erl Posted December 24, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 24, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just formatted an Extreme 111 4GB Sandisk in the camera and realized it was the wrong disk! It had 110 images of my grandchildren and family at our Xmas Eve gathering. The files were shot as RAW DNG only. I have since removed the card from the camera. Is there any real (practical) hope of recovering the images? I haven't dared tell the family of my stupidity yet. Any helpful advice is very welcome. Thanks. And yes, in future I WILL always check image content of the card on the LCD before formatting in future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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delander † Posted December 24, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 24, 2008 If you have not written new files to the card there are plenty of software solutions out there which will recover the lost files. I use Photorescue which is excellent but there are many others which are similar. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 24, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 24, 2008 Yes. Do a google search for "SD disk recovery". If you've done nothing else with it, you should be able to get everyone back. Might cost you a download though... Happy Christmas, John! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted December 25, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 25, 2008 Erl, you should be able to recover the images without problem. Do _nothing_ with the card other than move the switch to lock the card, and try the recovery software mentioned above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted December 25, 2008 Thanks for the above suggestions. I think I will wait till I sober up 'post xmas' though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gesper Posted December 25, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 25, 2008 The Extreme III 4G comes with a small CD that includes a copy of Sandisk's recovery software. Maybe you still have it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted December 26, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Erl, I did exactly the same thing in a moment of inebriated abandon (something I am too prone to at this time of year - i.e. from August to December) and I bought some software called Pareto Logic Data Recovery which did the trick. I'm sure there are others that would do just as well. Good luck and sound advice when I was an amateur pilot applies here - 8 hours from bottle to throttle!! Happy Christmas. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted December 26, 2008 The Extreme III 4G comes with a small CD that includes a copy of Sandisk's recovery software. Maybe you still have it. Spot on Gesper! I have just tried it - succesfully! Originally, I read the instructions that came with that tiny disk and it stated (as I recall) that it recovers tiffs and jpegs. No mention of RAW or DNG's. However, I tried it and it DID work, perfectly on the M8 DNG's. I have now sworn off the bottle (till this evening ) and my family will never know how stupid I am, just how boozed I was. Thanks again to all you level headed techy's. Now, I f only after washing the dishes, I could get the meal that was on them to reappear like that. Any software for that out there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted December 26, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 26, 2008 ... sound advice when I was an amateur pilot applies here - 8 hours from bottle to throttle!! I always thought it was 8 METERS .. Marco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted December 26, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 26, 2008 Spot on Gesper! I have just tried it - succesfully! ... Glad to hear it worked out okay, John! PhotoRescue surprised me some months back by turning up not only the DNGs I was looking for but some I'd shot months - and countless card formats - ago. I have now sworn off the bottle (till this evening) and my family will never know how stupid I am, just how boozed I was. Relief + internal application of alcohol = spilling the entire story. Now, I f only after washing the dishes, I could get the meal that was on them to reappear like that. Any software for that out there? Keep adding alcohol and your dinner might magically reappear. Eeuuuuw. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted December 27, 2008 Pete, the 1st comments of yours have already come to pass!. I am deciding to "pass" on the last. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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