Tip: One fix for SD card corruption
Sometimes SD cards get corrupted. More accurately, sometimes the files on SD cards — and even the file system itself, which tells the thing that the SD card is plugged into where the files are — get corrupted.
You’d think SD cards and other kinds of solid state flash memory would be incorruptible. Although it doesn’t happen often, flash memory (unfortunately) isn’t immune to this. In the world of digital photography you’ll find lots of apps that rescue photos from corrupted flash memory cards for this reason.
If you ever find that Kinoma Player isn’t seeing all of your files on your SD card, try this first:
- Make an new folder on your Desktop.
- Using an SD card reader (or a utility like Softick Card Export II), copy the contents of the card to the new folder. If you have problems copying a specific folder, copy the files and folders within that folder one by one until you find the culprit.
- Format the SD card, which I recommend doing on your device. To do this, launch Card Info and select Format Card from the Card menu.
- Copy the files from the folder on your Desktop back to your card.
Unless your SD card itself is bad and needs replacing (which is unlikely), this process will often fix corruption issues.
To reduce your chances of SD card corruption:
- Use high-quality, name-brand SD cards
- Avoid software that causes device instability
If you’re experiencing regular crashes on your device, it may be time to do a hard-reset and install your applications one-by-one — Kinoma Player first, of course! — in order to discover which applications or utilities are causing problems.
