Digital Photo Recovery Software:
Yes, Photo Recovery from Your Flash
Card IS Possible!
What do you do if you accidentally
delete the photos from your memory card? Is there a way to
undelete images? Yes!
First of all, here are a few tips to help
you prevent problems with your memory card so you don't have
to deal with digital photo recovery in the first place.
- If you suspect a problem with your memory
card, stop using it immediately.
- Don't take pictures with a battery that
is almost dead.
- It is safer to format the memory card
on your camera, even though it is possible to do
it on your PC.
- Don't turn off the power or pull out
the card right after taking a picture, before the LED screen
goes out. Your pictures may still be in the process of being
saved.
- Don't accidentally reformat your card
before you have offloaded your images.
FYI, although your PC will let you
erase images from your photo card, Windows cannot recover
them because of differences in operating systems between the
PC and the flash card. However, in many cases you can "undelete"
images using photo recovery software.
The digital photo recovery software we like
is called PhotoRescue.
After installing the tool, you run a scan on your memory card.
The tool will list image files that are recoverable. PhotoRescue
will recover images and files lost on corrupted, erased or
damaged media including SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Memory Sticks,
SD, MMC, XD Cards and Microdrives and most other external
storage devices.
 PhotoRescue
works with JPG files, TIFF files, GIFs and BMPs. It also offers
continually updated support for CRW, NEF, ORW, MRW and many
types of movie files.
There are two versions of the software.
The Wizard version is for the novice user and the Expert has
additional features for more advanced users. PhotoRescue's
website has several short movies that walk you through the
process of recovering and saving your lost images.
There is a demo
version of the photo recovery software available.
PhotoRescue strongly recommends that you download it first
and see if your images are recoverable, and THEN purchase
the full version.
PhotoRescue comes with a year of
free updates and support. They also offer a guarantee: if
the demo version (download
free here) previews your pictures, they will be recovered
with the full version or you get your money back. So what
can you lose? Ore the better question may be, what can you
recover?
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