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Format SD CARD

spud82 · 2016-07-07 00:42:11

Long story short Phone updated SD card was formatted is there anyway of recovering the images? Devasted here

07-07-2016 01:42AM

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spud82

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Long story short

Phone updated SD card was formatted is there anyway of recovering the images?

Devasted here

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#2 07-07-2016 09:55AM

flyingsnail

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try this https://www.piriform.com/recuva

if the phone wrote new data onto the card then they may be gone, but if it is just a simple format they should still be there. You should avoid using the card until after you have done the recovery because writing new data to the card may overwrite the existing images.

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#3 07-07-2016 05:53PM

CabanSail

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If you have synced your phone in the past the images may be backed up.

Definitely stop using the card immediately.

If the images on the card are of high importance and you are not confident in doing the recovery yourself there are services available (for a fee) which will do the recovery for you.

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#4 07-07-2016 10:32PM

Paulw

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I've used Sandisk RescuePro with success before.

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#5 07-07-2016 11:22PM

pwllor

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try above software first, but you can send the card to specialists if it's really important.

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