When I was at the camera store, the guy asked me if I formatted my cards. I told him I formatted them in the camera before I first used them. He then asked me if I formatted after each download. The question caught me by surprise as I'd never heard that you should reformat after each download. Frankly I thought he was a little crazy but I googled around a bit and it seems that people recommend you reformat "regularly", whatever that means.
So, After my little vacation photo disaster, I think I will start following the camera store guy's advice and start reformatting the card after each download. I don't think it can hurt and, who knows, it may prevent future photo disasters.
Thanks for sharing that! that IS handy to know!
ReplyDeleteI usually format every month or so, depending on how busy the card has been. But, I've got this strange sense of deja-vu, like you and I have talked about formatting cards before. Weird...
ReplyDeleteMiss McC: You are very welcome.
ReplyDeleteGH: Did we? I don't remember but then I can be forgetful at times.