HELP: corrupt/unrecognizable CF card, need photo recovery advice, for MAC

Hi,

Awful, awful problem. Wife just started photo business, shot her first wedding Saturday for my cousin. Reviewing pictures on our Canon Rebel XT afterward, and the card seems to have screwed up terribly. Other cards work both in our camera and in our card reader plugged into our Mac, so neither of those are the problem.

The card is a Kodak CompactFlash 512 MB. The computer does not even recognize that a card has been plugged in. The camera says busy forever, but eventually pops up in iPhoto and says no images are on it.

I would like to try a software recovery, but if the computer can't even see a card plugged in, I don't know how that would help any. ANY and all help and advice is appreciated.

Try some of the software from the sticky,https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=670801. Don't take any more shots on that card or you might overwrite the images.

I had that happen with one of my cards from a wedding shoot. It was incredibly unnerving. I got this program for my mac. Worked like a charm. Found everything.


Also, like lblaod said, don't take anymore shots on the card

http://subrosasoft.com …roduct_info&pro​ducts_id=1

There may be some other Mac applications listed here. If not, and you find some you like, pleas add them to the list.

Any programs like this for Windows?

Check the sticky I linked above - most of the apps there are for Windows.