Recovering files from corrupted drive... SUCCESS

6 months 1 week ago #760541 by Esseff
Shot a concert last night. Took a total of about 230 shots. Normally when I transfer the raw files to my PC I transfer direct from camera but for what ever reason I took out the SD card and used one of these SD/USB adapters. The adapter must have been broken or just really poor quality because my PC kept binging as it connected then disconnected/reconnected. And then came the dreaded 'Windows cannot read media. Please format' message. All files lost.

I tried a software called  Disk Drill in an attempt to recover the files and it worked. Took a while but I was able to recover everything, all 29GB. Very happy.

Just a heads up in case anyone else is looking for a solution to recovering corrupted media. The free version can only recover up to 500MB, the full version cost me 85 €. Well worth it in my opinion.


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6 months 1 week ago #760543 by EOS Man
Software saved the day!  Close call

5D Mark II | 50mm f/1.4 EX | 24-70mm f/2.8L | 70-200mm f/2.8L | 430EX
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6 months 1 week ago #760545 by GodsCreation
Wow, that's great news :thumbsup:


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6 months 5 days ago #760750 by Harrison J
Such the worst feeling, glad you were able to recover your files.  Close call averted!  


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6 months 3 days ago #760835 by Steve Zahra


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6 months 3 days ago #760836 by Steve Zahra
Forgot my text, first thing came to mind after reading your post - A Team "I love it when a plan comes together"!  


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6 months 1 day ago #760902 by Tom Henry
Close call!


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