Restore Lost Data from SD Card

Recover lost data from SD card

SD (Secure Digital) cards are small,but high capacity memory cards,having standard storage capacities, ranging from 1MB to 4GB.They are also available in higher capacities that range from 4GB to 32GB. They are commonly used in small portable devices like digital cameras, hand held computers, PDAs, mobile phones, GPS receivers, camcorders, audio players, video game consoles etc. The other formats of SD cards are SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity),SDXC, microSD and miniSD cards. SD cards are designed to support various files types like image files, audio files, video files, etc.

However, like any other storage device, SD cards are also prone to corruption and data loss.The following scenarios may contribute to the logical crash of an SD card, leading to loss of photos:

• Accidental deletion of files (human error)
• Corruption of the file system
• Accidental formatting
• Abrupt system shut down while transferring files from SD card to computer and vice-versa
• Improper detaching of the SD card from the PC

Due to such situations, you would not be able to access the files stored on your SD card. Since you are not able to see the files stored on your SD card, it does not mean that they are gone for ever.Only the file table entry of the file is deleted,and not the data present in the file. The data still exists on the card, and is recoverable, if the necessary precautions are taken, and the right software is used.

REMO Recover (Windows) Media Edition lets you recover lost / deleted digital photos from removable drives, and also from fixed hard drives with ease. It’s  easy to use interface demands absolutely zero technical knowledge from the user, for its working.

Follow the steps explained below to recover lost data from an  SD card using REMO Recover (Windows) Media Edition software.

Important: Stop using the SD card for any further Read/Write operations. Further use of the SD card might destroy the data to be recovered, rendering the data unrecoverable.It is suggested, that you instantly write-protect the card, according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Step 1: Remove the affected SD card and avoid using the SD card any further to prevent permanent loss of pictures

Step 2: Download and install free demo version of Remo Recover (Windows). Use a memory card reader and connect the SD card to the computer on which Remo Recover (Windows) software has been installed.

Step 3: Launch the program by double clicking the desktop shortcut icon or using the Start Menu > Programs

Step 4: The main screen is displayed as shown in Image 1. Select the "Recover Photos" option from the main screen as shown in Image 1.

Step 5: Select "Advanced Photo Recovery" option from the screen as shown in Image 2 and proceed to the next step

Step 6: The software now displays the list of detected logical drives. Select the SD card from which the photos need to be recovered and click "Next" as shown in Image 3

Step 7: The list of supported file types that can be recovered will be displayed as shown in Image 4. You can select a specific file type or select all the file types based on your requirement. Once the file type is selected, click on "Next"

Step 8: On clicking the "Next" button, the software starts scanning the selected partition as shown in Image 5

Step 9: Once the scanning process is completed, you can use the "Data View" / "File Type View" option to view the recovered photos as shown in Image 6

Step 10: You can evaluate the recovery results by using Preview option to view recovered data as shown in Image 7

Step 11: You can find a particular file on the basis of its attributes by making use of the Find option, as shown in Image 8

Step 12: Use the "Save Recovery Session" to save the scanned information, which you can use later when you resume the recovery process as shown in Image 9

Important :

• You can preview the file, before recovery, using the "Preview" option. To preview the file, double click on the file whose preview is to be seen. This will display the preview of the file, before you could recover it.
• The software also provides a "Save Recovery Session" option.Using this feature you can re-load the recovered data tree from previous scan.This features comes in handy when you are evaluating the Demo Version. The  "Save Recovery Session" option can be used in the Full Version, to recover data without rescanning the whole drive again.
• Never copy / save anything onto the drive from which data is being recovered. This may cause overwriting of the recovering data, resulting in permanent data loss.
• The "Save" option is disabled in the Demo Version of the software. You can only preview the files in the Demo Version.The "Save" option gets enabled, once you buy the Full Version.