I have a memory card for my digital camera and I want to upload my pictures to my hard drive but when I insert the SD card, it tells me that the disk is not formatted and do I want to format it. I want to make sure that it does not erase my pictures.
2007-01-01 04:08:31 · 11 answers · asked by Nona L 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
If you format anything, whether floppy disk, CD, or memory card--everything you had on it will be erased
2007-01-01 04:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
YES, FORMATTING ERASES ALL PICTURES / DATA.
But you get the information, that the card is not formatted at all. That would mean, that you couldn't make any pictures until now, because for making pictures the memory card must be formatted.
So if you can see on your camera, that there are pictures on the card, but the computer tells you to format the card, there's something wrong in the link between card and computer.
2007-01-01 04:11:42 · answer #2 · answered by corleone 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Formatting any type of drive/card will FOR SURE erase everything. If your camera reads it then your device to the PC isn't working correctly. Just be careful.
2007-01-01 04:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by MDTBA 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
attempt that SD card on some buddy laptop, who has additionally a SD card reader. If it works there, then there's a conflict between your reader and sd, in case you nonetheless choose for to apply it with your reader, backup each and every thing effective from the sd and then enable it format it.
2016-10-06 07:08:58 · answer #4 · answered by marceau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Put your card back into your camera and make sure the pictures are still there using the browse function on your camera.
If you are still able to see your pictures by using your camera, use the camera to transfer the pictures to your hard disk via the USB or even older serial cable, which ever your camera supports.
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2007-01-01 04:18:35 · answer #5 · answered by JASON G 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Formatting the media will remove the files.
2007-01-01 04:13:18 · answer #6 · answered by Troy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you format it, it will erase it.
2007-01-01 04:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by anthony c 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
definitely it will erase.
even if have formatted u can recover data using recovery tools
2007-01-01 04:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by hakri 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. It usualy does this the first time you plug it into your computer.
2007-01-01 04:13:23 · answer #9 · answered by idog 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes
2007-01-01 04:10:32 · answer #10 · answered by Kruelen83 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