subject: How To Undelete Photos From A Memory Card [print this page] Have you deleted some valuable photos from your camera's memory card in your bid to get rid of clutter? Well, if the reply is in affirmative, then it is definitely a cause of worry. The situation becomes really perturbing when you discover that you don't have a valid backup to restore lost photos. Thankfully, to rescue you from such miserable situations, there are many solutions available. You can choose a good photo recovery utility as per your requirement.
These utilities are designed to recover photos from a range of storage media including memory cards, memory sticks, digital cameras, digital camcorders, external hard drives, USBs and other removable media.
Prominent reasons behind photo loss from memory cards
Though memory cards tend to throw errors when they are mishandled, there could be several other circumstances which render photos inaccessible. Here is a list of some common scenarios which result in potential data loss from memory cards:
Accidental or intentional deletion
Unintentional or intentional formatting
Read/write errors
Memory card corruption
Damaged file system
Mishandling a digital camera
A good photo recovery software can recover deleted photos from all the above situations provided you act timely. Any delay can hamper the prospects of successful recovery. Moreover, you should refrain from using a memory card until you recover lost pictures.
How to select an efficient tool
It is suggested you should select a photo recovery utility very carefully. A wrong choice can complicate the problem, thus making the chances of successful recovery very bleak. Before deciding on a particular software, you can, however, observe the following attributes:
Your selected software is non-destructive in nature
The software recovers photos in all formats including JPEG, TIF, RAW etc
It has a simple and graphical user interface to take you through an easy recovery
Software supports various types of memory cards
The software gives you a glimpse of the recoverable data through its demo version
How a tool assists you in recovery process
A photo recovery software penetrates the formatted media and employs improved scanning algorithms to extract all the information stored on a memory card. These third-party utilities have a provision of providing you with 'selective scan' option and allow you to save the scan results for recovery at a later stage.
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is a reliable tool which can be used to retrieve lost, deleted or formatted photos from almost all memory cards including SD, SDHC, XD, CF, MMC etc. The software is available in two versions for both Windows and Mac users, and performs recovery in three simple steps viz scan, select and save.
