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Recover deleted files off SD micro SD card

We will lose files and folders saved on the SD card or micro SD card after deleting them off the memory card. Do you know what can we do if those lost contents are useful or crucial? As a matter of fact, we can try to get them back at that time. We can perform the deleted files off SD card or micro SD card recovery with the help of data recovery software. Then we can access those deleted files again if recover them from the memory card successfully under the help of data recovery tool.

Example of data on the SD card is deleted by error

I deleted all contents on the SD card by mistake. I just intended to delete part of files useless but click on the format all button accidentally. As a result, all files and folders stored on the SD memory card at the previous time were erased permanently. It is too late to regret the careless. There are files very important still saved on the SD card before delete them, so I want to get them back. I hope I can retrieve them but I have no idea what should be done. Can you help me? -Donald from New York

How to retrieve deleted files from the SD card or micro SD card with data recovery software

We may not lose the files permanently after deleting them off SD card or micro SD card, because it is true that we may be able to get them back with the help of data recovery software. What's more, we may perform the data recovery after deletion within a few minutes only. Here are the steps in detail as follows:

Recover deleted files off sd micro sd card

Preparation: Connect the sd or micro sd card properly to your computer. Then, download and install the data recovery software. Launch the software adn select a recovery module.

1Download and mount the data recovery software on the computer.
2Connect the aim SD card or micro SD card to the computer with a card reader at first.
3Open the data restoration program and then choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents if they are image files or the similar and choose the data needed to recover.

Way to use the SD card and micro SD card properly in case of data loss problem

It is terrible to delete files or folders which saved on the SD card or micro SD card by mistake if they are valuable or useful. It seems that it is an inevitable thing to lose data off memory card. But as a matter of fact, we may be able to avoid losing files off SD card or micro SD card if we perform operations on them properly. Based on it, the first thing we should do is to use the SD card or micro SD card properly, because a lot of data loss problems is came from incorrect usage to memory devices. Here is the guidance below:

1. Format the SD card or micro SD card on the related digital devices. We may need to format the SD card sometimes. For example, we need to format the SD card before we can use it when it is in raw files system error or when it is infected by virus and worms. The correct way to format the micro SD card or SD card is to format it on the concerned digital devices on which it used but not on the computer.

2. Plug the SD card or micro SD card out of the digital devices properly. We need to remove the SD card from the digital devices on which it is used because of some reasons. We should close the related digital devices at first at that time and then remove it. When plug it out of the computer, we should not close the computer firstly but click the SD card icon to remove it safely.

3. Do not use the SD card or micro SD card after deleting files off it. It is better not to use the memory card after deleting information off it if there are files need to be got back. For example, we should not store new information on the SD card or micro SD card until the data recovery is finished successfully. The reason is that the opportunity to get the deleted data back would be reduced if we keep using the memory card.

4. Other guidance to use the SD card or micro SD card correctly in case of losing its files and folders.

Sorts of SD card we may use in daily life

SD card and micro SD card are not the same kind of memory card. The size of micro SD card is thinner than the SD card in order to be used to different digital devices. Actually, there are some different sorts of SD card we may use usually. For example, there are normal SD card, micro SD card, mini SD card, SDHC card, SDXC card, and so forth.

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