Restore Files from GoPro Hero 3 Camera

“Hi, I am a techie guy and I record many video footages with my GoPro Hero 3 related to my project and uploaded these videos in blogs. Recently while recording a video footage, I didn’t notice that the camera was out of battery; thus continuous recording resulted in corruption of memory card on GoPro Hero 3 camera. This memory card holds very important videos, so I want to know the best recovery program that safely recovers all files without altering any file contents from corrupt memory card of GoPro Hero 3. Can anyone suggest me good way to get back files from GoPro Hero 3 camera? Thanks in advance”

GoPro Hero 3 is the ultimate camera that one will always prefer to own in life time. Enriched with excellent video and picture capture ability, this action camera is exceptional at recording video footage of Skydives. GoPro Hero3 is embedded with 5 to 12 mega pixel digital still resolution, MicroSD card slot, HDMI port, built-in Wi-Fi for remote monitoring and control, waterproof outfit and different video modes to enhance the quality of video footages. It can record High-Definition videos of 1080p, 4K, 720p and 960p resolution with the support of Ultra Wide Angle Glass lens, Auto low light and SuperView modes. However, many users have lost files from GoPro Hero3 storage media in vivid circumstances.

Various scenarios causing loss of files from GoPro Hero 3 are:

• Unintentional Deletion: Usually, while browsing through various options on GoPro Hero 3 gadget, novice users may tend to erase important files accidentally and incur file loss
• Incomplete File Transfer: In the process of moving files from GoPro Hero 3 to Mac system, unexpected removal of gadget from system can cause missing of those files from GoPro Hero 3 digital camera
• Micro SD Card Damage: Usage of memory card from GoPro Hero3 on different gadgets; improper mounting of the card on camera; recording videos when SD cad has no free space, etc can result in corruption of MicroSD card and leads to complete file loss
• Unexpected Format: There are certain times when MicroSD card on GoPro Hero 3 may show errors like Format error, no card mounted on device, etc. To resolve these errors, one has to format the card that results in deletion of entire files on it

When video footages and pictures are lost from GoPro Hero 3 camera, users incur great loss of precious files. However, if users are clever enough by possessing recurrent backup of all files from GoPro Hero3; then the situation can be easily resolved by restoring lost files from backup. But in most of the file loss cases, GoPro Hero3 camera users lack backup of recently recorded videos and pictures. In such instances it is recommended to employ best video recovery program to recover videos from GoPro camera without making any delay.

Ultimate program to retrieve GoPro Hero3 camera files:

Among the top rated recovery tools, professional data recovery experts advise users to go for Yodot Mac Photo Recovery tool to recover files from GoPro Hero 3 camera. It can successfully restore video files with AVI, MOV, XVID, DIVX, MPEG, MP4, M4V, 3GP, ALE, AVS, etc. file formats on Mac OS X. Including videos, this excellent media recovery program can bring back diverse types of media files like pictures, songs, RAW images and other documents. Using this program it is possible to retrieve videos and pictures from GoPro Hero3, Hero 2, Hero 4, Sony, Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Kodak, Sigma, Pentax, Olympus, FujiFilm and other popular camera brands. Media files lost or erased from storage devices like Mac hard drive, external hard drives, USB pen drives, memory cards, FireWire Drives, etc. that are formatted with HFS, HFS+, HFSX and FAT file systems can be recovered easily. This software is compatible to operate in Mac machines running on Mac OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks operating systems.

Steps to rescue files from GoPro Hero 3 camera on OS X

• Download the software on a Mac computer and connect your GoPro Hero 3 camera to this Mac machine
• Install the software and run it according to given guidelines
• In main screen, click on ‘Deleted Photo Recovery’ or ‘Lost Photo Recovery’ according to file loss scenario on GoPro Hero 3
• Next, from the list of logical and physical rives present in screen; select the storage media of GoPro Hero3 camera from which files have to be recovered
• Also, precise the recovery process by mentioning what file types you wish to be restored or you can just skip this step
• Now, software runs a scan of storage memory of camera to retrieve lost or erased files
• After scanning process, examine regained files in ‘Data View’ or ‘File Type View’ modes
• You can preview selected files from the list using ‘Preview’ button
• At last save these files to desired destination location on host computer drive

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