Re: Opening image fails

[Rob Talbot <histrio@xxxxxxxxx>]

I lied - IMG_4322 is an empty file.

Looking at IMG_4321 now

On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 11:35, Rob Talbot <histrio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Just had a look with a hex editor.
https://hexed.it/ 

The unreadable files are simply filled with zeros.

There is no data or header to recover.

Looks like the backup had "saved space for the  file in the FAT but not copied / preserved the data inside.

On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 23:07, <andpph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Thank you all for trying to help ...

I have uploaded a few of the files that are unreadable and one that I have which is. Warning: it is a nude couple.

find them here:

http://www.davidhazy.org/andpph/2020-pix/davidhazy-phoenix-2014-4319DG.jpg  <readable
http://www.davidhazy.org/andpph/2020-pix/phoenix-2014-IMG_4293Bprint.tif
http://www.davidhazy.org/andpph/2020-pix/IMG_4321.JPG
http://www.davidhazy.org/andpph/2020-pix/IMG_4322.JPG

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Opening image fails
From: Rob Talbot <histrio@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, April 13, 2020 10:55 pm
To: PhotoForum educational network <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I'd try Irfanview. which unlike many seems to open files others won't handle.
If I had a link to one of the files, I'd try it.

As you think it's a jpeg, next is a hex editor to see if the header is intact.