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Reformatted micro SD TF card on cellphone
Do you used to insert the memory card such as micro SD card on the cell phone? It can help us save more files and folders on the cell phone. What if it is reformatted? We may format the TF card due to some reasons or accidentally, and may format it again because of some other reasons or just by error. What should we do if we have to recover data stored on that micro SD card after format? Actually, we can restore those contents with data recovery tool.
Example of reformatting the TF card on cell phone
I formatted and reformatted the TF card which inserted to my cell phone the other day. Both the formatting and reformatting action is by mistake. I feel anxious because there are many vital and crucial files which were stored previously on the micro SD card. I need to get them back as soon as possible. What troubles me is that I totally have no idea how to restore them at all. Can I get them back form the reformatted TF card? Anyone can kindly help me? -Edgar from New York
How to restore files from the reformatted micro SD card with data recovery software
Just as we have said, we can restore needed files from the reformatted micro SD card with the help of data recovery tool. It can allow us get what we need after the TF card is formatted again as long as it remain the situation being reformatted. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to perform the data recovery:
Recover data from reformatted TF card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the TF card to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
TF card problems related to formatting
We may meet other problems when use micro SD card which connected to the cell phone and then lead to data loss situations like the TF card is reformatted accidentally or intentionally. Those problems are various and different. The formatting trouble is one kind of them, and the micro SD card is formatted or reformatted problem belong to it. As a matter of fact, there are some other micro SD card formatting problems which result in the same situation that data on it would be lost. Here are some of them below:
1. The micro SD card is not formatted. TF card unformat error may be encountered by us when it is infected by virus or worms or because of other reasons. There is nothing we can do if the micro SD card shows not formatted error but to format it and changes its file system to RAW. It means that we can not view its original files no matter format or not format the memory card. So it could be said that we lose those contents. We can also ask data recovery program for help in that case.
2. The micro SD card can not be formatted. When we need to format the TF card or just click on the format button by mistake, but system may prompt that windows can not format the portable devices. It may because of the system error or there is something goes wrong on the micro SD card itself. It is can not be formatted nor be opened, so data on it is lost. We can recover those files with data recovery tool and then format it with professional formatter.
3. The micro SD card is formatted or reformatted. Both the TF card is formatted and is formatted again; information saved on it would be lost. But actually, they are not erased truly, and can be retrieved by data recovery tool. We just need to not save any new data on it until all needed have been restored or keep formatting it. We will get the back quickly.
4. Other similar related problems to formatting on micro SD card.
Memory cards that can be used to cell phone
SD card, and micro SD card, also named as TF card, is mainly memory cards that used to cell phone. And the micro SD card is be used most widely. But there are exception, cell phone come from Sony is supported the memory card, M2 card. What's more, M2 card is just can be used to Sony phone. No matter which kind of memory card is, we can ask the data recovery program for help to restore lost contents when it is reformatted.
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