[ale] semi [OT] help recovering data from memory card

[Ron Frazier]

Hi guys,

I need help recovering data from a micro SD memory card.  A relative 
called me and said the pictures on her phone had suddenly become 
inaccessible.  She had hundreds of pictures, but I think she has backups 
of all but 80 or so.  Still, she'd like them back.  I went and got the 
memory card.  I put it in my card reader on my pc after inserting it 
into a micro SD - SD adapter and locking it with the lever on the 
adapter.  Vista doesn't see the card at all.  Win 7 offers to format it, 
to which I decline.  Putting it in my Verizon phone also offers to 
format, to which I decline.  When I look at memory usage with the card 
in the phone, it says 0 used and 0 capacity.  When I plug it into Linux, 
it does not mount the card.  If I go into Disk Utility in Ubuntu 10.04, 
it sees the card, and correctly specifies the 4GB capacity.  The 
partition type is specified as FAT32 (I think).  The partition is 
labeled as unknown.  I think it had a label previously.  That's as far 
as I've gotten.  I may buy a recovery utility for $40 if needed, but I 
thought I'd see what you guys say first.  Searching the Ubuntu Software 
Center and Synaptics program listings for memory card didn't turn up 
anything useful.  Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Ron

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