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Question: Where do deleted picture's on a digital camera go!?
let say, u haven't uploaded it on ur computer, and u delete it from digital camera!. Can u or any one else get it back!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The memory card in your camera handles files the same way the hard drive on your computer does!. It stores the picture data and creates a directory entry that tells the operating system where to find it!. When you delete a file, it deletes the directory entry!. The actual data remains where it was until it is overwritten or the drive is formatted, so it may be possible to recover deleted pictures!. There is software that can do that for you!. One that I have is called RescuePro and is bundled with some SanDisk memory cards!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

When you delete a picture on a digital camera what actually happens is that the camera removes the part at the front of the picture that tells the camera that there is useful data there!. So as far as the camera is concerned there is nothing there, but the actual data of the picture sticks around until something else gets written over the top of it!.

There are many software packages that will recover pictures just so long as the data hasn't been overwritten!. These packages vary in usefulness and price!. You can get a basic software package for $50 that will get a picture back if the camera hasn't been used since the image was deleted, or if it has a large memory card and that part of it hasn't been used since the image was deleted, or you can get REALLY expensive packages like those used by the police and the FBI to recover deleted images from cameras used by pedophiles and other criminals that can recover parts of pictures even a lot of the image has been over written!.

It's not hacking, it's basic data recovery and reconstruction!. It happens all the time, there are professional companies that will recover data for you for a fee!.

If you want to destroy an image (Like if you take a naughty picture and you don't want your mom to see it) deleting it will be enough unless she's some kind of computer pro!. If she is a pro then you need to reformat the card several times to erase enough of the data that only the FBI would be able to recover the image!. Though this is overkill if it's just a naughty picture!.

The best way to destroy an image is to destroy the memory card!. Though if you trash somebody's memory card they won't be best pleased!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well some cameras have a undo button don't they!? but if they don't you might be able to take it to a special camera place and let them see what they can do are let them answer the question if you don't find one on hear but they might just disappear but im shure the camera has to have some memory of the pictures that you deleted!. hope every think works out! Www@QuestionHome@Com

there are programs that can recover images from your memory stick, hard drive, etc!. It is a little more difficult after other images are made over the originals but it still can be done!. If you do not want an image seen the only sure way is to destroy whatever held the image!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The best way to ensure that pictures are gone for good is to Format you memory card!.

It's usually done by going to the menu screen on your camera, then to settings and choose "Format"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

nope!. sorry dude!. once deleted you can not get this back!. the memory card on the camera permanently erases the megapixels off the card!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no once they are deleted they are deleted forever!. I heards that there is something that a deleted picture leaves behind, but youd probobly need a proffesional to fix itWww@QuestionHome@Com

They're gone, hunny!. sry!. If it was a really important pic, see if anyone else got a picture of it, too!. Maybe they could email it to uWww@QuestionHome@Com

Unless you have it stored on some sort of seperate memory card, you can't get it back!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

On your camera!? No I don't think you can, there just are erased off the camera forever :(Www@QuestionHome@Com

lol someone has been taking dirty pics huh !. !. !. lol no, after u delete it from the cam u cant get it back on the cameraWww@QuestionHome@Com

No!.

That's why I never delete pictures!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it just magically disappears!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Only forensics can help you now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

nope!.
ive wondered tht before too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i don't believe that you can =[Www@QuestionHome@Com

no it goes into my mindWww@QuestionHome@Com