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Author:  DataGone [ July 2nd, 2009, 23:20 ]
Post subject:  Flash Memory Question

Long story short, I confused 2 micros SD cards, and I format the wrong card, and then completely filled it with data. By the time I realized, it was obviously too late. My question, is the data that was on there completely gone and been overwritten with the new data? Any way to recover?

Author:  prodata [ July 3rd, 2009, 0:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: Flash Memory Question

simple theory.. overwritten data can not be recovered...
Your case maybe can be recovered but of cource con not be 100%. Depend

it is 2 GB. if after format you use already 1 GB. then your chance is just 50%. if you use it until 2 GB. then No HOPE

Author:  DataGone [ July 3rd, 2009, 12:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: Flash Memory Question

Was a 1GB Micro. I did use up the ENTIRE Capacity of the card (unfortunately). Any way to retrieve from any of the boot sectors?

Author:  N.C. [ July 3rd, 2009, 12:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: Flash Memory Question

No, there is no hope.
Maybe from your hard drive, where the original data is from.....

Janos

Author:  pcimage [ July 3rd, 2009, 18:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: Flash Memory Question

Absolutely no chance if you've filled it up again, 100% sure data is overwritten and gone.

Author:  falther [ July 4th, 2009, 1:53 ]
Post subject:  Re: Flash Memory Question

Might be a selling argument for a new type of memory:

OESC Memory: On_error_stretch_capacity

Just the question, how the memory should recognise that the
user is dum ... Perhaps one should implement a part of
Windows Vista software - every time one wants to write or
erase something on it, one is asked - "dear, dum user, are
you sure about what you intend to do?"

One might store huge amounts of data on a 1GB OESC SD card....
***

Sorry, but such an illogical question provokes an appropriate
answer ... How should it work - fill up a bottle with water, then
empty it, fill it up again with new water - and now there should
be still the old water somewhere in the bottle ????

+++

Author:  Money fan [ July 14th, 2009, 6:45 ]
Post subject:  Re: Flash Memory Question

In this case data won't be recovered.
Good comparison with bottle, falter!

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