Recover deleted windows files

I'm the "go to guy" for a lot of my family. A couple of days ago, a family member accidently formatted her SD card with her camera and lost a lot of important pictures. Looking for a solution to recover them, she came to me.

In the past I've used different programs that I've long forgot about. Most want about $40 to use, but I ran across a freeware program that worked pretty good for her. She got most of the pictures back.

The program is called "Recuva" and can be found at http://www.piriform.com/recuva. It advertises recovering deleted windows files from your recycle bin, digital camera card or MP3 player. It also advertises rebuilding Word documents and permanently erasing files.