How To Recover Files From Formatted SD Card?

When you format an SD card, all your data gets erased. So it is necessary to take a backup of your important files before you format the SD card. This avoids data loss scenarios. But, sometimes, you might forget to take a backup or accidentally format the SD card which leads to permanent data loss. In some cases, you are forced to format the memory card to avoid SD card corruption or errors like "Memory card is not formatted, do you want to format it now?", etc.

You can format an SD card using either full format or quick format. Basically, the full format takes more time than the quick format and Windows operating system supports both FAT and NTFS for full and quick formats.

What happens when you format an SD Card?

When you format the SD card, the space occupied by the files will be marked as ready to be overwritten. And all its data gets completely wiped off. But, the data resides in the SD card until any new data has been overwritten.

Have you formatted SD card accidentally or without taking any backup? Luckily, you can recover files from formatted SD card using reliable photo recovery software like Remo Recover.

How To Recover Formatted SD Card?

Step 1: Launch the Remo Recover tool on your Windows or Mac computer and connect your formatted SD card to the system.

Step 2: Select Recover Partitions and choose the formatted SD card drive from which you want to restore data.

Step 3: Now, click on Scan button. Once the scan is complete, the software will display the found data in Data View and File Type View.

Step 4: Select the files you want to recover from your formatted SD card and click on the Save button to restore them to any location of your choice.

Why Remo Recover to perform formatted SD card recovery?

Remo Recover software works with a powerful built-in deep scan algorithm to recover formatted SD card with ease. It also has Find Option, where you can search for a particular media file on the basis of creation date, size, extension, and file name.

• This tool also recovers RAW photo formats like CR2, CRW, RAF, KDC, etc., or video or music files AVI, MP3, and MP4 respectively, the software helps you in recovering all the media files.
• It supports all popular memory card brands including Kingston, SanDisk, Lexar, Transcend, Sony, etc.
• Remo Recover is compatible with all types of memory cards like SD, XD, CF, MMC, SDXC, SDHC, micro SD, etc.
• The software comes out in Mac and Windows editions separately that is compatible with macOS BigSur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, mavericks, and earlier versions, and all Windows OS including Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server 2003 & 2008, Windows 2000, etc.
• This formatted SD card recovery tool supports recovery from various file systems like FAT16, FAT32, ExFAT, NTFS, NTFS5, etc.