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Updated on January 8, 2026

Sofia

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January 8, 2026 at 3:59 am

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Some of my photos randomly turning corrupt after transfer. Any ideas?

Some of my photos randomly turning corrupt after transfer. Any ideas?

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Isla Voss

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 5:50 am

Usually rebuilds headers using a healthy photo from the same camera. Worth trying before giving up.

Sofia

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 5:34 am

Interesting. Does it actually rebuild the image or just patch it?

Kael Rowan

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 5:31 am

I’ve fixed similar blocky images using photo repair software. Not magic, but works surprisingly often.

Ezra Flint

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 5:26 am

If the file sizes look normal, that’s a good sign. Viewer might choke, but the data could still be there.

Sofia

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 5:14 am

Got it. I already copied everything. The corrupt ones won’t open anywhere though.

Mira Lennox Lennox

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 5:07 am

Before doing anything else, stop using that card. Copy everything once and don’t write to it again.

Silas Vane

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 5:00 am

Sadly yes, especially cheaper ones or if they’ve been filled to the brim a lot. Also unsafe eject can do it.

Sofia

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 4:52 am

That’s what scares me. Card is only a year old though. Can cards degrade that fast?

Nina Calder

Participant

January 8, 2026 at 4:27 am

Yeah, seen this with dying SD cards. Even if most files copy fine, a few get messed up.

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