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Quick Formatted Samsung Galaxy Micro SD TF Card

Do you use Samsung Galaxy phone? What would you do when you happen to quick format the micro SD card inserted to it if you are its user? It is terrible that the TF card was quick formatted but there are many useful and vital files saved on it. It is ok if you have backup. But what if there is not any backup at all? Do you know whether the lost information could be retrieved from the quick formatted micro SD card? As a matter of fact, it could be got back. You will get it from the following information.

Example of Samsung Galaxy micro SD card being quick formatted

I want to get back files saved on the Samsung Galaxy micro SD card, because it was quick formatted accidentally. I have no idea whether that lost information could be restored or not unfortunately. I have no backup of that data, and they are photos, audio files, and other precious and useful contents. What should I do to get all my losses back? Is there anyone could kindly help me? Any possible way would be appreciated from the bottom of my heart. –Ben from Las Vegas

How to recover lost information saved on the Samsung Galaxy micro SD card after being quick formatted

You have the ability to get back the lost data after being quick formatted. Of course you need some help. It is data recovery software. The lost information could be retrieved easily with the help of data recovery tool. Here is its tutorial as follows to teach you how to carry out the data restoration:

Recover data from formatted micro sd card

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can connect the micro SD to your computer and run the software and select proper recovery module.

1Connect the micro SD card to the computer.
2Download the data recovery software and mount it on the same computer.
3Run the software and choose the recovery model, then select the aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents in the list after the scan and choose the files need to be retrieved to recover.

Different data loss situations that may happen to Samsung Galaxy TF card

Micro SD card is quick formatted is just one kind of case among those too many data loss situations. It is because there are many different actions which may lead to data saved on the micro SD card lost. So what are they? As a matter of fact, they could be divided to two kinds: physical corruption and logical corruption. All logical corruption could be fixed under the help of data recovery software. But it is difficult to retrieve lost data from the physical corruption cases. Today we just talk about logical corruption first. Here are some common data loss situations as follows:

1. Accidental and intentional formatting. micro SD card is formatted could because some different reasons, such as it is formatted by mistake, on purpose, asked by system before it is usable, or other possible reasons. No matter what reasons is, the same result is to lose all information saved on it. They could be restored thanks to the data recovery tool.

2. All kind of deletion. You can delete files saved on the micro SD card on the phone directly and also could delete them on the computer by simple deletion and shift deletion. Data recovery software can get the lost information back as long as they have not been overwritten by any new data.

3. Micro SD card turns to raw. You can not read any files on the phone saved on the micro SD card originally and all information is inaccessible when connected to the computer. You can check its file properties and will find its file system is raw. On this condition, you should restore needed information on it with data recovery software and format it later.

4. Other similar logical data loss scenarios. Other actions such as improper usage, power failure, virus attacks, reinstall the system, and so forth also would result in data loss problem.

Relationship between micro SD card and TF card

You may feel confused about micro SD card and TF card. Actually, they are the same kind of memory card, just some people call it micro SD card, but some people call it TF card. The primitive name of micro SD card is Trans-flash card, namely TF card. But it is renamed as micro SD card in 2004, because it is accepted by SDA (SD card association). It is invented by SanDisk. What's more, it is mainly used to mobile phone previously, but now it also could be use to GPS devices and other devices.

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