Defective SD Card??

[candyK]

Hi Brian, 

While out shooting today, I put in a  brand new SD card, preview shows perfectly fine in camera but not on PC.  I have three images that I can not pull off the card, says file is not supported or may be damaged.  I've been using this brand for a long time and this is the first issue I've encountered.  

The card is a Lexar Professional- 32GB - 95MB/s - SD (1) HC I class 10. 

Not sure where to start troubleshooting.  Any help and suggestions would be most appreciated.

 

[candyK]

Sorry, correcting the card info:

Lexar Professional 32GB.  95MB/s.  SDHC UHS-I (1) Class 10 

[candyK]

UPDATE:  I plugged my camera into my PC via the USB cable and was able to copy and paste the three images which I’m also able to view in ACR with all metadata (yay!).  Took another picture tonight on the same card and that image can’t be previewed on PC either eventhough it previews in camera.  So I put in a new card, took some more shots and it seems perfectly fine.  Bad card I guess??

[Brian]

Yep. Probably a bad card. 

That said, how are you trying to download the images from your cards? With a card reader or are you trying to use your camera? It's really in your best interest to purchase a card reader.

[candyK]

Yes, i was using a card reader, built in to my computer.  

[Brian]

Oh good. If it happens with another card, or keeps happening, the slot in your computer might be a suspect. Let’s start with the card first.