FAQ for camera memory chips, memory sticks and other removable flash memory devices

Q Can you restore my corrupt memory card

A Almost certainly yes, memory cards can be corrupted for many reasons, but as long as the data has not been overwritten, CnW Recovery can restore the files.

Q Why are the names of files sometimes lost in recovery

A Often the reason that a memory card cannot be read is that the directory structure has been corrupted. Files are recovered by reading the memory at a very low level. For photos, the name is fortunately often not relevant

Q What type of memory can be restored

A All types of removable memory can be recovered. This includes

• CompactFlash Type
• CompactFlash Type II
• CF Ultra II
• CF Extreme III
• Microdrive
• SD
• miniSD
• MMC
• MMC Plus(MMC4.0)
• MMC mobile(RSMMC4.0)
• RSMMC
• MS
• MS Duo
• MS PRO Duo MagicGate
• MS Select
• MagicGate
• SmartMedia
• Memory Stick
• Memory Stick Pro
• Memory Stick Duo
• Memory Stick Pro Duo
• SD Memory Card
• MultiMedia Card
• TransFlash
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