I don't know how, but files on my compact flash card for my digital camera are no longer visible. I tried running chkdisk and this is the bootlog it created:

Checking file system on J:
The type of the file system is FAT.


One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You
may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended
that you continue.
Windows will now check the disk.
Volume Serial Number is 58CC-9972
\DCIM first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.
Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)? Yes
3072 bytes in 3 recovered files.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

47816704 bytes total disk space.
9216 bytes in 1 hidden files.
1024 bytes in 1 folders.
10987520 bytes in 279 files.
36818944 bytes available on disk.

1024 bytes in each allocation unit.
46696 total allocation units on disk.
35956 allocation units available on disk.


It's obvious that there is still 10MB of files (although there weren't 279), and i'm wondering if there's some way to recover that. I can't seem to find any "FOUND000" folders either... Any help would be greatly appreciated!

"I don't know how, but files on my compact flash card for my digital camera are no longer visible. I tried running chkdisk and this is the bootlog it created:

Checking file system on J:
The type of the file system is FAT.


One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You
may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended
that you continue.
Windows will now check the disk.
Volume Serial Number is 58CC-9972
\DCIM first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.
Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)? Yes
3072 bytes in 3 recovered files.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

47816704 bytes total disk space.
9216 bytes in 1 hidden files.
1024 bytes in 1 folders.
10987520 bytes in 279 files.
36818944 bytes available on disk.

1024 bytes in each allocation unit.
46696 total allocation units on disk.
35956 allocation units available on disk.


It's obvious that there is still 10MB of files (although there weren't 279), and i'm wondering if there's some way to recover that. I can't seem to find any "FOUND000" folders either... Any help would be greatly appreciated!"

There should be a software that came with it, like my Kodak DC-215 camera has, that can recover it... hopefully!

* I had to do that once, whole compactflash card was shot... BUT, I cannot remember if it reformatted it, or recovered it... that you have to find out by reading along as it is about to do what it does!

(BEST I HAVE TO OFFER ON SHORT NOTICE FROM MEMORY!)

APK

P.S.=> I don't think it's "good practice"/adviseable to let Windows checkdsk or scandisk etc. work on those... seems to mess em up good! apk

Greetings,

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If you try recovering under DOS Active@ uneraser works great.
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You can try some of next programs:
- Recover My Files
- File Scavenger
- Active File Recovery
- Handy Recovery http://www.handyrecovery.com
- Restorer 2000 Demo

Hello,

DataRecoveryWizard utility can help. Speaking about me, it was
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