Here's my experience so far trying to resolve C 13 01 with a failing Memory Stick and saving my photos on the stick. The C 13 01 error just means that the camera can't read the card, whatever the reason may be. May it be the card, the camera, or dirt in between. In my case it's the card that's had it (second hand Lexar 64 MB Memory Stick) after a lady in a cyber café in the Fes medina, Marocco, shoved it in and out of all the wrong slots. My camera can't read it, my card reader can't read it (unless I press n squeeze really hard but it doesn't work well enough to be useful - the drive appeared "busy" and couldn't be read) but my friend's card reader read it easily, so try with a lot of different readers before you give up, folks! Don't format if you intend to save the pictures. We tried the PC Inspector Smart Recovery but unfortunately this software could only report that the data was too heavily damaged and the software failed to do anything at all. If anyone got a tip on other recovery software that has worked for them in a similar situation, I'd be glad to hear from you! I even "protected" marked my best photos, as I took them, in fear of loosing them (my friend accidentally erased his) but still, I can't acquire them! Still hoping though.

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