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Camera Memory Stick	Greenlea	12/17/05
Please help. Oh, Fred!!!!!!!! It is so wonderful seeing you in THIS category where I need HELP ! I am using Win XP. I have a new digital camera that uses a ScanDisk Memory Stick Pro 256 MB. I just learned how to pop the stick in my tower and download the pics and can manipulate them and do all I want. Question: Can I safely take the pictures I don’t want off the stick? Do I have to format this stick after downloading pictures? I have visions of every time I download new pics I will be downloading all the old pictures also. Help! Thank you. Greenlea
Clarification/Follow-up by ScottGem on 12/20/05 5:56 am: Well I tested it and there was no problem using the card after deleting photos on the PC. So I guess my gut feeling was wrong. Scott<>
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ScottGem		12/19/05
I see Fred either sidestepped or didn't understand the question you asked. While you CAN delete files off of memory cards through Windows, I would not do it with photos taken by the camera. I really have nothing concrete to back that up, but just a gut feeling about it. Its possible that you could corrupt the card doing that. With the cost of cards still pretty high it doesn't seem worth the risk. My digital camera uses SD cards, I've also used cameras with other types of cards, ncluding memory sticks. In each case, what I do is copy the files from the card to my hard drive. Either thru a card reader (usually) or connecting the camera to the PC. Then I put the card back in the camera and use the camera's menu to delete all the photos on the card. Maybe I will test this with an old 16MB card I have so it won't be a loss if I lose it. If I find out anything I'll let you know. Scott<>

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