My friend just had a baby and washed her camera (& memory card) in the laundry a week ago. ALL of the babies 1st pictures are on that memory card. My friend is destroyed, so I'm trying to figure out how to restore them. The first time I put the card in the computer, the photo thumbnails popped up, but disappeared as soon as I tried to access them to save to a CD. My card readers in the computer & the printer & the camera do not recognize the card. No error message, screen just freezes or keeps searching. I've downloaded various softwares (Art Plus Digital Recovery, Rescue Pro, Data Doctor) but since the card can't be read, the softwares can't recover anything. I've warmed the card with a blowdryer, as I read on one website that it helps...nothing. We don't care how much it costs or how long it takes, but we hope there is a way. Is there is a way? Any tricks to get the computer to read the card? Any info will be GREATLY appreciated.
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by: almilyoPosted on 2008-03-04 at 07:36:24ID: 21041911
I'm guessing this was quite while ago now? I'd say that if the card was even slightly damp when you put it in your machine there's a good chance part of it has been damaged, also it might have been physically damaged in the machine, but I'd hope that being inside the camera would protect it.
You could try cleaning the metal contacts with a cotten bud and some isopropyl alcohol (then making sure it dries fully!), but I'd say that's a bit of a longshot here.
Perhaps it's the interface on the card that is damaged but the memory is still intact? I don't know enough about the internals of an SDCard to give you a thorough guide here, but perhaps it is possible to transplant the memory from a damaged card to a working card?
These folks: http://www.zyra.org.uk/ont
Good luck!