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Unformat Micro SD TF Card on Cellphone
What would you do if get a micro SD card which is not formatted and RAW file system? You may not choose to format it right now if there are massive previous and crucial files saved on the micro SD card. You can comfort yourself that those contents are still saved on the micro SD card though can not be accessible if do not format it. Actually, you are right that those inaccessible are still stored on the TF card. What’s more, they can be got back by data recovery software quickly.
Example of encountering an unformatted micro SD card
I bought a micro SD card last week to insert to my cell phone in order to extend my phone memory capacity. Then I saved a lot of apps and other files on it. My cell phone operates more smoothly after that. But good time is short, the micro SD card shows unformat problem this morning. I tried to copy files on the micro SD card from computer, but system prompted me to format the micro SD card before I can use the TF card. What's going on? Anyone could tell me how can I view my files again? -Lily from New York
How to retrieve lost information from micro SD card which is not formatted with data recovery software
Don't worry if you happen to meet an unformatted micro SD card, as there is a way fro you to make those files on the micro SD card accessible and the micro SD card itself usable again. The powerful tool is the data recovery software. It could help you get back all the losses quickly. Here are its steps as follows to guide you how to perform:
Recover data from micro sd card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the micro SD card to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Correct usage to micro SD card (TF card) in case of losing data
We should use the micro SD card correctly in order to protect information on the micro SD card from being lost. One of the reasons that lead to the micro SD card turn to unformat is the improper usage to TF card. We can avoid many data loss problems if we use it correctly. Here are some guiding tips to correct usage to micro SD card below, please keep them in mind:
1. Do not download and install the harmful software and files on the phone micro SD card. Most of us have launched communicative apps on the phone in order to chat with friends conveniently and frequently. But some times we may receive some suspicious files and links send from others, please do not accept any one of them. Those contents may result you into data loss trouble. More seriously, it may lead to your whole micro SD card or cell phone is not usable.
2. Do not damage the micro SD card physically. It is hard for data recovery tool to get back the physical corrupted data, or even can not retrieve them at all. So do not put the micro SD card in the heat or corrosive liquid, as both the high temperature and corrosive liquid may hurt the flash chips of micro SD card and cause data loss problem.
3. Plug the micro SD card out of computer before the computer being closed. Some people tend to continue plugging the micro SD card into the computer after the computer being closed, and open the computer next time correctly. There is a risk for such operation, and you may lose information saved on the micro SD card. So you should remove the micro SD card from the computer before close the computer and insert it to the computer while the computer is opened completely.
4. Use one micro SD card to a specific digital device. For example, it is better to use the micro SD card to one phone but not more to save files and folders. Some people like to plug one micro SD card to many phones, cameras and other devices, but there is a risk to lose data on it.
5. Other similar correct usages to micro SD card in case of losing its information.
Brief introduction to micro SD card and TF card
Actually, micro SD card and TF card is the same kind of memory card. Micro SD card is called as Trans flash card (TF card) previously, and now micro SD card. it is created by SanDisk. Normally the memory capacity of micro SD card is range 128MB from 64GB, but now SanDisk produces a micro SD card whose memory capacity is added up to 128GB.
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