Bad sd cards

[Wacenturion]

Had the same problem with one or two cards.  Fixed it by buying SanDisk brand to replace Maxflash ones.  Problem ended.

[Grizman]

I was having similar problems at one time.  I was stopping at my Game Cameras and putting my cards in a Panosonic camera to take a look at them out in the field.  Than I would erase and put the card back in the Game Camera. Following those actions, I would have a card that was messed up.  Stopped that practice and reformatted my cards.  Now I just switch out cards and view on my computer at home.  Never had any problems since.  When I called Moultrie about it, they said that was very common.

[TriggerMike]

I was having similar problems at one time.  I was stopping at my Game Cameras and putting my cards in a Panosonic camera to take a look at them out in the field.  Than I would erase and put the card back in the Game Camera. Following those actions, I would have a card that was messed up.  Stopped that practice and reformatted my cards.  Now I just switch out cards and view on my computer at home.  Never had any problems since.  When I called Moultrie about it, they said that was very common.

I did the same thing with my handheld camera and had the same problem but with a Bushnell. Keep your SD card away from anything but your trail cam and computer!

[Don_D]

Sandisk carries a 10 year warranty on some of their cards. Worth the money and time spent registering them IMO.

[davk]

Never had any issues with SD cards but I have read from companies that switching between devices can cause the cards to lock. Idk what the solution is, maybe reformatting, but a google search would answer that.  Ive always used Sandisk if that matters.

[sirmissalot]

So far the formatting fixed the issue. It says to format the card especially when switching between cameras, right in the instructions, but who reads those? 


Thanks for the help!

[buglebrush]

I always trade my bad cards for good ones that get left in the woods, you just have to find a derelict camera and then swap  your bad card for a good one.

I hope that is a joke, but it sure isn't funny.  Have had that happen too many times.