Recover Compact Flash Card

Compact Flash Card Recovery

Data loss on a CF card is similar to data loss on any other flash storage device. Remo Recover software will easily get back the deleted / lost data from Compact Flash card. This Compact Flash Card Recovery software helps you to recover photos, audio and video files from corrupted / formatted Compact Flash card.

Features

Remo Recover (Windows)

• Recover Compact Flash files from all devices in which CF cards are used
• Recover images from compact flash card that have been corrupted
• Restore compact flash card files used by different DSLR camera makers
• Add / edit new signatures to recover file types, which are not listed
• Preview recovered files prior  to saving using two different view options based on hierarchy and file format
• Save disk space by compressing the recovered files / folders in a zip archive

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Remo Recover (Mac)

• Recover pictures from Compact Flash card on HFS+ and HFSX Mac volumes
• Option to recover compact flash card files that are deleted / lost
• Advanced signature search option that enables CF card recovery based on the unique signature of each file type
• Mac finder styled interface to view recovered data
• Universal Binary application, which supports both Intel and PowerPC Mac platforms
• Supports 32-bit and 64-bit Mac OS X

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Supported file types

Category	File Types	Supported Devices/Manufacturers
Photo / Images	JPEG, JPG, TIFF, TIF, PNG, BMP, GIF, PSD	Generic
RAW Photos	CR2, CRW
	NEF
	ARW, SR2
	ORF
	MRW
	3FR
	RAW
	X3F
	PEF
	DNG
	RAF
	KDC, K25, DCR
Videos	AVI, MP4, MOV, MPEG, MPG, M4V, 3G2, 3GP, RM	Generic
Music	MP3, MP4, WAV, MIDI, M4b, M4A, AIFF, AIF, AIFC, RA, AMR	Generic

Common data loss scenarios from Compact Flash card

Accidental deletion of images from CF card – You might delete a file accidentally from the CF card. As the deleted file does not go into the Windows Recycle Bin or Mac Trash , resulting in permanent loss of files

Loss of files during transfer from CF card to another storage device – You might end up losing files while transferring them from the CF card to your PC or any other storage media, due to power outage or if the CF card is pulled out from the memory card during transfer of files

Loss of pictures due to CF card corruption – Damage to the file system of the CF card or using the same CF card on different storage devices could lead to corruption, making the files on the card inaccessible.

Loss due to accidental formatting of the CF card – Accidentally formatting the memory card using the format option provided in the digital camera or by formatting the memory card on the PC could result in loss of files

How to Recover CF Card Data?

Step 1: Remove the affected CF card from the device and store it separately.

Step 2: Download and Install free demo edition of Remo Recover (Windows) software. Connect the CF card from which data is to be recovered to the PC on which the software has been installed

Step 3: Double-click the desktop shortcut to launch the software

Step 4: Select the "Recover Photos" option from the main screen as shown in Figure 1.

Step 5: To proceed to the next step select "Recover Lost Photos" option from the screen as shown in Figure 2

Step 6: The list of detected logical drives is displayed by the software. Select the logical drive from which the files need to be recovered and click "Next"

Step 7: A list of supported file types that can be recovered is displayed as shown in Figure 4. You can either select a specific file type or select all the file types based on your requirement. Once the file type is selected, click on "Next"

Step 8: On clicking the "Next" button, the software starts to scan the selected partition

Step 9: Once scanning process is complete, you can use the "File Type View" / "Data View" option to view the recovered photos as shown in Figure 5

Step 10: You can preview recovered photos using the "Preview" option as shown in Figure 6

Step 11: You can use the "Save Recovery Session" option to save the scanned information, which can be used when you resume the recovery process as shown in Figure 7

Make use of Remo Recover (Mac) to recover images from CF card on Mac

Note: Avoid installing Remo Recover software or saving any recovered files on the drive or partition, which contains deleted / lost data. This may overwrite the deleted / lost data leading to permanent data loss

Supported Compact Flash Card Manufacturers: Kingston, SanDisk, Transcend, Sony, HP, Samsung, Tosibha, Kodak, Panasonic, Olympus, Fujifilm etc.