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Nov 24, 2019 15:00:30   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
grandpaw wrote:
After a shoot yesterday I was going through my pictures and editing them and saving them to a separate file. Normally I would download everything to my computer first but failed to do this for this shoot. I managed to get 118 done and saved when my computer said that the SD card that I am using could not be read and it needed to be formatted. I had formatted it before the shoot and it worked fine until I had maybe 25 photos left to edit and now the card doesn't work. I tried my laptop and putting the card back in the camera with the same results. All three of my cameras have dual cards slots and I have never used the option of writing the images to both cards with any of the tens of thousands of photo I have taken, but from now on every photo I take will be written to both cards to eliminate this problem.
If you have a recommendation for some recovery software please put it in a comment below. The card stopped working on the image I most wanted and I am not a happy photographer. Any suggestion would be appreciated.
After a shoot yesterday I was going through my pic... (show quote)


There are several software apps that different people prefer but I use "Recuva". On one card it found images from 2-3 years ago that were usable even though that card had been formated multiple times.
I have an image specific app I used to use but it is several years old and doesn't recognize the newer RAW formats so I uninstalled it. I looked to update it last year but couldn't find it, either out of business or bought by another company and now under a different name I don't know.
The latest version under the name I had is for Win 8.1, Vista, XP and Win 2000.
Look here, a review of the "10 Best" file recovery apps and this guy's #1 pick is Recuva.

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Nov 25, 2019 05:28:22   #
Delderby Loc: Derby UK
 
Your computer "sees" the card as a disk (for example d:\) try copy d:\ and paste to another port, with a memory stick in place. Not saying this will work - but strange things can happen.

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Nov 25, 2019 06:00:44   #
OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey
 
grandpaw wrote:
After a shoot yesterday I was going through my pictures and editing them and saving them to a separate file. Normally I would download everything to my computer first but failed to do this for this shoot. I managed to get 118 done and saved when my computer said that the SD card that I am using could not be read and it needed to be formatted. I had formatted it before the shoot and it worked fine until I had maybe 25 photos left to edit and now the card doesn't work. I tried my laptop and putting the card back in the camera with the same results. All three of my cameras have dual cards slots and I have never used the option of writing the images to both cards with any of the tens of thousands of photo I have taken, but from now on every photo I take will be written to both cards to eliminate this problem.
If you have a recommendation for some recovery software please put it in a comment below. The card stopped working on the image I most wanted and I am not a happy photographer. Any suggestion would be appreciated.
After a shoot yesterday I was going through my pic... (show quote)


Don't do anything to the card before trying Lexar Recovery Software. Got my bacon out of the friend pan a couple times. It worked on other than Lexar cards which I normally use.
http://www.lexarcardrecovery.com/
Good luck

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Nov 25, 2019 06:40:17   #
domcomm Loc: Denver, CO
 
I've had that happen, and I found 2 answers. One time, I took it to a good camera store, and they were able to rescue the shots for me, and the other time, I found out it was the cable to my computer that was bad.

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Nov 25, 2019 06:43:45   #
capmike Loc: New Bern, NC
 
Had it happen to me on a Sony card. Per their directions, I sent it to them, they sent me a new card with all my pics on it.

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Nov 25, 2019 07:33:23   #
Bluetick Loc: Flowery Branch, GA
 
I agree with TriX. Try Recuva. I think it's free from www.recuva.com. I recovered an entire card full of images once with it that I had deleted via a mistaken re-formatting. Kinda like a situation I encountered in 1972 during a massive, freak snowstorm in central South Carolina. 18" of snow fell in 12 hours. Shutdown that part of the state for days. I had a Pentax Spotmatic (still have it) and "took" a roll of 36 images of this historic event only to learn that the end of the film had come detached from the take-up reel. Therefore, I had not gotten a single shot! I learned to be sure the film was tight on the reel before closing the back and to watch the rewind advance when advancing the film after each shot. We all have our moments we'll never forget but learn from in the process. :-( :-) Good luck.

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Nov 25, 2019 07:48:20   #
Modnar Loc: Batley' West Yorkshire, UK
 
Try Recuva. Google it and download. Can work miracles.

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Nov 25, 2019 08:10:41   #
gobigblue
 
Sorry about your loss. It's happened to all of us, THEN we change procedures so there is a backup. Pro Tip ... Buy a 128gb card for your backup slot and only clear it every 6 months or whatever is appropriate for how much you shoot. That way the backups are there just in case.

I've had good results with Recuva software. Here are a few more:

https://recoverit.wondershare.com/memorycard-recovery/best-5-free-sd-card-recovery-software.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAlO7uBRANEiwA_vXQ-9nFOQQGbMmYNDBm64KFKtAJo6I4ZQL7SvGliq-df_LPHI2o3qmIWxoCTI0QAvD_BwE

Good luck!

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Nov 25, 2019 08:16:56   #
bluezzzzz Loc: Stamping Ground, KY
 
Been there and done that a time or two! Not a good feeling, and, like you, prompted me to now always use both slots as a backup.

I used SanDisk Rescue Pro to recover mine, but it seems that another company has taken over that function.

https://www.lc-tech.com/mac/rescuepro-standard-and-rescuepro-deluxe/

Whatever program you eventually decide to use I would advise you not do anything with or to the suspect card before you have a rescue program downloaded and in place.

Good luck, and I believe you'll eventually get your images back!

Marshall

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Nov 25, 2019 08:36:15   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
grandpaw wrote:
After a shoot yesterday I was going through my pictures and editing them and saving them to a separate file. Normally I would download everything to my computer first but failed to do this for this shoot. I managed to get 118 done and saved when my computer said that the SD card that I am using could not be read and it needed to be formatted. I had formatted it before the shoot and it worked fine until I had maybe 25 photos left to edit and now the card doesn't work. I tried my laptop and putting the card back in the camera with the same results. All three of my cameras have dual cards slots and I have never used the option of writing the images to both cards with any of the tens of thousands of photo I have taken, but from now on every photo I take will be written to both cards to eliminate this problem.
If you have a recommendation for some recovery software please put it in a comment below. The card stopped working on the image I most wanted and I am not a happy photographer. Any suggestion would be appreciated.
After a shoot yesterday I was going through my pic... (show quote)


http://www.essentialdatatools.com/products/photorescuepro/

Try a COMPLETE shutdown and reboot of your system, first.

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Nov 25, 2019 08:46:03   #
gompfer1
 
did you delete any images in the camera? Deleting pictures in the camera can cause the card failure you described. It has happened to me. Never delete in camera and always use the second slot for back up.

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Nov 25, 2019 09:03:19   #
JerryOSF Loc: Bristol, VA
 
If you know someone experienced in Linux ask them for help. I just googled "linux disk rescue" and found 10 different apps. I have used photorec personally. It will do the job. For those of you who don't use Linux, please don't disparage what you don't know.

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Nov 25, 2019 09:11:41   #
Canisdirus
 
Just a side note as I saw someone post they accidentally pulled their card while it was still in use.
Treat memory cards as you would a CD player ...
Never ever just pull the card from the reader ... always ... always right-click on the 'drive', and hit the eject button. Always ...

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Nov 25, 2019 09:34:44   #
N9PVW Loc: Louisiana
 
Hi, before I retired, I was a technology manager, at a local college here. I don't remember the name of the software, the school paid for it, I recalled that is cost around 50.00 dollars. I was able to recover data, and pictures from many cards.

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Nov 25, 2019 09:53:18   #
olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
 
Just for grins, clean all the card contacts with rubbing alcohol, might help, might not......

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