My camcorder is blank . This is the message i get . TheFlip Video Program was inexplicably deleted from your camcorder.

Go to this link which is on their website and you can get all updates and on lower right side there are USER GUIDES PDF downloads for the 1 Hr camera and the 2 hr camera 4GB is 1 hr the 8GB is 2 hr.
hope this helps all!
http://support.theflip.com/en-us/products/ultrahd

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When files are deleted they still remain on camcorder hard drive and can be recovered, unless they have been overwritten by fresh data.

The only thing to do so run a data recovery program to see what can be recovered. The only program I have tested is asoftech data recovery software and it had done the job well. download the data recovery from http://www.asoftech.com/adr/

Select the drive where your files were deleted and then do a deep scan. It will find your deleted files.

I have same exact problem, running windows 7 too. As soon as I type the first letter of the movie, KaBlam. If I don't enter a movie title, seems to work.

Tech Support at least found a solution to upload.

Remove the battery from the Flip, then insert into PC. You may have to manually uninstall the driver association during the previous hardware failures (Use Control Panel, Device Manager, Hardware, USB Devices - then right click the yellow ? icon to uninstall).

If you are lucky, you will now see your videos. Upload to your PC, then insert the battery pack while connected. Unplug the Flip, wait 10 seconds, and try again.

If this solves your problem, charge by connecting to a PC for 6 hours to make sure you have a full battery charge.

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Perform the suggested format, using the device as recognised on USB - don't worry about it not being the flip icon.

HERE IS WHAT FLIP VIDEO SENT FOR A FIX:
Dear Suzie,

Thank you for contacting us.

We will need to try to uninstall and reinstall the FlipShare program on your Macintosh computer. To do this please try the following:

1. Please open your HD and in the search field type “3ivx”. Drag all 3ivx files into your trash can, and empty it. To uninstall FlipShare on your Mac, please go to MacIntosh HD > Library > Application > Support > Flip Video > FlipShare Uninstaller
2. Reboot the computer

If you are receiving the message, "Unable to update database file," when upgrading to FlipShare 5.6, there may be a corrupted file within your existing FlipShare database.

Please try the following to upgrade to the current version of FlipShare and import your videos into the application.


1. Copy your entire FlipShare Data folder onto your desktop or another drive
- the FlipShare Data folder can be found in "Username">Movies>Flip Share Data>
- ensure that you have copied all of the contents of the FlipShare Data folder and have secured a complete back-up of this file

2. Delete the FlipShare Data folder from your "Username">Movies>Flip Share Data>

3. Uninstall FlipShare
- MacIntosh HD > Library > Application Support > Pure Digital Technologies > FlipShare Uninstaller

4. Reboot your computer

5. Click on the link and follow the on-screen instructions to install FlipShare 5.6 onto your computer

For Macintosh systems (including Snow Leopard): http://download.theflip.com/update.theflip.com/app/fvsw/561/update/Setup_FlipShare.dmg

6. Once FlipShare 5.6 has fully installed, launch the program

7. Go to the Help directory and choose "Recover other FlipShare files..."

8. Click Proceed and select the Videos folder of the drive where you saved your FlipShare Data folder
- the FlipShare Data recovery tool will import your videos into FlipShare


Should the issue persist, please do not hesitate to contact us again so we may further troubleshoot.


Thank you,
Flip Video Support

To blank the whole tape, put the lens cap on the camera, then run the whole tape through on "record." Presto, blank tape.

I load my whole tape into a video editing program on my computer and delete the parts I don't want from the program.