# CF card ejects immediatly after insertation. pretty weird

**URL:** <https://forums.sandisk.com/t/cf-card-ejects-immediatly-after-insertation-pretty-weird/34723>\
**Category:** SD | microSD | CFast | CFexpress | CompactFlash\
**Created:** [November 27, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/cf-card-ejects-immediatly-after-insertation-pretty-weird/34723 "2012-11-27T15:13:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![joelisaacmills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@joelisaacmills](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/joelisaacmills)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/cf-card-ejects-immediatly-after-insertation-pretty-weird/34723/1 "2012-11-27T15:13:10Z")

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I have important pictures stored in a seperate foler in my sandisk cf card. and when i use a card reader to access them, it does an unsafe ejection pretty much immediatly after connecting the card to the computer (have tried both mac and pc). and so i dont have time to take the files off the card. i have tried other card readers and i have the same problem, but i dont think the card is broken because my 5dmk2 still uses it fine, i can take new photos on it and get them off the card, but not the files i need,

ive never had any problem like this, it seems really strange.

any ideas?

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**Author:** ![drlucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drlucky](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/drlucky)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/cf-card-ejects-immediatly-after-insertation-pretty-weird/34723/2 "2012-11-27T16:51:10Z")

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if the card is working ok in the camera do you ahve a USB cable to connect the camera to the computer and use it as a reader?

you should make sure your readers do not ahve any bent pins in them as well.&nbsp;