CardRecovery

Name: CardRecovery
Price: 39.95 USD

Free trial Windows

What CardRecovery is

CardRecovery is Windows software for retrieving lost, deleted, corrupted, or formatted photos and videos from memory cards and USB flash drives. It supports SD, SDHC, SDXC, miniSD, microSD, CompactFlash, MicroDrive, Memory Stick, MMC, XQD, SmartMedia, xD Picture Card, mobile-phone cards, and other listed media. SmartScan examines every storage sector, while deep scanning and raw photo recovery are supported. During scanning, the program reads EXIF information and displays recovered pictures as thumbnails for preview. Operations on the card are read-only, and recovered files are written to a destination you choose. Supported formats include JPG/JPEG, TIF, MP4, MOV, AVI, audio files, and numerous camera RAW types. The evaluation version can scan media, locate files, and preview photos before purchase. CardRecovery runs on Windows XP through Windows 11 and may require a card reader when a camera lacks a drive letter. A single-user license costs $39.95, paid once for one user and one copy.

Who it suits

It suits Windows users trying to recover pictures or videos from supported cards and USB flash drives. The evaluation version lets you check whether files are found before buying.

What it does well

Deep sector scanning
Raw photo recovery
Thumbnail photo previews
Read-only card operations
Supports many card formats

What to know first

Windows only
No free plan
License covers one user and copy
Recovery is not always possible

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
CardRecovery single-user license	single-user license · download link and registration key delivered by email	$39.95, paid once

As cardrecovery.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

CardRecovery combines broad removable-media support with sector scanning, previews, and read-only recovery. Its evaluation version is useful for checking results, while the 39.95 USD one-time license is limited to one user and one copy.

Facts from CardRecovery's own pages

Evaluation version: The evaluation version can scan media, find lost files, and preview recovered photos before purchase. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Founded: 1998 · cardrecovery.com, 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters: Bradenton, Florida, United States · cardrecovery.com, 28 Sept 2026
Installation safety: The maker says the installer has no adware, spyware, or software bundles and advises installing it on a hard drive rather than the memory card being recovered. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Preview and metadata: During scanning, it retrieves EXIF information and lets users preview recovered pictures as thumbnails before saving. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Privacy and payment: The privacy policy says the maker does not process or store customers’ credit card information on its server and uses ecommerce providers to handle orders. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Purpose: CardRecovery recovers lost, deleted, corrupted, or formatted photos and video files from memory cards. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Read-only operation: The software performs read-only operations on the memory card and saves recovered files to a destination the user specifies. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Recovery limitation: The maker cautions that recovery is not always possible and recommends trying the evaluation version first. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
SmartScan: SmartScan scans every sector of the storage to find recoverable pictures. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Support: The maker advertises free technical support and provides a support form and support email address. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Supported file types: Supported formats include JPG/JPEG/TIF images, MP4/MOV/AVI and other video formats, audio formats, and numerous camera RAW formats. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
Supported media: It supports SD, MicroSD, SDHC, SDXC, CompactFlash, xD, Memory Stick, XQD cards, and USB flash drives. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026
System requirements: The listed requirements include Windows XP through Windows 11, at least 256 MB of free disk space, and a card reader if the camera does not appear as a drive letter. · cardrecovery.com, 9 Oct 2026