Corrupt/Invlalid files

zentricksterzentrickster Registered Users Posts: 104 Major grins
edited September 23, 2010 in Accessories
Not sure if this is the correct area to ask this question.... but...

Here goes...

I just returned from two weeks in China visiting my wife.... took about 10 GB of pics..

After every day of shooting I transferred that days shots to another SD card.. labeled every folder with some hints of where I was :rofl

Now that I am wading through all the pics.... I find some files as "invalid image" .. If I check the properties of the file, it has a *.jpg extension, and is between 8-10mb in size.. yet I can't view the picture...

I have tried to open these "invalid image" in GIMP, Photoshop, the Pentax software, and even PAINT..no joy...

Is there anyway I can repair these pictures.... CHKDSK utility or something?

Comments

  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited September 20, 2010
    Without knowing what is wrong with the files it's impossible to be definitive about any corrections or repairs to the files.
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited September 21, 2010
    do you own any recovery software like LEXARS IMAGE RESCUE??? If now I would recommend getting one and trying to recover from the card......
    It could be a real simple fact that you did not format the card as a fat32 (newer large cards need to be formatted as fat 32) or there could be other problems....
    I have been using this software for many years...it will work on any brand card......
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  • JimKarczewskiJimKarczewski Registered Users Posts: 969 Major grins
    edited September 21, 2010
    Also try

    http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/
    Jim Karczewski - http://www.jimkarczewski.com
  • zentricksterzentrickster Registered Users Posts: 104 Major grins
    edited September 21, 2010
    I don't know what is wrong with the files other than they wont open in any of my photo software..What is interesting is some of the images taken the same day open, about half of two days images are corrupt.

    I formatted the card in the camera and all the other days images are ok..

    I'll try one of those recovery softwares and see if that helps
  • zentricksterzentrickster Registered Users Posts: 104 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2010
    I used both aforementioned software, and did recover some files...

    However both programs rename the files so direct comparisons to which corrupt files were recovered or fixed are difficult..
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