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Unformat SanDisk Micro SD Card

Have you ever used SanDisk micro SD card? You may format it on purpose or by accident if you are one of its users. What if you don't backup the precious or valuable files from it? Have you thought unformat it but troubled by not knowing the correct way? You will no longer bothered by such problem that how to restore the lost data from the formatted SanDisk micro SD card once you seeing the following information. You will know that data recovery software could help you.

Example of formatting the micro SD card by mistake

I formatted my SanDisk micro SD card without consciousness a moment ago. I have not realized the action until I open the micro SD card to view files saved on it. I have to unformat it, because there are my friends' files besides mine saved on the micro SD card. I don't intend to tell my friends this terrible news until all lost information has been found back. I have tried methods which I think can work but make no progress. Now I need your guys help. Help me, please. –Young from New York

How to get back lost files from the formatted SanDisk micro SD card with data recovery software

You should calm down and stop using the formatted memory SD card if you want to get back data saved on it. Then retrieve your losses step by step with data recovery software:

Recover data from sandisk micro sd card

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

1Connect the formatted micro SD card to the computer by inserting it to a card reader first
2Download and install the data recovery software from the internet.
3Operate the data restoration tool. Choose the recovery model and target disk to scan.
4Preview the restorable data and select the needed to recover.

Common micro SD card data loss scenarios

Data recovery software is one kind of powerful tool to restore lost files. Its powerfulness could be reflected to that it supports nearly all kinds of data loss situations. For example: data recovery software can perform micro SD card data restoration under the following situations:

1. Delete files from the micro SD card by accident, also on purpose.

2. Format the micro SD card due to any reason or micro SD card can not be formatted.

3. Virus infection. Data saved on the micro SD card is easily infected by harmful software and suspicious files.

4. Power failure. Files saved on the micro SD card may lose if the computer close abruptly when they are attached to.

5. Format micro SD card due to RAW file sytem.

6. Other similar data loss situations.

Things you should keep them in mind before recovering information

1. Stop using the formatted micro SD card, such as save new data on it or reformat it. Plug the problematic micro SD card out of the digital devices, for example, computers, phones, cameras, etc. put it in a safe place where away from heat.

2. Format the micro SD card will not erase the entire data saved on it. That information is still saved on a specific sector on your micro SD card waiting to be retrieved. But at the same time, you could store new files on it. You should better not to perform such action because the original data may be overwritten which could bring about that you lose those files forever.

Major files formats are supported by data recovery tool

One of factors that embody the powerfulness of data recovery software is that it could get back almost data with any files formats or types, such as pictures, videos and texts. Here are some common files formats are supported by data recovery program below: JPG, JPEG, TIF GIF, RiFF, TIFF, AVI, PNG, BMP, 3GP, MPEG, MOV, WAV, MIDI etc.

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