Weird files on storage card?

[akpidis]

Hello ppl

Yesterday I noticed a bunch of files in my storage card, possibly fake ones or junk ones... problem is they're to large to be "real", since I've got a 4GB SD with about 1GB free space.

They're a total of 6 files, four of which are named like "z≥┼3>ô½`.>ô½", "╡Ü`^ô½`.WÜô" etc and are 1.50GB large each, and another two, "MZÉ" and "t", sized 0kb!

Plus, they can't be deleted. Even though they're visible through my pda's explorer (both windows and resco) and my pc when connected, if I try to delete them I get a "file not found" error!

Any ideas? Should I just take a backup of my files and format the card?

[beast0898]

Hello ppl

Yesterday I noticed a bunch of files in my storage card, possibly fake ones or junk ones... problem is they're to large to be "real", since I've got a 4GB SD with about 1GB free space.

They're a total of 6 files, four of which are named like "z≥┼3>ô½`.>ô½", "╡Ü`^ô½`.WÜô" etc and are 1.50GB large each, and another two, "MZÉ" and "t", sized 0kb!

Plus, they can't be deleted. Even though they're visible through my pda's explorer (both windows and resco) and my pc when connected, if I try to delete them I get a "file not found" error!

Any ideas? Should I just take a backup of my files and format the card?


Hi,

Yes take a backup if possible and re-format, but check you're files are correct in the backup.

The syptons you describe, normally means that the File Allocation Table has been corrupted, so I would reccommend you attempt to get your files off as soon as possible and DO NOT Write any data to the card untill your backup is verified. Writing more files to the card could cause more corruption and possibly overwrite and damage files that allready exist.

Once you have verified your files, do a complete format of the card and test it before relying on any data on it. If you plan to keep using the card, I would recommend regular backups for a while too.

Cheers,


Beasty

[King of Rapture™]

Hi Beasty,

I have a similar problem, though no data loss. It keeps asking to format and when I try to format, it says "format not successful". Any idea?

Tried to format on a PC and got the same results!

KOR! :)

P.S. Just sent you a PM!

[beast0898]

Hi Beasty,

I have a similar problem, though no data loss. It keeps asking to format and when I try to format, it says "format not successful". Any idea?

Tried to format on a PC and got the same results!

KOR! :)

P.S. Just sent you a PM!

Hi KOR,

Stupid question, but is the write protect tab enabled?
Sounds as though the disk is damaged if not write protected, there are some tools that can force a format, but you must know the exact sizes........ Google should help