Data Recovery For Memory Stick

[CrazyCrusher]

I’m looking for a Free if not trail Version of a good data recovery program, the Problem is that this is not a HDD but a memory stick that contains some pictures of one of my customers deceased family members, I have tried to get the Pictures to come up on a different Camera, I get the error "Format Error" on 5 different Cameras right now I am using a Floppy Disk that holds memory cards in it so it can read from your Floppy drive. I get the same error as above. I am trying so hard for this Guy because the pictures are of a reunion before the passing on of his family member.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

[Johnny Fist]

What about the camera the pictures were taken on? Is there any chance you could plug it into the PC? That may help, but I think you're going to have to tell the guy the pictures are lost.

[Comage]

http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/

http://www.eprovided.com/memory-stick-recovery-data-recovery-service.html

Hope it helps. :)

PS: Not that I have tried the above, but I found it via Google. :t

[rmanet]

I'm confused - what's the brand and capacity of the digital camera memory card, or is this a USB storage device.

A camera card is should be readable by most card readers and they're cheap if you don't have access to one, or is this a memory stick they downloaded pictures from their computer to?

p.s. - you probably won't find a free or even trialware version for data rescue that's useable - I've had very little luck :(

[millwork]

Hello CrazyCrusher,

Go to The Sony Talk Forum (http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1009) for assistance with this.

I know there are free applications to recover images from SM, CD and a couple of other types of media. This particular post has a link for a "trial" image recovery program. (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=4591862) Search through the rest of thier forum before asking - just as you would here.

It's likely that someone has modified an image on a PC and inadvertantly saved it back on the media. Depending on the reader/writer, this can alter the format to not work on the camera or reader/writer.

Your Sony Memory Stick is one I've not personally used. I'm confident the folks on the aforementioned forum will be able to help.

John B. :t

[CrazyCrusher]

Well thanks a mill for that information I was able to find a data recovery program from your post, thnks a mill again, this guy will be very happy. its takin me at since I posted till now to get the Pictures back, I have been on the verg of giving up just two days ago, Im happy I didnt, I dont like to Give up easy :)

[millwork]

Hello CrazyCrusher,

C@@L! Thats what its all about. ;)

Did you notice that forum is broken down by brand name of cameras etc? I'm a member of the Fuji Talk one and they have been almost as helpful as the folks here on SysOpt.

It's such a pleasure to be able to help someone who's been so very helpful to me over the last couple of years. :)

John B. :t

[CrazyCrusher]

In case anyone ever has a problems the Program I ended up using was Photorecovery 2.5. and I was aple to Format the Stick and make it usable again after I saved the Pictures before that I couldnt format at all because of that error I was getting.

and thanks again Mill.