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Re: how to copy an SD card

  • Subject: Re: how to copy an SD card
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 07:27:25 +0100
  • Newsgroups: uk.comp.misc
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
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__/ [ Jim ] on Sunday 21 May 2006 22:12 \__

> On Sun, 21 May 2006 16:27:39 +0100, "Ed Cryer" <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
>>
>>"edwardo" <meandmealone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:%__bg.4484$_04.815@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi
>>> Could anyone tell me how I copy data etc from one SD card to a blank one.
>>>                               Ta from Eddie
>>>
>>
>>You need a USB SD card-reader. With one of those (about £8) (and a
>>computer, of course) you can do anything you want with the cards. I can
>>write any file at all to my camera card; music, text, whatever. It handles
>>just like a memory stick.
> 
> Copy the data from the source card to hard disc/CD/whatever. Swap the
> source card for the destination and copy back to the destination from
> the hard disc.
> 
> I can't think why you'd want to do this, but that's your business!

...Maybe copying some photos for a friend to watch...

And, yes, a card reader would be the way to go, unless you have a PDA with
high-volume on-board memory/storage, e.g. a Palm LifeDrive.

Hope it helps,

Roy

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