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CWM Recovery Format SD Card
Have you ever formatted your SD card with CWM recovery? It is likely for you and other people to reinstall the phone operating system because different reasons. Do you have any idea how to get back the lost files and folders after the SD card is formatted due to a brush on the phone? You have to retrieve the losses if they are vital or precious for you and what's more, you have no backup. Actually, data recovery software can solve such problem.
Case of formatting SD card that result in data loss
My phone was not on good condition so I reinstalled its system with CWM recovery. Then I can use it smoothly. But I forgot to plug the SD card out of it when I brush my phone so I can not view any information on the SD card. I want to restore those lost files, because they mean a lot to me and I need them now. But it seems that there is no way viable for me to get them back. Can anyone tell me how to retrieve my lost files as soon as possible? -Leo from Los Angeles
How to retrieve files from the formatted SD card with data recovery software
It is not a big deal for you to get back all your losses on the SD card with the help of data recovery software after you brush your cell phone. But you must make sure that data saved on the SD card has not been overwritten by new information. The following steps will show you how to perform the restoration:
Recover data from formatted sd card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Connect the SD card to your computer and launch the software. Then, select a proper recovery module.
Things to which should be paid attention in order to restore lost data successfully
You may agree that it is really an easy task for you to restore the lost data from the formatted SD card with the assistant of data recovery software. But simple as it is, there are still some aspects you should take card of if you want to get back all your losses successfully. Here are some tips below you should keep an eye on once you find that files saved on the SD card have been lost:
1. Do not save any new data on the SD card once it is formatted.
2. Plug the formatted SD card out of the cell phone or other digital devices to stop using it before important files saved on it have been retrieved.
3. Do not download and launch the data recovery program on the formatted SD card.
4. Do not store the retrieved information on the formatted SD card when choose the location to save them.
Some tips in case of losing information due to formatting
Sometimes it is inevitable for us to format our SD card or reinstall operating system of the cell phone. As a result, all files and folders saved on the SD card will be lost. Is there any way to avoid such data loss situation because the SD card is formatted? As a matter of fact, there are some precautions to avoid such problem. Here are they:
1. Backup the important or useful files usually. It is better for you to develop the habit of backup data on other storage devices often in case of data loss happen, such as accidental deletion, intentional formatting, and so forth.
2. Think twice before you intend to format the SD card. You should take things into consideration that whether should I format the SD card or have I backup or remove precious files from it. Format it when you are sure that you will not lose files needed.
3. You had better not format the SD memory card when it becomes inaccessible due to RAW file system.
Brief introduction to CWM
CWM, whose full name is Clock work Mod Recovery, is a kind of software to brush for Google android system. Some people regard it as one of the necessary software for android cell phone, because it is very convenient for them to brush their cell phone as long as they are equipped with it.
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