Retrieving files from a cF card

[gray1720]

I think one of my CF cards has gone mammaries skyward. I downloaded the first 15 or so photos OK, but then it started giving me error messages on my laptop, which is now telling me I need to format the thing. There should be another 150-odd pics on there, luckily nowt precious.

Any suggestions as to the best tools to try to retrieve them?

[spinno]

Sandisk used to have free file recovery software when you bought one of their cards

[peterob]

Aug 14, 2024 19:18:03 GMT spinno said:

Sandisk used to have free file recovery software when you bought one of their cards

I was just looking that up. It is limited to recovering deleted files now.  I don't know of any commercial file recovery tools. Their success depends on how badly the card is broken.  I guess recovery is more likely to be possible if the card was recently formatted.

[willien]

Sandisk still provides the recovery software download address and activation code with new cards. Limited to 1 year from the software download or activation withe the code that comes with a card - probably the latter. Probably worth trying even if it is only supposed to recover deleted files.

[gray1720]

I've had the card a decade, so that's out then. I've downloaded something that's currently scanning while I eat me supper, we shall see if it works.

[zou]

Hopefully the card and not the laptop's card reader port that's gone.

[gray1720]

Aug 14, 2024 20:25:45 GMT zou said:

Hopefully the card and not the laptop's card reader port that's gone.

I've tried both the laptop's USB ports with the same result (and two different readers) so I think it's the card.

Stellar Recovery can see the files, but wants to charge me £49.95 (duck that) to recover them. Recuva can't read the disk. Harrumph!

[peterba]

The free version of Recuva has always worked well, IME.

I'm not going to claim that it's the VERY best out there, but it's always done a good job for me. Also, it's - ummmmm..... free!

[peterba]

B*ll*cks... damned cross-posting!

If Recuva won't touch it, I don't know what else to suggest.

[peterba]

Just remembered:- Puran Utilities. I used it quite a lot, at one time.

Might be worth a try. (it's free, too. )

[willien]

Aug 14, 2024 21:14:11 GMT gray1720 said:

Aug 14, 2024 20:25:45 GMT zou said:

Hopefully the card and not the laptop's card reader port that's gone.

I've tried both the laptop's USB ports with the same result (and two different readers) so I think it's the card.

Stellar Recovery can see the files, but wants to charge me £49.95 (duck that) to recover them. Recuva can't read the disk. Harrumph!

If you have anything that uses SD cards Sandisk SDs are really cheap theses days CFs not so much,but, if you recon you need a new CF card anyway...

Alternatively if you can get a delivery address to me - whatever this sites pm equivalent or via FB I can post you a sandisc code.

[gray1720]

Puran Utilities has retrueved the jpegs, I suspect the NEFs have had it but I'm not too worried.

Thanks for te offer, Willie, much appreiated.

[andy]

Think it was a free Microsoft recovery program I used when I needed one, FWIW.

[geoffr]

Aug 14, 2024 22:11:22 GMT gray1720 said:

Puran Utilities has retrueved the jpegs, I suspect the NEFs have had it but I'm not too worried.

Thanks for te offer, Willie, much appreiated.

Silly question but, have you tried connecting the camera via USB cable to access the photographs?

[gray1720]

Aug 15, 2024 7:40:48 GMT geoffr said:

Aug 14, 2024 22:11:22 GMT gray1720 said:

Puran Utilities has retrueved the jpegs, I suspect the NEFs have had it but I'm not too worried.

Thanks for te offer, Willie, much appreiated.

Silly question but, have you tried connecting the camera via USB cable to access the photographs?

I haven't, I'll give that a go. I've always used a card reader, so never thought of that.