Most desirable external storage drives for different media devices like digital camera, camcorders and mobile phones are memory cards. Since they are economical, compacted and provide massive storage space, all most all digital media device manufacturers prefer flash cards as removable storage drive. Flash memory cards use FAT file system for file manipulation to avoid compatibility issue when using with different operating systems. Some of the popular brands of memory card manufacturers Kingston, Transcend, Sony and Samsung.
Formatting memory card is a common process which most of the users perform to erase data and re-install file system after every use, but strange thing is sometimes formatting leads to data loss. Since memory cards are widely used to capture photos and store other media files, losing which is really exasperating. In case if you have lost some photos or other media files from memory card while formatting, no need to be bothered, because you can perform memory card recovery after format error at your own without opting for any experts help.
Prior to discussing how to recover files from flash memory cards, let us see some of the scenarios where users can lose their digital files while formatting. Few common scenarios are listed here.
- Sometimes when you insert your flash memory card into digital camera or any other device, you might get a pop up message like Format now. This is called format error which occurs due to errors with file system. In order to use card further, it is mandatory to format. In case if such card has some files, then possibilities of losing files are more.
- It is a known fact that formatting erases all the data stored. Suppose if user forgot to take backup of files stored in flash cards before formatting, then losing files is definite.
- There are times in which users accidentally format their memory card by connecting it to computer. If the formatted card has some favorite photos or videos, then user will lose them.
Since lost media files are non-reproducible, while using flash memory cards, it is good to take some precautionary measures like taking a proper backup of data after every use, ensure that the card is properly plugged in while accessing, etc.
In worst case scenario, at any point of time, if you end up with losing files stored in you memory card without backup, stop using the card and avoid silly mistakes. As it is mentioned earlier, you can restore your deleted or lost data from flash cards with the help of memory card recovery software before overwriting the drive. They will perform sector by sector scanning of your card and retrieve data with the help of file extension or file signature.
Remo Recover (Windows) – Media Edition and Remo Recover (Mac) – Media Edition are the two advanced memory card recovery software developed by some expert data recovery professionals to undelete digital files from different type of memory cards. Using this tool you can restore all popular audio, video and image file formats including digital RAW photo files. Built-in preview option helps to preview the recovered file before restoration. Feel free to download the free trial version of the software to evaluate probability of recovery.