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Compact Flash Card Not Format Error Do You Want to Format
Have you ever met compact flash card not format problem? In general, you will be prompted that you need to format the disk in drive X before you can use it, and do you want to format it now if you happen to meet such error. Do you have any idea how to cope with that problem? To tell the truth, the first important thing is to retrieve the lost files from the unformatted compact flash card if they are vital for you. How to perform it? You need to ask data recovery software for help.
Example of facing an unformatted compact flash card
I was told that my compact flash card is unformatted a few days ago. After that I was asked to format it before I can use it, but I did not choose to format the card at that moment. I totally had no idea what's going on at that time. I still not format the compact flash card now, because I can not lose files saved on it. Although those files are inaccessible, they are still saved in the compact flash card for me now. How can I view them again except formatting the compact flash card? -Rode from LA
Steps to restore data from compact flash card which is unformatted with data recovery software
It is right for you to ask data recovery tool for help if you want to get back information from the unformatted compact flash card. It can assist you retrieve all your losses quickly and safely. And its steps are easy. Before getting back lost files, you had better not format the CF card. Here are steps below to how you how to act the restoration:
Recover data from unformatted 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.
Reasons that encounter CF card not format trouble
Have you ever thought that why your compact flash card shows unformatted and need to be formatted before you can use it? There must be a reason or more than one reason. If you want to figure it out, here are some common reasons as follows. What's more, you can avoid such terrible trouble to some extent if you got the reasons below:
1. The compact flash card turns to RAW file system. One of the meanings of raw is unformatted. You will be asked to format your compact flash card before you can use it if you happen to meet a raw compact flash card due to some reasons.
2. Data saved on the compact flash card was infected by virus. Ii is easily for virus and worms to affect your compact flash card once you save files and software which contain them on it.
3. System corruption. You may be prompted to format your compact flash card if system can not read it. You should connect your compact flash card to other computer to have a try on this condition.
4. The connection between the compact flash card and computer is not on a good condition. There are two aspects problems. One is that the compact flash card is not inserted to the card reader well, and the other is that the card reader is not connected to the computer well.
How to avoid compact flash card not format problem
It will not cost much of your time and energy to figure out how can you prevent your compact flash card becoming unformatted after knowing reasons above that cause the compact flash card not format error. Here are some precautions to avoid the appearance of unformatted compact flash card as follows:
1. Try not to use the compact flash card in the low power. The electric in the low power is not stable and the lower power would result in abrupt close of the computer. Both conditions may lead to an unformatted compact flash card.
2. Do not save and view harmful software and suspicious information on the compact flash card. Virus to files saved on the compact flash card is what drugs to people and both of them are fatal. So keep away from them.
3. Connect the compact flash card to the card reader with good quality. Do not insert it to any card reader when you need to connect it to the computer. Pick up a good one from the reliable sites. What’s more, do not plug one compact flash card to so many different card readers.
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