recovering a deleted memory card?

Russ · 02-03-2009, 13:46

While I was formatting the other day I noticed Windows showed me a 7.9gb partition which I deleted along with the the main partition of my harddrive. It wasn't until later that I realised the 7.9gb was an 8gb memory card I'd put in my card reader.

Although I know I've lost whatever was on it, I can't even open the 'drive' now. When I plug the card in to the usb via the reader, it shows up in My Computer as another drive but I cannot access it, instead getting the message 'please insert a disk into removable drive'.

Have I totally nuked my memory card or can it be repaired?

southwell · 02-03-2009, 13:52

You could try the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool? Not sure how it would work with memory cards though as ive only used it with USB sticks.

http://www.bootdisk.com/plan40/hpflash1.zip

Russ · 02-03-2009, 13:57

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Originally Posted by southwell

You could try the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool? Not sure how it would work with memory cards though as ive only used it with USB sticks.

http://www.bootdisk.com/plan40/hpflash1.zip

Worked perfectly! Thank you sir!

Was a bit sceptical at first because the Vista formatting tool couldn't do it but that did the trick

southwell · 02-03-2009, 13:58

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Originally Posted by Russ B

Worked perfectly! Thank you sir!

Was a bit sceptical at first because the Vista formatting tool couldn't do it but that did the trick

Goodo, glad to have helped.

Delta Whiskey · 02-03-2009, 15:35

Try the freeware tool Recuva http://www.recuva.com/, it was able to get back 152 of 154 images from my niece's SD card after she formatted it in error.

Russ · 02-03-2009, 15:57

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Originally Posted by Delta Whiskey

Try the freeware tool Recuva http://www.recuva.com/, it was able to get back 152 of 154 images from my niece's SD card after she formatted it in error.

I'd already tried that, none of the images on there could be viewed with Windows Gallery (which didn't bother me as I'd already uploaded them to flickr) and the music came back in bits, like some songs would start in the middle of the track. Not to worry as I already had everything backed up but slightly annoying all the same.

rogerdraig · 02-03-2009, 16:00

the one above is good as said

i also use badcopypro http://www.jufsoft.com/badcopy/

its a paid for one but has never failed me so far

lol it even got back the files from a floppy from my wife works for 3 accounts that they thought had been securely deleted they only thought there was one on there. i dont know if they were more relived they got the data back ( teach them to back up more often ) or worried that they hadnt deleted them well enough

southwell · 02-03-2009, 20:38

I had some really good recovery software if you want to try a recovery, drop me a pm if you want it.