help me please!!!

[spanky]

i have transferred loads of pictures to a 2 gig sd memory card for my in laws xmas pressie (digi frame) . when i put card into pc to add more files i noticed all the names of the pics had been changed to some gobbledy gook and could not be opened.a box came up and said the filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect.
some of the folders are empty and the rest of the pic files ask what do i want them to be opened with!
any help would be appreciated i cannot lose these files! thanks

[silver]

it might be the card has got corrupted,. when removing flash cards it's best to click 'eject hardware' or some such to reduce the chances of that happening

you might try and undelete type utility or some kind of file restorer app,. is a couple linked in http://www.the-scream.co.uk/forums/t2055.html?

[spanky]

ok i will look at that thanks... also how do you store files on a card thats write protected? i cannot do a thing with this card at all....

[Mender]

On an SD card, there is a little "switch" on one edge. In one position the card is write protected. In the other position, it is write enabled

[spanky]

yeah i checked that thanks! it seems it may be the card reader as i had to put another card into the frame and transfer pics via the frame ....now does anyone know how to change a picture file from bmp to jpg in bulk? lol ta!

[JohnnyReb51]

Hiya.

IrfanView can do conversions, singular or in batch form.

Install and run the program, on the toolbar select File > Batch Conversion/Rename and go from there. Its quite simple to use, I have used it for years.

It has many other functions aswell, like Slideshow, editing, etc, and its FREE.

http://www.irfanview.net/