Data recovery Digital recorder

[CynicalSkeptic]

I have a Sony ICD-P320 digital recorder, and I've deleted some files that I'd like to recover. According to the manual "once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.", but I don't believe it.

It does have a USB port, but it needs special software (Sony's Digital Voice Recorder) to transfer files from the recorder to the PC and vice versa, i.e., it's not just a simple flash drive.

So, does anyone know where I can find 3rd party software (or drivers) that can access the memory directly, to see if I can recover the files?

 

[Solus]

Ok, I can help you get deleted files from your hard drive very easily with this handy and truly free program:PCinspector
But it sounds like you deleted something from a DV tape... If it's a tape then that's going to be a different story, no idea on that one...

 

[kevin]

it appears your recorder uses flash memory to store messages on. When you use the USB drive does it only work with Sony software or does it show up as a removable drive that you can copy files from?

If it shows up as a removable drive it is probably formated with FAT16 or FAT32 and might be recoverable using a Flash File recovery program. I've not used this but it was the top google hit:

http://www.panterasoft.com/file-recovery/index.html

If the recorder only works with Sony software it may be using some custom format that standard recovery tools can't understand.

 

[CynicalSkeptic]

yes, it's flash, not tape. no it doesn't show up like a regular flash drive. I tried 2 or 3 different recoxery programs. none of them worked.