Flash Card Image Recovery

Hello,
I am wondering if anyone here knows of a (free) program for MAC OSX, Panther to recover images from Compact Flash card? Came back from an event and put card in reader and it says 0, zero images to download. Appreciate feedback! Am really bummed out.. hope I can recover, though not sure if the card has failed or how to test for that.

Hello Loretta,
You may consider File Juicer,
http://echoone.com/filejuicer/flashcards
but it is not free. I suppose it depends on if you think the photos are worth spending €12. It does give you the chance to see if there are any photos that can be recovered before you buy. This leads to the obvious consideration that something may have gone wrong on the day, and no photos were recorded on the flash card.
If you use this software and it shows some old images on the card, be sure they are the ones you expect and not older ones previously deleted. Going by date is probably the best way to check that.
Maybe someone else can offer you a link to a free application but this type of product usually costs, as they are selling an ability that many people usually are willing to pay for, but still for under U$20 it may be worth it.
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