Reading erased flash memory

[PeterH2072]

I have a SD flash memory card [256 meg] that's been accidentally erased. The
original data on the card is extremely important and needs to be recovered.
Does anyone know if this is possible? The forensic computer services I've
contacted suggest it might be but they aren't sure. Other than trying to open
the package non destructively and possibly scan the chip with an ATF
microscope ...looking for residual charges, does anyone have a suggestion?
Thanks, Peter

 

[John Larkin]

On 09 Dec 2004 02:59:13 GMT, peterh2072@aol.com (PeterH2072) wrote:

that's been accidentally erased. The
original data on the card is extremely important and needs to be recovered.
Does anyone know if this is possible? The forensic computer services I've
contacted suggest it might be but they aren't sure. Other than trying to open
the package non destructively and possibly scan the chip with an ATF
microscope ...looking for residual charges, does anyone have a suggestion?
Thanks, Peter

If it's file structured, maybe only the directory has been erased. So
the data may still be there in cluster-sized blocks, which you could
read and try to put back in order somehow. If it's all erased, it's
gone.

John

 

[Spajky]

On 09 Dec 2004 02:59:13 GMT, peterh2072@aol.com (PeterH2072) wrote:

that's been accidentally erased. The
original data on the card is extremely important and needs to be recovered.
Does anyone know if this is possible?

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PeterH2072 wrote:

that's been accidentally
erased. The
original data on the card is extremely important and needs to be
recovered.
Does anyone know if this is possible? The forensic computer
services I've
contacted suggest it might be but they aren't sure. Other than
trying to open
the package non destructively and possibly scan the chip with an ATF

microscope ...looking for residual charges, does anyone have a
suggestion?
Thanks, Peter

If the data are photos, this product works very well.
http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/
I've had it for a couple years and it has bailed me out a couple of
times. Deleting files or even formatting in a camera will not overwrite
the data. I bought a used (thought it was new) CF card on eBay and
found a whole bunch of pictures from the previous owner.
GG

 

[K8JLF]

I've used a similar thing called photrecovery for digital media. I have it
installed on my machine right now. If I can find the installer, I'll be happy
to send it to you.

If the data are photos, this product works very well.
http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/
I've had it for a couple years and it has bailed me out a couple of
times. Deleting files or even formatting in a camera will not overwrite
the data. I bought a used (thought it was new) CF card on eBay and
found a whole bunch of pictures from the previous owner.
GG

I've used a similar thing called photrecovery for digital media. I have it
installed on my machine right now. If I can find the installer, I'll be happy
to send it to you.