SD card "problems" and formatting

I have 20+ a4gc2 and z4gc2 cameras in use, all of them using SanDisk Ultra 16GB class 10 80MB/s SD cards. When I am doing maintenance on a camera (usually new batteries), I swap a fresh SD card into that camera and format it in that camera.

However, when I put a from-the-camera SD into SD-to-USB adapter in order to copy the pictures onto a (Windows) computer, I almost always get an initial error message "Do you want to scan and fix Removable Disk (E:)?" When I choose "Scan and fix" Windows reports "Some problems were found and fixed." In the details, one or more instances of the line "Removing nonvalid long folder entry from \HTTP..." and "Windows has made corrections to the file system" appears. As far as I can tell, the picture .JPG files are not affected.

Any ideas as to why this is happening? Any ideas as to how to "fix" it -- or is it harmless?

Thanks, Bob

John Lockburner

June 01, 2021 12:40

I see that occasionally and just ignore it. You could try doing a full (not quick) format on your computer and then formatting in the camera and see if that changes anything. I almost never pull the SD cards so I'm not sure how often it potentially could happen.

Elizabeth Swoope

June 01, 2021 13:04

I see it, too. Like Johnny, I ignore it. Cameras aren’t Windows computers so I just figure there’s a little something “different” about the SD card because it’s been formatted in and written to by a camera.

Robert Kepple

June 03, 2021 14:45

OK, I will ignore it too. Thanks for the responses. Bob

SD card "problems" and formatting

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