SD Card data-recovery

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Baysearcher, Jul 20, 2020.

  1. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    Afternoon all,
    Anyone know about recovering data from a corrupt SD Card?
    Been away camping for the weekend, and aside from the finest picture ever taken of the Thatchers hot air balloon flying over an actual can of thatchers, are some photos of an awning that I actually need.
    Looked at them in my DSLR when I got in and all good. Plugged the SD Card into my ipad using an Apple reader and nothing. Into laptop; nothing. Back into camera; nothing apart from a message saying “card can’t be accessed”.
    Is there any way of recovering the data?
    Cheers
     
  2. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    I don't know but mine used to do the same, I'm sure the card reader on my lappy was scrambling it. Card would work again when re-whatsited, but photos I never recovered.
    I learned to transfer photos with a cable.

    I would have liked to see the Thatchers photo.
     
  3. If your laptop has a file system checker, see if it’ll run on the SD card as an external volume. Might be able to repair the file system (if that’s the problem).
     
  4. Coda

    Coda Supporter

    I've had quite a few SD cards die. Usually they just go read-only, meaning you can get the data off but that's all. It's unusual that they fail and are still writeable. The first port of call in this case would be something that can check and correct the filesystem (If the card is writeable).

    I guess you are on a windows PC and do not have access to something with more sophisticated built-in tools like a mac or linux system? If you are on a windows machine, I personally would get a linux live CD image and boot that, there will be tools that can repair most damage to FAT or NTFS filesystems. Also it would allow you to take an image backup of the card (even though its corrupted) so you have some data to work with later if the card physically dies. I understand if this might be a bit above your understanding. In that case I would probably try the tool @paneuropaul linked.

    If you have got access to a linux machine or a mac, then at least open a command line and take an image backup if possible. I can help you do that on skype or whatsapp if necessary.
     
  5. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    Boooooosh!
    Cheers Gents. Used Windows Disk Manager to find it, and pull the files I wanted, and ran a repair. It said “your disk has been successfully repaired” but it hasn’t been.
    Got the photos though so that’s all I’m bothered about.
    Stand by for thatchers photo!
     
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  6. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

  7. Your description doesn’t do it justice, Doug! o_O
     
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  9. Moons

    Moons Supporter

    Looks like someone threw a gooseberry at a hand holding a can of cider.

    Did you use the flash?
     
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  10. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    No idea, I’d had a few.
    T’was a point and shoot effort!
     
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  11. Sproggy4830

    Sproggy4830 Supporter

    Is it just me that sees a woman's face in the picture?
    Just above the balloon.
     
  12. Just you..... that’s a cloud!
     
  13. CollyP

    CollyP Moderator

    Yes, YES!!!!!!!!!!









    It’s just you :)
     
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  14. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    Yes

    :D
     
  15. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    Spooky.
     
  16. Pudelwagen

    Pudelwagen Supporter

    vintage-1970-s-nimble-bread-advertising-poster-a3-print-24316-p.jpg I thought this was Thatcher's balloon - "I Can't Let Maggie Go"!
     
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  17. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    A gooseberry!! Is @Baysearcher in the shot :p
     
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  18. Looks like Derek acora....:p
     
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  19. Moons

    Moons Supporter

    I can see a tiger jumping out of the Forrest.
     

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