Recover Photos From a Formatted SD Card
When an SD card is reformatted all of the data on it, including any photographs you had stored, will be entirely erased. If you discover you still need some of the photos after reformatting it is still possible to recover them by using a file recovery program that searches through the memory on the card and arranges it to reconstruct the deleted files.
Instructions
1. Open your web browsing program and navigate to a website that offers a file recovery program such as "F-Recover" or "Snap Files Restoration" (see Resources below).
2. Access the downloads section of the website and click on the link to download the installation file for the program. Click on "Save File" if your web browser opens a second window asking what action you want to take.
3. Wait a few moments for the installation file to finish downloading. Click on "My Computer" in the "Start" menu and navigate to the folder where your downloaded files are sent to. Double-click on the installation file. Follow the prompts that will appear on your screen to complete the installation process.
4. Double-click on the new icon that will appear on your desktop for the recovery program. Insert the SD card into the card reader on your computer if it has one or instead plug it into an external device such as a camera and connect a USB cable to an open port on your computer.
5. Click on "Drive" and then choose the drive letter that corresponds to the SD card's location on your computer. Click on "Destination" and set the location where you want the recovered files to be saved to.
6. Click on "File Type" and choose "Images" from the drop down menu that will appear. Click "Start" to begin the file recovery process.
7. Wait for the program to finish recovering the files. Navigate to the destination folder you specified and drag the files back onto the SD card.
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