![]() And running chkdsk kept asking me if I wanted to convert all the folders to files. Many of the folders in the half I could see had "unrecoverable errors" and could not actually be opened, even though they were visible. Any ideas how to straighten THAT mess out?Įh, I spoke too soon. The other half are stuck in this single file named with a jumble of letters with an almost 4GB file size. I used TestDisk, and it found that the MBR was corrupted, and restored the backup copy. Ok, so I was able to partially recover it so far. So after transferring all my files, I used it a total of 3 times, and the next time I went to insert it on the Win7 machine, it says "The disc in drive E is not formatted, would you like to format it now?" and I tried running chkdsk, and it gives the error that the disc is in RAW format and that chkdsk cannot be used on drives with RAW format. I use this in my android tablet, and then also on a Win7 machine, depending where I am. I had just finished transferring files and documents for client projects onto it, from an older 32gb SD card that was failing. I also recommend reformatting the SD card once you use it again as it will do so in the appropriate format for your specific device. Hopefully this helped out some of you with the recovery of any info and/or with preventing any further corruption. In this example I have no corruption, so the wait time was very short and I didn't get any reports of data being retrieved or fixed.Ĭards with corrupted data will get any recovered data stored in the directory lost.dir in the SD card's list of folders ![]() When it is done, you should see this in your command window: This can take a few minutes, depending on the amount of corruption and on the storage size of the card Now you will go back to the command window and type in "chkdsk" then your card's drive letter, followed by a colon and /fĪfter this is typed in, hit enter and wait for the program to go to work and find then fix any corruption on the card. Your letter may be different, so make sure that you type in your specific one. In my case, the SD card has the driver letter "H:" You'll need the letter for when we use the chkdsk command. Now go back to the start menu and open "My Computer." There will be a list labeled "Devices with removable storage" under which you will find your SD card and the drive letter. Once you have checked for this, you can insert the card into your PC's card slotĭoing this will open a window on your PC, showing the name of the card and asking if you want to open it or transfer any files to and from the card. Look at your SD card, on the side there will be a "switch." Make sure it is as far up as it can go (The letters on the card should be readable, not upside down) If your desktop/laptop have a microSD slot, you do not need to do this This is only if you are using an SD card adapter for your micro SD. Now before you insert the SD card, make sure the card isn't write protected as this will prevent the program from having access to the card The window will look something like this: This will open a command windows that will allow you to do a plethora of things, but most importantly, fix our SD card Right click that and hit "Run as Administrator" as is shown below (I'm using Windows 7 for this demonstration)įirst off, you'll need to go to the start menu on the bottom left of your computer screenĬlick on that and there will be a search bar. Now before we get started, you'll need a couple of things the corrupted SD card, and a computer running Windows. I have used chkdsk before and was able to retrieve several pictures and a couple hundred songs While I don't guarantee that this guide will help you retrieve any personal information, you might be lucky and at least save some of what was lost, and prevent any more corruption from happening. ![]() Many apps and programs claim to be able to retrieve corrupted information but for the most part, don't help much and require that you have the program set up before any corruption happens. Unfortunately, this also leaves room for problems with the SD card, most notably with corruption of the content stored on the cards. This is a good thing for many reasons users can store pictures, movies, music, contacts and/or documents on here and not have to worry about their internal storage being taken up. While Google has removed support for SD cards since the release of ICS, some OEMs (namely Samsung) have gone against that and continue to include an SD slot for expandable storage. ![]()
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