What to do if the SD card is damaged? Outdated file system. Method No3: Deleting partitions or low-level formatting

Expand free space on internal storage quite simple using a mircoSD memory card. But the downside solid state drives is a limited resource of work, as a result of which they often fail. Let's consider in what situations an SD card can be damaged by Android and how to fix this problem.

In some cases, you can transfer data from a damaged memory card without formatting using via USB Card Reader with microSD support. Such a device can be purchased at almost any computer store.

It is also no larger than a regular one. USB flash drives, and therefore you can always carry it with you.

Algorithm of actions

So, if the flash drive does not open on the phone and you have a computer and a USB Card Reader at hand, then you can start data recovery. To do this, follow these steps sequentially:

• Turn off mobile phone or tablet.
• Remove back cover and battery (if required), and then carefully remove the microSD memory card from its slot. You can find out exactly where the flash drive is located in your device model by going to the official website of the developer. Alternative option there will be a viewing necessary information from reviews on the Internet.
• Insert the flash drive into the USB Card Reader and connect the device to the PC.
• If the memory card data is displayed on the computer screen, then copy its entire contents to hard drive.

After copying information from a memory card, it should be formatted. With a high degree of probability, the flash drive will now open in your mobile device. For more information about the device for reading a microSD memory card on a computer, see the training video.

Outdated file system

Modern smartphone models support memory cards of various file systems, including exFAT, NTFS and FAT32. The latter of them is more outdated and quite often the problem with reading a flash drive on phones lies precisely in its use. In addition, if you watch movies on your mobile phone high quality, then FAT32 is definitely not suitable for you. After all, it is impossible to dump a file larger than 4 GB onto such a flash drive. Other advantages of the NTFS file system include higher reliability and fault tolerance during active use.

Algorithm of actions

Fix the damage microSD cards Android, due to its outdated file system, is not so simple. The point is to do it in a standard way by default in the computer OS it will not work. Well-known utilities designed for formatting will not cope with the task either. disk drives, PartitionMagic and the like. But still, using the device manager or a special program, you can change the file system and “revive” a damaged flash drive. However, it is advisable to take care in advance of a backup copy of the data from it to a computer or other storage device, since the recovery procedure involves formatting the media.

Let's look at the algorithm for converting the file system of a memory card using the free HP utility USB Disk Storage Format Tool. In this case you will need to do the following:

• Download the utility from the official website in the form zip archive and unpack it in any directory on the OS partition.
• Connect your phone with installed card memory into any free USB slot on your computer.
• Run the program executable file named HPUSBFW.EXE.
• When connecting several USB devices at once, select the one you need in the drop-down menu. IN in this case— phone in which the drive is installed.
• In the window that appears File system select NTFS.
• To speed up the formatting process, check the box next to Quick Format.
• Press the start key and agree to the warning about formatting the media.
• Wait for the process to complete and you can try opening the card in file manager phone.

Windows Device Manager

In a similar way, you can restore a flash drive by changing the file system and through the Windows OS device manager. In this case, you will need to go to the tab with disk devices and open the menu of your drive. Next, select “Policy” and check the box next to “Optimize for execution.” From now on, you can format the memory card in the standard way, through the properties menu from the “my computer” sections.

Disk devices

We invite you to watch a training video on getting to know and using the SB Disk Storage Format Tool program.

Using special recovery programs

As practice shows, you can fix the condition of a damaged memory card by formatting it and changing the file system. But what to do if the flash drive is unreadable, and it has very important files? It is for such cases that they are created special utilities, which with a certain degree of probability will help restore most of the data.

Algorithm of actions

Among the most effective for recovering information from a memory card are the following utilities:

• Smart Data Recovery.
• Recuva.
• BadCopyPro.
• DiskDigger.

Smart Data Recovery Utility

The listed programs are capable of recovering information even from drives that have damaged individual memory sectors. We provide a more detailed specification and algorithm for data recovery using the Smart Data Recovery utility.
The Russified interface and compatibility with all computer operating systems, including Windows 8 and 10, indicate the high popularity of Smart Data Recovery. With this utility, you can not only restore existing data on a damaged flash drive, but also create backup copy previously deleted files. Smart Data Recovery supports all types of file standards, including NTFS and FAT32.
Let's start recovering information from a damaged memory card. To do this you will need to do the following:

• Download and install free utility to the computer.
• Connect a phone or USB Card Reader with a mircoSD card installed.
• Follow the recommendations presented on the screen.

