How to Recover a Deleted Flip Video

Flip video cameras are small hand-held devices that house a USB connection, making it easy to transfer videos from the camera to the computer. If you need to recover a recently-deleted video from your Flip video, this is possible. Connect your camera to the computer and install the recovery program that will work for your needs.

Things You'll Need

• Computer

Instructions

1. Use EASEUS Deleted File Recovery, which is free. Pick the Flip video drive, then look through the thumbnail images of the deleted files. When you find the one you want to recover, click on it and push "Restore."

2. Download Recuva for free to recover deleted files. Pick the Flip video drive and see a list of deleted files on the same screen. Click on the file, then press "Restore."

3. Try eIMAGE Recovery. For $27 as of August 2010, you can recover deleted and formatted files. Pick the Flip drive from the drive selector and view a list of deleted and formatted files. Choose the files you want and press "Restore."

Tips & Warnings

• Make a copy of important files.

• Extreme temperatures will cause the Flip video's memory to start having issues with storage.

References

• Snap Files: EASEUS Deleted File Recovery
• Snap Files: Recuva
• Snap Files: eIMAGE Recovery

Resources

• Tech Support Guy: Transfer Photos to an SD Card