: Struggles significantly with professional RAW formats (CR2, NEF) and high-bitrate video .
“This app saved my bacon. It found all of the "missing" files on my xD card and recovered them... It worked quickly and listed all the files it found.” MacUpdate · 5 years ago CardRescue 5.70
CardRescue 5.70 is a specialized photo recovery tool for Mac designed to retrieve lost, deleted, or formatted images and videos from memory cards like SD, CF, and xD . While it remains a simple, accessible option for standard JPEG recovery, its dated interface and limited performance with professional file formats make it less competitive than modern alternatives . It worked quickly and listed all the files it found
“I purchased CardRescue to recover photos... but the files were there so I bought it. The files cannot be opened in any application... Waste of money and time.” MacUpdate · 5 years ago but the files were there so I bought it
: Supports SD (including SDHC/SDXC), CompactFlash, xD, and Memory Stick up to 256 GB .
Independent reviews and user feedback suggest a mixed experience, particularly regarding the gap between what the scan shows and what is actually recoverable.
: Noted for being relatively fast; a 16 GB card can often be scanned in under 10 minutes .