Best photo / camera card recovery software?

[PeterB]

Hi everyone,

One of my students was asking me about this ... she's apparently got a card that is not reading properly. I don't remember what we all think is the best software for this, preferably free but shareware is fine.

TiA

[what4]

ImageRescue comes free on some camera cards and might be enough.

For tougher situations, I have had good results with CameraSalvage (about $40) and its big brother, FileSalvage (about $80).

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Does the number of times people have spammed threads to promote crappy trialware count towards best?

[what4]

If you're saying I'm spamming this thread, you are mistaken.

[cbelt3]

I think Fillmann is referring to the random spam we get throughout the day from various folk in Asia. Much of it focused on nonsense like that.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Did you post today for the first time just to promote software that no long time user here has ever recommended? If not, I was not referring to you.

[ka jowct]

I've got Picture Rescue. Have had to use it only once, but it did a good job of recovering images.

[BobC]

I've used PhotoRec (free) several times with great success, and recommended them in other threads.

[andrewmorton22]

Recuva is free,,,,,,,,,,

[what4]

I'm not spam. I've worked with Macs since 1984 and been on this board for years. Any person's experience is limited, which is why discussions here can be so helpful.

I had a problem installing CameraSalvage and the company upgraded me to FileSalvage for free. They were helpful. So was the software. At the time, no free alternative that I tried did the job.