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Can you recover a deleted image from a cf card?

  • 15-01-2011 11:50pm
    #1
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,738 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm without a laptop at the moment, so I haven't been able to back my shots from the photowalk the other night up on to a harddrive or anything.

    Anyways, I was flicking through the shots, and I accidentally deleted one of the very few shots I liked, possibly the only one :o

    Is there any way I can recover the picture? It's not that sentimental or of importance, I just liked it quite a bit :(


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  • #2
    kensutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,200 ✭✭✭kensutz


    As long as you haven't written more images on to the card it might be recoverable. There's a few programs recommended here but I can't think of any off the top of my head.


  • #3
    nilhg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Recuva is the first I'd suggest or if it's a sandisk card, sandisk rescue pro.


  • #4
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,738 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    It's a sandisk extreme III. There's been a good few shots written into the card, I'm regretting not using a back up card, especially as I'm getting my laptop tomorrow so they would've been backed up immediately :o


  • #5
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    nilhg wrote: »
    Recuva is the first I'd suggest or if it's a sandisk card, sandisk rescue pro.

    I think Recuva is not free anymore but its a super program


  • #6
    sligogringo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭sligogringo


    Hi,

    I used this software recently, its free and works fine!

    Since you have used the card since you may not get back the photo you want but its worth a try!

    http://www.snapfiles.com/opinions/PC_Inspector_Smart_Recovery/PC_Inspector_Smart_Recovery.html


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  • #7
    jaybeeveedub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭jaybeeveedub


    you should have gotten sandisk rescue pro free with your card, on a tiny disc, mail them if you didn't (or did and ditched it) and tell them you have a slot loader and the tiny disc wont work and they'll mail you a copy....

    I've used it and recovered files that were literally years old...!!! despite formatting the cf in camera, every time i uploaded!!


  • #8
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    stetyrrell wrote: »
    I'm without a laptop at the moment, so I haven't been able to back my shots from the photowalk the other night up on to a harddrive or anything.

    Anyways, I was flicking through the shots, and I accidentally deleted one of the very few shots I liked, possibly the only one :o

    Is there any way I can recover the picture? It's not that sentimental or of importance, I just liked it quite a bit :(

    PhotoRec is good, free and available for Linux, Mac, DOS, Windows and
    several other platforms. It should be able to recover your photo if it hasn't
    been overwritten.

    http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec

    If you accidentally delete a photo, you should stop using the card
    immediately. Power down the camera and remove the card. If it has
    a write protect tab, you should lock it. This will give you a better
    chance of recovering the deleted file using a PC and card reader.

    Good Luck.


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