By Nathan E. Malpass, Last updated: May 20, 2021
Many people think that the moment their SD card is corrupted or its files have been lost, they need to say farewell to their memory card already. In this case, losing all their important files, such as photos, videos, audios, documents, and the like.
Hold it right there! Get back that card and use it again like it did not face a problem. You can easily recover them with data recovery applications. This article exhibits an exploration of some data recovery software, specifically, a Card Rescue Review, and some other possible ways to recover your card.
Part 1. Card Rescue ReviewPart 2. The Finest – FoneDog Data RecoveryPart 3. Other Alternatives To Fix The Problem
Part 1. Card Rescue Review
Card Rescue Review is reliable card data recovery software for Mac users to help you restore deleted or lost files from SD cards. These may be files that you accidentally deleted, formatted or corrupted/damaged memory card. Specifically,
- Photos deleted intentionally or unintentionally from memory cards.
- Corrupted memory card
- Photo loss due to format operation in the camera.
- Data loss
- Recover lost photos and videos from phone microSD
Conditions (Advantages and Disadvantages):
Advantages
- Secure and risk-free
- Fast phase
- Does not modify data
- Supports many memory card types
Disadvantages
- Mac OS users only
- Manage memory cards only (not wide range)
- Focuses on pictures and movies only
It will work in only 3 quick and simple steps.
Step 1: Set up - Memory Card Drive, File Type, and Destination Folder
You need to set scan options, like selecting the drive of your memory card, the file types you need to recover from it, and the destination folder to save the recovered files.
Step 2: Automatic Scan
Card rescue review will automatically scan the memory card based on the selected drive you chose from Step 1. It will list the pictures and other files it finds during scanning.
Step 3: Preview of the Recovered Pictures
Card Rescue will list the found picture files and other files. You can choose from the preview the files you want to rescue and recover. Then your chosen file will be recovered.
Part 2. The Finest – FoneDog Data Recovery
Card Rescue Review was tackled already, and I guess you're not satisfied yet with its features. It’s time to look at another memory card data recovery software to know what will be perfect for your problem.
FoneDog Data Recovery – The Professional Data Recovery Wizard! It has complete features that will surely solve your problem. Simply recover different hardware. It means that it restores not only memory cards but also hard drives, flash drives, and even computers. It also supports the Android operating system, IOS system, Windows, and Mac OS. Now, I will show you the 3 quick and easy steps – Launch – Scan – Restore.
Step 1: Select the data type and disk drive.
First, choose the disk drive, wherein you can get and restore your deleted files (in your case, select first “Memory Card”). Then select also the device where you want to retrieve your specific deleted data back from
Step 2: Data Scanning
The FoneDog Data Recovery software will scan automatically the drive you have selected on Step 1. It will show the result of the data scan.
Step 3: Choosing of data to recover
The data scanned will be previewed first in order to choose the data you want to recover. The data will be listed in types or paths. Afterward, you have successfully recovered your data.
Part 3. Other Alternatives To Fix The Problem
We already talked about the Card Rescue Review and the FoneDog’s Data Recovery effectiveness. It’s time to learn some solutions that don't require you to download data recovery software to recover or repair but can still help you a bit with your memory card problem.
Note: There are chances that some of these processes will not work. Meaning, it’s not that accurate. It is fully advisable to use recovery software to surely recover lost and deleted files.
Solution 1: Check errors with the use of the command chkdsk
- Please insert the affected memory card into your system card reader.
- Check the SD card and remember the letter assigned to your card. Ex. /e
- Go to cmd or Command prompt with the key Window + R to run it as an Administrator.
- Type chkdsk with the assigned letter of your SD card. Example – chkdsk /f
- If you click ‘Enter,’ the entered command searches for possible mistakes and tries to fix the faulty SD card. Follow the instructions for the following message.
- Finally, check whether your files are being retrieved or not, with the issued letter to your SD card.
Solution 2: Attach memory card to a different device
Sometimes, because of incompatibility or driver-related problems, a computer cannot read an SD card.
Solution 3: Assign a new drive letter to your corrupted memory card
Link your memory card to a card reader. If the operating system fails to assign a new letter to your card, it is corrupted then. Try using your system settings to assign your memory card a new letter manually.
These are just a few simple and not that accurate solution to a memory card problem. Again, it is highly recommended to use Data Recovery Software (grasp on Card Rescue Review and FoneDog Data Recovery as an alternative).
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Various solutions were shown to you to have a perfect image of what really to use. In terms of recovery software, it was examined and explained clearly which can be more of a help to you. Clear Advantages and Disadvantages was shown to help you decide. Pretty sure that both can be a big help, but it’s pretty obvious that “FoneDog Data Recovery” always comes first before “Card Rescue Review”. Choose one – choose FoneDog Data Recovery.
Before you read this, you were thinking of throwing or destroying your memory card and all your important files. You were about to say farewell to your memory card. But since you have reached here, say hello again to your important files and to your recovered memory card.
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