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i have an sd card that i dropped into a fountain, wiped and put into a camera where i formatted it twice (dumb ik, i was drunk) and i really want those files back, there are a bunch of videos that i need. i put it through photo rec and a lot of them recovered as 7kb and wouldn’t open. what are my chances looking like? I can’t pay $200 to get them professionally extracted so im trying to find other options or does it look like they can’t be recovered?
Also: The camera used was a Sony ZV1!
Same here. From what I understand, it uses another working video from the same device to rebuild the corrupted one. Not sure how reliable it is though.
Yeah, I’ve seen that suggestion too. It usually comes up when the video is badly corrupted, like when recording stops abruptly. But I’ve never personally tried it.
One thing people underestimate with BitLocker partitions is how risky “trial-and-error fixes” can become. I’ve seen users permanently damage recovery chances just by using random CMD commands or repartition tools before attempting proper recovery. Always recover the important files first before trying repairs.
stellar data recovery is a good product.
When recommending software, many techs often don’t understand that with full disk encryption, there is 2-step process (after obviously creating a clone or image the drive), namely:
The data has to be decrypted first
Then the software could be used to scan and extract the files
Some softwares have the ability to handle both steps, sometimes not.
In this particular case, because of the formatting issue, no program will be able to recognize the bitlocker volumes, therefore accepting a recovery key to initiate the decryption process.
Data recovery from encrypted partition is possible but you need to know the password of that drive. Stellar Windows data recovery software supports encrypted drives and can easily extract lost data from those drives.
software you mentioned above are good in recovering data and comes with a free trial version also. You must download the trial version of one and check the results it offers. We can’t say which one is better as usually different software uses different algorithms for recovering data and it depends on the situation in which software works better. If you go by my experience I suggest you to R-Studio first as at my previous employer we were using R-Studio and had good results.
Hi All,
Some while ago I was encrypting an external hard drive when the power failed. This meant I could not get back onto the drive.
To cut a long story short I did not know what I was doing afterwards and tried all sorts of things to get the data back. One of the stupid things I did was to format the partition table as well :frowning: So, presuming I cannot get the data back manually, what is the best software to recover the BitLocker partition?
Software I commonly see is Stellar Data Recovery
Are these the best or any other recommendations?
Same here. Between this and all the recent File Explorer fixes, Windows 11 might finally start feeling polished in 2026.
I’ll believe it when I see it 😅 Microsoft has promised “performance improvements” before. But if this really cuts down that annoying delay when clicking Start or opening apps, I’m definitely updating on day one.
From what early testers are saying, budget hardware could benefit the most. Since the CPU boosts itself only for short bursts, even weaker systems should feel more responsive when launching apps or using menus.
I’m actually curious whether this will make a noticeable difference on lower-end PCs. My budget laptop runs Windows 11 okay-ish, but opening apps and File Explorer always feels slower than it should.
To be fair, macOS and Linux already do similar things. It’s called “race to sleep” — CPU spikes briefly to finish tasks faster and then returns to idle. It’s actually pretty smart for responsiveness and battery efficiency.
Honestly, Windows 11 needs this. My older laptop always has that tiny “click…wait…” feeling when opening stuff. If this removes that lag, I’m all for it.
Funny seeing people online calling it a “fake performance fix” though 😂
You can check for some free recovery tools, but it also depends on the file format, deletion scenario, and the memory device.
Besides, overwritten data isn’t recoverable. But if you can see these recordings intact in the preview, there’s also a good chance they are just thumbnails. So double-check in the hex viewer.