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Compact Flash Card Not Detected Recognized by PC
Have you ever encountered such case that your compact flash card can not be recognized by PC? What would you do at that time generally? Connect it to another computer or check whether you can access files saved on it on your camera or other digital devices? What if all ways you have tried turns out in vain and data saved on the compact flash card is very crucial and precious for you? Keep reading information as follows if you want to fix it.
Example that compact flash card can not be detected by computer
I bought a compact flash card for my camera last year in order to take more photos when I travel with my friends. But when I tried to remove those pictures took last Sunday to my PC just now, the compact flash card can not be recognized by the computer. What's going on? There is nothing on my computer when I connect my camera to the PC. What should I do if I want to find back all my photos saved on the compact flash card? Anyone kindly help me? -Joe from LA
How to restore files as the compact flash card can not be recognized by PC with data recovery software
You can run specialized data recovery software to recover data from the CF card when it cannot be recognized by PC. The partition software can recover data from the CF card easily. You can follow the steps below:
Recover data formatted 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.
Solutions to fix the undetected compact flash card on PC
If the compact flash card can not be recognized by PC when they are contacted, three must be something wrong. But you don't need to be worried, because you can fix it with steps as follows one by one:
Step1. Plug the undetected compact flash card out of your digital devices, such as camera, and insert it to a card reader. Then connect them to the computer to see if the compact flash card can be recognized.
Note: You must make sure the card reader is usable. It is better to use one to which your compact flash card have been plugged and the computer detected them normally. The other thing is that ensures your computer works well, because something goes wrong in your computer also may influence the detection to compact flash card.
Step2. If the compact flash card still can not be recognized in step1, have a check whether the drivers have been launched on your computer to detect the compact flash card. What’s more, you should make sure the driver is compatible with the computer system version.
Step3. PC still can not detect your compact flash card? Then you should format your compact flash card and retrieve files save on it with data recovery software. Please don’t worry, as formatting action will not erase your information permanently. Data recovery tool could get them back quickly.
Reasons that compact flash card is not detected by computer
It seems that there is nothing we can do if we happen to meet an undetectable compact flash card. Now we get that we can get back files saved on it with data recovery software if we have to format it. But have you heard why the compact flash card can not be recognized? As a matter of fact, here are some different reasons as follows:
1. The card reader or digital devices is not connected to the computer well. Whether you insert your compact flash card to the card reader or digital devices, it can not be recognized if the connection is not well through the USB port.
2. The card reader or compact flash card itself is not compatible with the PC. Computer can not detect an incompatible compact flash card. So you should have a try on other different PC.
3. System error. The compact flash card can not be recognized by the computer if its system encounter problem. System will read the compact flash card when it is inserted to, and it can read nothing if there is something wrong.
How to purchase compact flash card in order to reduce errors
It is better to buy a compact flash card from the reliable brands and sites.
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