Zoom H1 file error 0kb filesize

[Min Lee]

I recently reformatted my memory cards via my android phone and used it in my Zoom H1. Afterwards recording a file, it shows filesize 0 kb and I can't get it to playback anywhere. I'm guessing there's no way I can recover the file I recorded right? I had used microSD cards from my phone before so that's why I thought it would be ok but now I know to reformat in my Zoom.

[Harry Simpson]

Min,

There are often card recovery applications for free download. Check to see if one exists for your card. Perhaps that would be able to recover this file. Hopefully it's reporting 0 and everything is there.
Hope you didn't do what I did one day and assume that the blinking light indicated recording when i fact it meant standby - I ended up with 0 that day for real.

Hope you can get the data!

Harry

[Rick Reineke]

If the H1 is like many of the other digital recorders, a removable memory card must be formatted or re-formatted within the device to function properly, as I guess you have leaned the hard way.

It may be possible to recover the recorded material, as was stated, or by using a data recovery app. like Piriform's free Recuva. ( though I have not tried it in that sequence )

[Steve House]

Originally Posted by Rick Reineke

If the H1 is like many of the other digital recorders, a removable memory card must be formatted or re-formatted within the device to function properly, as I guess you have leaned the hard way.

It may be possible to recover the recorded material, as was stated, or by using a data recovery app. like Piriform's free Recuva. ( though I have not tried it in that sequence )

I think a lot of devices are like that. My drill when I move still photos from my DSLR to my computer is to remove the CF card from the camera and plug it into a USB card reader, trasnfer the images via the reader, return the card to the camera and clear it by reformatting in the camera. I always reformat, not simply delete the old files from the card.