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31 July 2023  John Weaver  Senior Program Developer
 

Summary
Discover how to recover data from a Samsung SD card in case of data loss. Samsung's wide variety of durable SD cards makes them a popular choice among users.



Table of contents

table iconI. About Samsung SD card
table iconII. What are the common causes of data loss?
table iconIII. How to recover lost data in SD card?
samsung sd card recovery

I. About Samsung SD card

In the era of mobile storage, Samsung has always been at the forefront of innovation, committed to researching innovative technologies, and constantly launching new products to open up new markets. It has maintained a leading position in the research and development of flash memory, DRAM, non-memory chips, custom semiconductors and other product lines.
Samsung SD card
As the most popular SD card brand in the storage market, Samsung has a very good market response and has become the purchase choice of most users. But the SD card is a consumable device, and it may encounter various problems during use, resulting in data loss. At this time, you need a professional data recovery software to retrieve the lost data. So before recommending data recovery software to everyone, let’s take a look at what are the common reasons for data loss.

II. What are the common causes of data loss?

1. Accidental deletion

Accidental deletion of data is the main cause of SD card data loss. Many users may accidentally delete important files when organizing files or cleaning data in the SD card.

2. Format the SD card

In the process of using the SD card, you may encounter the situation that the SD card cannot be read or formatted due to improper operation. Formatting the SD card will clear all the contents of the memory card.

3. The SD card is damaged or cannot be accessed normally

Sometimes your device will prompt that the SD card is damaged, so that the data in the card cannot be opened and used normally. There are many reasons for SD card damage. It may be that the SD card is not inserted or used correctly; or because the metal contacts (gold fingers) on the SD card are oxidized or stained. All of these situations may lead to the loss of data in the SD card.

4. Virus infection

Virus infection can also lead to data loss on the SD card. When you install a virus-laden application or browse unsafe web content, your SD card will face the risk of virus infection and data loss.
After understanding the causes of SD card data loss, you can pay more attention during use. If you still have the problem of data loss, you may wish to choose the professional data recovery tool introduced below to solve it.

III. How to recover lost data in SD card?

At present, there are many tools on the market that support the recovery of lost data from SD cards. In order to help you choose and use them better, the editor specially selected two data recovery tools with very high praise. Let’s take a look at them in detail below.

1. Renee Undeleter

Renee Undeleter It is a software specially used to restore system data files. When you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk/storage, you can use this tool to retrieve the lost data. The software covers four functional modules, including file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery and image creation. Therefore, it can help you solve all possible data loss problems that may occur during system use in an all-round way, which is very convenient.
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How to use Renee Undeleter?
As a professional data recovery software, Renee Undeleter not only has comprehensive functions, but also is very simple to operate. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Connect the SD card to the computer through a card reader, download, install and run Renee Undeleter. In the main interface, you can choose the corresponding data recovery options according to your data recovery needs, namely: file recovery, format recovery, There are several types of partition recovery. Select the (Formatted Recovery) option here.
Note: Do not install Renee Undeleter in the disk where data is lost to avoid data overwriting.
Data recovery function introduction:

File Recovery – Quickly retrieve files lost due to accidental deletion or emptying the recycle bin.

Formatted Recovery – Quickly recover files lost due to inaccessible or formatted partitions.

Partition Recovery – Analyze and get partition information and perform a full scan of the entire partition.

Create Mirror – You can create a mirror image for a partition to back up the current partition state.

Select formatted recovery option
Step 2: Next, select the SD card partition and click on (Next). Then enter the file scanning process, please wait patiently, the scanning time is determined by the size of the SD card.
Select the partition where the SD card is located
Step 3: After the scan is over, select the files to be recovered and click the (Recover) button. Notice: Please choose another disk or partition to save the recovered files, not the original disk where the data was lost, to avoid data overwriting.
restore file interface

2. Piriform Recuva

Piriform Recuva is a very compact data recovery tool that supports recovery of almost all file types and formats, such as documents, emails, pictures, videos, audios, and more. This software supports data recovery from SD card, recycle bin, hard drive, memory card, flash drive, digital camera and camcorder. Whether you lost data due to accidental deletion, or erased all data due to formatting, you can use this software to recover.
Step 1: Connect the SD card to the computer and open the software, select the type of file to be recovered and the location of the file.
Check the file types that need to be recovered
Step 2: After the scan is over, check the data you want to recover, and then click the (Recover) button.
Piriform Recuva Scan Results
The above two software are professional data recovery software. Compared with Piriform Recuva software, Renee Undeleter also has the function of partition recovery, which can recover data lost due to partition/volume deletion and meet various data recovery needs. From the operation interface, the interface of Renee Undeleter is more friendly and clear than that of Piriform Recuva, which is very convenient for users to operate and use. You can choose according to your own needs and actual situation.