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Taking care of your flash memory



Minimise the number of times you access the card.This means tracking every read and write operation,and carefully reading only the number of times necessary.Copy the files off the card before editing them or uploading them.


1.Wipe the card clean,but don't do this excessively.


2.Use the "Safely remove"or"unmount"option before removing your card from a computer.


3.Don't "hot-swap",which is removing or putting in a memory card when the device is turned on,even if your device support this.


4.Keep a backup card handy at all times,so that your work does nt stop in it's tracks.


5.Race for memory failure,your card is going to go kaput some time or another.Be prepared for it with regular backups.