Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-27 Thread David J Brooks
Hi Gang. First off. i nned a data recovery questioned answered. Shot a three day show this weekend, horrid rain Friday, semi sunny Saturday and bad fog today. Downloaded the main card with no problems onto the PC, OS XP home via a standard usb 1 card reader. After d/l, i removed the one card

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-27 Thread Thibouille
It is perfecly normal for 1 GB card to have 996MB of files. 1GB = 1024MB (this is reality) 1GB = 1000MB (manufacturers reality) In any case 996 is pretty close to both 1000 and 1024MB. 2006/8/28, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Gang. > > First off. i nned a data recovery questioned answe

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-27 Thread David J Brooks
Sorry, i should have mentioned, i have about 25 Gig left on the Cdrive, but the program is telling me. not eneough rocovery space. Is this normal.?Or can someone suggest sometrhing else. Dave Quoting Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It is perfecly normal for 1 GB card to have 996MB of files.

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-27 Thread graywolf
Probably trying to recover on the card itself, no room for that. There is a pretty good free recovery program that has been recommended here several times, but I can not find my link to the site. Maybe someone else can remember better than me. You probably are getting that 996 megabyte message

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
Try PC Inspector http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm -P David J Brooks wrote: > Sorry, i should have mentioned, i have about 25 Gig left on the > Cdrive, but the program is telling me. not eneough rocovery space. > > Is this normal.?Or can someone suggest sometrhing

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-27 Thread David Mann
On Aug 28, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Thibouille wrote: > It is perfecly normal for 1 GB card to have 996MB of files. > 1GB = 1024MB (this is reality) > 1GB = 1000MB (manufacturers reality) The official SI prefix "G" for "giga-" means 1000M - it's the computer industry that misuses it. The computer in

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread Adam Maas
David Mann wrote: > On Aug 28, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Thibouille wrote: > > >>It is perfecly normal for 1 GB card to have 996MB of files. >>1GB = 1024MB (this is reality) >>1GB = 1000MB (manufacturers reality) > > > The official SI prefix "G" for "giga-" means 1000M - it's the > computer industry

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread P. J. Alling
You could try a different file recovery program. I've used PC Inspector File Recovery successfully. The error message you're getting could be bogus. The Sandisk recovery program may not be able to handle the problem it's encountered and is just displaying a fall over message. David J Brooks

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread David Mann
On Aug 29, 2006, at 2:07 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > Nobody uses GiB in practice. I've seen it used on Slashdot... which probably doesn't count :) - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-29 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:08:49 +1200, David Mann wrote: >> Nobody uses GiB in practice. > >I've seen it used on Slashdot... which probably doesn't count :) I have been using it for years in my own data-recovery tool: http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/doc/shot/dfsee_startup.htm But that is mainly aimed

Solved, was: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Paul. The cd gave me two options.One to run program and 1 to install. I tried several times running the program from the CD. I then installed the program, received the same space message, but this tine the program ran. Gusee i have my quirky PC back then. Recovered all my "lost" images

Re: Solved, was: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Dave - Glad to hear it helped. -P David J Brooks wrote: > Thanks Paul. > > The cd gave me two options.One to run program and 1 to install. > I tried several times running the program from the CD. > > I then installed the program, received the same space message, but > this tine the program r

Re: Solved, was: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/8/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >Sorry to be back in panic mode. You mean you have actually left it once ? ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pent

Re: Solved, was: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread Vid Strpic
Cotty wrote: > On 28/8/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Sorry to be back in panic mode. > > > You mean you have actually left it once ? > > > ;-) Er, in fact, it was originally a 'no panic' :-) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], IRC:[EMAIL PROTECTED], /bin/zsh. C|N>K --

Re: Solved, was: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread D Brooks
Quoting Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 28/8/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Sorry to be back in panic mode. > > > You mean you have actually left it once ? I think, once, maybe twice, could have been three times. FOUR, is right out. Dave > > > ;-) > > -- > > > Cheers, > C