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Can anyone help me get back my deleted photos?

Sep 22, 2013 1:04PM PDT

Hello, I need help!
I stupidly deleted all images off from my Nikon camera memory card. Even though I had backed them up on a hard drive, there were still some photos that had not been uploaded to this backup drive. So, is it possible to recover them? What should I do next? Please, help me!

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Restore them back!
Sep 23, 2013 12:45PM PDT

It is really a good habit to back up everything important well. You should always keep on doing that.

But, now, it is also possible for you to get back these photos that have not been backed up as long as you've not rewritten them with anything new.

What now you should do is to opt for a proper memory card data recovery freeware for your photos. In fact, there are many similar data recovery freeware available online. You should make your own decision after doing much researching over the internet.

But, if you don't want to get so many troubles, you can directly try some memory card data recovery freeware to take chances, such as Recuva, TestDisk and iCare Data Recovery Free, etc.

Good luck!

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Restore my photos back!
Sep 25, 2013 12:24PM PDT

After reading our guys' answers, I know that a free data recovery program can be my best resolution right now. So, I directly tried your mentioned ones.
Recuva, TestDisk and iCare Data Recovery Free works really well on computer and restored all my wanted photos back.
The only frustrating thing is that the former two data recovery freeware have restored all the files with strange names, not their original names. So, I have to open them and confirm them on by one. It takes a long time.
Thank you all the same!!!

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RECUVA
Sep 23, 2013 12:13AM PDT

Download and use a free program called RECUVA.

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