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Unformat SDHC Card SanDisk Kingston Samsung

An unformatted SDHC card is very annoying. We can not access any data saved on it, which means that we lose those files to some extent. Do you know those inaccessible files could be retrieved by a special way? Don’t feel it unbelievable, as there is a way to let those contents accessible again, indeed. The way is to use data recovery software, which could get back that data from unformatted SDHC card no matter which brand it is within a few minutes.

Case of SDHC card showing unformat trouble

I bought a Kingston SDHC card two years ago, and it helped me a lot these 2 years. But now it can not work normally abruptly. You need to format the memory card before you can use it. Do you want to format it now? Then I click on the cancel button and try to open it again, the system message above appears again. What is the matter with my SDHC card? I need to view information saved on it urgently. Anyone could kindly tell me what should I do? -Allan from Canada

How to retrieve inaccessible files from SDHC card which is not formatted with data recovery software

It will not take much of your time or energy to retrieve the inaccessible information from the unformatted SDHC card. Data recovery tool could get files back quickly and safely after formatting. What's more, it is easy to use, and don't ask you a professional engineer or other data professor. The following steps will show you how it works and how to perform:

Recover data from SDHC card

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the SDHC card to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.

1Download and launch the data recovery software on the computer.
2Plug the SDHC card into the card reader and then connect both of them to the same computer.
3Open data restoration tool to start it. Then choose the recovery mode and the aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents in the list after the scan and then pick up the data need to be restored to recover.

Notice should be took of in order to restore information

Easy and simple as the data recovery tool to use, there also are possibilities that not all needed files could be retrieved. The reason is that you may do something wrong to the unformatted SDHC card. In other words, there are some cautions that need your attention to get back the lost information successfully. Here they are as follows and please keep them in mind:

1. Do not format the questionable SDHC card. You will be asked that do you want to format the SDHC card now after system showing you it is unformatted. There are format and cancel options under the message. It is better to click on the cancel button if there are files need to be restored on the SDHC card. there are more opportunities that get back the inaccessible information from the unformatted SDHC card than from the formatted one.

2. Do not save the data recovery program and the retrieved information on the unformatted SDHC card. Once you need to get back files from the SDHC card, then the target SDHC card should not be stored any new information, no matter it is unformatted or have been formatted. Data recovery tool and those retrieved data belong to the new data, so do not store them on it.

3. Do not save new information on the SDHC card immediately after formatting. You can format the SDHC card which is not formatted after find all needed files back. Those restored files and new contents could be saved on the formatted SDHC card after making sure all needed has been retrieved successfully. Do not hurry to store them on it.

4. Other similar cautions.

Popular brands of SDHC card in the market

The SDHC card is very useful because of its high capacity and tiny size. As a result, more and more people choose SDHC card to insert to their suitable digital devices so as to expand its memory capacity. For example, they want to download more apps or take more pictures and save more other files on their digital devices. With the development of people's demand of SDHC card, there are more and more manufactures come into spring. Here are some common brands of SDHC card in the market: Kingston, Samsung, SanDisk, Toshiba, Sony, Transcend Information, Maxell, LEXAR, Yisheng, Kingmax.

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