Recovering formatted SD card pics

[shwaip]

My girlfriend just formatted her sd card that had a bunch of pics on it she wanted to keep. Anyone used software to recover files before?

thx

[airbornflght]

I think flash memory is pretty tough to recover files from. As in near impossible.

[shwaip]

it looks like i have a program (sandisk rescue pro v3.3) that may work. It came with a CF card I bought, we'll see how well it works.

[Thrax]

Use PhotoRec.

[Hawk]

Yes, Excellent program Thrax.
I have used PhotRec and Testdisk on a few occasions.
It's a combined DL.
They have never let me down.
TestDisk & PhotoRec 6.10 (http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download)

[Leonardo]

They have never let me down.You make it sound like you frequently mistakenly delete photos from flash cards. Do you? :wink:

[Hawk]

Hey Leo, Hehehe.
No, It's not always me deleting photo's from pc's or sd cards.
Or having messed up drive's that need testdisk to repair/recover files,important data, etc.
I build, maintain,update,upgrade 3-4 family pc's and also a few other pc's for friends.
With all that I get to use testdisk or photorec a few times a yr.
Not to mention Ladyhawk deletes photo's on our camera from time to time and then realizes she wants them back.
"Don't mention that" Ahem...

[kryyst]

Another program I've used to recover files from flash drives is Recuva (http://www.piriform.com/recuva) from the same guys who made ccleaner.