I have an 128gb SD card that I was using in my Samsung S4. both internal and SD card memory has been full for a while and a few days ago I got a pop up on the phone saying something about the SD card that I paid no mind to, I then realised that it was no longer reading on the phone. I tried taking it out and inserting on my laptop via adaptor slot. but doesn’t read there as well. Does this mean that SD card just stopped working or somehow broke while I n my phone?
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Steps 1 - At times, some of the devices may not read an SD card, therefore, try to connect your SD card to another device.
Step 2 - Insert the affected card into a card reader and
connect it to your system. Click on the "Start" option from your
Windows taskbar and then select the "Computer" option. Search for
your SD card under "Devices with Removable Storage" and note the drive
letter assigned.
Next, click the "Start" option again and type
"cmd" in the "search" box. Right-click on “cmd", then
select
Run as administrator
option.
A command window opens, and you can fix your corrupt memory
card from here.Next, type "chkdsk" followed by the drive letter
corresponding to the SD card, then by a colon and /f. After you press
"enter", the Chkdsk will check for possible errors and try to fix the
corrupt SD card. Follow the subsequent message prompts. Lastly, check your assigned
drive letter to your SD card to verify if the files are recovered or not.
Step3 - Connect your SD card to a card reader to the system,
if your system doesn't assign a new drive letter to it, then it isn't reading
it. In some cases, the reader might be assigned a drive letter, but still, you
get the message "Please insert the disk into drive E:" indicating
that it isn't reading the card. To resolve this problem assign a new drive
letter to this connected Card through your operating system settings.
Step 4 4 - If none of the files can be read, then possibly
the directory will list the filenames, but the files can't be accessed. You can
right-click on the drive letter and select "Properties." If you can
view the used space on the card and if it shows all or almost all free space,
then either all the files have been deleted, or the directory has been erased.
In this case, you can use a Sandisk inbuilt solution that might restore all the
deleted files easily.
Step 5 - If you can
read all the files but can't save them, then your card might be in write
protected mode. Unlock the switch to save or modify files on the card.
If still, you are unable to read or write to the card, then
possibly your files are lost or have become inaccessible. To fix it, you need
to use a disk diagnostic tool that can work on memory cards too. Although you
can also get access to your card by reformatting it, it will remove everything
on the card. Therefore, make sure you have recovered all the stored files and
copied everything to another drive before SD Card format.
In the case of camera or Smartphone you need to use an SD
card Recovery software as most of the files stored on your SD card will be
related to photos and other media files. There are some sd card recovery tools
available online which are efficient enough to avail you the best and accurate
recovery results. You just need to choose the right tool and try to restore
your lost, deleted and inaccessible files from the SD card.
6 Step- Nothing worked?? Yes, Recovery Software is your
solution!
Whenever an SD card becomes inaccessible or formatted, then
most of the time the stored data gets lost. However, all files remain in the
same position on the card and can be recovered by a Photo recovery technology.
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery Software is specially designed to fetch all the
lost photos and other media files from their actual place and make them
visible. To restore all lost files from an SD card, make sure the card is not
physically damaged. Additionally, stop using the USB drive before card
recovery.
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