PC inspector file recovery

[hanspatrick14]

Hi, great software! seems like I can recover all my photos from my cf card. However, after saving the photos to my computer, and double-clicked it to view, it says that 'no preview available'.

I'm sure I can view other jpg files.

What's wrong?

[EOS_JD]

Sometimes the recovered files are not in the same format as the image was taken. For example it may revover image.001, image.002, image.003 etc etc. You may need to rename to image.jpg.

If this is not the problem try opening the image and saving again.

[hanspatrick14]

The file that was recovered is in JPEG format and I verified this in the DOS prompt and saw that it is .JPG. In Windows explorer, it shows with the icon of jpeg.

I tried saving the files recovered by PC inspector over and over again, but it still wouldn't preview. Even opening it in MS Paint or Adobe, or simply inserting it in a word document.

Any more help pls?

[EOS_JD]

The file that was recovered is in JPEG format and I verified this in the DOS prompt and saw that it is .JPG. In Windows explorer, it shows with the icon of jpeg.

I tried saving the files recovered by PC inspector over and over again, but it still wouldn't preview. Even opening it in MS Paint or Adobe, or simply inserting it in a word document.

Any more help pls?

Was the original a jpg image? If it was a RAW image, rename it with the correct tag (.CR2 for Canon or .NEF for Nikon).

If not that it looks bad for you.

Maybe try another program? I use BadCopy Pro

[hanspatrick14]

Yes it was originally in jpeg format. I will try that program, thanks!

[DDCSD]

Seems like I had that problem when I used it. Right click on the file, then use "open with" and use Photoshop (or whatever your image editing software is), and try and view the file. If that works, then proceed to save the files, and be sure to name them something else.

And welcome to POTN!