My mistake was probably a common one. I have a newer canon powershot and was trying to find ways to maximize the use of the memory space on my SD card. I found the "format card" option, and I hit "ok" thinking it would just take me back to the main menu. I failed to notice that all of pictures were gone--they were of my spring vacation while I was studying abroad and they were really important to me. This happened 48 hours ago, but I didn't notice the first 700 were gone until I had already taken about 60 more. I've tried using the program to recover the first batch of photos, but it says they aren't recoverable. I've tried searching this website for any little tricks to try, but no luck so far. Does anyone have any advice?
-V. Meyer
