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22 July 2021  Amanda J. Brook  Senior Product Manager
 

Summary
In the recent years, SD card has been used in many fields. Since the SD card is easily worn out, we meet with many problems. For example, the SD card is blank or it has unsupported files. In this essay, we will list the possible reasons and tell you how to solve the problems.



CONTENTS

table iconPart 1: Why SD Card is Blank or Has Unsupported File?
table iconPart 2: How to Recover Lost Data from SD Card?
table iconPart 3: How If SD Card is Blank or Has Unsupported File?
why sd card is blank or has unsupported files

Part 1: Why SD Card is Blank or Has Unsupported File?

sd card has unsupported file system
the corrupted sd card needs to be fixed and formatted
Generally, the SD card will be blank or the card will has some unsupported files when the SD card is attacked by virus; the file system is corrupted; the SD is improperly inserted into the card reader. When you meet with the similar problem, you should think about these questions.
  • Did you take the SD card out when the device was being connected to the card reader?
  • Did you use the SD card in the potentially dangerous computer?
  • Did you directly plug out the SD card without safely removing the SD card?
The above situations can lead the SD card to be blank or cause some unsupported files. Before fixing the SD card, we should recover the lost data from the card.

Part 2: How to Recover Lost Data from SD Card?

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter is the data recovery software. When the users accidentally delete the important files, empty Recycle Bin, or format the disk/drive, the software can retrieve the deleted data. It contains 4 options, namely fast partition scan, whole partition scan, whole disk scan and image creation. These functions can help the users easily recover the lost data.
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2. How to Use Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter is professional as well as multifunctional. You can easily recover the data through these steps.
Step 1: Insert the SD card into the card reader and then connect the reader to the computer. Download and install Renee Undeleter. Open the software and select [Whole Disk Scan].
Functions of different recovery modes:

Fast partition scan: Recover the files after emptying Recycle Bin or deleted by mistake without data backup.

Whole partition scan: Scan the whole partition and list all files, especially for the formatted partition or inaccessible issue.

Whole disk scan: Scan entire disk to find out all partitions’ information and simulate the partition table.

Image creation: Create a partition image which can be used in case that reading partition is slow or need a backup.

select whole disk scan in renee undeleter
Step 2: Select the SD card and click on [Next] to go on.
select a disk to recover in renee undeleter
Step 3: Wait for the scan.
scanning the whole disk in renee undeleter
Preview the scanned results and check the target files. Click on [Recover] to recover the lost files.
select taget files to recover with renee undeleter
Step 4: After that, select a folder to save the files and click on [Recover]. Soon, the recovered files will be saved in the designated folder.
recover files from whole disk scan with renee undeleter
When the lost data is recovered, you can read the following part to learn about how to solve the blank SD card.

Part 3: How If SD Card is Blank or Has Unsupported File?

1. Reinsert SD Card & Restart Device

Shut down the device and plug the SD card out. Then, clear the contacts of the SD card with an eraser. After that, reinsert the SD card and restart the device.

2. Run CHKDSK to Fix Error

The command CHKDSK can be used to fix Windows errors. Through this way, you can check the disk status and the disk memory, but also fix the disk errors. Here are the steps.
Step 1: Insert the SD card into the card reader and then connect the reader to the computer.
Step 2: Search [cmd] and select to run Command Prompt as administrator.
run command prompt as administrator in start menu
Step 3: In the following window, type [chkdsk G:/f] (G is the letter of the SD card) and press the Enter key to fix the disk errors. After that, connect the SD card to the computer and check whether it can be used.
Note: If the command [chkdsk G:/f] cannot solve the problem, you can use the command [chkdsk G:/r]. [/r] can be used to find out the bad sectors and recover the readable information.
type chkdsk to fix the corrupted sd card

3. Format SD Card

Formatting the SD card can fix many errors.
Steps:
Step 1: Insert the SD card to the card reader and then connect the reader to the computer. Open [This PC] and find out the SD card icon. Right click at the icon and select [Format].
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Step 2: After that, select the suitable file system.
  • NTFS: NTFS is the best Windows file system, given to performance and data security. But it is not compatible with all operating systems. Mac OSX and Linux can read the NTFS partitions, but they cannot modify the inside data. Besides, it is not available in the flash drives.
  • FAT32: FAT32 is an old but still popular Windows file system. Now, it is mainly used in mobile storage devices with low capacity. Each file cannot be over 4 GB in the FAT32 file system. If the hard drive is over 1TB, it should be in the NTFS file system. Besides, some digital cameras, game consoles and set-top boxed merely FAT32, but not NTFS.
  • exFAT: exFAT is the file system used for flash drives in Windows. It is the supplement for FAT32 which doesn’t support flash drives. It supports a file up to 16EB and a volume up to 24ZB.
Check the option [Quick format] and finally click on [Start] to format the SD card.
recover formatted sd card via quick format blank sd card