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Recover photos that had been deleted from a photo memory card

Have you ever deleted pictures off the photo memory card by accident? We may try to find them in the recycle bin if we delete them on the computer, because we can recover the deleted contents which saved on the computer hard disk drives at the previous time in the recycle bin. But not as the same, we can not get anything in the recycle bin if those deleted files stored on the photo memory card previously. Fortunately, there is other way to retrieve deleted pictures.

Example of deleting pictures off photo memory card mistakenly

I did not know why I deleted some photos saved on the photo memory card at the previous time last night. It may just a few wrong clicks on the delete button. Those deleted image files are meaningful and useful for me, which cause me can not lose them. As a result, I need to get them back after the deletion. But I know nothing about photo memory card deleted files recovery at all. But I believe that there is a chance for me to retrieve them. Can you kindly help me? -Lucy from New York

How to retrieve deleted photos from the photo memory card with data recovery software

It is easy and simple to get the deleted pictures from the photo memory card, in fact. We can ask the data recovery software for help, which is the tool to restore the lost files from the memory devices, such as the photo memory card. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to perform memory card data recovery after delete:

Recover deleted files from photo memory card

Preparation: Connect the photo memory card to your computer via a card reader. Download and install the data recovery software. Run the software and choose a recovery module.

1Download and install data recovery software on the computer.
2Connect the photo memory card whose pictures are deleted to the computer .
3Run data restoration program on computer and then choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents in the list after the scan and then pick up the information needed to recover.

Various data loss situations happen to photo memory card

When we save the image files on the photo memory card, we may lose them due to various reasons in daily life. The accidental deletion is one of the reasons. Lucky as we are, we may be able to get the deleted photos back from the photo memory card on which they are stored previously under the help of data recovery program. So here is the question whether we can retrieve other pictures which lost due to other reasons from the photo memory card. As a matter of fact, it is flexible to perform the data recovery, too. Here are some of them below:

1. The photo memory card is formatted. The photo memory card may be formatted by mistake or by intention sometimes. But no matter which kind of situation is, the same result of the formatted photo memory card is that all files and folders saved on the photo memory card at the previous time are erased. But we do not need to worry though those lost files are vital, because we can try to get them back with the help of adapt recovery program.

2. The photo memory card is infected by virus. One of other common data loss case is the virus attacks. The photo memory card may be infected if files saved on it are contained harmful matters such as virus and worms. After that, the photo memory card may become raw file system, or the contents on the photo memory card turn to messy codes, or other results. We can ask data recovery tool for help in that case, fortunately.

3. The incorrect usage to the photo memory card. We may lose files off photo memory card due to the improper usage to it. for example, we use the photo memory card in the low power. The photo memory card may be connected to the camera to take photos, so we should not use the camera if the power of it is low. Or we may lose pictures saved on the photo memory card previously.

4. Other data loss situations we may meet when save pictures on the photo memory card.

Storage devices are supported by data recovery tool

Besides photo memory card, we can store pictures on other storage devices, such as computer hard disk, external hard disk drives, pen drive, and so on. We may ask whether we can recover the deleted image files from those memory devices, either. Actually, we can perform deleted files recovery on them, too.

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