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How to Recover Data after Formatting Mini SD Card

Do you like to format your mini SD card when you can not use it smoothly? Do you know data saved on the mini SD card would be lost if you format it? Maybe you have gotten it already but still have to format mini SD card to let it works well. In fact, you could find back the information lost by accidental or intentional formatting with the data recovery tool. It could help you retrieve the lost data quickly and totally with only few simple and easy steps.

Similar suffering to lose files by formatting the mini SD card

I formatted my mini SD card by mistake. I intended to format the other SD card inserted to my computer with the mini SD card, but clicked on the wrong disk. I have shifted files saved on the other SD card to the mini SD card already, so I lost information saved on both memory cards. I need to find back the lost data because there are voluminous files still useful for me save on it. What is the correct way to do it and anyone could help me? -Miller from Detroit

How to restore lost information saved on mini SD card with data recovery software

Remember that do not use the mini SD card after formatting it if you need to retrieve the lost data from it. Insert it to a card reader and connect both of them to the computer. Then recover lost data with the following steps:

Recover data from formatted mini sd card

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software. Connect the mini sd card to your computer and run the software. Then, you can choose the proper recovery module.

1Download and mount the data recovery software on the computer.
2Open the data recovery program. Choose the recovery option and target mini SD card to scan.
3You could preview the recovered files in the list after the scan and choose data need to be restored.
4Select the location to save the retrieved information.

How to protect mini SD card from formatting

It is terrible that mini SD card was formatted which result in data loss. Formatting the mini SD card may due to many different reasons. What you should do to reduce possibilities of data loss is to protect your mini SD card from formatting. Here are some precautions as follows:

1. Try to avoid accidental formatting.

2. Think twice before formatting the mini SD card on purpose.

3. Try to avoid virus attack by refusing the malware and unsafe files.

4. Insert mini SD card to the reliable card reader when need to be connected to the computer.

5. Flash chips of mini SD card was oxidized may lead to it need to be formatted, so keep the flash chips clean.

6. Other similar protections.

Which kind of data loss situations could be retrieved with the help of data recovery software?

Data recovery software could be helpful on many occasions of data losing. So you could get back all your loss with data recovery software. Here are some common data loss situations could be fixed by data recovery software below:

1. Accidental or intentional formatting.

2. Unexpected or purposive deletion.

3. Virus and worms infection.

4. Power failure.

5. Mini SD card not formatted error and RAW file system

6. Other similar logical corruption.

Digital devices to which mini SD card could insert

Mini SD card could be used to different digital devices to save data quickly with its tiny shape. Generally, it could apply to phones, cameras and other digital devices. It could save much space for digital devices when using mini SD card, so it increase the possibilities to produce smaller phones and other digital devices. SanDisk also introduced SD adaptor card which let mini SD card apply to DC, PDA and Mp3 to make it convenient that users could use it among different memory card covertly.

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