Recovering Deleted Pictures from Your Digital Camera

You might get shocked or perhaps get upset when somebody accidentally deleted your photos from your digital camera. Well, this is mostly the case when the pictures you have stored in the memory card are must-see copies of your holiday feats and adventures. Say for example you were traipsing in Phuket, Thailand and you really laboured to photograph all those temples, elephants, cultural shows, exquisite cuisines, shopping centres, etc. For sure you would go ballistic if all these images were deleted without your consent.

Fortunately for you, such incidents still have a solution if you have the right knowledge about digital cameras and computers. First off, do not panic because the pictures can still be recovered with tricks that you can learn from your MS Windows operating system. Yes, this OS can help you get your precious photos back. Bear in mind that cameras do not have fancy file systems, so when you delete a picture, it does not really delete anything. It will only change the first character of the file name to a reserved character.

Hence, if your pictures get deleted accidentally, refrain from using the memory card that held the pictures afterwards because every time you use it, you stand the chance of overwriting some of your old photos. Instead, flip the write-protect tab to "lock" in order to secure the file when inserted into a card reader. Then, procure a file recovery program and install it onto your computer. Such software will allow you to get back your photos by presenting you a list of recoverable files. Simply check the box next to the files you wish to retrieve, click the "Recover" button, and voila - you are done!

• A holiday home and a laptop in the South of Thailand