There are few things worse in this modern age of photography than reading “Card Corrupt” or a similar message on your camera’s LCD. A lot of us have been there and for those that haven’t, yet, I’m hoping a little knowledge will help dissolve the pit that forms in your stomach after realizing something is wrong with your media. I’m not going to try to give a step by step process for every camera and operating system, that’s well beyond the scope of this one post. Instead, I plan to give some general piece of mind to know you stand good odds of recovering those lost images. If you do have a favorite photo recovery program, please let others know by posting in the comments section at the bottom of the post, we all benefit from the breadth of user experiences on this site.
Don’t Freak Out
First off, DON’T FREAK OUT!! This is easier said than done, but it’s a very important step. If you freak out now and start clicking randomly, there is a good chance the images will become more damaged. So let out a shriek if you must, but then take a deep breath and slow down.