# What's the problem with my Memory Cards?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 5, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-with-my-memory-cards/462109 "2008-09-05T02:24:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![vertizontal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-with-my-memory-cards/462109/1 "2008-09-05T02:24:55Z")

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I am attempting to copy jpg photos from my computer onto a 1GB SD Memory Card. My computer has an internal card reader.  
I selected all jpg files that were on my hard drive, did CTRL-C to copy, and then pasted them onto the drive for the memory card.  
It simmered along just fine for a couple of minutes, copied several hundred files, when I got this message popup:

Error Copying File or Folder  
Cannot copy DSC\_0415.JPG: The directory or file cannot be created.

When I now look at the properties of the drive for the memory card, only about a third of the card has been filled. If I attempt to copy any additional file at this point, I get a message like the one seen above.

This same phenomenon is occurring on two different memory cards, of different brands.

What is my problem here?

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**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-with-my-memory-cards/462109/2 "2008-09-05T02:38:07Z")

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You can only have a fixed number of files/folders in the root directory. Make a folder (you’ll have to delete a jpeg or two first), and put all the pictures in the folder.

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**Author:** ![vertizontal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-with-my-memory-cards/462109/3 "2008-09-05T04:14:34Z")

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Success!

Thanks.