Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Photo Recovery Tool To Recover Deleted Photos From Memory Card

Our mind is like a camera that captures and stores memories of wonderful times. But with time, these memories fade, though not completely. However, every time we see those images and photos, our mind takes us back to those alluring times, instantly. But what happens if you lose these memories? It feels as if a part of your life is lost. But consider, somebody tells you that you can get those images back! Yes, it certainly is an elating thought. But, this is not just a thought. It is a fact. Photo recovery is possible. There are a good number of software available in the market that can help you recover deleted photos.

Consider, you go on a trip, and on your way back, you find that the card has been accidentally formatted by your father, who had no idea how to operate the fancy instrument. He had clicked the wrong button. Though digital cameras have simplified clicking, storing, sharing, and even deleting of photos, but the complexity of design, does make it difficult for most people to click images.

In such an event, you have little option but to opt for photo recovery using specialized tools. However, you need to observe caution with the card, lest the deleted photos get overwritten. This can happen if you use the camera after accidental formatting of photos.

Let us understand why photos cannot be recovered if the card is used before you attempt to recover deleted photos. When an photos or a file is deleted from a storage media, then the space occupied by that media is not vacated. Instead, only the pointer of that photos or file is deleted. It means, the deleted photos is intact, though orphaned. But the moment, you save something on that media, there is a possibility that either that whole photos, or a part of it is overwritten, as the system – in the absence of pointer – takes that area as empty. So, the deleted photos is lost for ever. But if, the photos is not written over – completely or partially – then, it can be recovered. To maximize the chances of recovery, the user should not use the media, till the recovery has been done.

To recover deleted photos, a user needs to attach the card to the computer which has an photo recovery software, like Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery installed on it. This 3-steps recovery software simply needs the user to select the media, start scan of the media, and recover the deleted photos. Once done, make sure to transfer all the photos to a secure location, before formatting the card.

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