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Reformatted SD Card by Mistake
There are people who tend to format the SD card at the second time after formatting it. Some of them reformat it by mistake, and some of them do it on purpose of get the lost files back. No matter which kind of motivation they based on, there still is nothing on the formatted SD card after them reformatting it. What is right to restore files form the SD card after bring reformatted? We have the ability to retrieve what we need form the reformatted SD card, indeed..
Case of SD card being reformatted accidentally
My SD card was formatted by my cousin two days ago. As a result, all files saved on it at the previous time have been lost at that time. What makes things worse is that he formatted that SD card at the second time by mistake. It seems nothing changed due to the reformatting action, because there is not anything on the SD card, like situation before being reformatted. What should I do if I want to get needed files back form the reformatted SD card, as those contents are very vital. –Cheney from LA
How to get information back from the reformatted SD card with data recovery software
After reformatting the SD card by mistake, we still have the chance to restore files useful which are stored on that SD card previously. What we need is data recovery software at that time. It can help us get what we need back form the reformatted SD card quickly and safely. Here are the steps below to show us how it works:
Recover data from reformatted SD card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the SD card to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Various data loss situations when use the SD card
We will lose files saved on the SD card at the previous time as the same no matter we format it once or twice. But there still are difference between formatting the SD card and reformatting it. The SD card will be damaged at the second time if being reformatted. Consequently, there is less chance for us to restore files needed form the reformatted SD card. Except from the formatting and reformatting cases, there are other data loss situations we may meet in daily life. Here are some of them as follows:
1. Accidental or intentional deletion. Files will be lost if we perform deletion action. We may delete them by mistake or on purpose. We must want to get them back if we delete those contents by error. Can we achieve it? Yes, we can restore files after losing them due to accidental deletion. We can ask the data recovery tool for help at that time, and then we can get what we need back soon.
2. SD card not formatted error or RAW file system. We will lose files if we format the SD card as we have talked, but do you know we will lose information if the SD card show not formatted error, too? If we meet an unformatted SD card, system will prompt us that you need to format the disk drive before you can use it. No matter we format it or not, the original data saved on the SD card is not accessible. So we lose them.
3. Virus attacks. One of the serious consequences of virus infection is that the SD card turns to raw, which is as same as the not formatted error. So we lose information saved on it on that case. As a mater of fact, an unformatted SD card is just one possible result to virus infection. If the SD card is infected by virus and worms, files saved on it may become messy codes; some or all files may get lost and other severe results.
4. Other similar logical data loss problem that can be solved by data recovery program.
File types could be restored after reformatting
If we insert the SD card to the phone, we can save pictures, movies, songs, texts, e-mails, phone numbers, and other file types on it. If we plug the SD card into other kind of digital devices, like cameras, we can store other related information on it. If the SD card is reformatted, we can restore all types of files saved on it previously with the help of data recovery tool.
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