How to Fix 'Can't View Pictures on SD card in Camera or Computer'

I can't view or see pictures on SD card on Camera or computer, help!

"I took some beautiful pictures on this Winter holiday with my Canon camera, and I wanted to show them to my friends yesterday. But the photos on SD card not showing up on the camera. Then I tried to insert the camera SD card into my computer. Still, nothing appeared. Why can’t I view pictures on the SD card? Does anyone know how to recover the missing pictures?"

You can't find pictures on SD card on your camera when the following problems occur.  

• Pictures are set as hidden files on the SD card.
• Pictures on SD card are deleted by human error or virus attack.
• The SD card has been formatted, corrupted, or damaged.
• SD card error, which causes pictures can't be recognized or detected by camera/computer.
• SD card is encrypted or write-protected.

It's dreadful that you can't view pictures saved on the SD card on your camera. But don't fret. You will find practical solutions to fix the error that photos on the SD card are not showing up. What's more, if the quick tips can't help you find pictures, you can use reliableEaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to restore the missing pictures with ease.

Quick Fixes for Pictures on SD Card Not Showing on Camera/Computer

1. Insert the SD card to a different camera, or use a different card reader, USB port. 

2. Show hidden files on the memory card. 

3. Remove write protection from SD Card. 

4. Remove virus or malware using antivirus software

How to Recover Missing Pictures from SD Card

After the above solutions, if you still can't find pictures on SD card, then the problem is probably on the SD card. That is to say, it might be corrupted or damaged caused by file system corruption, virus infection or physical damage. Besides, if the photos have already been deleted, you can't view pictures either. In these cases, you need to use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard software to help you recover missing pictures from the SD card that not showing pictures on the camera or computer.

With this competent tool, you can recover data from formatted SD card, or RAW/inaccessible/unrecognizable/unreadable SD card. Now, download this SD card data recovery software and start to restore pictures on your camera.

Video tutorial about photo recovery:

Step 1. Open EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Find your SD card, camera, or hard drive partition where you deleted or lost pictures, then click "Scan".

Step 2. After the scanning finishes, choose "Pictures" in the left panel to quickly filter photos. 

Step 3. You can preview the pictures you want to recover. Then, click "Recover" and choose another location to save the recovered data.

Format the SD Card Whose Photos Are Not Showing on Camera/PC

After the data recovery, to use the camera normally and make later pictures viewable, you can try to format the SD card to solve the issue that photos on SD card not showing up on the camera.  

1. Go to This PC or Disk Management in Windows 10, and right-click on the SD card, select "Format".

2. Set Volume Label, File System (NTFS), and Allocation unit size. The default format option is Quick Format. Then, click "OK" to start the operation.