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Have you ever been upset due to a raw compact flash card? You may meet such raw compact flash card problem when you check its property, or you may encounter that as you try to access data saved on the compact flash card. No matter on which condition you get a raw CF card, it can be said that you lose information saved on it to some extent. But don't worry; you can get the lost files back actually. What you need is data recovery software to retrieve the losses.
Case of meeting a raw file system compact flash card
Please help me. My compact flash card turns to raw file system without any reason, maybe there is a reasons but I do not know. I can not view any data saved on it. Some friends tell me that I should format the CF card in order to make it usable, because raw means unformatted in fact. But I do not intend to format the compact flash card before I can retrieve my lost data saved on it. Is there any way to get my losses back as soon as possible? -Coco from Mississippi
How to retrieve information when the CF card turns to raw file system with data recovery software
Don't hurry to format the compact flash card when it turns to raw file system if you need to get back files saved on it. Cause the formatting action may reduce the possibility of the recovery. What you should do is to restore the losses with the help of data recovery software actually. Here are the guiding steps as follows:
Recover data from RAW CF card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Connect the CF card to your computer and launch the software. Then, select a proper recovery module.
Respects in which you should be careful when restore data from the raw CF card
There are some aspects you should be careful once you find your compact flash card turns to raw file system. You have the ability to get back all you losses from the raw compact flash card on the condition that there are no wrong operations on it. Here are they as follows:
1. Do not format the CF memory card when you got that it is raw. Maybe you are asked to format the CF card before you can use it when it turns to raw. But as a matter of fact, data saved on the compact flash card may be damaged again if it is formatted. So you should format the raw compact flash card after the needed files saved on it have been restored.
2. Do not save new information on it when the compact flash card turns to raw. Actually, you can not save any new contents on the raw compact flash card, because you even can not open it. But you still should know that such operation is forbidden.
3. Plug the raw compact flash card out of computer or other digital devices before you are capable of getting back all lost data from it. That will make sure the success of the retrieval.
4. Do not download and install the data recovery tool on the problematic compact flash card. You should save it on one of the computer disks.
5. Do not select the raw compact flash card as the location to store the recovered information. You can remove them to it after the compact flash card become usable again.
How to use compact flash card properly in case of turning to raw
Some people say that they have no idea why their compact flash card turns to raw when they face one. Such a strange thing it is, they may talk to others. But actually, it is not an unreasonable matter. And some actions when we use the CF card may lead to a raw compact flash card. Here is the guidance of correct usage below to the compact flash card in order to avoid the raw CF card:
1. Refuse to download and mount software that contains virus and worms. It is harmful to data saved on any digital devices or storage devices if there is virus saved on it.
2. Do not accept files or links from stranger even friends that seems suspicious. Such kind of information also may include virus to hurt your compact flash card, files saved on it or digital devices.
3. Choose the compatible system when you intend to reinstall the operating system. The property of compact flash card may show raw information if the system can not read it.
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