How to Recover Data from Corrupted SD Card

Part 1. Data lost in corrupted SD Card

With more capable trends and technologies reaching masses every day, all our crucial data like photos, videos and documents is stored in smartphones only. But lack of proper care, mishandling, virus attack, and accidental deletion can lead to corrupted SD card leading to loss of critical data. A corrupted SD Card means all your stored valuable data, be it photos, videos or even documents is at stake.

The files may become corrupted or inaccessible when viewed, wiping away the data without any prior warning. In such cases, we need to take the assistance of a data recovery program to restore the data before it is lost forever.

This article is an instruction manual guiding through the process of data recovery from a corrupted SD Card along with the common symptoms and workarounds to a corrupted SD Card.

Part 2. Retrieve Files from Corrupted SD Card with iBeesoft Data Recovery

The first thing to do when a SD card is corrupted is to rescue important data from the SD card that can be done only with the help of a data recovery tool.

Using iBeesoft Data Recovery is a tested and easy-to-use tool which can be used without any technical knowledge, whatsoever. It provides Windows data recovery and Mac file recovery for you to choose. Irrespective of what caused the loss of data, it helps efficiently restore files from SD card on Windows and macOS.

What makes iBeesoft Data Recovery stand out of the crowd is its ability to provide a preview of the files so as to restore only the intended data not only from SD cards but also from USB flash drives, formatted partitions of hard disks, external storage devices and much more.

How to recover data from corrupted SD card by using iBeesoft Data Recovery

1. Connect the corrupted SD card with your computer.
2. Install your trial copy of iBeesoft data recovery by following simple installation instructions provided by the program.
3. Launch the data recovery software. From the first window, please select your SD card and clicking on the Scan button to the top right of the screen initiates digging into the chosen folder or partition for all the recoverable files.
4. Upon completion, a window comprising a list of recoverable files under the selected folder appears on the screen. We can preview the file data and, as per the requirements, mark multiple files that we intend to recover. Once the intended file is fetched, make your selection and click on Recover to save it to your computer.

Part 3. Common symptoms for corrupted SD card

• Some, or all, of the photos on your memory card might go missing.
• There may be cases where you are able to see the files being present on the SD card but viewing the files may throw an error, "cannot read from the device".
• Some of the devices may fail to even read the SD card.
• Deleting photos from the SD card may get you an error message or the files would still stay upon deletion and you won't receive any error message.
• Your computer may flash an alert to format the SD card upon insertion.
• Unable to copy or write anything to the SD card.

Part 4. 7 ways to fix corrupted SD Cards

• One of the reasons may be improper insertion of the SD card. Just try removing and plugging in the SD card again into the computer and check if it works.
• Change the card reader and try connecting your SD card to other devices in case the current device fails to detect it as it may be due to compatibility issues of the current system.
• You may check for possible errors and the probable solution by typing “chkdsk” followed by the drive name in command prompt and just following the prompts. After completion, check if the recovery of files has succeeded.
• In case you are unable to copy from or write anything to the SD card, try unlocking the lock on the SD card. This solves the issue most of the times. If you are still not successful, try using disk diagnostic tool.
• Sometimes, a message to format the memory card appears upon insertion into the computer. Try uninstalling the drivers from the Disk Drives option in Device Manager and uninstall it. Disconnect the SD card and restart the computer. After the necessary drivers are installed, SD card should now be read.
• If no drive letter is assigned to the SD card and it gives an error that no device has been inserted, you may do so from the OS settings and check again if the computer manages to recognize and read the device.
• If nothing else works, immediately stop using the SD card to avoid permanent loss of the data and try recovering the data using a data recovery tool. They provide best solutions for quick and efficient data retrieval.

Part 5. Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for Corrupted SD Card Recovery

Can I recover photos from a corrupted SD card?

For sure, you can do it with iBeesoft Data Recovery. The best SD card recovery software will scan the corrupted SD card, looking for the photos trapped there, letting you retrieve them. Here are the steps.

1. Connect the corrupted SD card with your computer.
2. Download and instal iBeesoft Data Recovery on your computer.
3. Launch the data recovery software and select the corrupted SD card to scan.
4. Find the needed photos in the result window. Select them and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

How do i uncorrupted SD Card

in the above i have mentioned 7 ways to uncorrupt SD card. The easiest way is formatting the corrupted SD card. It takes less than 5 minutes to get a new SD card. However the files there will be removed as well.

1. Connect the corrupted SD card with your computer.
2. Right-click on the SD card and select "Format".
3. Move on by confirming the action and finish the whole process.