I recently purchased an SD card and transferred a large folder containing over 1000 photos. Initially, everything seemed fine, but now I can only see 666 photos on the SD card. When I checked on my laptop, I found strange folders with random characters instead of my photos. Has anyone experienced something similar or has any idea how to fix this?
5 Answers
Did you buy the SD card from a reputable source? Sometimes if you get it from places like AliExpress, they can be misleading about capacity.
By the way, a recent Windows 11 update can cause issues with preview thumbnails on external drives. You might just be seeing white thumbnails instead of your images because of that.
Did the SD card come brand new or used? It's important to check that too, as used ones might have issues.
Just a heads up, data recovery software can create a lot of extra files, including temporary logs and folders for incomplete data recovery. So if you're trying to recover your files, you might find a mix of useful and useless stuff. Try a different recovery software if you think you might get more from it, but make sure to back up what you already have first.
It sounds like your SD card might be fake, meaning it actually has a lot less storage than advertised. I suggest using a program like H2testw to check the real capacity of your card and see what's going on with the files you've transferred. It's a good way to rule out that possibility.
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