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Unformat Mini SD Card
What would you do if you are asked to format the mini SD card before you can use it? Many people have no idea how to deal with unformat mini SD card problem. What makes this problem so hard is there are useful files and folders saved on the questionable mini SD card and you do not want to lose them. There will be no data on the mini SD card once it is formatted according to the system suggestion. What if those lost information could be restored without formatting? The data recovery software could help you.
Example of mini SD card needing to be formatted
I need your guys help desperately. I can not open the mini SD card when plug it into the computer and I also have no way to view its information on my phone. When it is connected to the computer, system keeps prompting me the mini SD card is not formatted, and I need to format it before I can use it. Absolutely I do not format the problematic mini SD card at that time, because I need to keep those files. Is there any way for me to access that information again? -Fey from New York
How to get back files from the unformatted mini SD card with the help of data recovery software
Data recovery software have the ability to get back the inaccessible files from the mini SD card which is not formatted and can not be opened. All those lost files could be retrieved quickly and quickly. What attention should be paid to is that do not format the mini SD card immediately before the data recovery. The following steps will show you how to perform:
Recover data from formatted mini SD card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the mini SD card to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
How to use mini SD card correctly in case of losing data
We can save a lot of files such as texts, phone numbers and others on the mini SD card quickly and view them conveniently. But what if we lose that data due to some reasons, such as the mini SD card become unformat? As a result, it is a huge loss for us if those files are very important. What we should know is that many data loss situations because of the incorrect usage to mini SD card. So it is necessary for us to use it properly. Here are some tips below:
1. Do not put the mini SD card in place where is dangerous. Heat, corrosive liquid and other harmful matter will damage the flash chips of mini SD card which lead the data on it lost. What’s more, the lost information is hard to be retrieved even with data recovery program. So we should keep the mini SD card clean, dry and do not bend it no matter how slightly in order to protect files on it from being lost.
2. Do not save any new data on the mini SD card when need to get back files from it. We should not save any new contents if data saved on the mini SD card has been lost and need to be retrieved, such as deletion, formatting, virus attacks and other reasons. The new information may overwrite the original files and reduce the chance to get back that lost information.
3. Do not format the memory card at once. If you happen to meet mini SD card problem like example above that mini SD card need to be formatted before you can use it, do not format it before the needed files have been restored successfully. You should get the lost back with the help of data recovery tool and then format the questionable mini SD card. It will be difficult to recover data after formatting the card when it shows unformated error.
4. Plug the mini SD card out of computer or other digital devices safely. You should remove the mini SD card from computer after seeing the information now you can remove the external storage devices out of computer safely to make sure the safety of its information. If unplug the mini SD card from other digital devices, you should close them firstly, and then plug the mini SD card out of them carefully.
5. Other correct usages to mini SD card.
What is mini SD card?
Like SD card, mini SD card is a kind of storage devices, whose full name is mini secure digital memory card. It is created and produced by SanDisk and Panasonic. The size of mini SD card is 37 percent of SD card, but the function and memory capacity is as same as the SD card. What's more, it could be compatible with the standard SD card and could be converted to SD card by SD adapter card.
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