Duracell Class 10.200x ProPhoto SDHC Memory Card Data Recovery Possible?

Ricey79 · 09-17-2012, 07:01 AM

I purchased this card from Amazon to take pictures of my new born baby.. The card is loaded in my Pentax KR and after a few months the card died. The card is not being read on the computer and Duracell have been no help. They passed the request to Dane-Elec who are also useless

Does anyone know if it is possible to recover this data? I have tried all the software options with no help

I have also some Chinese cheap cards in my Panasonic camera and they never failed, I thought Duracell would be a trusted brand

Docrwm · 09-17-2012, 07:21 AM

Welcome Aboard. The short answer to your question is - probably.

There are a variety of resources available. Here is a link to the threads that deal with this topic:
sd recovery - Tagged Pentax Forum Threads - PentaxForums.com

Maggiesmith · 12-05-2013, 01:29 AM

Originally posted by Ricey79

I purchased this card from Amazon to take pictures of my new born baby.. The card is loaded in my Pentax KR and after a few months the card died. The card is not being read on the computer and Duracell have been no help. They passed the request to Dane-Elec who are also useless

Does anyone know if it is possible to recover this data? I have tried all the software options with no help

I have also some Chinese cheap cards in my Panasonic camera and they never failed, I thought Duracell would be a trusted brand

I think this trouble is hard to avoid! No matter which famours brands of memory card. Anyway, famours brand is better. I have use SanDisk, Kingston, Samsung, etc memory card to my camera, but after a period of time some trouble still occur. I have follow those guides that tell you how to make good use of memory card. So the best way to avoid photo loss from memory card is backup. For your trouble, you can choose to use some photo recovery software.

kadajawi · 12-07-2013, 02:00 AM

Duracell is not a SD card company. Stick with brands that are famous for their SD cards, i.e. Kingston and SanDisk.

Also copy your photos to the computer every once in a while, even if you don't run out of space (I do though, on my last China trip I took around 30-50 GB a day. For almost a month).

My recovery software of choice is PhotoRec... it comes together with TestDisk and it works great.

Good luck!

Ps: Obvious things like don't ever write anything to that card apply of course, maybe you should lock the SD card with that physical switch.

dansamy · 12-07-2013, 02:08 AM

You can never have took many backups. I have drop box, photo bucket, an external hard drive, laptop, desktop and kids desktop. I occasionally transfer photos to any number of flash drives floating around the house.

kadajawi · 12-07-2013, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by dansamy

You can never have took many backups. I have drop box, photo bucket, an external hard drive, laptop, desktop and kids desktop. I occasionally transfer photos to any number of flash drives floating around the house.

Yeah. For me I transfer my photos/videos to my computer every day, from where it is backed up to CrashPlan. If I'm travelling, I try to send the files back home to my computer from my laptop, so that they get backed up... and to free disk space.

Oldbayrunner · 12-07-2013, 06:44 AM

Having lost photos to hard drive failure etc. I too back up to multiple sources. One that hasn't been mentioned is backing them up to DVD disks, at least what you feel are your important ones on them. The beauty of today's storage is TB disks are cheap so its easy to keep multiple ones.

Not a Number · 12-07-2013, 07:43 AM

Originally posted by kadajawi

My recovery software of choice is PhotoRec... it comes together with TestDisk and it works great.

Good luck!

Ps: Obvious things like don't ever write anything to that card apply of course, maybe you should lock the SD card with that physical switch.

+1 for PhotoRec. I've looked at several file recovery (free) programs and PhotoRec is by far the best. It found and recovered images I deleted months before whereas the others (even with deep scanning) said there were no recoverable files. It even recognizes PEF files - you have to check the documentation to see which version. It may not have a fancy graphical interface but is still very straight-forward to use.

PhotoRec - Digital Picture and File Recovery

However if the card isn't even recognized by either the camera or PC it maybe beyond all recovery. Are you tethering the camera or using a card reader attached to your computer. Try a different card reader. TestDisk might able to find the card.

As suggested earlier, set the read only tab to prevent accidental writes, deletes or formatting the card.

kadajawi · 12-07-2013, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by Oldbayrunner

Having lost photos to hard drive failure etc. I too back up to multiple sources. One that hasn't been mentioned is backing them up to DVD disks, at least what you feel are your important ones on them. The beauty of today's storage is TB disks are cheap so its easy to keep multiple ones.

DVDs aren't exactly safe.

@Not a Number: Just use the latest version of PhotoRec that is stable... It should support the most formats.

TestDisk can also make an image of the entire SD card, so you can keep it and use newer versions of PhotoRec in future on the image to see if there is more to be recovered.

dansamy · 12-08-2013, 04:51 AM

No single source of back up is safe. That's why it's important to use multiple backups and frequently. And if you have something priceless to you, it's doubly important.

