Are the files missing or disappeared from the SD card, even though you don't remember deleting anything? This article helps you fix SD card deleting files by itself and also helps you recover files lost from SD card using a powerful SD card recovery software Remo Recover. If you are looking to fix the SD card go ahead and read the article. And if you need to recover data before the repair hit the download button and start recovering now.
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It’s quite natural to get panicked when suddenly you see that important files are disappeared or been lost from the SD card. However, even if you find out that the SD card is blank, it doesn’t mean that you have lost your files permanently. Did you know that these missing files can be efficiently recovered?
Here are a few common reasons behind lost or disappeared files from the SD card:
All the missing files can be easily recovered from blank SD cards or inaccessible SD cards with the help of the steps mentioned below.
Step 1: Go to Run by pressing Win key+R
Step 2: Type CMD to Enter command prompt. (Make sure to run as administartor)
Step 3: Open the console window, type ATTRIB -H -R -S /S /D G:\*.* (Let G be the SD card to recover.)
After carrying out these steps, wait for some time until the file recovery process completes. If the missing files are found after these manual steps, then it's well and fine.
If you are unable to find the lost files even after following this procedure, then you need a reliable software like Remo SD card recovery to get the missing files back. This application scans your SD card thoroughly to locate all lost files and restores them successfully.
Note: Once the files are lost from your SD card, don't save any new files on it, and it is recommended to stop using the memory card. Otherwise, there are chances that the missing files will be overwritten with new data.
As the manual method did not work, there is a need to fix the memory card, but before that, you need to restore all the important data that is missing from the card. Files keep disappearing from the SD card is one of the typical symptoms when the SD card starts malfunctioning. This becomes a very complex data loss scenario and only an advanced software like Remo Recover can rescue all the files that disappeared from the SD card.
Remo Recover application recovers data from SD card after formatting, virus infection, file system corruption, RAW SD card, and many other complex data loss scenarios. The software restores deleted or lost files from various types of SD cards such as SDHC, SDHX, including MMC cards, flashcards, memory sticks. It supports more than 300 file types such as audio, video, pictures, or documents. The software is compatible with all the latest versions of Windows and Mac including Windows 11, 10, and macOS Monterey, Big Sur, High Sierra, Catalina, etc..
Here are some manual methods to fix SD card deleting files by itself issue. These troubleshootings will also help you in fixing any faulty SD card because these methods are mainly targeted towards SD card corruption.
This is one of the easiest ways to fix the problematic SD card that is deleting files by itself. Use the CHKDSK command.
This command will start repairing your SD card and once the process is done, you can check the SD card to see it’s working fine now.
If you are facing the micro SD card deleting files by itself on your Android phone then this troubleshooting will help you in fixing the SD card.
If the CHKDSK command was not able to resolve the files disappearing from the SD card issue, you need to format the memory card. Formatting the SD card will remove any kind of bad sectors, corrupted partitions, or corrupted files. However, before formatting the SD card, make sure that you have a backup of the files that are still saved on the SD card. This is because formatting your SD card may delete all the data from it.
If you are unable to format the SD card, know why and what to do.
Sometimes, files keep disappearing from the SD card issue takes place because of a new application that you might have been installed on your device. And due to the incompatibility of the program with your device, the SD card is deleting files by itself. So, in this case, you need to uninstall the application that is affecting your storage device. After uninstalling the application and clearing all its data from the device, check once if the issue is resolved or not.
Whenever a large number of files are moved to the SD card at the same time the SD card can get corrupted. This can be one of the reasons why the SD card is deleting files by itself. So, it is always recommended to transfer not more than 5 files at a time. This is more of a precaution that you need to take, rather than a solution.
Precautionary steps to avoid file loss
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