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How can I retrieve or recover deleted photos from sd card with computer?
I have recovered deleted photos from my camera sd card a couple of times by following this guide:
https://www.wizzgear.com/recover-deleted-photos-from-sd-card
You can go and try out by your self!
Windows 11 doesn't come with built-in GUI photo recovery tools, but it does support a few command-line utilities that can help retrieve deleted photos from an SD card. One good option is Windows File Recovery.
Windows File Recovery is a free command-line utility from Microsoft that helps you recover deleted files from storage devices like hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, and SD cards. It’s especially useful when files are permanently deleted (e.g., emptied from the Recycle Bin), and traditional undelete options no longer work.
1. Download Windows File Recovery from the Microsoft Store.
2. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
3. Run this command to recover deleted photos from SD card:
winfr E: D:\RecoveredPhotos /regular /n *.jpg /n *.png- E: is your SD card drive letter.
- D:\RecoveredPhotos is the folder where recovered files will be saved.
- /regular is good for recently deleted files; use /extensive for formatted cards.
Pros:
Free and officially supported.
Can filter by file type like .jpg, .png, .raw.
Cons:
Command-line interface only.
Doesn’t support recovery from network drives or corrupted SD cards.
For some reason this isn't working for me. Nothing is recovered (not even undeleted files). I've tried pathing to the source folder, using wildcards, nothing is ever retrieved. My basic command is:
winfr E: C:\Users\Kim\Pictures\Temp_Ash\Recovered /extensive /n *.jpg or
winfr E: C:\Users\Kim\Pictures\Temp_Ash\Recovered /extensive /n /DCIM/100CANON/
etc. Nothing in the recovery folder.