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September 23rd 04, 07:26 PM
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Lexar CF cards - free data recovery?
Hi,
A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl 
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September 23rd 04, 08:24 PM
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"Darryl" a écrit dans le message de
om... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl Lexar provides a package with a Compact Flash card, a card reader and a recovery software. The software can recover accidentally lost pictures (erased too quickly or some bytes lost). Funny enough, the installation file for this software comes on the Compact Flash itself, but can also be downloaded for free on their website. No fear of software piracy as the program only works with their cards and their card readers if I remember correctly. -- Philippe Boite http://philippe.boite.free.fr
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September 23rd 04, 08:24 PM
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"Darryl" a écrit dans le message de
om... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl Lexar provides a package with a Compact Flash card, a card reader and a recovery software. The software can recover accidentally lost pictures (erased too quickly or some bytes lost). Funny enough, the installation file for this software comes on the Compact Flash itself, but can also be downloaded for free on their website. No fear of software piracy as the program only works with their cards and their card readers if I remember correctly. -- Philippe Boite http://philippe.boite.free.fr
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#4
September 23rd 04, 09:17 PM
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"Darryl" wrote in message
om... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl Don't know anything about that but there's a free download called PC Inspector Smart Recovery that will undelete files from most any kind of flash memory card. I've been using the program for a year or so and it works great for me on CF and SD.
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September 23rd 04, 09:17 PM
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"Darryl" wrote in message
om... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl Don't know anything about that but there's a free download called PC Inspector Smart Recovery that will undelete files from most any kind of flash memory card. I've been using the program for a year or so and it works great for me on CF and SD.
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#6
September 23rd 04, 09:43 PM
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well ... they do provide a free copy of "Image Rescue" data recovery
software which is pre-loaded on the CF card and must be transferred to your PC or Mac for use. You would have to use it yourself to attempt image recovery from the CF card. "Darryl" wrote in message om... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl
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#7
September 23rd 04, 09:43 PM
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well ... they do provide a free copy of "Image Rescue" data recovery
software which is pre-loaded on the CF card and must be transferred to your PC or Mac for use. You would have to use it yourself to attempt image recovery from the CF card. "Darryl" wrote in message om... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl
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#8
September 24th 04, 04:21 AM
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:43:13 GMT, "Howard" wrote:
well ... they do provide a free copy of "Image Rescue" data recovery software which is pre-loaded on the CF card and must be transferred to your PC or Mac for use. You would have to use it yourself to attempt image recovery from the CF card. "Darryl" wrote in message . com... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl I just bought a 512 80x cf card from Lexar. It comes with two software programs that are good for a 30 free trial. The two programs are Image Rescue and PhotoMechanic. I have never had any lost images so havent needed to use them tho. Steve
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#9
September 24th 04, 04:21 AM
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:43:13 GMT, "Howard" wrote:
well ... they do provide a free copy of "Image Rescue" data recovery software which is pre-loaded on the CF card and must be transferred to your PC or Mac for use. You would have to use it yourself to attempt image recovery from the CF card. "Darryl" wrote in message . com... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl I just bought a 512 80x cf card from Lexar. It comes with two software programs that are good for a 30 free trial. The two programs are Image Rescue and PhotoMechanic. I have never had any lost images so havent needed to use them tho. Steve
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#10
September 24th 04, 04:48 PM
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"Darryl" wrote in message om... Hi, A photography website I was browsing, at http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/cf.htm, says that Lexar provides free data recovery on their CompactFlash cards if one fails. Now, I've personally never had a flash device of any type fail on me, but if this is in fact the case, it would be a strong motivation to buy Lexar cards. Browsing the Lexar site, I see no indication that this guarantee exists (the cards seem to have either a 5-year or a lifetime limited warranty). Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Lexar provides this service? (FWIW, the article is dated 2004.) - Darryl When a Lexar card failed, about 2 years ago, and I couldn't read it in my camera or a card reader, I returned it to Lexar - first getting a return authorization number from them. I got back a new card, plus a CD with the photos.
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