Broken image files on portable hard disk

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bellerovon

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Hi everyone. Please help.

My problem is that whenever I transfer image files from my digicam to my portable hard disk, some files get broken. This does not happen when I transfer the image files to the local hard disk.

What I do is transfer the files directly from my memory card to my portable hard disk since I don't have my cable right now.

I tried using other image viewers such as ACDSee and XnView but still, the files can't be opened. I've also tried changing my portable hard disk from a Logitec to an I-O Data but still, the same problem persists. I tried saving the files first on the local hard disk and then moving them to the portable hard disk but to no avail.

Here are my specs:

Laptop: Sony Vaio VGN-SZ55B with Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Portable hard disk: I-O Data HDP 120gb
Digicam: Sony Cybershot DSC-W170
Memory card: Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo 1gb

It's frustrating. Please help.

Thank you.
 

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Hello bellerovon, welcome to Vista forums!

Are the external HDDs' are using the NTFS file system and not FAT32?

Keep us informed!













Later :shock: Ted
 

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Bare foot kid may be on to something, what are the sizes of the files that are getting broken both before and after.
You may be reaching a limit of size of a file that can be transfered onto the drive.
 

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Hi there Bare Foot Kid and Roy69.

I didn't format both HDDs so the file system is still FAT32. The Logitec HDD was 80gb while the current I-O Data is 120gb. Both HDDs had a lot of free space in them when some of the image files got broken. I don't know if there is a limit to the size of an individual file that can be transferred onto the drive.

The sizes of the image files vary; 485kb, 755kb, 570kb (5 files), and 714kb. Another weird part about it, only some image files get broken, not all of them.

My digicam is a 10.1-megapixel cam, with a JPEG(Exif Ver.2.21) file format, and the sizes range from:
- 10M (3,648 x 2,736)
- 5M (2,592 x 1,944)
- 3M (2,048 x 1,536).

Thanks for trying to help.
 
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Hello bellerovon.

If I were you I would back up anything you didn't want to lose and re-format the drives to the NTFS file system to see if that solves the problem.

Keep us informed!












Later :shock: Ted
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
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