Recover images from a digital camera memory card

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I tried to connect the digital camera on the computer using USB but then the camera froze, so I tried to turn it off, but it wont turn off so I just removed the battery. When I plugged it in again, the images are gone, lost.

I tried recovering the data using TuneUp Undelete and tried to search for *.jpg, but there were no results. What can I do to recover the pictures?

I already tried using:

  1. Photorec
  2. Recuva
  3. TuneUp Undelete
  4. Pareto data recovery
  5. chkdsk x: /F

But none of them worked. I think I've only lost the data yesterday. And I haven't used the camera. So there's a possibility that it is still there.

Best Answer

Photorec was designed for doing exactly this. It is free, multiplatform and open source.

PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted.

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