I have a Sony camera which uses memory stick to record and store videos. One day, while exploring the features of my new cool camera, I deleted all videos files. I mistakenly pressed the 'delete all' button and washed my hands off some cherished videos of family celebrations and a recent trip to an exotic foreign location.

All hell broke loose on me as I did not even have the backup copy of those videos. I searched and found hope on the Internet. I discovered that there are a slew of solutions available in the form of recovery tools on the Web, which make it possible for anyone to recover lost or deleted videos. However, in order to achieve best results make sure you download video recovery software from a reliable source.

Accidental deletion is one of the major causes behind video deletion from a camera or camcorder. While the other causes include unintentional or intentional formatting, file system damage, memory stick corruption or virus attacks. Luckily, video recovery is possible irrespective of the data loss cause by using appropriate software.

Are you still wondering how it is possible to recover permanently deleted videos?

Firstly, no video is deleted permanently from a memory stick. A memory stick stores videos just like a hard drive does. It has its own file system and whenever a video is deleted, the memory stick marks the space as available. The content of the deleted file remains intact at the same location until a new file overwrites it. Therefore, you have a good chance of recovering videos.

You can successfully recover videos from a memory stick by using a video recovery utility. This can be done only if you haven't overwritten the data. Do remember that any act of writing or editing content can overwrite the videos files, spoiling the possibilities of recovery forever.

Moreover, you have to be careful while selecting particular software for the recovery job. Ensure you select software after proper research and analysis. In fact, you should first download the demo version of software and get a preview of the recoverable data. It is only after observing the results that you should proceed with the actual recovery task.

I used Video Recovery Software, an easy-to-use video recovery tool, which helped me immensely in recovering my cherished videos. This application recovers lost or deleted videos from various storage media including memory sticks, memory cards, hard drives, USBs etc. Available for both Windows and Mac, this software recovers all video formats (AVI, MOV, WMV).