Camera SD card wiped???

[Skippernick]

Bought an Sd card on Tuesday for the camera as my wife had the other one and she's away. Anyway took lots of photo of the torch relay with my 2 year so that she has some memories  of it.
Yesterday my wife was snapping away and suddenly the camera couldn't read the card and nor can our laptop.
So my question to Tori and others is there any way these photos can be recovered off the memory card.
Needless to say i'm pretty pissed off and don't hold out much hope, but i know hard disc can be recovered.
Can someone help?
Nick

[Tori]

Yes there is. You need a card recovery program which should be able to recover anything the camera has recorded on to it. You can get free ones, but I suggest buying one (They're fairly cheap from about £20 or so)

What make is the card and where did you get it? If you say ebay, there are so many ringers being flogged on there. Don't ever buy cards on ebay. Alot are fakes, and when this kind of thing happens, you wish you'd got a decent one at a few extra pennies!

I think you can relax, I'm sure they'll recover just fine. I recovered photos from a holiday in Egypt some years ago, after my camera went for a swim in the sea!

Good luck, and let us know how you get on Oh...and then get the pics up on here ;-)

[Skippernick]

Hi Tori
The card is an Optima 16 gig and bought from Sainsburys, my wife is a keen photographer but has not heard of this make before.
Thats brilliant where do i get these programs is it a download from the internet?
Many thanks and xxxx's
Nick

[Tori]

I use Sandisk extremes, they are pretty good. I'd be taking that card back to Sainsburys and getting a refund! It may not be a well known make but it's a reputable shop that shouldn't be selling tat!

You could try here:  http://www.cardrecovery.com/

No worries x

[Lawrence]

I use GetDataBack for data recovery.  You'll be ok as long as Windows can still see the disk - if it's physically damaged and Windows won't see it then you're out of luck

[Skippernick]

This is all good thankyou, except i use a mac, do you know any programs for applemac.
I'm off searching now.
Nick

[Tori]

Card repair is for Mac, is the same company as the link I sent you. There should be a link for mac users.

[Tori]

Card rescue sorry http://www.cardrescue.com/

[Skippernick]

Hi Tori


Yes just found that with a search, checked the reviews, downloaded the demo kit and it seems to have recovered most of the photos if not the video, but beggers aren't choosers here.
Thankyou so much.
Nick

[Tori]

Ahhh brilliant!