The result of Smart Data Recovery will be the found applications and folders, which will be located on the left side of the screen. Attached files of various extensions will be displayed to the right. To restore data, just press the appropriate button, after which you can format the flash drive and try to open it on your mobile device.

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Today, one of the most popular types of media is a flash drive. And no matter what anyone says, the age of CD/DVD discs is coming to an end. Moreover, the price of one flash drive is only 3-4 times more than the price DVD disc! True, there is one small “but” - it is much more difficult to “break” a disk than a flash drive...

Although not often, one unpleasant situation sometimes happens with flash drives: you remove the microSD flash card from your phone or camera, insert it into your computer or laptop, but it doesn’t see it. There can be many reasons for this: viruses, software errors, flash drive failure, etc. In this article, I would like to stop on the most popular reasons for invisibility, as well as provide some tips and recommendations on what to do in such cases.

Types of flash cards. Is SD card supported by your card reader?

Here I would like to dwell in more detail. Many users often confuse one type of memory card with another. The fact is that there are three types of SD flash cards: microSD, miniSD, SD.

Why did the manufacturers do this?

It's just there different devices: for example, a small audio player (or a small mobile phone) and, for example, a camera or photo camera. Those. The devices are completely different in size with different requirements for the speed of flash cards and the amount of information. This is why there are several types of flash drives. Now in more detail about each of them.

1. microSD

Size: 11mm x 15mm.

MicroSD flash cards are very popular due to portable devices: players, phones, tablets. Using microSD, the memory of the listed devices can be increased very quickly by an order of magnitude!

Usually, when purchasing, they come with a small adapter in order to this flash drive could be connected instead of an SD card (more on them below). By the way, for example, to connect this flash drive to a laptop, you need to: insert micsroSD into the adapter, and then insert the adapter into the SD slot on the front/side panel of the laptop.

2.miniSD

Size: 21.5mm x 20mm.

Once popular cards used in portable equipment. Today they are used less and less, mainly due to the popularity of the microSD format.

3. SD

Size: 32mm x 24mm.

Flash cards: sdhc and sdxc.

These cards are mostly used in devices that require a large amount of memory + high speed. For example, a video camera, a car video recorder, a camera, etc. devices. SD cards are divided into several generations:

1. SD 1 – from 8 MB to 2 GB in size;
2. SD 1.1 – up to 4 GB;
3. SDHC – up to 32 GB;
4. SDXC – up to 2 TB.

Very important points when working with SD cards!

1) In addition to the amount of memory, SD cards indicate the speed (more precisely, the class). For example, in the screenshots above, the card class is “10” - this means that the exchange speed with such a card is at least 10 MB/s (more details about classes: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital). It is important to pay attention to what speed class of flash card is required for your device!

2) microSD using special. adapters (they are usually written adapter (see screenshots above)) can be used instead of regular SD cards. True, doing this always and everywhere is not recommended (precisely because of the speed of information exchange).

3) SD card readers are backwards compatible: i.e. if you take a device that reads SDHC, it will read SD cards of 1 and 1.1 generations, but will not be able to read SDXC. This is why it is important to pay attention to what cards your device can read.

By the way, many “relatively old” laptops have built-in card readers that are not able to read new types of SDHC flash cards. The solution in this case is quite simple: buy a card reader connected to regular USB port, by the way, it looks more like a regular flash drive. Price: several hundred rubles.

SDXC card reader. Connects to USB port 3.0.

The same drive letter is the reason why flash drives are invisible, hard drives, memory cards!

The point is that if your hard drive The drive letter is F: (for example) and your inserted flash card is also F: - then the flash card will not be displayed in Explorer. Those. you go to “my computer” - and you won’t see the flash drive there!

To fix this, you need to go to the “disk management” panel. How to do this?

In Windows 8: press Win+X, select “disk management”.

In Windows 7/8: press Win+R and enter the command “diskmgmt.msc”.

