How to Restore Deleted Pictures From a Flash Drive
Just about everyone has accidentally deleted a file. If you've lost important family photos from your flash memory device, whether it's a USB jump drive or an SD card, you can potentially restore them. When image files are deleted from flash memory they actually remain on the device until another file overwrites them. As long as the original picture hasn't been overwritten you can use a file recovery tool to restore your data.
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Instructions
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Use the Resources link, below, to find a file recovery tool. Download and install a recovery tool such as "EaseUs," "NTFS Reader" or "File-Recovery."
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Connect the flash drive to your computer's card reader or USB port. Open the file recovery tool you downloaded.
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Look through the list of available drives and locate the entry for your flash drive. Click the drive letter associated with your flash drive and select "Next."
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Click "Search Files," or the equivalent option for the recovery tool you are using. Scroll through the list of file types and click the check mark next to "Images."
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Click "Next." Check through the list of image files that the recovery tool has found. Click the check box next to each picture you want to restore.
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Click "Next" and then "Restore" to recover the deleted pictures and save them back to the flash drive.
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Tips & Warnings
If your system doesn't have a built-in card reader you can acquire an external unit from electronics stores. Plug the unit into the computer's USB drive and then insert the flash memory card.
Each file recovery tool uses slightly different options and buttons. Open the program's help feature if you have trouble locating the options you need to recover your deleted pictures.
If you want to save the pictures to a location other than the flash drive, click the "Options" button and select "Output Location."
Do not save any new pictures to the flash drive before running the recovery tool or your original pictures may be overwritten.
