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Re: [OM] Query for free image recovery software

Subject: Re: [OM] Query for free image recovery software
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:24:44 -0400
Thanks, I'll check it out.

Chuck Norcutt


On 7/7/2011 9:28 AM, Siddiq Siddiqui-Ali wrote:
> Hi Chuck;
>
> Having web trouble at the moment (email download to client is fine), so can’t 
> send you a link, but app called PCI File Recovery by software PCInspector (I 
> think). Used it for the same pickle you’re in.
>
> The time I had card errors, mounted it to a computer, wrote zeros to all of 
> it, and then formatted in camera, and have made it habit to only delete in 
> camera (rarely) instead of when mounted to a computer.
>
> Good luck
>
> /s
>
> On Jul 5, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> I formatted a CF card this morning assuming it had already been
>> downloaded.  Then I realized that if it had been downloaded it was on my
>> other computer.  I think it was downloaded but I'm not 100% sure and
>> have no way to check for another week.  But I'd like to have the 8GB
>> space back if I can.
>>
>>  From using a SanDisk utility I know the data is there and recoverable.
>>   But SanDisk wants more than $30 for the unlocked version that actually
>> recovers what it told me was detected.  I tried downloading a freebie
>> "open source" utility which turned out to be a character mode thing full
>> of Unix gobbeldy gook which I didn't understand well enough to answer
>> the questions it was asking.  It looked to me that if I made an error it
>> could potentially write to the disk I was trying to recover.  Not good.
>>
>> So, does anyone know of a free Windows utility that you're willing to
>> recommend that will recover images from a CF card?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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