Um... Data recovery software anyone?
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OK, I'm a numpty, I accidentally deleted some pics which I didn't intend to.
Thankfully, I knew I had Recovery software installed, so I went to that. Unfortunately it was installed on my old PC, not my new one. No problem, I still had the software available....
..but it's not compatible with Vista!
Can anyone recommend a good recovery program, either a freeware quick fix, or a robust and reliable program for long term use.
(Incidentally, I'd like to retrieve the images, but no-one will suffer if I don'!)
Thankfully, I knew I had Recovery software installed, so I went to that. Unfortunately it was installed on my old PC, not my new one. No problem, I still had the software available....
..but it's not compatible with Vista!
Can anyone recommend a good recovery program, either a freeware quick fix, or a robust and reliable program for long term use.
(Incidentally, I'd like to retrieve the images, but no-one will suffer if I don'!)
http://www.cardrecovery.com/
I have used this in the past to recover corrupt or deleted pictures on a memory card - or was it on your hard disk?
I have used this in the past to recover corrupt or deleted pictures on a memory card - or was it on your hard disk?
WARNING: DO NOT INSTALL THE SOFTWARE ON VISTA UNTIL YOU'VE THOUGHT CAREFULLY! I would also NOT USE that PC AT ALL until you're in the process of recovering the data!
...Installing it has a chance of writing over the deleted data that you're trying to recover! As does general usage.
If you are up for the task of taking the harddrive out of your Vista PC and putting it into the XP one, that'd be option one. And by far the safest.
Option 2: Boot up the Vista PC, and find a "portable executable" data recovery tool that will run off a USB key (i.e. download the tool on XP, copy to USB key from there, insert into Vista PC, and run it). Or a self-booting CD that'll do the same.
Option 3: Get a friend to help with (1) or (2).
Option 4: LAST RESORT... install something on Vista.
...Installing it has a chance of writing over the deleted data that you're trying to recover! As does general usage.
If you are up for the task of taking the harddrive out of your Vista PC and putting it into the XP one, that'd be option one. And by far the safest.
Option 2: Boot up the Vista PC, and find a "portable executable" data recovery tool that will run off a USB key (i.e. download the tool on XP, copy to USB key from there, insert into Vista PC, and run it). Or a self-booting CD that'll do the same.
Option 3: Get a friend to help with (1) or (2).
Option 4: LAST RESORT... install something on Vista.
wendyg said:
Sorry, originally posted this in the Photography area, they may have assumed what I intended!
So, no panic, the lost pics are just on a CF card, not on my HD, so hopefully the software will find most of it.
Ah, gotcha...So, no panic, the lost pics are just on a CF card, not on my HD, so hopefully the software will find most of it.
Just don't take any more photos on it, etc. in the meantime. Plenty of software to help you get those back out there.
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