Hey I have a sandisk 512gb card that I’m currently running through disk drill to recover what was on it. But I was wondering if anyone has info on, once I format it to reuse, if the chances of corruption rise because of what happened prior. If anyone has any info or suggestions that would be great. Thanks!!

  • TheOnceAndFutureDoug@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Depends why it failed.

    1. Cosmic ray (yes really)? Reuse it. It’s fine, just hilariously bad luck.
    2. Software glitch? Formatting the card would solve it if it was the card. If it was a camera glitch then the card is fine. Reuse it.
    3. Physical fault with the card? It’s dead, get a new one.

    If you don’t know which one of these three it was it’s your choice on rolling the dice. Personally I wouldn’t but we each make our own risk assessments.