Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures on to the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are missing, The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon camera (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full `compact flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try to view in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt missing pics/clips. I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
Anything I can try which might restore them? thanks
> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures on to > the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are missing, > The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon camera > (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full `compact > flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try to view > in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt missing > pics/clips. > I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
> Anything I can try which might restore them? > thanks
Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until you have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card and tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best for me was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to recover image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I tried others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but none of them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in recovery depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. BTW, I used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck.
> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures on > to >> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are > missing, >> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon >> camera >> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full `compact >> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try to > view >> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt missing >> pics/clips. >> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
>> Anything I can try which might restore them? >> thanks
> Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until you > have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card and > tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best for > me > was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to recover > image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I tried > others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but none > of > them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in recovery > depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. BTW, > I > used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck.
Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. 1. If it works will it recover video clips? 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my camera to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on that basis or do I need to get a `card reader`?
> "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:wY%hg.133413$k%3.128936@dukeread12... > > "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > >> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures on > > to > >> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are > > missing, > >> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon > >> camera > >> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full `compact > >> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try to > > view > >> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt missing > >> pics/clips. > >> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
> >> Anything I can try which might restore them? > >> thanks
> > Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until you > > have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card and > > tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best for > > me > > was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to recover > > image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I tried > > others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but none > > of > > them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in recovery > > depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. BTW, > > I > > used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck.
> Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. > 1. If it works will it recover video clips?
The free version of ZA Image Recovery supposedly will recover mov files. Presumably, their more comprehensive program would recover other types of files and they have a trial version. You could also try Drive Rescue (free) or one of the others I mentioned.
> 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my camera > to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on that basis or do > I need to get a `card reader`?
I think it should work without a card reader. I just mentioned that because that was how I had it set up. You can try it and see. I suspect it has to appear to the program that your camera is a removable drive. If you have to get a reader, they're quite cheap on eBay or since you're in the UK, at a place like http://tinyurl.com/zr683
> "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:wY%hg.133413$k%3.128936@dukeread12... >> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures on >> to >>> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are >> missing, >>> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon >>> camera >>> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full `compact >>> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try to >> view >>> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt missing >>> pics/clips. >>> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
>>> Anything I can try which might restore them? >>> thanks
>> Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until you >> have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card and >> tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best for >> me >> was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to recover >> image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I >> tried >> others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but none >> of >> them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in recovery >> depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. BTW, >> I >> used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck.
> Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. > 1. If it works will it recover video clips? > 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my camera > to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on that basis or > do I need to get a `card reader`?
> thanks
Since you mention a Canon camera, I have to ask: is the memory card an older Lexar card? Lexar had a compatibility problem with Canon (or vice versa depending on your point of view) a year or two back.
>> "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:wY%hg.133413$k%3.128936@dukeread12... >>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >>> news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>>> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures >>>> on >>> to >>>> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are >>> missing, >>>> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon >>>> camera >>>> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full >>>> `compact >>>> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try to >>> view >>>> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt missing >>>> pics/clips. >>>> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
>>>> Anything I can try which might restore them? >>>> thanks
>>> Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until you >>> have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card and >>> tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best >>> for me >>> was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to recover >>> image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I >>> tried >>> others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but >>> none of >>> them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in recovery >>> depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. >>> BTW, I >>> used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck.
>> Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. >> 1. If it works will it recover video clips? >> 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my >> camera to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on that >> basis or do I need to get a `card reader`?
>> thanks
> Since you mention a Canon camera, I have to ask: is the memory card an > older Lexar card? Lexar had a compatibility problem with Canon (or vice > versa depending on your point of view) a year or two back.
I got the card from `discount shop` its a Viking interworks 512 MB which up until now has worked ok.>
S S wrote: > "george" <nowh...@newsonly.com> wrote in message > news:3F4ig.498$Wk3.339@fe05.lga... >> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:Eu0ig.145919$8W1.40414@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>> "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:wY%hg.133413$k%3.128936@dukeread12... >>>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>>>> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures >>>>> on >>>> to >>>>> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are >>>> missing, >>>>> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon >>>>> camera >>>>> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full >>>>> `compact >>>>> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try to >>>> view >>>>> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt missing >>>>> pics/clips. >>>>> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
>>>>> Anything I can try which might restore them? >>>>> thanks >>>> Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until you >>>> have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card and >>>> tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best >>>> for me >>>> was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to recover >>>> image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I >>>> tried >>>> others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but >>>> none of >>>> them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in recovery >>>> depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. >>>> BTW, I >>>> used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck. >>> Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. >>> 1. If it works will it recover video clips? >>> 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my >>> camera to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on that >>> basis or do I need to get a `card reader`?
