Recover digital images

Sadly, losing precious photos from digital cameras is quite common. Should the worst happen to you, however, don't panic just yet. We've dug out two tools that offer free digital image recovery functions: PC Inspector Smart Recovery and Zero Assumption Recovery (the latter is a trial version of the full recovery package, but the digital image recovery capabilities are free).
   Recovering data from such devices is simple - either connect the camera up to your PC so it's recognised as a removable drive, or use a memory card reader instead.
   With Zero Assumption Recovery, install and run the program from here. Click Proceed and select Recover images from camera memory card followed by Proceed. The program can actually scan all available drives for supported files (including TIF, JPG, GIF, and even WAV sound files), so select the drive you want to check and click Proceed again, then wait for the program to do its work. Once done, tick the files you want to try and recover and hopefully you'll regain access to them.

   PC Inspector Smart Recovery works in a similar way. Install and run the tool from here. Select the drive containing the pictures you're desperate to recover and then choose the type of file you wish to search for from the drop-down menu. Select a location for the saved files to be recovered to, review your settings and finally click Start.
Unlike Zero Assumption Recovery, you don't get to pick which files to save - PC Inspector Smart Recovery will save all the files it finds, but if you fail to find the file you're looking for with one, try the other tool - you may have more luck.