Next, you should see a window that will show all connected disks, flash drives, and other devices. Moreover, even those devices that are not formatted and that are not visible in “my computer” will be shown. If your memory card is on this list, then you need to do two things:

1. Change its drive letter to a unique one (to do this, simply right-click on the flash drive and context menu select the operation of changing the letter, see screenshot below);

2. Format the flash card (if you have a new one, or it does not have the necessary data on it. Attention, the formatting operation will destroy all data on the flash card).

Changing the drive letter. Windows 8.

Lack of drivers is a popular reason why the computer does not see the SD card!

Even if your computer/laptop is brand new and you just brought it from the store yesterday, this does not guarantee anything. The fact is that the store sellers (or their specialists who prepare the goods for sale) could simply forget to install necessary drivers, or just being lazy. Most likely, you were given disks (or copied to your hard drive) with all the drivers and you just need to install them.

In general, there is special programs, which can scan your computer (or rather, all its devices) and find the latest drivers for each device. I have already written about such utilities in previous posts. Here I will give only 2 links:

1. Programs for updating drivers: ;
2. Finding and updating drivers:

Connecting an SD card via USB using some device

If the computer does not see the SD card itself, then why can’t you try to insert the SD card into some device (for example, a phone, camera, camera, etc.) and connect it to the PC? To be honest, I rarely remove the flash card from devices, preferring to copy photos and videos from them, connecting them to my laptop via a USB cable.

Do I need special programs to connect my phone to a PC?

New operating systems such as Windows 7, 8 are capable of working with many devices without installing additional software. Installation of drivers and configuration of the device occurs in automatic mode when connecting the device to the USB port for the first time.

For each brand of phone/camera there are utilities recommended by the manufacturer (see on the manufacturer’s website)…

1. Try connecting the card to another computer and check whether it recognizes and sees it;

2. Scan your computer for viruses (). It is rare, but there are some types of viruses that block access to disks (including flash drives).

That's all for today, good luck everyone!

Utilities + techniques that will repair a damaged SD memory card, cure formatting errors and make SD work on your computer and phone.

Types of damage to SDHC memory cards

The most common scenarios that lead to problems reading SD cards on mobile devices and PC, the following:

• Physical damage to the memory card
• Presence of bad sectors in the file table of the SD card:
  • After unsuccessful file transfer (copy-paste or Ctrl + X)
  • At system failure OS ( sudden shutdown PC) or phone
• Other unknown reasons, in as a result of which the sd card is damaged

What happens when the memory card is damaged

Let us list the characteristic symptoms: what is happening, the SD memory card is damaged.

• Photos and videos open with errors or are not displayed completely
• SD card is unreadable or not recognized by phone/PC
• The phone displays a message saying that recording to the SD card is not possible
• Damaged SD card asking to format it
• The OS reports reading errors and freezes when connecting an SD card to the computer

How to recover a damaged memory card through the console

To correct reading errors on the memory card, you can use. The utility is included in any version of Windows.

How to use chkdsk when fixing a memory card:

1. Open the Run menu via the Start menu or the Win + R hotkeys.
2. Type cmd, Enter
3. At the command prompt, type chkdsk [drive letter]: /f /r, Enter
4. Press Y to confirm the scan will start

The meaning of the keys in chkdsk:

• Flag /f – correct errors on the memory card
• /r flag - fix bad sectors on disk

The functionality of the chkdsk utility also contains other scan parameters, which can be found using the /? command. .

Format the memory card using the SDformatter program

Often problems with a memory card arise due to incorrect formatting. As a result,

• sd card is not readable
• does not appear when connected on certain PC configurations
• memory card with file NTFS system is not available for writing files on Mac OS.

The free SDformatter program is ideal for these purposes. It formats SD cards. Nothing more is required from her. SDformatter does the job better than standard programs For Windows formatting– in fact, not entirely suitable for formatting SD/SDHC memory cards.

Card reader(external or internal) - a special device connected to a computer. It is inexpensive and sold in most computer stores. If you have a laptop, it is likely that the card reader is already built-in.

SDformatter is far from the only utility for working with flash drives; an excellent alternative would be . In this free program the same capabilities - formatting in (ex)FAT/NTFS and checking the file structure/clusters for errors.

The disadvantage of formatting as a method of correcting errors is obvious: all files previously stored on the memory card will be irretrievably lost. But if it’s more important for you to correct errors on the memory card and quickly return it to working condition, it’s harder to come up with best way solutions to the problem than formatting.

