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Transcend Compact Flash Card Format Recovery after Mistakenly Reformat
Have you ever formatted your Transcend compact flash card again after you format it by error? You may reformat the compact flash card by accident, or you just want to check whether the lost files can be retrieved or not. But it seems that nothing change after it was reformatted. Do you have any idea how to do at this moment if you need to get back information from the reformatted compact flash card? Don't be upset, data recovery software will give you a hand.
Example of reformatting the Transcend compact flash card
I formatted my compact flash card by error twice yesterday morning. It is a huge mistake for me .And the formatting and reformatting action have lead to a serious consequences to my life. I am supposed to finished my video last night and hand it to my colleagues this morning. I completed it but lose it finally. I promise that I will send it to them before this evening or I'll be fired. But I really do not know how to retrieve it from the reformatted compact flash card. Anyone can kindly help me with your warm heart? -Michel from New York
How to restore lost files from the reformatted Transcend compact flash card by data recovery software
You can get back your lost data from the reformatted compact flash card quickly and safely. And it is not difficult for you to operate and there are just five simple steps in fact. So what you need to do is to follow steps below one by one to restore your losses:
Recover data from cf card after reformat
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Connect the CF card to your computer and launch the software. Then, select a proper recovery module.
Attention should be paid to after Transcend compact flash card was formatted
Easy as it is, there are still something need your caution after the compact flash card was reformatted and when you retrieve the lost files from it with data recovery software. Improper action may reduce the chances to get back all information needed. Here are some things below on which you should take an eye:
1. Stop using the reformatted compact flash card any more. There should not be any operation on the compact flash card once it was reformatted, such as format it one more time, and save new data on it are all forbidden. Those actions may overwrite the old files on it.
2. Plug the reformatted compact flash card out of the computer or any other digital devices. You may save new information on the reformatted compact flash card without consciousness when you surf on the internet if you still connect it to computer or other digital devices when use them.
3. Do not download and mount the data recovery tool on the reformatted compact flash card.
4. The retrieved files should be stored on one of the computer disks first before the restoration process is over.
Different data loss scenarios happen to compact flash card
It is just one case that data is lost because of the formatting, and there are a lot of other data loss situations in reality. Data recovery software can get back all lost files no matter how many scenarios. Here are some other common data losses situations besides formatting one happen to compact flash card as follows:
1. Accidental or intentional deletion. It is the easiest way to lose data. You just click on the delete button either by mouse or on the keyboard or on other digital devices.
2. Virus and worms attacks. Information saved on the compact flash card is so fragile that could be infected by virus from the harmful software and files easily.
3. Data loss happens in the process of cut and paste. Almost all people have removed files by cut and paste way. But actually it is not a safe method to shift information, because files may be lost due to some unexpected cases.
4. Power failure. Such kind of data loss case can be avoided if you are careful enough in reality.
6. Other similar logical data corruption situations.
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