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[La*Chanteuse]

Hi there,  I sell items on eBay and have done so for many years...(just a housewife kinda job)  Anyway, I have been using a little device called eFilm where you can put your reader card into a slot and up pops a box that allows to you save pics to your computer as well as delete the pics from your reader card.

Now all of a sudden the box does not pop up...I do not know how to get it to do that again.  I did not have to download a program, I just plugged it into the computer and it was magic!  I took the eFilm box to the camera shop and he told me it was working and to go to my computer and click on Removable Disc G.  Well that worked a few times now it tells me "The disk in drive G is not formatted"  "do you want to format it now"...click yes...says it can not be formatted. 
Again...I do not know what all that stuff means.  It is taking me many more hours of work just to post one item..and now I have to erase every picture one at a time from my camera (which is an Olympus Stylus 300...if that helps)..Sorry for rambling...I just hope someone can help me here...Thanks again. ~.~)

[Spoiler]

Have you tried another reader card? Maybe the one you have is at the end of its life.

[ChrisXPPro]

Two things come to mind ...... first - indeed the card may be corrupted and it reminds me of over time 2 compact flash cards I had go same way.  They want formatted but won't!  I think an SD also expired similarly.

I have also found that the computer will sometimes treat a flash card different from how a camera does - but would have thought your camera on-board menu would itself give you option to reformat for a total wipe.

I'd suggest secondly - purchase a simple multi card reader for your USB - it might be a tad better than the device you have (possibly) - they are not expensive these days.  This assumes you have one of the more usual flash cards such as CF or SD.

One other thing - SD cards have a small lock device top left - if locked then card becomes read-only and so no computer wipe.  Check that and if tab is to rear - click it to fwd position.

[La*Chanteuse]

Thank you for responding...I do appreciate it.  I did use the multi card reader.  That is what the eFilm is I mentioned in my first Post.  The part where a box used to pop up to do everything I needed to save, delete and file all my pics.  That box no longer pops up. 
Instead I have to go directly to the Camedia program and go through all the steps and it just seems to take forever that way.  So I know the reader cards is working.
As for the lock device.... I do not see anything like that on the reader card.  There is a slot on the left...What is that for?
Maybe something broke off...like the tabs on a VHS and Cassette tape???
I will try an purchase another reader card, though just to trouble shoot...but I still do not understand why one day I could read it on the G drive and the next day I could not....
So confusing...
Thanks everyone...this site is great...I am new here and am please with the professionalism you all have.

[ChrisXPPro]

Be interested to know what card that camera uses.  Still wondering too if the menu on it has option for format of card.

Sorry not more help right now.