SD Card Pictures missing?

kenstogie · 10-11-2009, 08:48 AM

On a Whale watch cruise with the kids and the significant other and snapping away with my Canon. I go to review the pics and there gone!?!?!

I am sure they are probably still there I didn't format it or anything but what am I to do?

Isn't there software for data recovery or something?

dunng · 10-11-2009, 08:53 AM

You can try this, I have had great luck and it is free!

http://www.piriform.com/recuva

kenstogie · 10-13-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dunng

You can try this, I have had great luck and it is free!

http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Great link and it was exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunatetly it didn't work

any other ideas??

T.G · 10-13-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

Great link and it was exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunatetly it didn't work

any other ideas??

If the chip failed, then you might be sol.

You could try contacting a professional recovery service.

ade06 · 10-13-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

If the chip failed, then you might be sol.

You could try contacting a professional recovery service.

I could contact one of our electronic forensic vendors for a quote if you're interested.

Blueface · 10-11-2009, 09:14 AM

Great link.
Thanks.
Will share with son who recently had the same problem.

Col. Kurtz · 10-11-2009, 11:52 AM

Not trying to sound smart, but was the SD card fully inserted in the camera? I have snapped away like that and found the card empty, but the pics were on the camera's internal storage.

Just a thought...

10-11-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Col. Kurtz

Not trying to sound smart, but was the SD card fully inserted in the camera? I have snapped away like that and found the card empty, but the pics were on the camera's internal storage.

Just a thought...

agree, check the camera's hard drive.

Tenor CS · 10-11-2009, 12:39 PM

If that doesn't work, I have a program I downloaded and paid for that came from the website http://the-undelete.com/. They call it D-Photo Recovery.

My memory card crapped out on me with over 1,000 photos on it. This was from an all day trip to the zoo. I was able to recovery EVERYTHING. It was well worth the $50 it cost me.

I also liked that, for the free downloaded version, it would display thumbnail images to show me what pictures it could recover. Few things suck worse than paying for a software that won't deliver as promised.

Sauer Grapes · 10-11-2009, 01:54 PM

I've been told that you are supposed to format your card in the camera each time you put the card in. Might be over kill, but it's supposed to avoid the problem you are having.

T.G · 10-11-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauer Grapes

I've been told that you are supposed to format your card in the camera each time you put the card in. Might be over kill, but it's supposed to avoid the problem you are having.

I don't think that is really going to do anything besides confirm that the connector is making good contact. But, it really won't hurt anything either.

Sauer Grapes · 10-13-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

I don't think that is really going to do anything besides confirm that the connector is making good contact. But, it really won't hurt anything either.

All I know is that the guy that trains us from Nikon says it is the most important step to do. Something about how it writes. He never mentioned the contact so I don't think that was his reasoning.

Scottastic · 10-13-2009, 12:09 PM

Is it cold? I mean like really quite cold? That can have an effect on the card (mainly the power unit inside, yes there is a battery in there) that will stop it from saving/displaying photos.

T.G · 10-13-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottastic

Is it cold? I mean like really quite cold? That can have an effect on the card (mainly the power unit inside, yes there is a battery in there) that will stop it from saving/displaying photos.

SD cards are flash ram...

kenstogie · 10-13-2009, 02:57 PM

There just family photo's but were some good ones I thought too. I am just going concentrate on new better photographs. Many thanks to those that helped, what great bunch of BOTLS!

T.G · 10-13-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

There just family photo's but were some good ones I thought too. I am just going concentrate on new better photographs. Many thanks to those that helped, what great bunch of BOTLS!

Buy a new memory card first.

Don't give the existing one a second chance to fail on you.

ade06 · 10-13-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

Buy a new memory card first.

Don't give the existing one a second chance to fail on you.

And then back-up the pictures on your home computer (or another type of hard drive).

Tenor CS · 10-13-2009, 04:57 PM

When my card failed, my computer wouldn't recognize the card in the reader. I had to format it in the camera first (scared that I would lose everything) but the program I recommended above recovered every single photo. Even ones that were MONTHS old that I thought were long gone. But the hundreds of photos from my zoo day were all saved.

kgoings · 10-13-2009, 05:01 PM

Question, after you 'lost' the pictures...did you take anymore pictures?

If you did your SOL.

Once you write over the files they are gone. When they get deleted or formated, the files are there and can be recovered. If you write over them by taking more new pictures, you would need data forensics to recover them and that cost BIG bucks.

kenstogie · 10-13-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kgoings

Question, after you 'lost' the pictures...did you take anymore pictures?

If you did your SOL.

Once you write over the files they are gone. When they get deleted or formated, the files are there and can be recovered. If you write over them by taking more new pictures, you would need data forensics to recover them and that cost BIG bucks.

I did but not after I realized the older ones were gone. It was a 16g card and yes I am going to return it. It's only about 4 month old or so. Luckily I saved all the pics on it the day before so not much was lost.

It's funny but after I tried to retrieve the pics it shows the pictures and I have 5 mgb of data (for each of the pics appx) but the picture doesn't open. Strange.

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Tenor CS Feeling Better! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Christian Location: Davenport, FL (near Orlando) Posts: 717 Trading: (2)	Re: SD Card Pictures missing? If that doesn't work, I have a program I downloaded and paid for that came from the website http://the-undelete.com/. They call it D-Photo Recovery. My memory card crapped out on me with over 1,000 photos on it. This was from an all day trip to the zoo. I was able to recovery EVERYTHING. It was well worth the $50 it cost me. I also liked that, for the free downloaded version, it would display thumbnail images to show me what pictures it could recover. Few things suck worse than paying for a software that won't deliver as promised. __________________ When the world itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?

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Sauer Grapes Snatchin' yo people up Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,235 Trading: (44)	Re: SD Card Pictures missing? I've been told that you are supposed to format your card in the camera each time you put the card in. Might be over kill, but it's supposed to avoid the problem you are having.

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Scottastic ROFLCOPTER Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Scott Location: Santa Rosa Posts: 217 Trading: (8)	Re: SD Card Pictures missing? Is it cold? I mean like really quite cold? That can have an effect on the card (mainly the power unit inside, yes there is a battery in there) that will stop it from saving/displaying photos. __________________ Professional window licker on the short bus.

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kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: SD Card Pictures missing? There just family photo's but were some good ones I thought too. I am just going concentrate on new better photographs. Many thanks to those that helped, what great bunch of BOTLS! __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

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Tenor CS Feeling Better! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Christian Location: Davenport, FL (near Orlando) Posts: 717 Trading: (2)	Re: SD Card Pictures missing? When my card failed, my computer wouldn't recognize the card in the reader. I had to format it in the camera first (scared that I would lose everything) but the program I recommended above recovered every single photo. Even ones that were MONTHS old that I thought were long gone. But the hundreds of photos from my zoo day were all saved. __________________ When the world itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?

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kgoings Cigarologist Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kirk Location: Highlands Ranch, Co Posts: 1,979 Trading: (42)	Re: SD Card Pictures missing? Question, after you 'lost' the pictures...did you take anymore pictures? If you did your SOL. Once you write over the files they are gone. When they get deleted or formated, the files are there and can be recovered. If you write over them by taking more new pictures, you would need data forensics to recover them and that cost BIG bucks. __________________ Your silly little opinion has been noted!