hi guys,
long story short my xd card of my camera is corrupt it says format.
i took the card on my pc and there it is again must format before i use.
But there are pictures on the card!
how can i fix this problem? if i format the card then all the pictures are gone.

PLEASE HELP

Create an image of it for safety. Then use file recovery software to scan and recover files. Read the forum a bit. Uee search function, etc.
Sounds overwhelming? Send to a specialist.

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download DMDE
once the drive selection comes up, choose the XD card
once the drive opens, right click the top level (the whole device, not partitions) and choose image/clone.
in the bottom section of the image/clone settings that comes up, choose a destination file from the right. make sure it is a DIFFERENT disk. And it has enough free space.

I have previously written a better tutorial for imaging a device with pictures on the forum, so have a search.

after you have an image, you can scan it with DR software as labtech has said. R-Studio or GetDataBack

do not add any new files or photos into the card. In short stop using the card further