What is the life span of a SD memory card?

Question

How long will it hold my pictures before the card just doesn't work any more?

Answer 1

Ive had mine for 2years, and I have added pics and pics onto it...Its not the matter of life span cuz I doubt its just gona break or stop working.  My 1gb is not a problem for my phone, and I have 20 pics and probably 30 movies on my phone, along with 150 songs and it isn't a problem at all.

Answer 2

Everything has a lifespan, and so do SD cards. I couldn't find a definitive answer on this question, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. You will get many read-writes of your photos off your card before it begins to fail.

When it does start failing, you will start getting errors when trying to pull off images. Reformat the card when you start getting errors, but make sure you download all your photos first. Reformatting will erase everything.

If the card keeps giving you errors even after formatting, then it may be time to replace the card.