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Unformat Phone Memory Card
Have you ever met an unformat phone memory card? Are you getting mad at that time? It is forgivable because there is nothing you can do to an unformatted memory card. You can not access files saved on it, can not save new data on it, even can not open it. It is really very annoying. But what if there is a tool to solve such unformat memory card problem? Isn’t it nice? Data recovery software could get back those inaccessible files to some extent. And then you can use the memory card again after formatting.
Example of phone memory card needing to be formatted
I do not know how my phone memory card becomes RAW file system and need to be formatted before I can use it. I also have no idea how to solve such problem. I can not format it because there are a lot of vital and crucial contents saved on the memory card before becoming unformatted. I know the memory card will be usable once being formatted as suggested, but what I care about is how to get back files stored on it. Is there any possible way for me to get them back? -Lisa from Washington
How to get back files from the unformatted memory card with the help of data recovery software
Those inaccessible could be got back and turn to accessible with the assistant of data recovery tool, so there is no need for you to worry about when fine the memory card is unformat. As long as those original data has not been overwritten and there is no other corruption problem, the losses could be restored. Here are its steps as follows to show you how it works:
Recover data from phone memory card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the phone memory card to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Way to use phone memory card correctly in case of losing data
It could help us a lot that plug a memory card into our phone, because we can save more files and apps on the phone to add color to our life. But there is a risk to lose them in daily life. So what we need to de is to use it properly in order to protect those contents on the phone memory card from being lost. Here are some guidance to correct usage as follows:
1. Format the phone memory card on the phone. It is better to format the memory card on the phone but not on the computer when needed. We may format the memory card when we use it at the first time, or in order to antivirus, or other reasonable considerations. Do not format it on the computer, because there may be incompatibility between the memory card and the phone, which cause files saved on the memory card can not be viewed on the phone. So format it on the computer.
2. Plug the memory card out of phone after closing the phone. If you need to unplug the memory card from phone, it is better to close the phone firstly. Files saved on the memory card may be lost if you plug it out of the phone suddenly, especially in the process of its read and write.
3. Do not insert one memory card to many card readers. You may have a lot of card readers and plug the memory card into different card reader every time when connect it to the computer. Such operation should be avoided, in fact. Data saved on the memory card also may be lost when it is connected to many different card readers.
4. Unplug the memory card from computer safely. You should plug the memory card out of phone safely, so does computer. Firstly, you should close all the related programs and then click on the memory card icon. At last unplug it when system shows you that now you can remove the portable storage devices safely.
Kinds of memory card
Memory card is a total name of storage devices which seems like a card. As a result, there are a lot of kinds of memory card. But not all memory cards could be supported by the phone and store files when inserted to the phone. Some memory card are produced to a special digital devices, such as memory stick to camera. Here are some common kinds of memory card below: Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, XD-Picture Card (XD)
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