Hi, Danno.

Last week, after copying my latest batch of photos to the computer, I put
the SD card back into the camera, which promptly announced, "This card
cannot be used" or similar language. After several tries, I was convinced.
So I put the card back into the card reader and told Disk Management to
format it. In a few minutes, I put it back into the camera and have been
using it ever since.

I'm told that SD cards are good for only a finite number of write cycles.
It's a big number, but maybe we've hit the limit. I'll keep using my card,
but cautiously, keeping a spare handy in case it fails while I'm away from
home. So long as a new photo can be written to the card, my computer should
be able to read and copy it - I think - I hope.

RC
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San Marcos, TX
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"Danno" <rubyjack@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:7A81784E-5CD1-4EDB-B197-977410A55D24@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I have been using an SD card in my laptop for portable storage for ~6
> months. Suddenly, I have started getting an error message saying that
> "Disk is write protected." The tab on the SD card is in the unlock
> position. I have tried using the properties window to change it but their
> is no option to change it from Read Only or Change Permissions. If I
> click on a folder on the SD card and try to change it via the Properties
> Windows the window says that it is "Read Only" but when I uncheck "Read
> Only," it says I can't because the disk is Read Only. And again I can't
> find any option to change ownership or permissions.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Danno[/color]