Digital image recovery software should be grouped into two distinct categories. The first of these include programs that you will find on your computer’s hard drive with image file types and extensions such as JPEGs and GIFs. Almost any file recovery program can locate these. The second more difficult file recovery situation exists when we are attempting to locate on a camera memory card high end camera manufacturers’ proprietary file formats. These file types such as Minolta’s MRW files can usually only be recognized by the specific coding structure attributed to those files. Many photo recovery programs can only address these file types.
The difference between digital images and other file types
The primary difference between digital image files and files such as Microsoft Word documents is size. Even though Microsoft Word documents have extra coding for such items as formatting and font types along with color, the total size of text documents is usually far smaller than that of digital photographs. As a result of this size differential when we transfer Microsoft Word documents or other office suite application files such as files from Excel, very seldom is data lost during that transfer. And it should be noted that when data is lost from a Microsoft Word file, the all important text keystrokes are very easy to find and recover.
Why recovery software must be used
Unfortunately when digital image files are lost, we either end up with a file that simply will not open or the picture file that has half of its image grayed out. The only way to recover these photos is to direct quality digital image recovery software to scan through the last known place that the digital image files were generated or used intact.
Another point to be aware of is that while once transferred digital image files will be converted to popular and well known formats such as JPEGs or GIFs, the initial creation of these files is in a very proprietary file format established by the original camera manufacturer. This format is known as the RAW file. After File Finder digital image recovery software creates for you a list of recoverable files, you will need to look through that list for files using the correct extension. So, if you have a Nikon camera and have lost some pictures, either scroll down the recoverable files list for files ending with .NEF, which is the special file type for Nikons or type that file extension into the File Finder text search box and allow it to locate those files for you.
File Finder is an all in one general purpose file recovery program. Not only will File Finder recognize for recovery all common image file types but File Finder will also find for you all of the popular high end camera file types. File Finder supports recovery of Nikon, Olympus, Canon, and Minolta camera files. Remember, File Finder is much more than a photo recovery tool. With File Finder you can rescue your lost iPod files, videos, and Microsoft Word files. You can even use File Finder to recover an entire crashed hard drive.