09-17-2012, 07:01 AM	#1
Ricey79 New Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	Duracell Class 10.200x ProPhoto SDHC Memory Card Data Recovery Possible? I purchased this card from Amazon to take pictures of my new born baby.. The card is loaded in my Pentax KR and after a few months the card died. The card is not being read on the computer and Duracell have been no help. They passed the request to Dane-Elec who are also useless Does anyone know if it is possible to recover this data? I have tried all the software options with no help I have also some Chinese cheap cards in my Panasonic camera and they never failed, I thought Duracell would be a trusted brand

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09-17-2012, 07:21 AM	#2
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Welcome Aboard. The short answer to your question is - probably. There are a variety of resources available. Here is a link to the threads that deal with this topic: sd recovery - Tagged Pentax Forum Threads - PentaxForums.com

12-05-2013, 01:29 AM	#3
Maggiesmith Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2	Originally posted by Ricey79 I purchased this card from Amazon to take pictures of my new born baby.. The card is loaded in my Pentax KR and after a few months the card died. The card is not being read on the computer and Duracell have been no help. They passed the request to Dane-Elec who are also useless Does anyone know if it is possible to recover this data? I have tried all the software options with no help I have also some Chinese cheap cards in my Panasonic camera and they never failed, I thought Duracell would be a trusted brand I think this trouble is hard to avoid! No matter which famours brands of memory card. Anyway, famours brand is better. I have use SanDisk, Kingston, Samsung, etc memory card to my camera, but after a period of time some trouble still occur. I have follow those guides that tell you how to make good use of memory card. So the best way to avoid photo loss from memory card is backup. For your trouble, you can choose to use some photo recovery software.

12-07-2013, 02:00 AM	#4
kadajawi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,799	Duracell is not a SD card company. Stick with brands that are famous for their SD cards, i.e. Kingston and SanDisk. Also copy your photos to the computer every once in a while, even if you don't run out of space (I do though, on my last China trip I took around 30-50 GB a day. For almost a month). My recovery software of choice is PhotoRec... it comes together with TestDisk and it works great. Good luck! Ps: Obvious things like don't ever write anything to that card apply of course, maybe you should lock the SD card with that physical switch.

12-07-2013, 02:08 AM	#5
dansamy Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,450	You can never have took many backups. I have drop box, photo bucket, an external hard drive, laptop, desktop and kids desktop. I occasionally transfer photos to any number of flash drives floating around the house.

12-07-2013, 06:33 AM	#6
kadajawi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,799	Originally posted by dansamy You can never have took many backups. I have drop box, photo bucket, an external hard drive, laptop, desktop and kids desktop. I occasionally transfer photos to any number of flash drives floating around the house. Yeah. For me I transfer my photos/videos to my computer every day, from where it is backed up to CrashPlan. If I'm travelling, I try to send the files back home to my computer from my laptop, so that they get backed up... and to free disk space.

12-07-2013, 06:44 AM	#7
Oldbayrunner Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,666	Having lost photos to hard drive failure etc. I too back up to multiple sources. One that hasn't been mentioned is backing them up to DVD disks, at least what you feel are your important ones on them. The beauty of today's storage is TB disks are cheap so its easy to keep multiple ones.

12-07-2013, 07:43 AM	#8
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	Originally posted by kadajawi My recovery software of choice is PhotoRec... it comes together with TestDisk and it works great. Good luck! Ps: Obvious things like don't ever write anything to that card apply of course, maybe you should lock the SD card with that physical switch. +1 for PhotoRec. I've looked at several file recovery (free) programs and PhotoRec is by far the best. It found and recovered images I deleted months before whereas the others (even with deep scanning) said there were no recoverable files. It even recognizes PEF files - you have to check the documentation to see which version. It may not have a fancy graphical interface but is still very straight-forward to use. PhotoRec - Digital Picture and File Recovery However if the card isn't even recognized by either the camera or PC it maybe beyond all recovery. Are you tethering the camera or using a card reader attached to your computer. Try a different card reader. TestDisk might able to find the card. As suggested earlier, set the read only tab to prevent accidental writes, deletes or formatting the card.

12-07-2013, 09:23 PM	#9
kadajawi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,799	Originally posted by Oldbayrunner Having lost photos to hard drive failure etc. I too back up to multiple sources. One that hasn't been mentioned is backing them up to DVD disks, at least what you feel are your important ones on them. The beauty of today's storage is TB disks are cheap so its easy to keep multiple ones. DVDs aren't exactly safe. @Not a Number: Just use the latest version of PhotoRec that is stable... It should support the most formats. TestDisk can also make an image of the entire SD card, so you can keep it and use newer versions of PhotoRec in future on the image to see if there is more to be recovered.

12-08-2013, 04:51 AM	#10
dansamy Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,450	No single source of back up is safe. That's why it's important to use multiple backups and frequently. And if you have something priceless to you, it's doubly important.