Is it possible to save files if the memory card asks for formatting?

We repeat, we will not rule out that a damaged SD card may contain very important files. Sometimes they can be saved, but in some situations you will have to say goodbye to them.

One of the most famous cases when, as a result of reading errors, operating system offers, to put it mildly, not best option– format the memory card, therefore deleting it completely.

How to act in a situation if a flash drive (or rather Windows) requires you to format it? Try to restore the functioning of a damaged SD card by bypassing formatting - so that the files remain on it.

1. Ignore the formatting prompt.
2. Using a recovery program (for example, PhotoRec or TestDisk), scan the memory card.
3. Save the recovered files on your computer.

Read how to do this via PhotoRec.

Is there a possibility of permanent damage to the memory card?

Yes, sure. Read errors on the memory card cannot be recovered programmatically in case they are of mechanical properties:

• you damaged the memory card by dropping or stepping on it,
• Water has entered the memory card,
• When the phone caught fire, the memory card was exposed to heat.

If the problem is a hardware property, in the case of hard drive or a USB flash drive, it is possible to replace microcircuits in the laboratory. However, an SD memory card, which is microscopic in size, cannot be restored; the only option is to replace the damaged memory card with a new one. Moreover, the presence of visible damage excludes free replacement under warranty.

Question - Answer

My sd memory card was damaged, can I recover it? lost photos on her? What should I do?

Answer. Yes, in most cases, CardRecovery 6.10 (flash drive recovery program) is capable of reliably recovering photos from damaged memory cards (but not in all cases. Basically, it depends on the current state of the memory card and the number of overwrite cycles of free space).

CardReader is the optimal application for recovery, since this program is “tailored” for media formats and memory cards. In addition, we can recommend an alternative - RhotoRec. It searches file signatures and in some cases finds what CardReader misses.

Most of the photos on the SD card are damaged. Folders allegedly damaged. After reading your article, I realized that the problem may have arisen due to “overwriting”. Is it possible to recover photos from a damaged microSD?

Answer. Yes, definitely, card restoration microsd memory less likely after rewrite. Therefore, it is best to take it out of the phone and restore it only through a card reader by connecting the SD card to a computer or laptop.

The phone showed a message saying that the memory card is not supported by the phone. I checked. The card is indeed damaged. Is it possible to restore or extract photos and videos from there and how to do it. Thank you.

Answer. If the memory card is damaged, you need to remove it from the phone (or other device where it was used), connect it to the computer via a card reader and scan the SD card using recovery programs. This is the only way to recover data from a damaged card.

If there is physical damage (and, consequently, the computer does not see the SD card), unfortunately, recovery is not possible.

SD card is damaged. I can’t open and view files either through my phone (Android) or my computer (Windows 7). downloaded CardRecovery 6.10. build 1210 (evalutiation version), the program found the files, BUT at the last stage, i.e. saving, a line appears in which you need to enter the key. If you don't have a key, you need to buy one. So, is there any way to restore files without cost? because There is a lot of valuable information on the SD card, I would not like to format it. I really hope for your help.

Answer. Yes, you can restore a damaged phone SD card at no cost. Since you're talking about CardRecovery, you'll either have to buy the full version on the developer's website ($40) or download it to rutracker in the pro version. From free and quality programs For full recovery We can recommend the Recuva program (we have already done detailed review its functions). In order for the memory card to be identified in the list, you need to connect it via a card reader to the PC.

Recently I decided to take a photo, but when I take a photo, it is saved, but there is a black screen in the gallery. Also, VK does not listen to music and does not save pictures and screenshots to the memory card. What to do? I hope for your help!

Answer. Your phone's memory card may be damaged. You can fix file system damage by formatting the SD card on a computer or directly on your phone (read how to do this above). If this method doesn't work, try replacing the SD card or, as a last resort, resetting the phone to factory settings.

About five days ago, the phone began to show an icon that the memory card (flash drive) was damaged and suggested erasing everything from it. I didn't do this. Two days later, all audio recordings disappeared. And today I discovered that most of the photos were also missing. What to do? Is it possible to restore them?

