Compact flash cards are tremendously simple to use. They range in size from 1 GB to 16 GB and are available for purchase for anywhere from 5 to 40 dollars. They are a proven to be safe and reliable means of storing valuable data. However, as with any digital storage media they are certainly not immune to human error. And when you delete files from any solid state device they are not temporarily stored in the Windows recycle bin from where they can easily be recovered. Deleted data is marked as space available on the flash drive and can easily be overwritten.
Hopefully if you have accidentally erased files from your memory card you will notice this quickly and immediately use FileFinder to recover all of your lost or deleted files. Many times when using compact flash drives we inadvertently reformat it. This will delete all of the stored files contained within. Once again if you use our software to scan that drive, the program will recognize all of the original file information, restore the original names, and give you the option of saving those deleted files to a new location.
The ease of using our software to retrieve data on solid state memory
Using FileFinder for compact flash data recovery is a very basic task. We begin by downloading the FileFinder installation package. Because we will be working with an external drive the compact flash data recovery software need not be downloaded to a spare or separate computer. Simply download the installation package, and open it on your computer’s desktop. The package will guide you through the process of creating a special recovery disc. Creating the disk simply requires burning a CD or DVD. The created disc can now be loaded into this computer or any other Windows based personal computer that has file recovery problems. This includes computers that will not start and load.
Once the disc is installed the program will automatically start up and give you access to both your computer’s internal hard disk and any device connected to your computer. In this case that digital media storage device will be a compact flash drive. Start FileFinder from the program menu and once the program loads choose the drive holding your connected device from the drop down menu. Click on find files and within seconds all of the deleted and existing files on your entire drive will be listed before you. You can then choose to recover any or all of these to separate storage or a folder on your computer’s hard disk. Compact flash data recovery is fast and easy because these flash cards use solid state memory they scan very quickly and seldom permanently lose files.
FileFinder supports all currently used types of memory cards such as the popular SanDisk models. The program also supports every size of a USB flash drives and memory cards currently in use including SD cards and older MMC card formats.
