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Corrupted Memory Card

sallyx
sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
Just wondering if anyone can help. I have a CF flash card which has suddenly decided to corrupt and now just asks me to format it. It has some very special photos on it, anyone any ideas on retrieval or is it a case of sending it to the professionals?

thanks in advance
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  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    There are quite a few free recovery tools out there. I had a problem with an external hdd which I managed to fix using http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download even though Windows didn't even allocate a drive letter to it. I don't know for sure if it will look at a flash disk but it's free so you've little to lose trying.
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,304 Forumite
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    Have you tried it with a different card reader?
  • Freebyman
    Freebyman Posts: 593 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Have you tried http://www.recuva.com/

    It comes from the same people who do ccleaner and it says it works on memory cards
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  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    Thank you for all your replies, Ive found some software that recovers data and its worked on the memory card...phew

    Thanks again
    I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
    Finally Debt Free...
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