photo recovery from digital devices

Hey is your data lost, are you worried? The valuable photographs of your family members, lovely kids, graduation ceremony etc.  are missing. If yes then don’t worry I am here to help you out.

Digital devices are human’s best friends nowadays, we almost save each and every data in our digital devices and it is quite common that sometimes our data may get lost due to some reasons.

A memory card or other storage device may face corruption rendering the files inaccessible through normal means. Digital images are often accidently deleted when a user believes that user has moved the files to the computer or some other devices. Similarly, it is common for users to reformat the wrong memory card or the memory card they have previously backed up.

Reasons for data loss:

There are different means due to which your data may get lost. So here are some reasons that follows:

·         By delete all option- Sometimes while deleting some selected data we mistakenly select the “delete all option” due to which all our data gets erased.

·         Power failure- At the time of transferring data from one device to another there is sudden power failure then the device gets off abruptly and the transferring process remains incomplete and this results in loss of photo.

·         Formatting memory card- Whenever you connect your memory card to your computer or laptop, computer asks for formatting the memory card and at that time you press the yes option due to which all your data gets erased.

So here I am going to discuss with you about the recovery of photos from digital devices like smartphone, laptops, tablets or other external storage devices. Here are what you should do when you have deleted or lost images that you have stored:

Steps to recover deleted data from digital devices using command prompt

Step 1:

Click on start menu, go to all programs, go to Accessories, select command prompt and open it.

Or click run, enter cmd.exe, press enter.

Step 2

Type chkdk “drive letter”/f then hit Enter. This is the first line of code that we are going to use in the recovery process. Make sure that everything is separated with a single space.

Step 3

After hitting the enter button, type Y to those preceding commands until command line starts again. Do not panic if there are a lot of commands appearing on the cmd window. These commands are one of the processes of recovering the file. Just type Y to those command questions to proceed.

Step 4

Type the drive letter again then hit Enter. The command line will go back to start again after scanning the drive and converting the files inside.

Step 5

Now you have to type [E:\>attrib -h -r -s /s /d *.*]. This is the last line of the command that we are going to use. This will recover everything within the drive. After typing the code, a new folder will be created on your drive and this folder holds all the photos that are recovered on your memory stick.

Step 6

Copy everything and then change the file name extension from.CHK TO .JPG. All the files will be in .CHK format. They are the recovered files. Just change the file name extension in order the files will appear and recovered. This step needs patience because you are going to change them manually one by one.

Important tips to remember:

As you lost your important data from your storage device, it is important to remember few useful tips that help you prevent from further data loss in future. Few important tips are mentioned below:

·         Avoid using digital devices when its battery is low.

·         Use some reliable power backup which will prevent the device from sudden shut down.

·         Before formatting your device, check it two or three times.

·         Always protect your device from any virus or malware attack by using a good antivirus program.

·         Don’t remove the device when the file transfer process is in progress

·         Always keep a backup of your data so that it can help you in future if any data loss situation occurs.

Conclusion

So, there are various causes for loss or deletion of photos on your digital devices.

And to prevent it follow the best preventive methods discussed above and if still you lost your data like photos, messages, contacts, videos etc. then follow the steps given in the article.

Follow the steps to recover deleted photos given above.