AMWTRecovery guides
What to do, in order, for the problem in front of you. Every guide starts with the same advice: stop using the card or drive until it has been scanned.
Getting photos back
- How to recover deleted photos from an SD card on a Mac
Deleted photos on an SD card can usually be recovered on a Mac.
- How to recover deleted photos from an SD card on Windows
Deleted photos on an SD card can usually be recovered on Windows.
- How to recover photos from a formatted SD card
Photos on a quick-formatted SD card can usually be recovered, because a quick format only rewrites the card's index.
- How to recover deleted photos and videos from a microSD card
A microSD card works like any other SD card, so deleted photos and videos can usually be recovered.
- How to recover deleted photos from a USB flash drive
Deleted photos on a USB flash drive can usually be recovered, as long as nothing has been copied to it since.
- How to recover deleted RAW photos from a camera card
Deleted RAW files usually come back with their original names if the card's file table still lists them.
- How to recover deleted videos from an SD card
Deleted MP4, MOV, AVCHD and other common video files can often be recovered, especially short clips and any clip deleted while the file table is intact.
- What to do when wedding photos are lost from a memory card
Stop using the card now and put it somewhere safe.
When the card has a problem
- Getting photos off an SD card your Mac can't read
When a Mac says the disk you attached was not readable, click Ignore.
- Windows says the SD card needs formatting
Click Cancel.
- How to recover photos from a corrupted SD card
A card described as corrupted usually has a damaged file table, not damaged photos.
By camera
- How to recover deleted photos from a Canon camera card
Photos deleted on a Canon camera, or lost to a quick format, can usually be recovered from the card.
- How to recover deleted photos from a Sony camera card
Photos and videos deleted on a Sony camera can usually be recovered with their names.
- How to recover deleted GoPro videos and photos
Deleted GoPro clips can often be recovered from the microSD card.
- How to recover deleted DJI drone footage
Footage deleted from a DJI drone's microSD card can often be recovered, as long as the drone hasn't recorded over it.
How it works
- How photo recovery works
Deleting a photo or quick-formatting a card only changes the card's index.
- What can be recovered after a quick or full format
After a quick format, files can usually be recovered, because only the file table is rewritten.