Photosare treasured possessions that bring back fond memories from thepast. We are emotionally attached to them and parting with them seemsquite painful. Digital cameras have become the order of the day andthe picture quality that they provide is simply unbeatable. Everything said and done these are electronic devices that have a fixedlifespan and can corrupt or suffer reverses any time, be it due tohuman errors or malfunctions that relate to the hard drive thatstores the photographs on them.

Therecan be various instances when we are liable to suffer from a photoloss situation. Whiletransferring thedigital images to the PC one might realize that the memory card hasbeen wiped clean or while downloading thesnaps from the digital camera, the computer freezes and afterrebooting no pictures are found to be existing in the computer.

Accidentaldeletion of photographs from the hard drives or backup failuresfollowing hard drive crashes is more common. If these problems botheryou, do not lose heart.

Somesimple procedures can be applied to ascertain the status of thephotos in the computer.

Priorto clicking on the “Empty” button, double check your recycle binfor images which you might have moved there by mistake. Click on“restore” and put them back in the original location.

1. It is best to resort picture recovery software that are specifically designed to recover digital pictures.

2. It is always better to opt for a software that provides preview facilities. This saves time and prevents junk images from being displayed in the preview. Only the recoverable digital files and photos are displayed, from which the user can choose the picture that needs to be recovered. Softwares with advanced preview facilities show thumbnail images of the content. All you have to do is select the photos you want to recover, and save them to a safe place on your hard disk.

3. Opt for picture recovery software that recognizes photo image file types only. It knows what JPEG and other image files look like on the disk and can effectively streamline the search facility by restraining the junk images from interfering. This increases the chances of a successful recovery.
   

4. Since precaution is better than cure, it is always better to back up the photos in advance. This can be done by transferring them to the computer from the digital cameras and smart cards and backing them up in CDs and DVDs.

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