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Old Jul 19th, 2006, 11:28 AM
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Memory card corrupted

We just got back from our 10+ weeks in France. One of my memory cards (compact flash) was corrupted and I cannot access some 300+ pictures of the Dordogne, Lot, Provence. Sad, sad, sad. :'( I did access about 70 pictures from this memory card.

Is there anyway of retreiving any of the "lost 300 pictures"? :-\
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Old Jul 19th, 2006, 11:36 AM
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There's a good chance for a happy outcome. Google <b>compact flash memory retrieval</b> and start sifting.

If you wait a few hours, someone with more direct experience than I have will probably wander through here and save you some research.
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Old Jul 19th, 2006, 11:59 AM
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I've used PC inspector from Convar before, and it recovered nearly all the pictures from a corrupt SD card. It used to be freely available

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/PC_...inspector.html
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Old Jul 19th, 2006, 12:18 PM
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What is the make of your card? If it's either a Lexar or Sandisk, they have retreival software available.

If it's one of the budget brands, do a google search and you should find something.

Good luck.
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Old Jul 19th, 2006, 12:22 PM
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This link, from an earlier thread, has several websites for photo retrieval. http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34537989
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Old Jul 21st, 2006, 07:48 AM
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Thank you, Robespierre, Jim, kybourbon and especially Willit. I was able to retrieve most of my &quot;lost&quot; pictures using PC Inspector File Recovery (downloaded free) and my SanDisk card reader. \/
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Glad to be able to help. It is hugely frustrating when you find your camara card has corrupted, or film is damaged. Or in one memorable glitch, that I had taken 36 photos without film in the camera

I am seriously thinking of getting a portable backup device so that I can &quot;upload&quot; pictures every day when on holiday - just so I can avoid losing a large number of photographs if the card goes bad.
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