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SD Card Reformat Recovery
What would you do if you format your SD card but there are still files useful on it? Some people may choose to format it one more time to see whether their lost information come back or not. But apparently, they can not find back their losses in this way. It is not true to retrieve the lost data from the formatted SD card by reformatting it. What should we do if we just reformat the SD card? The right way is to restore the lost information with data recovery software.
Example of reformatting the formatted SD card that lead to data loss
I am so depressed that I can not get back any information from my formatted SD card by formatting it again. It is supposed to work that reformat the SD card, but it turns out I am wrong. There are massive precious files saved on the SD card and I need to retrieve all of them. The question is I have no idea what to do. The only way I have tried is to reformat the formatted SD card which does not work. Is there any feasible way to recover my losses? Anyone can help me? -Traci from Australia
Way to get back lost information saved on the SD card after it is reformatted
Reformat it can not get back the lost files from the formatted SD card. On the contrary, such action may hurt data saved on it originally. Data recovery software can retrieve the lost data from the formatted memory card including SD card after it is formatted again. The following sentence is its steps to perform:
Recover data from sd card after reformat
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.
How to use SD card correctly in case of data loss trouble
With more and more people choose SD card to save their files, there are a lot of data loss situations happen to SD card, such as formatting case above. Most data loss scenarios because of the improper usage of SD card in daily life. Here are some correct usages below to SD card in case of data loss happening:
1. Do not use the SD card in the low electric power. Power on this condition is not stable and it is likely to damage files saved on the SD card.
2. Do not plug the SD card out of computer until the direct information appears. Typically, system will show you the right order to plug the SD card out of computer when you intend to do so.
3. Do not download and mount the harmful software or suspicious files on the SD card. Both they may contain virus which can destroy information saved on the SD card within a short time easily.
4. Do not put it in the heat and corrosive water. It is better to keep the SD card clean and dry when not uses it or you are use it.
5. Try to avoid power failure of your computer when the SD card is connected to it and in the process of read and write.
6. Others.
The damage to files saved on the SD card from reformatting
You can get back lost data from the formatted SD card, and you also can reclaim the lost information on it after the SD card is formatted again with data recovery software. But the reformatting action is wrong, and as the saying goes that people have to pay to the false operation. So you may reduce the chance to restore the lost data from the formatted SD card. Formatting is kindly other sort of overwrite. You can not retrieve files as long as they are overwritten. So the less formatting action you perform on the SD card, the more opportunities you can get back information saved on it.
Other storage devices are supported by data recovery software after reformatting
Maybe you are not sure data saved on which kind of storage devices could be restored after it is formatted or reformatted, or maybe you hold that just SD card is supported by data recovery software when it is formatted. Actually, nearly all kinds of storage devices are supported by data recovery software when data saved on them have been lost due to formatting or reformatting. Here are they: External hard disk, pen drive, digital devices internal memory, Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card (MMC), Memory Stick, and XD-Picture Card (XD).
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