I have an 128Mb SD card, My sister borrowed it from me to USE as a backup for his DIGITAL camera. when returned it to me I cannot delete the photos inside it. I can open it for viewing but i cannot delete them, she already replaced it with a new SD and did not bother to get the card in question, what i want to know is , is my SD card permently damaged? I already tried fomatting and erasing the file by a PC card reader but did not work. any advice? it would be nice if i could retun the new card my sister bought as replacement I know she needs it. HELP i need some adviceHave you tried formatting the card in your camera?yea soybean already tried that but the photos are still there and can't be deleted......I don't have a card reader. If I understand you correctly, you tried to format two ways, in the card reader and in your camera, and neither way works. Do you have a USB cable to connect your camera directly to your computer? If so, you could try formatting from your computer. To do this, connect the camera to your computer, open My Computer, where you should see the camera under Devices with Removable Storage, right click on it and select Format.

My camera manual advises not to format this way but, in your case, I would try it. If it works, then I would try formatting again with your camera so that your camera can apply certain formatting characteristics to a camera memory card that Windows formatting will not apply.The more I think about this, I don't know whether formatting via direct connection to your computer by USB cable would be any different than formatting in a card reader. But, might be worth try.Most cameras have a "write protect feature" to prevent accidentally erasing photos...is this feature enabled on that disk ? ?soybean: IM scared of trying your suggestion , this might damage my camera or affect the internal memory, im still contemplating on trying it.

Patio: the SD's physical lock switch is at the "open" position. My camera is a KODAK easyshare camera series and my sister's kamera is nikon 100 I think?I'm not talking about the physical lock switch ...it's a software issue within the camera itself.
When you view the pictures in Windows or the camera itself protected pictures will have a slash mark at the bottom right corner or some other symbol if they are write protected.patio: I know what you mean, no such marks! picture is viewed as normal by the camera screen.....I tried deleting and copying Jpeg images on the sd card using a card reader, it seemed to work at first; old Photos are deleted and new photo files are added. but when i remove the sd card from the reader then return it and reopen it the old picture is back and the new photo files disappear :-( , same result when I open the sd card on the digital camera....:-(.....I was thinking could it be the cryptographic feature of the the SD card (wich I hear and read so much about) has something to do with it? how do you ACTIVATE the cryptographic feature of an sd card?.....can it be de-activated?.....or it can be something else......its such a waste to trow a 128mb SD card in the garbage can......I just thought of something...since the photos that won't delete were from sis's camera how bout trying to use her camera to format the card ? ?
Sounds wierd i know but i've seen stranger.

Normally a format is a format period.Cameras read memory cards differently than other cameras. I once put my memory card into an old camera I had, and it only showed pictures that were on there from a long time ago that I didn't know I had anymore.

Hoop2077hoop2077........a really spooky comment.....anyway, im still waiting for other ideas....Quote

I just thought of something...since the photos that won't delete were from sis's camera how bout trying to use her camera to format the card ? ?
Sounds wierd i know but i've seen stranger.

Normally a format is a format period.