FOXHUNTER1 Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Bought a new laptop, just plugged in my camera to download pics and it has deleted them all from my camera and cant find them on the laptop. Anyway of getting them back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Depends. Sometimes you will find them in the recycle bin (only when the card/usb/storage device) is still connected to the computer. If youve formated the card (or whatever the storage device was) you'll have to download software to recover them. It would be easier to watch a 5 min youtube vid then explain on here. For notes, ive done what you have done and recovered files before, even found some naughty ones i had to delete of past gfs 😂👍 From memory, it took overnight for it to work, and recovered about 75%. It was a free program, but i have no idea of the name as ive changed laptops about 3 times since. Its easy enough to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Not in recycle bin. Not on camera and not in any folders on laptop . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 If thats the case id say youve formatted the card. Not the end of the world, they can be recovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 How do you recover them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 There must have been a sequence of events. Things don't just get deleted without some interaction with the user. If Strimmer is right and the card has been formatted then search for "undelete" or "unformat" utilities or just search on "how to unformat a disk drive" but again, things don't just get formatted without user confirmation. Have you searched the hard drive for *.jpg files? Does the laptop have a slot for the camera's SD card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Has it bunged them in downloads folder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 There are no images on the cameras SD card and there is no option to unformat on the camera. Pics not in any folder on laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Sometimes on first plug in a card will ask to be formatted. If this prompt has come up and you have okay'd it then you may have wiped the card unknowingly. There will be softwares to recover the files because files are never truely deleted, just hidden from sight. You may have to get some free opensource software on a Google search to attempt to recover the images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/best-free-file-recovery-software One of these should help you Quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Try following these steps: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-recover-deleted-photos-from-a-memory-card/ I've used Recuva before on a USB stick and it found at least 80% of missing photos. It actually found a few more when I ran it 2 or 3 times. https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva As others have said - it's rare for the card to just be wiped like that. Have you tried the card in another camera/laptop/card reader? *I take no responsibility for 3rd party downloads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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