Answer . As a rule, ifSDthe card is damaged,Windowssuggests formatting it (= erasing it). Before doing this, it is best to copy all remaining data to your PC.

The next step is to perform quick formatting (Quick, but notFull!) and scan the memory card with recovery programs.Among the free ones we recommend Recuva, PhotoRec, DiskDigger for PC.

I ordered it for myselfSD cardon aliexpress. I inserted it into the phone and everything worked. An hour passed, I rebooted the phone - it stopped seeing the flash drive, the same situation on the computer. ButSDthe card is connected to the computer and is present in the list of media. I go into my computer - it’s not there, I go to Disk Management - it shows that the disk is working fine. At the same time, I can’t format or copy files to a flash drive. I inserted it into a tablet with Android 5.0: it shows that the flash drive is damaged and asks to format it. I started formatting, OSWindowformats and completes formatting successfully, but after this procedure nothing happened.

What should I do in this situation? How to restore micro sd? I accept any options except contacting the service.

Answer . Replacing the flash drive under warranty would be the most quick solution problems. ButSDIt is problematic to return a card from Aliexpress to the seller: sending it by mail will take months.

If formatting doesn't help, try creatingDisk VolumeonSDmap using a standard componentWindows: Control Panel - Disk Management. Then assign any free letter to Disk Volume.

Bought a new one before the holidays digital camera. Of course, for him we also bought new map memory. Well, we walk around, take photos, there are already 900 photos, a 32 GB flash drive, it should have been enough for many photos, but suddenly the camera gives an error that we have damaged the flash card. And the photos don't open. We arrived home, started looking, but the flash drive would not open anywhere.

Question: is the problem with the camera or the flash drive? How can I restore the photo now?

Answer . Theoretically, the error could be caused by the camera, but this happens very rarely. For example, if software camera contains errors, this can be solved by flashing the device.

But most often the problem is associated with improper use of the memory card: for example, if you took it out of the camera without turning it off or connected it to another device / took it out of the card reader without removing it (unmounted).

What to do if the memory card is damaged? Best:

1. Check the memory card for errors by connecting it to the PC
2. Format media - if there are particularly important photos onSDthe map is no longer there.

Also check if the contacts on thestorage device. If filming was carried out in difficult weather conditions, this could cause contamination and, consequently, deterioration of the electrical conductivity of the memory card.

[Phone cannot recognizeSD-card after 3 days of use]

My phonevivo y53 reads my old oneSD-card, but my new one is 32 GB. My phone reads it, but only when transferring files from phone toSD-map. Some files are damaged and sharing files on another deviceSD the card is automatically disabled. What can be done to recover the sd card and files on it?

Answer . It is necessary to check the memory card for reading errors: perhaps you removed it incorrectly or, over time, erroneous sectors appeared that prevented writing/reading). Suitable for scanningchkdskor command line (see for error correction).

If no errors are found, copy the contents of the memory card to your computer (make a backup) and formatSDmap using the utility . Programs available on the manufacturer’s website are also suitable for these purposes.SDcards (if available).

[Memory card is damaged... I've been trying to fix it for 3 days and nothing works]

About 3 days ago my micro card SD suddenly went bad. Photos do not open, nor do videos. Here's what I tried:

• Checked if the memory card works on another device
• Tried to fix errors via: "chkdsk:D/F" on my PC
• I tried restarting and turning off the phone several times.
• Tried to see if it works on my PC.

Does anyone know anything I can do how to recover a microsd memory card? Would appreciate any help.

Answer .

1. Look for proprietary software on the memory card manufacturer's website. In some cases, utilities for formatting a flash drive can be useful..
2. You can check the disk for errors not only through the command line, try other utilities for diagnosing hard disklikeHDDScan.
3. If the contentSDthe card is not available, but the disk is detected in Explorer (Windowsrequires you to format it), quick formatting of the flash drive and subsequent recovery saves via Recuva or similarrecovery-software

my 32gb sd card got damaged when i tried to download a file from a torrent. I can read data from the SD card, but I can't delete it or write new files. I tried cmd to solve the problem, but couldn't partition the memory card.

Please help me fix the SD card.

Answer . If you downloaded virus software from torrents, the virus may have blocked access to removable media. Therefore, it would not hurt to check your PC andSDerror card.

