How to recover RAW photos

RAW photos are those which are not yet processed and they are not ready to print. RAW photos are printed by processing them on your computer. Most of the digital cameras process the captured images and compresses them immediately. This is helpful to keep file size low. However most of the professional photographers capture photos in RAW mode to have control over the processing of images. But the RAW photos occupy more space than the JPEG photos. In digital camera the memory cards are used to store photos. The RAW file formats are different for different types of cameras. For example RAW file format in canon is CR2, CRW and in SONY camera RAW file formats are ARW, SR2. However in some situations, the RAW photos from your camera may be deleted or lost due to so many reasons. The reason for deletion of RAW photos may be due to virus attack, software error and human mistake. Then you cannot recover raw photos yourself without using third party utility software.

Let us discuss some of the scenarios in which RAW photo loss occurs.

  • RAW photo loss due to accidental formatting: Formatting is nothing but erasing whole data from your memory card. Sometimes you may select format option while using digital camera, then all data from your memory card disappears within few seconds.
  • Accidental Deletion: Sometimes you want to delete unnecessary photos from your computer to free disk space. Then you may be delete important photos from Recycle Bin using “Shift + Delete” key combination. In this scenario also you will lose RAW photos and it is impossible to recover deleted photos from Recycle Bin without using third party utility software.
  • Photo loss due to virus attack: The virus attack on your computer also leads to photo loss. The viruses can occur due to browsing of third party websites and due to downloading software from unauthorized sites.  The virus can corrupt RAW photos partly or sometimes deleted the photos completely.
  • Memory card corruption: If your memory card gets corrupted, then all photos from it become inaccessible. The reason for memory card corruption is improper ejection, unexpected shutdown of your system during transferring data from memory card to your computer. A memory card also gets corrupted due to its continuous usage in different cameras.
  • Photo loss due to low battery: In digital camera the power is supplied by using battery. If you try to capture photos when your digital camera has low battery condition, then there is a possibility of memory card corruption.

In all these situations you may lose your RAW photos and there is no need to panic, the best solution is “Remo Recover (Windows) – Media Edition” software. This is professional media file recovery software available in market. By using this software you can recover RAW photos from any type of digital camera such as Canon, SONY, Nikon, Panasonic, CASIO, SAMSUNG etc. This software also supports to recover files from both FAT and NTFS partitions. This software recovers all deleted or lost RAW photos, video files etc. effectively, because it has strong built in scanning algorithm.