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Quick Formatted Compact Flash CF Card
Do you know how to deal with the compact flash card quick formatted problem? Have you ever got back lost files from the formatted compact flash card successfully on your own? CF card is a useful storage device to help us save much information but some wrong operations may lead to files lost from it, such as the compact flash card is quick formatted by error even on purpose. Luckily, all those lost files can be retrieved from the formatted compact flash card by data recovery software.
Case of formatting the compact flash card by quick formatting
I quick formatted my 4GB compact flash card this morning by mistake. So I need your help to restore my lost data saved on it, because I have tried to fulfill the data restoration by myself but failed. Most the lost files are photos and I just want to get those pictures back. They are very both precious and valuable, which means that I can not afford to lose them at all. So is there any way for me to get back all my lost photos from the formatted compact flash card? -Shock from Maine
How to retrieve lost information from the quick formatted compact flash card with data recovery software
We are luck enough to restore files saved on the compact flash card after being quick formatted with the data recovery software nowadays. It likes a dream come true. Then, how to use data recovery program to get back the lost information? Don't worry, as the following steps will help you make it clear:
Recover data from formatted CF card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can connect the CF card to your computer and run the software and select proper recovery module.
Attention should be paid to when you intend to get back files from formatted compact flash card
There are some cautions of which need to be took notice when get back lost information from the quick formatted compact flash card during steps above. Only be careful can you retrieve the lost files efficiently. Or you mat not able to restore all needed data even with the help of data recovery tool. Here are some common things you should pay attention to below:
1. Stop using the formatted memory compact flash card once it being quick formatted. There are two aspects which you should keep in mind. One is to not save any new information on the formatted compact flash card, such as some photos, videos and so forth. You can save new data on it after all needed lost information being got back. The other is not to format the compact flash card again. Reformatting may cause the second damage to the compact flash card or files saved on it previously.
2. Do not download and mount the data recovery program on the quick formatted compact flash card. You will be asked to chose the location to save the data recovery tool when install it on the computer, it is better to choose other disks on the computer available.
3. Select one of the computer hard disks as the location to save the recoverable files. Other files which are not retrieved may be overwritten by the previously restored information, because not all data is retrieved at the same time. They follow the order one by one according to its name.
Common brands of compact flash card in the market
There are more than one manufactures to produce the compact flash card in order to let more people to enjoy the convenience of compact flash card. Different brands have their own special characteristics, in fact. We should buy one from the formal sites and brands. Here are some popular manufactures of compact flash card and other memory cards as follows: Kingston, Samsung, SanDisk, Toshiba, Sony, Transcend Information, Maxell, LEXAR, Yisheng, Kingmax.
Quick format and complete format
Like quick scan and complete scan when anti virus, quick format and complete format are two kinds of formatting option when we want to format our storage devices and storage media, such as CF card and phones internal memory. Quick format option can format your storage devices quickly and complete formation mode will format your storage devices completely. Both formatting actions will result in data lost from the compact flash card and other digital devices.
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