SD turned RAW? In this article we will discuss step by step way to recover data from RAW SD card. However, you can easily fix the RAW SD card by formatting it. Before you format the RAW SD card make use of Remo Data Recovery Software to get back your files easily.
Having trouble accessing your SD card? Does your computer fail to recognize your SD card? This can happen when you have a SD card that has turned RAW, where your computer will not be able to recognize the RAW file system. This can land you in serious trouble as you won’t be able to access data on your SD card and the only way to do it is to fix the RAW SD card.
This article will help you in achieving both recovering data from a RAW SD card and also guides you to repair a RAW SD card by yourself.
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Table of Contents 1. Indications of RAW SD Card3. How to Recover Data from RAW SD card without Formatting? |
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A RAW SD card appears unreadable by the computer. It is due to the file system of the SD card would be damaged which renders the SD card as RAW. Usually, brand new storage media is turned into RAW. But if the partition on the SD card is deleted or lost will result in a RAW SD card.
The file system fails to organize the binary level data on the RAW hard drive. The only way to fix this issue is by formatting the SD card. Formatting the SD card would result in data loss. Before you format the RAW SD card make use of a data recovery software like Remo Recover so that you can recover your data safely. Once the data is recovered you can then format your RAW SD card. In this article, we will discuss how to fix and recover data from RAW SD card.
If you have a SD card with any of the above mentioned symptoms, the reason can be a SD card that has turned RAW. The reasons for the above indications range from file system corruption to malware infection. Let us try to understand why SD cards turn RAW.
The most common reason behind a corrupt SD card turning RAW is due to improper handling or abrupt removal of SD card from devices like camera or computer. When your SD card turns RAW, the computer or the device you are using the SD card on cannot recognise the file system and thus leaving your precious data inaccessible from the SD card
Some of the common reasons behind SD cards turning RAW are:
Yes, it is possible to recover data SD card without formatting. Usually when a SD card turns RAW, the first possible solution that comes to your mind is to format the RAW SD card. However, we all know that formatting a RAW SD card can result in data loss. Hence, it is important for you to recover data from your SD card before you go ahead and format your SD card.
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To recover data from RAW SD card, first you need to download Remo’s Data Recovery Software for SD card and follow the below mentioned steps:
There are multiple ways that can help you repair a RAW SD card. The following are the couple of methods that you can do yourself to repair a RAW SD card.
Using CMD to repair a RAW SD is one of the common fixes that you would find on the internet. However, you have to be careful when you implement it properly on you SD card. Follow the below mentioned steps to fix your RAW SD card using CMD
This will start the process of fixing the RAW SD card and will help you get access to your SD card like before. However, if the above mentioned method fails to fix the RAW SD card then you can move on to the next method.
Error checking tool is a built in feature of Windows which is the easiest way to fix errors with any external drives that we connect to our computer. Follow the below mentioned methods to fix RAW SD Card using error checking tool:
If the above mentioned method did not help you fix your RAW SD card then you have to try the net method where you have to format the SD card into the desired file system.
This is the last resort to get access to your SD card if you have tried and failed to fix it with above mentioned methods. As mentioned earlier, formatting will erase all the data from your RAW SD card, move on if you have already recovered data from the RAW SD card with Remo Data Recovery Software.
Since, your SD card has turned RAW you might end up facing the error SD card won't format. You can check more about that by following the mentioned link.
Here is how you can format your SD card using Diskpart
Conclusion:
Now you know the reasons behind SD cards turning RAW it is important that you take necessary precautions to avoid the same. Always maintain regular backup of data and also make sure you handle your SD cards properly. All the above mentioned methods will not only help you recover data from the RAW SD card but also guides you repair RAW SD cards on your own.
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