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Need Help Retrieving Deleted Photos from Memory Stick

I've captured some very sentimental moments the past two months and after taking pictures of a friends beautiful wedding decided to clean up the pictures that weren't so clear and accidently deleted EVERYTHING, can anyone tell me if there is any hope of being able to recover my photos.....HELP!

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Hello moms- I want to thank everyone for their response. I'm very proud of myself to say the least that I didn't cry and get totally upset for deleting all of my pics :). I tried a recovery site with no success so I then took them to Wolfe's photo and they didn't retrieve anything, I went back to that same recovery site and tried a different drive (don't think I had it right at first) and it worked, I paid about $42 on line and got most of everything back with a few that were blurred somehow but I was ok.

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Also, depending on the type/brand of media card, it may have come with recover software or you may be able to download it. I've had to use Lexar's Image Rescue a few times and was able to recover a LOT! It's free! http://www.lexarmedia.com/drivers/index.html#software

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This guy has saved me MANY times...

Bill Pierce
____@____.com
###-###-####

He's awesome and cheap!!

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Yes! First of all don't use the stick for anything...don't transfer any files or take any new pictures. And don't let the camera or the computer reformat it.

I would recommend starting with the recycle bin, see if there are still copies waiting to be deleted...that's the easiest fix. If not, there are freeware programs you can download and run to recover your files. I just did a search at www.cnet.com just click on the download tab and search for 'file recovery'. I like to sort by editor rating to get the best software at the top of the list.

If you google 'file recovery' you should also get some good articles and how-to's. HTH!

K.

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Our computer did something to our memory card and we couldn't retrieve any maternity pictures and hospital pictures from having our first baby. I was heart broken. My husband took the card to Wolf Camera and they retrieved the pictures. They said it happens alot. It cost around $30.00 or $40.00 but well worth it.

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We accidentally did the same thing and my husband looked up the camera and camera software online and was able to download a program to recover the pics. It cost something more than expected, but it worked!

have you checked the recycle bin of your computer? it might be there.

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as long as you don't take any pictures to cover them up so to speak, you can recover your photos. If you took more pictures, you will be able to recover the ones that were not replaced with new ones.

edit....just remember to not take anymore pics. when you delete, they aren't erased per say, you only make the space available for more things to occupy it. Once it is occupied, they will be overwritten.

Here is a link to see reviews of what you need and you can try the one you like. If one doesn't work, try a different one. If you have video, they may not be able to retrieve that, only the pictures.

http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=card+reco...

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