Nikon D100 - memory card has corrupt files?

[nbennett38]

Hi folks, was wondering if any of you had this problem before - the other day I shot some random pictures practicing - when I uploaded them to my pc, I had 4 corrupt files. This has never happened before. I thought maybe it was because the card is quite old.

I bought a new card and shot some pics yesterday and had 1 corrupt file - the only think I remember doing is switching from RAW to JPG in the middle of shooting - could that be the problem?

I'm really worried my camera is pooping out on me : (

[Kathie]

Have had the same thing happen, and I wish I could tell you for sure what I did to make it go away, but I do know what I used to do that I don't do anymore. LOL I used to use the computer to delete my memory card, and now I only use the camera to reformat the card. Not sure that was the trick, but it has been a while since I have had it happen--and I am still using the same memory cards.

[rsowers]

I had the same problem with my Canon Xti a few months ago, and when I took a photoshoot workshop about a month ago, the professor told us that you'll get corrupt files if you don't reformat your memory card every time after you've downloaded your pictures. He took the pictures I took that day and downloaded him to Photoshop in his computer, and even though I had erased all the images in my card, he still had files show up. It was so weird. Anyway, he said re-formating every time you erase all of your images will solve that problem. So, that's what I've been doing ever since. In my Canon, the format is under menu. I don't know where it is in Nikon. I hope this helps.

[nbennett38]

Thanks ladies...I do appreciate it, I will try your suggestions and see if it does the trick!

[bluelemur01]

I too have heard that you should format the card every time you use it, so I do that. However, I had a similar issue the other day with a few corrupt files, but MY corrupt files seem to be due to a USB driver issue on the computer.

While I was uploading pics from my memory card, it was taking forever, and then suddenly I got the 'blue screen of death' and it said something about a USB drive error. When I restarted the computer and checked the drive to see if my photos had actually uploaded correctly, some of them were corrupted; apparently the USB driver was 'flaking' in and out and for some pictures it didn't upload them correctly! Yikes!

Anyway, just another thing to consider if it doesn't seem to be your memory card. Good luck!
J