Recover Files from Canon Powershot

Recover Lost Photos, Videos from Canon Powershot

Aug. 15, 2913 11:49 am / Posted by Bobby Hills to Camera Tips
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When you do have lost pictures or videos from Canon Powershot, is possible to get them back? What should you do to recover the lost photos or videos? Read on.

The thing is, when we delete a file off a memory card, it's not actually gone. The space it took was marked as "usable" or available, waiting for the new data added in. So as long as we stop using the card (or stop using the camera if you deleted the pictures directly off your camera) immediately, the photos or videos that got deleted or formatted, are all recoverable. So it is actually pretty easy to complete Canon Powershot photo recovery.

Since we know it is totally possible to recover the pictures and videos, then what should we to get them back? Well, we need some help. The program called Card Data Recovery fits our need perfectly. It is an easy to use yet powerful tool that could recover the precious photos and videos you wanted back so badly. This program actually comes in both Windows and Mac version, so make sure you choose the right one for you, and follow the guide below.

Part 1: Recover Photos, Videos from Canon Powershot on Windows

Firstly you need to download Card Data Recovery, and run it on your computer.

Free Trial Canon EOS Camera Photo Recovery for Windows:

Free Download Card Data Recovery:

• 1. Connect your memory card, be it SD card, micro SD card or CF card, to the PC and run the software, and the card you connected will be detected.
• 2. Click "Start" and choose your card on the left as the target device. There are two modes of recovery to choose from, the "Standard Mode" and "Advanced Mode". Choose the latter one if you know exactly what type of file you are looking for, otherwise, go click "Standard Mode". Then hit "Scan".

  

• 3. After the scan result shows, you can click on the item to preview and check the box to recover. So select the photos for videos you wish to recover, and hit "Recover".
• 4. Save the files to your PC instead of your card to avoid overwriting. When the recovery was over, click "ok" and you can check the photos your recovered.

This is very easy and simple, right? Your lost photos and videos are just a few clicks away. For Mac users, please follow the guide for Mac.

Part 2: Recover Photos and Videos from Canon Powershot on Mac OS X

The steps for Mac users are roughly the same, except for the version.

Free Canon EOS Camera Photo Recovery for Mac::

Free Download Card Data Recovery for Mac:

• 1. Connect your card to Mac and run the software, and select a recovery mode. Of which differences are showed in the interface.

  

• 2. Select the target device and hit "Scan".
• 3. After scanning, choose the files you wish to recover and click on "Recover" and save the files to your Mac instead of the card.
• 4. Then click "ok" to finish the recovery and go check the recovered files.

These software support all Canon Powershot models, such as:

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