Mini SD Card Data Recovery Software

SD (Secure Digital) cards are electronic flash memory cards designed by SD card association (SDA) to utilize in portable devices. SD cards are non-volatile storage chips that stores digital data. They are categorized based on the accessing speed and storage capacities. They are small in size and portable chips. They can be electrically programmed, erased and reused n number of times. They have an excellent retaining capability of data without use of external power. There are varieties of SD cards like mini SD cards, micro SD cards etc. The SanDisk first launched MiniSD cards in the year 2003. Mini SD cards are 20mm wide, 21.5mm long, have a thickness of 1.4mm, and weigh approximately around 1g. They make use of mini SD adapter in case to get compatible with electronic devices that have a slot for SD card.

MiniSD cards are used in portable electronic gadgets like mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras, gaming consoles, camcorders, etc. Since they are small in size and have good storage capability they are more in use in the present trend. Mini SD cards are used for storing media files like photos, audio files, video files, text documents, etc. However, there are several reasons that may lead to data loss from miniSD cards such as deleting files by ejecting card while transfer of files, human negligence, corruption of file system in memory card, etc. In such situations to recover deleted and lost data, you need to make use of some effective and reliable mini SD card file recovery tool.

 

 

There are several reasons that contribute to data loss situations in miniSD cards. While deleting unwanted files from your mini SD card if you have selected the wrong file then also the critical data is deleted. If the file system like FAT32 format i.e., used for storing and organizing data on it, is corrupted due to improper handling of the card or if it is infected from some harmful malware or virus then the whole data present on the miniSD card is deleted and lost. During the process of file transfer between computer and mini SD card reader, if you suddenly eject the card from card reader or if you remove the interfaced cable then also the data is lost and deleted. If you have unknowingly press the format option then the data present on the card is deleted. If you connect the card reader to your computer and if it fails to recognize and asks for format card option that time if you press the option by mistake then this also results in data loss and inaccessibility of the mini SD card. Soon after format operation, the best option is to make use of software to unformat SD card files securely

Therefore, to avoid data loss you must have a copy of files as backup so that it can be helpful to find again the files deleted or lost from the mini SD card. After the data is lost, stop using the card in order to avoid overwriting of new data. If you do not have backup then the only solution to your problem is to make use of good memory card recovery software. SD card recovery software is a powerful tool to recover deleted and lost data. By using this software you are able to perform formatted SD card recovery. With the help of this software, you are able to recover all types of media files from external hard drives, FireWire drives,USB drives, iPods, etc. This software can even perform micro SD card recovery. It has an excellent ability to recover RAW images from professional DSLRs. The software can also perform MOV video file recovery from SD card and can also restore files of various other formats.

Steps to perform MiniSD card file recovery:

Step 1: Download and install demo version of this software. After installing launch the software by clicking on the desktop shortcut icon. As soon as the software starts processing, the main window appears with three options - "Recover Files", "Recover Photos" and "Recover Partitions / Drives". Click on the "Recover Photos" option as shown in Figure A.

Figure A : Main Window

 

Step 2: After clicking on Recover photos option, a new window opens from which you need to select either from Recover Deleted Photos and Recover Lost Photos as per your requirement as shown in Figure B.

 

Figure B : Select Recover Deleted Photos

 

Step 3: After selecting the appropriate option, the software will take you to the next level where you can see a new window which will ask you to select the appropriate logical drive from where your file were deleted. After selecting the memory card drive, you need to click on the Next option to start the scanning process as shown in Figure C.

 

Figure C : Select Memory Card Drive

 

Step 4:The software will scan your memory card drive completely to recover deleted media files. Once the files are recovered, a new window opens from which you can easily preview all your recovered files as shown in Figure D.

Figure D : Preview Window

 

Step 5: Finally, the last window appears which allows you to save by clicking on Recovery Session as shown in Figure E.

 

Figure E : Save Recovery Session

Note: You need to buy the full version in order to save and restore previously saved recovery session. In the demo version, you are not allowed to save your recovered files to a specific location in your system. You need to activate the full version of this software in order to save your recovered files successfully.