I guess one is never too old to be stupid!
Jan 25, 2023 20:31:54 #
Jan 27, 2023 11:43:40 #
Well, if anyone is still listening, I'm stymied. SanDisk recovery recovered really old images, not the most current ones. So I tried to run it again, and it doesn't work. I've tried all of the recovering programs that have been listed, and they all want $$ up front, even though they say they're free. I can't afford to pay for something that doesn't work. Does anyone have any advice? (BTW, I tried to call SanDisk for help to no avail.)
Jan 27, 2023 11:59:34 #
I had that happen once. I took it to a computer tech and he did his magic. A lot less stress.
Jan 27, 2023 12:01:28 #
Jan 27, 2023 12:01:38 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Well, if anyone is still listening, I'm stymied. SanDisk recovery recovered really old images, not the most current ones. So I tried to run it again, and it doesn't work. I've tried all of the recovering programs that have been listed, and they all want $$ up front, even though they say they're free. I can't afford to pay for something that doesn't work. Does anyone have any advice? (BTW, I tried to call SanDisk for help to no avail.)
It might be time to let go. Paying $$ up front is never a good idea.
Jan 27, 2023 12:20:15 #
TriX wrote:
Have you run Recuva?
Yes. They claimed to only find 2 images! And they wanted $89 to save them.
Jan 27, 2023 12:20:34 #
jerryc41 wrote:
It might be time to let go. Paying $$ up front is never a good idea.
That's sort of what I think.
Jan 27, 2023 12:21:33 #
plumbbob1 wrote:
I had that happen once. I took it to a computer tech and he did his magic. A lot less stress.
You're probably right. I'm considering just how important those pictures might be. The fact that I took them for someone else is part of the equation.
Jan 27, 2023 16:36:34 #
We have all done this, some more than once.
Once I was able to get images back, but at other times I have not. Good luck
Once I was able to get images back, but at other times I have not. Good luck
Jan 27, 2023 16:39:46 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Well, if anyone is still listening, I'm stymied. SanDisk recovery recovered really old images, not the most current ones. So I tried to run it again, and it doesn't work. I've tried all of the recovering programs that have been listed, and they all want $$ up front, even though they say they're free. I can't afford to pay for something that doesn't work. Does anyone have any advice? (BTW, I tried to call SanDisk for help to no avail.)
In my experience, all those free sites charge for the actual work. I have never paid for them because I doubted that they could actually work. And I didn't know if the photos were worth the cost.
Jan 27, 2023 19:52:10 #
topcat wrote:
We have all done this, some more than once.
Once I was able to get images back, but at other times I have not. Good luck
Once I was able to get images back, but at other times I have not. Good luck
I'm feeling very discouraged right now. Thanks for responding.
Jan 27, 2023 19:53:29 #
topcat wrote:
In my experience, all those free sites charge for the actual work. I have never paid for them because I doubted that they could actually work. And I didn't know if the photos were worth the cost.
At least SanDisk's program let's you see them!
Jan 27, 2023 20:03:34 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I'm feeling very discouraged right now. Thanks for responding.
It's rare that anyone does it more than once or twice, or has a card failure more than once or twice, but that is why pros swear by their cameras with dual card slots and the ability to write files to both slots simultaneously.
In the school portrait company where I did training, we had a similar dual redundancy. We tethered our Canons to PC laptops running our proprietary order entry and editing software. Images would go from the camera, through EOS Utility software, into a hot folder, then into our software, as well as to the CF card in the camera. We kept the cards as backup for the DVD we burned from the laptop, in case that failed. We kept order forms as backup, too. But if all was well, we needed only the DVD and the payment in the order envelopes.
I think we had fewer than three instances a year where we had a computer fail or a DVD fail and had to fall back on the CF card and order envelopes. We had a couple of computers stolen while photographers were in the bathroom or at lunch, but the thieves stole the cameras, too, so those were total reshoots!
Jan 27, 2023 20:37:58 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I'm feeling very discouraged right now. Thanks for responding.
Firstly, I have not read every post but saw a thread here the other day where I recall someone else had a similar problem. They resolved things by having the camera connected to computer by cable.
More than likely totally off track but thought I'd mention.
Jan 27, 2023 21:23:42 #
burkphoto wrote:
It's rare that anyone does it more than once or tw... (show quote)
I do have dual card slots, but I don't write to both at the same time. I tried that at the outset and found it too difficult to work with. I realize in controlled situations it might be a good idea, but it wasn't for me.
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