Method to Retrieve Deleted Files from Micro SD Card

Recover Deleted Files On Micro SD Card

Micro SD card is a flash memory card developed by SanDisk. This a multi media storage device used in cellular phones, hand help GPS devices, digital audio players, portable media players, digital cameras etc. Micro SD cards are the variant of SD card. As the name indicates the size of memory card is very small. The size of Mini SD card is 15mm x 11mm x 1mm it is about quarter of the size of a SD card. With this small physical size Micro SD cards offers ultimate storage solution for your data and music. The size of Micro SD card ranges from 64MB to 2GB. When used in mobile phones or portable GPS device memory cards are embedded in an electronic device. But some Mobile phones and GPS trackers use removable SD cards but that feature is confined for the devices which can lend themselves in to expandable and collapsible memory needs like audio and video players. Losing the media files from these high technology SD cards is a painful experience. In such situations use SD card recovery tool to recover data.

 

Causes for deletion of files on Micro SD card:

 

Accidental deletion: You may accidentally delete the content of Micro SD card in camera, iPods by accidentally pressing Delete all button while previewing or erasing the unwanted data from Micro SD card. This wipes out all the data stored in card.

 

Improper system shut down: If the system shuts down abruptly due to power surge or virus infection, while transferring the data from Micro SD card to computer then it results in deletion of crucial files from Micro SD card. Unexpected system shut down interrupts file transfer operation and results in loss of data.

 

Accidental formatting: Accidentally formatting the Micro SD card without taking the back up copy of Micro SD card data results in deletion of all the data stored on card. This usually happens due to human error. You may accidentally format memory card while performing some other actions. This erases all the memory card data. In such cases use SD card recovery tool to retrieve SD card after format.

 

Virus attack: Virus inserts malicious code in to memory card data and corrupt memory card. Different types of virus like spyware, adware, malware infects and damages memory card content. When you connect memory card to virus infected computer for data transfer then virus spread to memory card and damages it. To get rid of virus you may opt for anti virus program. While scanning the data with this application, if the application sense that the file is severely infected by virus then it deletes the file.

 

Besides these there are several reasons responsible for deletion of data from Micro SD card. So take precautionary measures to prevent data from getting deleted. Do not overwrite Micro SD card data once you sense that you have accidentally deleted the data. Use good third party applications to recover the data. While transferring the files from SD card to system, do not remove the card from card reader and make sure that there are no power interruptions which can harm data transfer process. Do not remove the memory card from camera or any media device while data is being written to the memory card.

 

Above mentioned precautionary measures prevent your memory card data from getting deleted. But if the data is already deleted from memory card use best and reliable third party applications like SD card recovery tool to recover deleted data. This application recovers popular photo, audio, video, digital RAW photo files with the help of a built in special algorithm. It is an outstanding application capable of recovering the data from different flash memory cards like XD, MMC, Memory stick, SD cards etc. It creates disk images to by pass the bad sectors of storage device later data can be easily retrieved with the help of these disk images. Deleted files from FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, EXFAT partitions can be easily recovered and sorted on the basis of name, size, creation data and file type. It also allows you to retrieve JPG, TIF, GIF, PSD, JPEG, PNG, BMP image file formats.Apart from that, if you want to recover deleted podcast file from your SD card, them also this application will be equally helpful. To know more, go throuhgh this link: https://www.sd-card-recovery.org/podcast-file-from-sd-card.html.

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Steps to recover deleted files on Windows OS:

 

Step 1: Download, and install the free edition of SD Card Recovery Software on your system. Now, connect the SD memory card to the system. Now, launch the software, and Choose the drive representing your SD card from where you wish to recover the files and click on Scan..

Figure 1 : Home Screen

Note - If you are unable to find the device then click on the Can't find the drive option to locate the device.

Step 2: After QuickScan is completed, click on Dynamic recovery view to see the recovered files.

Figure 2 : Scanning SD Card to Find Deleted/Lost Files

Step 3: Prior to saving the recovered files, you can preview each of the recovered file just by double-clicking on the file, or by right-clickin on the file, and choosing Preview option, as shown in figure 4.

Figure 3 : Preview Recovered Files

Step 4: Finally, if you are satisfied with the recovery results of the software, then activate the license key of the tool, and save the recovered files at the desired location of your choice, as shown in figure 5.

Figure 4 : Save Recovered Files