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sara505
Aug-20-2007, 05:02 AM
Hi. Lately my 4-GB memory card does not erase in my camera. Can anyone shed some light on this situation? Thank you :scratch
Art Scott
Aug-20-2007, 05:23 AM
Hi. Lately my 4-GB memory card does not erase in my camera. Can anyone shed some light on this situation? Thank you :scratch


Are you eraseing ,deleting or formatting?
What camera, what type of card (brand etc etc)?
PineapplePhoto
Aug-20-2007, 05:24 AM
Did you check if the "lock" switch on the card is on the "locked" position? :scratch
sara505
Aug-20-2007, 05:28 AM
Are you eraseing ,deleting or formatting?
What camera, what type of card (brand etc etc)?

10-D, SanDisk Extreme III.
I am attempting to "erase all," as I have always done, and I always re-format.
sara505
Aug-20-2007, 05:29 AM
Did you check if the "lock" switch on the card is on the "locked" position? :scratch
Hmmm...where do I find that? Menu...protected?
Phyxius
Aug-20-2007, 07:00 AM
Hmmm...where do I find that? Menu...protected?

Nope, it's a physical little switch on the side/back of the card. It's a lot like the old computer disks. Or on some video cassettes. You can slide it into place and it "locks" the disk.
ziggy53
Aug-20-2007, 07:14 AM
If you are referring to the Canon 10D, I believe you are using Compact Flash cards, and you won't find a lock on those.

See if you can just re-format in the camera, without erasing first.
sara505
Aug-20-2007, 07:20 AM
Nope, it's a physical little switch on the side/back of the card. It's a lot like the old computer disks. Or on some video cassettes. You can slide it into place and it "locks" the disk.

I have looked and looked and I don't see any kind of switch. Just an empty guide groove and a couple of empty notches. Nor have I ever heard of such a switch, or seen it on any of my memory cards. Maybe I'm missing something.
sara505
Aug-20-2007, 07:21 AM
If you are referring to the Canon 10D, I believe you are using Compact Flash cards, and you won't find a lock on those.

See if you can just re-format in the camera, without erasing first.

Brilliant - that works, thanks, Ziggy!
juze
Aug-21-2007, 12:52 AM
Just one other thing - don't erase in camera unless you absolutely have to. Erasing can (and often will) cause the file system on the card to go gaga. Format and prosper.
sara505
Aug-21-2007, 05:13 PM
Just one other thing - don't erase in camera unless you absolutely have to. Erasing can (and often will) cause the file system on the card to go gaga. Format and prosper.

So, do you mean, skip erase and go directly to format? I always format after erasing.
moose135
Aug-21-2007, 06:59 PM
So, do you mean, skip erase and go directly to format? I always format after erasing.

Yes, I never erase the card, just reformat and that will take care of it.
sara505
Aug-22-2007, 03:34 AM
Yes, I never erase the card, just reformat and that will take care of it.

Ok, great, thanks. And I see it's much faster!
juze
Aug-22-2007, 03:42 AM
The thing is, with deleting, the camera basically goes "Delete this file. It's in this location." and does this for every single file. With so many files, things can go wrong.
With formatting, it goes "Delete them all and let g-d sort them later." One simple command, less chances of something going wrong.
sara505
Aug-22-2007, 02:23 PM
The thing is, with deleting, the camera basically goes "Delete this file. It's in this location." and does this for every single file. With so many files, things can go wrong.
With formatting, it goes "Delete them all and let g-d sort them later." One simple command, less chances of something going wrong.

Oh, todah raba!