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SD card deleted files recovery
SD card deleted files recovery
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone on here has had success recovering deleted picture files from SD cards. I'm trying to recover several files that were deleted but not having much success, I've used both Sandisk and Wondershare Data recovery software.
Just wondering if anyone on here has had success recovering deleted picture files from SD cards. I'm trying to recover several files that were deleted but not having much success, I've used both Sandisk and Wondershare Data recovery software.
Re: SD card deleted files recovery
I have used Sandisk recovery software in the past on a friends card that he deleted all his holiday snaps on.
From what I remember it did recover most or if not all of them.
As long as the card has not been formatted (to delete the files) you should be ok.
Cheers Paul.
From what I remember it did recover most or if not all of them.
As long as the card has not been formatted (to delete the files) you should be ok.
Cheers Paul.
Re: SD card deleted files recovery
Recuva from piriform may help.
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Re: SD card deleted files recovery
Similar thread for CF cards not long ago - same suggestions may help you:
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=150221
Hope you get them back.
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=150221
Hope you get them back.
Re: SD card deleted files recovery
Thanks for the replies. I've tired Recuva and although it was bringing up more files than either Sandisk or Wondershare, it states that some of the files(the deleted ones I presume) are unrecoverable due to them being overwritten. When the files were deleted I continued to take photographs on the same SD card, has this really overwritten the original images ?
Should point out that the card hasn't been formatted since the files were deleted.
Should point out that the card hasn't been formatted since the files were deleted.
Re: SD card deleted files recovery
Simple answer; yes, sorry!Thunder wrote:When the files were deleted I continued to take photographs on the same SD card, has this really overwritten the original images ?
Re: SD card deleted files recovery
Thought as much, just didn't want to believe it So if I stopped taking images on the SD card once the files were deleted and changed over to a different one, the files would still be accessible ?
Ah well as annoying as it is, just have to put it down to experience or lack of. Won't make the same mistake twice.
Ah well as annoying as it is, just have to put it down to experience or lack of. Won't make the same mistake twice.
Re: SD card deleted files recovery
Almost certainly. When you delete a file, photo or any data, it is not actually removed at that point. The the deleted file is simply re-labled as available for future use. The data is only lost when that space is actually used again, so overwriting the origanal.
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Re: SD card deleted files recovery
Basically, yes.Thunder wrote:So if I stopped taking images on the SD card once the files were deleted and changed over to a different one, the files would still be accessible ?
You have to remember that when you delete a file or photo, you are not actually deleting it at all. You are just telling the computer/whatever that the space used to store the file/image is available for use again.
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