Mark writes: Just a guess but I would think it was simpler than that. Most of the problems with CF cards come from the photographer removing it with the camera on. That can cause all sorts of problems. Don't keep using the card till you use some image rescue software on it which will likely be able to recover the images. Then you can probably just reformat the CF cards and away you go again. karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: what operating system are you using? I'll suggest appropriate data recovery software then once you've got the images back you can reformat the card karl ..huh? you paraphrased me! k