Help!Photo recovery from compactflash memorystick?

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

12/28/2009 06:46:28 PM · #1

Lost all my christmas photos of my daughter and the family :(

Does anyone here know a software for free that i can download and use to recover it???? You can send it in my pm also.

I have a Mac Os.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

12/28/2009 06:54:46 PM · #2

Mac OS... Hmm.. Try this: (it's a good source, no idea how well this works..)
//www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

For future PC users who may see this, here is a really good solution.

DiskDigger //dmitrybrant.com/diskdigger

This will even recover cards that have been formatted and the FAT is lost.

-Cory

Message edited by author 2009-12-28 19:02:23.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

12/28/2009 07:04:51 PM · #3

Mac OS X. I think this diskdigger is only for PC :(

Any other suggestions?

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

12/28/2009 07:29:56 PM · #4

Originally posted by asij:

Mac OS X. I think this diskdigger is only for PC :(

Any other suggestions?

See above (or below depending on your preferences...)..

I think you must have seen the comment right away before I added the edit :)

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

12/28/2009 08:01:09 PM · #5

ok. just seen it :) thx mate. I downloaded the Testdisk for Mac os x intel and than when i open the folder i picked photorec. Than this old school (kindof DOS) window opens that askes me to pick between

Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter):

Disk disk1 - 18 MB / 18 MiB (RO)
Disk disk2 - 15 MB / 14 MiB (RO)
Disk disk3 - 4110 MB / 3919 MiB (RO)
Disk disk1 - 18 MB / 18 MiB (RO)
Disk disk2 - 15 MB / 14 MiB (RO)
Disk disk3 - 4110 MB / 3919 MiB (RO)

Note: Some disks won't appear unless you're root user.
Disk capacity must be correctly detected for a successful recovery.
If a disk listed above has incorrect size, check HD jumper settings, BIOS
detection, and install the latest OS patches and disk drivers.

I am now trying to find out what the hell i am supose to pick for my memory stick that is plugged to my computer???

I am honestly really lost there :( you got any idea? Maybe i am on the wrong place? Trying my best here on google to scratch my way out of this without much luck :/

I think this is to much for me ;)

Message edited by author 2009-12-28 20:40:53.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

12/28/2009 09:25:20 PM · #6

Do you have a friend with a PC? I can vouch for the other program..

Other than that, here is my advice:

It's only asking which disk you want to look at, the RO means Read Only (you can't write to it, this is a good thing, it means you can't hurt something).

How big is the flash disk? If it is a 15-20 MB then it's disk1 or disk2, if it is a 4Gb flash, then it's disk3 - It seems that it has two methods for calculating disk space(that's why it repeats), but it also seems the size is calculated as being the same by both methods.. This means that you might be able to use either one, or only one of the two will work..

How to tell which one? Easy, try them. Just save the data to a different disk (HDD?) and then try to read the resulting files, if they work, then you picked the right one, if not, try the other option.

Cheers!
-Cory Boehne

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

12/28/2009 09:32:57 PM · #7

I think i will go for the pc friend card here ;) tried this what you said but from that there where only new options to pick from and other options after that and so on :/ but thx anyway mate!!! appreciate your help and time in this... if you need any help with photoshopping or camera hardware problems feel free to pm me and i will try to return the favor if i can... happy Holidays ;)

Message edited by author 2009-12-28 21:39:32.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

12/28/2009 10:00:41 PM · #8

A search for "file recovery software for Mac" at Download.com/Cnet yielded these 46 results. Maybe something there will suit your needs.

12/28/2009 10:14:11 PM · #9

Thanks. Tried it already. This Stellar Phoenix program where SO friendly that they allowed me to download there program totally free and run it on my memory card. then they found all my lost pictures, even showed me a thumbnail of them and offered me to save it on my hard drive :) BUT... when i clicked on the recover save button they threw me on there home page and said i can get them if i pay them 70 $ or something first... What a mood killer that was :( 1 hour for nothing

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

12/28/2009 10:37:36 PM · #10

I just sent you some info on SanDisk Rescue Pro. Never tried it so I have not idea if it is good or not but I included a code for a free version to try- I got the code when I purchased some of their SD cards. Available for PC or Mac.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

12/28/2009 11:01:54 PM · #11

Originally posted by JeffryZ:

I've used it on the PC -- it worked for me. Expect it to (maybe) be a slow process.

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/28/2009 11:08:14 PM · #12

Originally posted by JeffryZ:

I've used RescuePro for a coworker. It recovered all but around 10 photos from 4gb of corrupted files.
If you're interested, I could send a free software key tomorrow when I go home, as I have several lying around.

12/28/2009 11:17:34 PM · #13

I PM'd him a key.

12/29/2009 12:13:19 AM · #14

The key is not working :( Thank you for the effort though! :)

12/29/2009 02:57:23 AM · #15

Squeezed 20 photos out of the Demo mode... haha just 184 more to go ;) Anybody else here with mac that knows what to do?

12/29/2009 03:37:44 AM · #16

Originally posted by asij:

The key is not working :( Thank you for the effort though! :)

Key number updated. Looks like I missed one charachter.

12/29/2009 04:47:58 AM · #17

Thx alot Jeffry!!!

I appreciate this alot.

Everything is working like a charm now and my christmas photos are on there way to my hard disk:) You rock! Cypersanta ;)

cheers

jasonmccarthy

Sony DSLR-A100

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

12/29/2009 05:33:19 AM · #18

Do you have Data Rescue???? That should do the trick for u k
Hope that helps u out