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Memory Card Unformat Raw after Power Outage
There are so many different memory card problems you may meet in your life. Have you ever meet a raw memory card after an abrupt power outage and then it need to be formatted? Do you have any idea how to deal with such a question? You will be asked to format the memory card before you can use it when you try to open it. All files and folders are inaccessible at that moment. Fortunately, there is way to find back data from the raw memory card after power outage. That is data recovery software.
Case of the appearance of raw memory card after power outage
My computer closed suddenly one hour ago when I had inserted my memory card to it. I did not regard it as a big problem and I reboot my computer after charging it. But something strange happens, and I can not open the memory card but be prompted that I need to format the memory card before I can use it, what's more, I checked its property which shows a raw memory card. How can I retrieve the original information saved on it? Any guy could help me? -Harry from LA
Steps to retrieve lost data from the unformatted raw memory card with data recovery software
Data recovery software could help you find back the lost data from the raw memory card after an unexpected power outage quickly and entirely. You can get some help from the following steps if you do not know how to start it, and then perform the restoration one by one:
Recover data from unformatted memory card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Connect the memory card to your computer and launch the software. Then, select a proper recovery module.
Various situations that lead to raw memory card
You can not view any data saved on the memory card once it becomes raw, even you can not open it at all. It is really an annoying situation. The memory card would not turn to raw file system without any reason. So what are they? They are various actually. Here are some common situations that result in raw memory card as follows:
1. An unexpected power outage. Your memory card may turn to raw if the computer closed suddenly because of power failure when they are attached at that time.
2. Virus attacks. The attacking of virus and worms is powerful then we can imagine ever. It could infect the memory card or data saved on it quickly and widely once it meet them.
3. System failure. The memory card connect to the computer may become raw if the computer operating system goes wrong due to some reasons.
4. Some incorrect operation on the memory card. Memory card may turn to raw if you do not use it properly, such as brush the digital devices more than often when the memory card still plug into it.
Does every kind of memory card would turn to raw after power failure?
Memory card is a general term of the storage devices that look like a card in appearance. So you may wonder whether all kind of memory card may turn to raw after suffering an abrupt power outage. It is undoubted that there is the possibility for any kind of memory card to become raw after power failure, no one makes an exception. As a matter of fact, the following memory cards are all involved:
Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, XD-Picture Card (XD).
Consequences of power outrage all of a sudden
Example above tells us that memory card will turn to raw if it meets a power outage. So it seems that power outage is a serious question for us that cause that all data saved on it is inaccessible and we can not read or write it. Then are there any other consequences of power outage suddenly? There is of course. Here are some of them below:
1. It may lead to a raw memory card unformatted.
2. It may result in files saved on it can not be detected by computer system.
3. It may bring about data loss situations.
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