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Do the broken CR2 files have normal file sizes, or are they much smaller than the ones that open? That can give a clue whether the recovery was incomplete
Last weekend my camera SD card suddenly showed an error. I used a recovery program and managed to get most of the files back, which was a huge relief. The problem is that a lot of the recovered CR2 files either won’t open at all or show an error in Lightroom and Windows Photos.
A few images are fine, but some of the important ones from the trip are broken. Has anyone managed to repair recovered RAW files, or does this usually mean the data is gone for good?
Looks like the photos were never actually deleted.
After removing the .nomedia file, forcing a media rescan, and checking some hidden folders, I found almost everything. A few albums had somehow been moved during the update.
I recovered all the important family photos and backed everything up to my laptop.
Really appreciate everyone’s help. You probably saved me from doing a factory reset and making things worse. 👍
Agreed.
The biggest thing is don’t keep taking tons of new photos or downloading large files until you’re sure everything is recovered.
Better safe than sorry.
If some folders still don’t appear, you could try an Android data recovery software just to scan the device and see whether those missing images are still present somewhere else.
Not necessarily because they’re deleted, but because recovery scans often reveal files hidden from normal view.
At this point it sounds like the photos were never deleted.
The update probably messed with indexing or folder permissions
I removed it and restarted. A bunch more photos came back, but not all of them.
Definitely progress though.
I’d remove the .nomedia file, reboot, and let the phone re-index everything
That could absolutely explain why some folders aren’t showing up in Gallery.
Android ignores media inside folders containing a .nomedia file
Interesting. I actually found a .nomedia file in one of the folders that should contain photos.
Not sure how it got there.
Another thing to check:
Look for a “.nomedia” file in any affected folders. Sometimes Android stops indexing media if one of those files appears where it shouldn’t.
Smart move.
Whenever storage shows full but files appear missing, I always make a backup first before touching anything else.
Good point. I’m copying everything over right now. It’s taking forever because there’s a lot of data.
Before trying too many fixes, I’d connect the phone to a computer and copy everything you can still access. Having a backup gives you room to experiment.
I checked. The working ones are around 25-30MB. Some of the broken ones are only 2-4MB, but others are full size and still won’t open