Terrible, isn’t it? You might consider the data recovery service provided by computer repair shops, but it’s generally very expensive, and you also have to concern the privacy issues.

So, why not do it by yourself? I will introduce 3 excellent tools to help you learn more about, and start photo recovery process.

• Recuva
  

Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it’s free!

Recuva - Restore your lost data FOR FREE

For more detailed tutorial, you can refer to our recipes How to Restore files in Flash card.

• Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery
  

Although ZAR is shareware, you can use digital photo recovery function for free.

ZAR - Recover Digital Photos FOR FREE

It supports RAW filesystem and does a deeper scan than Recuva, which is useful for corrupted memory cards that cannot be recognized by Windows.

• CardRecovery
  

CardRecovery is the leading photo recovery software for memory card used by digital camera. It can effectively recover lost, deleted, corrupted or formatted photos and video files from various memory cards. It supports almost all memory card types including SD (Secure Digital) Card, CF (Compact Flash) Card, xD Picture Card, Memory Stick, MicroDrive, SmartMedia Card, MMC (MultiMediaCard), MicroSD, MiniSD, SDHC and more.

CardRecover - A Powerful Shareware Program

Different from the tools listed above, CardRecovery is NOT free, but you can preview the results, and it is worth the price.

Preview lost photos with CardRecovery

Download the trial version, select proper mode and options, and you can see the photos to be recovered. At last, you can choose them and recover the photos and videos after you purchased and unlocked the program.

Want to know more about data security? More posts will be published in the few weeks