Does my card need to be reformatted?

None of my computers are reading my Nikon D70. I have over 900 photos on this memory card.

Whenever I plug my camera into the computer using Linux OS it says

"Sorry, could not display all the contents of "NIKON DSC D70": DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken."

There are lots of photos on this camera that I need. Are there any ways to save them or get my computers to read my D70?

It is possible that the OS is having problems with the camera drivers. Buy a cheap memory card reader for your computer instead of attaching your camera to the computer directly (you will notice that the file transfer rate using a card reader is MUCH faster than directly connecting your camera).

Hopefully you will be able to move the photos to your computer using the card reader without any problem.

However, this should serve as a good lesson for you. Camera memory cards are NOT intended to be long term storage devices, and as such become corrupted quite easily. Here is an important habit to form:

Each and every time you finish using your camera, move your photos to a more stable environment, like your computer… Then back them up on a CD or DVD!

After transferring your photos to your computer, format the card when you place it back in your camera… EVERY TIME! Formatting rebuilds the file structure on the card. Regularly formatting your memory cards in your camera is the best insurance against a corrupted card and lost photos.

Just remember to transfer you photos to your computer BEFORE you format, as formatting will erase any data on the card.

Hondo is right!

Here is how digital workflow is supposed to work, but for some reason no one understands this.,

* format your new card using the format feature on the camera, NOT the computer.
* shoot like a wildperson, using the cameras highest resolution, saving image files to your memory card
* at the end of the day, copy all the image files to a new file folder, named so you know what images are on it.
* once you know that all the images are safely on the computer, format the card using the format feature on the camera.

This means that you will be formatting your camera sometimes three to four times a month. This formatting keeps your memory card it top working order and prevents possible card corruption users get when using the dreaded "delete button" on the camera to make room for more images