Ways for Us to Solve CF Card Photo Loss Problem

CF Card - CompactFlash

Before we start to recover lost photos from CF card, let's learn something about CF card first-CompactFlash (CF) is a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices. The format was first specified and produced by SanDisk. It is now used for a variety of devices; most contain flash memory but some, such as the Microdrive, contain a hard disk.

CompactFlash became the most successful of the early memory card formats, surpassing Miniature Card, SmartMedia, and PC Card Type I in popularity. CompactFlash remains popular and is even supported in some new devices.

Can I Get My Damaged Photos Back on CF Card?

In order to recover lost photos on cf card, you'd better confirm that the deleted pictures are not eased actually. There are two things you should pay close attention to avoid losing digital photos from digital camera permanently!

1. Once you deleted photos carelessly, stop using camera immediately. As if you use camera continually, your deleted photo files may be overwritten and lost forever.

2. DO NOT pull out the memory card without switching off the digital camera, as this action would cause interruption in read/write process and your photo lost never come back again!

Cases could make you delete data on CF Card

1. Select "Format" on digital camera and delete all the images o CF card;

2. Switch off the camera before the images are completely written to the CF card;

3. Keep taking photos when the camera battery is at the end of its life.

4. Other reasons.

How does uFlysoft CF Card Photo Recovery works for you

uFlysoft Photo File Recovery is a professional CF card photo recovery tool which is famous around the world. With this all-in-one application, no matter you are using Mac or Windows OS, it can help you to recover photos from CF card successfully. Let's see what image format does uFlysoft Photo Recovery support?

NEF - Raw photo captured by a Nikon digital camera

CRW/CR2 - Camera RAW image file from a Canon digital camera

ORF - Unprocessed RAW photo taken with an Olympus digital camera

RAF - Uncompressed RAW photograph taken with a Fuji digital camera

SR2 - Digital photo captured by a Sony digital camera

MRW - Raw image format used by Minolta Dimage digital cameras

DCR - Uncompressed image saved in Kodak's RAW image format

RAW - Image file generated by digital cameras such as some Panasonic and Leica cameras; contains uncompressed, raw image data

How to Retrieve Lost Photos on CF Card

Easy to use software has the simple steps, let's check it out.

1. Install uFlysoft Photo File Recovery for Mac and launch it(If you are using Windows OS, just use uFlysoft Photo File recovery for Windows)

2. Scan CF card/partitions to find lost files

3. Preview and save the photo files which you lost on a safe place

See? No more technology skills needed, only a few clicks, all your photos are back to you again.

Tips

You cannot save the recovered photo files to the same drive where they were lost, therefore choose another volume or some external storage device such as a USB flash drive to save them safely.