Help again I formatted the wrong sdhc card at DVinfo.net

Brent Kaplan · October 5th, 2012, 10:17 PM

Help again, this is not my week, I lost a irreplaceable interview by accidentally reformatting the card in the camera, I didn't shoot on it again, is there anything I can do before 2pm pacific tomorrow to recover the files???????

Thanks in advance for the wonderful community here.

Josh Rudy · October 6th, 2012, 02:19 AM

Mac or PC? If Mac you want to invest in "Data Rescue 3". You can select the formatted card and run a "Deep Scan" it may take a while depending on the size of the SDHC card, but it will retrieve your interview. For PC options, a quick google search like "Memory card data recovery software for PC" should yield an immediate result. IMO it's well worth spending the money to buy and download a full version of anything you get. It's always nice to have a back up plan if something like that happens.

Bill Koehler · October 6th, 2012, 04:18 AM

You want to be careful not to do anything that writes to the card. That could further corrupt & complicate retrieving your footage. On the PC side I use a program called Zero Assumption Recovery. When I have needed it, it has worked well for me.

Data Recovery Software, Solutions, Tutorials, Forum - ZAR Data Recovery

There schtick is they scan the drive, figure out what's on it and where, and then read that data off and save it to somewhere else - you tell the program where, but it should not be the drive you are recovering data from. They have a demo/trial mode that may get you where you want to go, but I would strongly suggest if it works for you that you should pay them.

Download critical data recovery software - computer data recovery with ZAR.

I am not in any way connected to the company other than being a happy customer.

Thomas Nibler · October 6th, 2012, 09:36 AM

Use Disk Doctors Photo Recovery and then Import the Files into XDCAM-Browser. I had the same problem, these Steps worked perfect for me.

P.S. Data Rescue 3 didn't work in my case.

P.P.S. http://www.diskdoctors.net/photo-recovery.html <- This Program is (as far as i know) the only one that recovers xdcam-format.

Robert Bale · October 8th, 2012, 05:12 AM

Hi, I have used these guys twice over the years, and there program works , you can find it here -http://aeroquartet.com/movierepair/repair

October 5th, 2012, 10:17 PM	#1
Brent Kaplan Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 166	Help again I formatted the wrong sdhc card Help again, this is not my week, I lost a irreplaceable interview by accidentally reformatting the card in the camera, I didn't shoot on it again, is there anything I can do before 2pm pacific tomorrow to recover the files??????? Thanks in advance for the wonderful community here.

October 6th, 2012, 02:19 AM	#2
Josh Rudy Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, Maryland Posts: 28	Re: Help again I formatted the wrong sdhc card Mac or PC? If Mac you want to invest in "Data Rescue 3". You can select the formatted card and run a "Deep Scan" it may take a while depending on the size of the SDHC card, but it will retrieve your interview. For PC options, a quick google search like "Memory card data recovery software for PC" should yield an immediate result. IMO it's well worth spending the money to buy and download a full version of anything you get. It's always nice to have a back up plan if something like that happens. __________________ U.S. Marine Corps Combat Videographer

October 6th, 2012, 04:18 AM	#3
Bill Koehler Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA Posts: 760	Re: Help again I formatted the wrong sdhc card You want to be careful not to do anything that writes to the card. That could further corrupt & complicate retrieving your footage. On the PC side I use a program called Zero Assumption Recovery. When I have needed it, it has worked well for me. Data Recovery Software, Solutions, Tutorials, Forum - ZAR Data Recovery There schtick is they scan the drive, figure out what's on it and where, and then read that data off and save it to somewhere else - you tell the program where, but it should not be the drive you are recovering data from. They have a demo/trial mode that may get you where you want to go, but I would strongly suggest if it works for you that you should pay them. Download critical data recovery software - computer data recovery with ZAR. I am not in any way connected to the company other than being a happy customer.

October 6th, 2012, 09:36 AM	#4
Thomas Nibler Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 51	Re: Help again I formatted the wrong sdhc card Use Disk Doctors Photo Recovery and then Import the Files into XDCAM-Browser. I had the same problem, these Steps worked perfect for me. P.S. Data Rescue 3 didn't work in my case. P.P.S. http://www.diskdoctors.net/photo-recovery.html <- This Program is (as far as i know) the only one that recovers xdcam-format.

October 8th, 2012, 05:12 AM	#5
Robert Bale Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: australia Posts: 407	Re: Help again I formatted the wrong sdhc card Hi, I have used these guys twice over the years, and there program works , you can find it here -http://aeroquartet.com/movierepair/repair __________________ Rob. www.rpbproductions.com robert@rpbproductions.com HD101/G5 Mac/4gig Ram/1TB HDD/30" Cinema Display/FCP.