The creation of solid state camera memory cards increased the functionality of digital cameras many fold. Prior to that time pictures stored in digital cameras were saved in the camera’s internal memory. This greatly limited the amount of photographs one could save. With the invention of solid state memory cards we were suddenly able to save hundreds of high definition high resolution digital photographs. Furthermore, camera memory cards could be unplugged and replaced with a blank card so as to allow for almost unlimited picture taking. Of course digital photographs stored on camera memory cards still have to be downloaded onto your computer’s hard drive so as to be viewed and enjoyed. During the process of download, memory card files are often corrupted or accidentally deleted. When this happens we need a powerful program specifically designed for memory card file recovery. These programs will scan an entire memory card in just a matter of seconds and quickly locate any recently deleted files. The programs will also recognize and repair damaged digital picture files. It is important when choosing a digital photo recovery tool that the software be able to scan an entire hard drive fairly quickly as well. When the download of the camera memory card is interrupted it is not uncommon for half of the photographs to be on the hard drive and half to still remain in the memory card.