>>> thanks
>> Since you mention a Canon camera, I have to ask: is the memory card an >> older Lexar card? Lexar had a compatibility problem with Canon (or vice >> versa depending on your point of view) a year or two back.
> I got the card from `discount shop` its a Viking interworks 512 MB which up > until now has worked ok.>
You'll need a card reader. Canon cameras are not recognized as drives in Windows. You certainly can't do anything if you copy to hd. The recovery software read sectors from card and pieces together what it finds. They generally do quite well. Dave Cohen
>S S wrote: >> "george" <nowh...@newsonly.com> wrote in message >> news:3F4ig.498$Wk3.339@fe05.lga... >>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >>> news:Eu0ig.145919$8W1.40414@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>>> "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message >>>> news:wY%hg.133413$k%3.128936@dukeread12... >>>>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >>>>> news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>>>>> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my pictures >>>>>> on >>>>> to >>>>>> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are >>>>> missing, >>>>>> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon >>>>>> camera >>>>>> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full >>>>>> `compact >>>>>> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try >>>>>> to >>>>> view >>>>>> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt >>>>>> missing >>>>>> pics/clips. >>>>>> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
>>>>>> Anything I can try which might restore them? >>>>>> thanks >>>>> Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until >>>>> you >>>>> have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card >>>>> and >>>>> tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best >>>>> for me >>>>> was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to >>>>> recover >>>>> image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I >>>>> tried >>>>> others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but >>>>> none of >>>>> them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in recovery >>>>> depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. >>>>> BTW, I >>>>> used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck. >>>> Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. >>>> 1. If it works will it recover video clips? >>>> 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my >>>> camera to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on that >>>> basis or do I need to get a `card reader`?
>>>> thanks
>>> Since you mention a Canon camera, I have to ask: is the memory card an >>> older Lexar card? Lexar had a compatibility problem with Canon (or vice >>> versa depending on your point of view) a year or two back.
>> I got the card from `discount shop` its a Viking interworks 512 MB which >> up until now has worked ok.>
> You'll need a card reader. Canon cameras are not recognized as drives in > Windows. You certainly can't do anything if you copy to hd. The recovery > software read sectors from card and pieces together what it finds. They > generally do quite well. > Dave Cohen
Thanks Dave, I did try and it was mostly gobildy gook that I retrieved and it was 33GB from a 512 MB card, it took 6 hours. I will borrow a card reader and try again.
> "Dave Cohen" <u...@example.net> wrote in message > news:%6oig.172$n93.103@trndny07... >>S S wrote: >>> "george" <nowh...@newsonly.com> wrote in message >>> news:3F4ig.498$Wk3.339@fe05.lga... >>>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> news:Eu0ig.145919$8W1.40414@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>>>> "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:wY%hg.133413$k%3.128936@dukeread12... >>>>>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >>>>>> news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>>>>>> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my >>>>>>> pictures on >>>>>> to >>>>>>> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are >>>>>> missing, >>>>>>> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon >>>>>>> camera >>>>>>> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full >>>>>>> `compact >>>>>>> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try >>>>>>> to >>>>>> view >>>>>>> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt >>>>>>> missing >>>>>>> pics/clips. >>>>>>> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
>>>>>>> Anything I can try which might restore them? >>>>>>> thanks >>>>>> Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until >>>>>> you >>>>>> have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card >>>>>> and >>>>>> tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best >>>>>> for me >>>>>> was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to >>>>>> recover >>>>>> image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I >>>>>> tried >>>>>> others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but >>>>>> none of >>>>>> them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in >>>>>> recovery >>>>>> depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. >>>>>> BTW, I >>>>>> used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck. >>>>> Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. >>>>> 1. If it works will it recover video clips? >>>>> 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my >>>>> camera to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on >>>>> that basis or do I need to get a `card reader`?
>>>>> thanks
>>>> Since you mention a Canon camera, I have to ask: is the memory card an >>>> older Lexar card? Lexar had a compatibility problem with Canon (or >>>> vice versa depending on your point of view) a year or two back.
>>> I got the card from `discount shop` its a Viking interworks 512 MB which >>> up until now has worked ok.>
>> You'll need a card reader. Canon cameras are not recognized as drives in >> Windows. You certainly can't do anything if you copy to hd. The recovery >> software read sectors from card and pieces together what it finds. They >> generally do quite well. >> Dave Cohen
> Thanks Dave, I did try and it was mostly gobildy gook that I retrieved and > it was 33GB from a 512 MB card, it took 6 hours. > I will borrow a card reader and try again.
