Need to recover files from SD card.

[algae]

Hi all,
My daughter just formatted ("accidentally" she says) my Lexar 512 Mb SD card. There are some photos on there I haven't had a chance to copy so I need to recover them. I see there are a lot of programs that claim to help with this but I haven't tried any of them yet and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas or tips that might maximize my chances of recovering them?
Thanks for any help.
Gary

[Chuckiechan]

http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm

I used this once, and it was free.

Be advised it will bring back nearly everything that was ever on that card!

[ShuckyD]

I will second what Chuckie said, i used it before and it worked great, there are a few out there that do pretty much the same thing, and YES it WILL bring back pretty much EVERYTHING youve been warned

[algae]

Thanks. The Lexar Rescue did a better job than I thought it would. Whew!
Gary

[mrniceguy]

it'll bring back data from sectors that have been overwritten before? sounds like it might be fun to buy some used sd cards on ebay.

[algae]

Yes it did. It brought back photos that were deleted a while back Could be interesting in the wrong hands
G.

[cphreaker]

Ok I will ask lol besides ebay where can you buy used cards at???

[paul9]

Is there a reason they need to be used? New cards should be more reliable, and pretty cheap.
Second-hand stores, Craigslist, sites such as Preloved | memory card for sale UK and Ireland and other places.