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[razbo]

I accidentally formatted my cf card In my canon 5dmk2 and lost all my video files, can these be recovered in anyway,


Thanks

Raz

 

[bp]

Yes - google "compact flash recovery"

There's a ton of software and services out there. I've never used one personally, so couldn't hazard a guess on which is the best. Formatting doesn't actually delete or overwrite the data, it just removes the markers that tell a file system that a file is there

 

[paul13walnut5]

Hi Raz,

DO NOT CONTINUE TO USE THE CARD OR YOU WILL OVER_WRITE YOUR FILES. At the moment they still exsist and can be saved.

I'll PM you to discuss.

Cheers

 

[paul13walnut5]

Hi Raz,

Did that PM come through ok, if not let me know and I'll resend, cheers

 

[Axilrod]

Yes they are pretty easily recoverable, but it cost $99 the last time I did it.

 

[RunAndGun]

What brand of card is it? Lexar Professional cards come with free access(1 yr., I believe) to data recovery software.

 

[Policar]

I used some weird free software for OSX and it recovered most of my files for me (.mov and .jpg). Forget what it's called but it runs in the terminal, kind of weird. Lexar has software that does the same thing and isn't free. Just don't shoot any more with it.

 

[pete vella]

http://www.handyrecovery.com/ has worked for me in the past

 

[scottkinfw]

Go to your card website, they wwill likely have a program to help.

Do not use card until you recover data.
sek

http://www.handyrecovery.com/ has worked for me in the past

 

[chrismartinez.co.uk]

I accidentally formatted my cf card In my canon 5dmk2 and lost all my video files, can these be recovered in anyway,


Thanks

Raz

Raz, i've used Recuva (http://www.piriform.com/recuva) in the past. It's free and it worked for me.

Chris