something like "removable drive" and then a letter like maybe F, I think. Open that drive and you should find your pictures. Then just right click on each file and select delete, or if you have a lot of files to delete hold down control and shift, select the first file and the last file to delete to select the group range, then delete them all at once. It's actually better to do this to delete your pictures than to delete them with the camera because that's just wasting down your battery unnecessarily.
2006-10-26 07:41:36 · answer #2 · answered by superstar_81882 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Formatting should for most purposes clear the card. There is recovery software that might still be able to retrieve the deleted files. If there are pictures that are vitally important to obliterate, you should format the card and overwrite it with new files. Maybe point it at a wall and take HD video of that, or lots of pictures at high resolution or RAW. When it is full, format it again.
2016-05-21 22:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, your computer should have an SD card reader. If not, you can buy a card reader to attach to your USB for under $20.
2006-10-26 07:38:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just wait until you get your new camera and format the card on that.
2006-10-26 07:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by Max 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to mobymemory.com and buy a usb2.0 reader.... format it on PC using FAT and not quick format... some camera's cannot cope with over 1GB size card and will format it only to 512MB therefore, you will lose space
2006-10-26 07:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by paulrb8 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, put the sd card in an bonfire and that'll do the trick
2006-10-26 07:50:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it in your card reader and then delete it
2006-10-26 12:43:34 · answer #8 · answered by cartman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stamp on it
2006-10-26 07:38:32 · answer #9 · answered by michael b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