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Quick Formatted Compact Flash CF Card Data Recovery
Have you ever quick formatted your compact flash card? Have you ever intended to get back those lost files from the formatted compact flash card? It may be a challenge for you to retrieve that loss if such problem never happened to you before. So have you tried successfully? Don't become hopeless if you have failed a number of times. There is still a chance for you to retrieve the lost information from the quick formatted compact flash card. The way exactly is data recovery software.
Case of quick formatting the compact flash card cause data loss
I quick formatted my compact flash card in order to let it usable again. But I forgot that the formatting operation will get rid of all my information saved on the compact flash card. It was too late when I recognized it. Now what I want to do is to get back my lost files as soon as possible. And I will think twice before doing anything. I have not any idea what should be done now and none help I can get from people around me. Is there any flexible way could solve my problem? -Teresa from Las Vegas
How to get back information from the formatted compact flash card with data recovery software
It is possible for us to retrieve our files saved after quick formatting. And it is not difficult or time cost. What we need is just the help of data recovery software and then the lost data will be got back quickly and safely. Here are the guiding steps as follows:
Recover data from formatted CF card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Connect the CF card to your computer and launch the software. Then, select a proper recovery module.
Kinds of formatting to the compact flash card
Have you remembered that you format your compact flash card on which condition if your compact flash card has ever been formatted? It was formatted by mistake, by intention, or without any reasons? As far as I am concerned, there are different kinds as follows that cause you format the compact flash card:
1. You want to erase all data saved on it, so you format the compact flash card by intention. Even though you can clean out that information by deletion, you still choose the formatting action may because that you think it is more quickly and thoroughly.
2. You format the compact flash card on the purpose of anti virus. It is right that start to format your compact flash card when you found that there is virus or worms contained on files saved on it before that virus damage the whole compact flash card.
3. You format the compact flash card totally by mistake. it is a mistake that the compact flash card is formatted. Such error may happen when you intended to perform other operations such as rename or others but click on the format or format all option.
4. You format the compact flash card according to the recommendation of the computer system. You are kindly forced to format your compact flash card when system prompts you that you need to format the disk before you can use it.
What is quick format?
You may be confused about quick format when you saw those two words. Actually, there are quick format and complete format options when you choose to format your compact flash card. Quick format cost less time than complete format, because the latter will scan every detail when formatting. But quick format just will scan the obvious matters. Their distinction is kindly like the difference between quick scan and complete scan when anti virus.
Storage devices that be supported by data recovery software
Memory card is a total name of different storage devices which look like a small card, and compact flash card is one kind among them. All memory card are supported by data recovery software if data saved on them need to be retrieved after formatting. They include Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, and XD-Picture Card (XD). Besides memory card, other storage devices such as external hard disk, solid disk, pen drive, and so forth are also supported by data recovery program.
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