Recover JPEG images

Hi,

Please can anyone help - I have moved a number of photos from a USB thumb drive to my external HDD and somewhere in the process of copying and pasting - I have managed to corrupt the pictures. Well I think I had and cut and pasted as opposed to copy and pasted the pictures. I tried 'Recuva Software' which showed the JPEG's icon and the correct number I had (350+). However when you open they are showing red crosses as images. Tried 'Recuva' again but now this is not recovering which suggest they may have been over written.

Afterwards, I tried 'EaseUs' and this does after lengthy wait showing the recovered images singularly if I enter a randomised search of JPEG from my original USB thumb drive and opening the file confirms this. Now though, I know they are there, I can only see one image at time and then it will ask for an activation code or a payment Is there a way to retrieve all my photos back again with it being a free software or another method?

Hi Paul,

Thanks for coming back to me; have just re-launched 'EaseUs' and searched for as JPEG. It does give a file path; very similar or possibly the same as where it originated from. But, when you try to enter it in File Explorer does not recognise it. Right clicking gives you two options a preview - and it does look missing file and the other option is Recover - where it will ask you for a License Code. Think this might be the end of the user of 'EaseUs' as they are there but I would have to pay and it's 354 images

Hi SIW2,

Thanks for the reply - I tried 'ShadowCopyView', no luck am afraid and 'ZAR' showed files in the fragmented folder and basically a lot of numbers but no pictures and the preview option confirmed this.