How Healthy Are Your SD Cards?
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6 ай бұрынAre you still carrying that old 10 year old SD Card in your bag? Do you REALLY trust it?
Good news - there is an easy way to test if it's still worth keeping.
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How old is your oldest SD card? Can you trust it? In this video, learn how to ensure your SD cards, even the old ones, are healthy and reliable for capturing your best work. Nothing is more infuriating than a bad SD card ruining your creative efforts. Join us as we dive into testing SD card health using free software (link in description) on a Windows device. No sponsorship here, just helpful tips to safeguard your precious moments. Don't forget to subscribe to Sharpen and YvensB photo and explore affiliate links for top SD card brands!
Discover the smart way to detect if your SD cards need retirement with DiskGenius. Try it out, save the reports! While similar software like ProGrade exists, DiskGenius doesn't require specific hardware and is not limited to particular SD card brands. Ensure the reliability of your storage - let's get started! 💾🔧 #Sharpen #TechTips #PhotographyTip
@YvensBPhoto 6 ай бұрын
How many cards have you thrown away 😅 (I’m at 2 rn 👀)
@joeclaymore 6 ай бұрын
I’ve never tossed a card but for whatever reason but purchased larger cards to mirror the size of my primary cfexpress card. Been shooting professionally for a decade. I format all my cards before each shoot. Never had a failure. But this is a good solid way to ensure your medium is in good shape. Thanks for the tip!
@andybuddy 6 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, scanning for bad sectors is not the correct way to gauge the health of your drive. If there are bad sectors, it means that the storage has already failed, not that it will fail in the future.
@andybuddy 6 ай бұрын
Adding onto this, the test you run simply tests the response time of each sector. The "bad" card you tested may be perfectly healthy. It's just so slow compared to modern NAND flash that it's coming up as problematic.
@tofulosophy 6 ай бұрын
Any recommendations for Mac?
@Rocky-AR 6 ай бұрын
DriveDX. However, MacOS is a locked down system so you will need to install a 3rd-party kernel extension to view SD card status.
@tofulosophy 6 ай бұрын
@@Rocky-AR Thanks for that. I did come across some info that Disk Utility can do a few things as well. I'll give that a try as I'm picky about which programs I allow such permissions to.
@Rocky-AR 6 ай бұрын
@@tofulosophy Disk Utility is quick and limited, that's Apple's ethos for everything and it's what makes MacOS easy to use for many people. However, once you need to dig deeper, many 3rd-party apps are needed.
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