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My Memory Card Is Not Formatting

Do you have any idea what to do when there is intimation that you may lost all your files stored on the memory card? This kind of hint may be that you need to format the disk before you can use it or windows can not complete the format. So, how to deal with the memory card not formatted error? Please don't be worried about your missing files. Because you could get back all your information with the aid of data recovery software quickly and economically.

Example of memory card is not formatting

My memory card can not be formatted suddenly and it became RAW file system. There is nothing I can do when I intend to share with my friends pictures I have taken last Sunday. I connect my phone to computer and find my memory, but I cannot open it. It tells me that my memory card can not be formatted. Why my memory card need to be formatted and cannot be? What's going on? What I know is I can not lose my photos and other files on it. Those are important information for me. How can I retrieve all of them? -Sara from Boston

Solution to the memory card can not formatted problem using data recovery software

It is very easy and quick honestly retrieve files from the can not formatted memory card as long as you ask data recovery software to come to the rescue. The steps below will guide you how to perform it:

Recover data from unformatted memory card

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software.Connect the memory card to your PC. Run the software and select a recovery module so that the software can search for lost files.

1Insert the unformatted memory card to a card reader and plug them into computer.
2Download the data recovery software and install it on your computer.
3Operate the data recovery program, choose the disk and file types you want to scan and select files.
4Check what you have retrieved

How to avoid the can not formatted memory card

1. Avoid your computer or other digital devices being infected by adware, spyware, malware and other software which contain worms and virus. Because data on memory card could also be infected once you insert it to those digital devices.

2. Put your memory card in a safe place when don't use it, such as place away from high temperature, water, easily to be stroke.

3. Try to not access data saved on memory card under the situation of low power on your computer or other digital devices.

Different kinds of memory card

There are a crowd of kinds of memory cards. They are used to different digital devices, such as phones, digital camera, computers, dame console, camcorders, and so on. The reason is that some devices could only use a special kind of memory card. There are the following kinds of memory card we have known:

Smart Media (SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multimedia Card (MMC), Secure Digital（SD），Memory Stick，XD-Picture Card(XD), they are the basic kind of memory cards.

Other ways to deal with memory card can not formatted issue

You could ask for help to other professional computer or memory card talent as well besides the data recovery software. For example, you could go to the memory card repair store and send your memory card to the factory where you bought it. But don’t you think these ways are too complex and, what important most, too expensive. Yes, indeed, it will cost you a lot. And it will also need more times. So why not choose the data recovery software as we can retrieve them by our own. It is the best choice compared with all to use the data recovery software.

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