How do I retrieve my pictures when the memory card needs to be formatted?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by admin

I was on vacation taking pictures with my camera and card I’ve used for several years. I had about 10 pictures left on the card when it told me I needed to format. I didn’t because I don’t want to lose the pictures. I’ve tried downloading to my computer but it tells me the card doesn’t have any pictures. Is there any way to retrieve them? And how can I keep this from happening in the future?

Try a card reader (10.00) and http://www.recuva.com/ and try a deep scan and after you have retrieved the pics, then format in the camera. Your card might be corrupt and it might be time for a new card.

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2 Responses to How do I retrieve my pictures when the memory card needs to be formatted?

  1. snowwillow20 says:
    January 31, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    Try a card reader (10.00) and http://www.recuva.com/ and try a deep scan and after you have retrieved the pics, then format in the camera. Your card might be corrupt and it might be time for a new card.
    References :

  2. John H says:
    February 1, 2010 at 12:21 am

    When I accidentally deleted image files from my card, I used a image file recovery program called ZAR. It successfully recovered almost all the images.
    The following link gives the download and recovery steps.

    http://www.z-a-recovery.com/demo-ir.htm
    References :