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June 17, 2013 7:05:52 AM

my canon memory card got locked and i unlocked it but when i tried to access my memory card on my pc it got changed into .exe format and my photos are not getting opened.... can u please suggest me a solution

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June 26, 2013 7:26:30 PM

OK! In your case, no matter what happens to your SD card, do not format it. The formatting process often could increase the difficulty of complete data recovery and cause data loss.

Right now, what you need do is not to write anything new on the card in case of overwriting your original data and try to restore your data back by using a memory card data recovery program.

There are many memory card data recovery programs that could work well on your card. You should pay much more attention to selecting a most proper one for yourself.

If you are not sure, you could firstly try some SD card data recovery freeware to take chances:
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
Or http://blog4mark.blogspot.com/2012/12/sd-card-recovery....

After the data recovery process, try to forma this card for fixing its problems.
Next time, never forget to make data backups.
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September 26, 2013 2:38:47 PM

Are you able to access the photos on your camera still? If so, and you have a usb/data cable for your camera, you can just transfer them to your PC that way. After they are transferred, format it.
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January 13, 2014 3:52:05 PM

First of all, don't panic. I am quite sure that the photos are not erased from canon memory card storage, so you should be able to get them back.

It is likely that the memory card is infected by virus, so you may scan the memory card with anti-virus software to kill the virus. Microsoft Security Essential and AVG free are recommended.
http://goo.gl/rx1KFq
http://goo.gl/og4AB

If problem still exists, it's likely that the memory card is corrupted. I'd recommend that you follow this step by step guide which is about recover data from memory card which turns into shortcut, exe etc
http://goo.gl/6Ees1L

After you get back all your files, you may format the memory card so that you can continue using it.
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