Second point. If you are recording files to free space , where there isbadsectors,Windowswill give an error. To resolve the error, check the memory card for errors or movebad-sectors to the end of the file table using diagnostic software.

My SD card was stolen and then returned. A few weeks after returning, the phone suddenly stopped reading and recognizing the card. Neither the phone nor the SD card appears to be damaged, and this literally happened out of nowhere. The phone says there is no SD card inserted, but it is not.

Answer . If onSDThere is no physical damage to the card; it may contain software errors. Actually we are discussing this topic, so re-readFAQand answers to questions - most likely, your case has already been considered.

Out of nowhere, the SD card turned out to be damaged. The phone suggested formatting it and first copying the files to the computer. But the computer doesn't see it. What's on internal memory phone - sees. But there is no map. How then can I copy files from it before formatting? It is very important to save these files.

Please tell me what to do in such a situation? Samsung phone j5 16 was filled to capacity, and both it and the flash drive, after a while, stopped seeing the memory card or saw it, but a window popped up: the memory card is damaged, replace it with a new one. When I deleted files or rebooted the phone, I saw the memory card without problems. I thought it was due to lack of space and so I decided, out of harm’s way, to take the card out of the phone and put it in a special box. About 3 weeks later, I decided to clean it through the computer, but it didn’t open on it either. Is it possible to do anything with it, there is a lot of important information there.

Micro SD 32 GB was installed in Android 7 Nugat, at first it disappeared several times, as if it had been removed and inserted, the phone offered to set it as the default, I thought the contact was bad. Then it turns off and that’s it, neither the phone nor the card readers on the computer see it, they don’t react, as if it doesn’t exist. There was no damage or inaccuracy, it just turned off and that’s it. Is it really possible to do something? Thank you

I have an 8 gig flash drive, but half of the selectors are damaged along the way, since I can only write 3 gigs on it, if I start filling it more, the computer freezes, how can I cure it so that the remaining 3 gigs can also be filled, although the computer is in The properties of the flash drive shows that there are still 3 gigs available.

My card has become RAW system- when checked by programs it simply turns off - apparently there are bad sectors - nothing that is described on the Internet helps - help!

What should I do if I received a notification on my phone that the SD card is damaged, although everything looks fine? I tried removing it and rebooting the phone - all to no avail. I don’t have a computer, tell me how to solve the problem, thanks in advance

There was a 32 GB SD card in the phone, and one day after rebooting the device, a message came out that the SD card was damaged and needed to be replaced. I connected the SD to the computer. The computer identified it, showed all the files, but nothing could be done with them. Then I put the SD back into the phone and it said that the SD needed to be formatted, but when I press format, after 20% a message pops up that formatting has been interrupted. Please tell me is it possible to restore an SD card or is it dead?

Having problems on your Android phone or any other with a memory card? Can't read data from it or your Android phone/tablet doesn't detect it?

You can repair a damaged micro SD card if it is damaged using a computer, check it for errors, or completely reformat it.

In general, the fact that the SD card is not readable is not something unusual. If you have a lot of data stored on it and you use it extensively on your phone, there is always a chance that you might have trouble reading the content.

But this does not mean that the card should be thrown away immediately. There is always a chance to restore the SD card.

How can I restore the functionality of an external SD card?

To fix a damaged SD card you will need:

• computer or laptop running Windows;
• any way to connect an SD card directly to a computer.

You can connect it to your computer using an adapter - if not, you can buy a USB card reader.

Method one - repairing a damaged file system CHKDSK

If your device says sd card is damaged, here's what you can do. The first and easiest way is to use windows tool for recovery system disk, that is, CHDSK.

This tool is from Microsoft and is only available on Windows computers. CHKDSK does this without deleting any files, so you won't lose any card data.

First, connect the SD card directly to your computer or laptop and launch “My Computer” or “This PC” (Windows 8 and later).

In the list of drives, find the included SD card and note which drive letter it was assigned to. For the purposes of this guide, let's assume the card was assigned the letter "D".

Press combination Windows keys+ R to bring up window Windows startup. In the run window enter the following command to enable command line: CMD.

Of course, instead of "D:", write your drive letter (don't forget the colon). Press the "Enter" button to start scanning.

After scanning, you can check your memory drive and see if everything is working.