A couple of more questions..... 1. There are still a few that are missing do I try a re run or will that be final now in terms of recovery. 2. I have not managed to retrieve any of the video clips is there a way to do this?
On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:54:49 GMT, "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>I got the card from `discount shop` its a Viking interworks 512 MB which up >until now has worked ok.>
This is something that you didn't ask, but I think is valuable information. After you recover the images on the card (for example, by using the recommendations in the previous replies), if you are still unable to make the card suitable for future use, Viking Customer Support told me that they guarantee their cards to work properly (for a specific period of time since manufacture) and will even replace one that became corrupted.
I just sent them a Viking SmartMedia card that I wasn't able to uncorrupt enough for any of my Olympus cameras to recognize or format.
> > "Dave Cohen" <u...@example.net> wrote in message > > news:%6oig.172$n93.103@trndny07... > >>S S wrote: > >>> "george" <nowh...@newsonly.com> wrote in message > >>> news:3F4ig.498$Wk3.339@fe05.lga... > >>>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > >>>> news:Eu0ig.145919$8W1.40414@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > >>>>> "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message > >>>>> news:wY%hg.133413$k%3.128936@dukeread12... > >>>>>> "S S" <nonse...@Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > >>>>>> news:SA%hg.355992$xt.182435@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > >>>>>>> Hi all, I have just returned from hols and downloaded all my > >>>>>>> pictures on > >>>>>> to > >>>>>>> the PC only to discover some pics plus a couple of video clips are > >>>>>> missing, > >>>>>>> The missing ones I did at one stage play back and were on the canon > >>>>>>> camera > >>>>>>> (powershot A70), the only other thing I did was change the full > >>>>>>> `compact > >>>>>>> flash` card for another. It does display corrupt data now when i try > >>>>>>> to > >>>>>> view > >>>>>>> in the cameras display, which presumably refers to the corrupt > >>>>>>> missing > >>>>>>> pics/clips. > >>>>>>> I dont know what caused this but I know not deleted.
> >>>>>>> Anything I can try which might restore them? > >>>>>>> thanks > >>>>>> Whatever you do, don't write or save anything more to the card until > >>>>>> you > >>>>>> have a chance to restore. I had a problem awhile back with a CF card > >>>>>> and > >>>>>> tried several programs to recover the files. The one that worked best > >>>>>> for me > >>>>>> was Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery. It's free to use to > >>>>>> recover > >>>>>> image files http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm I > >>>>>> tried > >>>>>> others including PC Inspector, Drive Rescue, and eImage Recovery but > >>>>>> none of > >>>>>> them recovered as many pics. Bear in mind that the success in > >>>>>> recovery > >>>>>> depends on the situation and there are unfortunately, no guarantees. > >>>>>> BTW, I > >>>>>> used a card reader when running the software. Good Luck. > >>>>> Thanks for the reply, a couple of questions though. > >>>>> 1. If it works will it recover video clips? > >>>>> 2. Not sure I understand the `card reader` part, I download from my > >>>>> camera to a folder on my PC (via canon programme), will it work on > >>>>> that basis or do I need to get a `card reader`?
> >>>>> thanks
> >>>> Since you mention a Canon camera, I have to ask: is the memory card an > >>>> older Lexar card? Lexar had a compatibility problem with Canon (or > >>>> vice versa depending on your point of view) a year or two back.
> >>> I got the card from `discount shop` its a Viking interworks 512 MB which > >>> up until now has worked ok.>
> >> You'll need a card reader. Canon cameras are not recognized as drives in > >> Windows. You certainly can't do anything if you copy to hd. The recovery > >> software read sectors from card and pieces together what it finds. They > >> generally do quite well. > >> Dave Cohen
> > Thanks Dave, I did try and it was mostly gobildy gook that I retrieved and > > it was 33GB from a 512 MB card, it took 6 hours. > > I will borrow a card reader and try again.
> A couple of more questions..... > 1. There are still a few that are missing do I try a re run or will that be > final now in terms of recovery.
Probably that's it with that particular program.
> 2. I have not managed to retrieve any of the video clips is there a way to > do this?
Try PC Inspector http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm or try the shareware version of ZA Recovery (if you haven't already.) When I had a problem, I was able to recover all or part of the images that had been lost. The ones where I recovered part of the image were not that valuable to me fortunately. You could also do a search for downloads at CNET.com or twocows using the search terms "file recovery." I tried several programs and did find that some recovered more than others. But the ZA program got the most.
