Is there an app, or any way for that matter, to use my ipad to recover deleted photos from my cameras memory card? Everything online needs windows or Mac to run the files.
iPad 2, iOS 7.1.2
Seeing that there is no slot of a memory card on the iPad, there is no app that would allow the iPad to attempt data recovery on such a memory card. You will need a computer in order to do what you are trying to accomplish.
You might see once of these: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A/apple-ipad-camera-connection-kit
It will allow you to import whatever perfect picture files exist on the memory card into the iPad's camera roll, but if something is wrong with the memory card, it won't help with data recovery per say.
I Have the adapter, that is how I get the photos on to my ipad, I accidentally deleted the photos from the memory card, there are all sorts of data recovery programs available on desk and laptop computers, but nothing is mentioned about iPads one way or another.
Yeah, data recovery may be possible, but you will need a real computer for that. The iPad has only one way communication with that reader, thats why you can import photos from the memory card, but you can't save photos from the iPad to the memory card, therefore it's impossible to use the iPad for a data recovery system.
Had this happen to me when my wife lost her best shots of her favourite day of our recent Scottish trip whilst she was putting them on the iPad. It was my iPad so I was in big trouble - if you are married you will understand how that works!
There is no way for mere mortals to recover trashed files on the iPad as the Trash is not visible, something to do with sandboxing but not worth discussion, you can't get to it.
However, googling 'Mac recover lost files SD card' brought up a lot ot programs and there are a few on the App store. One I tried did nothing, then the next - named something like 'Data Recover US' but longer - showed the missing files, dragged them onto the desktop and showed them in a slideshow and you could feel the tension level in the house dropping. It was free and if you are on a PC I am sure you will find similar programs.
All is not lost, good luck.
The best way is with a computer. Just look for 'undelete' software. the time I used it I used a program called 'emergency undelete' and recovered someone's London vacation photos.
Thanks, I'm not anywhere where I have access to a PC or laptop but I have the memory card out and safe, everything I've read says I can recover the files as soon as I get home so I'm not too concerned at this point. I do download everything daily so I'm only out 1 days work, but there is no easy way to get the photos from my ipad to a disk for safe storage without the memory card which is my worry, if something now happens to this ipad all this work is lost and it is almost 2 months and several trips that are seasonal so it may not be able to be reproduced until next year.
Is there a way to use my ipad to recover deleted photos from my cameras memory card?
