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rxguy 52 Reviews 2494 reads
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I recently discovered that deleted digital images on compact flash and other digital media sticks can be easily recovered. So next time you take some "fun" picks with the camera that you share with you SO, be aware that she could view them even after they are erased.

Just a heads up guys!

hightorq551 reads

Hey rxguy, can you expand on that? Is there any way to be absolutely sure pix are deleted and unrecoverable?  ....scary.

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Madalyn1271 reads

I wonder... like a harddrive by filling the chip with new images, the old get scrambed.

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TheMealTicket1414 reads

Digital cameras store the data on memory cards. Get a card reader for your PC, then get the extra software that can REALLY wipe disks. When the camera card is inserted into the card reader it appears as just another disk on the PC. Wipe it 7-8 times with the special grade software.

That should ease your worries.

TMT  Diskless in Seattle

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Avrg_Joe1073 reads

Buy an extra memory card or stick or whatever your dig cam uses, and keep it separate and apart from SO.... EOM Smokey the Not Such a Dope After All

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splunge852 reads

Don't take pictures -- nothing good can come of it.

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Bengal Tiger533 reads

I know if I ever take pics of any of my girls I would have to show them to everyone I know.  That's why I don't.

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zinaval559 reads


Some program you could run that fills every byte with gibberish.  

They have such things for hard-disks.  I suggest you check some sights such as tucows.com or cnet.com for some freeware.

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robsul2004788 reads

If you have the right (and very expensive) forensic gear, you can recover some data at virtually all times; I know of case where a half burned disc was salvaged (as least as to the percetnage of data on the non-burned parts).

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siobhan061147 reads

Come on now, we are girls!!! Do you really think that we can figure out how to upload a deleted picture on (GASP!!) all this new technology????

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=09755=72330 reads

Devorce your SO, and you will never haf to worry about it!

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