corrupted CF

[msvadi]

I have a corrupted CF card. I used (a free version) of Digital Image Recovery: http://gdesroches.free.fr/formation/dir.zip (which is no longer free http://home.arcor.de/christian_grau/dir/index.html ).

It recovered all files, but the recovered RAW files are not recognized by the conversion software. Is there a solution (besides spending $29 on photorescue)?

Thank you

[scottbergerphoto]

Have you tried Image Rescue from Lexar? It's free. I don't know what it does for corrupted files.
http://www.lexarmedia.com/drivers/index.html
Scott

[msvadi]

Thanks, Scott. But, I see only the updater to version 2.0 from 1.0.

[scottbergerphoto]

Thanks, Scott. But, I see only the updater to version 2.0 from 1.0.
Version 1.0 is free on Lexar CF cards. Perhaps someone can give you a copy.
Scott

[msvadi]

Thanks Scott. I understand it only comes with the "pro" series of Lexar CFs. I decided to buy Photoresque. It recovered almost all files, except for one or two.

[PhotosGuy]

msvadi, do you know how it happened? I've wondered what would happen if I turned off the cam while it was writing to the card, but haven't had the guts to try it!

[msvadi]

msvadi, do you know how it happened? I've wondered what would happen if I turned off the cam while it was writing to the card, but haven't had the guts to try it!

Turning the camera off, while a file being written to the CF card is not a problem, at least with the DRebel (I believe with other cams too). It will contune to write. Openning the CF card slot door is a different story.

In my case, one of the two things caused the problem. First of all, it was a new CF card and I forgot to format it before using. Second, I used the BreezeBrowser slide show to view the files on the card. I should have copied the pictures first to the hard drive. When I pulled the card from the card reader, the windows gave me an error message. The folders with pictures got corrupted.

[PhotosGuy]

Thanks for the info. One thing less to worry about!
Good luck with yours.

[scottbergerphoto]

I'm glad it worked out!
Scott