How to Perform SD Card Recovery

Ever mistakenly lost precious photos, videos and other data from your SD card? Still panicking and wondering if there is any way to recover those formatted, deleted and lost files? You might think the answer is "No" but the real answer is "Yes"! You can perform an SD card recovery easily on your own, regardless of whether you are using a Windows PC or a Mac OS.

• Wondershare SD Card Recovery Software
• Recover Data from SD Card on Mac or PC

The following are three ways through which you can recover data from memory card:

1Wondershare SD Card Recovery Software

Micro SD data recovery software uses advanced algorithms to scan your SD card and digs around the disk in search of your erased files. Wondershare Data Recoveryand Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac are two such recovery software that can recover images from an SD card easily, as well as video and audio files.

This SD card recovery software is pretty easy to use. Its user-friendly interface makes everything clear and easy to operate. Just download the free trial version below to recover data from your SD card.

2Recover Data from SD Card on Mac or PC

No matter which version of Recovery Software you choose, the recovery steps are the same. Just download the right version for your computer, and use it as explained in the steps given below.

Here, we`ll try the Windows version to recover SD card files. First, connect your SD card to the computer, and then install the SD card program. Run it and follow the next simple steps to begin SD card recovery.

Step 1 Select the file type

To recover data from SD card, you can select the specific file type or select the optiton "All File Types" to start.

Step 2 Choose the SD card to scan

Once your SD card is recognized by the program, you can see it displayed in the list of drives. Choose the drive containing your SD card and click "Start" to search for lost or deleted files on it.

Step 3 Deep scan recovery

If quick scan can't find your lost data, you can go to deep scan your SD card. The deep scan will deeply search your SD card but it will take more time than quick scan.

Step 4 Preview and selectively recover SD card data

When the scan finishes, you will be able to preview the files found. Here you can see if the files you were looking for are recovered or not. If they are there, then select the files and recover them with just one click.

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3Common SD card data loss scenarios

Many famous SD card such as Lexar SD Card, SanDisk SD Card,  ATP SD Card, Kingston SD Card, Transcend SD Card,PNY SD Card etc, and card types like Mini SD Card, SDHC Card, and MMC Card are all supported.

Tips:
If you also want to recover other files, such as Emails,Office documents,Archives, PDF files, etc. from your computer or other storage media, you can also use with Wondershare Data Recovery or Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac, which are able to recover almost all types of files.

4More useful tips for SD cards:

When you accidentally lose data from your SD card, immediately stop using your SD card.Remove the SD card from the device it is connected to like a digital camera, camcorder, mobile phone computer or even a game console, and store it in a safe place.

Caution: Make sure that a slim SD card doesn’t suffer any physical damage as it is near impossible to recover data from it if it is physically deformed.

These tips should always be kept in mind, in order to maximize the chances of SD card data recovery. Technically speaking, deleting or formatting a card doesn’t completely erase the data saved on your SD card. The real data is still stored on the precious sectors of the disk on your SD card. As long as that data is not overwritten (If you continue to save more files, they might be overwritten), it is definitely possible to recover those lost files with SD card recovery software.