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Unformat Samsung Galaxy s3 s4 s5 Photo Video Micro SD Card

Have you ever thought of unformatting your Samsung Galaxy s3, s4 or s5 micro SD card in order to get back the lost photos and videos? You may format it by mistake or by intention but forget to remove files valuable and precious to other storage devices, so you have to retrieve those lost files, such as pictures or videos. What is the feasible way, then? Actually, it is not an unsolvable problem any more thanks to the data recovery software. It could restore the lost information quickly.

Example of failing to unformat Samsung Galaxy s4 micro SD card

My little sister asks me to help her unformat her Samsung Galaxy s4 micro SD card. She formats the micro SD card by mistake and loses all her photos and videos saved on it. The largest function of the Samsung Galaxy s4 for her is to take photos and videos, so there are massive pictures and videos have been saved on the phone micro SD card since last year. I know how important those files for her, and it kindly could be regarded as her treasure. So I intend to help her, but have no ways. Anyone could help me? -Jessica from Maine

How to get back data from the formatted Samsung Galaxy series micro SD card with data recovery software

It is a little case for data recovery software to retrieve lost information from the formatted memory card for Samsung Galaxy series and also other phones. One of the advantages of data recovery software is easy to use. You just need 5 steps to get back your losses. Here are they:

Recover data from formatted micro sd card

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Connect the micro sd card to your computer and launch the software. Then, select a proper recovery module.

1Download and mount the data recovery software on the computer.
2Connect the formatted micro SD card on the same computer by plug it into a card reader first.
3Operate the data restoration tool and choose the recovery model. Then select the object disk to scan.
4You can preview the files in the list after scanning. Preview them and select the needed to recover.

Other data loss scenarios could happen to micro SD card

You may have met other data loss situations except from formatting the micro SD card. Likewise, you can get back all your losses after formatting with data recovery software. Here are some other common data loss scenarios that could happen to micro SD card as follows:

1. Delete information saved on the micro SD card by mistake or on purpose.

2. Download and launch apps including virus and worms on the micro SD card.

3. Accept and view suspicious files from strangers on the micro SD card.

4. Plug the micro SD card out of computers or other digital devices when it is in the process of read and write.

5. Power failure.

6. Micro SD card shows RAW file system due to various reasons.

Brief introduction to Samsung Galaxy series

Samsung Galaxy s3, s4 and s5 are phones series put forward by Samsung. Galaxy series target the midrange market and they are the top in the line. What's more, Samsung Galaxy s5 does not support the rmvb format. Galaxy series are popular to may people in different countries. All of them are supported micro SD card to expand their internal memory.

How many photos and videos could be retrieved by data recovery program?

There is a new question that how many photos and videos could be restored by data recovery software when they are lost. Actually, there are three kind versions of data recovery software. They are free version, trail version and professional version. Typically, professional version could help you retrieve almost all data saved on your micro SD card. If you can not get back all of them at one time, you can perform it more times. Free version can restore smaller number of files. Some trail version just can preview the lost photos and videos, but some could recover a small part of your losses.

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