Can You Recover Photos from a Formatted SD Card That Had Taken New Photos

The short of it is that my DSLR was taken and pawned. Before it was pawned, I notified the nearby police department and this pawn shop. I asked if the images were still there even if I couldn't pick up my camera until tomorrow, and he detailed only two that weren't mine. Everything I've encountered in my research hasn't mentioned recovery after format PLUS additional photographs. Has anyone dealt with this before?

You'll probably be able to recover some, but the number of images you may decrease for each shot you take after the format. Your chances of retrieving several earlier images are strong, but you anticipate losing a few as the new photos likely overwrote several previous photos, at least in part.

Thus, to ensure that you can recover data from the formatted SD card, avoid using the SD card and perform data recovery with the robust data recovery tool - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard as soon as possible!

Step 1. Connect the SD card reader or driver to your computer. Then run the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Click "Scan" after selecting the formatted SD card, USB flash drive, or Pen drive from which you want to recover deleted files.

Step 2. All scan results are presented on the screen following the completion of the scan. To locate the files you're looking for, use the "Filter" or "File Type" function.

Step 3. Select the files you wish to recover from your formatted external drive and click "Recover". You will see a new box where you may select a new location to save the files. Click "OK" to confirm after that.

Even if formatting the SD card results in file loss, it doesn't affect the data on the card and instead marks the entire device as "empty" because the data is still on the camera's SD memory card. Because of this, the data that wasn't overwritten is still present.

Hence, you may recover some of the video content successfully if you have robust data recovery software.

You should use the storage device regularly and adequately back up your files to prevent data loss on your SD card. For instance, if you unplug your SD card from your computer rather than removing it, you can get an SD card RAW issue that requires card formatting.