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Getting Photos off of a potentially corrupted card?

Hi all! Yesterday, I was importing photos from my SD card to my phone using an SD card reader and Lightroom when about half way through, my phone crashed for some reason. Half of the pictures imported correctly to Lightroom although the remaining images did not. Now, whenever I plug the SD card into the reader, it does not show up, although the SD card still stores and displays photos on my camera. I was wondering if my phone powering off caused my card to corrupt, and If there is any way to import the photos into Lightroom as RAW’s. I’ve tried Cannon’s camera connect app but with all the pictures i’d like to import, it would take far too long.

Also, maybe the way I import photos is not the most optimal so if there is a better/more efficient way I would really appreciate it!

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You said you were using your phone to transfer the images. Have you tried using a computer with the card reader to determine whether the issue is with the card or the phone?

 

Same issue happened with me. Anyone has the solution?

Could be the card reader.

I have a card reader that won’t let me delete or move files but it copies files over fast.  Another card reader works fine but transfers files slowly.

Can you connect the camera directly?

What camera and SD card are you using? Have you tried the card on a computer yet?

The fact that your camera can still display the photos is a good sign. It sounds more like the phone crash interrupted the transfer rather than permanently corrupting the card.

I’d stop using the card for now and try accessing it on a computer with a different card reader. You can also connect the camera directly to the computer and copy the RAW files that way. If the card isn’t recognized but the photos are still visible in-camera, recovery software may be able to recover the files. Just avoid formatting the card.

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