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[Blubber]

This may be a result of powering down the camera while it was in the middle of a write*, but every time I go to the SD management page, I get this error in Firefox:

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
Location: https://192.168.11.101:56801/eng/admin/adv_sdcard.cgi
Line Number 178, Column 16:<folderstring>ａx,?�.o�:d:-1*鵅胘�裘/.C?�:d:-1*騕魼�?��.w��:d:-1*﹒u覘罜.S�D:f:1775431*鱭蝏?�8.[�}:f:959023*</folderstring>
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Which leads to a problem: I can't reformat the SD card, because I can't get to the management page. I tried viewing the page in Chrome, but it just comes up blank.

I tried putting the SD card in my other DCS-960L, and although the SD management page will load there, trying to format pops up an error box. I am really hoping D-Link didn't just destroy my SD card.

What should I do?

Thanks.

*How should we power down the camera gracefully so this doesn't happen?

[RYAT3]

Pull the SD card and put it in a computer and see what you get.

Try to format it there.


Sometimes these cards don't last too long, especially if a bad batch.  I had some San Disks that crapped out after 3 months..  No issues since.  Went with different brands and SanDisk now looking good again.


Which reminds me, I've unplugged my 960l and 2630l more than a few times last week, so I need to log in and check for issues.

Ideally - you should log in, stop recording, wait for file to finish writing, then power off.

[Blubber]

Thanks Ryat, after trying to format it inside of a DCS-960L, I put it back in the 2630L and the SD management page was able to load correctly and I formatted the card. So I am ok now.

I will note your suggestion about stopping recording before powering down, good idea.

[RYAT3]

Both my 960L and 2630L are still recording.  Everything looks okay..  I pulled the plug more than a couple times last week to save on heat generation during last weeks heat wave.