Why are my pictures disappearing?

[Leighann Jenkins]

I have the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I tried to look for a picture on my phone the other day and the whole album it was in has disappeared and I cannot find it anywhere. It seems that not only that album has disappeared, but several others has as well. Can someone please explain to my why my pictures are disappearing from my phone, and maybe help me get them back???? I would be really grateful for any help.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Were the photos in Internal Storage or on a microSD card?

 

[Leighann Jenkins]

I am not sure the albums were just there when I opened my gallery.

 

[B. Diddy]

Open your Camera app, tap Menu, and look through the Settings. Is there an option for Default Storage Location? If so, what does it say?

 

[Leighann Jenkins]

It is telling me that I need to insert a SD card?? I have one in my phone so I have no clue why it is not registering??

 

[B. Diddy]

The card may be corrupt. Go to Settings>Storage--does it show any information about an external SD card? If not, remove the SD card, then insert it again. If nothing happens, remove it again, and insert it into your computer. Does the computer see it? Try running chkdsk to look for any bad sectors: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...guide-using-chkdsk-fix-corrupted-sd-card.html

 

[AxlMyk]

What brand, size, and how old is the SD card? Also, where did you buy it?

AC App on SGS3

 

[Leighann Jenkins]

I took it out and put it back in and it still says to insert a SD card, I have an adapter to put it in my computer but I have yet to do so.

 

[Leighann Jenkins]

Im not sure where or when I got it, it has been a while ago...

 

[Leighann Jenkins]

Well I put the SD card in the adapter and put it in my computer and it told me there was nothing on the SD card...