Phantom pictures! Please can anyone help?

jeannieb3

Absolutely mystified! I took some special pictures at the weekend on my digital camera. Previously I deleted all former ones and the file was empty.
Reckon I snapped around 50. The ones I was particularly thrilled with disappeared (just my luck!), only to return later in the day. I have not deleted any at all. However when I uploaded them on to my computer they have disappeared again, I have only about 20 remaining of the party, but strangely previous ones I had deleted have appeared!

Can anyone help? I would dearly like to find the phantom ones as it was a very special occasion. Is it a lost cause?

espresso

How are you uploading these pictures from the camera to the computer?

j_davies

Seems like your memory card maybe going down the drain, try a full format after you have saved any pictures.

GreenNotM

b4 you format the card

Pictures on memory card recovery http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_medi...uk/welcome.htm

totally free - apparently ...... as posted on another thread today .....

jeannieb3

Sorry I am not very technical, but yes I am uploading to computer via memory card. Luckily I have a spare for future use. Silly question what sort of shelf life do they have, want to avoid this happening again, it is so upsetting!

Again silly question j davies but what do you mean " try a full format after saving pictures?"

j_davies

jeannieb3 wrote:

Again silly question j davies but what do you mean " try a full format after saving pictures?"

You know when you connect the Camera to the PC and you get told camera is connected blah blah blah, anyway open My Computer, then right click the camera drive and choose format (this erases the memory card), dont use quick format, shelf life depends on what conditions the card is stored at, i.e Heat, Damp, Cold, etc etc.

espresso

jeannieb3 wrote:

Sorry I am not very technical, but yes I am uploading to computer via memory card. Luckily I have a spare for future use. Silly question what sort of shelf life do they have, want to avoid this happening again, it is so upsetting!

Have you actually copied these pictures onto your computer? i.e. Use Windoze Explore, Select the picture, Copy and then Paste it into a directory on your computer.

Just because you can view them, does not necessarily mean that you have copied them.

jeannieb3

Many thanks for your swift responses.

Pictures on memory card recovery http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_medi...uk/welcome.htm Thankyou GreenNotM

Has any one tried this, I get ever so nervous!

espresso

j_davies wrote:

You know when you connect the Camera to the PC and you get told camera is connected blah blah blah, anyway open My Computer, then right click the camera drive and choose format, dont use quick format, shelf life depends on what conditions the card is stored at, i.e Heat, Damp, Cold, etc etc.

Why are you giving instructions to format the memory card, when the poster is desperate to recover these pictures?

Warning, if you format, you will lose your pictures!

j_davies

espresso wrote:

Why are you giving instructions to format the memory card, when the poster is desperate to recover these pictures?

Warning, if you format, you will lose your pictures!

Why are you trying to wind me up with your stupid posts, the OP clearly asked how to format the card may I suggest your read posts before you engage brain and fingers.

cwoodham

Some cameras store images on internal memory and when that is full you can store the rest on a removable memory card. Check the cameras menu system and see what options you have for storing images. Its possible your missing images are on the cameras internal memory if you only downloaded from the card.