How to Restore Photos From an SD Card
SD cards are portable memory devices that save pictures in digital cameras. If you accidentally delete a photo from your camera, the only way to retrieve it is by using a file recovery program. These programs scan your SD card for recently deleted photos, allowing you to restore them to the card.
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Instructions
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Try EASEUS Deleted File Recovery, a free program. It recovers files that have been deleted, but have not been formatted. Select the SD card from the drives option and select the images you want to restore. There is a thumbnail view for pictures and video, which makes it easier to distinguish between files.
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Use Recuva, a free program. It will restore any recently deleted photos. The menu system is all in one screen, allowing you to select the drive and the images that you want to restore in a quick and orderly fashion.
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Purchase eIMAGE Recovery. The most unique feature this program has is its ability to recover images that have been formatted over. This process allows you to go more than one format backward, which allows you to retrieve files that you forgot about.
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Tips & Warnings
Back up your photos so you will never lose them.
The scanning process may take a few minutes if the drive has an abundance of information saved on it.
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