Corrupted memory card

Dexcon wrote on 10/11/2023, 8:12 AM

I just got back from overseas late on Monday and have disappointingly found that the mini memory card in my GoPro 11 now reads as being corrupted. While away, i'd copied to a laptop and external SSD each day's mp4 filming on the GoPro all except for recordings made on 7 October. On returning home, I found that the card was listed as corrupted on 3 computers. Even previously successful recordings are corrupted - perhaps security scanners for cabin luggage corrupted the memory card - but fortunately none of the SDXC cards from my Sony FDR-AX100 in the same backpack suffered the same fate

I've tried several data recovery apps using Recoverit (most results 'irrecoverable'), Advance File Recovery (no result) and Recuva but they haven't successfully recovered the videos. Recuva did get the mp4's at the expected Mb size but they won't play in a number of media players including VLC. Handbrake failed to recognise the media. MediaInfo displays only basic info - no details on 'tree' or 'text' Microsoft's recovery app was unsuceesful.

Given that Recuva has recovered the mp4s at the original recording size, does any one know of any way to possibly recover those Recuva results to useable video? Or another recovery app that may work better?

Any help/advice will be very much appreciated.

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mark-y wrote on 10/11/2023, 5:14 PM

Possibly. I recovered my archived videos from a zonked drive using Recuva. Most of them played, some didn't, but was even able to get some of those back with VideoRedo QSF, which is unfortunately discontinued. If they can be opened in VRD, at least sections can be fixed.

Upload a couple of short unplayable ones to Drive or Dropbox and PM me the link. I can let you know soon.

Dexcon wrote on 10/12/2023, 2:22 AM

Many thanks @mark-y . I've got 3 MP4s of about 10 seconds each that Recuva rates as 'excellent'. As they're GoPro 5.3K/25 fps, they're each about 150Mb.

I'll get them shared on OneDrive as soon as I check the link's success on another MS account which will likely be tomorrow. I so rarely do sharing that each time I do, the process seems to have changed - or I've simply forgotten how.

Many thanks for the offer to check them, it is very much appreciated.

Cheers

Conrad