Method two - formatting a damaged SD card

The second way to fix a damaged SD card is to format it by deleting all data. This option can help if CHKDSK failed to check and you are still having problems (for example, errors reading individual files).

Of course, you will lose all your data, but chances are that formatting will fix the card.

To do this, connect the drive to your computer, and then call up “My Computer” or “This Computer.” In the list of drives, find the connected SD card and right-click it.

Select Format from the context menu. A new format window will appear for the specified drive (SD card in this case).

Click the "Default Allocation Size" button and make sure "FAT32" is selected as the file system.

You can format with the “Quick Format” option selected, but to get more accurate results I recommend that you uncheck this box - formatting will take much longer, but is done more carefully, which can help solve problems with the card.

After formatting, reinsert the card into your smartphone, tablet, digital camera or other device you are using and make sure the card is working properly.

Method three - completely delete all partitions and re-create them again

An SD card is no different from a regular disk - it can have one or more partitions. By default there is always only one section.

You can format the card in such a way as to completely remove the partition and leave it unallocated.

It's called low level formatting. Please note that this will also permanently delete all data on the memory card.

After formatting you can create new section. This often helps when the memory card appears as "RAW" after connecting and does not show any partitions that can be accessed.

For this formatting, you can use a program called “HDD Low Level Format Tool”. You can download it below.

Connect the drive to your computer, and then run the Level Tool low level hard drive.

You will see a list of all your drives on your computer, including the connected one external storage. Find your SD card in the list and select it.

Make sure you choose correctly. Once selected, click Continue and go to the Format this device tab.

The card will be completely formatted and all partitions will be deleted. This will now be a clean, undistributed surface.

That's not all - the card is in such a state that it will be useless. Now go to the Start menu and find the Windows Administrative Tools folder and select Computer Management.

A new window will appear. In it, select “Disk Management”. A new window will appear displaying all drives, both internal and external, connected via USB.

Find your drive, the surface of which is displayed in black. Right-click on the black unallocated area and select New Simple Volume.

Confirm the creation of the new partition. Your micro SD card will now appear in the My Computer window with a drive letter automatically assigned. You can disconnect it from your computer and connect it to your phone or tablet. Good luck.

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On at the moment, there are already many various models- both phones and cameras supported by SD cards. And these same memory cards are the main data storage and means of recording video and photo documents. Almost any device, including microSD, is not immune to all kinds of failures and errors. Therefore, most manufacturers recommend removing the memory card only when the device is turned off, and inserting it in the same way.

Still, many users ignore this rule and, as punishment, receive either damaged memory cards or completely burnt ones. But problems with the memory card arise not only for this reason. Sometimes, damage may occur during complete discharge phone, while some files were being written to the memory card, or failures generally occur due to unexpected reasons. Thus, on damaged card memory may contain a bunch of incomprehensible and unreadable files, which, judging by the title of the article, can be recovered.

What is needed to recover data from a memory card?

(we will restore photos and videos)

In order to recover all files, or at least partially, we will use a simple and in a fast way. You can find many different instructions on the Internet about file recovery, but in this article, we will analyze a method that is suitable for beginners.

We will use interesting program called ZAR X Systems recovery software. Full version this program is paid, but it will work for us free version, that is, the data recovery tool is in a demo version and can be used completely free of charge.

To get started, of course, download the program from the link above. Then install. Now you should make sure that you have enough free space on your hard drive. This is needed precisely for data recovery. If you have an 8 GB memory card, then you should have 8 GB free on your hard drive. Also, you need to have with you card reader(memory card reader) so that we can connect it to the computer. The laptop usually already has a special built-in slot.

Recovery process

By the way, it is better not to touch or rename everything that is on the memory card so that the recovery is more successful.

Now, connect the memory card to the computer, open ZAR X and select image recovery " Image Recovery».

A list of disks will appear in which you select the damaged memory card, then press the button Next.

Now we just need to wait until the program scans the flash drive and begins recovery.

After the memory card is scanned, you can choose how to restore - fully or partially.

To completely restore all files, you need to check the boxes - RAW and FAT, now click Next.

Most likely, not all files will be recovered, although the recovery percentage is quite high 80-90%.
Now you can format the memory card and use it again by transferring the recovered files there.