This sounds like your recorder stopped while updating the file
catalog. This can result in apparent loss of most (if not all) of your
files.
The good news is that (due to the way flash file system work) there is
a good chance that the previous version of the directory is still
intact on another sector of the flash. It is also likely that your
most recently recorded file is complete on the flash.
The bad news is that it can be a bit tricky to locate those data and
restore the file system. There may be tools to help with that, but
that's outside my range of experience.
Good luck.
Ed
On May 17, 2008, at 11:43 AM, jw409_010 wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I had a rather unfortunate incident this AM with my Sound Devices 702
> and wondered if anyone here has experienced anything like this. I was
> out recording for an hour or so until the battery started to go. It
> shut down as usual and I came in to listen/recharge. After powering it
> up it showed no audio files at all. I checked it from a card reader on
> the PC and got the same, and also noticed that all of the system
> folders had been recreated at the time it was powered up. The amount
> of space used and available is the same as it was before this.
>
> I ran the CF repair utility on the 702 and it recovered about 10 files
> (there were hundreds on the card). I have yet to try the rescue
> software that came with the card (Sandisk Extreme III 8 GB) as I
> wanted to see if Sound Devices or anyone here had any ideas on what
> happened or how I might recover the files.
>
> Fortunately everything was backed up apart from the last two days. An
> unnerving event none the less.
>
> Jonathan Williams
>
>
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